Gales Creek Journal Independence Day Newsletter | July 4, 2025
Chief urges rural fire board to take ownership, a Gales Creek resident skips oath of office to fight wildfire, a list of Gales Creek roads with paving coming soon and more in this week's email newsletter.
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.
National Night Out, which will be held this year on Tuesday, Aug. 5, will be celebrated by the Gales Creek community with a potluck, prizes, and representatives from local law enforcement and first responders.
The annual Washington County Fair is set to return to Hillsboro July 18 through July 27, offering guests 10 days of� free admission, family fun, live entertainment, animals, carnival rides and fair food.�
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.
