Mar 11

Mar 11 Expect Fireworks at TD City Council Meeting tonight, March 11

“Some identified options include: • restricting the personal use of fireworks within City limits; • prohibiting the commercial use of fireworks within City limits; and • prohibiting the sale of fireworks within City limits.”

Mar 11

Mar 11 The Dalles City Police Respond to Bomb Scare at Cascade Square

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County

City of The Dalles Police responded to a call about a suspicious device, suspected of being a bomb in front of Pizza Hut at 7:15 p.m. on Saturday, March 9th.

Mar 11

Mar 11 Hood River New School Hosts Oregon History Day Student Expo

Cole Goodwin

Education, Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County

Hood River New School, a non-profit learning institution for sixth-through-eighth-graders will host their annual community learning event for the public on Friday, March 15, 2024 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. This year, the student expo theme is Oregon History Day.

Mar 9

Mar 9 The Dalles City Police to Intensify Traffic Enforcement

Cole Goodwin

The Dalles, Home Page

The City of The Dalles Police Department announced on Facebook that they will be conducting a traffic emphasis patrol in the coming week.

Mar 9

Mar 9 Underwood Conservation District' Hosts “TreeFest” March 23rd

Columbia Community Connection

Home Page, Klickitat County

Underwood Conservation District will host its annual TreeFest at Rheingarten Park in White Salmon on Saturday, March 23rd, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to noon.

Mar 9
Mar 9 Donation of Hydro Flasks to Eliminate 50,000 Single Use Plastics at MCCAC

Cole Goodwin

The Dalles, Wasco County, Home Page, Positive News

Mid-Columbia Community Action Council (MCCAC) has received an anonymous donation of 168 Hydro Flasks to help them in their environmentally conscious effort to reduce usage of single-use plastic water bottles at MCCAC’s Annex.

Mar 9

Mar 9 Teachers ask D21 Board for relief from student behavior; 'We are not able to continue...'

Ken Park

Education, Home Page

Ketchum outlined some of the disruptive behaviors that teachers have endured in the classroom over the years. They included verbal abuse such as screaming and threats made to teachers and other students, physical abuse such as hitting, kicking, and throwing objects in the classroom, and overall classroom destruction.

Mar 8

Mar 8 El Sabor del Gorge: Guacamole from Ixtapa

Arturo Leyva

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

“One of the places I recommend to eat guacamole as god commands is the Ixtapa de Hood River restaurant where they prepare the guacamole at your table and you can see the process of making this delicacy for yourself.” —Arturo Leyva

Mar 8

Mar 8 Public Notice for Road Closure West 2nd Street Mar. 11 to April 12

Columbia Community Connection

Home Page, The Dalles

Ajax Northwest LLC will be installing new Sanitary and Storm Mainlines along West 2nd Street. Northbound 2nd Street will be closed entirely from the intersection of Webber Street to approximately 1500 If past the intersection.

Mar 8

Mar 8 23-year-old man from TD arrested on DUII after Interstate 84 wreck near Mosier

Tom Peterson

Home Page

An investigation revealed that the driver of the Nissan struck a red F-150 pickup and struck the guardrail before coming to a stop. The man was arrested on multiple counts including driving under the influence and reckless driving.

Mar 8

Mar 8 $3m Direct Appropriation for Assisted Living Facility in Klickitat County

Columbia Community Connection

Home Page, Klickitat County, Hood River County, Skamania County, The Dalles, Wasco County

The Washington State Department of Commerce 2023-25 Housing Trust Fund 2024 Supplemental budget includes three million dollars ($3m) in direct appropriation to Columbia Cascade Housing Corporation’s (CCHC) Assisted Living Facility in Western Klickitat County. This $3M award is intended to leverage additional federal, state, and local resources to construct the facility.

Mar 8

Mar 8 Columbia River Cross Channel Swim Returns Sept. 2

Columbia Community Connection

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One of the country’s longest-tenured and most iconic open water swimming events – the Columbia River Cross Channel Swim – proudly returns to mark its 80th year on Monday, Sept. 2, rekindling the Labor Day tradition along the picturesque banks of the Columbia River.

Mar 8

Mar 8 One foot in front of another for this happy couple

Tom Peterson

Home Page

The LeGores were hot-footing it under some sunshine on Riverfront Trail on Thursday, March 7. Making tracks seemed to put the couple on the right foot, and then the left, as they traversed a relationship that has lasted 64 years and counting.

Mar 7

Mar 7 City of The Dalles Replaces Stolen Solar Lights

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County

The City of The Dalles replaced one of the stolen solar lights that illuminate The City of The Dalles welcom sign on the East end of town this morning, March 7.

Mar 7

Mar 7 Play & Learn at Home Unveils Children's Lending Library in Downtown The Dalles

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County, Education, Positive News

Play & Learn at Home has installed a free children’s lending library to promote literacy, parent engagement, community and family well-being at 409 Lincoln St in downtown The Dalles

Mar 7

Mar 7 ODFW Recreation Report: Best Bets for Weekend Fishing

Columbia Community Connection

Wasco County, Skamania County, Home Page, Hood River County, Klickitat County

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s recreation report includes updates to fishing, crabbing and clamming, hunting, and wildlife viewing.

Mar 7

Mar 7 Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue Hard At Work

Cole Goodwin

The Dalles, Wasco County, Home Page

The firefighters of Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue (MCFR), were not just waiting for the next call on March 5th. Instead, they were actively engaging in rigorous training exercises at Calvary Baptist Church on Columbia View Drive in The Dalles, to ensure their preparedness during a crisis.

Mar 7

Mar 7 St. Pat’s at St. Pete’s 2024

Columbia Community Connection

Home Page, The Dalles

The Dalles Cascade Singers and The-Almost-All-Irish-Almost-All-Brass-Band present the annual St. Patrick’s Day fundraiser at St. Peter’s Landmark. This annual event collects donations to benefit the historic St. Peter’s Landmark located at the corner of Lincoln and 3rd Streets. Following tradition for when St. Patrick’s Day lands on a Sunday, official festivities this year commence on March 17th at 2:00 P.M.

Mar 6

Mar 6 Jim Ransier Awarded Certificate of Municipal Leadership

Columbia Community Connection

Klickitat County, Home Page

City of White Salmon Council Member Jim Ransier recently earned a Certificate of Municipal Leadership from the Association of Washington Cities (AWC).

Mar 6

Mar 6 Wasco County Commissioners Declare April 2-8 Dark Sky Week in Wasco County

Cole Goodwin

The Dalles, Wasco County, Positive News, Home Page, Environment

Wasco County Commissioners declared April 2- 8, 2024 as dark sky week in Wasco County, in honor of International Dark Sky Week. The proclamation calls Oregon’s dark skies a “significant natural resource” and draws attention to the importance of mitigating light pollution.

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