Apr 2

Apr 2 Registration is Now Open for Friends’ of the Gorge Spring-Summer Guided Outings!

The Dalles, Wasco County, Hood River County, Home Page, Klickitat County

Friends’ beloved guided outings are back for another spring and summer season of outdoor fun! Dust off your hiking boots, fill up those deflated bike tires, dig up your trusty nature journal, and let’s enjoy the outdoors together.

Apr 1

Apr 1 Trump Opts Out of Oregon Voters’ Pamphlet

Cole Goodwin

Wasco County, The Dalles, Home Page

Wasco County Clerk’s office sent a message to the press today, asking local media to alert voters that Presidential candidate Donald Trump has declined to participate in the Oregon Voters Pamphlet for this Primary election.

Mar 29

Mar 29 Get Ready for Fun: Preparations Underway for The Dalles Cherry Festival 2024!

Columbia Community Connection

Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County

The Dalles Area Chamber and Tonkin of The Gorge Subaru are thrilled to announce some opportunities for businesses and community members to partake in the 2024 Northwest Cherry Festival.

Mar 27

Mar 27 April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Washington Gorge Action Programs

Home Page, Klickitat County, Wasco County, Skamania County, Hood River County

“Building Connected Communities” is the 2024 theme for Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April. The focus this year is addressing social and structural factors that are essential to improving the way people live, learn, work, and play.

Mar 27

Mar 27 MCHC Meeting/Tour of Gloria Center April 9, 2024 from 3-5pm

Mid-Columbia Community Action Council

Home Page, Hood River County, Klickitat County, Wasco County

The bi-state Mid-Columbia Houseless Collaborative (MCHC) invites partners and interested public members to the Gloria Center at 2505 W. 7th Street in The Dalles on April 9 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. for an in-person meeting and tour.

Mar 26

Mar 26 Wasco County Seeks $1M Grant to Transform Unfinished RV Campground into Recreational Hub

Cole Goodwin

The Dalles, Wasco County, Home Page, Positive News, Sports

Wasco County is looking to apply for a $1,000,000 grant to develop an unfinished RV campground on a 159.08 acre county-owned property on the west side of The Dalles.

Mar 25

Mar 25 Radio Tierra Gets a New Frequency

Arturo Leyva

The Dalles, Wasco County, Skamania County, Positive News, Hood River County, Home Page

Radio Tierra, the non-profit Spanish radio station which has been a voice for the Latino community in the Columbia River Gorge since 2004 is getting a new frequency thanks to the installation of a new antenna.

Mar 25

Mar 25 Columbia Gorge Community College Celebrates Cinco de Mayo in Style

Columbia Community Connection

The Dalles, Wasco County, Education, Home Page

Columbia Gorge Community College (CGCC) is thrilled to announce its upcoming Cinco de Mayo celebration, set to transform the campus amphitheater into a vibrant marketplace of culture, music, and fun. Tree Rocha, CGCC's Bilingual Mentor and Tutoring Service Coordinator, along with Blanca Aunger, Bilingual Student Services Support Specialist III, and Brenda Garcia Lua, Payroll and Benefits Manager, extends an open invitation to the community to join this festive event.

Mar 25

Mar 25 Commissioners move forward with code compliance revisions; Hearings set for Dec., Jan.

Cole Goodwin

The Dalles, Wasco County, Home Page

Wasco County Commissioners are moving forward on changes to the Wasco County Code Compliance and Nuisance Abatement Ordinance or WCCCNAO after receiving a staff update on Wednesday.

Mar 23

Mar 23 Antelope goes for Dark Sky Certification; Tourists to be star struck

Columbia Community Connection

Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County

Capitalizing on their night sky will become a means for Antelope to attract tourists who are amateur astronomers, star gazers, and astrophotographers.

Mar 22

Mar 22 Police Eye Federal Grant for Mini-Caliber Tactical Robot

Cole Goodwin

The Dalles, Wasco County, Home Page, Hood River County

The Northern Oregon Regional Tactical Response Team (NORTAC) is in the process of applying for a $69,720 federal grant from Homeland Security to acquire an ICOR Mini Caliber Tactical Robot to improve counter-terrorism and emergency response capabilities in the Hood River, Wasco, Sherman, and Gilliam County area.

Mar 22

Mar 22 Wrong-way Driver, Fatality, Debris in roadway, part of accident uptick in Gorge

Tom Peterson

Home Page, Hood River County, Wasco County

Police in the Gorge have had their hands full the last several days as multiple accidents, a fatality, and yet another wrong-way driver on Interstate 84 sent lights flashing.

Mar 22

Mar 22 Celestial Wonder: Lunar Halo Illuminates The Night Sky in the Gorge

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, Hood River County, Skamania County, The Dalles, Wasco County, Positive News, Weather

Residents of The Dalles and the Columbia River Gorge were treated to a stunning and rare celestial phenomenon on March 21st: a lunar halo.

Mar 21

Mar 21 Wasco County and The Dalles Little League Team Up to Enhance Kramer Field for Youth Baseball

Columbia Community Connection

The Dalles, Wasco County, Positive News

In a heartening display of community spirit, Wasco County staff and The Dalles Little League families joined together in an initiative aimed at enhancing the ballfields at Kramer Field. Over the last two weekends, volunteers and staff gathered at the fields with shovels, rakes, and determination, in preparation for the 2024 season.

Mar 21

Mar 21 Grant to support South Wasco and Hood River County School Districts’ CTE Programming

Columbia Community Connection

Home Page, Hood River County, Wasco County

The Columbia Gorge Education Service District (CGESD) has received a CTE Revitalization Grant of $265,959 in funding through June 2025. The grant will be managed by the Columbia Gorge STEM Hub and will support and expand access to current manufacturing technologies at two local partner school districts, South Wasco County School District and Hood River County School District.

Mar 20

Mar 20 Record High Temperatures Recorded in Oregon and Washington

Cole Goodwin

The Dalles, Wasco County, Home Page, Hood River County, History

If you’ve been thinking that the weather has made it feel more like June than March this past week you’d be right. The US National Weather Service reported record breaking temperatures for March in Dallesport, WA and several other locations in the Pendleton Service area yesterday.

Mar 19

Mar 19 Zoe LeBreton Signs with Clackamas Community College

Joshuah Albert

Sports, The Dalles, Wasco County, Positive News, Home Page

The Dalles High School held a signing day ceremony for Senior Zoe LeBreton, yesterday afternoon on March 18, at 3 p.m. to celebrate the continuation of her education and her softball career at Clackamas Community College.

Mar 15

Mar 15 Gorge Roller Derby Crushes the Competition in First Bout of the Season

Cole Goodwin

Sports, The Dalles, Wasco County, Skamania County, Hood River County, Home Page, Positive News

Columbia Gorge Roller Derby All Stars and Blood-n-Gorge both won their first bout of the season on Feb. 24 raising nearly $400 for Culture Seed in the process.

Mar 14

Mar 14 Breaking News: SR-14 Closed East of Lyle, WA

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, Klickitat County, Hood River County, Wasco County, The Dalles, Skamania County

State Road 14 is closed east of Lyle due to an accident involving a logging truck.

Mar 14

Mar 14 Long Sleeve Shirt Drive for Farmworkers

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County, Positive News, Hood River County

The Oregon Human Development Corporation (OHDC) and the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs (AFOP) are hosting a long sleeve shirt drive to help farmworkers in need mitigate exposure to pesticide residues and reduce direct exposure to heat.

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