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🌱 Highland Boys Varsity Basketball @ Goldendale and 9 more events
You won't want to miss Goldendale Farmer's Market on the Goldendale Patch calendar
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Highland Boys Varsity Basketball @ Goldendale
Find out what's happening in Goldendalefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Goldendalefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Occasional rain and drizzle, with a high of 43 and low of 36 degrees.
- Friday: Rain; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 43, low: 37.
- Saturday: An a.m. shower or two; cloudy, with a high of 43 and low of 32 degrees.
📸 Around Goldendale
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Goldendale
★ Featured events ★
- Goldendale Farmer’s Market
Greater Goldendale Area Chamber of Commerce, 903 E Broadway St, Goldendale
9:00 am
Saturday December 20
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Other local events
- Highland Boys Varsity Basketball @ Goldendale
Goldendale High School , 525 E Simcoe Dr , Goldendale
7:00 pm
Saturday December 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Colonel Wright: Troubador Caroling
The Dalles Public Library , Dallesport
10:15 am - 3rd Thursday Book Club
The Dalles Public Library , Dallesport
4:00 pm - Highland Girls Varsity Basketball @ Goldendale
Goldendale High School , 525 E Simcoe Dr , Goldendale
5:30 pm - Little Oak Winter Performance — Little Oak Montessori
Underwood Community Center , 951 School House Rd , Underwood
6:00 pm - Women’s Pickleball
Underwood Community Center , 951 School House Rd , Underwood
10:00 am - Live Theatre - It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
The Bingen Theater , 210 Oak St , Cook
7:30 pm - RPG - Role Play Games
The Dalles Public Library , Dallesport
10:00 am - Sweat Your Prayers® with Wyld — MoonMountain Highway
MoonMountain Highway , 113 W Steuben St , Cook
10:30 am - Goldendale Pickers Festival
Ekone Park , Goldendale
12:00 pm
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
Thursday June 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Today (December 16), the governor amended the state emergency proclamation to help provide critical emergency support in response to historic flooding across the state.
The governor is directing $3.5 million in emergency funds to assist Washingtonians with relief and recovery. We will announce how flood survivors can… (Nextdoor ) - Commissioner Kuderer’s emergency order provides a grace period for premium payments and extends the nonrenewal notice period from 45 days to 120 days to consumers impacted by recent #flooding.
Read more here: https://www.insurance.wa.gov/about-us/news/2025/kuderer-issues-emergency-order-provide-relief-consumers-impacted-recent-flooding (Nextdoor )
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Goldendale. Apply here.
🗞 Nearby News
Granger
- How Spanish-language community stations are navigating immigration crackdowns (current.org)
Sunnyside
- Tuesday, December 16, 2025 (sunnysidesun.com)
- Adult, two teens held on suspicion of robbing 14-year-old at gunpoint near Sunnyside (thenewstribune.com)
- Sunnyside's Kevin Hernandez celebrating national title with UW men's soccer (yakimaherald.com)
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