Weekend Earthquake + Senior Prom + Stickmen Brewery Coming Soon

Hello and welcome to Tuesday's edition of the Beaverton Patch Daily Digest. The highlights include a nearby earthquake over the weekend, Mountainside High School's first senior prom ever and a Lake Oswego brewery coming to the area.

Today's Weather:

You can expect a high of 63 with partly cloudy skies for Tuesday.

Here are the top five stories in Beaverton today:

1. The monitoring service AllQuakes reports that a small, unconfirmed earthquake occurred just east of Beaverton around 8:00 a.m. Saturday morning. The magnitude is still unknown. (VolcanoDiscovery)
2. Will more of TV Highway be getting sidewalks? It will if the U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici— a Democrat who represents all of Washington County— has anything to say about it. The Oregon politician is seeking funding for upgrades to TV Highway from the bipartisan Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act. (Beaverton Valley Times)
3. State of Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek, D-Portland, announced the consequences facing State Rep. Brad Witt, D-Clatskanie, on Monday. Witt's district includes parts of Washington County. In addition to "coaching and training appropriate for his conduct violation," Witt is officially removed as chair of the House Agricultural and Natural Resources Committee. He is also no longer welcome at the House Committee on Water and the House Committee on Business and Labor through the end of his current term. (OregonLive)
4. Mountainside High School hosted its first-ever senior prom this past weekend since opening its doors in 2017. The event took place outdoors in accordance with the state's pandemic-related restrictions. Students celebrated the opportunity to see friends following nearly a year and a half of remote learning. (OregonLive)
5. A new place to enjoy regional beers is coming to the Beaverton area. Lake Oswego's Stickmen Brewery is expanding to two Portland-metro locations, including Cedar Mill. Stickmen anticipates the new venue will be open around April 2022. (Daily Journal of Commerce)

Today in Beaverton:

• Check-in with the Cedar Mill neighborhood at the Cedar Mill Business Association Monthly Speaker/Networking meeting via Zoom. Today's speaker will be Kevin Barton, District Attorney for Washington County. (Noon to 1 p.m.)
• Virtual Family Storytime— Aloha Community Library hosts an online chance to read, sing, dance and play for kids, toddlers and preschoolers. (10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.)
• Singer Songwriter Night— At The Garages Satellite Pub hosts musicians performing their original compositions. (7 p.m. to 11 p.m.)

Beaverton Patch Notebook:

• Do you have a 4th grader in your household? Kids in 4th grade for the 2020-2021 school year are eligible for an Every Kid Outdoors pass, which provides free entrance to a huge range of federally-owned lands, including national parks. (Every Kid Outdoors)
• THPRD pools and splash pads are starting to open! Check out THPRD's website to find out where to cool off on the next hot day.

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That's all for today. Feel free to reach out to beaverton@patch.com with any feedback or news and events that you'd like to see in the Beaverton Daily Digest.
—Ashley

About me: I'm Ashley DeMello, and I've worked as a copywriter in the Beaverton area for the last eight years. When I'm not gathering info for this newsletter, you'll probably find me snapping pics of the wildflowers in Cooper Mountain Nature Park.