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Hi there, Beaverton! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Meet the Beaverton teen taking center stage on classical radio
  • Who you can see at Beaverton's Oregon Sports Hall of Fame night
  • How Hillsboro's data center deals may be squeezing Beaverton school budgets

Also on today's calendar: Smoked Out SUV Drive and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Pleasant with periods of sun, with a high of 77 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Saturday: Sunny and very warm, temps: high: 81, low: 51.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 82 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2026-2027 Young Artist in Residence (allclassical.org) — A Sunset High School senior from Beaverton has been named All Classical Radio's 2026–2027 Young Artist in Residence, giving local families a hometown musician to cheer for. She'll share favorite pieces on Saturday broadcasts, appear on Thursdays @ Three, and create online content, offering Beaverton students a visible example of regional recognition in the arts.
   

• Sinclair, Zagunis headline Oregon Sports Hall of Fame class (kptv.com) — Beaverton will host the 2026 Oregon Sports Hall of Fame induction and Oregon Sports Awards at the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts on Nov. 10. Local fans can see honorees like soccer legend Christine Sinclair, Beaverton native fencer Mariel Zagunis, and former MLB star Jacoby Ellsbury, with a public reception at 6 p.m. followed by the awards program at 7 p.m.
   

• How revelations like $450M tax breaks created a powerful opposition movement against Oregon data centers (streetroots.org) — Beaverton readers are directly affected as a local school board member joins a lawsuit arguing Hillsboro's generous data center tax breaks are draining statewide school funding and worsening Beaverton's budget cuts. The story traces how revelations about hundreds of millions in tax exemptions fueled a broad anti–data center movement that unseated key politicians and could reshape Oregon's development policies.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • MKS Instruments, Inc. posted a job opening for Distribution Coordinator 4/Group Lead in Beaverton. Apply here.
  • MorningStar Senior Living posted a job opening for Dining Room Server ~ Hillsboro ~ Part-time in Beaverton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Beaverton here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • The Vigilante Taking Down Job Scammers - The Journal. (wsj.com)
  • Washington County jurisdictions less willing to support protections for immigrant crime victims, says report (opb.org)
  • Canby boys soccer stages late rally, come up just short against HRV (heraldpioneer.com)

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  • Lloyd Center's oldest tenant has found a new home in another Portland-area mall (hereisoregon.com)
  • Cornelius Chick-fil-A sets October opening, offers free chicken (valleytimes.news)
  • Brooks West Boys Top 250 Cross Country Regional Rankings (milesplit.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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