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🌱X-Files Star In Cedar Hills + Beaverton Mom Surrenders Firearms

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Welcome back, Beaverton! I'm here in your inbox today to tell you everything you need to know about what's going on around town. Enjoy...

First, today's weather:

Low clouds may break. High: 73 Low: 53.

Here are the top five stories in Beaverton today:

  1. Deputy Michael Trotter, who was injured in the fatal crash on TV Highway involving a teen driver back in April, was released from the hospital to a rehabilitation center, the Washington County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday. The update comes approximately six weeks after the Beaverton crash that killed two Southridge High School Students. The driver accused of causing the crash, Xavier Denzel Rodriguez, 18, faces several charges, including manslaughter. (KGW.com)
  2. Hollywood alum David Duchovny is set to speak at the Cedar Hills Crossing location of Powell's Books this evening, reports Brenda Braxton. Duchovny is perhaps most famous for his longtime role as Fox Mulder in the X-Files series. However, he's appearing in Beaverton for another project: his "novelini" called "The Resevoir." Scroll down to events for more info! (KGW.com)
  3. In the wake of multiple recent mass shootings, a Beaverton mom and longtime gun enthusiast is surrendering her firearms. Jenny Han said that she first fired a weapon around age 7 and has fond associations with shooting, but now she believes her ownership is an issue: "I think that being silent is making us complicit to the problem." Han surrendered her weapons to Beaverton Police, taking them out of circulation, Joelle Jones reported on June 7. Follow along with Han's story via KOIN.com.
  4. Tag along for Tuesday's Taco Challenge with Kohr Harlan via KOIN.com. Raina Huang was set to visit Livi's Taqueria in Tualatin with the goal of eating 5 lbs of tacos in 40 minutes (which happen to be half off every Tuesday). Livi's Taqueria is hosting the Taco Challenge two Tuesdays a month through the summer, offering free tacos to the first of five preselected individuals to eat 15 tacos in 15 minutes.
  5. On Thursday, 14,000-year-old bones are set to be dedicated at Tualatin's Ice Age visitor center. The Tualatin Public Library (18878 S.W. Martinazzi Ave.) will be the spot to enjoy a ribbon-cutting ceremony from the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail organization on Thursday, June 9. View a replica of the famous Tualatin mastodon, discovered near what's now a Fred Meyer's parking lot among other artifacts at the exhibition. (Pampln Media Group)

Today in Beaverton:

  • Wheel'n Wednesdays - 99 Ranch Market (8155 SW Hall Blvd.) hosts basic bike maintenance as well as a group ride each session. ($100 per session or $750 for all 8 sessions!) (3:30 p.m.)
  • David Duchovny in Conversation With Kristi Turnquist - Nerd out at Powell's Cedar Hills Crossing with an X-Files alum and a TV critic and pop culture reporter for The Oregonian/OregonLive.com. (6 p.m.)
  • Skål Nights with Bjornson Vineyard - Enjoy tastings from local wineries, cellars, distilleries and more at Nordia House. $15 for non-members. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • If you happen to be following my @BeavertonEats social takeover... Yes! Yesterday's post was indeed @Family_Cafe.th. If you haven't found your way to Family Cafe in Downtown Beaverton, you're certainly missing out on distinctive pastries, coffee and other deliciousness. But ya'll know your local restaurants! Click over to the Beaverton Eats Instagram to follow along for inspiration and community feels as @ashthecopyasrtist tours the district this week.
  • Looking for an artsy outlet? Head to Beaverton City Library: "Your T-shirt + Our Cricut Maker and Cricut Heat Press = Awesome, personalized iron-on T-shirt designs! We have lots of colors of iron-on to cut and press, so bring in a shirt (or a tote, or whatever fabric you want to press a design onto)." (Beaverton City Library via Facebook)

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— Ash DeMello

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Beaverton Daily? Contact me at ash.the.copyartist@gmail.com.

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