The Oregon Food Bank is talking to community members and local governmental officials about establishing a regional food bank for Wasco, Hood River, and Sherman counties. Mid-Columbia Community Action closed its regional food bank in The Dalles that supplied food pantries in the area at the end of November, and the Oregon Food Bank assumed those operations. OFB Rural Communities Liaison Sharon Thornberry said the needs of a regional food bank facility have changed in recent years with an emphasis on fresh produce. Thornberry says the facility would probably cost two to four million dollars depending on the size and scope, and most have been paid for through community fundraising and grants from foundations.