Meet the Candidates: Klickitat County Election to Decide School Board Members and Recreation Levy

Meet the Candidates: Klickitat County Election to Decide School Board Members and Recreation Levy

Cole Goodwin
Home Page, Klickitat County

With the August 1, 2023 Primary Election just around the corner, voters in Klickitat County are eagerly awaiting their opportunity to cast their ballots. The election, set to take place on August 1, will determine new school board members for the Wishram and Lyle school districts. Additionally, voters will have the chance to decide on the Recreational Facilities, Activities, and Swimming Pool Maintenance and Operation Levy proposed by the Central Klickitat County Park and Recreation District.

Rivercity Life

Rivercity Life

Tom Peterson
Positive News

Just fishing around - these pelicans had a great morning below the Lone Pine Subdivision below The Dalles Dam on Sunday morning, June 25. The birds appear to be doing quite well below the dam feeding on the Columbia’s bounty.

Magic Mushroom Center to Open Doors and Minds in Hood River this July

Magic Mushroom Center to Open Doors and Minds in Hood River this July

Cole Goodwin
Business, Home Page, The Dalles, Hood River County

Vital Reset, a psilocybin center in Hood River, OR was officially licensed on Friday, June 16, 2023. The center, located in the heart of downtown Hood River at 1020 Wasco St, Suite J, hopes to open their doors by mid to late July of 2023. The center will serve clients age 21 and over who are seeking alternative treatment options for mental health, personal and spiritual growth, and end of life peace by the mid to late July of 2023. 

Gorge Projected to get hotter, drier

Gorge Projected to get hotter, drier

Jim Drake
Environment, Home Page

Global temperature increases won’t spare the Gorge said Dr. Oriana Chegwidden, a hydrologist and research scientist during an environmental conference at The Discovery Center in The Dalles in late May. “Our data shows that the Pacific Northwest will get warmer, likely a 5-10 degree increase, and wetter,” she said. “By 2080, snow accumulation will be gone.”

Sherman 4-H, OSU extension hike 35 into outdoor school near Goldendale

Sherman 4-H, OSU extension hike 35 into outdoor school near Goldendale

Columbia Community Connection
Education, Positive News

The camp focus was “Not all classrooms have four walls”, and campers had outdoor education on delved into some interesting topics. They learned about bees and pollinators, Leave No Trace when in the outdoors, stream health, hiking to look at flora/fauna/insects, and archery. And, of course, there was singing and games and field activities. And don’t forget the Goldendale Pool.

Local Robotics Student Achieves Dream, Secures Acceptance into West Point Military Academy

Local Robotics Student Achieves Dream, Secures Acceptance into West Point Military Academy

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

It wasn’t easy. It took Chase Sam two cycles of applications, several years of effort, and multiple interviews with state senators and congressmen, but he has now realized his long-cherished dream. Chase said his experience with the Wasco County 4-H & TDMS underwater robotics (ROV) program and high school football helped prepare him for the Academy.

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