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🌱 Patch AM: How Gresham schools rolled out the red carpet for students
And check out Bluegrass at Multnomah Grange #71 on the Gresham Patch calendar
Good morning Gresham! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Gresham schools rolled out the red carpet for students
- Suspect arrested in fatal Rockwood Village shooting; investigators seek tips
Also on today's calendar: Bluegrass at Multnomah Grange #71.
Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 86 and low of 56 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, temps: high: 74, low: 51.
- Friday: Low clouds, then some sun, with a high of 68 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• East Gresham Elementary celebrates students on first day (theoutlookonline.com) — Students at East Gresham Elementary got a red-carpet welcome back to school, as Gresham-Barlow's superintendent and staff focused on making the first day joyful and inviting. District leaders also stressed a major new push to improve attendance, especially at Gresham High and Barlow, urging parents and teens to prioritize showing up so kids don't miss learning or social connections. 
• Suspect in fatal Gresham apartment shooting arrested (kgw.com) — Gresham police say a suspect has been arrested in the June shooting death of 25-year-old D'Angelo Adams at the Rockwood Village Apartments. Officers took 28-year-old Marcell Trotter into custody after a traffic stop in East Portland, and the East County Major Crimes Team is still investigating, asking anyone with information to contact Gresham detectives by email.
📸 Around Gresham
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gresham
Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!
- New Student Orientation- Mount Hood Community College
Gresham Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center Location: Student Union - Bluegrass at Multnomah Grange #71 →
30639 SE Bluff Rd, Gresham
7:00 pm - Orient Fall Garden Festival →
Multnomah Grange #71, 30639 SE Bluff Rd, Gresham
10:00 am
Thursday September 10
Saturday September 12
Friday September 18
📣 Gresham Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Girls Soccer @ Ranier
Gladstone High Rainier High School, 28170 Old Rainier Rd, Rainier, OR 97048
5:00 pm - GSD Board Meeting
Gladstone SD 115 Gladstone, OR 97027
6:00 pm - Boys Soccer vs Valley Catholic - Endowment
Gladstone High School, 18800 Portland Ave, Gladstone, OR 97027\
4:00 pm - PMS: Beginning Band Instrument/Rental Night
Parkrose Middle Portland, OR 97220
4:30 pm - Girls Soccer @ Valley Catholic
Gladstone High Valley Catholic High School, 4275 SW 148th Ave, Beaverton, OR 9
5:00 pm - Board Meeting
North Clackamas SD 12 Portland, OR 97267
6:00 pm - Football vs Horizon Christian
Gladstone High School, 18800 Portland Ave, Gladstone, OR 97027\
7:00 pm - LoveOne Laundry Events - Milwaukie North →
Milwaukie Laundry, 10515 SE 42nd Ave, Milwaukie
6:00 pm - Orville Peck →
McMenamins Edgefield Concerts, Live Music Venue, 2126 SW Halsey St, Troutdale
5:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
Thursday September 10
Friday September 11
Monday September 14
Wednesday September 23
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I'd like a recommendation to contact someone to cut down and remove these bushes along my fence - on both sides of a gate.
Thank you to all who replied and messaged me! **PROJECT STATUS - FILLED** (Nextdoor SW Gresham)
- Subway posted a job opening for Sandwich Artist in Gresham. Apply here.
- City of Gresham Oregon posted a job opening for Lateral Police Officer in Gresham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gresham here.
🗞 Nearby News
Happy Valley
- IntroDUCKtion welcomes incoming class of 2030 (dailyemerald.com)
Milwaukie
- OPB's First Look: Oregon's Dark Horse (opb.org)
- The Great Oregon Coast Cleanup - And Rivers and Towns (beachconnection.net)
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: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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