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Gorge Commission 101: There is no Gorge Scenic Area without a view

Tom Peterson
Education, Environment, History, Home Page, Hood River County, Klickitat County, Wasco County

But, specifically, the concern of rapid development affecting the area's scenery led to its passage. The scenery was so important to the drafters of the Act, that the external boundaries of the National Scenic Area were created with consideration of the landscapes that could be seen from Key Viewing Areas (KVAs) like Crown Point, Cape Horn, and roads such as I-84 in Oregon and SR-14 in Washington.

Rent cast contracts COVID; Shows cancelled and added for ticket holders

Rent cast contracts COVID; Shows cancelled and added for ticket holders

Jim Drake
Art, Education, Entertainment, Columns, Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County, Klickitat County, Hood River County

Ticket holders for Rent at the Bingen Theater get a second chance after shows are added later this month. In addition, shows and entertainment for the region are still thumping. Venues include TD Civic, River City Saloon, The Pines, Bargeway Pub, Maupin Daze, Discovery Center, The Dalles Art Center, HR Library, Thunder Island, TD Library, Packer Orchards, HR Elks, Sunshine Mill, TD Eagles, Working Hands Beer, Tabby’s, Double Mountain, TD Granada, Clark and Lewie’s, MoCo, Columbia Gorge Interp. Center, Zim’s, The Ruins,

Honey Badgers sweeten Rivertap on Saturday with tribute; Music roundup

Honey Badgers sweeten Rivertap on Saturday with tribute; Music roundup

Jim Drake
Art, Columns, Education, Entertainment, Home Page, Hood River County, Klickitat County, Wasco County

Coffis Brothers are playing tonight and bands and entertainment will be bumpin’ in days and weeks to come at Rivertap, Bargeway Pub, Bingen Theatre, Yoga Samadhi, River City Saloon, Thunder Island, TD Library, HR Library, Working Hands Beer, The Pines, Taphouse, TD Arts Center, Discovery Center, Maupin Daze, Red Carpet, Grateful Vineyard, Double Mountain, TD Civic, MCCCA.

YES House giving voice to Youth Health after pandemic’s silence

YES House giving voice to Youth Health after pandemic’s silence

Tom Peterson
Education, Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County, Hood River County

This is the Youth Empowerment Shelter or YES House, and it's making a comeback after the pandemic temporarily closed its doors. We are the only ones to have a shelter like that east of Multnomah County and East of Deschutes County all the way to the Idaho border. The YES house is our number one diversion from the juvenile justice system.” said Molly Rogers, Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facilities Director.

Compost proves profitable as Dirt Hugger grows green business

Compost proves profitable as Dirt Hugger grows green business

Tom Peterson
Business, Environment, Education, Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County, Klickitat County, Hood River County

Just a fledgling business some 12 years ago, Dirt Hugger now boasts 32 employees, a retail and industrial site, and it is pulling 55,000 tons of green waste from local landfills, providing major reductions in the greenhouse gas emissions through a reduction in methane in the Gorge. If you’re not buying their products, maybe, you should be.

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