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Gorge local, Julie Zapien, shares some of the history of Cinco de Mayo plus some of the best ways you can celebrate this holiday on May 5th, 2023. “Many Mexican-Americans (myself included) do still tend to enjoy what the day brings, yet It is a holiday that has more meaning than just tacos and margaritas...” says, Zapien.
Using local lore, history and reports filed in store, Margie's Outdoor Store has compiled a full-color illustrated guide to the Columbia River Gorge region’s most intriguing and mysterious paranormal hot spots to encourage others to go out and have a real-world adventure of their own.
The new BottleDrop bag drop location officially opens to the public on Thursday, May 4, at Fred Meyer becoming The Dalles’ first Green and Blue Bag drop location and the first location in the Columbia River Gorge.
A well-manicured yard, to say the least, left judges on the City of The Dalles Beautification Committee coming back to 1010 H Street as the Ortega family showed off some massive community pride with this ornamental beauty.
Garbonzo smoother than hummus on that six-string - see him tonight, May 3, at the Bargeway in TD, and while you're at it check out the Gorge’s most inclusive ride down entertainment lane right here. Art, Music, Plays, Film. A cultural blooming onion in your outback. Dunk it in Ranch! Want something now? Check out the CCCNews calendar.
Director Lee Cronin, a relative newcomer on the horror scene, ably directs the film, which pays homage not only to Raimi’s frenetic camera movements but to other classic horror films as well, including an incredible homage to The Shining.
In honor of STEM Week, the Columbia Gorge STEM Hub (a department within the Columbia Gorge Education Service District) will provide free STEM Kits to 70 classrooms, directly impacting 1,500 K-5 elementary students in the Mid-Columbia region.
Working as a leader in school safety and emergency management, I regularly see and hear about young kids struggling with lockdown drills and caring adults, both parents and staff, not knowing what to say or how to have conversations about lockdowns. So Claire Marie wrote a children’s book.
Wasco County Innovation Initiative partners have launched a small business pitch competition that invites entrepreneurs in Wasco, Sherman, and Hood River counties to showcase their business ideas and compete for funding and exposure. The competition aims to encourage entrepreneurship and innovation and provide a networking opportunity for participants. Application deadlines are May 17th.
There will be over 100 vendors and a multitude of kid-friendly fun to keep all the littles occupied while you wander the booths and discover their treasures. The 2023 Home & Garden FaceBook event page describes this year’s theme; “a spring festival flair, this family-friendly event is sure to have something for everyone!!”
If you are in Rufus or Wasco, OR this spring or summer, and notice more people out in their vegetable gardens, it may be due to the successful launch of the free Seed to Supper class in Rufus this spring! This 6-class program aimed at beginning or low-income adult gardeners was held at the Rufus Community Center (City Hall) on Monday mornings March 20th through April 2023.
Here are some of this month’s hottest local library events in the Columbia River Gorge! Celebrate Star Wars, Dress up for Comic Con, enjoy tacos and telescopes and much much more!
Abuzz with potential in the setting sun, both of The Dalles’ relay teams performed well, with the girls’ 4x400 team within two seconds of their state time from last year. For the boys’ Distance medley relay, senior Leo Lemann led with the 1200, followed by smoking personal bests in the 400 for Vincent Ziegenhagen (55) and 800 for Tyson Long (2:05), and anchored by a quick 1600 for Juan Diego Contreras. Collectively, they finished at 11:01 - two seconds faster than the previous TDHS record.
VISITOR’S WELCOME! May TD Kiwanis Programs: — May 4 District Attorney Matt Ellis will discuss the new Mental Health Court. — May 11 Yvonne Pepin-Wakefield presents the art rock project beside her gallery/studio. — May 13 (Saturday) Kiwanians turn out for Community Clean-Up. — May 14 (Sunday) Kiwanis Club serves Community Meal. — May 18 Kiwanis field trip to Safe Space in Hood River.
In grand tradition, Mt. Hood Meadows held its 2023 Pond Skim contest where water from the snow melt is collected at the bottom of the hill and snowboarders and skiers attempt to hydroplane across the pond after a quick run down the hill. There was some success today and some ears filled with water. Check it out here.
Donna Henderson an artist and licensed clinical social worker from Maupin shares how the ordinary power of poetry can impact our lives.
Five years ago I decided that I was going to change my life. I was a 25-year-old who had dropped out of Penn State one semester away from graduating and spent the years after devolving into a deeply depressed, obese alcoholic who worked shi*!y jobs and lived with my parents in my hometown.
The female who works at the store said she was sitting behind the counter, and the robber shoved the gun in her face and he took the money from the till and the lottery tickets, the Sheriff’s log states.
Crestline Construction took down a long-vacant warehouse that once housed The Dalles Soda Works on Thursday, April 27. The Building sits next to Domino’s Pizza at 800 E. 2nd St.
Ultimately, the question is will addiction and behavioral services and physical beds in which to put people catch up with the demand for it in Oregon. Or will the pendulum of public opinion swing before that point to a more punitive law for drug possession before a healthcare approach to addiction can be tested? It’s a wait-and-see if Oregonians can stomach the pain it takes to get up to speed.
