Esther Lilly Hundley Cast of characters Esther Lilly Hundley & Charles Hundley (written as Charley/Chas), the author of the diaries and her husband. Bill (written as Billie) and Elsie, Esther and Charles’ firstborn and his wife. Ted and Thelma, Esther and Charles’ second-born and as of April 13, 1929, Ted’s[Read More…]
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Opinion | Bring the Forest Home on March 16 and support Washington County Students
The Lone Fir Tree Farm, a Gales Creek member of the Washington County Small Woodlands Association. Photo: Chas Hundley It would be a rare person who didn’t appreciate the beauty of our woodlands and native plants. The Pacific Northwest is acclaimed as one of the best places in the world[Read More…]
Local Director’s Debut Film, Waldgeist, Premiers on Amazon
The Waldgeist poster, courtesy Brad Burke. GALES CREEK – A film by local director Brad Burke, partially shot in Gales Creek, debuted on Amazon’s video streaming service in February. Waldgeist is a supernatural horror film that Burke says avoids the trope of “jump-scares” while re-visioning—and sometimes breaking—other classic horror film[Read More…]
Tillamook Forest Center opens Friday, March 1
A replica fire lookout tower greets forest center visitors. Photo: Chas Hundley TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST – The Tillamook Forest Center will open for the 2019 season on Friday, March 1, kicking off the year with a presentation series showcasing forest management and an exhibit of the wood sculptures of Martin[Read More…]
Oregon Secretary of State Dennis Richardson dies
Workers at Washington County Elections offices show Secretary Richardson how ballots are processed in May 2017, with Manning resident Shirley Javorsky in the purple jacket. Photo from Oregon SOS. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ SALEM – Oregon’s Secretary of State Dennis Richardson passed away Tuesday at around 9 p.m. at his home in Central[Read More…]
Obituary: Ruth Jean Sargent
Ruth Jean (Worthington) Sargent, 94, a former resident of the Gales Creek community, late of Fieldbrook, California, died Monday evening, February 18, 2019. Graveside Services will be held on Friday, March 1, 2019 at 2:00 P.M. at the Gales Creek Cemetery, 7675 N.W. Soda Springs Road in Gales Creek, with[Read More…]
Washington County Farm Bureau Offers Scholarships to Local High School and College Students
The sun sets on a farm in Gales Creek. Photo: Chas Hundley WASHINGTON COUNTY – The Washington County Farm Bureau is offering two scholarships to budding farming and agriculture professionals who are entering or continuing their post high school education. “The Washington County Farm Bureau’s purpose is to support agriculture[Read More…]
National Weather Service issues Winter Storm Watch for NW Oregon
Gales Creek in the most recent bout of snow. Photo: Chas Hundley PORTLAND – Snow could strike Washington County sometime on Sunday, February 24 and Monday, February 25, according to the Portland branch of the National Weather Service (NWS). That’s the message in the agency’s Winter Storm Watch, issued on[Read More…]
Oregon State Police: Five teens involved in fatal crash
Photo from the scene by Washington County Sheriff’s Office GALES CREEK – The Oregon State Police (OSP) have said that Saturday morning’s fatal crash involved five teenagers. According to OSP, a black 2012 Kia Soul was travelling eastbound on Highway 6 near mile post 42, close to the Gales Creek[Read More…]
Highway 6 closed for fatal crash near Gales Creek Shell station
Because the vehicle crashed down an embankment, patients have to be brought up one at a time in a ‘stokes basket’ using a rope system. Photo: Forest Grove Fire & Rescue GALES CREEK – A single-vehicle fatal crash near the Gales Creek Shell station on Saturday morning has resulted in[Read More…]
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