It's been a little over one year since Smokehouse Chicken and Guns opened in Gales Creek. "I'm very, very lucky that I've met so many great neighbors that have supported me, that have come out and been good friends. I've met wonderful people in this community," Owner Dustin Knox said.
Until 4 p.m., enjoy the return of the Gales Creek Strawberry Festival with live music, about three dozen food and craft vendors, strawberry shortcake, and so much more.
Multiple children said they were sexually abused by a Bay City man who has also lived in the Forest Grove, Cornelius, and Hillsboro area and detectives are seeking more information over concerns there may be additional victims.
A group of older adults in rural Banks and Gales Creek who started walking together as part of a study are now deep into the process of funding and installing fitness equipment at Greenville City Park.
"By reporting what you see, we can watch for trends in suspicious activity and adjust patrols," says the Washington County Sheriff's Office in this month's ASK WCSO.
Pamplin Media Group, which operated two dozen newspapers mostly in the Portland Metro area, including Forest Grove, was sold to Mississippi-based Carpenter Media Group by owner Dr. Robert B. Pamplin Jr on June 1.
There is a fire, but it's of the tame rather than the wild variety. FGF&R said a 25 acre controlled burn off Highway 26 near milepost 35 was the cause of smoke in the region.
