PHOTOS: Five years may have passed between the 53rd and 54th Gales Creek Strawberry Festival, but the efforts of volunteers and vendors brought the popular community event roaring back to life.
What do scuzz rock, bluegrass, and the solstice have to do with each other? They're all related to events happening in and around Gales Creek this weekend and next.
It's been a little over one year since Smokehouse Chicken and Guns opened in Gales Creek. "I'm very, very lucky that I've met so many great neighbors that have supported me, that have come out and been good friends. I've met wonderful people in this community," Owner Dustin Knox said.
Until 4 p.m., enjoy the return of the Gales Creek Strawberry Festival with live music, about three dozen food and craft vendors, strawberry shortcake, and so much more.
Phil A. Breazile, 71, a longtime resident of the Gales Creek community, died Saturday morning, May 4, 2024, at Forest Grove Rehabilitation and Specialty Care. Private Cremation Rites will be held at the Hoyt Crematory in Forest Grove.
The second free fishing weekend of the year is June 1 and 2, the weekend after Memorial Day weekend. Don't know how to fish? Head to Hagg Lake for instruction and loaner gear.
The next meeting of the Gales Creek Community Club will be held Thursday, May 23 at 6:30 p.m. inside the Gales Creek Library. The group will also jointly meet with the Gales Creek Neighborhood Watch. Most of the leadership of the community club and the neighborhood watch is involved in both groups.
