The Gales Creek School. Photo: Chas Hundley A Halloween tradition of gathering for games, snacks, and camaraderie in Gales Creek will shift to a different format due to the coronavirus, the Gales Creek Parent Teacher Organization announced in a social media post on the Gales Creek Community Page on Facebook. [Read More…]
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Errors printed on Washington County ballots muddle ballot impact text
One of the ballot measures showing the error. Photo: Chas Hundley Another set of errors by the Washington County Elections department has been discovered in election materials, this time in the form of random “yes” and “no” statements placed in the explanation text of four statewide measures on the ballot. [Read More…]
Voting underway in Washington County
A ballot is dropped off in Forest Grove on Sunday, October 18. Photo: Chas Hundley The election is underway in Washington County. With ballots mailed to registered voters on Wednesday, October 14, the county elections department said that 1,252 ballots had been received as of Friday, October 16, out of[Read More…]
Column | The Diaries of Esther Lilly Hundley: October 22 – 28, 1931
The farm that Esther Lilly Hundley and her family lived on in Gales Creek 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,[Read More…]
Nine letters to the editor as House District 32 race heats up
Vineeta Lower is a Seaside resident and a former Republican candidate for House District 32. In 2018, Representative Mitchell won by less than 5% and just a few short months later it was apparent that she did not represent the people of House District 32. Rather, she represented the big[Read More…]
Fire season ends in NW Oregon forests
The Oregon Department of Forestry stages a vehicle at the Gales Creek Fire Station on Tuesday, August 27 2019. Photo: Chas Hundley The official fire season ended Monday, October 12 in this portion of NW Oregon, bringing to an official close a season unlike any other in recent history in[Read More…]
A brief history of Oregon’s vote-by-mail system
Two ballots from a previous election. File photo: Chas Hundley Voting by mail exclusively became the standard mechanism for casting ballots in Oregon in 1998 by a citizen’s initiative, Measure 60, which voters overwhelmingly approved by a 70 percent margin. A little more than 1 million eligible voters voted on[Read More…]
Voter registration deadline is Tuesday
A freshly painted ballot drop box in Forest Grove. Photo: Chas Hundley The deadline to register to vote or update your registration is Tuesday, October 13. To register or to make a change to your voter registration, visit and complete the online form at oregonvotes.gov/register before midnight on Tuesday, October[Read More…]
Column | The Diaries of Esther Lilly Hundley: October 15 – 21, 1931
The farm that Esther Lilly Hundley and her family lived on in Gales Creek 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,[Read More…]
Letters to the editor: Concerning a political mailer and Timber Unity
Two letters to the editor have been submitted this week; for the duration of the electoral season, we will publish letters we receive every Wednesday in an effort to consolidate them in one post. Jan Mitchell is an Astoria resident. A consultant- created large mailer from the Republican candidate for[Read More…]
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