Looking for a post-Thanksgiving activity in Banks? Look no further than the Banks Fire District on Friday, November 29 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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Volunteer opportunities abound in firefighting, elsewhere
Want to volunteer to be a firefighter in western Washington County? Both Banks Fire District and Forest Grove Fire & Rescue have openings in their volunteer programs, and more ways to get involved this season.
Memorial service for Banks’ Ray Deeth to be held Saturday
A memorial service for Banks’ Ray Deeth will be held Saturday, March 12 in Schlegel Hall at Sunset Park in Banks (12765 NW Main Street) from 12 to 4 p.m. Deeth, a longtime politician, volunteer, and generally influential person in the Banks business and wider community, died December 21, 2021[Read More…]
Volunteers sought to staff Tillamook Forest Center for 2022 season
The Tillamook Forest Center. Photo: Chas Hundley While the Tillamook Forest Center has yet to reopen following what was initially a temporary shuttering of its doors in the spring of 2020, the facility appears to be on track to reopen for the spring 2022 season. The Oregon Department of Forestry[Read More…]
Leslie Sipp named Banks 2020 ‘Citizen of the Year’
Leslie Sipp. Photo: City of Banks The city of Banks announced that long-time Banks resident, citizen, and community activist, Leslee Sipp, is the winner of the Banks 2020 Citizen of the Year award. Banks began honoring outstanding citizens in 2012 who show excellence in volunteer community service and who stand[Read More…]
County News Dispatch: Volunteer opportunities, budget listening sessions, county and Metro parks
Cox Road in Gales Creek. Photo: Chas Hundley Serve on the Washington County Planning Commission Looking to serve your community and have a say in the governance of Washington County’s land use and transportation processes? The Washington County Planning Commision will have three vacant seats as of February 1, 2020,[Read More…]
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