Your guide to celebrating Pride in the gorge!

For some kids today is just the end of the school year, but for some staff, it is their last. D21 officials recognized four employees from local elementary schools that have made lasting impacts on the youth of this community. Read more about them and their amazing contribution here.

Homeowners and orchardists are required to spray cherry trees with insecticide within 10 days.

Since our inception, CCCNews has worked to reach out to our community in both English and Spanish. You can easily translate our website to Spanish with a simple click. Here’s how to do it.

CCCNews gives a giant shout-out to eight volunteers that took four hours out their Saturday, June 5, to assist us in making improvements on Lincoln and Fourth streets - our new home for local news.

TD just scored a new bike and pedestrian trail on Mill Creek, giving residents and visitors a pedestrian-friendly place to walk or ride bikes and take in the beauty. It’s a healthy step for The Dalles as Northern Wasco County Parks and Recreation Director Scott Baker pointed out it will safely provide greater access to parks and neighborhoods in years to come.

Editor’s Note - We are introducing our new food columnist today who will be out and about monthly looking for great menu items around The Dalles. Their Column, The Local Dish, will review plates too good to miss. In the meantime, squeeze a little lime on some savory tacos at Mi Pueblito.

Alison Shaughnessy and Scott Warlitner unleashed a bomb in their kitchen. It turned into a heck of a business, one that has them working overtime in TD. The couple is now into their fourth year of production and hoping to double sales this year. Did I mention they sell CBD?

Gorge STEM Hub creates Columbia Gorge Career Connect to increase career exposure for local youth, bridging the gap between high school and the workforce through guest speakers, job shadows, and academic internships. The program is seeking matching donations in time and money after receiving a matching grant. Read more here.

Our financial columnists Michelina A. Roth & David M. Roth talk us through how to have influence in the companies in which you own stock. Headway on environmental, social, and governance issues can be made through shareholder resolutions or policies. Read more about it here.

Fourth-graders hit the trail this morning, June 8, at Dry Hollow Elementary as the classes re-enacted the historical 2000-mile Oregon Trail journey from Independence, Missouri to Oregon City.

On Thursday and Friday, June 10 and 11, City crews and contractors will complete two pavement preservation projects. Work on sections of Bridge Street will force a complete closure for drivers and work on Scenic Drive will limit traffic to a single lane with flaggers.

More than a hundred bidders helped raise over $21,000 to support student scholarships when Columbia Gorge Community College Foundation held its “Saddle Up & Celebrate” online auction this spring.

We are pleased to report that the water mains have been repaired. Tests show no bacteria in City water and you no longer need to boil your water before drinking it. A total of 24 tests had to be taken to ensure that no harmful bacteria were in the water.

A day to live incredibly- Graduation 2021 TDHS

Meet Oregon homesteader, licensed medical practitioner and political activist Marie Equi. 

Put on your swim shorts and bathing suits and get ready for some free swimming in The Dalles and Hood River! The pools are offering free passes for families that have a financial need.

The Dalles High School Graduation is set to begin at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 5 at Sorosis Park. Immense Imagery will live stream the event. Check here for the link. And Congratulations to the Class of 2021.

During this time of shut down, the Mid-Columbia Senior Center Board has come up with a list of facility improvement projects that are easier done now without our busy people traffic when The Center opens up. Read about them and the vendor fair for Saturday, June 5, here.

Health Officials have upped the ante on vaccinations. Any Wasco County resident who gets vaccinated at the mobile clinic in The Dalles will receive a $50 VISA card. Find out how here.