The Dalles, Wasco County, Home Page, Entertainment, Columns, Positive News Columbia Community Connection The Dalles, Wasco County, Home Page, Entertainment, Columns, Positive News Columbia Community Connection

April Adventures Await at The Dalles Wasco County Library: Explore Chess, Crafts, Lego's and more!

Spring is finally here in The Dalles, and let me tell you, the library is buzzing with excitement! We've got a bunch of cool stuff lined up for you – from chess lessons starting April 6th to arts and crafts classes that'll bring out your inner artist. Seriously, there's something for everyone!

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Environment, Columns, Home Page, Sports, Hood River County Columbia Community Connection Environment, Columns, Home Page, Sports, Hood River County Columbia Community Connection

Column: Gorge Games' unsinkable Peggy Lalor retools for the planet

There is no quit in Hood River legend Peggy Lalor. The Gorge Games founder has fought her way back from a near-death experience when she was hit by a car while riding her bike in Calgary in 2010. The physical challenges of recovery seem to have made her even more steadfast as she pushes forward on her goal of improving the planet.

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Column: Tumbled glass pieces of wisdom: Let it be. Let it be.

I reluctantly woke up and marveled that such a peaceful image had come to me. My inner dream maker had given me a gift that transcended rational thought or words. I spontaneously started humming the Beatles’ song, “When in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me, speaking words of wisdom: Let it be. Let it be.”

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Art, Columns, Entertainment, Home Page Jim Drake Art, Columns, Entertainment, Home Page Jim Drake

Water of Love flowin' at Bargeway for Valentine's; Gorge Giggin' Guide overfloweth

Jeff Carrell will drip some honey with an acoustic set at the Bargeway Pub on Valentine’s Day as the chefs serve up delectables including steelhead, steaks, pasta and prawns on the pub side. Pull that bow Valentine as the Gorge goes ga ga. This week’s entertainment guide is big enough to make your heart explode.

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Column: Living like a Lotus, part 2

On Toby’s twenty-first birthday, his surgeon removed his diseased colon and pulled his upper intestine down to form what was called a “W” pouch, a make-do replacement for the colon. From the hospital bed, Toby, with his rye sense of humor, cracked, “Shouldn’t I be out cruising the bars?” 

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