Volunteers build playground at McKinney Park in one day

Less than six hours after starting, 238 volunteers from the community and the CarMax Foundation finished building a new playground at McKinney Park, featuring climbing areas, a slide, and tire swings.

See more photos from the KaBoom! playground build.

Shute Seeds public art unveiled

Hillsboro’s newest public art piece is making its mark on the south wall of the Shute Park Library.
Photos by Rick Paulson.

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City News Briefs

• Work crews have installed a 174-foot cement & steel bridge at Orenco Woods Nature Park. The bridge is one of three at the park and is part of the Rock Creek Trail extension. It weighs 90 tons and was lifted in place by a crane. Park construction is scheduled to be complete in Winter 2016-17.
• SHARC will close for annual maintenance and improvements on Tuesday, September 6, through Sunday, September 18, and will reopen on Monday, September 19.
• Clear skies inspired 85 people to attend the “Introduction to Stargazing” event this month at the Brookwood Library, with five telescopes set up to view planets.

Hillsboro in the Headlines

• KaBOOM brings the fun to McKinney Park, builds new playground in an afternoon
• Hillsboro signs off on national designation for river
• New public art unveiled at Shute Park Library
• Hillsboro HR director named head of community services
• County, city officials usher in new era with South Hillsboro dedication
• Hillsboro housing development will be largest in Oregon history
• Hillsboro toasts groundbreaking on new community
• City of Hillsboro holds groundbreaking ceremony for new housing development
• Hillsboro School District CFO Adam Stewart receives distinguished Eagle award
• Watch this D-backs prospect (***and Hillsboro Hop***) somersault over the wall to make an incredible catch

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