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Forest Grove, Oregon Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Forest Grove! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Where exactly is Forest Grove’s 24-hour ballot drop box located?
- Forest Grove community mourns the passing of Gary Dean Buelt
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- Wednesday: Not as warm with a shower, with a high of 66 and low of 47 degrees.
- Thursday: Chance of a shower, temps: high: 67, low: 45.
- Friday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 61 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• May 19 primary election is one week away; Washington County turnout at 11.6% (bankspost.com) — Forest Grove residents have just one week left to return their May 19 primary ballots, with a 24-hour drop box available at the Forest Grove City Library on Pacific Avenue near Birch Street. Washington County officials explain mail and drop-box deadlines, offer language and disability assistance, and highlight tools like BallotTrax and online voters’ pamphlets to help you track and complete your ballot. 
• Gary Dean Buelt (forestgrovenewstimes.com) — Forest Grove remembers Gary Dean Buelt, a longtime woodworker and Oregon National Guard veteran who spent his later years volunteering at the Forest Grove Senior Center and living at The Elms. Family, friends, and neighbors recall his love of sports, cards, and helping on his brother’s farm, and note he is survived by two sons, four grandchildren, and eight siblings.
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Digital Navigator One on One Tech Help
Banks Public Library 111 Market Street, Banks, OR 97106
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Wednesday Wigglers
Banks Public Library 111 Market Street, Banks, OR 97106
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Black Village Family Advisory Committee Field Day
Hillsboro SD 1J Century High School Baseball Field, 2000 SE Century Blvd, Hillsb
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Craft Night
Banks Public Library 111 Market Street, Banks, OR 97106
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2026 Washington County Local Work Group Meeting, from USDA NRCS →
Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District , 7175 NE Evergreen Parkway, Suite #400, Hillsboro, OR, 97124, United States
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Teen Drop-In Table Top Gaming
Banks Public Library 111 Market Street, Banks, OR 97106
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This is Vietnamese Portland Exhibit
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Bilingual Inclusive Storytime / Cuentos bilingüe Inclusivos
Hillsboro Public Library 2850 NE Brookwood Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97123
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Digital Navigator – One-on-One Tech Help/ Navegador Digital – A
Hillsboro Public Library 2850 NE Brookwood Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97123
11:00 am
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
Friday May 15
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Our ODHS Office of Resilience and Emergency Management (OREM) recently had the privilege of joining the Oregon Chinese Coalition's resilience hub open house with Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District and Neighbors Ready!
Disaster Preparedness in Beaverton. OCC is one of our 2025 Resilience Hubs and Networks grant recipients. They received a Conex Box filled with… (Nextdoor ) - Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog!
FOUND on May 7, 2026 in Forest Grove, OR 97116 near FGHS Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the finder, view this pet… (Nextdoor Duck Pond)
- Pacific University posted a job opening for Assistant Director, Student Engagement, Inclusion in Forest Grove. Apply here.
- Hut American Group, LLC posted a job opening for Team Member in Forest Grove. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Forest Grove here.
🗞 Nearby News
Banks
- Deputies seek help identifying Banks business burglary suspects (bankspost.com)
- Paul Schaefer seeks Washington County District 4 seat (newsinthegrove.com)
Hillsboro
- Early home runs pace offense, Spokane Indians down Hillsboro in series opener 7-3 (spokesman.com)
- The Phantom Halt: Mayor Beach Pace Claims Credit for a Data Center Deadline She Didn't Create On Day Two Of Deception Tour (hillsboroherald.com)
- Portland General Electric's data center customers will pay more for electricity under landmark law (ijpr.org)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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