🌱 How this year’s Cherry Fest will reshape your weekend in The Dalles

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In today's newsletter:

• How this year’s Cherry Fest will reshape your weekend in The Dalles
• Meet the The Dalles quilters turning fabric scraps into community support

Also on today's calendar: Money Moves: A Financial Literacy Workshop for Teens! and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Winds becoming strong, with a high of 58 and low of 45 degrees.
• Thursday: Increasingly windy, temps: high: 67, low: 43.
• Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 67 and low of 37 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Cherry Fest Survival Guide: what to know for the 2026 'Great Cherry Adventure' (columbiacommunityconnection.com) — Get ready for a reimagined Northwest Cherry Festival that spreads events all across The Dalles, from the relocated riverfront carnival to downtown parades, markets, and live music. With construction reshaping First Street, organizers are turning 2026 into a citywide “Great Cherry Adventure,” encouraging residents to plan ahead, explore local businesses, and dive into month-long activities like the Cherry Hunt Trail and fun run.
   

• Quilters Stitch Communities Together (columbiacommunityconnection.com) — A small but mighty quilting group in The Dalles is inviting neighbors to a free quilt show this Saturday, April 25, at St. Peter’s Landmark and the Herbring House Courtyard. Beyond showcasing intricate work, these quilters quietly support local seniors, cancer patients, veterans, and new Habitat homeowners with handmade quilts that carry warmth, history, and community care.
   

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📸 Around The Dalles

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🗓 Upcoming Events in The Dalles

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday April 23

• Face & Chair Yoga with Shannon Red Cloud
  The Dalles Public Library, The Dalles
  10:15 am

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Other local events

Thursday April 23

• Money Moves: A Financial Literacy Workshop for Teens!
  The Dalles Public Library , The Dalles
  3:30 pm
• Garden Party and Exhibit Opening: The Way We See It
  The Dalles Art Center , 220 E 4th St , The Dalles
  4:00 pm

Friday April 24

• The Dalles 2026 Cherry Festival
  Downtown The Dalles , The Dalles
  10:04 am

Saturday April 25

• New Release Movie Matinee
  The Dalles Public Library , The Dalles
  3:00 pm
• Cherry Stomp Dance Revival
  Civic Auditorium , 323 E 4th St , The Dalles
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday April 25

• Share & Show: Swordplay with Andy Plymate
  The Dalles Public Library , Chenoweth
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• THE LOTCAKE: COFFIN OF CRAVINGS
  The Salem’s Lot Legacy — Absolute Final Master Edition  THE STORY: THE GEOMETRY OF THE CELLAR  The Marsten House did not perfect through addition;… (Nextdoor Riverview)

• Kroger Family of Companies posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in The Dalles. Apply here.
• Columbia George Community College posted a job opening for Clinical Nursing Instructor- Part Time in The Dalles. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near The Dalles here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Hood River

• HRV baseball win streak up to seven (columbiagorgenews.com)
• 4/20 Goldendale City Council meeting (gorgenewscenter.com)
• Event Recap: Baila Sin Parar (columbiagorgenews.com)

Sandy

• Montana State's Sydney Brewster earns 3rd Big Sky weekly honor of outdoor season (bozemandailychronicle.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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