Community members got an opportunity for one last look at the Balm Grove Dam before the old barrierlikely close to a century old, though a firm construction date is unknownspanning Gales Creek comes down this summer.�
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dan Bieltz, a Beaverton resident, was looking for ways to fill time after being furloughed at his job. With an interest in history, Bieltz, 41, started
An open house planned in advance of the recently-funded Balm Grove Dam removal project will be held onsite at Balm Grove in Gales Creek Thursday, June 9 from 4 to
The cause of muddied waters, which could have negative effects on fish, drinking water, and irrigation throughout the Gales Creek area and into other parts of Washington County has been
A significant chunk of funding to remove the Balm Grove Dam on Gales Creek was approved Tuesday after a vote of the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board awarded a $270,000 grant for the project to the Tualatin River Watershed Council.�
where new property owner Dustin Knox, a former Portland restaurateur who now makes his home in Gales Creek, has been spearheading the build out of the location in preparation of opening the Chicken and Guns Smokehouse on the Wilson River Highway.
Late in March, residents along Gales Creek began to notice a strange pattern in the waters of the 23 and � mile long Tualatin River tributary.
Muddy water was coming down
Operating since 2011with a two-year pause for Covid reasonsthe public library housed inside the Gales Creek School (9125 NW Sargent Rd) is now open Thursdays from 6 to
