🌱 Former Happy Valley mayor exits Trump Cabinet under investigation

Hello Happy Valley! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Former Happy Valley mayor exits Trump Cabinet under investigation

Also on today's calendar: Floral Trinket Dish Clay Hand-Building Workshop and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Breezy with showers around, with a high of 56 and low of 46 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 62, low: 42.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 46 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigns amid misconduct investigation (voz.us) — Happy Valley residents may recognize former mayor Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who has resigned as U.S. Labor Secretary amid an internal misconduct investigation involving workplace behavior and alleged inappropriate relationships. The former representative for Oregon’s 5th District leaves the Trump administration after just over a year, with an acting secretary stepping in while a permanent replacement is chosen.
   

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📸 Around Happy Valley

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Happy Valley

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday April 23

• Thursdays @Clackamas TC Mall +Coffee 9:30am
  Panera Bread, 12190 SE 82nd Ave Ste H-129, Happy Valley
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday April 25

• Floral Trinket Dish Clay Hand-Building Workshop
  Venvino Art Studios , 13329 SE Misty Dr , Happy Valley
  6:00 pm
• Floral Trinket Dish
  Happy Valley Station Food Carts , 13551 SE 145th Ave #1 , Happy Valley
  6:00 pm

Sunday April 26

• Brazilian Top Team Spring In-House Tournament
  Brazilian Top Team Happy Valley (BTT) , 9844 SE Empire Ct , Clackamas
  10:00 am

Tuesday April 28

• Trivia Tuesday: 1980's Edition
  Dave & Buster's Happy Valley - Clackamas , 11860 SE 82nd Ave #4020 , Happy Valley
  7:30 pm

Saturday May 2

• Spring Paint Your Pet Event
  Venvino Art Studios , 13329 SE Misty Dr , Happy Valley
  6:00 pm

Sunday May 10

• Mother's Day Brunch and Craft Event
  Venvino Art Studios , 13329 SE Misty Dr , Happy Valley
  10:00 am

Wednesday May 13

• Design Review Board Meeting
  Happy Valley City Hall , 16000 SE Misty Dr , Happy Valley
  6:00 pm

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📣 Happy Valley Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Track @ Molalla
  Molalla High School , 357 Frances St , Molalla
  4:00 pm
• Softball @ Madras
  Madras High School , 390 SE 10th St , Madras
  4:30 pm
• Baseball (V) vs Madras
  Gladstone High School , 18800 Portland Ave , Gladstone
  5:00 pm
• Baseball (JV) vs Madras
  Kraxberger Middle School , 17777 Webster Rd , Gladstone
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please share & repost to help reunite this stray cat!
  FOUND on April 17, 2026 in Happy Valley, OR 97086 near Winco Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the finder, view this… (Nextdoor Causey Circle)
• Buying or selling on Nextdoor - Please beware that if someone offers to pay you through Zelle this should be an immediate red flag.
  Only accept cash transactions and only communicate through the app. Do not give out your phone number. (Nextdoor Taralon)

• GrubHub posted a job opening for Grubhub Driver - Portland, OR - Fast Cash, Flexible Work! in Happy Valley. Apply here.
• MyJobsCorner posted a job opening for Neurologist Jobs: Hiring Immediately! Full Time / Part Time - $20-$37/Hr in Portland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Happy Valley here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Milwaukie

• Landlord-Tenant 101 for Meditators (clackamas.us)
• No Fear, Just 10 Fun Oregon's Safest Towns For Night Owls (myfamilytravels.com)

Oregon City

• 9 Budget-Friendly Thrift Stores In Oregon That Are Practically Giving Things Away (familydestinationsguide.com)
• Oregon high school track and field bests: Top weekly, season marks for 2026 (oregonlive.com)
• Wind advisory active for Jackson County until Monday evening – gusts up to 45 mph (oregonlive.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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