🌱 Patch AM: See inside Lake Oswego’s century-old Boutwell House hitting the market

Good morning Lake Oswego! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• See inside Lake Oswego's century-old Boutwell House hitting the market
• How Lake Oswego neighbors can join Food Waste Prevention Week 2026
• Lake Oswego Police help investigate deadly Canby shooting ruled justified

Also on today's calendar: Lake Oswego Open Studios Tour and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 70 and low of 50 degrees.
• Thursday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 69, low: 54.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, with a high of 66 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lake Oswego home is for sale for the first time in almost 100 years (lakeoswegoreview.com) — A historic 1929 Arts and Crafts-style home on Fairway Road in Lake Oswego, long known as the Boutwell House, is on the market for the first time in nearly a century. The 4,201-square-foot, National Register-listed property sits just north of Oswego Lake, with original woodwork, stone features, a large pool, and deep ties to generations of a prominent local family.
   

• Food Waste Prevention Week 2026: Ways to Succeed in Portland (bridgetownbites.com) — Lake Oswego residents can plug into Food Waste Prevention Week 2026 through the Oregon Climate Education Hub, one of several local partners helping people cut food waste and save money. The piece outlines statewide webinars, practical composting and shopping tips, and ways to donate surplus food so it feeds neighbors instead of landfills, all timed to the late-September awareness week.
   

• Clackamas County grand jury determines officers justified in using deadly force (clackamas.us) — Clackamas County grand jurors found two Canby police sergeants justified in the fatal shooting of a man who fired at them near a Fred Meyer and nearby apartments. While the confrontation happened in Canby, Lake Oswego Police helped lead the major crimes investigation, which detailed the brief gunfight, the suspect's malfunctioning ghost gun, and subsequent medical efforts.
   

📸 Around Lake Oswego

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lake Oswego

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 24
• Stairwell Gallery | The Mixed Media Elevated Maps of Susan Schenk →
  Lake Oswego Public Library, 380 A Avenue, Lake Oswego
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday September 24
• Bring Your Own (BYO) Mystery Book Group →
  Lake Oswego Library, 706 4th St., Lake Oswego
  5:30 pm
• Cornhole Thursdays →
  The Headliners Club, 17880 SW McEwan Road, Lake Oswego
  7:00 pm
• You Can't Take It With You - Lakewood Theatre Co. →
  Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State Street, Lake Oswego
  7:30 pm
Friday September 25
• Stairwell Gallery | The Mixed Media Elevated Maps of Susan Schenk →
  Lake Oswego Public Library, 380 A Avenue, Lake Oswego
  10:00 am
• John Nilsen →
  Lake Oswego OR
  3:00 pm
• You Can't Take It With You - Lakewood Theatre Co. →
  Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State Street, Lake Oswego
  7:30 pm
• Dancehall Days →
  The Headliners Club, 17880 SW McEwan Road, Lake Oswego
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Student Advocacy Workshop →
  Park Academy, 1915 South Shore Boulevard, Lake Oswego
• ILA Fashion & Art Show Fundraiser: "Resilience" →
  14788 Boones Ferry Road, Lake Oswego
• BMW's and Coffee →
  Oswego Grill, 7 Centerpointe Dr, Lake Oswego
  8:00 am
• Lake Oswego Open Studios Tour →
  2900 Wembley Park Rd, Lake Oswego
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• By the end of 2027, more than 140 new RecycleOn Centers will open across the state.
  See https://recycleon.org/oregon/recycling-centers/ (Nextdoor Stephenson)

• Olive Garden posted a job opening for Prep Cook in Lake Oswego. Apply here.
• Applebee's - Apple American Group posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Lake Oswego. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lake Oswego here.

🗞 Nearby News

West Linn

• Culture reset taking place for this new 5A Oregon high school football contender (oregonlive.com)
• OPB's First Look: Unionization in college sports (opb.org)
• Portland band High Step Society mixes jazz and dance music (idahopress.com)

Oregon City

• 5 people injured in crash blocking Highway 213 south of Oregon City (katu.com)
• This 116-year-old Oregon City mystery started with two letters behind a wall (oregonlive.com)

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: No because they can always be used as a bad example! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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