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🌱 Art under $150 returns to Forest Grove's 97116 show

Forest Grove, Oregon Patch AM: a 5 min read

Good morning Forest Grove! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Art under $150 returns to Forest Grove's 97116 show
  • Forest Grove's first Christmas Light Route is looking for homes
  • Forest Grove council race stays close as police bond trails

Also on today's calendar: Fall Celebrity Organ Recital: Nathan Laube and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Some brightening, with a high of 65 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cloudy with a bit of rain, temps: high: 60, low: 49.
  • Friday: Periods of rain, with a high of 55 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 97116 Art Show returns with nearly 150 artists, a charity and a food drive (newsinthegrove.com) — Nearly 150 artists will offer work priced at $150 or less at Forest Grove's 97116 Art Show, Nov. 20–22 at Pacific University's Kathrin Cawein Gallery. Part of the proceeds will support Hope Community Network's work with unhoused people, and visitors can bring nonperishable food and hygiene supplies for local distribution.
   

2. Homeowners can join Forest Grove's new light route before Nov. 28 (newsinthegrove.com) — Forest Grove homeowners have until before Nov. 28 to join the city's first Christmas Light Route, which will pair decorated homes with a family stamp scavenger hunt. Nine houses have signed up so far. Organizer Sarah Duyck is accepting display photos through the route's Facebook page, with stamps going out Dec. 1.
   

3. Martinez keeps Forest Grove City Council edge as Fai overtakes Treece (newsinthegrove.com) — Karen Martinez holds an 82-vote lead for Forest Grove’s third City Council seat, while the city’s $29.5 million police station bond is on track to fail. Tuesday’s unofficial count also put Nafisa Fai narrowly ahead of Pam Treece for Washington County chair. The next results update is Nov. 13.
   

4. Hillsboro Fall Recharge: Goats, Goodies and More! (pacificu.edu) — Pacific University's Forest Grove students are welcome at Hillsboro's Fall Recharge, a campus gathering offering baby-goat cuddles, snacks and hands-on activities for a study break. Participants can build care kits and make friendship bracelets, and the announcement says the goats will also visit the Forest Grove campus in December.
   

5. Pho Pot works to reopen months after Forest Grove shopping center flooding (forestgrovenewstimes.com) — Forest Grove’s Pho Pot hopes to reopen Nov. 27 after an August sewage backup forced extensive repairs and months without revenue. Owner Michelle Tran says the landlord’s insurance has covered most restoration work, but other losses remain, prompting a fundraiser as contractors work toward a Black Friday return.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Shout out to Bruce Wagner!
    My go-to handyman. He is a “jack of all trades”! I had odd jobs to do and it took only and hour! (940) 255-9357 (Nextdoor Southeast Forest Grove)
  • Looking for a trustworthy dog feed and walker for most weekday afternoons/early evening.
    Preferrably a High School Student looking to make alittle spending $ ? Preferably someone in the neighborhood- Im in the Pacific Crossings community… (Nextdoor Pacific Crossing)
  • Telephonics Corporation posted a job opening for Production Operator- Oxide (Nights) in Forest Grove. Apply here.
  • Svetness posted a job opening for Personal Trainer in Banks. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Forest Grove here.

Ok Forest Grove! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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