The Gales Creek Tavern on July 15, 2021. Photo: Chas Hundley The Gales Creek Tavern reopened on May 20, after extensive—and ongoing—work to renovate the building and update the menu under new owners Brian Johnson and Seema Prasad-Bertschy. “The tavern holds a very special place in our hearts,” said Prasad-Bertschy. “It’s[Read More…]
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Crash on Highway 6 results in The Dalles resident’s death
A Life Flight helicopter lands on Highway 6 on July 26, 2021. Photo: Forest Grove Fire & Rescue Highway 6 was closed for most of Monday morning following a fatal crash near the Coast Range summit west of Glenwood. According to Forest Grove Fire & Rescue, the crash occurred near[Read More…]
Highway 6 closed after serious crash east of summit
A Life Flight helicopter lands on Highway 6 on July 26, 2021. Photo: Forest Grove Fire & Rescue Update: The highway has reopened, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. A crash east of the summit of the Coast Range on Highway 6 closed the Wilson River Highway Monday morning. [Read More…]
Fire crews move into ‘heavy mop-up’ at Game Hog Creek Fire
A map of the Game Hog Creek Fire on Tuesday, July 20. Map: Oregon Department of Forestry Fire crews are pushing into the interior of the Game Hog Creek Fire as they work to establish a 300 foot perimeter free of burning material, the Oregon Department of Forestry said on[Read More…]
Game Hog Creek Fire held in place over weekend
A Fireboss Single Engine Air Tanker drops an 800 gallon load of Hagg Lake water on the Game Hog Creek Fire on Saturday, July 17, 2021. Photo from Oregon Department of Forestry video As of the afternoon of Sunday, July 18, the 182 acre Game Hog Creek Fire was kept[Read More…]
Hagg Lake closed to allow two planes to scoop water to fight Game Hog Creek Fire
Hagg Lake on August 3, 2020. Photo: Chas Hundley Efforts to fight the Game Hog Creek Fire burning in the Tillamook State Forest have hit a snag today, with two of three helicopters expected to fight the fire knocked out of commission by mechanical problems Saturday morning. Now, the Oregon[Read More…]
Three helicopters expected by Saturday at Game Hog Creek Fire
An Oregon Department of Forestry helicopter stages at the Hornshuh Creek Fire Station in Buxton. Photo: Oregon Department of Forestry The Game Hog Creek Fire grew to 133 acres, and the Oregon Department of Forestry has tapped additional helicopter support to fight the fire. Flames pushed past some of the[Read More…]
ODF: Game Hog Creek Fire ‘held well overnight’
Oregon Department of Forestry Forest Crew Coordinator Dillon Neumann scouts for containment line opportunities near Elk Creek. Photo: ODF Efforts to fight the Game Hog Creek Fire continued overnight, and the Oregon Department of Forestry continues to express confidence in halting the wildfire’s spread. The fire has burned over 130[Read More…]
Crews ‘made good progress’ on Game Hog Creek Fire by Wednesday evening
Stacks of water bottles await firefighters at the Rogers Camp Trailhead on Wednesday, July 14. Photo: Chas Hundley The Oregon Department of Forestry said that fire crews battling the Game Hog Creek Fire in the Tillamook State Forest have made “good progress” in halting the blaze. “Although the fire remains[Read More…]
Game Hog Creek Fire ‘appears manageable’ but terrain challenges firefighting efforts
An Oregon Department of Forestry firefighter fights the Game Hog Creek Fire. Photo: ODF The Game Hog Creek Fire is now estimated to be between 70 and 100 acres. “The main body of the fire appears manageable,” said Oregon Department of Forestry spokesperson Laura Fredrickson, who noted that the information[Read More…]
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