Washington County is closing in on a years-long quest to replace two culverts on White Creek, a small tributary to Gales Creek that enters the stream near the junction of highways 6 and 8.
Spring has sprung, which means it's time to get those garden tools out and help clean up the Gales Creek Cemetery and the Gales Creek Community Church grounds.
The Gales Creek Strawberry Festival is returning for a 55th year Saturday, June 14, the Gales Creek Community Club confirmed, and the vendor application process is now open.
Jenniffer Kringelhede, a realtor with Partain Properties LLC, presented an oversize check for $500 to the Gales Creek Food Pantry, a program housed within the Gales Creek Community Church of God Wednesday, March 12.
1,000 legal-size rainbow trout are scheduled to be deposited into the pond just west of the junction of Highway 6 and 8 sometime between March 10 and 14. The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife doesnt disclose the exact stocking date.
The Gales Creek Community Club will meet Thursday, February 27 at 6:30 p.m. Sheri Bagdonas, a group leader, said topics on the evenings agenda included the upcoming Strawberry Festival, bylaws and topics of interest to the Gales Creek and Glenwood communities.
A fallen tree and downed power lines blocking Parson Road have finally been cleared and the road is open, according to Washington County Land Use and Transportation.
