Several local clinics are teaming up to give children a healthy head start for the school year with checkups, immunization, even a free backpack with school supplies.

You did it! To celebrate its golden anniversary of service to the Gorge community, The Next Door’s 50th Anniversary Campaign sought to raise $50,000. The community exceeded that goal, gifting over $57,000!

Now in its 12th season, the popular lecture series will kick off with a lecture on the unusual mushrooms of Cascadia

Local nurses held a rally on Aug. 19th, at The Dalles Post Office to push for safe staffing, better patient care, fair wages and respect from Mid-Columbia Medical Center administration. The rally comes after several months of Oregon Nurses Association contract negotiations.

Jean Kikel and Ron Kikel are winners of The Dalles Beautification Award for August 2021. Their home at 622 East 13th Street is a stunner.

Local nurses will be rallying this evening, Aug. 19th, at The Dalles Post Office as they push for safe staffing, fair wages and respect from Mid-Columbia Medical Center administration.

Northwest Natural, natural gas service, will be installing 1.5 miles of 8 inch pipes from Bingen to White Salmon, Washington. The project is scheduled to take place throughout August and into October of 2021.

Pro Motions had it in high gear this morning as they were set to pour some 20 plus yards of concrete into a 10-foot vertical foundation wall at the Recreation Building downtown The Dalles.

Recent chatter about a door opening up on Mt. Adams in an area where the glacier has melted and supposed paranormal activity is occurring- a possible UFO hanger? - provide interesting timing. Our man of reviews’ Jim Drake just happened upon a film of the same subject matter. He even interviewed the directors.

When it comes to live music, Jim Drake can get you plugged in. Our local columnist for entertainment Gorge-wide has a good sampling of coming shows and events, including the Night Farmers Jeff Buehner's The Loyal Order, Suckerpunch and the John Bunzow Band.

Zora Richardson will be taking her talents to Alabama after she wowed judges in Salem on Aug. 7, winning the Oregon Distinguished Young Women’s Program. The ASB President at TDHS said she looked forward to helping out with the 2022 program in Wasco County and thanked those that brought her up.

With a rise of COVID cases and the return of masks in public places, shoppers in The Dalles sounded off on Tuesday, Aug. 17 about having to strap one back on over their ears. Love ‘em, hate ‘em, the embrace and the chafe. Read what they said about it here.

“The lifesaving work of ShelterBox is only possible because of our inspiring volunteers like Lora Helmer, whose service in their communities is ensuring families made homeless by disaster and conflict situations have access to essential shelter and supplies,” said Kerri Murray, President of ShelterBox USA.

At times, we all need a little help. Here in our communities, there are many people who have developmental and intellectual disabilities who have jobs and live independently. But they can't always do it alone. Oftentimes a personal support worker or a job coach is needed to help them in daily or work-related tasks. Is this the job for you? It’s a nice way to earn some extra cash, even get health benefits. Oh, and change a life.

"You can’t predict a sunset but you know it’s a beautiful view in the Gorge for a sunset anytime," said Portland-painter Elo Wobig.

This sauce was not spicy but it created a sweet tangy backdrop that balanced the flavor of many toppings. The caramelized onions play off the tanginess of the barbeque sauce creating more depth of flavor when eaten with salty cured meats such as ham and bacon. The Local Dish Food bits bites and tips on finding those tasty hidden gems By Charles Childs/ CCCNews Foodie

We’re about to have a world-class athletic complex near us. That’s unheard of for a place like the Columbia Gorge. The Maupin Deschutes River Athletic Complex is being built right now. World-class athletes like Usain Bolt could go and set records at that track.

Craig Rundell of Underwood shares how his marital arts journey and how he’s learned to relax, find his center of gravity, and become a happier martial arts practitioner by teaching Tai Chi.

Yakama Nation Tribal Forestry has announced that Tract D Recreational Area will be open from August 30th to October 1st from 7:00 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.

The Hood River City Council has designated four finalists for the position of City Manager: Charlie Bush, Abigail Elder, Cory Misley, and Keith Stahley and announced an opportunity for the community to meet the finalists at a community reception the evening of Tuesday, September 7, 2021.