🌱 How did Amity’s restaurant score in the latest health inspections?

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• How did Amity’s restaurant score in the latest health inspections?

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cloudy, a shower or two; warm, with a high of 62 and low of 47 degrees.
• Friday: Low clouds, temps: high: 56, low: 45.
• Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 50 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Handling food after blowing nose in Polk County Restaurant Inspections (statesmanjournal.com) — Polk County health inspectors recently gave a perfect score to a food establishment at 11065 W Perrydale Road Loop in Amity during its semiannual inspection, finding no priority violations. The broader report details how other nearby restaurants in Dallas, Monmouth, Independence, Salem, and Falls City scored, highlighting common issues like improper food temperatures and handwashing lapses.
   

📸 Around Amity

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Amity

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 30

• Book Club | Genre "Fantasy" — The Common Cup - Amity, Oregon Coffee & Waffle Bar - Events
  Trade Street Commons, 516 S Trade St, Amity
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• December Raffle
  Amity Elem Amity, OR 97101
  7:45 am
• Walk to church (canned food drive)
  Amity Elementary School
  8:15 am
• 3rd Grade Field Trip
  Grand Island Greenway , 22499-18601 SE Upper Island Rd , Dayton
  9:45 am

Thursday December 18

• GBX Capitol City Classic Time/Dates TBD
  Amity SD 4J Amity, OR 97101

Friday December 19

• BBX Riverside WVWL HOME
  Amity SD 4J Amity, OR 97101
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• The Art of The Journal
  McMinnville Senior Center , 2250 NE McDaniel Ln , McMinnville
  1:30 pm
• Locals Night in Downtown McMinnville!
  Downtown McMinnville , 403 NE 3rd St , McMinnville
  4:00 pm

Friday December 12

• B.Y.O.G. Fridays!
  Chris James Cellars McMinnville Tasting Room | Award winning wines | distinctive whites. elegant reds. , 645 NE 3rd St Suite 1A , McMinnville
  5:00 pm
• 2025 Christmas Show December 12 - 14
  2070 NE Lafayette Ave , McMinnville
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• The Ground Holiday Market
  The Ground at Stillwater , 455 NE Irvine St , McMinnville
  10:00 am
• Christmas Open House – Carriage Rides, Cocoa, and Lights Contest
  Olde Stone Village , 4155 NE Three Mile Ln , McMinnville
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Fire crews are responding to a house fire with heavy smoke coming from the attic and eaves on the 400 block of School St in Newberg.
  11:42AM on Dec 9: Fire crews are responding to a house fire with heavy smoke coming from the attic and eaves in the 400 block of S School St in… (Nextdoor )

• Papa Murphy's Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Crew Member in Mcminnville. Apply here.
• Albertsons Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Deli Clerk in Mcminnville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Amity here.

🗞 Nearby News

Keizer

• December holiday events in Salem, Keizer and the Mid-Valley (statesmanjournal.com)
• Griddle pro returns for Breakfast with Santa in Keizer (keizertimes.com)
• Rotary Foundation awards $10,000 to Keizer Kloset (keizertimes.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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