CCCNews’ Music Columnist Jim Drake takes us through some of this week’s offerings in music, art and entertainment, ranging from The Marshall Tucker Band to a tribute to Les Vaughn. Go inside and outside the music with Drake’s weekly update on Gorge happenings.

This upcoming weekend, July 17-19 the Race Across Oregon will be going on starting in The Dalles at the Fairfield Inn. This will be the 26th annual race. It is a grueling challenge only for the fittest of bikers willing to take on a 500-mile or 260-mile challenge.

Updated July 14th, 2021. Fire has grown to 300 acres. A fire started in Lyle about mid slope on the hill behind Lyle High School at 7:30 PM on July 12th. By 10:11 the fire had reached an estimated 20-30 acres.

Legends of The Dalles will bring 7 hours of music to our fair city this Saturday with legends such as The Marshall Tucker Band, HEART guitar man Roger Fisher, Latin - American Fusion with The Bobby Torres Ensemble, and the Blues, Rock and Soul of Eric Sugar Larsen. Read more here.

This past Saturday, July 10th Cascade Bass Masters had their 3rd club tournament in The Dalles at the Columbia River. The winners of the tournament are Clint Messner and Eric Wilson with their fish weighing in at 15 pounds and 10 ounces

Beginning on Tuesday, July 13 work will begin to stabilize the slope on the north side of SR 14 about two miles east of Bingen.

Kurtz Gym is undergoing some major structural enhancements as the foundation is secured and the upper structure is girded against earthquake forces. The $2.276 million in upgrades intends to make the building sound for many games and rallies to come.

Our P.E.O. funds raised locally have assisted qualified applicants this past year whose educational goals were: firefighter EMT, nursing, auto mechanics, architecture, math teacher and medical doctor.

Lana Jack is on a mission to get to Washington DC and ask them to honor their unfulfilled promises to her people.

Insurance companies are still sorting out the cause of the fire at The Dalles Marina that destroyed eight houseboats and sank four vessels. No cause has been determined as yet, making it impossible to know who is liable for the damage. Salvage of the boathouse and floating of sunken boats is expected after a determination of the cause or the lack thereof is final.

The pandemic hasn’t kept this team from staying fit and staying connected to the sport and community they love.

Register online for The Dalles Youth Football!

Dufur Volunteer Fire and Ambulance recognize volunteers. Jon Jr. Keyser becomes chief at 23. Firefighters, medics take some wild rides and face tough situations in attempts to help others and stem major blazes. Read more here.

Hood River artist Judy Larsen, has created an amazing hand beaded tribute to Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ painting which is now on display at The Dalles Art Center.

The Dalles Art Center will unveil a new art exhibit, Now What!?! on July 8th from 5 PM to 7 PM at The Dalles Art Center.

The Dalles is getting a new fun family center. And by the response to initial postings on Facebook, this is a much-needed business in The Dalles. “Will there be pinball? Please, please please,” was just one of the comments that came across online. Read more here.

DirtHugger is embracing The Dalles with a solid bear hug as they clean up the former site of Jones Auto Wrecking & Towing at 749 Snipes Street just south of Kentucky Fried Chicken in The Dalles. The site will serve as a retail outlet as the company composts some 55,000 tons of local green waste annually.

Cascade Bass Masters To Host Bass Tournament in TD

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Firefighters continued to monitor the area on Saturday, July 3rd and due to the hard work of fire crews, control and oversight of the area was returned to local authorities on July 4th.