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Support kids & sip on wine & learn more about Kiwanis Club of Cedar Hills who sponsor key clubs in six Beaverton High Schools so kids can gain leadership skills & enjoy learning how to volunteer in the community! Sunday June 2nd - 2 - 4 pm, details here tinyurl.com/yydp4zu5
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Sen. Merkley recently released his 2024 Oregon Treasures Quest: a fun guide to many of Oregon’s most beloved places.
However, some of these locations remain unprotected. Check out these four locations from the quest and learn how we can protect them:
bit.ly/4aBvAM0
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ICYMI: KGW recently highlighted the groundbreaking ceremony for the PCC Opportunity Center that will provide 84 affordable homes and three early learning classrooms to the Cully neighborhood!
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The Montgomery Park Area Plan creates the opportunity for more housing & jobs, while supporting the retention of nearby industrial land/jobs. Learn more/testify at tomorrow's hearing w/Planning & Design Commissions: tinyurl.com/wrmdf4jw #housing #jobs #industrial #landuse
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🥶Frost conditions are expected tonight into Monday morning (5/20) across the southern Willamette Valley and Hood River Valley with overnight lows in the low to mid 30s. Sensitive outdoor plants should be brought indoors or covered up if possible. #orwx #wawx
ALT A Frost Advisory is in effect tonight into Monday morning from 1am to 8am for the southern Willamette Valley and Hood River Valley. Lows are expected to drop into the low to mid 30s where patchy/areas of frost are possible. The graphic on the right depicts overnight lows across northwest Oregon and southwest Washington.
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Travel the globe through our co-founders’ lenses and greet the charismatic mammals that keep our ocean flourishing.
You can take an extended swim in the humpback whale’s underwater world here: youtu.be/hF6mKRjjqcY
🎥 by @paulnicklen
#ocean #nature #humpbackwhale #whale
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ICYMI: The Navajo Nation has reached a historic water rights settlement for all of its water rights claims in the State of Arizona, including to the Colorado River upper and lower basins, and the Little Colorado River Basin. nativenewsonline.net/environ…
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Rare deep-sea fish washes up on Oregon beach oregonlive.com/living/2024/0…
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Fascinating time-lapse of a blue tit building a nest, laying eggs and raising her chicks over 51 days.
📽: Nest Box Live
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Planning a staycation for Memorial Day weekend? trib.al/axhXiSA
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This World Bee Day spend a moment with this stunning wee Ashy Mining Bee foraging on a #dandelion here on the first native wild bee sanctuary on the planet - The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland.
Everyday needs to be #WorldBeeDay.
#bees #solitarybees
#beesanctuaryireland
#savingbees
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Small money has dramatically increased in recent elections, but the biggest donors outpace them. Just 21 families gave more than all the millions of small donors in 2022. Public financing amplifies small donors while helping address political dysfunction. bit.ly/3JYiFbL
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On Saturday, an aircrew from Air Station Port Angeles rescued a person from a vessel that was being pushed against a rocky shoreline near Lopez Island after a tow line connecting it to another vessel reportedly severed. The aircrew transported the man to EMS at Friday Harbor.
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Check out @wweek's article featuring Sauvie Island Native Plants, a hidden gem bursting with native plants (ones that'll help you meet the Backyard Habitat Certification)!
Mention us at checkout and 25% of your purchase will be directly donated to us: wweek.com/culture/2024/05/07…
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SPREAD THE MESSAGE: Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 21, 2024 is Election Day! Use any Official Ballot Drop Site — which includes most Multnomah County Library 24-hour book drops — to return your ballot. Find your nearest one at: multco.us/dropsites
ALT Photo shows an image of a person on a motorcycle dropping off his ballot.
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It’s Election Day Eve! Does your collection of flyers look anything like ours?
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Birds covered in black oil are washing up on the coast between Long Beach, Wash. and Lincoln City, Ore.
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PPS alumni and New York Bestselling Author Renée Watson recently spoke with Markham students.
Renée Watson read from "Summer is Here" - a story about a picture-perfect summer day, from sunrise to sunset.
Markham students also did artwork and assignments based on Watson's books.