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In today's newsletter:

• Hillsboro filmmaker lands six-figure grant for powerful new documentary
• Which girls soccer powers might return to Hillsboro Stadium this fall?

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 57 degrees.
• Thursday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, temps: high: 78, low: 54.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy and comfortable, with a high of 79 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 12 Oregon cultural groups split $1 million • Oregon ArtsWatch (orartswatch.org) — A Hillsboro-based filmmaker, Sahar al-Sawaf, is receiving a $100,000 Creative Heights grant for a documentary that uses shared Iraqi meals with U.S. veterans to explore memory and reconciliation. The Oregon Community Foundation is awarding a total of $1 million to 12 ambitious arts projects statewide, supporting everything from basketry exhibits to disability-centered musical theater.
   

• Who are this year's best high school girls soccer teams? (hillsboronewstimes.com) — High school girls soccer coaches across Oregon have released their 2026 preseason rankings, with Jesuit leading the 6A poll after last year's title win at Hillsboro Stadium. The lists highlight which programs around the state are expected to contend, giving Hillsboro fans context for likely playoff matchups returning to the local stadium.
   

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Thursday August 27
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Local teams make the grade in preseason 6A and 5A football coaches polls (beavertonvalleytimes.com)
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