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Word on the Street: A few ideas on your tourism role

Possibilties, not guarantees: Tour boats begin mooring at the Union Street marine terminal just a week from today. Every other Monday overnight stays begin the week after that on April 22. Those facts don’t guarantee the passengers will drop by any particular store in The Dalles, but Dolores Habberstad has a few suggestions that can help make the prospect more enticing — without costing an arm and a leg.

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‘Grow with us,’ says Cherry Growers CEO

Cherry Growers plans to diversify product line, boost capacity in The Dalles Cherry season is still a few months away, but Oregon Cherry Growers is experiencing a lot of activity on its downtown The Dalles property.

Hearing may go forward despite opposition; city cites process

The City of The Dalles may move ahead for procedural reasons with the hearing to fund an Economic Improvement District despite a strong showing of opposition by downtown property owners.

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Community expects tour boats this month

The return of tour boats to the Union Street marine terminal is just around the corner and local people are working with a goal of making The Dalles a destination travelers just can’t pass up.

Clark launches Odyssey tours

Odyssey Tours by Liz has opened for business in Dallesport, and owner Liz Clark offers to design travel experiences catered specifically to the wants and needs of the client.

More Oregonians seek information on in-home services

More Oregonians who are aging and have physical disabilities are looking for options to stay in their own homes as shown by the calls to Oregon’s Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) in 2012. More Oregonians who are aging and have physical disabilities are looking for options to stay in their own homes as shown by the calls to Oregon’s Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) in 2012.

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Tour boat schedule starts April 17

Tour boats from three cruise companies will be docking at the Union Street marine terminal in downtown The Dalles starting April 17.

Word on the Street: The Golden Rule of good business

A good rule of business: This week is National Golden Rule Week, based on the simple biblical tenet “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.”

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More Bend homeowners adding rentals

BEND (AP) — Homebuilding made a comeback in Bend last year, led by a trend away from the luxury real estate typical during the bubble and toward scaled-down projects for the price-conscious buyer. The 452 single-family home permits issued by the city in 2012 outpaced the 406 issued in 2010 and 2011 combined, Bend permit records show. But the homes were considerably smaller than their prerecession counterparts — about 15 percent smaller on average than those permitted in 2007.

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  • By ELON GLUCKLICH, The Bulletin
  • March 30, 2013
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37 states vie for piece of drone testing site pie

LOS ANGELES — It’s the land where Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier, where the space shuttle fleet rolled off the assembly line and where the first private manned rocketship climbed to space.

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  • By ALICIA CHANG, AP Science Writer
  • March 27, 2013
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Main Street plan hits petitioners’ roadblock: signatures likely to end funding plan

A downtown business owner appears to have turned in enough signatures of opposition to stop The Dalles City Council from moving forward with a tax to aid The Dalles Main Street.

Nike’s Tiger Woods ad draws critics

NEW YORK — Maybe winning doesn’t take care of everything. Nike is causing a social media storm with its latest online ad showing a picture of Tiger Woods overlaid with a quote from him, “Winning takes care of everything.”

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  • By MAE ANDERSON, Associated Press
  • March 27, 2013

Word on the Street: With spring come thought of cherries

Show your best cherry face: Friday is the last day to enter the Cherry Enchantment Window Decorating contest for Northwest Cherry Festival. The Cherry Festival theme is “Cherry Enchantment,” which should be good inspiration for local store window imagination.

PUD economic development grant deadline approaches

Northern Wasco County PUD is accepting applications for Economic Development grants until 5 p.m., Friday, May 3.

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