🌱Rock Creek Recovery Center Gets $3mil + KGW School Supply Drive

Hello again, Beaverton! I'm back with your new edition of the Beaverton Daily, fresh off the presses. Follow along for everything you need to know about what's going on around town...

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 85 Low: 55.

Here are the top stories today in Beaverton:

1. For Beaverton families who are unable to afford school supplies, the KGW School Supply Drive has made a positive impact. Southridge High School Principal David Nieslanik calls the program "a savior." Donations to the program also help teachers, who often have tight budgets for classroom essentials. (KGW.com)
2. Some of Beaverton's most elite runners are destined for a move. Coach Jerry Schumacher's Bowerman Track Club, a Nike project, is taking his talents to Eugene in the upcoming months. The move means fewer chance-encounters with Olympic greats along local Beaverton trails for the local running community but enables Schumacher to serve as Head Coach for U of O's track and cross country programs. (OregonLive)
3. A new recovery center is headed to the Bethany area. The Union Gospel Mission, a charitable organization founded in the 1920s and dedicated to helping those experiencing homelessness, recently received a $3 million grant to help fund a recovery center north of Highway 26. The facility for women and children will open on the 2.5-acre site at Northwest 185th Avenue and Rock Creek Boulevard with 52 rooms, childcare and other resources. (Pamplin Media Group)
4. Learn how the City of Beaverton's business recovery grants benefited businesses all over the city in an article from last month. In response to the pandemic, Mayor Beaty and other members of the city government worked to distribute over $6 million to more than 500 local businesses. The city used focus groups and outreach to determine which businesses were most vulnerable and deserving of the grants. (City of Beaverton's Community Development Department)
5. Were you among the many who made it to the Washington County Fair over the weekend? See the highlights in a slideshow from The Times.

Today in Beaverton:

• Butterflies, Ladybugs, and Wildflowers: Super Nature Adventures Take & Make Kit - Pick up a fun activity for your littles at the Tigard Public Library. (All day)
• Walk With Me @ Fanno Creek - Join THPRD folks and community members for a low-key, hour-long walk. (9:30 a.m.)
• Summer Bike Rodeo - Help your family tighten up their cycling skills, check helmets, learn important safety tips and more every Wednesday. This week's event is at Westview High School. (10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Washington County Visitors Association shares a roundup of some of the best spots around the Tualatin Valley. Chehalem Creek Nature Park, Gales Creek, Stub Stuart State Park and Buxton Trestle made the cut! (Instagram)
• Like many of you, my thoughts are with all the people affected by the West Coast wildfires this week. Read Governor Brown's statement regarding the Miller Road/Dodge Fire here.

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— Ash DeMello

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