Forbestown News

Journey up to the foothills on Saturday, November 28, and start your Christmas Season off with a stroll along the boardwalks under twinkling lantern light in Gold Trader Flat, a replica town of the 1800's located next to the Yuba Feather Museum, at 19096 New York Flat Road in Forbestown.

Bill Connelly and I are co-chairs of the Oroville Veterans Memorial Park Honoring All of Butte County.

Way to show up, Oroville!!!! Y'all knock my boots off. As a friend of mine shouted over the noise of laughter, chatter, clanking dishes and order calls at Mike's Grande Burger Thursday night, "God bless small towns." "And God bless the people who live in them," I shouted back as more people squeezed their way into the already crowded dining room.

The 25-year-old man suspected of critically beating a man Thursday in Forbestown was formally arraigned on felony assault and other charges Monday at Butte County Superior Court.

A Forbestown man is in critical condition after being tied up and beaten at Forbestown Park early this morning.

One weekend produced a profusion of yard sales, and I noticed tables filled with glassware.

While other water providers are raising rates, South Feather Water and Power is planning to lower rates by 2012.

Summer is passing and closing day for the Yuba Feather Museum, located on New York Flat Road in the small, foothill town of Forbestown, is fast approaching.

I'm writing on behalf of the Forbestown Advisory Council and would like to extend the council's sincerest thanks to the community for helping us make Forbestown DAZE 2009 such a great success.

A 65-year-old Oroville woman died Wednesday morning after driving her vehicle into a large tree off of Forbestown Road.

Multiple generations of families and residents of Forbestown lined New York Flat Road just after noon Saturday, to watch the annual Forbestown Daze Parade, which featured crazy hats, fire trucks and motorcycles.

A 65-year-old Oroville woman died Wednesday morning after driving her vehicle into a large tree off of Forbestown Road.

Volunteers with Yuba Feather Historical Association will bring colorful characters of Gold Rush days to life during Forbestown Daze on Aug.

OROVILLE a ' About 20 involved residents attended the Community Wildfire Workshop for the Oroville, Berry Creek, Forbestown, Feather Falls and Palermo areas on Saturday, in an effort to learn about fire safety, planning and risks.

Get ready for some old fashioned fun! Forbestown Daze is Saturday, August 1, 2009.

The Feather River Recreation and Park District's Thursday night Concerts in the Park series will continue to provide free, fun, family-oriented entertainment through August 27.

Twenty fires ignited along Forbestown Road Monday afternoon, after an alleged drunken driver crashed his truck into a guardrail and continued to drive down the roadway on only three intact wheels, sparking numerous fires in his trail.

The Butte County Sheriff's Office is investigating what it considers to be a "suspicious" death, after a man was found dead in a Forbestown area residence late Monday morning.

Opening Day for the Yuba Feather Museum and Gold Trader Flat located at 19096 New York Flat Road in Forbestown is set for May 30, 2009.