At 12:01 a.m. on Monday, June 23, fire season will begin in lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protective Association (NWOFPA ), which includes areas in and near the Tillamook State Forest.
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Local fire crews head to Alder Creek Fire near Sisters
Freshly returned from a deployment in the Gorge, crews from the Banks Fire District and Gaston Rural Fire Protection District joined Forest Grove Fire & Rescue and other county agencies to head to the Alder Springs Fire Tuesday.
A precinct level-analysis of the May 20 special district election
The Washington County Elections Division released the certified election results on Tuesday from the May 20 special district election, including precinct-level data for the election that saw contested school board races in the Forest Grove School District and a Gales Creek resident win election to the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District.
Rep. Bonamici to host Washington County Town Hall in Hillsboro June 17
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici will host a Washington County Town Hall Tuesday, June 17 at 6 p.m. at the Raymond Arthur Brown Middle School gym in Hillsboro.
Gales Creek in 1925: Watts school year comes to a close
In 1925, rural schools dotted the Gales Creek Valley, like the Watts school.
Gales Creek Journal Weekly Newsletter | June 7, 2025
Gales Creek Journal Weekly Newsletter | June 7, 2025 Volume 1, issue #5 Good evening, Gales Creek Journal readers! This newsletter contains this week’s news, and an important notice about some weather patterns coming this weekend. Please take care of your loved ones, especially those who are elderly or need[Read More…]
Heat wave expected starting Sunday
A heat advisory has been issued for much of the Willamette Valley beginning Sunday at 10 a.m. With temperatures expected to reach between 92 and 96 degrees throughout the region, the Portland office of the National Weather Service is urging local residents to prepare for the first early heat wave[Read More…]
Gales Creek Strawberry Festival returns for 55th year Saturday, June 14
The Gales Creek Strawberry Festival is back for its 55th year—featuring strawberries, live music, 50+ vendors, and new this year, a giant chess set.
1925 in Gales Creek: Two Gales Creek pioneers pass within day of each other
“Twenty-eight great great grand children survive Mrs. Mary S. Jenkins Lilly who had lived at Gales Creek from 1814 until the time of her death,” was the obituary for a pioneering Gales Creek woman. Today, her descendants include this newspaper publisher, the president of the Gales Creek Cemetery Association, the Gales Creek Strawberry Festival event coordinator and others who remain active in the Gales Creek Valley.
Free fishing weekend is back June 7 and 8
Fishing, crabbing, clamming are free this weekend, and a free Hagg Lake—freshly stocked with trophy-size trout—event will present an opportunity to learn how to fish.
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