Cold Case in Sherman County involving drowning dating back to 1964 Flood resolved

Cold Case in Sherman County involving drowning dating back to 1964 Flood resolved

Columbia Community Connection
Home Page, Wasco County, The Dalles

Leads on the possible identification of this individual were received by the Sheriff’s Office in the following days and weeks; numerous reporting parties indicated they believed the remains to be that of David West, Jr., a man who had disappeared from Sherman County trying to cross the John Day River during a large flooding event in 1964.

Districts Collaborate Regionally to Improve School Safety and Preparedness 

Districts Collaborate Regionally to Improve School Safety and Preparedness 

Columbia Community Connection
The Dalles, Wasco County, Home Page, Education

When an active shooter incident began in Hood River this past week, Hood River County School District was ready to respond immediately to maintain student safety. While the threat was on Cascade street, one mile from the closest public school, the district immediately placed lower valley schools in “secure status” and notified parents via email and text messages.

Bamba's Indian Food Opens in TD; Camas Couple living the American Dream

Bamba's Indian Food Opens in TD; Camas Couple living the American Dream

Tom Peterson
Business, Home Page, Police log, The Dalles

The couple had been searching for the right spot for more than two years when the former Pho Saigon restaurant space in The Dalles came up for rent. “We saw this location through social media,” Deepak Bamba said. The restaurant is centrally located in town and has excellent visibility in the business core in the retail level of the Commodore II apartments. The building is inviting with easy pedestrian access. “We very much liked it, right away.”

TD History Forum opener gushes Ice Age Floods Feb. 4th with Lloyd DeKay

TD History Forum opener gushes Ice Age Floods Feb. 4th with Lloyd DeKay

Karl Vercouteren
History, Home Page, Wasco County

Lloyd DeKay of White Salmon will concentrate on the Ice Age Floods that developed some of the geologic wonders and beauty we marvel at today. The History forum will take place Feb. 4, at the Original Courthouse in The Dalles at 1:30 p.m. The stunning beauty of the Columbia River Gorge is the result of 50 million years of volcanic arc eruptions, massive fissure eruptions of flood basalts, catastrophic sediment-saturated Ice Age Floods, huge landslides, and massive earthquakes.  

TD Kiwanis February Programs

TD Kiwanis February Programs

Karl Vercouteren
Positive News

TD Kiwanis February Programs — Feb. 2 speaker is Amanda Lawrence from Next Door.— Feb. 9 Wasco County Clerk Lisa Gambee will give a presentation about elections. — Feb. 16 Beatriz Lynch of Safe Space will explain the Hood River program that hopes to expand to The Dalles.

Oncology to close at Celilo Center in TD

Oncology to close at Celilo Center in TD

Tom Peterson
Business, Home Page, Environment, The Dalles, Wasco County, Hood River County, Klickitat County

For two decades, the Celilo Center’s oncology service has been a game changer for locals staring down a fight with cancer. That will end on Feb. 28 as MCMC is stopping oncology treatment due to staffing issues. Locals seeking chemotherapy and immunotherapy will now have to find treatment elsewhere, which will require the sick to travel to Portland, Vancouver, Wash., Yakima, Tri-Cities, or Bend.

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