09/2016 Mayor's Corner September 2016
September is my favorite month of the year. The weather has cooled down a little, the rain
usually does not affect us too much, the kids go back to school and high school and college
football seasons get underway.
Every Friday night and most Saturdays, you can find me on a field watching the teams play.
Tigard has four high school boundaries within city limits: Tigard, Tualatin, Southridge and
Westside Christian. Go out and support your local team in football, volleyball, soccer or
cross-country. They do appreciate it!
Please join us for the 2016 Family Fest with a Friday evening movie in the park, Saturday
bike ride, fun run and downtown street fair, followed by a tour of Latin America. More
information about the event can be found at www.tigard-or.gov/recreation/index.php.
The City of Tigard was incorporated on Sept. 11, 1961, and it has existed as a community
since 1852, when Wilson Tigard and his family arrived from Arkansas. Originally, the area
was called East Butte, then named Tigardville and finally shortened to Tigard. Please join
me in wishing Tigard a happy 55th birthday, and celebrating "A Place to Call Home."
My next "Fireside Chat with the Mayor" is on Thursday, Sept. 8, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at
Symposium Coffee, 12345 SW Main St. I will be out of town, so Jason Snider, your City
Council president, will take my place.
My September quote of the month is by Jeffrey Benjamin: "You will never find the best
when you are always looking for the worst."