🌱 Patch AM: How Oregon City Pride grew from tense debut to countywide celebration

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In today's newsletter:

• How Oregon City Pride grew from tense debut to countywide celebration

Also on today's calendar: Sundial Tour of Homes and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Nice with clouds and sun, with a high of 77 and low of 56 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy and comfortable, temps: high: 77, low: 54.
• Saturday: Nice with partial sunshine, with a high of 73 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The first Oregon City Pride made national news. What happened next is the real story (hereisoregon.com) — Oregon City residents can join this year's all-ages Pride festival at Clackamas Community College on Saturday, Aug. 29, featuring live performances, vendors, family activities, and a drag-themed Ice House afterparty downtown. Organizers recount how the first Oregon City Pride overcame threats and controversy, grew into a nonprofit, and helped launch a countywide Pride coalition to support LGBTQ+ neighbors in smaller communities.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oregon City

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• Sundial Tour of Homes →
  2310 Lancaster Dr SE, Salem
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 31
• Teacher Professional Development
  Springwater Environmental Sciences Oregon City, OR 97045
Wednesday September 2
• Back to School Resource Fair
  OREGON CITY SD 62 Oregon City, OR 97045
  4:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Meet and Greet
  Springwater Environmental Sciences School 16491 S Springwater Rd\
  2:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• LoveOne Laundry Events - Oregon City - Brax Laundry →
  Brax Laundry - Oregon City, 927 Molalla Ave, Oregon City
  6:00 pm

📣 Oregon City Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27
• Board Meeting
  North Clackamas SD 12 Portland, OR 97267
  6:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Barnyard Tales 8/28 - West Linn, OR 2026 →
  Luscher Farm City Park, 125 Rosemont Rd, West Linn
  10:30 am
• Volleyball @ Horizon Christian
  Gladstone High Horizon Christian High School, 23370 SW Boones Ferry Rd, Tualati
  5:00 pm
• Football @ Woodburn
  Gladstone High Woodburn High School, 1785 N Front St, Woodburn, OR 97071, USA
  7:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Gladstone Kids Clothes Closet to reopen
  Gladstone SD 115 Gladstone High School, 18800 Portland Ave, Gladstone, OR 97027\
  10:00 am
Monday August 31
• First day of school-GCCF, grades 2-5 (1st grade A-M ONLY), 6th &
  Gladstone SD 115 Gladstone, OR 97027
Tuesday September 1
• First day of school-1st grade N-Z, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th and 12t
  Gladstone SD 115 Gladstone, OR 97027
• Volleyball vs Seaside
  Gladstone High School, 18800 Portland Ave, Gladstone, OR 97027\
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• We need help finding our cat.
  We last saw him on our ring camera at about 740 last night. Reward for anyone who can find or has him (Nextdoor Hillendale)
• I heed some help, a plumber my guess.
  My toilet is leaking water around the base. Not sure if it's fixable or I should be ready to buy a new toilet. Don't want to call a BIG plumber… (Nextdoor Oregon City - Park Place)

• Ross Stores posted a job opening for Overnight Stock Associate in Oregon City. Apply here.
• Public Storage, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service - Self Storage Manager in Oregon City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oregon City here.

🗞 Nearby News

West Linn

• Stafford Road closures will end in just over a month (westlinntidings.com)
• Who Is Ben Barnes' Rumored Fiancée, Aubrey Cleland? (cosmopolitan.com)
• West Linn football is loaded and ready to roll (youroregonnews.com)

Canby

• Terra Nova Nurseries Offers Industry Professionals Exclusive Look at What's Growing at 2026 Open House (perishablenews.com)
• Measles exposure warning for first night Canby Rodeo (woodburnindependent.com)
• Experiences galore at the 2026 Clackamas County Fair (youroregonnews.com)

Ok Oregon City! 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: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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