The Dalles Community

🏳️‍🌈 events for Columbia Gorge Pride Alliance the second 2 weeks!!🖤❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎

🏳️‍🌈WEDNESDAY 6/15
6pm-730pm
Free Pride Flags- Goldendale Courthouse

🏳️‍🌈THURSDAY 6/16- Book:
Check out "Lady Death", a book of poems by local author Keath Silva https://www.keathsilva.org/ladydeath

🏳️‍🌈FRIDAY 6/17
Hood River- 8pm
Rainbow Roller Disco
HR Elks Club
21+, $5 cover, BYO skates

Hood River- 6pm
Flow Yoga, Pride Yoga
*10% to CGPA for class and for intro package

🏳️‍🌈SATURDAY 6/18
9am-1pm
Hood River Farmers Market Resource booth with One Community Health and their Gender Affirming Care program

Article: Understanding Gender
https://genderspectrum.org/articles/understanding-gender

🏳️‍🌈SUNDAY 6/19
🖤JUNETEENTH🖤

Movie: I Am Not Your Negro, by James Baldwin

Book: Black On Both Sides: A Racial History On Trans Identity, by C. Riley Snorton

Book: Mouths Of Rain, an Anthology of Black Le***an Thought, edited by Briona Simone Jones

🏳️‍🌈MONDAY 6/20
630pm
The Dalles
Darcelle's XV & Co, Drag Show @ Route 30

Article: Gender Pronouns
https://uwm.edu/lgbtrc/support/gender-pronouns/

🏳️‍🌈TUESDAY 6/21
6pm-8pm
Pride Parade Poster making party
HR County Library

🏳️‍🌈WEDNESDAY 6/22
1pm-5pm
Free Gender affirming haircuts and tinsel placement, first come first serve
Gorge Beauty Academy The Dalles
*Any monetary donations from event will be sent directly to CGPA

530pm-630pm
The Dalles- Pride Self-Love Yoga Nidra Guided Meditation @ Starseed Curiosities and Gifts, 404 Washington St. TD
www.BethSlowik.com

🏳️‍🌈THURSDAY 6/23
6pm-8pm Hood River
Fruit Loops Art Studio- Pride Youth Craft Event

8pm-12am midnight
Hood River- Whiskey Tango 🌈Queer Dance Party!🌈 🕺🏽

🏳️‍🌈FRIDAY 6/24- Support Local
Get your custom Pride Hats! 🧢
Gorge Greenery in Hood River
*All proceeds for hats purchased go to CGPA

🏳️‍🌈SATURDAY 6/25
1pm-4pm
Trans Family Picnic 🏳️‍⚧️
Hood River County Library lawn

11am-12 midnight -The Dalles
Pride at RiverTap
*Silent auction, games, treats, all proceeds go to CGPA!

🏳️‍🌈SUNDAY 6/26
10am The Dalles
PRIDE PARADE🌈🏳️‍⚧️🥁

10am-6pm The Dalles
Gorge Pride Fest at Lewis and Clark Park

11am The Dalles
Gallery Show of Portraits at Joy Reyneke Photography

🏳️‍🌈MONDAY 6/27- Movie🏳️‍⚧️
Netflix original documentary
“Disclosure: Trans Lives Onscreen”

🏳️‍🌈TUESDAY 6/28- Local Artist: Li Yang
Tokki Art Supply - Hood River
Online at Brighter Future Creations on https://www.etsy.com/shop/villageofstoke

🏳️‍🌈WEDNESDAY 6/29
630pm-8pm
Art project: Mandala making at Starseed Curiosities- The Dalles

6pm- 730pm
Free Pride Flags at the Goldendale Courthouse

🏳️‍🌈THURSDAY 6/30-
6pm-10pm
Q***R PROM!!🌈
Hood River
Details: TBA

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Participating in or interested in volunteering for Gorge Pride on 6/26 in The Dalles this year?🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Sign up for the parade, festival, performances, booths, volunteering and more at this link today:

https://forms.gle/fmhpF1YUDHpgJbFP7

(Please fill out EVEN IF we have already talked)

Pride 2022 Booth and Parade Sign Up After a difficult but necessary hiatus, the return of Pride in The Columbia River Gorge will be held June 26, 2022 at Lewis & Clark Park in The Dalles, Oregon. We're seeking booths that are interested in promoting health, safety and community for LGBTQIA2S+ community members in The Columbia River Go...

