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Hello Oregon City! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which park pass can you buy right here in Oregon City?
  • How did Oregon City help launch Oregon’s beer legacy?
  • How are Oregon City’s tree growers weathering a shrinking Christmas market?

Also on today's calendar: Open Studio and 2 more events.

Find out what's happening in Oregon Cityfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: I used to work in a doughnut shop. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Oregon Cityfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Wednesday: Windy with a little rain, with a high of 50 and low of 39 degrees.
  • Thursday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 51, low: 37.
  • Friday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 48 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Wilderness Parking Passes for Your Next Pacific Northwest Excursion (pdxmonthly.com) — If you park at regional or county parks near Oregon City, one key pass is sold right at the Development Services Building in town, with options to buy online or by phone too. The guide walks through prices, where each major Northwest outdoors pass is valid, and how to purchase them so local hikers, skiers, and beachgoers can avoid tickets and last-minute scrambles.
   

2. Oregon's Oldest Breweries; A Brief History (newschoolbeer.com) — Oregon City gets a nod in this deep dive into Oregon’s oldest breweries, which notes that by 1859 it already hosted one of the state’s early beer makers. From Henry Weinhard’s legacy to Deschutes, Widmer, Rogue, and more, the piece traces how Oregon’s brewing scene evolved from 19th-century pioneers to today’s craft mainstays and recent closures and ownership shakeups.
   

3. Christmas tree industry challenged, but proving reslient (capitalpress.com) — Oregon City-based Kirk Company and nearby McKenzie Farms are navigating a softer national market for real Christmas trees, squeezed by tariffs, artificial-tree competition, and changing demographics. Growers across Oregon and the Northwest report slower sales, drought losses, and fewer plantings, yet many remain cautiously optimistic that lower wholesale prices and consumer education will revive demand.
   

4. ‘Everybody is somebody to someone': Portland memorial honors 102 people who died while homeless in 2025 (chronline.com) — Residents in Oregon City were among Oregonians holding Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day events, part of a statewide effort to honor people who died while unhoused this year. In Portland, a winter solstice vigil read the names of 102 people who died while homeless and highlighted how overdose, systemic gaps, and racial disparities continue to drive deaths, while advocates urged policymakers to rethink current shelter and housing systems.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • This is when it'd be cool to own a food truck or something where you could swing by and lend a helping hand to neighbors.
    https://www.kxl.com/flooding-triggers-level-3-evacuations-along-clackamas-river-shelter-opens-in-oregon-city/ (Nextdoor Hillendale)
  • Hey neighbors are in a junk removal and moving service I’ll be taking multiple trips to the dump this week so if you need anything Hauled away Or if you need anything heavy moved please give me a call or text my number is 971-271-9701 you’re also
    more than welcome to shoot me a message on here thank you and I look forward to hearing from you (Nextdoor Gaffney Lane)
  • Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Oregon City. Apply here.
  • Bi-Mart Corporation posted a job opening for Cashier in Oregon City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oregon City here.

Ok Oregon City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I got tired of the hole business.
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