A vague letter about a timber sale near Astoria started a year-long series of communication breakdowns that resulted in blowups at board of forestry meetings, an $8,000 mediator's bill and one board member—a Forest Grove resident and former Pacific University professor—quitting.
Taniguchi-Dennis' resignation follows an investigation by The Oregonian/OregonLive into the agency's use of luxury resorts for annual business trips to Hawaii.
Outback Downunder, Forest Grove's newest art studio, featuring artists Jeffrey Hall and Shari Erickson, will hold its grand opening from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday during the Forest Grove Festival of the Arts.
Dancing, live music, print, painting, theatre, literary art, weaving and more: the Forest Grove Festival of the Arts returns on Wednesday, May 7 for a second year.
