🌱 How Tigard’s Legion Barbers pulled off another dramatic state title win

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In today's newsletter:

• How Tigard’s Legion Barbers pulled off another dramatic state title win

Also on today's calendar: Oregon Chinese Festival at Pioneer Square on August 1st, 2026 and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: A man rode into Fenton on Friday. He stayed three days and left on Friday. How did he do that? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 88 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy and not as warm, temps: high: 77, low: 55.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 55 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Medford Mustangs battle to the end, but fall in state finale (youroregonnews.com) — Tigard’s American Legion Barbers baseball team clinched its third state title in four years by scoring twice in the ninth to edge the Medford Mustangs 4–2 in Medford. The tight championship duel showcased standout pitching and clutch late-inning hitting, and sends Tigard on to the Northwest Regionals with strong momentum and growing statewide respect for the program.
   

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📸 Around Tigard

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tigard

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 1

• Oregon Chinese Festival at Pioneer Square on August 1st, 2026 →
  Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 SW 6th Ave, Portland
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday August 1

• StoryWalk®
  Tigard Public Library 13500 SW Hall Boulevard, Tigard, OR 97223
  8:00 am
• Hora de Cuentos Bilingüe | Bilingual Storytime
  Tigard Public Library 13500 SW Hall Boulevard, Tigard, OR 97223
  10:15 am
• Crafternoon Tea
  Garden Home Community Library 7475 SW Oleson Road, Portland, OR 97223
  12:00 pm
• All About Pollinators: Bees
  Tigard Public Library 13500 SW Hall Boulevard, Tigard, OR 97223
  3:00 pm

Sunday August 2

• StoryWalk®
  Tigard Public Library 13500 SW Hall Boulevard, Tigard, OR 97223
  8:00 am

Tuesday August 4

• Special In-Person Trivia Night
  Garden Home Community Library 7475 SW Oleson Road, Portland, OR 97223
  6:30 pm

Wednesday August 5

• StoryWalk®
  Tigard Public Library 13500 SW Hall Boulevard, Tigard, OR 97223
  8:00 am
• One-on-One Technology Help
  Tigard Public Library 13500 SW Hall Boulevard, Tigard, OR 97223
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday July 31

• Take & Make Craft: Flipbooks
  West Slope Community Library 3678 SW 78th Street, Portland, OR 97225
  10:00 am
• Book Babies (0-12 months)
  Tigard Public Library 13500 SW Hall Boulevard, Tigard, OR 97223
  10:15 am
• Fast Fours Fridays (3.0-3.5) - Lake Oswego, OR 2026 →
  Lake Oswego Indoor Tennis Center, 2900 SW Diane Dr, Lake Oswego
  12:00 pm
• Tiny Art Show
  West Slope Community Library 3678 SW 78th Street, Portland, OR 97225
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hey guys, I was at Dutch this morning over by the Tigard Costco and there is a stray mama cat and her babies.
  The babies were up in an employees car :( do you have any recommendations on who I can call? I’m going to talk to the stand and see if they are… (Nextdoor Main Street Village)
• For those looking for the place to kayak.....
  The southern end of the Mt Hood Nat'l Forest. No fees. No permits. You can see the Noon crowd today. Yeah, you're looking at Mt Jefferson instead… (Nextdoor Greenburg)

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🗞 Nearby News

Tualatin

• $740K Metro Grant Boosts Final Phase of Downtown Tualatin Revitalization (tualatinlife.com)
• WilsonvilleSTAGE Brings A.R. Gurney's‘The Golden Age' to Tualatin Heritage Center (tualatinlife.com)
• Tualatin Historical Society hosts first public Sweek House tour in two decades (tualatinlife.com)

Beaverton

• Beaverton private tutor gets 15 years in prison for sexually exploitating child (beavertonvalleytimes.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: His horse's name was Friday (Thank you Coco S. for sending it in!)
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