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🌱 Oregon City Daily: New Park + Preventing Drug Use

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Happy Tuesday, neighbors! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy, a shower in the p.m.. High: 53 Low: 44.

Here are the top stories in Oregon City today:

  1. Newell Creek Canyon Nature Park opens in Oregon City (KATU)
  2. Oregon City Together award to focus on preventing youth drug use (Pamplin Media)
  3. One taken to the hospital, dog dies after apartment fire in Wilsonville (KATU)
  4. Intel CEO comes to Oregon to plea for government subsidies (Portland Tribune)

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Today in Oregon City:

From my notebook:

  • Oregon City Year Round Farmers Market: "THANK YOU! We are so grateful for our supportive customers and vendors who make this market a beautiful place to shop for locally grown food. Mark your calendars! December 18th is our holiday market which includes new vendors, live holid..." (Facebook)
  • Oregon City School District 62: "December 9th Clackamas County is hosting a Virtual Resource Fair! ➡Geared toward students with disabilities and the families and staff that support them. ➡Meet community partners to learn more about Independent Living, Education and Trai..." (Facebook)
  • Greater Oregon City Watershed Council: ""When you think of preventing wildfires, you probably think of Smokey Bear. But there's another animal that plays a much bigger role in fighting and recovering from fire: beavers."" (Facebook)
  • Oregon City Public Library: "B.A.M. December Creative Kit | Felted Penguins Register for one of our B.A.M. Penguin Felting Creative Kits, and create a couple of sweet little, pudgy penguins. This project is easy and fun for beginning felters of all ages. With an opt..." (Facebook)
  • Oregon City Public Library: "B.A.M. December Creative Kit | Felted Penguins Register for one of our B.A.M. Penguin Felting Creative Kits, and create a couple of sweet little, pudgy penguins. This project is easy and fun for beginning felters of all ages. With an op..." (Instagram)
  • Oregon City - City Hall: "Great News OC! We've been selected to apply for a Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, WIFIA loan, to help fund water infrastructure projects. However, the ballot measure to increase water rates, which would have guaranteed f..." (Facebook)

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