🌱 How Cornelius is responding to rising ICE fears nearby

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• How Cornelius is responding to rising ICE fears nearby

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cloudy with a bit of rain, with a high of 60 and low of 47 degrees.
• Friday: Low clouds, temps: high: 56, low: 43.
• Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 54 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Forest Grove High students ‘stand up for community' in protest to oppose ICE enforcement (forestgrovenewstimes.com) — Cornelius leaders, along with Washington County and Hillsboro, have declared local emergencies to fund support for immigrant residents amid rising ICE activity. Nearby in Forest Grove, hundreds of high school students walked out in the rain to protest immigration enforcement, share their fears, and urge school officials to bolster safety measures and protections for affected families.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Preschool Storytime
  Hillsboro Public Library , 2850 NE Brookwood Parkway , Hillsboro
  10:15 am
• Digital Navigator – One-on-One Support/ Navegador Digital – Apoyo Uno a Uno
  Shute Park Branch Library , 775 SE Tenth Avenue , Hillsboro
  10:30 am
• Digital Literacy: Google Drive
  Hillsboro Public Library , 2850 NE Brookwood Parkway , Hillsboro
  2:00 pm
• Table Top Gaming
  Banks Public Library , 111 Market Street , Banks
  3:15 pm
• Teen Drop-In Table Top Gaming
  Banks Public Library , 111 Market Street , Banks
  3:15 pm
• Homework Help
  North Plains Library , 31334 NW Commercial St , North Plains
  5:30 pm
• Waltz Brewing Bluegrass Jam
  Waltz Brewing , 1900 A St , Forest Grove
  6:00 pm
• TVA Handbells Choir
  Shute Park Branch Library , 775 SE Tenth Avenue , Hillsboro
  6:00 pm

Friday December 12

• CCA Holiday Party Set Up
  Claremont Civic Association - Fireside Room , 15801 NW Country Club Dr , Portland
• Digital Navigator: One-On-One Tech Assistance
  Forest Grove City Library , 2114 Pacific Ave , Forest Grove
  10:00 am
• Inclusive Storytime
  Hillsboro Public Library , 2850 NE Brookwood Parkway , Hillsboro
  10:15 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Don't underestimate the power of water!
  Floodwaters are powerful, fast and can rise quickly. Do not walk or drive through flood waters. Cars or other vehicles won’t protect you from… (Nextdoor )
• ISO of the sweet husband and wife that came to get bread from me off 4th and Cherry today, they were by a few days ago too 👍 I have a couple loaves of jalapeno cheddar and one regular available I forgot to put out today when I left for work 🤦‍♀️ if
  you come by tonight or tomorrow I will save for you! (Nextdoor South Cornelius)

• Fred Meyer Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Cashier in Cornelius. Apply here.
• Sonic Drive-In posted a job opening for Crew Member in Cornelius. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cornelius here.

🗞 Nearby News

Forest Grove

• Forest Grove woman killed in early Saturday crash (forestgrovenewstimes.com)
• Billie Ann Baird (bitterrootstar.com)
• Oregon Farmer Wins Dryland Winter Wheat Contest Category With 198.32 BPA (dtnpf.com)

Hillsboro

• Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic welcomes audiologist Dr. Abby Hansen (duluthnewstribune.com)
• Betty J. Mull (qctimes.com)

Aloha

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-- The Patch AM Team

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