School’s out for the holidays – but today’s wild weather is a good time for parents of students who attend school at facilities in the Forest Grove School District to brush up on snow routes and inclement weather procedures.
Chas Hundley
High winds take out power, downed trees close Highway 6
Overnight winds brough trees down on area roads, littering Highways 26 and 6 with debris and taking out power for Portland General Electric and West Oregon Electric Co-op customers throughout the region. Highway 6 remained closed in Tillamook County Thursday morning.
Dispatches from History: ‘Shorty Morton’ has a serious accident, Jack Frost is back and more on December 18, 1924
‘Shorty Morton’ has a serious accident, Jack Frost is back (a real guy in Gales Creek!) and more in the news of a century ago.
Annual Wassail party back in Gales Creek Dec. 19
The Annual Wassail party, held every year in December at the Gales Creek School library is back December 19 from 6 to 8 p.m.
CPO 13 will not meet in December
The Gales Creek, Verboort and Roy CPO 13, which usually meets in Banks, will meet next on January 15, opting to skip their December meeting for the holidays. Those interested in an effort to overhaul the half-century old program can attend a Tuesday meeting for more info.
Dispatches from History: A fox farm near Gales Creek, a Gales Creek pioneer celebrates a birthday and more on December 11, 1924
A fox farm near Gales Creek, a Gales Creek pioneer celebrates a birthday and more from the news of a century ago!
Deputies spike BMW between Banks and Gales Creek
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Oregon State Police on Sunday evening in stopping a BMW driver traveling at about 120 mph on Highway 6, deflating the vehicle’s tires with a spike trap between Banks and Gales Creek.
Timber Road reopening date delayed five months to May
Timber Road will not reopen in December.
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.
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