It’s been a little over one year since Smokehouse Chicken and Guns opened in Gales Creek. “I’m very, very lucky that I’ve met so many great neighbors that have supported me, that have come out and been good friends. I’ve met wonderful people in this community,” Owner Dustin Knox said.
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The Gales Creek Strawberry Festival is happening right now
Until 4 p.m., enjoy the return of the Gales Creek Strawberry Festival with live music, about three dozen food and craft vendors, strawberry shortcake, and so much more.
Highway 6 closed for crash near summit
A crash near the summit of the Coast Range on Highway 6 has resulted in a road closure, according to Forest Grove Fire & Rescue.
What’s going on in Gales Creek this weekend, June 7
Music, fish, and soon, the Strawberry Festival.
Detectives seek additional information about man arrested for child abuse
Multiple children said they were sexually abused by a Bay City man who has also lived in the Forest Grove, Cornelius, and Hillsboro area and detectives are seeking more information over concerns there may be additional victims.
Walking group rambles their way into $45,000 fitness project in Banks
A group of older adults in rural Banks and Gales Creek who started walking together as part of a study are now deep into the process of funding and installing fitness equipment at Greenville City Park.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County June 5, 1924
Decoration Day in Banks, the news of Hayward, and the happenings at Soda Springs near Gales Creek in this week’s news of a century ago.
ASK WCSO: Reporting a Crime
“By reporting what you see, we can watch for trends in suspicious activity and adjust patrols,” says the Washington County Sheriff’s Office in this month’s ASK WCSO.
Pamplin Media sells to Mississippi-based media group
Pamplin Media Group, which operated two dozen newspapers mostly in the Portland Metro area, including Forest Grove, was sold to Mississippi-based Carpenter Media Group by owner Dr. Robert B. Pamplin Jr on June 1.
Smoke in Coast Range is a controlled burn
There is a fire, but it’s of the tame rather than the wild variety. FGF&R said a 25 acre controlled burn off Highway 26 near milepost 35 was the cause of smoke in the region.
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