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🌱 Why Wildwood Splash Park feels like Aumsville’s best-kept summer secret

Aumsville, Oregon Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Aumsville! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why Wildwood Splash Park feels like Aumsville’s best-kept summer secret
  • How a tragic Aumsville driveway incident fits a growing national danger

Also on today's calendar: Community Lampstand | Brown House Event Center, Stayton.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 81 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Saturday: Sunny, breezy and hot, temps: high: 92, low: 60. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: Very hot; breezy in the a.m., with a high of 100 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 10 Totally Free Splash Pads in Oregon for a Budget-Friendly Family Outing (myfamilytravels.com) — Wildwood Splash Park in Aumsville offers a free, fenced splash pad with bathrooms and picnic tables, open daily until dusk from Memorial Day through Labor Day. It is quieter than big-city parks, giving local families and nearby Salem visitors an easy, low-stress way to cool off all summer.
   

• Safety Group Urges Awareness After Recent Child Vehicle Tragedies (southernmarylandchronicle.com) — A recent backover or frontover crash in Aumsville that killed a 1‑year‑old is among ten child vehicle tragedies nationwide in just 18 days, prompting urgent safety warnings. The piece explains how large-vehicle blind zones endanger young kids and shares practical driveway and parking-lot precautions families can use to reduce risk at home.
   

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  • My kitty Leo is missing 4th and Del Mar area.
    Have you seen him? He has never been gone more than a few hours. Its been 2 days. His brother is walking around meowing looking for him.He is an… (Nextdoor Aumsville)
  • Qdoba Mexican Eats posted a job opening for Restaurant Management in Salem. Apply here.
  • Walmart posted a job opening for Cart Attendant in Salem. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Aumsville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Stayton

Salem

  • COLUMN: Two Salem industries growing, while others see job losses (salemreporter.com)
  • Police investigating officer-involving shooting in Salem (kptv.com)
  • Oregon Department of Forestry debuts new Twin Otter wildfire aircraft in Salem (kval.com)

Ok Aumsville! 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: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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