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. columbiagorgenews.com/hoodriver/kegl…

Gorge sports Roundup for Oct. 18, 2023 columbiagorgenews.com/sports/gorge-s…

The South Wasco County High Redsides took second place in the Oct. 21 Big Sky League district volleyball tournament, losing 3-0 to champion Ione/Arlington in the final at The Dalles High School. columbiagorgenews.com/sports/1a-voll…

Music around the Gorge, eight hours of hymns, and reading among the pumpkins. columbiagorgenews.com/gorge-life/ent…

Entertainment Update is a listing of live performances happening in our communities. Submit entries to Alana Lackner at [email protected], or call 541-296-2141 ext. 115. Entries are published as space permits. columbiagorgenews.com/gorge-life/ent…

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). columbiagorgenews.com/gorge-life/8-h…

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. columbiagorgenews.com/gorge-life/com…

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. columbiagorgenews.com/gorge-life/thi…

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. columbiagorgenews.com/gorge-life/ver…

The Dufur High Rangers were the only local team to come out on top in Class 1A Special District 3 eight-man football last Friday. The Rangers (2-3 SD3, 2-6 overall) won their second straight game, 44-6, over the Pilot Rock High Rockets (0-5 SD3, 2-6… columbiagorgenews.com/sports/1a-foot…

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. columbiagorgenews.com/lifestyles/hea…

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. columbiagorgenews.com/gorge-life/hrv…

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. columbiagorgenews.com/news/the-dalle…

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?” columbiagorgenews.com/gorge-life/gor…

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. columbiagorgenews.com/gorge-life/riv…

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. columbiagorgenews.com/gorge-life/the…

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 columbiagorgenews.com/gorge-life/keg…

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. columbiagorgenews.com/greater_gorge/…

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. columbiagorgenews.com/gorge-life/you…

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. columbiagorgenews.com/greater_gorge/…