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Coming up on the calendar:
- Sherman County Food Bank at Wasco School Events Center
- Wasco City Council Meeting
Today's riddle: What's the difference between a hippo and a Zippo? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Monday: Increasing cloudiness, with a high of 65 and low of 47 degrees.
- Tuesday: A passing shower or two, temps: high: 58, low: 42.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 60 and low of 34 degrees.
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Upcoming Events in
Rufus
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★ Featured events ★
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Rufus Food Pantry
304 2nd St, Rufus
5:00 pm
Friday April 10
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Other local events
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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
Saturday April 18
Tuesday April 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Tygh Valley Playgroup
Tygh School Community Center, 57594 Tygh Valley Rd, Tygh Valley
2:00 pm -
Tygh Valley Bookmobile Stop
Tygh School Community Center, 57594 Tygh Valley Rd, Tygh Valley
3:45 pm -
Wasco OR Playgroup - Sherman County
Wasco School Events Center, 903 Barnett St, Wasco
9:30 am -
The Dalles PlayGroup - Child Directed Play With Their Adults
Historic Petersburg School, Fifteen Mile Rd, The Dalles
9:30 am -
Celilo Bookmobile Stop
Celilo longhouse, Celilo Village Rd, The Dalles
4:30 pm -
Dufur Bookmobile
Dufur Schools, 802 NE 5th St, Dufur
4:30 pm -
Bruce Hoctor Sorting Clinic
Fort Dalles Riders, 1023 Irvine St W, The Dalles
10:00 am -
Wasco County Library Service District Board Meeting
The Dalles Public Library, Dufur
4:00 pm -
Play & Learn (Grass Valley)
Oregon Sesquicentennial Youth Legacy Park, 101 Mill St, Grass Valley
10:00 am
Monday March 23
Tuesday March 24
Friday March 27
Monday March 30
Wednesday April 1
Thursday April 2
Saturday April 18
Tuesday April 21
Friday April 24
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Pilot Travel Centers, LLC posted a job opening for Subway Sandwich Artist in Wasco. Apply here.
- TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for United Airlines Ramp Service Employee in Arlington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rufus here.
🗞 Nearby News
The Dalles
- This Week at The Dalles Library: March 23, 2026 (columbiacommunityconnection.com)
- The Dalles grapples with identity as millions in downtown funds hang in balance (columbiacommunityconnection.com)
Warm Springs
- UnTrNet: a transformer-based hyperspectral change detection using abundance maps (springer.com)
- Improving Housing Options in Rural Communities (aarp.org)
- Federal funding kicks off exploration of fish passage solutions in Oregon (newsfromthestates.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: One's very heavy. The other is a little lighter. (Thank you Nancy V. for sending it in!)
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