To promote healthy living and possibly reduce mental health challenges like stress and depression, Sherman County Prevention Coordinator, OSU Sherman County Extension and Greater Oregon Behavioral Health Inc (GOBHI) recently offered a free class.

How might it feel to be a broomstick?Trapped in a dusty closet or constantly swept carelessly around, only for dirt and dust to get caught in your bristles… Well, that’s what Hood River New School’s students worked on over the last couple of weeks.

PORTLAND, Ore. — An emergency vaccine could help protect California condors against a virus that killed more than 20 of the endangered birds last spring. Early results released today from a historic clinical trial offer hope.

HERE ARE LAST week’s league bowling highlights at Hood River’s Orchard Lanes:Team of the week:1. Patrick Olson, 7522. Skip Whitley, 7513. Chad Mason, 6894. James Youtsey, 6845. Jeremy Bloom, 651     Total pins: 3,527

The parents of George Ansbach, Elizabeth and Wilhelm, like many of our ancestors in Warhaven, are buried out the Last Mile, the IOOF cemetery now maintained by city government.

If you have walked the Riverfront Trail or the path around Sorosis Park with any frequency, you’ve likely encountered a wiry and weathered gentleman bent to the never ending tasks of sealing cracks in the pavement.

Tickets are on sale for the first Gorge Impact Film Festival (GIFF) debuting Saturday, Nov. 4, at The Ruins in Hood River. The festival will explore the question: “How does humanity go forward with joy, hope and optimism on a changed planet?”

STILLWATER, Okla. — On Sept. 6, The Dalles’ Maddie Dollarhide was honored by the Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture, receiving an academic scholarship for the 2023-2024 academic year.

HOOD RIVER — If you have seen the 2004 movie “Mean Girls,” then you know roughly how this year’s fall musical unfolds: We have Cady (played by Anna Southall), who has been homeschooled her entire life, navigating the new world of cliques and bullies.

It’s that time of the year: Falling leaves, cooler mornings, and football hysteria! But it’s also time for my annual reminder about Medicare’s Open Enrollment, which continues through Dec. 7.

The Wasco County Education Service District board decided unanimously on Oct. 19 to approved petitions transferring land formerly in the embattled Antelope School District to other school districts.

Yesteryears1923 — 100 years agoJ.L. Vail, a Portland mechanic, was able to beat the Multnomah traffic officer with his power racing car on the Highway on Monday, but he did not beat the phone and the local traffic office Morrison.

Annual Christmas Decor and More Sale: Fall Raffle to Support The Next Door Family Services: History Musem’s annual gala to take place on Nov. 11.

CASCADE LOCKS — Port of Cascade Locks commissioners are keeping their fingers crossed in the quest to find a tenant for the Flex 6 building.

THE DALLES — Zion Lutheran Church in The Dalles will present its fourth annual 8-Hour Organ Hymn Marathon beginning at noon on Sunday, Oct. 29 (Reformation Sunday).

Entertainment Update is a listing of live performances happening in our communities. Submit entries to Alana Lackner at alanal@gorgenews.com, or call 541-296-2141 ext. 115. Entries are published as space permits.

Music around the Gorge, eight hours of hymns, and reading among the pumpkins.

Here are last week’s league bowling highlights at Hood River’s Orchard Lanes. Team of the week1. Stan Pratnicki, 7452. Jeff Brittle, 7053. AJ Perdue, 7014. Patrick Olson, 6995. Chad Mason, 689. Total pins: 3,539.

On Tuesday, Nov. 14, Mid-Columbia Community Concert Association will host father-daughter duo Mike and Elizabeth Strickland at The Dalles Civic Auditorium. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the Civic’s Club 22 providing food and drinks for purchase. The sho…

The pomp, majesty and beauty of English music has enraptured music lovers for well over a century. Now, local audiences can hear what so many have discovered, as the Gorge Sinfonietta presents The Glory of England.