A local group has been deeded a two-and-a-half acre parcel in the western portion of The Dalles for construction of a youth center.  Executive Director for the group ACTS (Acclaiming Christ Through Sports) Joe Martin said an anonymous donor has given two-and-a-half acres on West Seventh Street behind the Motel 6.  Martin says ACTS is working with a number of different organizations to put together a plan to build a youth center on the site, and active recreation will be a big focus.  He says the center will involve a number of different youth organizations.  Martin says the next step is to get conceptual drawings done for a center, finalizing who will be partnering in the effort, and soliciting grant funding.  He has an ambitious goal of getting a first phase of the Center finished by September of next year.