An open house planned in advance of the recently-funded Balm Grove Dam removal project will be held onsite at Balm Grove in Gales Creek Thursday, June 9 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Hosted by the Tualatin River Watershed Council and Clean Water Services, which owns the property, information on the[Read More…]
Gales Creek
Photos: the landslide muddying local waters
The cause of muddied waters, which could have negative effects on fish, drinking water, and irrigation throughout the Gales Creek area and into other parts of Washington County has been tracked to two large landslides located on the southeast slope of Round Top. There, an unnamed tributary of North Fork[Read More…]
Balm Grove Dam removal project receives $270,000 grant approval from state
A significant chunk of funding to remove the Balm Grove Dam on Gales Creek was approved Tuesday after a vote of the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board awarded a $270,000 grant for the project to the Tualatin River Watershed Council.
Gales Creek’s newest restaurant on track for June opening
where new property owner Dustin Knox, a former Portland restaurateur who now makes his home in Gales Creek, has been spearheading the build out of the location in preparation of opening the Chicken and Guns Smokehouse on the Wilson River Highway.
Slide on North Fork Gales Creek may be cause of intermittent muddy waters
Late in March, residents along Gales Creek began to notice a strange pattern in the waters of the 23 and ½ mile long Tualatin River tributary. Muddy water was coming down the creek bed when it wasn’t raining, and the muddied waters seemed to pulse on and off. “The last three[Read More…]
Gales Creek Library shifts hours
Operating since 2011—with a two-year pause for Covid reasons—the public library housed inside the Gales Creek School (9125 NW Sargent Rd) is now open Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m. Previously, the library was open 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The library, the smallest in Washington County, is run by two[Read More…]
Balm Grove Dam removal rescheduled for summer of 2022
Plans to move the stalled Balm Grove Dam removal project forward are back, the Tualatin River Watershed Council announced Wednesday evening. In an email, TRWC Executive Director Scott McEwen said that removal of the decades-old concrete dam will begin this summer. “Removal of the structure and restoration of the site[Read More…]
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County February 16, 1922
The newspapers and other print jobs of the time would have been printed on this type of machine. Photo taken from April 28, 1921 edition of the Washington County News-Times. We rely on subscribers to keep the lights on in our little newsroom. Join us with a digital subscription today,[Read More…]
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County February 9, 1922
The newspapers and other print jobs of the time would have been printed on this type of machine. Photo taken from April 28, 1921 edition of the Washington County News-Times. We rely on subscribers to keep the lights on in our little newsroom. Join us with a digital subscription today,[Read More…]
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County February 2, 1922
The newspapers and other print jobs of the time would have been printed on this type of machine. Photo taken from April 28, 1921 edition of the Washington County News-Times. We rely on subscribers to keep the lights on in our little newsroom. Join us with a digital subscription today,[Read More…]
