Community Corner
🌱Treatment Center Coming To Triple Creek + Missing Aloha Teen Found
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Beaverton.
If you're looking for the latest Beaverton news, you've come to the right place. Stay up to date with all the important events nearby. I'm Merlin Douglass, your regular guest curator, and here are the important events today.
First, today's weather:
Lovely, a few clouds and slightly cooler. High: 78 Low: 48
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Here are the top stories in Beaverton today:
- Budgets are always a challenge, but Washington County had to find a way to address a $30 million dollar shortfall in its finances this year, with many department expenses growing faster than revenue sources. The county has determined it will operate on a $1.6 billion budget this upcoming fiscal year while examining and reordering county fiscal priorities. (Pamplin Media Group)
- Washington County is planning for a one-stop treatment center for substance abuse in the Triple Creek neighborhood. There are currently no publicly-funded sobering or detox programs in the county, and only 32 residential treatment beds are split between two different agencies. The new treatment center will be available to county residents sometime in 2024. (The Lund Report)
- Trader Joe's is considering a new store in Tigard. The company is currently looking at the old Albertsons in Tigard Towne Square as the location. Trader Joe's has declined to confirm their plans, but a commercial building permit was issued for the property on Tuesday, June 20. (OregonLive)
- A 15-year-old girl named Alexandria Harrison, reported missing earlier this week, has been found and returned to her family in Aloha. She was seen getting into a white Jeep Wrangler at 4:30 A.M. yesterday morning. The identity of the driver was known to the police, and they had sought information from the public regarding his whereabouts. (Pamplin Media Group)
- In Banks, the search for a new school superintendent has riled some residents and caused one of the two finalists to drop out because of backlash. Melissa Goff, former Greater Albany School Superintendent, left the post in Albany when a more conservative school board was installed. She has dropped out of consideration for the Banks position due to insults and accusations of being politically too left-leaning, although her qualifications were never in doubt. (KGW.com)
Today in Beaverton:
- The main Beaverton Library is having a toy, board game and puzzle giveaway today from 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Kids tire pretty quickly of toys, board games and puzzles so this is a great opportunity to pick up used ones for them for free. All the games and toys have been donated, so by participating, you are helping give these toys a new life and longer usefulness.
- Have a hankering to create, but you don't have all the tools you need? The city of Tualatin has a maker space that is open several days a week, including on Thursdays, 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. in the Tualatin Library. The public can use equipment like a 3D printer, sewing machines, a tabletop kiln, button makers, airbrushes and so much more for free (though some specific equipment requires certification).
- What's the buzz? Foreland Beer is holding a tap takeover at the Nebulous Taproom, 11645 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Highway, from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Taste the craft beer normally unavailable in Beaverton as a social media phenomena bellies up to the bar.
From my notebook:
- Now that the weather is finally nice, it's a great time to ride bikes either with friends or family. If you're wondering where to go, this website offers descriptions of 136 different rides in and around Beaverton. Routes are divided by hilly or flat, uphill and downhill, and quick or long rides, so there's something for every ability. The routes are selected and described by riders themselves and include times and difficulty estimates.
- Beaverton Pride is back this Sunday in all its colorful glory. Check out the parade beginning at 11:00 A.M., after which the festivities will continue at the City Park across from the main library, with food, music, entertainers and vendors until 4:00 P.M. Read an interview with the Beaverton Pride executive director, Kate Kristiansen, here.
That's all I have for you today. Your regular Patch curator, Ash DeMello, will return tomorrow with more of what makes Beaverton newsworthy. Thanks for reading.
— Merlin Douglass
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