Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley will be in the region this Saturday for a series of town hall meetings.  Merkley’s first town hall will be at the Hood River Middle School Auditorium on Saturday morning at 9:30.  He then moves on to The Dalles High School Auditorium at noon.  Merkley’s next town hall will be at three Saturday afternoon at Bob’s Texas-T-Bone and Frosty’s Event Room in Rufus.  And he wraps up at 5:30 at the Gilliam County Rural Fire Protection District Fire Hall in Arlington.