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Sunset HS Innovates HVAC Solution + Little Scientists Storytime
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Happy Fri-yay, neighbors! Here's everything going on today in Beaverton.
First, today's weather:
Increasing clouds. High: 60 Low: 43.
Here are the top stories today in Beaverton:
- Sunset High School's Career Technical Education (CTE) program students and staff are doing some innovating! The team helped solve a potentially costly HVAC issue at Stoller Middle School when they used a 3D printer to create a replacement part on equipment that allows air to flow into classrooms. Learn more about the project and the clever minds behind it at KATU.
- The Washington County Sheriff's Office reports on a September drugs bust in North Plains. Investigators seized over 800 pounds of dried marijuana, 5,719 marijuana plants, about $500,000 in grow equipment and $22,000 in cash from a home located on Jackson School Road that was serving as an illegal grow site. The action was a result of an ongoing investigation by the Westside Interagency Narcotics team. Take a look at the site @wcsooregon, then read the story at Fox12.
- Oregon State volleyball libero and Beaverton native Grace Massey is getting some well-deserved attention. Massey has been named the two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll honoree, received OSU's Academic Excellence Award and was named to the 2018 Pac-12 All-Academic First Team. Read the article at the OSU Beavers site about her latest accolades: being identified as one of the 30 nominees for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award.
- Would you like to know what's (possibly) in store for us weather-wise this winter? Oregon meteorologists will be convening soon to make some predictions. Jim Redden reports on the 29th annual Winter Weather Forecast Conference hosted by the Oregon Chapter of the American Meteorological Society, scheduled for October 23. The free event will be live-streamed at the organization's Facebook page. (Pamplin Media Group)
- Take a virtual tour of one of Nike's newest buildings over at Complex. The LeBron James Innovation Center at the Beaverton-area campus is now home to the massive Nike Sport Research Lab. A peak inside the 750,000-square-foot building reveals a replica Winnebago in homage to the company's humble origins, office space for around 75 researchers and support staff and a vast wealth of high-tech sports research equipment.
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Today in Beaverton:
- Little Scientists Storytime - Beaverton City Library invites littles 12-36 months (plus their grownups) to explore the wonder of science through books, songs and more. (10:15 AM)
- Loch Lomond - Take a jaunt to Tigard to experience the tale of one of history's most infamous rebellions at the Broadway Rose Theatre Company (12850 SW Grant Ave). Tickets $30-$46. (7:30 PM)
- Sister Mercy - Live music At The Garages. Pay $15 at the door to enjoy high-energy Blues-driven sounds alongside food carts and plenty of tap options. (7:30 PM - 11:30 PM)
Beaverton Patch Notebook
- Get the full low-down from City Hall with the latest weekly update, posted Thursday. Highlights include info about Open Air Beaverton and the latest on Renter Eviction Protection. (City of Beaverton)
- Earn your pat on the back and declutter: Jan's Paperbacks is seeking old magazine donations TODAY on behalf of a fourth-grade teacher. Check in at the business's Instagram for more info.
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