🌱 Patch AM: What Metro’s new $480,000 plan could mean for Rockwood’s Vance site

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• What Metro's new $480,000 plan could mean for Rockwood's Vance site

Also on today's calendar: Bluegrass at Multnomah Grange #71 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 83 and low of 53 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 76, low: 52.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 74 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Metro Council funds major projects across the region including Tom McCall Waterfront Park (oregonmetro.gov) — Gresham residents should know that Multnomah County just received $480,000 to plan the future of the 90-acre Vance property in Rockwood and Centennial, aiming for more green space, affordable housing, and family-wage jobs. The same Metro grant round also funds a major redesign of Portland's Tom McCall Waterfront Park and a new waterfront vision in West Linn, shaping growth across the region.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gresham

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 6
• Introduction to Ikebana - October →
  Kyoudou Center, 219 S. Main Avenue, Gresham
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday October 6
• Celebrating the Climate Justice Plan at the East County Library →
  Multnomah County Library - East County, 475 Northwest Division Street, Gresham
  4:30 pm
• Tarot Learning & Discussion Group →
  Gaia's Workshop, 475 Northeast Burnside Road, Gresham
  6:15 pm
Wednesday October 7
• CE Class | Lunch and Learn | Assumptions Wraps & Carrybacks →
  Piper Ridge - Taylor Morrison, 3887 Southwest 38th Street, Gresham
  11:30 am
• Shark Friendz'y: Social Club →
  Metro East Web Academy, 50 NW Fifth St, Gresham
  2:00 pm
• Co-Ed Volleyball - Home Games
  Clear Creek Middle School, 219 NE 219th Ave, Gresham
  4:30 pm
Thursday October 8
• Co-Ed Volleyball - Away Games
  West Orient Middle School, 29805 SE Orient Dr, Gresham
  4:30 pm
Friday October 9
• Let's Talk Fentanyl →
  Centennial High SCHOOL, 3505 Southeast 182nd Avenue, Gresham
  9:00 am
Saturday October 10
• GACC Pickleball Palooza+ - Pickleball Tournament →
  Gresham OR
• Bluegrass at Multnomah Grange #71 →
  30639 SE Bluff Rd, Gresham
  9:00 am
• Let's Band Together And Talk Goat →
  Burns Feed Store, 29215 SE Orient Dr, Gresham
  10:00 am
• Sunny South Bluegrass Band at Multnomah Grange #71 →
  Multnomah Grange #71, 30639 SE Bluff Rd., Gresham
  7:00 pm

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• Panera posted a job opening for Catering Lead Oregon only in Gresham. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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