This Week in Gorge Entertainment with Jim Drake - Feb. 8
When it comes to live music, Jim Drake can get you plugged in. Our local columnist for entertainment Gorge-wide has a good sampling of coming shows and events, including Honey Badgers, The Jazz Collective, Nancy Wesson, Mutineers, The West Goats, Al Hare, history forums, Superbowl parties, Vertigo, Yvonne Pepin-Wakefield, Rent, and Lowest Pair.
Police pursue pickup in West TD; spike strips deployed; suspect flees on foot
A Red Ford Pickup was seen by multiple eyewitnesses with The Dalles Police and Wasco County Sheriff’s Office in Pursuit. Even with spiked tires, the suspect led law enforcement officials on a speedy chase through town.
(Photo Credit: Kyiah Rose via Facebook)
TD Survey Results released: High School, Affordable Housing top priority list
Locals want to see an upgraded high school in The Dalles and at the same time want to see more affordable housing, according to a City of The Dalles local survey recently completed for the 2040 visioning process. Find out what else people thought here.
Wood requested mental health commitment prior to carjacking arrest in TD
A man arrested on suspicion of stealing a car at knifepoint on Jan. 24 at a restaurant in The Dalles had appeared in Wasco County Circuit Court earlier the same day requesting to enter into a mental health commitment.
Wasco County Commissioners Meeting Preview, Annual Audits, Lone Pine Subdivision Phase D, NCPHD Needs a New ADA Ramp,
The Wasco County Commissioners Meeting will hold their regularly scheduled meeting at 9 a.m. on February 2nd, 2022 to discuss an emergency ramp replacement at NCPHD, phase D of the Lone Pine Subdivision, multiple audits, a transit grant for enhanced mobility of seniors and individuals with disabilities and more.
Interview with a Chamber Winner: Maddie Dollarhide
Our Columnist Morgan Olson recently caught up with Maddie Dollarhide after she was awarded Youth of the Year by The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce. Olson gives us some insight into Dollarhide and her love of animals as well as getting a glimpse at what motivates the Dufur High School Senior.
Survivors Speak: Human Trafficking in the Mid-Columbia Region
Human trafficking exists in our own backyards, rand local law enforcement says it’s not going away anytime soon. In this story, local survivors of human trafficking share their stories and ask the community to take action to prevent modern day slavery in our communities.
Chenowith Video Club Teaches Kids How to Be 21st Century Learners
December marked the start of a new after school opportunity for students at Chenowith Elementary School: Video Club.
The Dalles Community Meals Needs Volunteers, Challenge yourself to provide food, fellowship for those without food or shelter
The Dalles Community Meals needs volunteers to serve as Meal Hosts following the retirement of several long-term volunteer groups which has left the current meal host schedule concerningly empty.
NCPHD Reports Healthcare System in Crisis, MCACC Selected for Pilot Program, Youth Get Criminal Records Wiped Clean
Get a sneak peak of the upcoming Wasco County Commission Meeting without having watch two and a half hours of a zoom meeting. This week the board covered topics such as a the current state of the healthcare system, MCCAC being awarded a spot in a legislative concept for a Coordinated Homeless Response Pilot Program, the Expunction of Juvenile Records, Maupin and Dufur Land Purchases, and a new Wasco County Transit Development Plan.
Gilliam County to create own health district, leaving North Central Public Health
This month, the commissioners and judge on the Gilliam County Court voted to form their own county health department. The county will start its own health department on July 1, 2022.
Wasco County Preview: County to Deed Land to Dufur and Maupin, Tri-County Recycle Asks for An App, Coordinated Homeless Response Pilot Program Gets an Update, and the County Unveils a New Transit Plan
Get a sneak peek at the upcoming Wasco County Commission Meeting without having to read through 567 pages of an agenda. Topics for this week’s meeting include a Coordinated Homeless Response Pilot Program, the Expunction of Juvenile Records, Maupin and Dufur Land Purchases, the unveiling of a new plan for County transit and more.
Urban Renewal to Consider Next Steps for Recreation and Tony's Buildings
Columbia Gateway Urban Renewal Agency Board will consider next steps for the Recreation and Tony’s buildings at their upcoming meeting on January 18th, 2022 at 5:30 p.m.
D21 Superintendent Addresses Covid-era Leadership Challenges, Staff Shortages, and Teacher Burn Out
Welcome to Part 4 of the North Wasco County School District 21 Update with Superintendent Dr. Carolyn Bernal. In this installment, we sit down with Bernal to talk about covid-era leadership challenges, staff shortages, and teacher burn out.
D21 Updates on Strategic Planning, School Improvement Projects, and the Dual Language Immersion Program
In this installment, we sit down with Bernal to talk about strategic planning, NWASCO D21 goals, renaming Colonel Wright Elementary School, the Dual Language Immersion Program, and more.
It's Winner Take All In This Best of Ballroom Brouhaha
Not since the movie Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo has there been so much electricity about dancing. This is like 1984’s Footloose chaos. Think playing chicken with tractors. This Week in our Very Own House of The Dalles, Dancing with the Gorge Stars will be busting out at The Dalles High School Auditorium on Friday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m.
City of TD Ain't Selling; Garbage Rates increase 3%
Did you know the City of The Dalles owns the State Building at 700 Union Street. And is it for sale? Also, TD City Council makes decision on garbage rates.
The Snow Day - A Tough Call
Sometimes calling a snow day is as easy as looking out the window, but more often than not, it is an avalanche of factors that go into making the official call by 5 a.m.
Locals look forward to better lives after felony records removed
In an Oregon first, District Attorney Matthew Ellis used Senate Bill 819 on Thursday, Jan 6, in Wasco County Circuit Court. He requested and received a vacation of multiple felony convictions for five locals who have atoned for their drug and or property crimes. Circuit Judge Janet Stauffer called it “one of the most important” dockets she ever had.
Wasco County Update: COVID Outbreak, Legislation, Wildfire Smoke Response, Grants Awarded and Community Enhancement Projects
Get the highlights of the recent Wasco County Commission Meeting without having to sit through a 3-hour meeting. The meeting held on January 1st, 2022 covered topics such as a COVID outbreak at an emergency homeless shelter, wildfire smoke response, upcoming legislation about Medicaid for incarcerated youth and adults, County priorities and prioritized enhancement projects for 2022, and more.
