Finding A Booster Shot + Probe Proud Boys Violence, Lawmaker Says

Happy Friday, people of Gresham! These are the most important things happening today in town.

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First, today's weather:

Patchy morning fog. High: 66 Low: 45.

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Here are the top stories today in Gresham:

1. Jury convicts Gresham man of raping four women, sexually abusing fifth woman, in four-year period (OregonLive)
2. Oregon Health Authority reports 79 schools with active COVID-19 outbreaks, up from 48 (OPB News)
3. City Of Gresham: Summer Burn Ban Lifted In Multnomah County (Press Release Desk)
4. Lawmaker: Proud Boys violence in Gresham needs investigation (Pamplin Media Group)
5. Where to Find a Booster Shot in the Portland Area (Portland Monthly)

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Today in Gresham:

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Gresham Patch Notebook

• City of Gresham - Government: "Our thoughts are with Gresham Police as they mourn the loss of one of their own--a true public servant. Thank you Basco for your years of service to the people of Gresham." (Facebook)
• City of Gresham - Government: "Oregon Health Authority Free vaccine clinic on Saturday, Oct. 2, 1-6 p.m. at Paisanos Plaza. We'll be offering free COVID-19 vaccinations for anyone 12 and over. No appointment, insurance or ID needed. Event details: https://bit.ly/3i4d2vb" (Facebook)
• Gresham-Barlow School District: "Learning in Action! Students in Mrs. Caputo's class at East Gresham Elementary are exploring volume and the formula for finding volume- length, width, height. They had 12 base ten cubes and had to build a prism using all 12 blocks. Then ..." (Facebook)
• Gresham-Barlow School District: "Who better to talk to students at Hall Elementary about football than Oregon Ducks' former outside linebacker La'Mar Winston! Coach Winston currently is the recess coach at Hall and coaches football at Gresham High. What a great experien..." (Facebook)
• Gresham-Barlow School District: "Check out the Hollydale Elementary Heroes! Mr. Haffner's 5th graders learned a Mexican folk from the Jalisco region called Los Machetes to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. It is traditionally performed with machetes at the time of harv..." (Facebook)
• City of Gresham - Government: "#NationalHispanicHeritageMonth! We're celebrating Hispanic heritage and leadership by sharing TriMet's amazing bus wrap--you may have seen it around town the past couple weeks. One of the incredible people who inspired it, is our own Ric..." (Facebook)
• Gresham-Barlow School District: "Gresham-Barlow School District is committed to the health, safety, and well-being of our students, staff, and families. We are proud to announce our partnership with @CareSolace to support our ongoing commitment. If you or your family me..." (Facebook)

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About me: I've been at Patch for almost 6 years after a career that had stops at The New York Times, Oregonian, Washington Post, as well as KATU, KOIN, and KGW. For the past three years I've been Patch's Manager News and Content Partnerships as well as a National Writer.

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