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🌱 Patch AM: How a county clean-energy program is quietly reshaping Beaverton buildings
Be sure to catch Family Storytime on the Beaverton Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- How a county clean-energy program is quietly reshaping Beaverton buildings
Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Beavertonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Monday: Rain becoming intermittent, with a high of 60 and low of 50 degrees.
- Tuesday: Breezy with periods of rain, temps: high: 59, low: 45.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, with a high of 51 and low of 43 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Future Tigard senior living facility receives $25.6M to fund energy conservation measures (valleytimes.news) — Beaverton is one of three cities benefiting from Washington County’s CPACE program, which has now financed over $44 million in energy-efficiency upgrades for commercial buildings. The latest and largest award, $25.6 million, will fund advanced heating, cooling, lighting, and water-saving systems at the future Cedarbrook Senior Living facility in Tigard, projected to cut emissions and utility costs significantly each year.
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📸 Around Beaverton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Beaverton
- Family Storytime
West Slope Community Library , 3678 SW 78th Street , Portland
10:00 am - Digital Navigator 1:1 Tech Help with Brian
West Slope Community Library , 3678 SW 78th Street , Portland
10:30 am - Digital Navigator 1:1 Tech Help with Chuck
West Slope Community Library , 3678 SW 78th Street , Portland
3:00 pm - Mandarin Chinese Storytime @ Murray Scholls
Murray Scholls Branch , 11200 SW Murray Scholls Pl. Suite 102 , Beaverton
11:00 am - Little Scientists Storytime
Storytime Room , 12375 SW Fifth St. , Beaverton
11:30 am - Citizenship Class
Meeting Room B , 12375 SW Fifth St. , Beaverton
11:00 am - Family Storytime
West Slope Community Library , 3678 SW 78th Street , Portland
10:00 am
Tuesday December 16
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Tuesday December 23
📣 Beaverton Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Family Storytime
Tigard Public Library , 13500 SW Hall Boulevard , Tigard
10:15 am - Fun for Ones (12-24 months)
Tigard Public Library , 13500 SW Hall Boulevard , Tigard
10:15 am - Garden Home Family Storytime
Garden Home Community Library , 7475 SW Oleson Road , Portland
10:00 am - Hora de Cuentos Bilingüe | Bilingual Storytime
Tigard Public Library , 13500 SW Hall Boulevard , Tigard
10:15 am - Dogs & Tales
Tigard Public Library , 13500 SW Hall Boulevard , Tigard
6:00 pm
Monday December 15
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I’m looking to borrow a portable wheelchair ramp for about two weeks while my paraplegic sister is visiting.
If you have one or know someone who does, I’d be so grateful. We can pick up and return. (Nextdoor Murray Hill) - Found a dog no callar.
He's very sweet and smells like he had a fresh bath. Wandering around center st park. Please let me know if this is your guy or you know the owner. (Nextdoor Cedar Hills - Center Street Park)
- SBM Management posted a job opening for Custodian in Beaverton. Apply here.
- Burlington posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Beaverton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Beaverton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hillsboro
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