Senator Wyden to hold Prineville town hall on swing through Central, Eastern Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Wednesday that he will hold 10 open-to-all town halls starting March 28 in Eastern, Central and Southern Oregon, as well as in the Columbia Gorge. His local town hall will be in Prineville on Wednesday, April 1.

Heading into these 10 town halls from March 28-April 2, Wyden has held 1,152 open-to-all town halls statewide in keeping his promise to hold at least one town hall each year in each of Oregon’s 36 counties.

“I made my town hall pledge because all Oregonians’ voices matter,” Wyden said. “I very much look forward to these upcoming town halls to hear questions, concerns and ideas from rural Oregonians to make their hometowns and neighborhoods even better places to live, work and raise a family.”

The schedule for the upcoming town halls is as follows:

Saturday, March 28

• Sherman County, 1:30 pm, Wasco School Events Center, 903 Barnett St., Wasco
• Wheeler County, 5 pm, Fossil High School, 600 E B St, Fossil

Sunday, March 29,

• Gilliam County, Noon, Veterans Memorial Hall, 120 Main St., Condon
• Morrow County, 4 pm, SAGE Events Center, 101 Olson Road NE, Boardman

Monday, March 30

• Umatilla County, 5 pm, Pendleton High School Auditorium, 1800 NW Carden Ave., Pendleton

Tuesday, March 31

• Wasco County, Noon, Fort Dalles Readiness Center, 402 E Scenic Dr, The Dalles
• Hood River County, 4 pm, Hood River Valley High School, 1220 Indian Creek Rd, Hood River

Wednesday, April 1

• Crook County, 10 am, Crook County Fairgrounds, Grizzly Mountain Pavilion, 1280 S Main St., Prineville

Thursday, April 2

• Lake County, 12:30 pm, Lakeview Elks Lodge, 323 N F St., Lakeview
• Klamath County, 5 pm, Oregon Institute of Technology, College Union Building, Auditorium, 3201 Campus Dr., Klamath Falls

For everyone’s security, backpacks and large bags will not be allowed in the town halls. Similar to major sporting events, there is a clear bag policy for town halls, allowing only clear bags (max 12″x 6″x12″), one-gallon clear plastic bags, or small clutches (max 4.5″x 6.5″), plus essential items like medical bags or infant necessities, with no storage for disallowed bags. Backpacks and non-clear bags are prohibited, though medical/infant needs have exceptions. Doors will open one hour before the town hall start time for attendees, except in Hood River where doors will open at 3:30 pm.