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🌱 Patch AM: How Lake Oswego neighbors can join Food Waste Prevention Week 2026
And on the Lake Oswego Patch calendar - Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music!
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In today's newsletter:
- How Lake Oswego neighbors can join Food Waste Prevention Week 2026
Also on today's calendar: Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 71 and low of 56 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, temps: high: 63, low: 44.
- Saturday: Rather cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 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, a local partner in this national effort. The piece explains the September 28–October 4 campaign, offers practical tips on shopping, storage, composting, and donating surplus food, and points to Portland-area organizations and apps that help keep good food out of landfills. 
📸 Around Lake Oswego
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lake Oswego
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★ Featured events ★
- Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
Tabernacle Seventh-day Adventist Church, 26 SW Condor Way, Portland
7:00 pm
Monday September 28
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Other local events
- 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 - ILA Fashion & Art Show Fundraiser: "Resilience" →
14788 Boones Ferry Road, Lake Oswego - Student Advocacy Workshop →
Park Academy, 1915 South Shore Boulevard, Lake Oswego - BMW's and Coffee →
Oswego Grill, 7 Centerpointe Dr, Lake Oswego
8:00 am - Lake Oswego Open Studios Tour (Fine Arts and Craft Tour in Lake Oswego and West Linn →
Lake Oswego OR
8:00 am - Building Bridges Book Group →
Lake Oswego Library, 706 4th St., Lake Oswego
10:00 am - Lake Oswego Open Studios Tour →
2900 Wembley Park Rd, Lake Oswego
10:00 am - Stairwell Gallery | The Mixed Media Elevated Maps of Susan Schenk →
Lake Oswego Public Library, 380 A Avenue, Lake Oswego
10:00 am
Friday September 25
Saturday September 26
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Im looking for help a couple of times a week with light housekeeping - dishes, laundry, vacuuming, etc...
My husband and I are struggling to keep up with daily chores and staying organized - which causes further frustration and more disorganization in our… (Nextdoor Rosewood/Rivergrove) - Today is the day we got you.
The depths of which I miss you are bottomless. Nothing will ever fill this emptiness; I can't even find the right plush toy. I would give anything… (Nextdoor Waluga)
- Olive Garden posted a job opening for Line Cook in Lake Oswego. Apply here.
- Legacy Health posted a job opening for Clinic Services Specialist 2 - Medical Receptionist in Lake Oswego. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lake Oswego here.
🗞 Nearby News
West Linn
- West Linn City Council will appoint hearings officer to weigh Tannler Drive appeal (westlinntidings.com)
- Vance: Celebrating a notable anniversary (westlinntidings.com)
- Noise, light, property damage and vibrations: Residents near West Linn construction site detail years of impacts (westlinntidings.com)
Milwaukie
- Man sentenced to 8 years in prison for causing fatal crash by speeding through red light (kgw.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: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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