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Recycling Service In The Dalles To Expand

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The Dalles Disposal, in partnership with Circular Action Alliance Oregon, will launch expanded curbside recycling service for the City of The Dalles next Monday.  The Dalles is the first Oregon community to expand curbside recycling access using producer funding available through the state’s Recycling Modernization Act.  Nearly 5,000 new 90-gallon recycling carts are being delivered to customers by The Dalles Disposal.  The carts are about six times larger than the previous curbside recycling bins, providing more room for the expanded list of recyclables that took effect in August 2025.  The service expansion is supported by Oregon’s Extended Producer Responsibility program for paper and packaging, which requires brands and companies that supply packaging and paper products to help fund improvements to the state’s recycling system.  CAA, the nonprofit Producer Responsibility Organization selected by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality to implement the program, provided more than $200,000 to The Dalles Disposal to purchase the new recycling carts.  Residents will receive information directly from The Dalles Disposal about what’s changing and how to recycle correctly.

 

Sign-Ups For White Salmon-Bingen Yard Sale Map Underway

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The Mt. Adams Chamber of Commerce is taking registrations from those who want to be a part of the White Salmon-Bingen Community Wide Yard Sales and Business Sidewalk Sales the weekend of April 10.  The Rotary Club of White Salmon-Bingen also sponsors the event leading into the community cleanup later in the month.  Mt. Adams Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Tammara Tippel says registering will put your sale on the map to be available in print and online that weekend.  To submit your sale for the map, email it to info.mtadamschamber@gmail.com.  For more information, call the Chamber at 509-493-3630.

 

Spring Break Not A Barometer For Summer Travel

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Spring break often means travel for many people, but it doesn’t necessarily provide tourism officials a barometer for what to expect in the summer.  The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce CEO Lisa Farquharson says unless there are specific events going on, spring break tends not to bring large numbers to The Dalles area.  Farquharson says the Oregon Coast tends to get more visitation during the spring break period.  She says The Dalles will be helped by a pair of high school baseball and softball tournaments bringing in visitors this week.

Mendoza Sponsored Apple Heritage Bill Signed Into Law

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A bill sponsored by Washington 14th District State Representative Gloria Mendoza to preserve Washington’s rare and historic apple varieties was signed into law by Gov. Bob Ferguson during a ceremony at Yakima’s Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences.  House Bill 2525 establishes a statewide heritage orchard program to identify and register historic orchards and catalog rare or “lost” apple varieties across Washington.  The new law defines a heritage orchard as one containing at least five apple trees more than 74 years old or an orchard that includes at least one tree of a rare or lost apple variety.  The program will be administered through Washington State University.  Washington produces more than 60% of the nation’s apples, but many historic varieties have disappeared from commercial production over time as the industry has focused on fewer, high-demand apples.  Mendoza said the registry program will help ensure those unique varieties are not lost.

Prep Sports Roundup For March 20-21

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Baseball

Hood River Valley 7, Pendleton 2:  Kingston McAdam and Trevor Jacobs drove in two runs apiece as the Eagles won their second straight game to start the season.  McAdam and Tyson Harjo had two hits each, as the Eagles fell behind 2-0 after two innings but immediately scored three in the top of the third, two on a McAdam double, and never trailed from there in HRV’s final game before heading to Arizona for four games over spring break.

 

Stayton 10, The Dalles 2:  Stayton scored runs in each of the first four innings to get out to a 7-0 lead and cruise from there.  Sawyer Dray and Hunter Bustos drove in runs for the Riverhawks.

 

Softball

Pendleton 7, Hood River Valley 5:  The Buckaroos scored three runs in the fifth inning to take the lead and held on from there.  Honey Wampler-Bryan had three doubles to spark the Eagle offense, while Isa Rivera also had three hits and drove in two runs.

 

Sunnyside 14, Columbia 4

Columbia 19, Sunnyside Christian 7:  Joella Posini went four for five and drove in three runs, Hailie Kock went four for six with four RBI, and Danica Herman brought home three runs as the Bruins split a pair of games over Yakima on Saturday.

 

Track and Field

Stevenson’s boys earned three first place finishes at the Wildcat Relays at LaCenter.  They came in the 4 by 100, 4 by 200, and in the sprint medley relay.  The Bulldogs finished third in the both the boys and girls team standings, and Columbia was fifth in both.

