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The Hood River City Council met on Sept. 25 to discuss a number of important issues facing the City including public art, an update on the Rand Road affordable housing development, Nature's Way Vista subdivision, and potentially updating City Policy to allow Uber and Lyft.
The Dalles High School class of 1953 held their class reunion this past weekend, meeting at Spooky’s on Friday, Sept. 22, and then at Cousin’s on Saturday, Sept. 23 for breakfast.
Candice Norton and Mic Kelly were trying to get married last year, but the spillover from Covid came and she couldn't find anything suitable for their wedding location. The couple had a little luck when she adventured into a pretty unique spot in Hood River.
The Dalles, Ore., Sept. 25, 2023 - Mural artists from three different states converged on The Dalles this morning as they are bringing another lively piece of art into being on a downtown building, adding to the 15 murals that Walldogs painted a year ago in the downtown core.
On Monday, October 2, 2023, the City of The Dalles Public Works will begin full pavement reconstruction following the installation of a sanitary sewer main on Court St. between E. 12th St. and E. 13th St., weather permitting. The purpose of this work is to restore the pavement surface. Construction is expected to occur over four days with expected completion by Thursday, October 5, 2023.
The Vote Yes TDHS team that is supporting the upcoming $140-million school bond to build a new high school in The Dalles has been listening to questions from the public. In response they have put together some fairly specific information about the bond, what it will pay for, including athletic fields, maintenance on the current high school building, and, of course, the cost of the new high school. Read more here.
Immersive art and some pretty awesome displays helped The Greater Goldendale Area Chamber of Commerce celebrate the completion of the Art at the Heart of Goldendale public art installations today, Sept. 23.
Functionality and maintenance become greater challenges as years go by, and the life expectancy of this venerable structure turned out to be a mixed blessing. It’s a lovely, substantial, well-built building, adequate for its time. But times change.
Kiwanis Pocket Park in The Dalles witnessed a spectacular display of superhero spirit today as the "SuperHero Fun Run" took flight. Participants of all ages, decked out in superhero attire, came together for this family-friendly event promoting health and wellness.
This week’s question of the week is how are locals responding to the news that the City of The Dalles has issued a public nuisance notice to St. Vincent de Paul in downtown The Dalles? CCCNews interviewed locals in the area of W 2nd Pl and Pentland St to find out.
The renowned annual football clash for a cause between the fearless Columbia Gorge Law Enforcement and the heroic Columbia Gorge Fire Fighters is set to light up the Wahtonka Football Field in The Dalles tomorrow, Saturday, September 23rd, 2023 starting at 6 p.m.
The Troopers arrived on scene and determined the crash involved at least seventeen separate vehicles. Three of the involved vehicles were completely destroyed by fire; including two Commercial Motor Vehicles and one passenger car.
Edward Hastings, 96, was a sophomore at The Dalles High School when he got the call to be a volunteer firefighter. He slept in the fire hall and jumped from the third story of the US National Bank into a safety net held by other volunteers. He was also one of the first to walk the halls of the current-day TDHS after it opened in 1942.
Wonderworks Children's Museum has announced that they are facing a temporary closure due to financial hardship. The closure is scheduled to begin on October 1st. Wonderworks needs to raise $40,000 in general donations and $2,500 in re-occurring monthly donations to reopen.
The Lyle Community Council heard a proposal from Klickitat County Sheriff Bob Songer and Undersheriff Carmen Knopes about the potential of installing license-plate reading cameras throughout the county at the council’s Sept. 13 meeting. “It’s strictly for crime fighting. It’s not facial recognition or anything like that. They would be installed in high crime rate areas where we have a lot of theft going on,” said Songer.
Two local Teachers were recognized this week for going above and beyond in their all-important roles in developing amazing relationships with their students to bring out their student’s best to build strong community. It’s no easy task, but these two are an awesome example to us all of what can be achieved when great ideas follow with hard work! Congratulations!
Pendleton, Sept. 21 at 3:30 p.m. - I-84 remains closed westbound between Exit 265 (5 miles east of La Grande) and Exit 216 (6 miles east of Pendelton) due to a multiple-vehicle crash near milepost 227.
Two semis are on fire.
A difference in starting position made all the difference for Aiden Erickson in Oregon City on Sept. 16. Normally in the back, the lean 6’3” sophomore toed the line for the varsity boys’ race, in the front quarter of the pack for the entire race. That lead translated into a 26-second PR from last year, with Erickson finishing sub-18 at 17:56.
Her family didn’t have the financial resources to pay for college. But when she was sixteen, one of her teachers recognized her intelligence and made an effort to make sure Laura recognized it as well. This teacher’s belief in her gave Laura the confidence needed to find ways to make a college education attainable.
In this latest in a series of movies reimagining the classic mystery novels of Agatha Christie and directed by Kenneth Branagh, I was constantly astounded by the great work of its individual pieces to produce a movie both highly entertaining and genuinely suspenseful and mysterious.
