TikTok School Threat + Breakthrough Cases Surge + McMenamins Hack

Hey, neighbors! It's me again, Colin Miner, your host of the Gresham Daily.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy with a shower. High: 45 Low: 36.

Here are the top stories today in Gresham:

1. Gresham 'Execution-Style' Drug Murder Results In Five Arrests (Gresham Patch)
2. TikTok violence threat has schools on alert (Patch).
3. McMenamins hit by data breach (Patch).
4. COVID-19 Breakthrough Cases Mount (Patch).
5. Two schools locked down for hours because of "threat incident." (Patch).
6. Former Gresham mayor finds new way to give back to community (KOIN.com)
7. Gresham Area Weekend Events: Check Out What's Happening (Gresham Patch)
8. 5 New Gresham Area Properties On The Market (Gresham Patch)
9. Brokers bullish on Gresham House Energy Storage Fund shares (Stockopedia)
10. The geek shall inherit the Earth (Boulder Weekly)

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Today in Gresham:

• Friday AM "In-person" - Gresham Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center (7:20 AM)

From my notebook:

• City of Gresham - Government: "Have you heard?? Earlier this week, Oregon Legislature met for a special session. Not only did they approve additional funding and protections for renters, but the City of Gresham will directly receive $2M supporting youth violence preve..." (Facebook)
• Gresham Historical Society: "Christmas at the museum open today thru Saturday 10am to 4pm your entry gets you a free collectors ornament and a vote in our peoples choice for your favorite gingerbread house." (Facebook)
• City of Gresham - Government: "Drop by the Gresham History Museum to get into the✨🎄 holiday spirit and vote for your favorite 🍭Gingerbread house--details below." (Facebook)
• Gresham Area Chamber of Commerce: "Our curious elf, Jingles McGiven, is taking some time to travel through Gresham! Follow her through the month of December as she explores our beautiful city. . Take a moment as she explores to help her find her way. Where did she end up ..." (Facebook)
• Gresham Area Chamber of Commerce: "We are feeling the love here at the Chamber! We are overjoyed by the outpouring of support for our local future olympians! Stop by to drop off your new or gently loved sports equipment now through Saturday (December 13-18) 🤩 Drop off at..." (Facebook)
• Gresham Area Chamber of Commerce: "The Rockwood Community Development Corporation provides pathways for moving from poverty to prosperity by: ⭐Expanding the supply of decent housing; ⭐Supporting economic development; ⭐Increasing access to healthcare and encouraging health..." (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Northwest: "With the help of our awesome community, we were able to purchase 85 turkeys for our housed families holiday food boxes! - We are desperately in need of donations for grocery gift cards for our homeless families! We are also looking for ..." (Nextdoor)

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— Colin Miner

About me: I've been at Patch for almost 6 years after a career that had stops at The New York Times, Oregonian, Washington Post, as well as KATU, KOIN, and KGW. For the past three years I've been Patch's Manager News and Content Partnerships as well as a National Writer.