As 2025 comes to a close, The Next Door Inc. (TNDI) is thrilled to announce our Philanthropists of the Year! With so many people stepping up to support and care for others, we’ve decided to award not one, not two, but three recipients this year: Molly Fauth in Hood River County, Pray Electric of Wasco County, and donors who wish to remain anonymous from Klickitat County.
When I wrote a column on big institutions, government, utilities, and trillion-dollar corporations, I owed readers two things at once: a clear point of view and clean, verifiable facts.
In my recent column about data centers and public costs, I oversimplified a few details, and while they remain true, it’s not the whole picture. This is the clarification: what was missed, and why the core community question still stands.
Mid-Columbia Community Action Council (MCCAC), in partnership with Mid-Columbia Center for Living (MCCFL), is pleased to announce the conversion of 21 units at The Annex into permanent supportive housing (PSH).
Affordable Housing is a complicated topic, especially in a region like the Columbia River Gorge, where development opportunities are limited.
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When I wrote a column on big institutions, government, utilities, and trillion-dollar corporations, I owed readers two things at once: a clear point of view and clean, verifiable facts.
In my recent column about data centers and public costs, I oversimplified a few details, and while they remain true, it’s not the whole picture. This is the clarification: what was missed, and why the core community question still stands.
Carved by hand in the 1870s, a historic doll house has returned to its original neighborhood at Old St. Peter’s Landmark, reuniting craftsmanship, memory and place.
This week’s CCS News Podcast features a conversation with three of the leaders behind the new Community Roots Wellness Hub in White Salmon, a collaborative mental health and community-services center that opened earlier this fall.
On a quiet street in The Dalles, in a pair of century-old houses that now brim with art supplies, sunshine, and the happy chaos of young children.
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Reaching Tahoe is a major benchmark along the trail, as the pair have now successfully come through the Sierra Nevada mountain range — a 390-mile section with snowy crossings and more than 60,000 feet of elevation gain.
Put on tank top.
Tie shoes.
Float like a blossom falling from a cherry tree and find your line in one of the funnest foot races in the Gorge.
Liam Kramer, 6, reaches speeds of 40 plus miles per hour during road course races featuring lots of turns, feathered braking and No-Lift (off the accelerator) corners. 50 Cubic Centimeters of engine can pack a lot of punch with the right driver. Learn all about it in this weeks CCCNew’s Podcast.
2025 is already shaping up as Northern Wasco Parks and Rec. is moving fast on the new Tree Top playground at Sorosis Park in The Dalles. The ribbon cutting is set for Jan. 18
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Applications are open for the Columbia Gorge Health Council’s Winter/Spring 2026 virtual Community Health Worker certification training, a 90-hour program beginning Feb. 17. Scholarships are available.
High interest rates and soaring home prices have plenty of people making big changes to their current homes, rather than trying to enter the tough real estate market. With home improvement projects happening year-round, there’s help for Oregon homeowners who may be their own handyman. Energy Trust of Oregon is a nonprofit that helps people, businesses and communities use less energy and save money.
Death Notices & Obituaries
He moved his family to Hood River, OR where he spent the rest of his career teaching science at Lyle High School in WA. His students called him “Mo”. He coached baseball and had a belief that you could never tell how a kid was going to do. They surprised you, in sports, in life.
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The City of White Salmon has opened applications for its 2026 Lodging Tax Grant Program, offering funding for events, facilities, and promotions that attract visitors and boost tourism. Applications are due Nov. 14 by 5 p.m.
Legal Notices
Notice is hereby given that Denyc Nicole Boles has been appointed Personal Representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the undersigned attorney for the Personal Representative at the address below within four (4) months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred.
All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the court records, the Personal Representative, or the attorney for the Personal Representative.
Dated and first published: August 7, 2025.
A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Mid-Columbia Center for Living to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. The meeting will be held at 1060 Webber St, The Dalles, OR Rm. 107 and via Microsoft Teams at: https://bit.ly/MCCFL-Budget. The meeting will take place June 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM. Read the entire legal notice here.
Notice is hereby given that Wasco County intends to sell the listed properties through public sale via sealed bid on Tuesday, June 17th, 2025 by 4:00 pm, 2025, pursuant to an Order of the Board of Commissioner's for Wasco County, Oregon made and entered on May 7, 2025. All property will be sold AS IS, without warranty as to title, value, zoning, suitability for any purpose, environmental condition, wetland designation, easements, or any other condition and will be conveyed by quitclaim deed.
Separate statements of qualification for aviation planning services for the Columbia Gorge Regional Airport (Airport) located at 45 Airport Way in Dallesport, WA 98617 will be received by City Clerk Amie Ell until 2:15 p.m. Pacific Prevailing Time, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, via email only to: thedallesbids@ci.the-dalles.or.us. The Airport is requesting statements of qualifications from qualified firms to provide aviation planning services for the Airport.
Public Notice published March 10, 2025: Bradford Island National Priorities List Site Cascade Locks, Oregon Upland Operable Unit Engineering Evaluation and Cost Analysis Report Public Comment Period
In the Matter of the Estate of Epifanio Ruvalcaba Fernandez, Deceased. For the County of Hood River.
NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS.
Notice is hereby given that Luna Corin Fernandez has been appointed personal representative. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the personal representative in care or her attorney, Julie L. Cline at the address listed below within four months after the date of first publication oft his notice, or the claims may be barred.
The Port of Skamania is now accepting requests for proposals (RFP) for the Beacon Rock Golf Course which is now available for lease. For more information visit PortofSkamania.org
Superior Court of Washington
County of Walla Walla Juvenile Court
Dependency of: SKYLER LEE KLUG, DOB: 01/05/2012
No: 23-7-00112-36
Notice and Summons by Publication
(Dependency) (SMPB)
To: Kayla Klug
The City of The Dalles invites you to submit a proposal for personal services connected with The Dalles Downtown Tree Project.
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Six local organizations joined together to donate $20,000 to the Columbia Gorge Food Bank to help address increased need in the community. Chenowith Water PUD, the City of The Dalles, Hood River Electric & Internet Co-op, Northern Wasco County People's Utility District, QLife, and Wasco Electric Cooperative presented the donation on Thursday, December 18.