🌱 Patch AM: How one Beaverton defender became a state championship legend

Morning Beaverton! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How one Beaverton defender became a state championship legend
• What Deadstock’s Portland closure means for its Beaverton coffee fans
• How Beaverton schools are fighting absenteeism tied to immigration crackdowns

Today's riddle: Last night I had a dream. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: A couple of showers, with a high of 50 and low of 39 degrees.
• Sunday: Cloudy with showers around, temps: high: 49, low: 43.
• Monday: Cloudy; p.m. rain, breezy, with a high of 52 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Beaverton state championship hero named boys soccer player of the year (oregonlive.com) — Beaverton High’s boys soccer team leaned on junior defender Cal Spear, who scored both the equalizer and the decisive penalty in their Class 6A state championship win over Grant. Spear anchored one of Oregon’s stingiest defenses, helping the Beavers allow just nine goals all season and earn recognition as player of the year.
   

2. Deadstock Coffee Stepping Out of Old Town (wweek.com) — Deadstock Coffee’s original Old Town Portland shop is closing Dec. 31, but its newer Beaverton location on SW Broadway remains part of the brand’s future. Owner Ian Williams says the closure is a chance to regroup, with former baristas and drink specials planned as a celebration through year’s end rather than a farewell.
   

3. In Beaverton schools, tracking absenteeism — and the impacts of the immigration crackdown — in real time (oregonlive.com) — Families in the Beaverton School District now have leaders tracking attendance in near real time, as a new dashboard helps schools quickly spot and respond to absenteeism spikes tied partly to immigration enforcement. The tool highlights which student groups are missing class, guides targeted support, and is inspiring a push for statewide, more frequent reporting of attendance data.
   

4. Popular Science Fiction Author Dead at 78: RIP to John Varley (suggest.com) — Beaverton readers are mourning acclaimed science fiction author John Varley, who died December 10 at his home in the city at age 78. The Texas-born, multi-award-winning writer of the Eight Worlds stories had faced serious health and financial struggles in recent years, including major heart surgery, COPD, and diabetes, but remained deeply appreciative of the medical staff who cared for him.
   

📸 Around Beaverton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Beaverton

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Tuesday December 23

• Family Storytime
  West Slope Community Library , 3678 SW 78th Street , Portland
  10:00 am

Wednesday December 24

• Library Closing at 5 PM
  Beaverton City Library , 12375 SW Fifth St. , Beaverton
  5:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• Library Closed
  Beaverton City Library , 12375 SW Fifth St. , Beaverton

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 20

• Garden Home Family Storytime
  Garden Home Community Library , 7475 SW Oleson Road , Portland
  10:00 am
• One-on-One Job Help
  Tigard Public Library , 13500 SW Hall Blvd , Tigard
  10:00 am
• Citizenship Class
  Meeting Room B , 12375 SW Fifth St. , Beaverton
  11:00 am
• Portland Cello Project
  Patricia Reser Center for the Arts , 12625 SW Crescent St , Beaverton
  2:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Lugano Cafe
  Lugano Cafe & Catering , 18041 SW Lower Boones Ferry Rd , Tigard
  10:00 am
• Christmas in Door County
  Broadway Rose Theatre Company , 12850 SW Grant Ave , Tigard
  2:00 pm
• Live Christmas Music & Singalong
  Murrayhill Taphouse , 14550 SW Murray Scholls Dr , Beaverton
  5:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Family Storytime
  West Slope Community Library , 3678 SW 78th Street , Portland
  10:00 am

Saturday December 27

• Board Gaming at the Library
  Garden Home Community Library , 7475 SW Oleson Road , Portland
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Stopped by Cedar Mill falls today.
  What a cool place! How can I have been a life long Beavertonian and never been here before? (Nextdoor Huber Park)
• I need advice :-) We have unexpected kittens (i say that cause I found a mama cat and her kittens out in the rain).
  How do I best manage the litter box? I know i need more than 1 cause I already had 2 kitty's when I found these loveys ( vet says they are about 16… (Nextdoor Murray-Scholls)

• Premium Retail Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Merchandiser in Beaverton. Apply here.
• Oregon Staffing posted a job opening for Assistant Manager OR in Beaverton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Beaverton here.

Ok Beaverton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I dreamed I was swimming in a pool of orange soda, but it was just a Fanta-sea.
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