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🌱 Ontario scholarship gala brings community together for TVCC students

Ontario, Oregon Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good day Ontario! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Ontario scholarship gala brings community together for TVCC students
  • Ontario's Oasis House gets funding for three meals a day
  • Judge rejects Ontario release plan for Adam Harmel

Also on today's calendar: Tree City Travelers and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 61 and low of 31 degrees.
  • Thursday: Periods of sun, temps: high: 59, low: 35.
  • Friday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 64 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. An Evening of Generosity, Celebration, and Changing Lives! (livinginthenews.com) — Community supporters gathered at Ontario's Four Rivers Cultural Center on Nov. 6 for the Treasure Valley Community College Foundation's scholarship gala. Dinner, auctions and raffles supported the foundation's student aid efforts, which awarded more than $500,000 in scholarships last year. This year's fundraising total was not reported.
   

2. Funding granted to homeless services and children's nursery in Malheur County (elkhornmediagroup.com) — Oasis House in Ontario will receive $15,000 to expand its homeless services to include three meals a day. A second Oregon Community Foundation grant will give Treasure Valley Children's Relief Nursery $17,500 to extend early childhood education services into rural Malheur County.
   

3. Adam Harmel to remain in custody following detention hearing (idahonews.com) — A federal judge rejected a plan to release Adam Harmel to his father's custody in Ontario, ruling that proposed restrictions would not ensure others' safety. Harmel, accused of transporting a Utah minor across state lines with criminal sexual intent, will remain detained pending trial. His attorney argued that supervision could address safety concerns.
   

4. How a Brave Utah Teen Held Captive in a Torture Chamber for a Year Hatched a Clever Escape Plan (pulptastic.com) — A Utah teenager's messages to another online game player helped investigators rescue her from a Huntington home on Nov. 1 after more than 500 days missing. Authorities arrested Adam Harmel during a traffic stop in Ontario. Prosecutors allege he groomed and confined her, and he faces a federal charge involving criminal sexual intent.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ontario

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★ Featured events ★

    Saturday November 21
  • Will Burton →
    Cowboys | Bar & Grill, 830 SE 1st Ave, Ontario
    8:00 pm

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Other local events
    Saturday November 14
  • Tree City Travelers →
    The Frosty Badger, 505 Northwest 1st Street, Ontario
    6:30 pm
    • Wednesday November 18
  • OSD Literacy Night @ OMS Cafeteria
    Ontario Middle School, 573 SW 2nd Ave, Ontario
    6:00 pm
    • Thursday November 19
  • Equipment Auction →
    3130 SW 6th Ave, Ontario
    8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hey neighbors!
    I'm looking to get the tips of my 2 rifles' barrels threaded. I've already called the main gunsmithing shops around the area, but due to hunting… (Nextdoor Ontario)
  • RB American Group posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Ontario. Apply here.
  • Wells Fargo & Company posted a job opening for Branch Manager - Ontario, OR / Emmett, ID in Ontario. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ontario here.

Ok Ontario! 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: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Ontario

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Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.