Jun 17

Jun 17 Comunidades commemorates Juneteenth

Comunidades will host a community event to commemorate Juneteenth on Sunday, June 19th at the Riverside Community Church, 317 State St Hood River, OR 97031. The event will start at 3 p.m. and will end at 6 p.m.

Jun 17

Jun 17 Walk of the Town: “We thrive where we thrive”

Sarah Cook

Home Page, The Dalles, Positive News

Harley Newland and his wife, Julie, give column writer Sarah Cook a tour of their local landmark of a yard.

Jun 16

Jun 16 Gorge Wheat Harvest 2022 Forecast

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, Wasco County

Wheat harvests in Oregon and Washington are forecasted to surpass 2021 yields by as much as 41 to 85 percent due to heavy rainfall and cooler spring and summer temperatures.

Jun 16

Jun 16 Gorge Youth Mentoring & Studio Fit The Dalles get Zumba

The Next Door

Education

Gorge Youth Mentoring provides youth ages 6 to 21 with one-to-one mentoring relationships with adult volunteers in Wasco, Hood River, and Klickitat Counties. Mentors and youth plan their own activities, meeting at least twice a month for a year or more. Program staff provide consistent support for the youth and mentors, organize match events, and are available for ongoing guidance.

Jun 15

Jun 15 Bonneville Pool Floods The Dalles Riverfront Park

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County

Updated June 15th, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. to include comments from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Communication between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and local agencies appear to be lacking, resulting in unanticipated damages to public property.

Jun 15

Jun 15 National Scenic Area Climate Change Action Plan Open for Public Comment

Columbia Community Connection

Environment, Home Page

The concern is that changes, such as rising air and water temperatures, are impacting weather patterns, affecting habitats for plants and animals, and increasing wildfire risk. “This Action Plan is the first of its kind for the National Scenic Area” stated Jessica Olson, Senior Natural Resources Planner who co-authored the plan. “With your help, we will add new information and ideas to improve the plan over time. Please share your comments and creative ideas with us. Where possible, specific suggestions and references to sections of the Management Plan are especially helpful.”

Jun 15

Jun 15 Kiteboard 4 Cancer returns, July 8-10th 2022!

Columbia Community Connection

Home Page, Hood River County

The main event is a 6-hour kiteboarding endurance race, designed to embody the battle that someone facing cancer endures every day. This year, the competition has expanded to include windsurfers, and wingfoilers.

Jun 15

Jun 15 Head-on Collision Results in Fatality on SR-14

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, Klickitat County

On June 14th, around 9 a.m. there was a two car head-on motor vehicle accident on highway 14 just west of the Lyle tunnels that resulted in one fatality.

Jun 14

Jun 14 Columbia Gorge Cherry Harvest Forecast: Better late than never

Cole Goodwin

Home Page

Early summer rains and cool temperatures in the pacific northwest region have set cherry growers in Oregon and Washington back a few weeks. But nevertheless, the Northwest cherry season has arrived.

Jun 14

Jun 14 TDHS Track and Field Athletes Recognized by City Council

Jill Bell

Sports, The Dalles, Positive News, Home Page, Education

On Monday June 13th, Mayor Rich Mays and The Dalles City Council honored six of the Riverhawk Track squad, in recognition of their high achievement at the State meet and their season- or two- of hard work.

Jun 13

Jun 13 Local "Rally for Our Lives" Protesters Call For An End To Gun Violence

Cole Goodwin

Home Page

On Saturday, June 11th gun safety supporters gathered for a “Rally For Our Lives” in Hood River, in concert with the March For Our Lives in Washington, DC and marches and rallies across the country. Two participants also collected signatures for the Reduction of Gun Violence Act, a gun safety initiative that needs 140,000 signatures to be placed on the statewide November ballot.

Jun 13

Jun 13 Hood River Photographer Wins Grand Prize in Friends of the Gorge Photo Contest

Columbia Community Connection

Art, Home Page, Hood River County

In celebration of Nature Photography Day on June 15, Friends of the Columbia Gorge has announced Jesenia Robles of Hood River, Oregon, as the grand prize winner of Our Gorge Connections, Friends’ seventh annual photo contest.

Jun 13

Jun 13 Nonbinary Young Professional, Age 30, Seeks Room for Rent

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, Columns

One journalist's search for housing in the Columbia River Gorge reveals LGBTQ+ housing struggles in rural Oregon and Washington and across the nation.

Jun 12

Jun 12 Pride Poetry Spotlight: In Memory of the Pulse Night Club Shooting

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, The Dalles, Art, Entertainment

Read In Memory of Fifty Ghosts a poem by Cole Goodwin honoring the memory of the Pulse LGBTQ+ Night Club Shooting in Orlando, FL on June 12th, 2016.

Jun 10

Jun 10 "One-Stop Shop" COVID Test and Treatment Centers Open in The Dalles and Hood River

Cole Goodwin

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

On June 1st, 2022 Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and the Oregon Primary Care Association, One Community Health (OCH) opened two Test-to-Treat Centers at OCH clinics in Hood River and The Dalles. These centers are “one-stop shops” for COVID services such as rapid diagnostic testing, evaluations, and administering of anti-viral treatments such as Paxlovid and Molnupiravir on site.

Jun 10

Jun 10 Man slumped over steering wheel found at Spooky's in TD; car was still running

Tom Peterson

Education, Home Page, The Dalles

Andrew Stanek of Spooky’s Pizza got quite a shock on Thursday morning, June 8, at about 9 a.m. when an employee showed up for work and said there was a man slumped over in a vehicle outside the restaurant.

Jun 10

Jun 10 Maiden NW plays Rockfest at Bargeway Pub on Saturday, June 11

Jim Drake

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

Check out Maiden NW and this week’s roundup of shows and entertainment, including Zim’s, Granada, Route 30, Working Hands Beer, River City Saloon, Taphouse 64, Tabby’s Hole, Ruins, TD Arts Center, St. Peter’s Landmark, White Salmon Library, Grateful Vineyard, Jackson Park, The Dalles Library.

Jun 10

Jun 10 TD Grad passes Mile 600 on PCT; fires quenched by margarita; guided by glow sticks

Tom Peterson

Environment, Home Page, The Dalles

Heat, wildfires, night hiking and finding a treasure of Natural Light beer buried in the desert. What more could our intrepid hiker want? Well, a slack line for starters, and how about some cool mountain lakes. It’s all on deck, as Emily Peterson surpasses mile 600 on the Pacific Crest Trail.

Jun 9

Jun 9 TD RV Park Stirs Neighbors; Developer promises to enforce rules, provide needed service

Tom Peterson

Business, Environment, Home Page, The Dalles

Opinions range from steadfast opposition to agreement peppered with concerns about traffic and future users of the park. Developers point out that an RV park has been needed in The Dalles for years.

Jun 9

Jun 9 School safety is no joke; let your kids know

Tom Peterson

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

We’ve all been young and made poor decisions, no doubt, but children and youths might not understand the levity of what seems like a harmless action. So, it is important to talk it through with kids so they understand that their idea of fun might land them in pretty hot water. With the last day of school set for Friday, June 10, parents might do well by having a quick discussion with their children about when jokes turn bad.

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