Verboort - News in the Grove

Visitation seeks volunteers for 91st Verboort Sausage & Kraut Festival

The 91st Verboort Sausage & Kraut Festival will be held Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, and the Visitation Parish is looking for volunteers at work days leading up to the event and on the day itself.

By Chas Hundley

/ 7 Sep 2025

Visitation seeks volunteers for 91st Verboort Sausage & Kraut Festival

1925 in Forest Grove: Before there was a Verboort Sausage Festival, Chicken was king

The Verboort... Chicken Dinner? You heard me.

By Chas Hundley

/ 23 Jul 2025

1925 in Forest Grove: Before there was a Verboort Sausage Festival, Chicken was king

1925 in Forest Grove: 'Council takes drastic protective steps'

A century ago: The city of Forest Grove continues to grapple with a water shortage.

By Chas Hundley

/ 4 Jul 2025

1925 in Forest Grove: 'Council takes drastic protective steps'

Two unopposed candidates win seats on Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District board

Initial results from the May 20 2025 Special District Elections were posted at 8 p.m. Tuesday, and the results show two candidates winning their uncontested seats on the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District board.

By Chas Hundley

/ 20 May 2025

Two unopposed candidates win seats on Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District board

Verboort’s Visitation Catholic School hosts 25th annual dinner

Verboort's Visitation Catholic School was the site of a Hollywood-style gala on Saturday evening as community leaders and school supporters gathered to raise funds for tuition assistance and new STEM curriculum.

By Chas Hundley

/ 12 May 2025

Verboort’s Visitation Catholic School hosts 25th annual dinner

1925 in Forest Grove: 'A million dollars to come' to Pacific University

A million dollar merger at Pacific University. The annual city cleanup. A play in Verboort. Here's what Forest Grove was up to in 1925.

By Chas Hundley

/ 7 May 2025

1925 in Forest Grove: 'A million dollars to come' to Pacific University

CPO 13 meeting notice April 16, 2025

Hear from Washington County District 4 County Commissioner Jerry Willey and the Tualatin Valley Irrigation District at a Wednesday, April 16 event for the Verboort, Gales Creek, and Roy CPO 13.

By Chas Hundley

/ 16 Apr 2025

1925 in Forest Grove: Forest Grove man 'critically ill from lockjaw'

A Forest Grove man is critically ill from lockjaw (tetanus), city cleanup is a success, and a letter writer urges residents to put up "bird houses and squirrel dens" in 1925.

By Chas Hundley

/ 9 Apr 2025

1925 in Forest Grove: Forest Grove man 'critically ill from lockjaw'

Hunter safety course offered in Banks & Verboort

The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife will host a hunter safety course starting April 1 through April 24 in Banks, with a field day in Verboort.

By Chas Hundley

/ 20 Mar 2025

Hunter safety course offered in Banks & Verboort

CPO 13 meeting notice March 19, 2025

Fires, floods, earthquakes, ice storms and other emergencies happen in all communities - learn how to prepare with Washington County Public Health at a Wednesday, March 19 event for the Verboort, Gales Creek, and Roy CPO.

By Chas Hundley

/ 18 Mar 2025

Verboort residents can hear from Forest Grove Fire & Rescue chief on how mutual aid agreements work

Forest Grove Fire & Rescue Chief Jim Geering will speak to CPO 13, which serves Verboort and other Forest Grove-adjacent rural communities on mutual aid agreements.

By Chas Hundley

/ 14 Jan 2025

Verboort residents can hear from Forest Grove Fire & Rescue chief on how mutual aid agreements work

Dispatches from history: Western Washington County September 28, 1922

In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, a detailed listing of Banks-area winners of the Hog and Dairy show, a Verboort man loses a finger, and more from 1922.

By Chas Hundley

/ 30 Sep 2022

Dispatches from history: Western Washington County September 28, 1922