HOOD RIVER — Taking the bus to Mount Hood Meadows or Teacup Snopark was free when Columbia Area Transit (CAT) piloted the service in 2019. The next year, the Hood River County agency started charging $5 for a round-trip ticket on the Gorge-to-Mountain Express.

THE GORGE — For Husum resident Brent Stoppe, October is the most wonderful time of the year. It marks the annual Orletta Time Trials on the White Salmon River, which he organizes.

HOOD RIVER — Local artist Joy Kloman was one of ten selected to participate in the 21st Rothko Symposium in Daugavpils, Latvia — the birthplace of artist Mark Rothko — which took place from Sep. 12-27. Three of Kloman’s paintings were acquired for the permanent collection of the Rothko Museum, where the event was held.

HOOD RIVER — Alternative comedian Eddie Pepitone will headline The Button Bridge Comedy Jamborita at the Hood River Elk Lodge on Nov. 7-8 in lieu of his latest stand-up special “The Collapse.”

A look at the past: Historical stories and photos from the last century of The Dalles Chronicle, White Salmon Enterprise and Hood River News.

HOOD RIVER — Modern music consumption is defined by a digital media marketplace dominated by streaming platforms. But at ADHD Music, the Columbia River Gorge’s new beacon of physical media, vinyls, CDs, cassettes and VHS tapes reign supreme.

THE DALLES — Celebrated watercolor artist Elizabeth Zimmerman will bring her expertise to Colonel Wright Elementary School this Fall, kicking off The Dalles Arts Center’s (TDAC) new Artist-in-Residence program. Funded by the Oregon Arts Commission’s Arts Learning Grant, this innovative project brings professional artists directly into the classroom, providing students with hands-on opportunities to dive into creative expression and develop their artistic skills.

HOOD RIVER — Join local author Gabriel Urza in celebration of his gripping new novel, “Silver State.” Urza will stop by the Hood River Library on Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. for an in-depth conversation with award-winning writer Sierra Crane Murdoch.

HOOD RIVER — Bust out your sequins and polish those dancing shoes. The iconic stage musical turned cinematic smash hit “Mamma Mia!” opens at Hood River Valley High School on Nov. 1.

The Dalles Witches's Walk drew crowds on Oct. 19.