One of our community members in Sherman County has been kidnapped by ICE this last month and his family needs your support to help bring him home.
He was the sole income provider due to a recent serious operation his wife had and she is still recovering.
The kids miss their dad terribly and want him home.
Please donate anything you can and share widely.

Help support Samuel get home to his family, organized by Amber Rose Join us in helping to bring Samuel back home to his family and support them in… Amber Rose needs your support for Help support Samuel get home to his family

The Dalles Riverhawks are back in action this year..... check out their ‘20-‘21 football team!
Also check out the newest local sports reporter, an aspiring sports journalist who is deeply passionate about sports and a graduate of TDHS.

La Salle Prep bests The Dalles Riverhawks in 5A battle — Columbia Community Connection The Dalles Riverhawks faced off against La Salle Prep Falcons last Friday night at 7 PM.

I-84 will be closing tonight by 9pm from Troutdale to Hood Rover.
Be safe out there friends.
Don’t travel anywhere if you have a choice. Be prepared, stay warm and stay off I-84!

Hood on tight my gorge friends, looking to be a cold, snowy week/end!! Get your gear ready and your homes prepared.
Please share any extra you may have with those who have less to work with.

Snow is forecast for the Gorge starting Thursday morning through Friday, and North Central Public Health District (NPCHD) has vaccine clinics scheduled for Thursday and Saturday at the Fort Dalles Readiness Center in The Dalles. At this time, NCPHD is planning on holding the clinics as expected.

We are coordinating with the City of The Dalles and Columbia Gorge Community College, and the college will clear the parking lots at the readiness center and the entrance to the college off Scenic Drive for the Thursday and Saturday events.

The city of The Dalles already prioritizes Scenic Drive during snow events but will increase the frequency at which crews will drive along Scenic to keep the roads clear for our clinics. The three main roads that will be prioritized for snow removal leading to Scenic Drive are Trevitt Street, Dry Hollow Road and Kelly Avenue.
We are deeply appreciative of the city and college for their crucial assistance.

If we have to cancel the clinics due to inclement weather, we will immediately publicize the cancelations through our NCPHD page, our website, at www.ncphd.org, our email list, and through local media.

If some clients do not feel comfortable attending a clinic due to the weather, they may call us, on the day of the clinic only, at 541-288-3374 to cancel. The phone is not monitored except during clinic hours.

(For more information, please visit COVID-19 Vaccine in Oregon or contact North Central Public Health District at (541) 506-2600 or visit us on the web at www.ncphd.org or https://wascoshermangilliamcovid-19.com/)

Join us this Saturday via Zoom💞

“We’ve had people come to the Survivors of Su***de Loss programs who lost someone literally months earlier, and people who come 30 years later,” she said. “We had a sister and brother come one year, who had lost their sibling 30 years earlier and thought it was important to come and talk about it and how they managed their grief — they took different paths.”

The meeting is confidential; those who attend are asked to introduce themselves to whatever extent they’re comfortable. Next comes the AFSP documentary (this year’s film is approximately 26 minutes long) that features those who have lost a loved one to su***de.

“By listening to them talk about how they’ve managed their grief over time, then it opens it up for discussion,” said Gabay.

The International Survivors of Su***de Loss Day event is not a counseling session, but “it’s a way of getting it out,” she said. “… That’s why I think people come who have lost someone years ago — they’ve stuffed it all those years. This is a way to come to terms with it.”

Gabay will be remembering her daughter, Susanna, who, at age 21, took her life in May 2010. She brought the program to Hood River in November 2011.

“When (Susanna) died, I wanted to talk about it,” she said. “That’s when I was confronted with the stigma around mental illness.”

International Survivors of Su***de Loss Day marked in Gorge Gorge meeting will be held via Zoom

Be safe out there folks!

Man hijacks car in The Dalles` A Hood River man was hijacked at gunpoint in The Dalles Tuesday afternoon. Above, a The Dalles police officer and a Wasco County deputy capture fingerprints and bag evidence from

A second Gorge community member has been confirmed taken by ICE today 9/23/20.

