🌱 How a West Linn alum is powering the Diamondbacks’ farm system.

Morning West Linn! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a West Linn alum is powering the Diamondbacks' farm system.

Also on today's calendar: Newcomers Welcome Club | Coffee & Conversation Meet-up.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 61.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 78 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hops Weekly: Red-hot bats in Spokane keep Hillsboro in the postseason hunt (beavertonvalleytimes.com) — Local baseball fans may recognize West Linn High alumnus Tim Tawa, who's now thriving in the Arizona Diamondbacks system, hitting .350 last week and .304 over his last 12 games. His surge comes as the Hillsboro Hops stay in the playoff chase after a record-setting offensive series in Spokane and an upcoming homestand against Tri-City and Eugene.
   

📸 Around West Linn

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Linn

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 28
• Barnyard Tales 8/28 - West Linn, OR 2026 →
  Luscher Farm City Park, 125 Rosemont Rd, West Linn
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Friday August 28
• Newcomers Welcome Club | Coffee & Conversation Meet-up →
  Lake Oswego, OR
  10:00 am
Friday September 18
• Developing Your Inner Artist Homeschool Class (Interactive Online) →
  Art Play Learn Online
  12:00 pm

📣 West Linn Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 25
• NCSD Community Resource Fair
  North Clackamas SD 12 Clackamas Community College - Harmony Community Campus, 7738 SE Harmony Rd, Milwaukie, OR 97222, USA
  3:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• LoveOne Laundry Events - Oregon City - Brax Laundry →
  Brax Laundry - Oregon City, 927 Molalla Ave, Oregon City
  6:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Board Meeting
  North Clackamas SD 12 Portland, OR 97267
  6:00 pm
Friday August 28
• 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
• Teacher Professional Development
  Springwater Environmental Sciences Oregon City, OR 97045
• First day of school-GCCF, grades 2-5 (1st grade A-M ONLY), 6th &
  Gladstone SD 115 Gladstone, OR 97027
• Teacher Professional Day
  Lake Oswego SD 7J Lake Oswego, OR 97034
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• We are sadly missing our kitty, Nova.
  Please keep an eye out and check your garage and sheds. Tortoise shell/calico, collar has a bell. Edit to add: we live on Parkside Ct (Nextdoor Bolton - West Linn)
• We are missing Black Kitty again, his name is burrito.
  He's wearing a orange collar with his name and my number on it. If you see him, please let me know. I'm starting to wonder if he's getting dementia… (Nextdoor Bolton - West Linn)

• Merry Maids posted a job opening for House Cleaner in Lake Oswego. Apply here.
• Mary's Woods posted a job opening for Maintenance Porter in Lake Oswego. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Linn here.

🗞 Nearby News

Oregon City

• The head chef at Portland's top restaurant just opened her own food cart in Oregon City (oregonlive.com)
• Police investigating series of burglaries at Oregon City food cart pod (kptv.com)
• Hood to Coast kicks off this weekend (dailyastorian.com)

Lake Oswego

• 2026 Customer Satisfaction Leaders: Metke Remodeling (qualifiedremodeler.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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