April 2, 2025 • Volume 1, issue #3
Good afternoon, Banks Post readers!
Take a look at the news from this week, and the events coming up in Banks.
P.S. check out the events calendar at the bottom!
Have an event you’d like listed? Email the details and a link to more information or a calendar listing to [email protected].
-Chas Hundley, editor.
On to the news!
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An open house for the Highway 6 and Aerts Road Roundabout is open through April 15. See project details, like how the state highway department designed for Banks’ log truck,…
As Hop Cycle Brewing Co. owner Tom Walsh battles cancer, his brewpub in downtown Banks is up for sale.
Banks Billiards will host a grand opening to celebrate the completion of their new facade Saturday, April 19 starting at 4 p.m.
Thousands of Oregonians submitted letters opposing a Republican senator’s long-shot attempt to ask voters whether to repeal the state’s decades-old mail voting law, swamping the Legislature’s website on Monday. In Banks,…
A Banks newspaper owner faces amputation and more in the news from 1925.
A city council meeting, live music at Banks Billiards, a tractor safety course at Banks High School and more are in the books for this week in Banks.
Have an event you’d like listed? Email the details and a link to more information or a calendar listing to [email protected]
CLICK HERE FOR GALES CREEK-AREA EVENTS
Today, Wednesday | April 2, 2025
- Possible Hagg Lake 4000 legal size trout stocking date March 31 – April 4 (ODF&W does not disclose actual dates) – Hagg Lake
- Possible Vernonia Pond 2000 legal size trout stocking date March 31 – April 4 (ODF&W does not disclose actual dates) – Vernonia Pond
Thursday | April 3, 2025
- Mah Jongg – Banks Public Library
- Bingo – Banks American Legion Post, 6:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
- Teens & Tweens Makerspace – Banks Public Library
- State of the City Address with Mayor Marsha Kirk – Banks Fire District
Friday | April 4, 2025
Saturday | April 5, 2025
- Tractor & Machinery Safety Course – Banks High School (contact Tim Eggleston – [email protected], 503-679-2388 for more info)
- Arbor Month Celebration – Tillamook Forest Center
- Bat Country Build Day – Storey Burn @ Highway 6 Summit
Sunday | April 6, 2025
- James Nikolas Live – Banks Billiards
- Tractor & Machinery Safety Course – Banks High School (contact Tim Eggleston – [email protected], 503-679-2388 for more info)
- Arbor Month Celebration – Tillamook Forest Center
Monday | April 7, 2025
- Possible Hagg Lake 2000 trophy size trout stocking date April 7 – April 11 (ODF&W does not disclose actual dates) – Hagg Lake
Tuesday | April 8, 2025
- City Council Meeting & Work Session – Banks Council Chambers
- Public Hearing to consider a proposed Zoning Code Text Amendment – Banks Council Chambers
- Pokémon Trading Card Game Club – Banks Public Library
- Tuesday Learners – Banks Public Library
Chas Hundley is the editor of the Banks Post and sister news publications the Gales Creek Journal and the Salmonberry Magazine. He grew up in Gales Creek and has a cat.
