5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (370+ words) By Charlie Vanden Heuvel (Feature Impact) During the rush of back-to-school season, parents need quick, efficient options to encourage healthy foods for their families without fielding moans and groans. That means choosing simple recipes that feature nourishing fruits, vegetables, proteins…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1535+ words) Holding blueberries at a farm off Fordyce Road in Husum. By Columbia Gorge News staff For good reason, journalism relies on independence — separation between government and the people explaining what isn’t working, who’s responsible and why it’s happening ensures accuracy....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (420+ words) Each generation has shaped Sandoz Farm in its own way. Mary's great-grandfather planted the first orchards. Decades later, her father returned home from World War II with a new vision. Mary laughs that her love of cattle started almost from…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (229+ words) THE GORGE — “Every pregnancy is different,” said Esther Mondragon, a nurse and head of the perinatal team at One Community Health, which offers bilingual pregnancy support from pre- to post-natal care. The goal of the perinatal team is to provide…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (195+ words) Columbia Gorge News Criterion School, originally located in Wasco County, now sits at the Oregon State Fairgrounds. THE GORGE — Are you interested in attending this year’s Oregon State Fair? Interested in public education and especially one room schoolhouses?...

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1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (312+ words) In Columbia Gorge Food Bank’s new location, an employee heads into the new cold storage area. That simple math is playing out in more Gorge households every month. As the costs a family cannot control keep climbing, food becomes the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (391+ words) New CASA volunteers are sworn in in The Dalles by Judge Karen Ostrye. Wasco County also has a new CASA satellite office on Lincoln Street. THE DALLES — As the number of children entering foster care continues to rise in Wasco…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (287+ words) THE GORGE — Four Rivers Family Early Learning & Parenting Hub and Play&Learn@Home have successfully distribution of more than 200 “Success Kits”— backpacks filled with essential supplies — to children transitioning to kindergarten in Wheeler, Gilliam, Sherman, Wasco, and Hood River counties....

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (114+ words) Columbia Gorge News “Kindergarten Day is a favorite tradition for many of us at KVH,” said Ted Gunnyon, director of diagnostic imaging and the Kindergarten Day patient, Billy Bob. “For children, a hospital can feel unfamiliar or even scary. This…...