Temperatures will plummet Sunday night, prompting a 'Freeze Warning' from the Portland National Weather Service beginning 1 a.m. through 10 a.m. Monday morning.The warning is widespread throughout western Oregon and Washington, with temperatures in the region forecast to drop as low as 22 degrees overnight. Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation, and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing, the agency said in their waning. Areas above 1,000 feet, such as Timber and other coast range areas such as the summit on Highway 6 can expect the coldest temperatures, the NWS said. Some advice from the NWS:-- Protect tender plants from the cold-- Outdoor water pipes should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drop slowly-- In-ground sprinkler systems should be drained and above ground pipes covered.The Monday morning commute may be icy as well, so increase following distance and slow down.
The Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, the neighborhood in this case being the Balm Grove neighborhood in Gales Creek, has been spotted in the area of Parson Road, often on foot or on his Spider-Bike, for much of this year. Now he's on Google Maps.
A 22-year-old driver died in a single vehicle crash on Gales Creek Road between David Hill Road and Roderick Road on Friday, Oct. 24, the Washington County Sheriff's Office said in an email to News in the Grove.
The Oregon Department of Forestry announced the completion of a stream enhancement project in the upper reaches of Gales Creek in the Tillamook State Forest.
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.
