🌱 Patch AM: How ICE fears are reshaping schools and policies in Hillsboro

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In today's newsletter:

• How ICE fears are reshaping schools and policies in Hillsboro

Also on today's calendar: Find Your Voice -Toastmasters International and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the alien say to the puzzle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Occasional rain and drizzle, with a high of 60 and low of 53 degrees.
• Thursday: Cloudy with a little rain, temps: high: 58, low: 49.
• Friday: Low clouds, with a high of 58 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Forest Grove High students ‘stand up for community' in protest to oppose ICE enforcement (forestgrovenewstimes.com) — Hillsboro is seeing significant ICE enforcement and immigrant anxiety, with the city joining Washington County and Cornelius in emergency declarations and local schools affected. A large student walkout in nearby Forest Grove protested federal immigration actions, while data show Hillsboro among the Oregon cities with the most recent detentions. Hillsboro’s school district is also partnering on an online academy to help students feel safer.
   

📸 Around Hillsboro

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hillsboro

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Thursday December 11

• Digital Navigator – One-on-One Support/ Navegador Digital – Apoyo Uno a Uno
  Shute Park Branch Library , 775 SE Tenth Avenue , Hillsboro
  10:30 am
• TVA Handbells Choir
  Shute Park Branch Library , 775 SE Tenth Avenue , Hillsboro
  6:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Inclusive Storytime
  Hillsboro Public Library , 2850 NE Brookwood Parkway , Hillsboro
  10:15 am
• Find Your Voice -Toastmasters International
  Hillsboro Brookwood Library , 2850 NE Brookwood Pkwy , Hillsboro
  12:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Smart Money for Teens: A Beginner's Guide to Personal Finance
  Shute Park Branch Library , 775 SE Tenth Avenue , Hillsboro
  10:00 am
• The Genealogical Society of Washington County
  Hillsboro Public Library , 2850 NE Brookwood Parkway , Hillsboro
  10:00 am
• Giờ kể chuyện tiếng Việt - Vietnamese Storytime
  Hillsboro Public Library , 2850 NE Brookwood Parkway , Hillsboro
  10:15 am
• Wild Horses & Burros
  Hillsboro Public Library , 2850 NE Brookwood Parkway , Hillsboro
  1:00 pm
• Chess @ the Library / Ajedrez en la biblioteca
  Shute Park Branch Library , 775 SE Tenth Avenue , Hillsboro
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 10

• Garden Home Family Storytime
  Garden Home Community Library , 7475 SW Oleson Road , Portland
  10:00 am
• Toddler Storytime @ Murray Scholls
  Murray Scholls Branch , 11200 SW Murray Scholls Pl. Suite 102 , Beaverton
  10:15 am
• Hora de Cuentos Bilingüe | Bilingual Storytime
  Tigard Public Library , 13500 SW Hall Boulevard , Tigard
  10:15 am
• Fun for Ones Storytime
  Storytime Room , 12375 SW Fifth St. , Beaverton
  10:15 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I don’t have a name but I would like to thanks special lady that made a purchase for me a couple of days ago at Safeway.
  I was trying to purchase a bottle of cough medicine. I grabbed my credit card and went to the store. Well I did not take my drivers license for ID… (Nextdoor Sunburst Meadow)
• I could use some help finding Christmas Lights in Hillsboro.
  My friend takes care of a disabled man that has a mind of a child. He loves to see the Christmas lights. Can people please post the best… (Nextdoor Civic Center)

• ABM Industries, Inc. posted a job opening for Janitorial Cleaner in Hillsboro. Apply here.
• Extended Stay America, Inc. posted a job opening for Night Guest Laundry Attend-PT-102020 in Hillsboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hillsboro here.

🗞 Nearby News

Beaverton

• All-State boys soccer: Beaverton's Spear headlines list of local honorees (beavertonvalleytimes.com)
• Good Morning, News: Atmospheric River Underway, Beaverton Students Walk Out To Protest ICE, and Trump Is Trying To Buy Love From the Farmers He's Screwing Over (portlandmercury.com)
• Retro candy and soda shop to close its quirky suburban store (oregonlive.com)

Forest Grove

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I come in peace. You come in pieces.
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