Here’s what’s happening this weekend and beyond in Gales Creek, weather permitting.
News
Forest Grove School District will release students early Friday in light of potential winter storm
Students in the Forest Grove School District will be released three hours early Friday, owing to forecasted snow, low temperatures, and wind expected Friday afternoon.
About 800 Gales Creek customers without power, including Gales Creek School
Close to 800 customers including the Forest Grove School District’s Oak Grove facility at the Gales Creek School are without power, but because the outage happened so close to the program’s release time, students were expected to end the school day at the regular time.
The gates are up (again) at Fern Hill Road
For the first time this year, the gates at Fern Hill Road are up, blocking access to a popular route for Gales Creek (and Forest Grove) commuters trying to get to the east side of the county.
Snow is here, and the roads are a mess
Snow has heavily obscured portions of western Washington County, rapidly clogging area highways.
FGSD superintendent criteria survey opens
A survey to gather input from community members, staff, students and other stakeholders in the Forest Grove School District as the district begins a search for a new superintendent has opened as of Monday, January 8.
Power out, road debris, high winds and downed trees reported across Gales Creek area
For thousands of Portland General Electric customers, high winds meant power outages across the region, some overnight and into Tuesday morning.
Washington County’s newest judge has Gales Creek ties
Washington County has a new circuit court judge as of last week. Hafez Daraee has been a mayor, an Oregon State Bar member for 31 years, and served on the board of the foundation that operates Gales Creek Camp.
Learn about heirloom seeds from Gales Creek, Forest Grove farmers
An upcoming event hosted by the Banks Public Library will see Anne Berblinger of Gales Meadow Farm joining forces with Forest Grove’s Charlene Murdock, of Foodways at Nana Cardoon, for a hands-on class on harvesting and saving heirloom seeds.
What’s happening this weekend (and beyond) in Gales Creek, January 5 2024
Catch live music at two venues this weekend and next in Gales Creek.