Dancers perform fiery routine
Fire dancers perform the traditional Samoa "ailao," or knife dance. The dancers boldly twirl blazing war knifes as an homage to a pre-war ritual used in Samoa to psyche up warriors.
View ArticleKids plant trees to celebrate Earth Day
The students of Forest Grove Community School plant two linden trees at Rogers Park to honor mother earth.
View ArticleFirst Wednesday "Sweet Words" poetry readings
Forest Grove got a taste of local poetry and prose — and some sweets — Wednesday when City Club kicked off its annual First Wednesday monthly series.
View ArticleBreak dancing at Forest Grove library
The Mid-City Breakers performed during Children's Day activities at the Forest Grove City Library on Friday.
View ArticleMonster commercial shot in Banks
A film crew sets up at the Banks Sunset Speedway July 9 for an all-night production of one commercial, providing entertainment for those who turned out to watch.
View ArticleVernonia Logging Show
Eighteen loggers competed in the Vernonia Logging Show on Sunday, Aug. 3.
View ArticleOMAS air show
Oregon Miniature Aircraft Squadron’s 32nd annual air show held in Forest Grove Aug. 10-11.
View ArticleNew coffee kiosk draws big crowd â to city council meeting
City residents, business owners bare their opinions on Dream Girl Espresso, a coffee kiosk employing scantily-clad baristas, at the August 12 Forest Grove city council meeting.
View ArticleBanks BBQ Parade
The annual Banks BBQ Parade made its way down Main Street Sunday morning.
View ArticleCombine Destruction Derby
The 68th annual Banks BBQ concluded Sunday with the combine destruction derby at Sunset Park.
View ArticleNeil Armstrong Middle School Digital Conversion
Nicole Carter, a teacher at Neil Armstrong Middle School in Forest Grove, explains how an application called Aurasma, an augmented reality program, will work in the classroom.
View ArticleNeil Armstrong Middle School Digital Conversion
Nicole Carter, a teacher at Neil Armstrong Middle School in Forest Grove, talks about how an app called Aurasma, an augmented reality platform, can be used in the classroom.
View ArticleFirst day of school for Forest Grove High School freshmen
Vik Crew upperclassmen share why they think Forest Grove High School is their home during a morning assembly. Freshmen started school today.
View ArticleFGHS freshmen share excitment for high school
Six freshmen who started school in Forest Grove today share what they are looking forward to about high school. Classes for all students begin tomorrow.
View ArticleMensch artists
Three artists who showed their work at Pacific University's Mensch festival talk about their art. In order of appearance are Mary McKinnon, Janae Sargent and Megan Ujakovich-Gometz.
View Article23rd annual Sidewalk Art Festival in Forest Grove on Saturday
23rd annual Sidewalk Chalk Art Festival in Forest Grove brought out hundreds of artists and onlookers even with the sometimes sunny sometimes rainy weather.
View ArticleForest Grove hit-and-run crash
Forest Grove Police Capt. Mike Herb speaks to reporters at a crime scene where a 6-year-old girl was killed and her 10-year-old sister seriously injured by a hit-and-run driver.
View ArticleForest Grove crash: School principals speak about tragedy
Principals Chandra Cooper and Angella Graves, who head the schools that students Anna Dieter-Eckerdt, 6, and Abigail Robinson, 11, attended, spoke to media Tuesday morning about how the district is...
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