🌱 Patch AM: What’s really happening behind the investigations at Lakeridge High School?

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In today's newsletter:

• What’s really happening behind the investigations at Lakeridge High School?
• Why is Lake Oswego’s city attorney stepping away now?
• Which Lake Oswego athletes made Oregon’s 2025 all-state teams?

Today's riddle: Last night I had a dream. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, with a high of 50 and low of 40 degrees.
• Sunday: Cloudy with a few showers, temps: high: 49, low: 42.
• Monday: A touch of afternoon rain, with a high of 51 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Lakeridge High School counselor under investigation by two agencies (lakeoswegoreview.com) — Lake Oswego families are learning more about ongoing investigations tied to Lakeridge High School, where a longtime counselor is under review by state and county agencies following the principal’s abrupt retirement. The Lake Oswego School District says its internal probe is complete and concerns addressed, while police records related to a possible child abuse report remain heavily redacted under Oregon privacy laws.
   

2. Lake Oswego city attorney is leaving (lakeoswegoreview.com) — Lake Oswego’s city attorney, Ellen Osoinach, has left her role after guiding the city through major legal issues, including the Oswego Lake public access case and the decision not to appeal a court ruling. City leaders praised her steady handling of complex litigation and her focus on community impact during a period of transition for Lake Oswego’s government.
   

3. Local stars honored on all-state teams from 2025 (lakeoswegoreview.com) — Lake Oswego High athletes are well represented on Oregon’s 2025 fall all-state teams, with soccer and cross country standouts earning spots alongside rivals from Lakeridge, West Linn and Wilsonville. The piece lists each local player’s name, school, sport and team level, highlighting how strongly Lake Oswego programs stacked up statewide this season.
   

4. Oregon rapper Yeat lands on Complex's top 10 2025 Best Dressed Rappers list (kgw.com) — A rapper who grew up in Lake Oswego, Yeat, has been named one of Complex magazine’s 10 best dressed rappers of 2025, highlighting his growing cultural influence. The Lakeridge High School graduate, who split his youth between Lake Oswego and Portland, has parlayed viral hits and high-profile performances into fashion collaborations and national recognition.
   

5. 4 generations have celebrated holidays at this Oregon family's midcentury beach house (oregonlive.com) — A multigenerational Oregon family’s beloved Gleneden Beach house takes center stage, but the story also traces their roots back to a 1949 Lake Oswego home designed by architect Van Evera Bailey. Local readers get a glimpse of how that early Lake Oswego house and later Dunthorpe and coast properties reflect Northwest modern design, environmental values and close-knit family traditions.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 20

• ✨ Holiday Magic is Coming to Literacy Kid Lounge! AKA SANTA!🎄
  Literacy Kid Lounge + Bookshop , 2200 SE Oak Grove Blvd , Oak Grove
  9:00 am
• Gingerbread House Workshop
  Luscher Farm City Park , 125 Rosemont Rd , West Linn
  10:00 am
• Garden Home Family Storytime
  Garden Home Community Library , 7475 SW Oleson Road , Portland
  10:00 am
• One-on-One Job Help
  Tigard Public Library , 13500 SW Hall Blvd , Tigard
  10:00 am
• Makerspace Open Lab
  Tualatin Public Library , 18878 SW Martinazzi Ave , Tualatin
  10:00 am
• OL Craft Class: Seasonal Origami
  Oak Lodge Library , 3783 SE Concord Rd , Oak Grove
  2:00 pm
• GL Drop-in Social: Adult Coloring
  Gladstone Public Library , 525 Portland Ave , Gladstone
  2:00 pm
• OL Craft Class
  Oak Lodge Library , 3783 SE Concord Rd , Oak Grove
  2:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Harvest Fest Marketplace: Holiday Market
  Milwaukie Community Center , 5440 SE Kellogg Creek Dr , Milwaukie
  9:00 am
• Lugano Cafe
  Lugano Cafe & Catering , 18041 SW Lower Boones Ferry Rd , Tigard
  10:00 am
• Santa On The Farm
  Triskelee Farm , 29700 SW Mountain Rd , West Linn
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Flooding prompts evacuation in Clackamas County, Oregon.
  10:41PM on Dec 18: A Level 3 (Go Now!) evacuation notice has been issued for Shady Dell Road and Fawn Lane due to extreme danger. (Nextdoor )
• Hello!
  My name is Cameron and I am a junior at Lakeridge High School. I am incredibly interested in engineering and neurodivergence and am looking to… (Nextdoor Palisades)

• Premium Retail Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Merchandiser in Lake Oswego. Apply here.
• ServiceMaster posted a job opening for House Cleaner in Lake Oswego. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lake Oswego here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I dreamed I was swimming in a pool of orange soda, but it was just a Fanta-sea.
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