🌱Sherwood Wine Festival + 'Karen(s)' Artist Moves To Beaverton

Hello, friends! It's me, Ash DeMello, your host of the Beaverton Daily. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in town...

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Now, today's weather:

Sunny and beautiful. High: 84 Low: 55.

Here are the top five stories in Beaverton today:

1. A Beaverton mailbox played a major role in the defrauding of a Louisiana university, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Parviz Sharifrazi, 70, used the Beaverton address (and others around the country) as a shell company to defraud the school of around $150,000, issuing false equipment requests and laundering money through it. Sharifrazi was convicted and sentenced to 24 months for his crimes earlier this week. (Department of Justice)
2. The Rummer homes of Garden Home's Bohmann Park area and Beaverton’s Oak Hills neighborhood sell quickly these days, often for more than asking price. The builder behind the 1960s and 70s icons, Robert Rummer himself, now 95 and living in Woodburn, said he's ready to build some more. Find out more about the legendary builder and his keys to success via Janet Eastman's article. (OregonLive)
3. An up-and-coming artist recently made Beaverton his home, according to an interview with Delila Brent. Artist Julian Gaines, famous for, among other things, a New York Magazine cover called "Karen(s)," has worked out of a Forest Grove studio for three years. Now, he has his first solo exhibition in Oregon at Portland's Russo Lee Gallery, called "Under the Flag." Find out more about Gaines' work and the messages behind it at Portland Monthly.
4. Beaverton’s House Representative Suzanne Bonamici and two other members of congress visited the area on Tuesday, examining Oregon’s approach to the climate crisis. On their tour, they viewed Beaverton School District and TriMet buses that run along Murray Boulevard that run on electricity. One of Representative Bonamici's companions, Representative Kathy Castor of Florida, stated that the trip comes as Congress is "poised to take another historic step in the most historic investment ever in climate change and energy innovation." (KPVI News 6)
5. More student voices are emerging as journalists through Oregon State University's High School Journalism Institute, including Hannah Kaufmann of Beaverton High School. Read Kaufmann's reflections on the program, her commitment to learning despite peer apathy and her love of writing at OregonLive.

Today in Beaverton:

• Lee Farms Sunflower Festival - Visit Oregon's most extensive sunflower festival for photo opportunities, u-pick bouquets and even a sunflower maze, Friday through Sunday in Tualatin. $15-25. (10 a.m. - 6 p.m.)
• The Sherwood Wine Festival begins today at the Sherwood Center for the Arts and runs through Saturday, promising a showcase of Sherwood wineries and restaurants, wine tasting, live music and a winemaker's dinner (with reservation). $20-$125. (4-7 p.m. on Friday; noon-7 p.m. on Saturday)
• Register your littles for a paper bag kite craft at the Murray Scholls Library! The free, fun craft is ideal for kids in grades K-5. (4 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The latest edition of the Beaverton Farmers Market newsletter is live! Click over to read about what's on offer at the market this Saturday, as well as ideas for using all the market's hard-to-refuse specialty cheeses.
• Wildfire season in Oregon is underway. Here's a link to the status of the four major fires currently burning in the state.

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You're all caught up for today. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— Ash DeMello

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