The Sunshine Mill Winery will be hosting film festivals and 3 nights of Halloween themed movies for the month of October. They have converted their gavel lot into a drive-in movie theater equipped with a gigantic viewing screen. The drive up movies at the mill can host around 40 cars, tickets run about $30 a car for each day or each night session of the film festivals and $20 a car for the Halloween movie nights. Add on Snack packages are available for the Halloween movies, costing $10 which includes a soda, popcorn, candy, and a hotdog.

We are now seven months into a global pandemic and you may have figured out ways to cope and process. We are also at the point where maybe your coping mechanism is starting to lose its effectiveness. Getting out to enjoy nature or tending to a garden can be a new way for you to prioritize your wellness and shift your focus. It can also help you prevent bad energy in your life.

The Dalles City Council Seat Position # 4 is up for grabs with the retirement of Councilor Linda Miller. F. John Ercole, John Grant and Dan Richardson are all vying for the seat. Read there candidate profiles here at Columbia Community Connection.

Challenger Tiffany Prince is challenging incumbent Rod Runyon for The Dalles City Council Position # 5. Read their candidate profiles here at Columbia Community Connection.

Incumbent Rich Mays finds himself up against two challengers in the race for The Dalles City Mayor. Challengers Solea Kabakov and Jason Garrett Gibson are seeking the position. Read their candidate profiles here at Columbia Community Connection.

Dr. John Willer is challenging incumbent Darcy Long-Curtiss for the The Dalles City Council Seat Position #2. Read all about them in these candidate profiles at Columbia Community Connection.

The Nov. 3 general election races for The Dalles City Council and Mayor have a multitude of candidates from which to choose. Each position is contested. And they are all nonpartisan positions. We have candidate profiles on our website.

Sponsored by David Rogers at Seal Kote Plus Inc. - Rowena wildlife clinic has been dedicated to helping injured animals for 20 years. Nestled in Rowena, OR, this non-profit clinic is ready to assist and help native animals of the Columbia River Gorge. Injured animals brought to Rowena are gracefully cared for and released back into their natural habitat after being cared for.

The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Forest Service (CRGNSA) has announced that it will be conducting several prescribed burns in the Courtney Road and Tracy Hill area between Lyle and Bingen in Klickitat County, Washington.

The Beautification Committee for the city of The Dalles awarded Julie and Harley Newland of 419 E. 10th Street the homeowner the beautification award in partnership with Columbia Gorge Real Estate. Columbia Community Connection serving Wasco, Gilliam and Sherman Counties, The Dalles, Dufur, Tygh Valley, Maupin, Goldendale, Wishram, Dallesport, Lyle, White Salmon & Hood River.

Les Kipper got this four-point buck last weekend in Gilliam County. Dave Adams and Michelle Adams spotted the buck while scouting separate sides of a draw and alerted Kipper to its location. Kipper said he got a clear shot at it in the stubble field.

We are deeply saddened to report the passing of three additional residents at Flagstone Senior Living during the COVID 19 outbreak at the facility, bringing the total death there to 10. Two residents passed on Oct. 5 and one died today, Oct. 6

Randonneé carries local roasts made with beans from many different countries including Guatemala, Ethiopia and Mexico.

“I’ve owned 10 Speed Coffee for 15 years,” said McGeeney. “10 Speed Coffee has gone on more of a wholesale route.” Wholesaling coffee requires a lot of consistency as opposed to creativity. For McGeeney there was a strong desire to get to engage with new beans, new roasts and create some truly delicious flavors right here in the gorge. And so Randoneé was born!

Haunted history, macabre accounts, and funny anecdotes of Downtown The Dalles will be on-demand during the 2nd Annual The Dalles Main Street’s Ghost Walk. Starting October 9th through Halloween, The Dalles Main Street invites walkers to take a self-guided tour of Downtown The Dalles. Tour-goers will use a map provided at check out to find locations with posters, use their smart device to scan the posted QR code, and be instantly taken to a short video story of the location’s haunts or hilarious history.

Audrey Stephens, a bus driver for District 21 for the past 32 years, enjoyed a little gardening detail this morning, Tuesday, Oct. 6. She and fellow bus driver, Cathy Parke, 23 years a bus driver, said they were working on the flowerbed at the entrance of Dry Hollow Elementary.

Anson Jones felt like leaving catching some air, Monday, Oct. 5. The 14-year-old has been on and, maybe mostly off, his scooter for the past three years. “I come here everyday,” he said of The Dalles Skate Park.

Words from Drew Myron, marketing director of Columbia Basin Care in The Dalles

THE DALLES — Laura Ashbrenner, a fashion illustrator and Oregon artist, turns 106 on October 3, 2020. What's her secret to a good long life? "Stay ornery," she says with a sly smile.

The community garden located at Calvary Baptist Church is still producing its fall crops. Seen growing were squash, beans, kale, and spinach. The garden is organized by Ty Haight, who planted most of the garden boxes.

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained two community members in The Dalles last week. The recent arrests expose the fragile existence of those trying to earn a living and make a contribution in The Dalles while putting the entire local LatinX community on edge as people are taken without warning, often in unmarked vehicles. It also exposes a system that on one side attempts to reform individuals at the local level, only to re-criminalize them on a federal level.

Learn more about what’s visible in the night sky this month!