This person's family is seeking financial support or 2 plane tickets if you have miles or a ticket to spare.

Please reach out if you can support or donate directly to:

Venmo: briseida-morga

Cash app: $briseidamorga

Please report ICE activity to: Rapid Response Team of The Gorge 541-380-1733 or 1-888-622-1510.

**KICE

URGENT COMMUNITY SUPPORT REQUEST:

ICE was confirmed in The Gorge today, 9/23/20. ICE has picked up a community member, currently being held in PDX likely en route to NWDC in Tacoma WA.

This leaves a family without their sole income provider. This family has 3 young children, including one with a seizure disorder. They are seeking community support. If you're able to donate to this family please donate at CashApp: $jasivymore

Please report ICE activity in The Gorge to Rapid Response Team: 541-380-1733 or 1-888-622-1510.

NWCSD must change the name of “Colonel Wright” school now!!
And let’s change it in a meaningful way.... name the school after a local indigenous leader💕

The Oregon Cultural Trust has released information about grant opportunities through the Coronavirus Relief Fund for Cultural Support (CRFCS). All applications for funding must be received no later than noon (12 p.m.) Monday, Aug. 24.
The State of Oregon has allocated $25,984,872 “for business, innovation and trade, for providing financial assistance to arts organizations and cultural and community venues that have canceled or postponed public programming because of economic conditions and executive orders associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.”
The Cultural Trust seeks to support a wide range of cultural organizations and projects, making investments across the state. They define a “cultural organization” as one that is “organized primarily for the purpose of producing, promoting or presenting the arts, history, heritage and humanities to the public or organized primarily for identifying, documenting, interpreting and preserving cultural resources.”
The intended use of these CRFCS is to provide financial assistance to cultural organizations and cultural community venues that have canceled or postponed public programming because of economic conditions and executive orders associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Application deadline is noon Monday, Aug. 24, 2020.The majority of funds will be distributed by the Coalitions by Sept. 15, 2020. Unallocated funds will be returned to the Cultural Trust for redistribution to other Coalitions.
Details available online at www.cuturaltrust.org.

Coronavirus Relief Fund established for cultural support The Oregon Cultural Trust has released information about grant opportunities through the Coronavirus Relief Fund for Cultural Support (CRFCS). All applications for funding must be received no later than noon

The City of The Dalles Public Works Department will be painting the center and side lines on streets throughout the community today through Thursday, August 6, beginning at 6 a.m. each day, weather permitting.

City of The Dalles painting underway The City of The Dalles Public Works Department will be painting the center and side lines on streets throughout the community today through Thursday, August 6, beginning at 6 a.m.

Oregon's death toll is on the rise.
Be safe friends!

Oregon reports 9 more COVID-19 deaths; highest single-day total of pandemic State health officials also reported 396 new cases. Oregon’s coronavirus death toll is now 282 people.

New statewide COVID-19 restrictions begin July 24 Effective July 24, Gov. Brown has put into place a new requirement for face coverings of children and additional restrictions on certain businesses.

Another big announcement today comes from the Oregon School Activities Association: http://www.osaa.org/coronavirus

Football, cheerleading, and dance/drill are prohibited right now under new guidelines issued Wednesday. (Note: an earlier version of this post erroneously stated that speech and debate are prohibited — they are not.)

Cross-country, volleyball and soccer cannot start contests until Sept. 23, a month later than usual, although the first fall practice date of Aug. 17 still stands.

The OSAA Executive Board met July 20-22 and released guidance to match up with Gov. Kate Brown’s more restrictive statewide measures announced Wednesday to halt the spread of . The guidance includes clarifications on practice rules, student health concerns and academic eligibility.

Read more: http://www.osba.org/News-Center/Announcements/2020/20200722OSAA.aspx

Hood River County Health Department identifies sports team outbreak of COVID-19 Hood River County identified an outbreak of COVID-19 among the Hood River Valley High School Boys’ Basketball and Football teams. In cooperation with the Hood River County School District, the

E.coli Warning!