 

Trout Lake’s Melody Stock won the girls’ 3,000 meters at the Molalla Invitational, while teammates Jade McLean was second in the pole vault and Ellie Rubesh was second in the triple jump.  Jayden Kusky was second in the boys’ shot put for the Mustangs.

 

Boys Soccer

Kalama 13, Stevenson 0

LaCenter 1, Columbia 0

 

 

Girls Flag Football

Ida B. Wells 59, The Dalles 22

Central Catholic 56, The Dalles 0

March 19 Prep Sports Roundup

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Baseball

Columbia sweeps Kalama 8-6 and 12-11:  The Bruins scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh of game two on a walk, hit by pitch, and finally a Chinook error, all with the bases loaded.  In the opener, the Bruins’ Kellen Olson had pair of hits to pace the offense. 

 

Softball

Kalama 9, Columbia 8:  The Bruins came back to score five runs in the top of the seventh inning, but they couldn’t quite pull even. Hailie Kock had three doubles and drove in two runs, while Joella Posini and Fiona Grabb also had two RBI for the Bruins.

 

Boys Soccer

Columbia 12, Kalama 0

LaCenter 8, Stevenson 0

 

Track and Field

The Dalles’ Willow Ziegenhagen won three events in the season opening Mullen Leavitt Invitational at Sid White Field that involved a number of area schools.  Ziegenhagen won the girls’ javelin, high jump, and 400 meters.  Bailey Udey of South Wasco took first in both the girls’ long jump and triple jump.  In the boys’ half of the meet, Ezekiel Marble of Lyle-Wishram won both hurdles races, and The Dalles’ Tyson Long won both the 800 and 3,000 meters.

 

Boys Volleyball

Hood River Valley def. The Dalles 25-6, 25-4, 25-9

 

Girls Lacrosse

West Linn 18, Hood River Valley 6

 

HR County Works On Revisions To Forest Policy Management Plan

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Hood River County continues to work on developing revisions to its forest policy management plan.  The County relies on revenue from timber sales within its forest to help fund its operations.  But Commission Chair Jennifer Euwer says there are other needs that get considered, among them recreation, water, and wildlife.  The Commission had planned to discuss a proposed draft of the policy at its meeting on Monday, but elected not to as County Forester Doug Thiesies was unavailable to attend.  They now intend to continue the discussion at the next Commission meeting on April 20.

 

OSU Extension Holds Farm Finance Workshop On Tuesday

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Oregon State University Extension and the Oregon Agricultural Trust will host a Farm Financial Planning Workshop on Tuesday at Columbia Gorge Community College in The Dalles.  It will discuss how farm financial analysis tools such as business plans, balance sheets, and cash flow budgets can help with decision making and achieving farm and ranch goals.  OSU Extension Agent Jacob Powell says it is a vital topic to discuss in the current climate, as margins for producers become smaller and smaller.  The workshop will be Tuesday from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at CGCC Building 3, Classroom 3.203 on The Dalles campus, and is available to attend in-person or online.  It’s free to attend, and to register call Powell at 541-298-3581.

Wyden To Hold Town Halls In The Area

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Oregon Senator Ron Wyden is going to hold three town halls in the Mid-Columbia region this month.  It’s part of tour of ten town halls between March 28 and April 2.  Wyden will be in Sherman County on March 28 at 1:30 p.m. in the Wasco Events Center on 903 Barnett in Wasco.  Then on March 31, Wyden will be in the Gorge for a pair of town halls.  The first will be at noon at the Fort Dalles Readiness Center in The Dalles, then he will go to Hood River Valley High School for another meeting at 4 p.m.

HRPD Seizes Narcotics During Traffic Stops

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The Hood River Police Department this week made two stops of suspected impaired drivers this week resulting the seizure of large quantities of narcotics.  In a social media statement, the HPRD says that on Monday during a traffic stop for a registration violation, a driver who was a felony offender acknowledged using both methamphetamine and fentanyl, and purchasing large quantities of drugs in the Portland area.  Over 84 grams of suspected methamphetamine and over 35 grams of fentanyl was seized.  On Tuesday, during a vehicle stop for an expired registration, the driver exhibited multiple signs of impairment and performed poorly on field sobriety tests, then was taken into custody.  The HRPD reported that the driver admitted to using methamphetamine, and during a vehicle search just over 22 grams of fentanyl and 1.4 grams of meth was seized.

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