Bluegrass, theatre, indigenous-focused jazz, barbershop music, art and more are on tap for the third round of the Forest Grove Festival of the Arts. Open the story for a full schedule and an interactive view of what to expect!
Forest Grove American Legion Post 2 will offer what they have a dubbed a "PTSD Sanctuary" to veterans affected by fireworks in the group's Legion Hall at 21st Avenue and Main Street.
Banks' Independence Day celebrations, from a free event held on the grounds of Sunset Park, races at Sunset Speedway, to fireworks overhead that evening are sure to draw crowds.
The Oregon Department of Emergency Management is urging Oregonians to be vigilant in the face of a National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin
warning of a heightened threat environment amid the Israel-Iran war and U.S. airstrikes on Iran.
"There is no need to post blame, the thing has happened, and the people involved, as well as the witnesses to this horrific scene, will never have that day gone from their minds," said Forest Grove Fire & Rescue Public Information Officer Dave Nemeyer in a social media post made Friday.
Firework sales began in Oregon on Monday, sparking a two week period when licensed merchants can legally sell low-grade explosives to those ages 16 and older. News in the Grove visited every open licensed Forest Grove firework retailer for a brief guide to FG Fireworks.
A minor was killed Friday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle in a parking lot near the Forest Grove Dollar Tree, Forest Grove Police Chief Henry Reimann told News in the Grove.
"Lectures - Drama - Music - Opera - Travel" was the billing for a five day program of a Chautauqua, a long-forgotten type of celebration popular in the U.S. and Forest Grove until the early 20th century.
