Community Corner
🌱WashCo To Receive Opioid Windfall + GoFundMe For Downtown Fire
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Good day, people of Beaverton! Ash DeMello here with a brand-new edition of the Beaverton Daily.
First, today's weather:
Periods of rain. High: 44 Low: 37.
Here are the top five stories in Beaverton today:
- Beaverton police are looking for the community's help identifying a trio of porch pirates who struck on Sunday. Doorbell camera footage showed three men loitering around a home on SW 183rd Avenue before snagging a package from the porch and departing in a silver sedan. Click the link to see photos and learn how to share information about this crime. (@beaverton_police via Instagram)
- The Washington County Sheriff's Office issued a warning to drivers about road conditions on Monday morning. The agency notes that winter storms and ice melt have created high water areas throughout town that can make driving dangerous. Crashes have been reported on Scholls Ferry/Clark Hill and Cornelius Schefflin/Verboort. (@wcsooregon via Twitter)
- A global financial expert has praised Nike for its digital commerce strategy. Robert Drbul of Guggenheim Securities, LLC, named Nike stock his "best idea" for 2022 due to the company's push into the metaverse. Get details on the apparel giant's moves and more of Drbul's analysis at Markets Insider.
- Take out your calendar— it's time to see what's happening this week in Beaverton. Highlights include a televised city council meeting this evening, Virtual Nerd Night at Garden Home Community Library and An Evening of Vaudeville with Leapin' Louie Lichtenstein on Saturday. Find out the rest of the lineup at Beaverton Patch.
- Washington County is set to receive as much as $12 million from the national opioid litigation settlement. With the Center for Addictions Triage and Treatment (CATT) already in the works but facing funding gaps, those affiliated with that project say they hope the settlement money will head that way. CATT is estimated to cost around $40 million. (Pamplin Media Group: click here for free access via your WCCLS login; click here if you have a paid subscription)
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Today in Beaverton:
- Mindfully Working with Stress - Beaverton City Library invites adults to a class on mindfulness via Zoom, part of a six-part series. Register for the link. (1:00 PM)
- City Council Meeting - Hear about the goings-on in City Hall and around town at this televised event. (6:00 PM)
- (Virtual) Nerd Night: Trivia for Adults - Garden Home Community Library welcomes you to prove your nerdy cred. Register for the link. (6:30 PM)
From my notebook:
- The Beaverton Downtown Association is raising awareness after the two large fires last weekend: "Hey y'all, the downtown Hillsboro community had a really hard weekend, especially this shop, Lucia Isabel Collection, that burned down. Please click the link in this post to visit the GoFundMe so that our sister downtown can recover." (Facebook)
- Looking for a way to end your day on an upbeat note? Gather your besties and head to Murrayhill Taphouse, now offering Happy Hour from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Sunday-Thursday. (Instagram)
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— Ash DeMello
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