A roundup of the live music and other events we’ve heard about this weekend and beyond. Live music at The Smokehouse: Friday, May 31 from 6 to 8 p.m., hear Beastabilly, returning to Gales Creek for at least the third time. You’ll hear a mix of rockabilly covers and goth[Read More…]
Chas Hundley
Learn about wildfire preparedness and power shutoffs at PGE event in Banks
Portland General Electric is hosting a public event in Banks Wednesday, June 5 to showcase their 2024 Wildfire Mitigation Plan, gather feedback from PGE customers, and spread the word about wildfire preparedness and public safety power shutoffs.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County May 29, 1924
Clover in Banks, Alfalfa in Manning and Gales Creek. Farmers in 1924 could find out how well crops were doing in the local newspaper. This and more in the news of a century ago.
Obituary: Phil A. Breazile
Phil A. Breazile, 71, a longtime resident of the Gales Creek community, died Saturday morning, May 4, 2024, at Forest Grove Rehabilitation and Specialty Care. Private Cremation Rites will be held at the Hoyt Crematory in Forest Grove.
Second Free Fishing weekend of 2024 is June 1 and 2
The second free fishing weekend of the year is June 1 and 2, the weekend after Memorial Day weekend. Don’t know how to fish? Head to Hagg Lake for instruction and loaner gear.
Fire crews extinguish barn fire on Shearer Hill Road
Firefighters from Forest Grove Fire & Rescue battled a barn fire Monday afternoon, successfully keeping the flames confined to the rood of the wood barn in the Hillside community.
Birds found on the Oregon Coast coated in ‘tar-like substance’
A group of state and federal agencies are responding to reports of an unknown tar-like substance washing up along Oregon’s North Coast, extending southward to areas as far as the Salishan Spit, and also along Washington’s southern coast.
Oregon Department of Forestry sends crews to Alaska
The Oregon Department of Forestry deployed seven crew members to Alaska Friday to help fight wildfires.
What’s going on in Gales Creek this weekend, May 24
“Elvis” is back, and he’s going to be at the Carpenter Creek Farm and Winery.
Photos: Garden Club, volunteers clean up church grounds
See photos of the recent cleanup event hosted by the Gales Creek Garden Club held at the Gales Creek Church.
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