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- Wednesday: Very windy; a shower, cooler, with a high of 68 and low of 50 degrees.
- Thursday: Windy with clouds and sun, temps: high: 70, low: 48.
- Friday: Windy with clouds and sun, with a high of 65 and low of 43 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
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The Dalles PlayGroup - Child Directed Play With Their Adults →
Historic Petersburg School, Fifteen Mile Rd, The Dalles
3:00 pm -
MS Track Practice
SHERMAN COUNTY SD Moro, OR 97039
3:30 pm -
HS Tennis Practice
SHERMAN COUNTY SD Moro, OR 97039
3:30 pm -
HS Baseball Practice
SHERMAN COUNTY SD Moro, OR 97039
3:30 pm -
HS Track Practice
SHERMAN COUNTY SD Moro, OR 97039
3:30 pm -
Title 1 Parents Are Students & Game Night
Dufur School 802 NE 5th St, Dufur, OR 97021, USA
6:00 pm -
Dufur High School Prom
Dufur School 901 E 2nd St, The Dalles, OR 97058, USA
7:30 pm -
Sherman County Food Bank →
Wasco School Events Center, 903 Barnett St, Wasco
9:30 pm -
Wasco City Council Meeting →
City of Wasco, 1017 Clark St, Wasco
1:30 pm -
Wasco County Library Service District Board Meeting →
The Dalles Public Library, Dufur
4:00 pm -
Celilo Bookmobile Stop →
Celilo longhouse, Celilo Village Rd, The Dalles
4:30 pm -
SOAK*2026 : Not to Scale! →
Annual SOAK Festival Site - Justesen Ranch, 89720 Davidson Grade Rd, Tygh Valley
9:00 am
Wednesday May 13
Saturday May 16
Tuesday May 19
Wednesday May 20
Thursday May 21
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Calling all business owners, executives, HR teams, recruiters, managers, and employees!
Our next virtual Lunch and Learn event with ODHS Vocational Rehabilitation, the Oregon Commission for the Blind, and special guest Microsoft is on… (Nextdoor )
- Pilot Flying J posted a job opening for Subway Cashier in Wasco. Apply here.
- American Cruise Lines posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Arlington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rufus here.
🗞 Nearby News
The Dalles
- 5/11 The Dalles City Council meeting (gorgenewscenter.com)
- Tri-County Haz. Waste & Recycling committee meets May 27 at 9 a.m. (columbiacommunityconnection.com)
- Gorge Giggin' Guide - May 12-18 (columbiacommunityconnection.com)
Hood River
- Vote: Who should be the Oregon High School Baseball Player of the Week (5/11/2026)? (oregonlive.com)
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