THE DALLES — Glenis Schreffler spent over a decade filling bags for kids at The Dalles schools who needed food over the weekend. Now, she heads the Backpack For Kids program.

THE DALLES — The Dalles City Council meeting on March 23 began with a tourism report from Explore The Dalles Tourism Director Lynn Cox, covering July 1, 2025, to January. 31, 2026. According to Cox, the city recorded over five million impressions across all marketing channels and over one million total visitor trips.

THE DALLES — The Dalles is a town shaped by geography, weather, and history. The name traces back to the French word dalles, a term French-Canadian voyageurs used to describe the columnar basalt rock formations and the turbulent, narrow gorges of the Columbia River.

Rodriguez Mota plans study Mechanical Engineering, joining his older brother Geovanni, (who also won a prestigious scholarship) in the engineering program at OSU.

Fiona Wylde, founder of Wylde Wind & Water, accepted the Oregon Tourism Rising Star Award at the Travel Oregon Banquet on March 9. Presented by Travel Oregon, the award is given to an individual who is new to the tourism industry and has shown exemplary leadership, commitment and passion…

On Feb. 7, students from Hood River Valley High School’s theater and choir programs competed at an International Thespian Society event at Gresham High School. In the musical theater dance category, Finley Smith, Rae Clark, Caden Tubbs, Siva Dassel, Tatum Wyatt, Daisy Jones, and Annika Chapm…