The City of The Dalles Wastewater Treatment plant is discharging under-treated sewage into the Columbia River due to a malfunction in the treatment process that began on July 13, 2020. The process is not currently under control. Water Contact is discouraged from The Dalles Riverfront Park to West Mayer Park boat launch.

Read the City's press release: bit.ly/dalles-ecoli

For more information and up-to-date results contact
Columbia Riverkeeper: 541-387-3030 or
www.columbiariverkeeper.org

Get real-time water quality updates with Riverkeeper’s
Swim Guide App: www.theswimguide.org

COVID-19 outbreak confirmed at Tofurky/ Brote de COVID-19 confirmado en Tofurky Six Hood River County residents and one who lives in Wasco County who are associated to Tofurky have tested positive for COVID-19.

UPDATE: Deceased is Nelson Ray Martin, 42, of Hood River, OR

"Robbie Denning and Cole Goodwin reported seeing the motorcyclist passing them in the left lane at a considerable speed only moments before the crash occurred. “We were headed into work and we saw a red motorcycle with a confederate flag on it pass us,” said Goodwin “Only moments later we turned a corner and there was a man standing in the center medium waving his arms and trying to get the attention of oncoming traffic. There were human remains and vehicular debris across both lanes. The scene was absolutely gruesome. We knew immediately that the person we’d seen pass us only a moment ago must have died in the collision. It was brutal. We tried to look away but it was impossible. My thoughts go out to their friends and family.”

Motorcycle accident on East I 84 backs up traffic for 2 miles — Columbia Community Connection A fatal collision between a semi-truck and motorcycle rider at milepost 75 on eastbound I 84 occurred at 11:30 a.m. this morning, July 15. Oregon State Police responded to the scene. Traffic was backing up for several miles. More information to come. EDIT: July 15, 2020 1:36 P.M. Robbie Denni

A second person has died from COVID-19 in Wasco County, the North Central Pulic Health District announced Wednesday, July 15. The Wasco County resident died July 8 after having been diagnosed with COVID-19 in June of this year.

Second coronavirus-related death reported in Wasco County A second person has died from COVID-19 in Wasco County, the North Central Pulic Health District announced Wednesday, July 15. The Wasco County resident died July 8 after having been

This is not a good thing for our people.

White House Freezes CDC Out Of Covid Data Reporting, May Ask States To Use National Guard To Help The administration has tweaked its data reporting guidelines, effectively freezing out the CDC.

The number of COVID-19 cases among children under the age of 10 in Oregon was more than five times greater at the end of June than it was one month earlier.
"The multiplying case numbers in young children was first reported Wednesday by The Oregonian, which said the age group had the fastest-growing number of new cases than any other in the state.

"I hope that the increasing cases among children will lead people to reevaluate their behavior and to take additional precautions," Dr. Melissa Sutton, a senior health adviser for the OHA, told the paper. Though Sutton said the increase could partially be attributed to infections at child care facilities, the community exposure children had in the wake of the state's reopening was mostly responsible.

"Modeling from the Oregon Health Authority shows that if we don't take further action to reduce the spread of the disease, our hospitals could be overwhelmed by new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations within weeks," Brown said in a news release announcing the mask mandate. "The choices every single one of us make in the coming days matter."

Oregon coronavirus among under 10 kids grows fivefold, to nearly as many cases as people over 80 The number of coronavirus cases among children under 10 in Oregon is still below 4 percent, but the age group's infection rate is rising quickly.

Oregon faces an “exponential growth” in COVID-19 cases if current trends continue, with ever rising numbers of infections, hospitalizations and deaths.“We have troubling news,” said Oregon Health Authority Director Pat Allen in presenting the state’…

Oregon forecasts ‘exponential growth’ in coronavirus Oregon faces an “exponential growth” in COVID-19 cases if current trends continue, with ever rising numbers of infections, hospitalizations and deaths.“We have troubling news,” said Oregon Health Authority Director Pat

Tomorrow!!

Coastal offers free life jackets Saturday On Saturday, July 11, The Dalles Coastal store will be giving away 300 life jackets for kids up to 12 years of age at a drive-thru event in the parking

The Dalles pool update

Food box distribution tomorrow, July 8th, 11:00am at Chenoweth Elementary School in The Dalles. Please stay in your vehicle and bring a mask :)