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

In today's newsletter:

• Want to see free art on the CCC Oregon City campus?
• How hidden letters in a Washington Street home found their family
• Crash south of Oregon City shuts Highway 213 in both directions

Also on today's calendar: OMEA District 13 Meeting and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and delightful, with a high of 70 and low of 49 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 68, low: 50.
• Thursday: Cloudy with a few showers, with a high of 68 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Clackamas CC sets 'Microclimates' art exhibit through Dec. 4 (woodburnindependent.com) — Residents can explore "Microclimates," a free art exhibit at Clackamas Community College's Alexander Gallery on the Oregon City campus, open weekdays through Dec. 4. Portland artist Hilary Pfeifer's playful mixed-media installations examine our relationship with nature, and she'll appear for a public reception and artist talk on Wednesday, Oct. 7, giving locals a chance to engage with her work firsthand.
   

• This 116-year-old Oregon City mystery started with two letters behind a wall (oregonlive.com) — A long-hidden pair of early-1900s letters discovered in a Washington Street fixer-upper has sparked a touching hunt to reconnect them with descendants in Oregon City. A local high school teacher and real estate agent teamed with a reporter and online neighbors to trace the family, ultimately returning the century-old keepsakes to a great-grandson who treasures the city's deep roots.
   

• 5 people injured in crash blocking Highway 213 south of Oregon City (katu.com) — A serious head-on crash on Highway 213 about five miles south of Oregon City sent five people to the hospital, four with critical injuries, and temporarily shut down both directions Monday morning. Drivers from Oregon City should expect delays until Oregon State Police reopen the highway and are urged by ODOT to slow down and watch for emergency crews in the area.
   

📸 Around Oregon City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oregon City

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 23
• Folk Dance →
  Oregon City
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 23
• OMEA District 13 Meeting →
  Oregon City OR
  4:30 pm
• Acrylic Pour Painting →
  Soulflags Art Lit Community Center, 504 Main St, Oregon City
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• Oregon City, Oregon: Empower Your Finances →
  Oregon City OR
• Rent Well Drop In Labs at Worksource Clackamas (Oregon City) →
  506 High Street, Oregon City
• Art Group →
  St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 822 Washington St., Oregon City
  9:00 am
• Bingo! Every Thursday →
  Pioneer Community Center, 615 5th Street, Oregon City
  12:30 pm
• Grief Release →
  Pioneer Community Center, 615 5th Street, Oregon City
  1:30 pm
• B.A.M. Academy | Cooking with Veronica →
  Willamette Falls Studio, 1101 Jackson St, Oregon City
  1:30 pm
• Linocut →
  Soulflags Art Lit Community Center, 504 Main St, Oregon City
  6:30 pm
• The Look Back Lecture Series: Where the River Meets the Story →
  Museum of the Oregon Territory, 211 Tumwater Dr., Oregon City
  7:00 pm
• Jaja's African Hair Braiding →
  Clackamas Repertory Theater, 19600 Molalla Ave, Oregon City
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Heat pump and gas furnace, is anybody running a hybrid setup with a heat pump and gas furnace?
  I'm thinking about replacing my AC and know heat pumps aren't very efficient when it's really cold and wondering if anybody has any experience with… (Nextdoor Quiet Oak)
• Lookig for cat?
  saw this flyer and this cat... I couldn't take a photo of his face but it looks exactly like the flyer. He is located in oregon city by wassail Ln… (Nextdoor Gaffney Lane)

• Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Pro Customer Service/Sales in Oregon City. Apply here.
• Svetness posted a job opening for Personal Trainer in Oregon City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oregon City here.

🗞 Nearby News

West Linn

• Football Recap: West Linn Skates Past Wilsonville with Ease (maxpreps.com)
• nonfiction draft sep 21 (slj.com)

Canby

• Canby wins 'throwback' defensive football battle at Sandy (woodburnindependent.com)

Lake Oswego

• 'Like a family reunion': Down Syndrome fundraiser brings families together in Lake Oswego (kptv.com)
• The Simple Home Swaps That Can Make Your Life Greener—and Cheaper (bobvila.com)
• Alternative Power Systems LLC Publishes Regional Grid Reliability Analysis and Technical Guide (kdhnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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