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Brewer's Grade, Viemeister, Aaron Meyer: rushing the stage this weekend

Brewer's Grade, Viemeister, Aaron Meyer: rushing the stage this weekend

Tom Peterson
Art, Business, Columns, Education, Entertainment, History, Home Page, Hood River County, Klickitat County, Wasco County

We’re coming into a manic weekend as the days count down to Christmas. And the presents are already dropping as art, music and entertainment are piling up like packages at the post office. This weekend brings us Brewer’s Grade, Anna Veimeister and Aaron Myer to name just a few. Check our latest here and stuff your stocking with some good times.

Pick of the week: Moe Dixon pickin' with the Barrs in HR on Friday, Dec. 2.

Pick of the week: Moe Dixon pickin' with the Barrs in HR on Friday, Dec. 2.

Jim Drake
Art, Columns, Business, Education, Entertainment, History, Home Page, Hood River County, Klickitat County, Wasco County, The Dalles

Moe Dixon and Tess and Patrik Barr will play a free show at Riverside Community Church in Hood River on Friday, Dec. 2nd at noon. Dixon will also play The Pines in HR starting at 6 p.m. Miles From Nowhere, a four-piece band from Central Oregon will bring a set filled with Classic Rock, Blues, Country and Alternative to Zim’s in TD on Saturday, Dec. 3, starting at 7 p.m.

Is this building worth another $76,000?

Is this building worth another $76,000?

Tom Peterson
Education, History, Home Page, The Dalles

At first sight, it seems a no-brainer. It could be a great annex to the park and a possible future location for tourism-related functions while providing an historic billboard to Interstate 84. TD City Council is set to ponder the future of the Gitchell building, which sits next to Lewis & Clark Park off First Street. The meeting is scheduled for tonight, Oct. 10, starting at 5:30 p.m.

Walldogs have a brush with history in second day of Northwest Mural Fest in TD

Walldogs have a brush with history in second day of Northwest Mural Fest in TD

Tom Peterson
Art, Business, Education, Entertainment, History, Home Page, The Dalles

Artists and sign painters from all over the country have made their pilgrimage to The Dalles. The Walldogs are out in full force with local volunteers as they are changing TD’s downtown with a host of new murals celebrating local legends that have influenced the town that we live in today. This is just part one of a series of articles.

Gorge Commission 101: There is no Gorge Scenic Area without a view

Tom Peterson
Education, Environment, History, Home Page, Hood River County, Klickitat County, Wasco County

But, specifically, the concern of rapid development affecting the area's scenery led to its passage. The scenery was so important to the drafters of the Act, that the external boundaries of the National Scenic Area were created with consideration of the landscapes that could be seen from Key Viewing Areas (KVAs) like Crown Point, Cape Horn, and roads such as I-84 in Oregon and SR-14 in Washington.

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