Gates News

"Notes for Nozzles," a Gates Rural Fire Protection District Emergency Support Services-sponsored concert benefiting the Gates Fire Hall Project, is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov.

Cascade School District's Annual Grandparent Thanksgiving Dinner is set for Friday, Nov.

Marion County Dog Control will offer amnesty for late fees and licensing violations from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct.

Fish numbers are still curious on the North Santiam. Considering the number of steelhead that crossed Willamette Falls, there should be more of them in the upper North Santiam River in the Packsaddle and Minto areas.

Proud parent Steve Nielsen snapped photographs as Sheila Nielsen got their son, Luke, 6, ready with his supplies for his first day of kindergarten at Gates Elementary School.

Steelhead on the North Santiam River always strike well around the Oregon State Fair.

The base for helicopter operations on the Canal Creek Fire will be moving from Gates to the Outdoor Event Center in Sweet Home on Wednesday afternoon, providing the community of Sweet Home the opportunity to see the helicopters from a much closer vantage point.

Despite some weaknesses revealed by preliminary Adequate Yearly Progress reports released recently by the state's Oregon Department of Education, officials at three area school districts say stimulus-funded extra staffing will bolster student success this year.

A memorial fund recently was set up at Parrish Middle School for Hal Kaiser, a dedicated principal who stepped down in March and died last month after battling a rare blood disease.

Highway 22 is closed near Gates because of a fire, officials said. The highway is closed at mile post 36, three miles east of Gates, Oregon Department of Transportation said.

An Aumsville woman suffered serious injuries after a jet ski crash on Detroit Lake on Thursday, the Marion County Sheriff's Office said.

For Kami Smith of Damascus, much of her role as the Santiam Canyon Stampede rodeo queen this year has been about sharing with the world the bond between a young woman and her horse.

Stayton's Alyssa Lindemann won the MLB Pitch, Hit and Run Finals Monday at the All-Star Game festivities in St.

Barbequing, hiking, golfing or just relaxing should dominate your July weekends.

You probably haven't heard of the Cascade Foothills Saturday Faire because it hasn't started yet.

The city of Gates will host the Cascade Foothills Saturday Faire 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning July 11 and every first Saturday through October.

MILL CITY - The Ford Institute Leadership Program is coming back to the Mill City and Gates area.

John and Teresa Cavander of Gates dressed in mountain-man attire and shared the pioneer spirit Saturday to celebrate the state sesquicentennial.

Despite the ominous black clouds and thunder that rolled in about 4 p.m. Thursday, most of the canyon escaped the brunt of the evening's severe storm.

North Santiam River flow was too high last week for good fishing. The volume at Mehama varied from 5,950 cubic feet per second up to 15,400 with a depth at Mehama of 5.5 up to 9.5 feet.