🌱 Forest Grove community gathers July 28 to honor Nelson M. Olf

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• Forest Grove community gathers July 28 to honor Nelson M. Olf

Also on today's calendar: JASON ISBELL and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly cloudy and less humid, with a high of 71 and low of 57 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 76, low: 56.
• Monday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 79 and low of 55 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Nelson M. Olf (portlandtribune.com) — Forest Grove residents are invited to honor longtime resident and Marine Corps veteran Nelson M. Olf, who died at his Forest Grove home on May 27. A full military honors ceremony will be held July 28 at Willamette National Cemetery, followed by a 5:30 p.m. reception at Prime Time Restaurant in Forest Grove. Friends can also donate to his Pacific University scholarship fund.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Forest Grove

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 8

• DARK STAR ORCHESTRA →
  McMenamins Grand Lodge, 3505 Pacific Ave, Forest Grove
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 14

• JASON ISBELL →
  McMenamins Grand Lodge, 3505 Pacific Ave, Forest Grove
  7:00 pm

Saturday August 15

• Cigarettes @ Sunset →
  McMenamins Grand Lodge, 3505 Pacific Ave, Forest Grove
  6:00 pm

Saturday August 22

• Hot August Night with Super Diamond - The Neil Diamond Tribute →
  McMenamins Grand Lodge, 3505 Pacific Ave, Forest Grove
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday July 25

• Teen Time: Anime Afternoon
  Hillsboro Public Library 2850 NE Brookwood Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97123
  1:00 pm
• Chess @ the Library / Ajedrez en la biblioteca
  Hillsboro Public Library 2850 NE Brookwood Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97123
  1:00 pm
• Sew Easy: Drop-In Sewing Clinic
  Hillsboro Public Library 2850 NE Brookwood Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97123
  2:00 pm

Sunday July 26

• Book Babies/Libros para bebés
  Hillsboro Public Library 2850 NE Brookwood Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97123
  10:15 am
• Digital Navigator – One-on-One Tech Help
  Hillsboro Public Library 2850 NE Brookwood Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97123
  10:30 am
• Portland Timbers II-Real Monarchs →
  Hillsboro Stadium, 4450 NE Century Blvd, Hillsboro
  1:00 pm
• 185th Convention – Sunday Baseball Outing →
  Hillsboro Hops, 4450 NE Century Blvd, Hillsboro
  1:00 pm
• DLC Open STEM Lab →
  Cornelius Public Library, 1370 N Adair St, Cornelius
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Ninja has been found!!!
  Thank you everyone!!!! Missing Dog! Ninja is a 12 year old Shiba Inu. He has a blue bandana on but no collar and went missing in the Verboort area… (Nextdoor Verboort)
• I just learned this yesterday.
  There’s a way to prevent the barrage of non-local scammer responses when posting in FS&F (For Sale & Free)! The FS&F (For Sale & Free) posting… (Nextdoor The Parks at Forest Grove)

• Sodexo, Inc. posted a job opening for School District Custodian, conserje para el distrito escolar in Forest Grove. Apply here.
• City of Forest Grove Oregon posted a job opening for Lifeguard in Forest Grove. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Forest Grove here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Banks

• Banks Fire sends Engine 15 to Hagen Fire, its fourth deployment this season (bankspost.com)
• Filing opens for Banks mayor and three council seats; two candidates in so far (bankspost.com)
• 1976 in Banks: new vans carry commuters to Tektronix, and a pedestrian is killed on Highway 47 (bankspost.com)

Hillsboro

• Hillsboro Medical Center to close one of Oregon's few geriatric psychiatric units (oregonlive.com)
• Book Tutoring Services in Hillsboro, OR with Kimberly V. from $22/hr (care.com)
• Portland World Naked Bike Ride, Taste of Thailand among events occurring this weekend (koin.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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