Chas Hundley - The Banks Post (Page 8)

Reehers Camp, other Tillamook Forest sites to open Friday

Reehers Camp is among several Tillamook State Forest campgrounds that will open for the season Friday, May 16.

By Chas Hundley

/ 15 May 2025

Reehers Camp, other Tillamook Forest sites to open Friday

1925 in Banks: A Buxton justice of the peace is a bootlegger

1925 in Banks: A Buxton justice of the peace is a bootlegger, court finds.

By Chas Hundley

/ 14 May 2025

1925 in Banks: A Buxton justice of the peace is a bootlegger

Banks-area voters will vote for candidates on fire, school boards May 20

On May 20, the final ballots will be cast for the special district elections, with voters selecting candidates to take seats on the Banks Fire District and the Banks School Board. Here's who's running and information on when and where to vote.

By Chas Hundley

/ 13 May 2025

Banks-area voters will vote for candidates on fire, school boards May 20

Clean Water Services CEO resigns

Taniguchi-Dennis' resignation follows an investigation by The Oregonian/OregonLive into the agency's use of luxury resorts for annual business trips to Hawaii.

By Chas Hundley

/ 9 May 2025

Local students learn tractor skills, safety for work, fun

In a safety class held in April, young drivers from Buxton, Manning, Hillside, and beyond got hands-on with tractors to prepare them for farm work and a hoped-for return of a tractor competition at the Washington County Fair.

By Chas Hundley

/ 9 May 2025

Local students learn tractor skills, safety for work, fun

Runners tackle the Tillamook Forest in three-day Tillamook Burn Trail Run

Runners from around the country are competing in the 10th Annual Tillamook Burn Trail Run, a three-day trail race series from Daybreak Racing on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

By Chas Hundley

/ 9 May 2025

Runners tackle the Tillamook Forest in three-day Tillamook Burn Trail Run

Column | 1925 in Banks: Machinery for Buxton oil fields expected to be shipped from San Francisco

In 1925, area businessmen were waiting for two more leases in Buxton where they believed oil to be before shipping machinery to begin drilling.

By Chas Hundley

/ 9 May 2025

Column | 1925 in Banks: Machinery for Buxton oil fields expected to be shipped from San Francisco

Sunset Hwy Bar & Grill hosting Grand Opening Friday

Seven months after opening, Sunset Hwy Bar & Grill is hosting a grand opening Friday, May 9.

By Chas Hundley

/ 9 May 2025

Sunset Hwy Bar & Grill hosting Grand Opening Friday

Stub Stewart State Park will likely allow more e-bike use starting July 1 under new rules

The Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission adopted new rules governing e-bike use in state parks during its April 23 meeting, and the result will likely see Stub Stewart State Park open more trails to e-bikes.

By Chas Hundley

/ 8 May 2025

Stub Stewart State Park will likely allow more e-bike use starting July 1 under new rules

Forest Grove Farmers Market will open for season Wednesday, feature Banks-area booths

On Wednesday, Main Street in Forest Grove will close to vehicle traffic between Pacific Avenue and 21st Avenue. Stalls and booths will go up, and the first Forest Grove Farmers Market of the season will begin. Find several Banks-area booths at the market on opening day and beyond!

By Chas Hundley

/ 6 May 2025

Forest Grove Farmers Market will open for season Wednesday, feature Banks-area booths

The 2025 St. Francis Steak Dinner and Antique Tractor Show is Saturday

Promising the best steak dinner in rural Washington County, the St. Francis Steak Dinner and Antique Tractor Show is held from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the grounds of the St. Francis Catholic Church and the adjacent school.

By Chas Hundley

/ 2 May 2025

The 2025 St. Francis Steak Dinner and Antique Tractor Show is Saturday

After more than two years, Timber Road has reopened

Timber Road has reopened more than two years after a landslide closed the route linking Highway 6, Timber, and Highway 26.

By Chas Hundley

/ 2 May 2025

After more than two years, Timber Road has reopened