🌱 Free Crafts with Mrs. Claus Event and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Free Crafts with Mrs. Claus Event at Venvino Art Studios
• Sparkling Finale

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A little rain, with a high of 60 and low of 49 degrees.
• Friday: Low clouds, temps: high: 56, low: 45.
• Saturday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 54 and low of 47 degrees.

📸 Around Happy Valley

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Happy Valley

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 14

• Fused Glass Holiday Ornament
  Cup of Tea, 10117 SE Sunnyside Rd Suite J, Clackamas
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday December 14

• Free Crafts with Mrs. Claus Event
  Venvino Art Studios , 13329 SE Misty Dr , Happy Valley
  11:00 am
• Sparkling Finale
  Willamette Valley Vineyards - Happy Valley , 13220 SE 172nd Ave STE 160 , Happy Valley
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Olive & Shae Fundraiser
  Springwater Environmental Sciences Oregon City, OR 97045
  10:00 am
• Digital Navigator 1:1 Tech Help with Brian
  West Slope Community Library , 3678 SW 78th Street , Portland
  10:30 am
• Digital Navigator 1:1 Tech Help with Chuck
  West Slope Community Library , 3678 SW 78th Street , Portland
  3:00 pm
• Video Game Club - For Teens
  Multnomah County Library - Fairview Columbia , 1520 NE Village St , Fairview
  3:30 pm
• Winter Felt Ornaments & Gifts with SCRAP PDX
  Literary Arts , 716 SE Grand Ave , Portland
  4:00 pm
• Scout Wine Tasting
  The Hoppy Brewer , 328 N Main Ave , Gresham
  6:00 pm
• Meteorology - Interpreting Weather Forecasts
  Gladstone High School , 18800 Portland Ave , Gladstone
  6:00 pm
• Teen Fall Dance Clinic
  Metzger Park (Patricia D. Whiting Hall) , 8400 S.W. Hemlock , Tigard
  6:30 pm
• Cornhole Thursdays
  The Headliners Club , 17880 SW McEwan Rd , Lake Oswego
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Flooding prompts road closure in Portland, Oregon.
  10:44AM on Dec 9: Portland experiences significant flooding, leading to road closures on SE 106th Ave, Cherry Blossom Drive, SE 102nd Ave, and NE… (Nextdoor )

• The TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Part-time Merchandise in Happy Valley. Apply here.
• ON Semiconductor posted a job opening for Material Handler Day Shift (Gresham) in Gresham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Happy Valley here.

🗞 Nearby News

Milwaukie

• pFriem, Heater Allen: Oregon brewers shine at Brussels Beer Challenge (oregonlive.com)
• Portland Revels, Crafty Wonderland, and Ukrainian Winterfest: 13 things to do this week (oregonlive.com)

Oregon City

• The 15 most viewed Oregon homes for sale in 2025 based on online Redfin searches will surprise you (oregonlive.com)
• David Andrus fills the vacated seat on Oregon City Council (toledoblade.com)
• Historic floods of Oregon: A look at the state's most destructive flood events from 1861 to 1996 (opb.org)

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