🌱 Winterhawks Teddy Bear Toss + 31st Annual Tuba Christmas Concert

Hello again, friends! It's me, Helen Eckhard, your host of the Portland Daily. Here's all the local news you need to know right now.

But first, today's weather:

Cloudy with a touch of rain. High: 48 Low: 40.

Here are the top 3 stories in Portland today:

1. The Portland Winterhawks will host the 24th annual Teddy Bear Toss tonight on the ice during a matchup against the Seattle Thunderbirds. The team will attempt to break its all-time Teddy Toss record of over 16,000 when the game begins at 5:00 p.m. at the Memorial Coliseum. (Fox 12 Oregon)
2. Nearly 240 tuba players will gather near Pioneer Courthouse Square this afternoon for Portland's 31st annual Tuba Christmas. Stop by the square from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. to hear a concert of holiday classics performed by brass players from around the city. (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
3. Two people have been charged in the death of 18-year-old Portland resident Donavinh Saelee, who was shot in a Southeast Portland elementary school parking lot on Aug. 7, 2021. Zachery Retonong, 21, and Winkel Sienson Walter, 19, face charges of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and first-degree robbery. (OregonLive)

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Today in Portland:

• There And Back Again Walking Book Club At Tigard Public Library (10:30 AM)
• The 5th Annual Toys For Tots Bar Crawl At Dante's (4:00 PM)
• Spotlight Parade: The Radio Show At Multnomah Arts Center (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Looking for something fun to do in the city? Click the link to view the top eight things to do around Portland this weekend, including the Kerns Neighborhood Holiday Market & Art Walk and a Gospel Christmas with the Oregon Symphony. (KGW.com)
• Portland's Friends of the Children has been named Oregon's #1 Most Admired Nonprofit by the Portland Business Journal for the eighth year. Click here to read the official announcement. (Friends of the Children - Portland via Facebook)
• Vendor applications for the 2023 Portland Farmers Market are open through Jan. 15. Click here to apply. (Portland Farmers Market via Facebook)

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You're officially in the loop for today. See you all Monday morning for another update!

— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing associate at Lightning Media Partners. Outside of work, she enjoys constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.