The Dalles City Council unanimously approved Google tax abatements for two new data centers to be built at the former aluminum smelter site in the Port of The Dalles at their regular meeting Monday, Oct. 25.

Juan Reyes models service for LatinX communities to his daughters.

Join the Gorge Sinfonietta, with guest narrators and performers Tom Burns, Peter Tappert, Jennifer Miller Harty, Marcos Galvez and Kathleen Morrow for concerts fun for everyone, including the northwest premiere of "The Frog Prince" by Steven Winteregg and the world premiere of "A Sasquatch Portrait!" Friday, Nov. 5 at 7 PM, Discovery Center in The Dalles; Sunday, Nov 7 at 2 PM, River of Life Church, Hood River.

Responsibly caring for your fall yard debris can lead to improved City safety and better soil quality!

It started to drizzle as the varsity girls were at the starting line of the Valiant Invitational. Striding out, jogging back: palms upheld to test their suspicion. “Rain makes you faster,” I told them as they peeled off sweats and checked the knots on their shoelaces.

Columbia Community Connection is Thrilled to present the 2021 Halloween Event Roundup! Think of it as a One Stop Trick or Treat for All Things Halloween, whether you’re a Ghost, Ghoul, or Goblin.

It looks fairly unanimous as The Dalles City Council is leaning heavily in favor of a deal to abate taxes for two new Google data centers. They are slated to decide on Monday night. Economist David Swensen differs in opinion when it comes to the overall benefit a data center brings to a community.

On October 23rd, Chelan Harkin will have her first-ever in-person poetry reading and book signing event to celebrate the release of her second mystic poetry book “Let Us Dance! The Stumble and Whirl With the Beloved”.

The change is pretty dramatic. The Dalles Marina, after 10 days of major clean-up, is looking a whole lot better on its western front. A fire destroyed 8 houseboats and sank two vessels on July. 4, prompting the clean-up that began on Oct. 12.

The Howards Haven Animal Sanctuary will host its 4th annual Pumpkin Patch event on October 23rd and 24th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at 37 Monogan Howard Rd in Lyle. The event is free to attend although donations to the animal sanctuary are encouraged.

The Dalles High School Varsity Soccer Team is in the hunt for a playoff berth as the teaming is starting to jell and getting outstanding play from Freshman phenom Hulises Najera. The team needs to beat Redmond on Tuesday, Oct. 26, to punch their ticket for the playoffs.

Booster shots for Moderna Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccinations are coming available to residents throughout Wasco, Sherman and Gilliam Counties in days to come.

The Gorge Happiness Month challenge is well underway and community members, businesses, and organizations around the Gorge are busy checking off their calendar of happiness month activities and their ‘Daily 3’. The challenge invites people to focus on building scientifically proven ‘happiness habits' that improve happiness and help build strong connections in the community.

Total Wasco County Property Tax Assessments increased $1.2 million when compared to the 20-21 tax season, according to the latest report from the Assessor’s Office. Real market values continue to trend upward for most residential properties in Wasco County. Many commercial properties saw a correction and downturn in real property values.

Celebrate Halloween with a day dedicated to creepy crawly bugs and bats on Saturday, October 30th from 10 am to 3 pm at Columbia Gorge Discovery Center. Pacific Northwest entomologist Maggie Freeman will be providing lots of fun educational materials including a bug collection of large native moths, butterflies, beetles, cicadas, bumblebees, grasshoppers, dragonflies and LIVE Madagascar hissing cockroaches.

With this grant, Advanced Manufacturing students now have a welding jacket, angle grinder, a ball-peen hammer, vice grips and clamps. Construction Technology students receive a hardhat, headlamp and other safety equipment they’ll need for class and job site. Plus, all the students receive $160 to purchase work boots.

An agreement to cut property taxes nearly in half for two new Google data centers jumped its first hurdle on Wednesday, Oct. 20 when Wasco County Commissioners unanimously approved it at their regular meeting at 2 p.m.

TD Riverhawk Sports Notes by Billy Brost - Oct. 19 Athletic Director Billy Brost gives us a rundown on all things Riverhawk Athletics. On Saturday, Oct. 16, our competition and defending state champion cheer program went to Sherwood, and came home with a HUGE win in their 5A Large Division for Gameday Championships. Volleyball, Cross Country and Soccer are in action Thursday, Oct. 21.

If you put your ear to the floor of The Dalles Civic Auditorium, maybe you can hear those footsteps. Hundreds of thousands, maybe millions. So, it brought Steve Lawrence great joy this week to show off the place. He and hundreds of others are realizing the completion of its renovation that started 30 plus years ago.