🌱Elephant Garlic Festival + Final Beaverton Daily Digest Is Here

Hello, everybody! It's me, Ash DeMello, your host of the Daily. Before commencing with the news today, I just wanted to say that you might be missing the Beaverton Daily for a while — but don’t worry! It won’t be away for long; Patch is focusing on some other communities at the moment. Thanks for your support and patience, and we will be back and better than ever, hopefully sooner than you think. Now, onwards with today's news:

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and pleasant. High: 80 Low: 55.

Here are the top stories today in Beaverton:

1. The teen charged with the murder of 13-year-old Conestoga student Milana Li made an appearance in a Washington County court on Friday. Daniel Gore, 16, faces charges of first-degree murder, although a court has yet to decide whether Gore will be tried as an adult or juvenile. (KATU)
2. Pedestrian-friendly street upgrades in Beaverton are part of a $20 million package from the federal government, Julia Shumway reports. A total of $2 million of the money will go to creating bike lanes, improved traffic signals, wider sidewalks and other improvements in Beaverton's downtown area. (Oregon Capital Chronicle)
3. Get the latest on Beaverton School District's updated COVID protocols at KPTV.com. Changes for the upcoming school year include a five-day isolation period for students who test positive, optional masking and no more weekly PCR testing from OHSU.

Today in Beaverton:

• Elephant Garlic Festival - Jessie Mays Community Park in North Plains is the spot to celebrate the pungent bulb with music, food and fun. (10 a.m. - 11 p.m.)
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament - The library welcomes teens to participate in friendly competition of a favorite game at the Beaverton City Library (main). Prizes are on hand for the winners! (2:30 p.m.)
• Beaverton Night Market - Celebrate Beaverton's diversity at the second night market of the year, featuring loads of vendors, performers and activities at The Round in Central Beaverton. Free. (5-10 p.m.)

Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Saturday off right. It was great getting to know you, Beavertonians. So long and thanks for all the fish — er, news, events and other good stuff!

— Ash DeMello

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