🌱 Story Time at the Art Center and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Granada Theatre at Granada Theatre The Dalles, OR
• Story Time at the Art Center

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Very hot; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 100 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Hazy, hot; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 98, low: 64.
• Saturday: Hazy; becoming windier, hot, with a high of 95 and low of 64 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in The Dalles

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 14

• Granada Theatre →
  Granada Theatre The Dalles, OR, 221 E 2nd St, The Dalles
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday August 26

• Story Time at the Art Center →
  The Dalles Public Library, The Dalles
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• The Gorge Dating Show: A Live Audience Game Show Solving the Gorge Dating Problem →
  The Ruins, 13 Railroad Street, Hood River
  7:00 pm

Saturday August 8

• Gladius @ The Dalles Library →
  The Dalles Public Library, Chenoweth
  11:30 am

Friday August 14

• Play & Learn (Wasco) →
  Wasco School Events Center, 903 Barnett St, Wasco
  10:00 am

Saturday August 15

• Hood River Farmers Market — Stangel Bison Ranch →
  Hood River Farmers Market, 501 Columbia St, Hood River
  9:00 am
• Beargrass Music Festival 2026 →
  Tilly Jane Campground, Cloud Cap Rd, Mt Hood
  12:00 pm

Sunday August 16

• Yoga + Beer at Pfriem — Yoga + Beer® →
  pFriem Family Brewers - Hood River, 707 Portway Ave #101, Hood River
  10:00 am

Monday August 17

• Tygh Valley Playgroup →
  Tygh School Community Center, 57594 Tygh Valley Rd, Tygh Valley
  2:00 pm

Tuesday August 18

• Wasco County Library Service District Board Meeting →
  The Dalles Public Library, Dufur
  4:00 pm

Thursday August 20

• Gorge Morning Walk →
  Mosier Totem Pole Plaza, 1011 1st Ave, Mosier
  10:00 am

Saturday August 22

• Rich Swanger →
  Balch Hotel, 40 Heimrich St, Dufur
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hut American Group, LLC posted a job opening for Shift Leader in The Dalles. Apply here.
• Walgreen Company posted a job opening for Inventory Specialist in The Dalles. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near The Dalles here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Hood River

• Carmen Krussow, 50 (bigforkeagle.com)
• $250,000 sculpture project at Dakota Nature Park receives final OK (brookingsregister.com)
• Oregon Is the Top-Ranked State for Breastfeeding Right After Birth (bendsource.com)

Sandy

• Bulletin Board: Aug. 8, 2026 (sandypost.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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