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🌱 Patch AM: What Portland State’s move to Hillsboro Stadium means for local fans.
Spotted on the Hillsboro calendar: Tidy Up Downtown Hillsboro - Third Monday
Hello Hillsboro! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What Portland State's move to Hillsboro Stadium means for local fans.
Also on today's calendar: Scrubs and More Closing Permanently -Fixtures and Furniture For Sale and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Sunday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 80 and low of 51 degrees.
- Monday: Mainly cloudy, temps: high: 78, low: 49.
- Tuesday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 74 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Good Luck Ducks, Week 3: Expectations (blogspot.com) — Oregon football looks to rebound against Portland State, while the Vikings now play their home games at Hillsboro Stadium more than 13 miles from campus, underscoring the school's commuter feel and modest fan base. The columnist questions coaching turnover, quarterback struggles, and what, if anything, fans can really learn from this FCS matchup on a short week. 
📸 Around Hillsboro
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hillsboro
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★ Featured events ★
- Tidy Up Downtown Hillsboro - Third Monday →
494 East Main Street, Hillsboro
9:00 am
Monday September 21
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Other local events
- Scrubs and More Closing Permanently -Fixtures and Furniture For Sale →
2401 NW 185th Ave, Hillsboro
10:00 am - NW Electronics Design & Manufacturing Expo (NEDME 2026) →
Wingspan Event & Conference Center, 801 NE 34th Ave, Hillsboro
11:00 am - 2026 ORPCA September Social & Dinner in Hillsboro →
Jalsa Indian Cuisine, 180 E Main St. Ste 105, Hillsboro
6:00 pm - Festive Fall Paint and Sip →
Steeplejack Brewing – Hillsboro, 5834 NE Pinefarm Ct, Hillsboro
6:00 pm - Arts & Crafts Event →
Shute Park Library, 775 SE 10th Ave, Hillsboro
2:00 pm - Streets at Tanasbourne →
10050 Northwest Emma Way, Hillsboro
4:00 pm - Marketplace Certification Training with Ariel & Erika (Washington County) →
102 Southwest Washington Street, Hillsboro - Octoberfest Beer & Cheese Tasting @ Market of Choice →
3515 SE Cornelius Pass Rd, Hillsboro - Kanekoa →
Walters Cultural Arts Center, 527 East Main Street, Hillsboro
7:30 pm - NYMA Fall Clinic Event →
Liberty High School, 7445 NW Wagon Way, Hillsboro - Wider Frets: Classical Guitar in the Wilderness at Noble Woods Estate →
23480 Southeast Baseline Street, Hillsboro
Sunday September 20
Wednesday September 23
Thursday September 24
Friday September 25
Saturday September 26
📣 Hillsboro Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Please tell me I'm not losing my mind!
I live in the area of Brookwood and TV Hwy and am smelling a chemical like smell daily on and off for the last week. It's so bad at times it… (Nextdoor Lower Brookwood) - Report of police activity at Walmart in Cornelius, Oregon.
9:13PM on Sep 18: Police activity affecting vehicle involving drone at Walmart Supercenter, Cornelius, Oregon, per local source (Nextdoor )
- Molly Maid posted a job opening for Residential House Cleaning Professional in Hillsboro. Apply here.
- BJ's Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Janitorial in Hillsboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hillsboro here.
🗞 Nearby News
Aloha
- Should Everyone Get a Prenup? - The Journal. (wsj.com)
- What happens when college football games run long? A former network exec explains (awfulannouncing.com)
- Kraken Coffee Brings the Spirit of Maui Throughout the U.S. With New Franchise Opportunity (restaurantnews.com)
Cornelius
- This weekend around town: chalk art, the corn roast and Hobbit Day (newsinthegrove.com)
Beaverton
- 'I don't think everything is written in stone': 'At Work With' a Beaverton psychic medium and animal communicator (opb.org)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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