Timber Road will not reopen in December.
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Gales Creek Community Club meeting Thursday, December 5
The Gales Creek Community Club will meet Thursday, December 5 at 6:30 p.m. for their last meeting of the year.
Dispatches from history: youth killed in Gales Creek logging accident, dairy discussed in Banks, and more on December 4, 1924
A century ago, a young man was killed when a log rolled over him. This and more in a very short dispatches from history.
What’s open in Gales Creek and Glenwood on Thanksgiving?
Here’s all the info we could find on what’s open and closed in Gales creek and Glenwood for Thanksgiving and Friday.
Dispatches from history: ‘Gales City’ mill gets new ownership, David Hill prunes shipped to Nebraska, and more on November 27, 1924
Prunes. Explosives. Scarlet Fever. 1924 in rural Washington County wasn’t as quiet as you might think. This and more in this week’s history column. No subscription required – Happy Thanksgiving!
Emergency legislative session called over wildfire costs
The Oregon Legislature will meet for an emergency session in December to approve emergency spending to cover the cost of 2024’s wildfire season.
Highway 6 blocked by fallen tree west of Banks
Heading to Banks from Gales Creek? Take a different route while a fallen tree is cleared from Highway 6 west of Banks. Check Tripcheck for live traffic updates.
Free fishing in Oregon, parking fees waived at state parks after Thanksgiving
After Thanksgiving Day, you can sleep off the weight of the festivities. You can go shopping with the masses. Or, you could go fishing, or hiking, for free. That’s right, the final free fishing weekend of the year is the day after Thanksgiving, and the state parks that regularly charge[Read More…]
Photos: The 2024 Gales Creek Holiday Bazaar
The 2024 Gales Creek Holiday Bazaar, held Saturday Nov. 16, packed the Gales Creek School with more than three dozen vendors — many of whom had purchased multiple tables — in the school gym and hallways. Miss the event? Here’s some photos!
Tillamook Forest Center to close for the season Dec. 2
The Tillamook Forest Center will close for the winter season December 2, after one last holiday event. It’s not expected to reopen until March of 2024.
The last day to visit the site is Dec. 1.
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