Chair Kathryn Harrington at her home office. Photo: Washington County
Kathryn Harrington, the chair of the Washington County Board of Commissioners, will present the annual State of the County virtually on Monday, April 19 at 6 p.m.Harrington will be joined by Commissioners Nafisa Fai (district 1), Pam Treece (district 2), Roy Rogers (district 3) and Jerry Willey (district 4), who holds the responsibility of representing most of western Washington County, including Gales Creek, on the board. As Chair Harrington reflects on the challenges weve faced over the past year, future priorities and the work the county does to support the community, shell be joined by each district commissioner who will share their own priorities for 2021 and beyond, a statement from the county read. The tail end of the event will feature a question-and-answer session with Harrington and the rest of the board members. For the English language live stream of the event, visit youtube.com/WashingtonCntyOregon.For Spanish, visit tvctv.org.To pose a question to the board, email cao@co.washington.or.us before 6 p.m. on April 19.
The Tillamook Forest Center will close for the winter season December 2, after one last holiday event. Its not expected to reopen until March of 2024. The last day to visit the site is Dec. 1.
The Gales Creek, Roy and Verboort CPO 13 will meet Wednesday night from 6 to 7 p.m. in Banks. On the agenda: A presentation on the American Legion by Dale Thaler.
Those following along with an attempt to hold a town hall in Hillsboro for Washington County constituents of U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici have already seen the event postponed. It's now scheduled as a telephone and online town hall for November 6 at 6 p.m.
Gales Creek's Zephyr Farm will hold an open farm event Thursday, August 10, featuring free fresh veggies from the farm, shave ice, and tours of the organic farm in the Gales Creek Valley. Attendees were asked to RSVP.
A proposed toll road linking Forest Grove and Tillamook faced opposition, but Gales Creek residents would take any road they could get, according to a 1925 newspaper article.
"County Jail Filled to Overflow With Arrests Made" including Ernest Narver, Frank Kearns, Thomas Young, and Roy Kearns, all arrested at Balm Grove on liquor possession charges in Prohibition-era Gales Creek.
People are shooting exploding targets and firing hot lead into dry vegetation in the Tillamook Forest with predictable results: Five wildfires since May. These fires are all preventable, said Acting Forest Grove District Forester Stephanie Beall.
