🌱 Patch AM: Which three Gresham students just became the city’s newest Rising Stars?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which three Gresham students just became the city’s newest Rising Stars?
• How did Sakura Express in Gresham fare on its health inspection?
• Would you know what to do if ICE came to Gresham?

Also on today's calendar: Holiday Party! and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Rain, heavy at times, with a high of 55 and low of 43 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy, a little rain, temps: high: 48, low: 42.
• Saturday: A few afternoon showers, with a high of 50 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Gresham celebrates December 2025 Rising Star students (theoutlookonline.com) — Gresham is spotlighting three local students as December Rising Stars for their leadership, resilience, and community service at Highland Elementary and Reynolds High School. The city is also inviting residents to nominate other K-12 students from any East Multnomah County school for future recognition via email.
   

• Multnomah County health inspections: Great Notion Brewing, Sushi Chiyo, Bobablastic (portlandtribune.com) — If you eat at Sakura Express on Burnside in Gresham, its early-December health inspection scored an 87, with issues like cross-contamination risks and cleaning lapses noted. The report also lists many Portland, Troutdale, and Fairview restaurants that earned perfect scores or needed improvements, helping you gauge food safety around East Multnomah County.
   

• 'Knowing how to exercise those rights is key': Know Your Rights training held in Gresham, following elevated ICE concerns (kgw.com) — Residents concerned about immigration enforcement recently joined an in-person and virtual Know Your Rights training in a Rockwood gym, organized by the City of Gresham and Latino Network. Trainers walked participants through what to say and safely do if ICE appears in their neighborhood, emphasizing constitutional rights, bystander recording, and connecting detainees with advocacy groups for support.
   

📸 Around Gresham

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gresham

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Farmers Market @ MHCC
  Mt. Hood Community College, 26000 SE Stark St, Gresham
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Try Local First!
  Gresham Area Chamber of Commerce , 1005 North Main Ave, Suite 101 , Gresham
• Friday AM Networking Meeting - Gresham Senior Center
  Meals on Wheels Location , 600 NE 8th , Gresham
  7:20 am

Saturday December 20

• Zimmerman House Tour
  Zimmerman House , 17111 NE Sandy Blvd. , Portland
  12:00 pm
• Heslin House Tour
  Heslin House , 60 Main St. , Fairview
  12:00 pm
• Holiday Party!
  Rising Tide Yoga & Wellness , 223 E Powell Blvd , Gresham
  2:00 pm
• Gresham Murder Mystery: Catch the Killer!
  488 NE 3rd St , Gresham
  6:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Gresham Klezmer Chanukah
  Gresham Arts Plaza , 401 NE 2nd St , Gresham
  4:00 pm

📣 Gresham Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• LGBTQIA+ Sauna Social
  SaunaGlo , 1915 SE Jefferson St , Milwaukie
  5:00 pm
• Beer Event with Reuben’s Brews
  The Hoppy Brewer , 328 N Main Ave , Gresham
  6:00 pm
• Live @ The Twilight Cafe
  Twilight Cafe & Bar , Parking lot , 832 SE Grand Ave , Portland
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Hatha Yoga with Monicka
  Lajja Space , 10851 SE Main St , Milwaukie
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Still looking for my love bug Midnight he is fixed skiddish , may or may not have his collar on and him microchipped he is a support animal.
  Please if you see him please let me know. He was last seen on SW 16th Pl and SW Binford Ave in November. (Nextdoor SW Gresham)
• My baby was stolen, my 3 year old bichon friend, Arvin.
  The night of December 14th from 711 by mall 10136 se Washington st. Portland OR he is my entire life I am so desperate to find him I'll give a reward… (Nextdoor Northeast)

• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Janitorial Associate in Gresham. Apply here.
• HD Supply Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Manager, Transportation in Gresham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gresham here.

🗞 Nearby News

Troutdale

• Farmworker Union Demonstration Planned For Thursday (pnwag.net)
• Remembering Linda Leigh Mann (shreveportbossierjournal.com)
• High wind warning affecting Columbia River Gorge Tuesday and Wednesday – gusts as high as 65 mph (oregonlive.com)

Happy Valley

• Harrison Street Acquires 87-Unit Assisted Living, Memory Community in Portland, Oregon (seniorshousingbusiness.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I haven’t heard the last report.
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