🌱 How caring for 140 cats is changing Sherwood volunteers’ mental health

Hey there, Sherwood! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How caring for 140 cats is changing Sherwood volunteers’ mental health
• Which Sherwood track stars rank among Oregon’s best this spring?

Also on today's calendar: Trashpalooza! Earth Day Celebration and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 59 and low of 38 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 71, low: 47.
• Sunday: Cloudy, with a high of 71 and low of 48 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Sherwood cat sanctuary volunteers find mental wellness through service (kptv.com) — A Sherwood cat sanctuary is inviting more local volunteers, and many say the time they spend with its 140 special-needs cats has significantly boosted their mental health. Volunteers describe finding calm, purpose, and community while helping care for unadoptable cats, and organizers encourage parents and kids from Sherwood to get involved together.
   

• Who are the track & field athletes to watch in the Pacific Conference this spring? (valleytimes.news) — Several Sherwood High track and field standouts are among the Pacific Conference athletes to watch this spring, including runners and jumpers ranked among Oregon’s 6A best. The list spotlights Sherwood competitors in sprints, distance events, jumps, and more, giving local fans a clear sense of who to follow as the season unfolds.
   

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📸 Around Sherwood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sherwood

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★ Featured events ★

Friday April 17

• Basic Intro to Handguns
  Threat Dynamics, LLC, 13565 SW Tualatin-Sherwood Rd #300, Sherwood
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday April 17

• Spring Musical Performance
  Sherwood High Sherwood, OR 97140
  7:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Trashpalooza! Earth Day Celebration
  Cannery Square , 22622 SW Pine St , Sherwood
  10:00 am
• Concealed Handgun License
  Threat Dynamics, LLC , 13565 SW Tualatin-Sherwood Rd #300 , Sherwood
  10:00 am
• Mojo Holler Night at Stoller Wine Bar in Newberg
  Chehalem Estate Tasting Room , 31500 NE Bell Rd , Sherwood
  7:00 pm
• Rudolf Korv
  503 Uncorked , 22578 SW Washington St , Sherwood
  7:00 pm
• Spring Musical Performance
  Sherwood High Sherwood, OR 97140
  7:00 pm

Sunday April 19

• Music at the Hearth: Mel Brown B-3 Organ Group
  Tualatin Public Library , 18878 SW Martinazzi Ave , Tualatin
  2:00 pm

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📣 Sherwood Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Teen Murder Mystery
  Tualatin Public Library , 18878 SW Martinazzi Ave , Tualatin
  6:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Spring Adult Jazz Series - Beginner
  Broadway Rose Theatre Company , 12850 SW Grant Ave , Tigard
  9:30 am
• Community Singing
  Frogpond Grange , 27350 SW Stafford Rd , Wilsonville
  10:00 am
• Family Storytime
  Tigard City Hall , 13125 SW Hall Blvd , Tigard
  10:15 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ServiceMaster Bldg. Maint. of Swan Island posted a job opening for Office Cleaner Sherwood in Sherwood. Apply here.
• Dribbler LLC posted a job opening for Private Soccer Coach in Sherwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sherwood here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Tualatin

• Bicyclist Cited After Getting Hit By Bus (kezi.com)
• Blazers Prepare for Spurs, Wembanyama (blazersedge.com)

Tigard

• Ross Dress for Less set plans to move into popular Tigard strip mall (valleytimes.news)
• Atiyeh Bros. Retail Showroom Responds to Growing Home Renovation Demand with Enhanced Floor Display Collections (commercialappeal.com)
• Vikings Boost Inside Presence with Addition of Local Standout Jordyn Smith (goviks.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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