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Saturday September 12th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Hello Lake Oswego! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • When Brian Doyle's words will fill Lake Oswego's library this fall
  • What new election protections Lake Oswego voters can expect this year
  • How a Lake Oswego mom's tragedy became a nationwide call for change

Also on today's calendar: Zoom-delivered Japanese Classes and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 66 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny with a shower, temps: high: 67, low: 49.
  • Monday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 70 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'Wonder Is a Lovely Place to Be' gathers the wit and wisdom of Portland author Brian Doyle • Oregon ArtsWatch (orartswatch.org) — Lake Oswego readers can hear editor Mary Miller Doyle discuss her new Brian Doyle collection, "Wonder Is a Lovely Place to Be," at the Lake Oswego Public Library on Nov. 5. The book gathers 365 short pieces of the late Portland writer's wit, wisdom, and art, and Doyle will also appear at several Portland bookstores and the University of Portland this fall.
   

• Oregon approves $1.25M for ballot drop boxes, tracking (kptv.com) — Lake Oswego's own Senate President Rob Wagner helped approve $1.25 million in emergency funding to expand ballot drop boxes and ballot tracking across Oregon before the next general election. The money will pay for new secure drop sites, statewide rollout of the BallotTrax notification system, and updated notices to inactive voters, aiming to strengthen confidence in vote-by-mail.
   

• New documentary spotlights local mother's mission to protect kids from online harm (lakeoswegoreview.com) — A Lake Oswego mother's fight to protect kids online is featured in a new documentary, "Your Attention Please," debuting on Apple TV in October. After losing her son Carson to suicide following cyberbullying in Lake Oswego, Kristin Bride has pushed for stronger safeguards and legislation, and the film follows her efforts alongside other advocates working to reduce social media harms.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Whole Foods posted a job opening for Produce Team Member (Clerk, Floor Service) - Part Time in Lake Oswego. Apply here.
  • Toll Brothers, Inc. posted a job opening for Purchasing Manager in Lake Oswego. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lake Oswego here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • West Linn Tidings editor during 9/11 looks back on that fateful day (westlinntidings.com)
  • 'We have spent 25 years remembering': Oregon City, West Linn again come together to mark 9/11 (oregonlive.com)
  • Gamecock target Kaylor Buse's commitment date could be bad news for Dawn Staley, South Carolina (garnetandcocky.com)

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Ok Lake Oswego! 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: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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