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The Washington County Fair is an annual event held at the Westside Commons in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. The fair includes amusement rides, [2] live entertainment, [3] livestock exhibits, [4] and other exhibits. It is held during the last weekend of July.
Hillsboro purchased the property from the church for $1.325 million in November 2000. [1] [4] Most of the purchase price came from a $1 million donation by Glenn and Viola Walters to the city to help pay for an arts center in 1999. [5] The Walterses had earned their money from operating a nursery in the surrounding community. [6]
Hillsboro Symphony Orchestra (HSO) is an amateur orchestra based in Hillsboro in the Portland metropolitan area of the U.S. state of Oregon. Founded in 2001, the non-profit group has 86 musicians and is led by conductor Jeff Hornick. They perform three concerts per year at Hillsboro's Hidden Creek Community Center.
Shute Park is a municipal park in the city of Hillsboro, Oregon, United States.Acquired in 1906, the 13-acre (53,000 m 2) park is the oldest park in the city.Located at southeast Tenth and Maple streets along Tualatin Valley Highway, Shute Park includes an aquatic center, a branch of the Hillsboro Public Library, and a community center.
Hillsboro was incorporated as the Town of Hillsboro on October 19, 1876, by the Oregon Legislature. [12] The first mayor was A. Luelling, who took office on December 8, 1876, and served a one-year term. [13] Notable later mayors included Congressman Thomas H. Tongue (1882 and 1886) and state senator William D. Hare (1885). [13]
The Shute Park Aquatic & Recreation Center (SHARC) is a multi-pool indoor and outdoor facility located in Hillsboro in the U.S. state of Oregon.Originally opened in 1954 as an outdoor at Shute Park, an indoor recreation center and pool opened in 1981.
Hidden Creek Park East, formerly known as 53rd Avenue Community Park, is a municipal park in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States.Partially opened in 2008, the park covers 43.5 acres (17.6 ha) along northeast 53rd Avenue in the middle of the city.
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