The Gales Creek, Verboort and Roy CPO 13, which usually meets in Banks, will meet next on January 15, opting to skip their December meeting for the holidays. Those interested in an effort to overhaul the half-century old program can attend a Tuesday meeting for more info.
The Gales Creek, Verboort and Roy CPO 13, which usually meets in Banks, will meet next on January 15, opting to skip their December meeting for the holidays.
An affiliated group, the Washington County Committee for Community Involvement will meet Tuesday, December 17 from 7 to 9 p.m., where the fate of the CPO program will be discussed by retiring Washington County Commissioner Roy Rogers.
The Banks BBQ will roll, crash, and hop into Banks Friday through Sunday, August 15–17. Haven't been? Read this story to find out all you need to know.
The Eighth Annual Ballad Town Harmony in the Grove picnic is set to take place on Saturday, Aug. 9, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The program features a random draw quartet contest, raffle prizes, and free hot dogs and chips for guests to enjoy.
A community service day hosted across four parks in Forest Grove and Cornelius on Tuesday by the Community Based Activities Program (CBAP) offers a unique opportunity to support a local food bank, learn more about a 35-year-old nonprofit, and douse Forest Grove's mayor with a bucket of water.
To celebrate the three-decade milestone, Forest Grove-based nonprofit Adventures Without Limits will host an anniversary celebration at Hagg Lake at the Sain Creek Pavilion on Friday, August 1 from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
A proposed toll road linking Forest Grove and Tillamook faced opposition, but Gales Creek residents would take any road they could get, according to a 1925 newspaper article.
"County Jail Filled to Overflow With Arrests Made" including Ernest Narver, Frank Kearns, Thomas Young, and Roy Kearns, all arrested at Balm Grove on liquor possession charges in Prohibition-era Gales Creek.
People are shooting exploding targets and firing hot lead into dry vegetation in the Tillamook Forest with predictable results: Five wildfires since May. These fires are all preventable, said Acting Forest Grove District Forester Stephanie Beall.
