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IN S ID E
inis page
Sponsored by
H ealth
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O pinion
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C alendar
Bridge
Bike
Counter
a First
A crowd of people gathered on the
Hawthorne Bridge last Wednesday to see
Portland’s first-in-the-U.S. visual bicycle
counter.
Cycle Oregon donated the counter as a
tool to collect data on the number of bikes
in a location over a period of time and
display the data in real-time for the public
to see.
Bike counters are used in cities world
wide working to raise awareness of the
positive impact bicycling has on traffic
congestion, air quality and personal health.
Increasing the number of people who
bicycle is a long-range goal of the city to
reduce congestion and air pollution, im
prove personal health and save Portlanders
money by making a low-cost transporta
tion option attractive and safe.
A visual bike counter raises public
awareness of these goals and highlights A bicycle counter donated by Cycle Oregon will visibly show
the city’s progress in reaching them, offi the number of people on bikes who ride past it on the
cials said.
Hawthorne Bridge.
F ood
S ummer
F un G uide
Temps to Soar Near 100
Forecasters expect temperatures ing, elderly or very young,-could large amounts of sugar; wear appro
to hit near 100 degrees this week suffer during heat spells. Staying priate clothing and sunscreen;
during an extended period of hot cool and making simple changes in schedule outdoor activities care
weather.
activities, fluid intake and clothing fully and pace yourself if you are
The National Weather Service choices can help everyone remain working or exercising; and do not
on Tuesday forecast a high of 99 safe.
leave children or pets in cars.
degrees on both Thursday and Fri
Multnomah County Aging and
Strenuous activities on a hot day,
day, before lowering to about 85 on Disability Services and the Portland spending too much time in the sun
Saturday with a chance of thunder Bureau of Emergency Management or staying too long in an overheated
storms late in the day.
are encouraging residents to follow place can cause heat-related ill
Unless prepared, the health of these tips: Drink plenty of fluids and nesses.
many residents, especially the ail avoid liquids that contain alcohol or
Ceasefire Gun Turn-in Saturday
ENlttOINMtNI
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C lassifieds
An annual Gun Turn-In will take
place on Saturday, Aug. 18, from 10
a.m.to 2 p.m., at the Memorial Coli
seum, North Benton Parking Lot.
Mayor Sam Adams, the Portland
Police Bureau, the Office of Neigh
borhood Involvem ent, and the
Ceasefire Oregon Education Foun-
dation are sponsors of the event,
which has resulted in 7,564 guns
being turned in since 1994.
For each workable gun, the donor
will receive a $75 Fred Meyer gift
certificate (limit of three Fred Meyer
certificates per person, while sup
plies last). No questions asked. For
each inoperable gun, BB gun, or pel
let gun, you will receive a $5 gift
certificate to Burgerville, while sup
plies last.
Ceasefire offers the following
reasons to turn in a firearm:
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