With freezing rain, snow, and extremely low wind chill temperatures in the coming days, Mid-Columbia Community Action Council is opening a temporary warming center using St. Vincent de Paul’s building at 315 W. 3rd St. in The Dalles beginning at 7 p.m.  The temporary warming center is currently scheduled to operate until 7 a.m. Friday, with Community Action to post an update on its Facebook page and website Thursday to indicate whether it will stay open beyond then.  An extended opening will depend on staff and volunteer capacity, along with temperatures and winter precipitation based on the updated weekend forecast as of Thursday evening.  Houseless people and other vulnerable community members who cannot otherwise get out of the cold can come to the warming center for initial intake between 7pm-9pm this evening or Thursday, or between 8am-5pm Thursday.  For other information about warming resources, such as where people in need can pick up bundles of warming supplies, or access temporary warming centers on the Washington side of the Columbia River, visit MCCAC’s website: www.mccac.com/shelter.