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ENTERTAINMENT
Oregon Zoo visitors can use GPS-enabled devices to locate four geocache containers hidden in
public spaces around zoo grounds.
Treasure Hunting Game Catches On
Zoo joins fun
with GPS gamers
If you notice Oregon Zoo visi
tors looking down at their GPS
devices instead of up at the ani
m als, don’t be surprised. Since
the zoo joined millions of people
w o rld w id e in th e g am e o f
geocaching this spring, some visi
tors have been alm ost as inter
ested in finding the zoo’s caches
as its cats.
Geocaching is an outdoor trea
sure-hunting game that originated
in Oregon. In it, players search for
hidden containers called caches
using GPS-enabled devices, and
then share their experiences online.
In March, the Oregon Zoo placed
four caches on its grounds, posting
the GPS coordinates online at
geocaching.com.
“The zoo’s caches are designed
to be fun and family-friendly,” said
Lom e Strawn, Oregon Zoo admis
sions supervisor and a geocaching
enthusiast. “They are hidden in
public spaces to make it safe and
exciting for children to participate.
But it’s also fun for adults, and a
great place for beginners to gain
experience.”
Each zoo cache is a small locked
box with a logbook inside. Its GPS
location and lock combination are
posted on geocaching.com for play
ers to find and use to open the
cache. Decorations on each cache
reflect the environment in which it is
placed: a picture of silverware on
the cache near the animal commis
sary, for example, and a painting of
a train on the cache by the zoo
railway.
For more inform ation about
geocaching, visit geocaching.com.
Organic beers and ciders from 39 different breweries will
draw folks to Overlook Park in north Portland, Friday, June
2 9 through Sunday, July 1, for the North American Organic
Brewers Festival.
Organic Brew Fest
at Overlook Park
The 8th annual North Ameri
can Organic Brewers Festival will
take place this weekend at Over
look Park in north Portland.
Designed to raise awareness
about organic beer and sustain
able living, the festival serves up
more than 60 organic beers and
ciders from 39 different breweries.
Styles run the gamut from Belgian
Whites to Cascadian Darks, offer
ing something for every palate.
There's also live local music,
organic food, sustainability-ori
ented vendors and non-profits, a
soda garden with complimentary
Crater Lake Root Beer for minors
and designated drivers, and a
children's area with face painting
and activities.
The festival is a family friendly
event, and minors are welcome
with parents. Admission is free.
Hours are Noon to 9 p.m. on
Friday and Saturday, and Noon to
5 pm on Sunday.
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Farmers Market Events
B U S I N E S S G u id e
Kenton — Portland Farmers Market is breaking ground on a new farmer’s
market location in the Kenton Neighborhood of north Portland, where
residents can buy produce and goods and hear local music on Friday
nights, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
King - Healthy farm-fresh
produce, meats, cheeses,
baked goods and other
special foods, draws shop
pers to the King Portland
Farmers Market at King
School Park, each Sunday,
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
through Oct. 28.
Portland—Portland Satur
day Market in Old Town/
Chinatown, the largest arts
and crafts market in continuous operation in the United States, has over
350 vendors and is open every Saturday and Sunday through Christmas
Eve at 2 S.W. Naito Parkway.
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