Banks and Buxton area runners joined more than 500 people who finished the Vernonia Marathon, Half Marathon or Marathon Relay on Sunday on a route that mostly followed the Banks-Vernonia State Trail from Vernonia to the Banks High School.
The cornhole tournament to benefit the Banks Youth Football is from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. It'll be the third year that the fundraiser has been held during the Banks BBQ, a necessity borne from the COVID-19 pandemic that turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
The Banks Braves defeated the Cascade Christian Challengers 3-0 on Saturday, June 3 in Eugene, winning the OSAA/OnPoint Community Credit Union’s 3A baseball championship final.
The Banks High School girls varsity basketball team defeated Corbett 47 to 38 Saturday March 4 to become 3A OSAA state champions for the first time in school history.
A short parade begins at Trellis Way at 2:15 p.m. today, while a cannon will fire blanks every time the Braves score at tonight's football game VS Rainier.
The Hillsboro Hops will hold a joint community night for Banks and North Plains Wednesday, August 17, and Banks Mayor Stephanie Jones is expected to throw out the first pitch.
