While summer 2020 upended almost everyone’s entertainment plans, the summer of 2021 has been even harder to predict as coronavirus restrictions eased in some parts of the state, but maybe not as much in others. Many event organizers were unable to finalize dates in time to stage events that include live performers, vendors, food purveyors and other attractions. Some organizers decided by early .
THE DALLES, Ore. – A wildfire burning in the east end of the Columbia River Gorge has Interstate 84 closed outside of The Dalles on Wednesday, Oregon State Police officials said. The Wasco County Sheriff's Office ordered Level 3 "GO" evacuations for the Pinewood Mobile Manor, the Columbia River Discovery Center & Museum, and The Dalles Country Club. People are being told to head west towards the Rowena area. The fire was reported at about 2 p. m.
May 04 2021
Downtown Troutdale hosts film crew and closes main drag on Tuesday, May 4, to accommodate them
Troutdale s main business street will be closed Tuesday as a film crew shoots a television show.
A section of the Historic Columbia River Highway in downtown Troutdale between Buxton Road and Southeast Kibling Street will be closed from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 4, Multnomah County announced Friday, April 30.
The closure starts at the corner where Bandit s Bar & Grill is located and ends roughly at the end of the business district at the east end.
Signs will direct drivers to the detour route on Southeast Second Street, one block south of the Historic Highway.
PORTLAND â A section of the Historic Columbia River Highway that has been closed since January has reopened to the public, the Oregon Department of Transportation announced this month, granting access to one of the most scenic drives in the region as well as several waterfalls that have been off-limits all spring.
The six-mile closure between Bridal Veil and Ainsworth State Park was caused by recurring landslides triggered by heavy winter rainstorms, exacerbated by damage done to the landscape by the Eagle Creek Fire in 2017, officials in the Columbia Gorge said.
The closure blocked access to the Wahkeena and Horsetail Falls trailheads on either side of Multnomah Falls, as well as the Oneonta Trailhead that had been closed since December due to another landslide. All three of those trailheads are now back open, ODOT said.