CPO News March 2025

• March CPO 1 meeting: What to expect when I call 911
• March joint CPO 6 & 7 meeting: Traffic issues at SW 185th & Baseline
• West Village apartments
• Catlin Gabel expansion

Community News March 2025

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• Meals on Wheels lunches at The Opal
• WashCo Forum on Land Use
• Introduction to Compassionate Communication: Non-Violent Communication
• PCC’s Career Exploration Series
• Student-led hearing awareness campaign
• Sobriety Treatment Program Recognized Nationally
• Young Women can explore a career as a firefighter 
• TriMet bus route changes
• Earthquakes on Skyline Ridge
• Local author and illustrator publish Eleanor and Geraldine, a children’s book
• Ask WCSO: How Can You Make a Difference in your Community Safety

Free Movement & Mobility Classes at Leedy Grange

Viva Village Events: March 2025

Garden & Nature News March 2025

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• Treekeepers of Washington County programs
• Spring Native Sale at nature center
• Skyline Grange native plant and bareroot tree sale
• Washington County Master Gardener Association events
• Save the Date for GardenFest!

Cedar Mill and Bethany Community Libraries Events and Programs March 2025

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• Kids
• Teens & Tweens
• Adults
• Second Edition Resale

Parks News March 2025

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• Save the Date for THPRD Summer Registration
• THPRD Board of Directors Election
• Spring Break Planning
• March BSD Donation Drive
• NEW Women’s Wellness Fair
• 2025 Middle School Track & Field
• Community Meeting for Future Pickleball Facility at HMT Recreation Complex
• NEW multi-purpose sport court at Mountain View Champions Park Open
• Holi Celebration 
• Youth Baseball/Softball at Tualatin Hills Athletic Center
• Monday Night Therapeutic Recreation
• March events near Cedar Mill from THPRD
• March events near Cedar Mill from Hillsboro Parks & Recreation

Arts & Entertainment News March 2025

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• Sunset High presents HadesTown: Teen Edition 
• Travis Hatton Young Artists Competition Recital 
• Memories: A Musical Look Past-Present-Future
• Forty & Fabulous: A Chorale Celebration 
• March events at the Reser
• Into the Woods
• Village Gallery of Arts

Lois Ditmars, 1931-2024

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Lois D. Ditmars, age 93, of Cornelius, Oregon, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully on October 16, 2024. She was the President of J. Peterkort & Co. that oversees the development of the family’s land around the intersection of Cedar Hills Boulevard and Barnes Road, and also the office buildings west of St. Vincent’s Hospital. 

Development News February 2025

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• Cedar Hills apartments
• Peterkort Towne Square
• McDaniel middle housing
• Macy’s closing, zoning changing

Road News February 2025

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• Tustin Ranch Drive access closed at Thompson Road
• LUT projects in progress or starting in 2025

Legislative News February 2025

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The Multnomah and Washington County Boards of Commissioners held a joint session on Wednesday, December 15, appointing Bethany resident Mari Watanabe to fill a vacant seat for Oregon House District 34. Watanabe will fill the seat vacated by former Oregon Representative Lisa Reynolds who was appointed in November 2024 to fill a vacant seat in the Oregon Senate.

CPO News February 2025

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• February CPO 1 & 7 meeting: Emergency Preparedness
• CPO program update
• Neighborhood Meetings
• January CPO meeting

Business News February 2025

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• Cedar Mill Farmers Market
• Westside CSA Share Fair
• Valentines at Symphony Coffeehouse
• Beaverton Farmers Market opens 2025 season 
• Celebrate Valentines Day at LaChona
• Rightsize Room by Room with Big Rocks Organizing 
• Sunset Credit Union
• February in the Real Estate Market

Nature & Garden News February 2025

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• Grow this! Oregon garden challenge
• Scholarships available for college students
• Washington County Master Gardener Association events
• Treekeepers of Washington County programs
• Fruit Tree Pruning Basics
• HOEC Organic Orcharding Workshop Series
• OSU February Garden Calendar

Community News February 2025

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• Indigenous Land Management in the Willamette Valley
• Find the mental health support you need
• Radon Testing at Home Can Save Lives
• Don’t Send Money Down the Drain
• Sunset “Try LaCrosse” winter clinic and gear swap
• Washington County history lecture
• If you think it’s a heart attack, call 911 right away!
• Help Shape the Future of Emergency Management in Oregon
• Ask WCSO: Safety Tips When Sharing the Road
• Spring Garage Sale: Skyline Grange
• Baseball coaches needed
• Want to support survivors? Become a volunteer!
• Viva Village Events: February 2025

Art & Entertainment News February 2025

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• Fables and Fantasy: Ravel’s Mother Goose
• February events at the Reser
• Village Gallery of Arts