Mar 1

Mar 1 3-2-1 LIFTOFF! NASA Astronaut Col. Jeffrey Williams to Inspire the Gorge with Stellar Tales from Space

Columbia Gorge Tech Alliance will host “3-2-1 LIFTOFF!” a presentation from NASA Astronaut Col. Jeffrey Williams on Thursday, March 21, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Hood River Middle School, located at 1602 May Street, Hood River, Oregon,

Feb 29

Feb 29 Home at Last Humane Society Hands the Leash to Columbia Gorge Humane Society

Columbia Community Connection

Home Page, The Dalles

The Central Oregon Animal Friends (COAF) Board that governs Home at Last Animal Shelter will be stepping away from shelter operations on March 10 and they’ll be handing off operations to Columbia Gorge Humane Society.

Feb 29

Feb 29 Colonel Wright Elementary Students Write Letters to the Editor

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County, Education

This week Courtney Middleton, an English Language Development (ELD) teacher, assigned her 4th and 5th-grade students the task of writing persuasive letters on topics impacting today's youth.

Feb 29

Feb 29 Fewer than 3 Weeks Remain to Enter Friends’ Photo Contest

Columbia Community Connection

Home Page, Environment, Art, The Dalles, Wasco County, Skamania County, Positive News, Klickitat County

The March 17 deadline to enter your best photos into Friends of The Gorge’s ninth annual photo contest, "GorgeGram: Framed in Beauty," is quickly approaching!

Feb 29

Feb 29 New Weight Limits Imposed on Hood River-White Salmon Bridge

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, Hood River County

New weight limits go into effect for the Hood River-White Salmon Bridge on Friday, March 1, 2024. Port Commissioners decreased the load rating to 32 tons back in December 19, 2023 when they adopted Resolution No. 2023-24-9.

Feb 28

Feb 28 Enter to win a $25 gift card by taking the Tri-County Hazardous Waste survey!

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Together, we can amplify the impact of our Hazardous Waste Program, ensuring that every event becomes a collective step towards a safer, healthier environment for us all. To better help our community, we ask that you take a brief moment to participate in our short survey.

Feb 28

Feb 28 Mid-Columbia Concert Association Presents: Nic + Desi March 7

Columbia Community Connection

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Mid-Columbia Community Concert Association is pleased to present Nic + Desi, on Thursday, March 7th at The Dalles Civic Auditorium. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. with the Civic’s Club 22 providing food and drinks for purchase. The show begins at 7:00 pm.

Feb 28

Feb 28 Manhole Improvement Project Underway in White Salmon

Cole Goodwin

Home Page

The City of White Salmon began a wastewater manhole improvement project on Monday, February 26, 2024. The purpose of this work is to rehabilitate selected manholes for improved accessibility and longer service life of these structures.

Feb 28

Feb 28 Collaborative shares Portraits of Houselessness

Washington Gorge Action Programs

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Nearly 80 individuals joined a Mid-Columbia Houseless Collaborative meeting on February 13 to learn about progress made toward its goals during 2023, review strategic plan updates, and get an overview of key activities and projects planned for 2024. One highlight was the connections the group is making in the region.

Feb 27

Feb 27 Tacos, Tequila & music that will heel ya; Gorgewide Wiggin' and Giggin'

Jim Drake

Art, Columns, Entertainment, Home Page

Bargeway Pub offers flavor weekdays with penny pincher specials and Tacos, Tequila and tasty Jeff Carrell licks this Thursday. This Gorge Guide shooter has jams so salty you better bite that lime and hook up our refreshing entertainment IV right here.

Feb 27

Feb 27 Chamber CEO, Lisa Farquharson, Graduates from Professional Development Program

Columbia Community Connection

The Dalles, Home Page

Lisa Farquharson, the CEO of The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce, was among the 34 chamber executives to graduate from Academy, a professional development program presented by the Western Association of Chamber Executives (W.A.C.E.). W.A.C.E. also recognized and thanked Lisa for her 15 years of service in the Chamber Industry!

Feb 27

Feb 27 Bankruptcy sinks cruise line stops in TD; locals intend to patch hole in tourism

Tom Peterson

Business, Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County

American Queen Voyages has declared bankruptcy and canceled 20 plus stops in the City of The Dalles in the upcoming season. The cancellation could mean a $110,000+ loss in tourism dollars for The Dalles but locals are working to find solutions.

Feb 27

Feb 27 Construction of New Commercial Building Nears Completion in The Dalles

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, Wasco County, The Dalles, Business

Progress is being made on the construction of a new 5,500 square foot commercial building at the intersection of Lone Pine Blvd and NE Lone Pine Blvd in The Dalles. The new structure sits kitty-corner from Water’s Edge and across the Street from McDonalds.

Feb 26

Feb 26 Historic Columbia River Basin Agreement Paves Way for Salmon Restoration, Dam Removal, and Places Hold on Decades of Litigation

Cole Goodwin

The Dalles, Wasco County, Home Page, Environment

After years of negotiations and a decades long court battle over dam operations, a historic partnership agreement has been signed by President Joe Biden, the Governors of Washington and Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Yakama, Umatilla, and Nez Perce, to restore wild salmon populations, expand clean energy production, and reinforce the economic benefits of the Columbia River system.

Feb 26

Feb 26 The Great Gorge Melt; Grilled Cheese for a Cause

Columbia Community Connection

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This March, Gorge residents can satisfy their cravings for delicious grilled cheese and support a worthy cause with Columbia Gorge Food Bank’s first annual Great Gorge Melt! Participating restaurants in Hood River, Wasco, and Sherman Counties are teaming up to offer delicious grilled cheese sandwiches, with a portion of the proceeds going to the Columbia Gorge Food Bank to aid hunger relief efforts throughout the Gorge.

Feb 26

Feb 26 City Crews Tackle Parking Lot job in East TD

Tom Peterson

Home Page, Business, The Dalles

City crews using backhoes and front loaders began a major parking project in east The Dalles last week and were hard at it again this morning, Feb. 26.

Feb 26

Feb 26 Maryhill Museum of Art Embarks on an Exploration of The Columbia River: Wallula to the Sea

Columbia Community Connection

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Maryhill Museum of Art, situated on a hilltop overlooking the Columbia River, celebrates the myriad ways in which humans have interacted with this vital waterway in its 2024 special exhibitions, including The Columbia River: Wallula to the Sea and King Salmon. The museum opens for the season on March 15, and the special exhibitions will remain on display through November 15.

Feb 26

Feb 26 Wasco County Residents sound off on Code Enforcement Revision

Tom Peterson

Home Page, Wasco County

Revisions to the code laws were spurred by unresolved violations such as abandoned vehicles, some nearing a decade without resolution. But other property owners throughout the county are asking for clarifications, and revisions to ensure their property rights.

Feb 25

Feb 25 Hood River Dives into First Polar Plunge for Special Olympics

Joshuah Albert

Home Page, Positive News

This weekend, Hood River did something pretty cool — literally. For the first time, many folks took the Polar Plunge into the Columbia River, to raise over $6,500 for the Special Olympics. It was all hands on deck, with the local program coordinator leading the charge, getting everyone excited to dive into the freezing water for a great reason.

Feb 24

Feb 24 El Sabor del Gorge: Las Tortas from Taqueria Los Hermanos

Arturo Leyva

Hood River County, Home Page, Positive News, The Dalles, Business, Columns

Arturo Leyva is back with his second El Sabor del Gorge column to talk tortas, the slang meaning of the word torta, and his high school days in Michoacán.

Welcome, friends.