... terminate 39 mortgage banking employees, as well as another 20 employees across Columbia River's 22 branches, is "necessary to position ... statement.Shutting down the in-house mortgage operation will allow Columbia (NASDAQ: CBBO), based in The Dalles, to concentrate ... banking services, said Christensen. The mortgage business, which Columbia has had for about 10 years, contributed less than 5 percent ...

... east from Portland on I-84 as far as Troutdale, then took the historic Columbia River highway. That route goes up and down along the edge of the gorge, ... walk. We tried to return to the parking lot on the other side of the river, but the trail stayed on top of the cliff and kept heading ... suitable spots to picnic, so we drove to Hood River and ate at a swimming beach that appears to have been developed ...

... of dollars. We packed up our bikes and drove over 60 miles East on I-84 to the Columbia River Gorge to the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail. This five mile paved trail is located between Hood River and Mosier. It sits about 500 feet above the river with basalt bluffs and signature wooden guardrails. It is a bit indulgent to pack up and drive over an hour for a short ten ...

This section of the Columbia River is currently closed to angling for salmon and steelhead but is open to angling for shad. Effective August 1 â€" September 1 (or Chinook guideline of 6,500 fish) this section of the Columbia River will be open to angling for adult Chinook (greater than 24 inches), adipose frye marco [...]

Columbia River Ed Halligan's Slip K.I.S.S. For many years now the KISS series from Ed Halligan and Columbia River Knife & Tool have been enjoyed by knife nuts and gadget guys. Now they have a model that can truly be called a gents knife. It is a slip joint - which basically means it does not [...]

So what do we do with our days full of sunshine? We go swimming in the Columbia river, of course!So, I admit, I have only waded in. It hasn't quite gotten hot enough outside for me to get in the 70 degree water, but the kids loved it! (It's mainly in the upper 80's when we go...it's got to be much hotter than that...)Although ...