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- How Beaverton's water pipes are now quietly generating clean local power.
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 56 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 58.
- Thursday: Pleasant with sunny intervals, with a high of 78 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Pipes as power plants: How cities can use their water systems to generate clean energy (smartcitiesdive.com) — Beaverton has retrofitted its Sexton Mountain Pump Station with an in-pipe hydropower turbine that will generate about 426 megawatt-hours of clean electricity a year and cut the facility's energy use by roughly 27%. The article explains how similar projects in nearby cities like Tualatin and Bend work, and outlines funding, net-metering, and planning steps other municipalities can follow. 
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Beaverton
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- Digital Navigator 1:1 Tech Help with Chuck
West Slope Community Library 3678 SW 78th Street, Portland, OR 97225 - Dungeon Mastery 101
West Slope Community Library 3678 SW 78th Street, Portland, OR 97225
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West Slope Community Library 3678 SW 78th Street, Portland, OR 97225
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West Slope Community Library 3678 SW 78th Street, Portland, OR 97225
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Ready, Set, Roar/Back to School Night
Tigard High School Commons
4:00 pm - Cheer Small Gym
Baker SD 5J Portland, OR 97294
4:00 pm - Blue Yesterdays Rehearsal
Baker SD 5J Portland, OR 97294
5:00 pm - XC parent meeting- Commons
Baker SD 5J Portland, OR 97294
6:00 pm - Teacher Pre-Service
Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J Portland, OR 97224 - First Day of School
Baker SD 5J Portland, OR 97294 - Class Meetings & Pep Assembly
Baker SD 5J Portland, OR 97294 - Staff In-Service
SHERWOOD SD 88J Sherwood, OR 97140
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Good afternoon everyone!
Just moved here from Florida about a month ago and I'm looking for employment. I've been to countless interviews and put in so many applications. So… (Nextdoor Triple Creek) - Please share & repost to help reunite this lost cat!
Asher was LOST on August 23, 2026 in Aloha, OR 97007 near Kinnaman. hse runs along Butternut Creek. We are between Intel and Aloha Highschool … (Nextdoor Farmington)
- SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser – Overnight in Beaverton. Apply here.
- Accenture posted a job opening for SAP Product Costing Manager - CMT (High Tech) in Beaverton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Beaverton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Aloha
- Local teams make the grade in preseason 6A and 5A football coaches polls (beavertonvalleytimes.com)
- Commissioner Nafisa Fai Calls for Temporary Pause on New Data Center Development In Washington County (hillsboroherald.com)
Tigard
- This New Car-Inspired Fiberglass Camper Can Be Had In Almost Any Color And Is So Light That It Can Be Towed By Your Ford Maverick (theautopian.com)
- Bi-Partisan Bill Proposed to Provide Firefighters, EMS with Mental Health Support (firehouse.com)
Hillsboro
- Genentech to Invest $750M in Manufacturing Facility in Hillsboro, Oregon (rebusinessonline.com)
- Faith and Values: Invited to a holy conversation (spokesman.com)
Ok Beaverton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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