🌱 Patch AM: What investigators still need after finding the Gresham hit-and-run car

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In today's newsletter:

• What investigators still need after finding the Gresham hit-and-run car
• Have you seen this missing 79-year-old Gresham man?
• How Gresham soccer fans turned a match into global flood relief

Also on today's calendar: Bluegrass at Multnomah Grange #71 and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Clouds and sun, a t-shower, with a high of 69 and low of 51 degrees.
• Sunday: A brief shower or two, temps: high: 73, low: 52.
• Monday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 71 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Police Find White Sedan in Vancouver Linked to Gresham Hit-And-Run That Killed Construction Flagger Miguel Jimenez Near Northeast Hogan Drive on Monday Morning (parktelegraph.com) — Gresham police say they've found the white sedan linked to Monday's deadly hit-and-run that killed construction flagger Miguel Jimenez near Northeast Hogan Drive and Division Street, but no arrest has been made yet. Investigators used surveillance and city cameras to track the car to a Vancouver apartment complex and are now focused on identifying who was driving when the vehicle sped through the work zone.
   

• Gresham police seek help locating missing 79-year-old man (kptv.com) — Gresham police are asking residents to help find 79-year-old Toan Nguyen, who was last seen Friday morning leaving his home near Southeast 10th Avenue and Southeast Division Street. Because his health condition worries officers, they're urging anyone who spots a man matching his description—5-foot-9, 150 pounds, white shirt and blue pants—to call the non-emergency line at 503-823-3333 immediately.
   

• Gresham soccer community rallies to support Nepal flood relief efforts (kgw.com) — Soccer fans packed FUTbarrio in Gresham on Friday night for a charity tournament raising money for victims of Nepal's deadly Aug. 26 flash floods. Attendees donated via QR codes, heard from organizers with deep Nepalese ties, and joined the Nepali Association of Oregon in supporting ongoing rescue and recovery efforts overseas.
   

📸 Around Gresham

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gresham

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Monday September 7
• NO SCHOOL-Holiday
  Russell Elem Portland, OR 97230
• Labor Day - Chamber Closed
  Gresham Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center See Event Details, Gresham, OR 97030
Tuesday September 8
• Ambassadors
  Gresham Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center Nanna's Place 1000 N Main Avenue Gresham, OR 97030
  7:30 am
Wednesday September 9
• Back-to-School Night
  Gresham High School GHS Cafeteria & Commons
  4:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• New Student Orientation- Mount Hood Community College
  Gresham Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center Location: Student Union
Saturday September 12
• Bluegrass at Multnomah Grange #71 →
  30639 SE Bluff Rd, Gresham
  7:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Orient Fall Garden Festival →
  Multnomah Grange #71, 30639 SE Bluff Rd, Gresham
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday September 5
• Earth Wind & Fire →
  McMenamins Edgefield Concerts, Live Music Venue, 2126 SW Halsey St, Troutdale
  5:00 pm
• Earth, Wind and Fire →
  McMenamins Edgefield Concerts, Live Music Venue, Troutdale
  5:00 pm
Monday September 7
• No school-holiday
  Gladstone Center for Children and Families Gladstone, OR 97027
• LoveOne Laundry Events - Milwaukie South - 1st Wednesday (Line At Integrated Health) →
  QED Laundry, 18020 SE McLoughlin Blvd, Milwaukie
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• First Day of School (Grades 1-6, 9)
  North Clackamas SD 12 Portland, OR 97267

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• InstaSwim posted a job opening for Private Swim Instructor in Gresham. Apply here.
• MOD Pizza posted a job opening for Restaurant Crew Member in Gresham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gresham here.

🗞 Nearby News

Troutdale

• FlashAlert launches new feature to override local news release targeting (ktvz.com)
• A new report quantifies the president's support in Oregon. (eastoregonian.com)

Happy Valley

• Former labor secretary stoked dysfunction and toxicity, department report finds (bostonglobe.com)
• Highest-rated Class of 2027 football recruits from Oregon (ktvz.com)

Milwaukie

• Why everyone in Milwaukie suddenly seems to be joining the Elks (hereisoregon.com)
• In Milwaukie's old Things From Another World space, a new comic shop is preparing for launch (hereisoregon.com)

Ok Gresham! 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: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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