A new day, new hours, and prime rib at the Smokehouse in Gales Creek are all on the menu.
Chas Hundley
Group to meet again Thursday in Gales Creek to plan community events
A group of Gales Creek residents intending to bring back several community events that were halted by the COVID-19 pandemic will meet Thursday, August 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the Gales Creek School library.
The Tillamook Burn started 90 years ago today
Ninety years ago to the day, the first fire of what would become known as the Tillamook Burn started near Gales Creek. We’ve gathered oral histories, written diaries, and newspaper clippings detailing what happened.
Dangerous heat, fire weather incoming
The federal agency issued a fire weather watch and an excessive heat warning Thursday afternoon for much of western Oregon.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County August 10, 1923
A train crash near Buxton, a judge vacations in the Gales Creek-area neighborhood of Watts, and more in this week’s edition of Dispatches from History in Banks, Gales Creek, Buxton, and beyond from August 10, 1923.
Possible triple digit weather looms in Willamette Valley
A spate of hot weather looms in the forecast: At least five days of mid-to-upper 90s, with the possibility of triple digits starting Sunday in the Willamette Valley. Prepare now.
Wyden to hold Washington County Town Hall in Tigard
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden will hold a town hall in Tigard Wednesday, August 16 for constituents in Washington County.
Zephyr Farm to host open farm Thursday
Gales Creek’s Zephyr Farm will hold an open farm event Thursday, August 10, featuring free fresh veggies from the farm, shave ice, and tours of the organic farm in the Gales Creek Valley. Attendees were asked to RSVP.
Gales Creek Road closed between Forest Grove, Stringtown Road
Downed power lines have caused a closure on Gales Creek Road between the city of Forest Grove and Stringtown Road in the Watts community.
Gales Creek’s Melinda Fischer sworn in as newest member of Forest Grove Rural Fire board
“I’m gonna be learning a lot in the first year for sure,” Fischer said shortly after being sworn in for her first term on the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District Board Wednesday evening.