A group of Gales Creek residents intending to bring back several community events that were halted by the COVID-19 pandemic will meet again Thursday, September 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the Gales Creek School library.

A party thrown by the Gales Creek Parent Teacher Organization for local students who went to the Gales Creek Elementary School has morphed over the years into a gathering for local Gales Creek children who would attend the school if it remained an elementary school.

Dallas Boge spent nearly 25 years as a volunteer firefighter in Gales Creek before he was elected to two terms—eight years—on the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District Board.

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 16th annual Gales Creek Community National Night out, absent since the onset of the pandemic, returned Tuesday night in full force.

The 16th Annual Gales Creek Community National Night Out is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday, August 1, marking the return of one of the largest community events in Gales Creek since the onset of the pandemic.

“If you’re interested in making a difference in your community, this is your chance,” FGF&R said, noting that no firefighting experience was needed to apply to be a volunteer firefighter.

The Gales Creek National Night Out, on hiatus since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, is coming back. A meeting Thursday evening at the Gales Creek Library is hoping to draw volunteers to help.

Dozens of Gales Creek residents past and present dropped by an open house to commemorate 50 years of firefighting in Gales Creek Saturday, filling the station with memories and learning as visitors flipped through documents, viewed photographs, and reminisced.