🌱 Patch AM: Are you following Hillsboro’s updated back-to-school driving safety rules?

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• Are you following Hillsboro's updated back-to-school driving safety rules?

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Some sun, with a high of 75 and low of 49 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 73, low: 50.
• Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Back-to-School Safety Reminders (hsd.k12.or.us) — As nearly 18,000 Hillsboro students head back to class, HSD and the Hillsboro Police Department are urging drivers to slow down, obey 20-mph school zones, and watch closely around buses and crosswalks. The bilingual guidance offers detailed tips for parents, walkers, cyclists, bus riders, and motorists to cut congestion and prevent injuries. Following these reminders can make local school commutes much safer.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hillsboro

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Monday August 31
• Licensed In-Service
  Hillsboro SD 1J Hillsboro, OR 97123
Tuesday September 1
• First Day of School Grades 1-6, 7 and 9
  Hillsboro SD 1J Hillsboro, OR 97123
• Advanced ESL Provided by Goodwill Industries
  Hillsboro Public Library 2850 NE Brookwood Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97123
  4:00 pm
• Intermediate ESL Provided by Goodwill Industries
  Hillsboro Public Library 2850 NE Brookwood Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97123
  5:00 pm
• English Conversation Hour
  Hillsboro Public Library 2850 NE Brookwood Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97123
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• First Day of School for K, 8, 10-12
  Hillsboro SD 1J Hillsboro, OR 97123
• Academic Seminar Schedule
  Hillsboro SD 1J Hillsboro, OR 97123
Thursday September 3
• Advocacy Committee Meeting →
  Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District , 7175 NE Evergreen Parkway, Suite #400, Hillsboro, OR, 97124, United States
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 29
• JV/V B Soccer @ Fruitland
  Baker SD 5J Portland, OR 97294
  10:00 am
• JV/V G Soccer vs Weiser
  Baker SD 5J Portland, OR 97294
  12:00 pm
• Dungeon Mastery 101
  West Slope Community Library 3678 SW 78th Street, Portland, OR 97225
  2:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• Bottle Drop Weekend
  J Clyde Hopkins Elem Sherwood, OR 97140

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking for volunteers!
  Love animals? Love helping those in need? Why not do both? Come volunteer with Pet Pack PDX! Every Sunday, from 12-1pm Pet Pack Pdx provides a… (Nextdoor Edgefield)
• You can see the path of the new bridge now under construction as part of the Century Boulevard Extension Project.
  The top photo is looking south from the intersection of East Main Street and NE Century Boulevard. Zoom in - that bark chips pile is just outside of… (Nextdoor Lower Brookwood)

• Albertina Kerr Centers posted a job opening for Job Coach (Part Time - Washington County) in Hillsboro. Apply here.
• The Rittenhouse Hotel posted a job opening for Room Attendant - Housekeeper in Hillsboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hillsboro here.

🗞 Nearby News

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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