Wind and smoke-related closures, Sept. 9
Published 12:00 am Tuesday, September 8, 2020
This list will be updated.
Schools
Canby School District: Classes canceled the remainder of the week. Classes and meal service resume on Monday, Sept. 14.
Capital Christian School: Closed. Preschool and distance learning will open Sept. 14. Daycare open for emergency status.
Clackamas Community College: All classes and activities are canceled.
Cascade School District: Closed as of Wednesday; no kindergarten or preschool.
Colton School District: Comprehensive Distance Learning will be postponed until further notice due to the evacuation of Colton Community. Officials said they hope to start CDL on Monday, Sept. 14.
Damascus Christian: Closed, Wednesday, Sept. 9.
Estacada School District: All campuses closed as of Wednesday. School will be closed through Friday, Sept. 11, due to fire hazard. To preserve the safety of staff and families, no meal service or tech service Wednesday. Campuses are still open to evacuees and the district will support the sites.
Gervais School District: All offices are closed today due to air quality but online classes will still begin as scheduled. Phone calls will still be taken. Daycare is closed. No food delivery. Chromebook pick-up is closed.
Mount Angel School District: Closed. No meal grab-n-go or delivery.
Molalla River School District: Closed. Regionally unsafe situations for families, students and staff. School start postponed until Monday, Sept 14. Continue to watch for emergency alerts via FlashAlert as well as school level updates via email and social media.
Oregon City School District: Closed. School start postponed. Eastham early childhood & K-5 childcare closed. Meal service at designated pick up sites only.
Sherwood School District: All outdoor activities canceled today due to ongoing air quality issues.
Sonshine Christian Daycare: Closed. Preschool and distance learning will open Sept 14. Daycare open for emergency status.
Summit Learning Charter: Closed due to fire evacuations. Eagle Creek campus is closed. Live classes are canceled.
Woodburn School District: Closed. No meals or other district events.
Western Oregon University: Campus is closed until 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Highways and roads
Interstate 5 Update: All lanes are open in the Rogue Valley. All interstate closures have been lifted. Exits 24 Phoenix and 21 Talent remain closed. Drivers should use caution throughout the area.
Oregon 99 remains closed between south Medford (Garfield Street) and south Valley View Road Ashland due to on-going fire activity.
Oregon 138E: The North Umpqua Highway is closed from milepost 16-83 due to wildfire. The closure begins at the west end of Glide (Little River Road intersection) and continues to the Oregon 230 (West Diamond Lake Highway) junction.
U.S. 199: The Redwood Highway is closed from mile post 34 to 41, just south of Cave Junction near the Illinois Valley Airport to the California border.
(No estimated time of opening for any of the above.)
Parks
The following parks are closed to all visitors until further notice or unless otherwise noted.
Cape Lookout State Park near Tillamook will close through Sep. 10 due to power outages and limited water supply related to high winds.
Collier Memorial State Park near Klamath Falls, closed the remainder of September, which is when its normal camping season ends.
Detroit Lake campground and Mongold day-use area near Detroit.
Fall Creek Reservoir: All state parks and boat ramps — including Winberry day-use area, North Shore day-use area and Cascara campground — are closed until further notice.
North Santiam State Park near Mehama.
Silver Falls State Park near Silverton.
