Apr 15

Apr 15 Question of the week: Vinyl, CDs or Streaming? Who cares, let's talk music

Locals spill on how they get their tunes, and, better yet, they give us a little insight on what music they like. Come, let’s embark upon a little musical adventure.

Apr 14

Apr 14 Houseless Man Dies of Stroke During Winter Storm in The Dalles

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, The Dalles

John Michael Doyle, age 63, lifelong resident of The Dalles, who was best known for his laughter, died of a stroke and heart failure at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 11th, 2022 while experiencing houselessness.

Apr 14

Apr 14 Years in the making: Haskins, community put together personal best

Tom Peterson

Art, Education, Home Page, Wasco County

Strong, confident people are not born. They are raised and nurtured and mentored and loved. Case in point: Gabriella Haskins - 2022 Distinguished Young Woman for Wasco County. Her path trails back to when she was a toddler watching her older sister on the balance beam and the strong girls that surrounded her.

Apr 13

Apr 13 Programs for Peaceful Living highlights need for safety online

Tammy Kaufman

Education, Klickitat County

As technology has evolved to become part of our everyday lives, our awareness of how it can be used to bully, threaten, and abuse has grown. Just over the past few decades, terms such as “sextortion,” “revenge porn,” and “doxxing” have entered the public vocabulary. Learn about the red flags of cyberbullying and online sex abuse here.

Apr 13

Apr 13 $1.2 million federal grant to bolster health care classes at CGCC

Columbia Community Connection

Business, Education, Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County, Hood River County

The grant will enable faculty support for the Medical Assisting program. It supports the college’s plans to offer nursing students a part-time option, creating a three-year program in addition to the current two-year program. And it will jumpstart the college’s development of paramedic and EMT training.

Apr 13

Apr 13 The Dalles Vision 2040 Survey Round Two: Share Your Views On Community Priorities

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, The Dalles

Share your views on The Dalles Vision 2040 and help shape our community for decades to come! The City of The Dalles is seeking another round of public input on The Dalles Vision 2040 project with a second community input survey.

Apr 13

Apr 13 Back in Beesness on Skyline Road

Tom Peterson

Business, Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County

Bees have returned to the orchards around The Dalles after a historic snowfall on Monday, April 11. Orchard View Farm’s Mike Omeg was right. They’re showing up for work.

Apr 13

Apr 13 Rain pouring, sawdust flying; Building continues in Port of The Dalles

Tom Peterson

Business, The Dalles, Weather, Home Page

Sal Reyes, 35, of The Dalles cuts through an 8” x 6” beam this morning in the Port of The Dalles. The Framer was working on the RBR Construction’s fourplex. Rain, Schmain. Reyes kept on working. Weather prognosticators are calling for more rain through the weekend with temps never jumping out of the 50s.

Apr 12

Apr 12 From Punk to Pop local venues will rock... music, dancing, movies and more this weekend

Jim Drake

Art, Columns, Education, Entertainment, Home Page, Hood River County, Klickitat County, Wasco County, The Dalles

Entertainment abounds this month with shows on tap at Working Hands Beer, Zim’s, Bargeway, Ruins, TD Civic, Grateful Vineyard, Everybody’s Brewing, Easter Bunny, Mid-Columbia Car Club Cruise-in, Double Mountain, River City Saloon, Cider Fest, Paint Night, Rockford Grange Hall, Granada, TD Library.

Apr 12

Apr 12 Grand Opening of Farm Tool Library in White Salmon set for April 20

Columbia Community Connection

Business, Education, Environment, Positive News, Klickitat County

Conservation District is ready to unveil Farm Tool Library in White Salmon on April 20, just in time for Earth Day. The collection of tools will be loaned out to spur small-scale agriculture in the local area.

Apr 12

Apr 12 Fresh Flavors, Fresh Start for Baldwin Saloon; Now open for lunch & cocktails

Tom Peterson

Business, Art, Home Page, The Dalles

The Baldwin Saloon reopens today with a lunch service that goes from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The crew at the Baldwin along with Executive Chef Joe Kosarek have been working their tastebuds off for the past several weeks in preparation. And it has paid off in their fresh lunch menu.

Apr 11

Apr 11 Were Cherry Blossoms tough enough to endure this morning's snowstorm?

Tom Peterson

Business, Environment, Home Page, Hood River County, The Dalles, Wasco County, Weather

Tough Enough? Mike Omeg said neither he nor any of his workmates can remember a snow when cherry trees were in blossom in the past 50 years. Local cherry trees hit with snow during the blooming season avoided freezing temperatures. Omeg said that bodes well for this summer’s crop. But it’s a long road to June.

Apr 11

Apr 11 Riverhawk Track & Field Off & Running; Senior night, final home meet set for April 13

Tom Peterson

Home Page, Sports, The Dalles

Taylor Morehouse clearing the bar at 14'. The Dalles High School Senior is on a tear besting his state performance a year ago by increasing to 14’ 10” of late. And there is a whole lot more where that came from. Check out what’s happening with track and field athletes before they hold their final home meet on Wednesday, April 13 at 3:30 p.m. It’s senior night.

Apr 11

Apr 11 TD Council agenda jammed tonight, April 11th; Millions in investments to be considered

Tom Peterson

Home Page, The Dalles

Council will hear about or consider items that total more than $1.9 million tonight, April 11th, at their regular meeting. The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce’s budget, a new contract for future City Manager Mathew Klebes, and money requests from Parks and Rec. as well as Mid-Columbia Community Action Council are in the mix.

Apr 11

Apr 11 Freak Spring Snow Storm Shutters schools, coats some cherry blossoms, downs power

Tom Peterson

Business, The Dalles

A freak snowstorm hitting Oregon brought inches of fluff to higher elevations in the Columbia River Gorge while prompting school closures, downing some power and capping cherry blossoms with ice, this morning, April 11th.

Apr 11

Apr 11 Longest Running Drag Show On the West Coast Visits The Dalles

Cole Goodwin

Entertainment, Home Page, Wasco County

Darcelle XV & Co. will perform two evening drag shows at Route 30 in The Dalles on Monday, April 11th, to sold out crowds.

Apr 9

Apr 9 Carrell, Robb Crush Friday with epic jams

Tom Peterson

Art, Entertainment, The Dalles, Positive News

Jeff Carrell celebrates his Birthday today, April 9, after an epic show with friends at Zim’s Brau Haus on Friday night. It was so great to see a four-piece putting screws through the rock again. Carrell, Victor Johnson Jeff Minnick and Kenny Olsen put together a 2-hour jam on Friday with some dark play on Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline. Happy 57th Jeff!

Apr 9

Apr 9 Poetry Spotlight: How Easily, by Rebecca Sonniksen

Columbia Community Connection

Positive News, Home Page, The Dalles, Art, Entertainment

This week’s local poetry spotlight features a poem by Rebecca Sonniksen, which was inspired by her daughter Sofia.

Apr 9

Apr 9 Question of the Week: If you could take a vacation anywhere in the world where would you go?

Cole Goodwin

Positive News, Home Page, The Dalles

In this weeks question of the week we take a stroll through White Salmon on a windy, rainy day to ask our neighbors about their ideal vacation destinations.

Apr 8

Apr 8 Wasco County Commission Update - April 6, 2022

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County

The Wasco County Commissioners Meeting held their regularly scheduled meeting at 9 a.m. on April 6th, 2022.

Welcome, friends.