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🌱Beavers Face Jesuit For 1st Place + Beaverton PD Seatbelt Sting
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Good day, people of Beaverton! Ash DeMello here with today's edition of the Beaverton Daily.
First, today's weather:
Chilly with rain and drizzle. High: 41 Low: 40.
Here are the top five stories in Beaverton today:
- In local girls basketball, Geoffrey C. Arnold reports that the No. 1 Beaverton Beavers were rolling on an eight-game winning streak ahead of a showdown against the No. 2 Jesuit Crusaders. The winner of the Tuesday game will snag first place in the Metro League. (OregonLive)
- Check the latest hospital capacity in the Beaverton area to help stay in the know about the course of the pandemic. The Beaverton Patch reports that both St. Vincent and Legacy Meridian Park are hovering at about 80% of capacity, Kaiser Westside is at around 65% and Tuality in Hillsboro is all the way up to nearly 98% of capacity. Statewide, 26% of ICU beds are filled by COVID-19 patients.
- The new Patricia Reser Center for the Arts is being readied to host its first performances. With a lineup featuring the Count Basie Orchestra, Lea Salonga, the Oregon Symphony and more, executive director Chris Ayzoukian says the venue promises to be "humming with activity." Get a look at the latest progress over at OregonLive.
- The City of Beaverton says that the Open Air Beaverton grant program is now accepting applications. The funding is designed to help defray the costs of expanding by outdoor service areas. Two grant types are available: free design services and construction grants that will match up to $15,000 in building costs. (Press Release Desk)
- Cleanwater Services wants you to have a beautiful, earth-friendly yard this year. Click over to the site for a handy list of upcoming events and sales to help you get the supplies, training and motivation you need.
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Today in Beaverton:
- Bilingual Hindi Storytime - Log in with North Plains Public Library to reinforce a heritage language or learn something new! Register to get the link. (10:00 AM)
- Toddler Storytime - Beaverton City Library hosts an online event with songs, stories, fingerplays and more for the 2- & 3-year-old crowd. Register to get the link. (10:15 AM)
- Geek Dinner @ Lake Oswego Grill Beaverton - Register to "be there and be square" with fellow geek-minded folk. (5:30 PM - 7:30 PM)
From my notebook:
- Bistro Royale offers an opportunity to celebrate the opening of The Reser with dinner and a show! Tap over to their social to find out how to enter to win gift cards for the restaurant and the incoming venue. (Instagram)
- Beaverton Police Department wants ya'll to know that officers are on extra patrol to look out for folks not properly using their safety belts until February 13. (Instagram)
- Today is National Tater Tot Day! How are you commemorating the occasion? It might be the right time for a visit to Kickin Chicken Wings at BG's Food Cartel (it has them seasoned, sauced and loaded!) or there's always McMenamins' tots available locally at the new Cedar Hills location (McMenamins is offering tots at happy hour prices all day!).
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— Ash DeMello
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