It’s a tough job. And what job worth doing is easy?

Fostering children intends to give a whole new outlook on life, one where a child can learn to love themselves as well as others, find success, and swell a foster parent’s heart with pride.

This past Friday May 7th, the Lady Rangers continue their winning way to go 4-0 on their season record. The Lady’s shot a Team Score of 365 at the Milton-Freewater GC. Men take third.

— May 13 Janet Hamada, Executive Director of The Next Door Inc., will share her organizations’ amazing work during the pandemic.

Regional Airport manager David Rasmussen is set to ask The Dalles City Council to sign a lease agreement for an airplane hanger that will eventually house a community college aviation maintenance program. The meeting is slated to start at 5:30 p.m. tonight, May 10, and is available via ZOOM.

Melissa takes us on a journey of discovering her talent, who inspired her along the way, her path to sobriety, her different take on therapy, and how tragedy released an untapped gift she never knew she had.

Robin Allen is on a mission to make her community a happier and more stylish place. Her new life and styling services fund and soon-to-be show “Stylist for the People”, will gift transformative life styling services to marginalized communities in Oregon, Washington, and California.

French’s Farm in Lyle is celebrating the Spring season with the last weekend of their Spring plant sale on May 7th-9th from 9AM-5PM!

Chelsea Albin of Rivertap shows off a fresh bandaid at Rivertap This morning, May 7. The bar as well as Freebridge Brewing, Bargeway Pub and Sunshine Mill are participating in a mobile vaccination against COVID-19 this evening, Friday, May 7. Participants earn $10 in token to go toward food. Herd immunity just got tasty!

Kite Boarders made an eerie discovery near Lyle on The Columbia River on Thursday, May 6. This boat was found being crushed by big waves and high winds and tangled in some Native American buoys and netting.

UPDATED MAY 7th, 2021 to include comment from Wasco County Republican Committee Chair Betsy Hege “I put together a list of Republican candidates that were running and that list ended up on our website,” said Hege. “I deeply regret it because of what happened.”

Sally Fasulo, Bonnie Foote, Ann Ketchum, and Connie Christensen work away at the wall of Mah Jongg tiles on Wednesday Afternoon, May 5 at 409 Lincoln Street, The Dalles. The group has been getting together on Wednesdays to play the Chinese game for more than two decades.

Port of TD Candidate John Willer endorsed Frank Polehn for a CGCC Board Position earlier this month on Facebook and is now retracting the statement since learning Polehn was convicted of attempted sex abuse in the first degree. “I had no idea who that guy was,” Willer said this morning in a brief conversation. Willer said he will release a full statement to CCCNews on the matter later today, Thursday, May 6.

Riverfront living is starting to catch on in The Port of The Dalles. And maybe riverfront working is too. With townhouses upstairs and commercial space downstairs, developers are tapping into a new age of work and play. And It may soon define how we think of Riverfront Trail west.

Crews had dug a massive hole in First Street just west of the Union Street Underpass this morning, Tuesday, May 4. They are repairing a leak in a pipe for The Dalles Irrigation District. Crestline was also working on Google property, which is proposed for two new data centers just west of HYDRO off River Road.

Rangers produce a third win in three tournaments with Tora Timinsky on a tear and a balanced attack from several more girls on the team. Read more here.

Bipartisan legislation proposed with “Bring them home bill”

However the wait may simply be too long for some, especially seniors.

The spring winds pack a punch in the Gorge.

Tony’s Town & Country may be gone. But the legends live on, and Tony Foote is in the center of them. Foote found customer service in wheeling and dealing and creating a little action around everything he did. Would he be sorry if the store is eventually leveled. Nah, he had his time.

In this week’s column, I give advice on how to dress with confidence despite your insecurities and how your Spring cleaning can easily turn into giving back to our communities!