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Meet Elizabeth Bos, age 26, from Oregon City. A year ago she found out she has Huntington’s Disease. but that hasn’t stopped her from living or from trying to help find a cure for her daughter. In a tell-all interview Liz speaks out about the mental, physical, emotional impacts Huntington's Disease, the impact (HD) has on families, why testing and research are so important, and how having a daughter who may also inherit the disease has inspired her to fight for finding a cure.
Three people were killed when a driver going the wrong way on Interstate 84 collided head-on with another vehicle resulting in a fiery crash just east of The Dalles on Nov. 30 at 5:24 p.m.
Join Mt. Adams Institute for a Sense of Place lecture on, Debris Flows from Mount Adams and Mount Hood featuring Richard Iverson, on November 10th, 2021, at 7 p.m. (doors at 6:30 p.m.) at Columbia Center for the Arts in downtown Hood River*.
Hear about how one youth made major strides in boosting his confidence through the Summer Youth Employment Program with The Next Door. Find out how you can help to inspire major growth within our local youths.
The owl pellet dissection was the kick-off competition for the group this year and drew a room full of interested students.
The History Museum of Hood River County is thrilled to invite the community once again to its free annual Holiday Open House on Saturday, December 4, 1-3pm.
Why join a group unless it’s fun? That was Bert Hodges’ thought some 30 years ago. Little did he know that day he and six others would start a tradition that has championed the local holiday spirit for the past three decades.
The Get There Challenge has helped several locals get their day off to a healthier start. We asked a few of these commuters to share with us how undertaking the challenge to commute sustainably has impacted their lives.
Mike Mooney of Pine Hollow escaped a trailer fire with his health and not much else on Nov. 13. “There was nothing left to do but sit and wait for the fire department,” he said of watching his home burn. An outpouring of contributions is helping the 72-year-old rebound from the devastating fire.
Holidays are all about celebrating with our community. In the spirit of community helping community, this year Salvation Army will serve a free community carry-out Thanksgiving meal from 10:00 AM until 3:00 PM on November 25th, 2021 at St. Mary’s Academy.
This year we are celebrating Friendsgiving by asking local people from The Dalles what they are grateful for.
The Dalles Worship Choir, a multi-church choir, will be hosting two Christmas concerts this year on Dec. 3 and Dec. 5.
There was a little devil in the details that recently hit me square in the face as we prepared for a blood drive here at Columbia Gorge Community College. And as President of the Associated Student Body and championing the mission of inclusivity, we needed to respond.
Let The Holidays Begin - Northern Wasco People’s Utility District crews were out on Monday, Nov. 22, attaching trees to light poles in downtown The Dalles. We’re in deep now. D21 students have the week off and Dufur finishes off this afternoon. That leaves a lot of time to catch that turkey before Thursday. And good news, forecasters are calling for partially sunny skies the next two days.
Goodwill Industries of the Columbia Willamette with 38 of its 52 stores currently enrolled in this energy efficiency program has saved more than $373,000 in utility costs since enrolling in 2016. Read more about Energy Trust of Oregon’s Strategic Energy Management program here.
A local couple that was struck by 1955 Chevy Bel Air after it flipped during a burnout during the 2018 Neon Nights cruise downtown The Dalles has settled a lawsuit with the City of The Dalles and The Dalles Main Street Program.
Since 1997, Scott Limbach’s 5K record of 15:35 had stood like a challenge - or a taunt - on the high school wall. Juan Diego Contreras obliterated the cross country time on Saturday at Lakewood High School at a smoking 15 minutes, 25 seconds, beating the 24-year-old mark.
Do you live in Hood River County and need a photo identification? If so time is running out to get or renew your Hood River County (HRC) Community ID card by December 31st. The program ends at the end of this year. The card is valid for two years.
The group has been holding vigils in front of the salmon fountain in downtown Hood River on Fridays from 4:30-5:00 for the past seven weeks and is part of a growing climate justice organization called, “Fridays for the Future,” as the long-term sustainability of the planet is becoming more and more uncertain.
