The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Alumni Association & Foundation announced Banks resident Alexander Steiner is now a sworn-in Midshipman and a member of the U.S. Naval Reserve. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) and Representative Susan Bonamici (D-Oregon District 1) nominated Steiner to attend the USMMA academy in Kings Point,[Read More…]
COMMUNITY
Banks Fire District August 2021 Fire Log
Banks Fire District responded to a car crash and wildfire in Gales Creek on September 8, 2021. Photo: Chas Hundley
Banks fire district, chief agree to pay $250,000 in lawsuit by fired employee
Chief Rodney Linz at the Banks Fire District headquarters in Banks. Photo: Chas Hundley The Banks Fire District and Chief Rodney Linz agreed to pay a $250,000 sum after a former employee of Banks Fire District #13 sued the district last year, alleging that Banks Fire District Chief Rodney Linz[Read More…]
Banks Fire District July 2021 Fire Log
Members of the Banks Chamber of Commerce receive a tour at the Hornshuh Creek Fire Station in Buxton from Chief Rodney Linz on August 5, 2021. Photo: Chas Hundley
‘Movie in the Park’ returns with ‘Tom and Jerry’ on August 6
Greenville City Park. Photo: Chas Hundley Coming Friday, August 6, as dusk settles over the city at Greenville City Park, join the community gathering that is the Banks Movie in the Park. The Aug. 6 flick features none other than those slapstick sillies Tom & Jerry. However, this cat and[Read More…]
2021 Banks Citizenship Award nominations open
Banks City Hall. Photo: Brenda Schaffer The city of Banks now is accepting nominations for the 2021 Banks Citizenship Award. The city’s announcement that nominations are being accepted says citizens and residents of Banks and the surrounding area who meet one or more of the following criteria are eligible: –Exemplify[Read More…]
Inaugural Blueberry Festival draws crowds in Buxton
Selena Flores, 6, picks blueberries at the Public Coast Farm Inaugural Blueberry Festival in Buxton on July 24, 2021. Photo: Chas Hundley Buxton’s Public Coast Farm was host to the Inaugural Blueberry Festival on Saturday, July 24, an event that drew crowds to the storied home of the Apple Valley[Read More…]
Blueberry Festival planned for Buxton’s Public Coast Farm this Saturday
The Public Coast Farm in Buxton. Photo Courtesy Public Coast Farm This Saturday, July 24 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. the Public Coast Farm, located in Buxton at the former Apple Valley Airport site at 22330 NW Fisher Road, will host what owner Ryan Snyder says is the inaugural[Read More…]
St. Francis rummage sale starts today in Roy
St. Francis on Wednesday, July 14. Photo: Chas Hundley A rummage sale to benefit the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School in Roy began today and will continue until Saturday. Running from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, the sale, located at the school at 38975 NW Harrington Rd.[Read More…]
Banks Fire District June 2021 Fire Log
The Banks Fire District #13 headquarters in Banks on March 3, 2019. Photo: Chas Hundley
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