Dark Horse's 'Warning' For Oregonians + Omicron + Peacock Lane

Good day, people of Hillsboro! Colin Miner here with the latest Hillsboro Daily.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy. High: 44 Low: 34.

Here are the top stories today in Hillsboro:

1. Oregon's omicron case count is small but officials see a surge coming (Patch).
2. One man is responsible for two incidents – including an attempted kidnapping, police say (Patch).
3. Oregon's own Dark Horse Comics has a message for kids and teens (Patch).
4. Peacock Lane is back! (Patch).
5. Where to Find a Booster Shot in the Portland Area (Portland Monthly)

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Today in Hillsboro:

• Online: Hora de cuentos con Elefante y Cerdita (10:00 AM)
• SPED Classified Listening Session on Zoom (3:00 PM)
• Online OBOB Book Club (grades 3 to 5) (3:30 PM)
• Swim v Sherwood - Century High School (4:00 PM)
• Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee Meeting (5:30 PM)
• Online Anti-Racism Book Group - Hillsboro Public Library (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Hillsboro Parks & Recreation: "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year at Outdoors In! There's a lot happening before the New Year's ball drops. Stay up to date by signing up for our text alerts: https://bit.ly/Outdoors_In_Tex... ** BYOG - Bring your own gifts ..." (Facebook)
• Community Action Hillsboro, Oregon: "Winter Shelter registration is now open. Please contact Community Connect at 503-640-3263 or visit: https://www.co.washington.or.u... for more information." (Facebook)
• Hillsboro Rotary Club: "The club’s other student that spoke last week was Isaac Bland, a Senior at Liberty High school. He was accompanied by his teacher and wrestling coach, Eric Givens, and his mother, Sally and sister, Violet. Isaac told us of his extreme lo..." (Facebook)
• Hillsboro Rotary Club: "The Hillsboro Rotary Club welcomed back the Student of the Month Program at our meeting last week after many months of it being cancelled due to the pandemic. We had two representatives from two of HSD’s high schools, one from Liberty an..." (Facebook)
• Hillsboro Rotary Club: "Last Saturday our club held our annual Christmas Auction and Dinner. A great turnout enjoyed an evening of fellowship, great food, and entertainment." (Facebook)
• Hillsboro School District: "OMSI Family Science Night A great time was had by all at the Title 6 - Native Education/Alaska Native Education Program OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) Family Science Night on Monday, December 13. Students got hands on with ..." (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Lower Brookwood: "SE 52nd & Cascade Ct off Golden Road in Hillsboro - Small, scared pup running? Looks like a young red colored Springer Spaniel is spooked and won’t come to me. Hoping she doesn’t get any closer to Brookwood Ave. last seen at the corner o..." (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.