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Good morning Wilsonville! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why a Wilsonville-linked police shooting is headed to a grand jury
  • How new enrollment forecasts could reshape Wilsonville and West Linn schools

Also on today's calendar: Frog Pond Farm Christmas Trees & Holiday Market and 6 more events.

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Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Friday: Low clouds, with a high of 56 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Saturday: Clouds and sun, temps: high: 50, low: 42.
  • Sunday: Cloudy, with a high of 56 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Clackamas Co DA Issues Statement On Officer-Involved Shooting (freedom970.com) — Wilsonville residents should know that Clackamas County’s DA has released new details on an officer-involved shooting after deputies contracted to the Wilsonville Police responded to a domestic disturbance on December 5. A 19-year-old Wilsonville man allegedly advanced on deputies with an axe before being shot and critically injured; the case is now under grand jury review and both deputies are on paid leave.
   

• West Linn school closures: Projections arrived on Election Day (wilsonvillespokesman.com) — Wilsonville families are facing potential changes as the West Linn-Wilsonville School District considers closing two West Linn primary schools and consolidating to four elementary schools in each city after new enrollment projections showed sharper declines. The updated data, received on Election Day and after, also highlight that most future housing growth is expected in Wilsonville, raising questions about long-term school capacity and how a recently approved bond will be used.
   

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    I am uneasy with the Algorithms that have been pushing videos to me of things that grandmother did to help her family survive the Great Depression… (Nextdoor Charbonneau)
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  • Scratchpad: Couple pilots Christmas tree pop-up in Uppertown Astoria (discoverourcoast.com)
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  • Kotek to seek reelection (nuggetnews.com)

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