National Guard Deployed + Snoop Dogg's Loss + Thorns Parking Hike

Happy Tuesday, Hillsboro! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Areas of morning fog. High: 49 Low: 40.

Here are the top stories in Hillsboro today:

1. District Downplaying Pandemic Severity, Nurses Charge (Patch)
2. Snoop Dogg's Uncle, Owner Of Portland Rib Joint, Dies (Patch)
3. Oregon National Guard COVID-10 Hospital Deployment Starts Tuesday (Patch)
4. Local Publisher Honors Betty White On What Would Have Been Her 100th Birthday (Patch)
5. Parking For Timbers, Thorns Games Might Be More Than Doubling (Patch)
6. This Week's Upcoming Hillsboro Area Events (Hillsboro Patch)
7. Pet Adoption In The Hillsboro Area: New Pets Added This Week (Hillsboro Patch)
8. Hillsboro Area Job Openings: Browse The Latest (Hillsboro Patch)
9. Thief steals super duty truck, rips out ATM in Hillsboro (KPTV.com)
10. Hillsboro plans to reopen closed schools this week (Pamplin Media Group)
11. Police: Stolen truck rips out ATM at Hillsboro credit union (Pamplin Media Group)

Today in Hillsboro:

• Nordic Knitting Circle - Tualatin Valley Creates (12:30 PM)
• Basketball Double Header @ Newberg - Century High School (5:00 PM)
• Oregon Humanities: Relationships for Resilience with Christina deVillier (6:00 PM)
• HSD Early College Virtual Information English Session on Google Meet (6:00 PM)
• Historical Fiction Writing Workshop (Virtual) (6:30 PM)
• System of Care Community Grant Meeting on Zoom (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Hillsboro Hops: "“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” -Martin Luther King Jr. Continue to grow. Continue to learn. Continue to love. #MLKDay" (Instagram)
• Washington County Chamber of Commerce: "The Washington County Chamber of Commerce welcomes Brian Watson to our team. Brian is the Chamber's Director of Special Events. Brian has over a decade of experience in event management, production, and operations. His previous experienc..." (Facebook)
• Hillsboro Parks & Recreation: "Martin Luther King Jr.’s contributions to racial justice for Black Americans are revolutionary and momentous. Celebrated each year on the third Monday in January, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a day in which schools and offices are clos..." (Facebook)
• Community Action Hillsboro, Oregon: "Need help finding and paying for Child Care? Working families may be eligible for financial help with child care costs. The program is called Employment Related Day Care (ERDC) Learn more on our website - https://bit.ly/2Snk5SW Early chi..." (Facebook)
• Hillsboro Parks & Recreation: "Outdoors In is closed on 1/17/22 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Come to the lobby between 9a - 12p to pick up your free, family litter clean up kit." (Facebook)
• Washington County Chamber of Commerce: "Join us Wednesday morning!" (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Hillsboro-Scholls: "Looking for recommendations on a trustworthy, reliable, easy to deal with mechanic shop in the Cornelius, Forest Grove, or Hillsboro area for a recently purchased 2001 Dodge Camper Van. - It currently needs a tune up, shocks, and a few o..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Tualatin Valley: "So I see alot of people just chattering about the homeless in the area. - Whether they are in a rv or tent whatever. How bout trying to find some where they can park their rvs. Thats not on the road ways. That would be way better. Organi..." (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.