Gales Creek - News in the Grove (Page 16)

Historic Gales Creek home to burn Saturday in training exercise

The yellow home at the corner of Old Wilson River Road and Thornburg Road will be used in a training burn Saturday, November 5, Forest Grove Fire and Rescue said.�The home was built in the early 20th century.

By Chas Hundley

/ 4 Nov 2022

Historic Gales Creek home to burn Saturday in training exercise

Gales Creek Neighborhood Watch to host emergency preparedness community meeting

The Gales Creek Neighborhood Watch will host a community meeting Wednesday, November 16 at the Gales Creek Church to discuss fire prevention, preparing for emergencies, and other public safety topics.

By Chas Hundley

/ 4 Nov 2022

Gales Creek Neighborhood Watch to host emergency preparedness community meeting

Dispatches from history: Western Washington County October 12, 1922

This week a century ago in western Washington County: A Gales Creek resident bags a bear, a fire in Watts, and a man dies at a Timber-area hotel. This and more from 1922.

By Chas Hundley

/ 13 Oct 2022

Dispatches from history: Western Washington County October 12, 1922

Gales Creek September 2022 Fire & Rescue Log

In the month of September, Forest Grove Fire & Rescue, which also provides service to the surrounding Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District, responded to 449 calls for service across their combined territories, averaging nearly 15 calls each day.

By Chas Hundley

/ 13 Oct 2022

Gales Creek September 2022 Fire & Rescue Log

Banks Chamber of Commerce hosts Tualatin Watershed Council Exec. Director Thursday

The Banks Chamber of Commerce will host Tualatin River Watershed Council Exec. Director Scott McEwen, who will provide updates on the Balm Grove Dam removal project, the landslide that struck an unnamed tributary to North Fork Gales Creek, the Killin Wetlands, and more Thursday at 12:30 p.m. in Bank

By Chas Hundley

/ 5 Oct 2022

Banks Chamber of Commerce hosts Tualatin Watershed Council Exec. Director Thursday

Dispatches from history: Western Washington County September 21, 1922

In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, a "tin lizzie" collision with a motorcycle, the Banks Hog and Dairy Show starts, and more from 1922.

By Chas Hundley

/ 23 Sep 2022

Dispatches from history: Western Washington County September 21, 1922

Dispatches from history: Western Washington County September 14, 1922

In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, Vernonia becomes a boom town, a baby clinic is held in Banks, and more.

By Chas Hundley

/ 20 Sep 2022

Dispatches from history: Western Washington County September 14, 1922

PGE: 'increasingly likely' chance of power shutoffs in Gales Creek starting Friday over wildfire risk

Portland General Electric said that the likelihood of intentional power shutoffsknown as a Public Safety Power Shutoff or PSPSis high in ten areas in their service territory, including most of Gales Creek, Glenwood, and Hillside in the next 24 to 48 hours.�

By Chas Hundley

/ 8 Sep 2022

PGE: 'increasingly likely' chance of power shutoffs in Gales Creek starting Friday over wildfire risk

Oregon groups get $11 million boost from feds to protect threatened species, support reforestation

The Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District was awarded nearly $1.5 million to remove dams and culverts in the Gales Creek Watershed and reestablish native plants along stream banks to shade threatened fish species and improve water quality.

By Alex Baumhardt - Oregon Capital Chronicle

/ 31 Aug 2022

Oregon groups get $11 million boost from feds to protect threatened species, support reforestation

Highway 6 closed near summit for crash

Highway 6 is closed near the summit of the Coast Range following a crash, the Oregon Department of Transportation said on tripcheck.com.

By Chas Hundley

/ 25 Aug 2022

Dispatches from history: Western Washington County August 17, 1922

In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, a logging camp opens near Glenwood, a new bridge over Gales Creek in Watts, and more!

By Chas Hundley

/ 23 Aug 2022

Dispatches from history: Western Washington County August 17, 1922

Fire danger moving to 'high' Tuesday morning

Restrictions in areas protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in much of Northwest Oregon will increase again Tuesday in the face of increasing fire danger, moving from moderate to high fire danger.

By Chas Hundley

/ 15 Aug 2022

Fire danger moving to 'high' Tuesday morning