Willamette Falls Redevelopment Gets Fed Funds + Pumpkin Patches

Hey, neighbors! It's me again, Colin Miner, your host of the Oregon City Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy with showers. High: 55 Low: 50.

Here are the top stories in Oregon City today:

1. Willamette Falls Redevelopment Gets $2 Million In Federal Funds (Oregon City Patch)
2. Halloween's coming, visit a pumpkin patch. (Patch).
3. Have You Seen Her? Wilsonville girl runs away, could be with 21-year-old man (KATU)
4. Family, friends honor 22-year-old man one year after he was killed in SE Portland shooting (KPTV.com)
5. Pamplin Media Group - CCC seeks instructors, volunteers for new makerspace (Pamplin Media Group)
6. Oregon struggling again to recover from COVID-19 spike (Pamplin Media Group)

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Today in Oregon City:

Oregon City Patch Notebook

• Oregon City - City Hall: "Expect intermittent delays as three new traffic signals along Molalla Avenue at Clairmont Way, Gaffney Lane and Fir Street are turned on Tuesday, October 26. This work is part of the Molalla Avenue Streetscape Project, find more informat..." (Facebook)
• City of Oregon City: "Expect intermittent delays as three new traffic signals along Molalla Avenue at Clairmont Way, Gaffney Lane and Fir Street are turned on Tuesday, October 26. This work is part of the Molalla Avenue Streetscape Project, find more informat..." (Instagram)
• City of Oregon City Parks and Recreation: "Thank you to the Three Rivers VFW Post 1324 for the $12,000 donation to restore the Oregon City Veterans Memorial Plaza. For more information: Park Project Page: 1. https://www.orcity.org/parksandrecreation/mountain-view-cemetery-veteran..." (Facebook)
• Oregon City Together: "Oregon City students, grades 5 to 12, have until 5 pm this Wednesday, October 27 to enter a drug prevention Halloween poster at https://www.octogether.org/go-... and go into drawing for prizes such as Pizza Hut and Dutch ..." (Facebook)
• City of Oregon City Parks and Recreation: "Looking for something fun to do? Sign up for our annual swamp swim! Games with candy and prizes take place from 6pm-8pm and swimming is from 7pm-9pm. $5 per person! Pre-registration is required and we are hosting it on Friday and Saturda..." (Facebook)

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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.

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