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s sa
y “
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ma
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rama
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fi
c wa
y o
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s
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fing
wha
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fi
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te
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l
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w
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t look l
fike a s
cene ff
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mo
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a
r
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fi
l
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xpe
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ce hea
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,
she no
ted
.
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fi
s ffa
r awa
y ff
rom ffau
l
t
, the shak
fing
wou
ldn
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s s
t
rong a
s on the coa
s
t
,
bu
t no
th
fing to sh
rug a
t when you con
-
s
fide
r the age o
ff man
y bu
fi
ld
fing
s and
b
r
fidge
s fin the a
r
ea
.
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fi
z
zo sa
fid the ff
fi
r
s
t se
fi
sm
fi
c bu
fi
ld
fing
code
s w
e
r
e no
t e
s
tab
l
fi
shed un
t
fi
l 1994
.
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ff you
r bu
fi
ld
fing wa
s bu
fi
l
t s
fin
ce
then
, fi
t
’
s v
e
ry l
fike
l
y fi
t w
fi
l
l s
tand
,
” she
sa
fid
. “
I
ff no
t
, you need to look a
t r
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t
ro
-
ff
fi
t
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fing
.
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zo sa
y
s “
s
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t fi
s p
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e
-
c
fi
se
l
y wha
t she mean
s
. Bu
fi
ld
fing
s up to
code shou
ld no
t co
l
lap
se
, p
ro
te
c
t
fing
the peop
le fin
s
fide
, bu
t tha
t doe
s no
t
mean fi
t w
fi
l
l be u
sab
le a
ff
te
r the quake
.
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e
r
e
,
fi
t
’
s d
ep
end
en
t on th
e t
yp
e
o
ff so
fi
l you
r hom
e o
r o
ff
ff
fi
c
e fi
s bu
fi
l
t on
.
So
fi
l t
ype
s common to the va
l
le
y a
r
e
p
rone to l
fique
ffa
c
t
fion — s
fim
fi
la
r to
tu
rn
fing to mu
sh — wh
fi
le the ea
r
th fi
s
mo
v
fing
.
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s
l
fide
s a
re ano
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r common
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conda
ry r
fi
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»Page 3A
FA
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The c
fi
t
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ff F
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l
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s C
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t
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a
s app
l
fied ffo
r two g
r
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s to
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t
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fi
l
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fion fin ro
ad and
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r
fidge r
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a
fi
r
s
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ff th
fing
s go a
s p
l
anned
, the c
fi
t
y m
a
y be ab
le to
do
fi
t w
fi
thou
t spend
fing a d
fime
.
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o pu
l
l off th
a
t m
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c t
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fi
c
k
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t
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a
s app
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ffo
r a g
r
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t ff
rom the Bu
r
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ff L
and M
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agemen
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(B
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lp p
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r mu
ch needed r
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a
fi
r
s to
Du
t
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k C
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s
fing
.
“
I
t
’
s
fin b
ad sh
ape
,
” F
a
l
l
s C
fi
t
y M
a
yo
r T
e
r
r
y Ung
r
fi
ch
t
s
a
fid
. “
I don
’
t w
an
t to h
a
v
e to pu
t a w
e
figh
t r
e
s
t
r
fi
c
-
t
fion on Du
t
ch C
r
ee
k
.
”
»Page 13A
IND
EP
END
ENC
E N
EWS
S
tuden
t
s
fin se
cond g
r
ade m
a
y end up fi
l
l
fing
job
s
th
a
t h
a
v
en
’
t e
v
en been fin
v
en
t
ed y
e
t
, s
a
fid Inde
-
penden
c
e E
conom
fi
c De
v
e
lopmen
t D
fi
r
e
c
to
r Sh
awn
I
rv
fine
.
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r
a
fin k
fid
s to be ad
ap
t
ab
le
, to be
p
rob
lem so
l
v
e
r
s
, to be c
r
fi
t
fi
c
a
l th
fin
ke
r
s
, wh
fi
ch
fi
s b
a
-
s
fi
c
a
l
l
y wh
a
t you need to be to h
a
v
e the s
k
fi
l
l
s ffo
r a
job th
a
t you don
’
t e
v
en know wh
a
t
fi
t
’
s go
fing to be
,
”
I
rv
fine s
a
fid
.
The T
e
chno
log
y A
s
so
c
fi
a
t
fion o
ff O
r
egon Found
a
-
t
fion de
s
fign
a
t
ed the c
fi
t
y o
ff Independen
c
e a
s an In
-
no
v
a
t
e O
r
egon c
fi
t
y
, wh
fi
ch w
fi
l
l he
lp b
r
fing t
r
a
fin
fing
and r
e
sou
r
c
e
s ffo
r edu
c
a
to
r
s
.
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L
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LAN
/
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r the
I
t
em
fi
z
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r
-Ob
se
rv
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r
When “
the b
fig one
” h
fi
t
s
,
l
fique
ffa
c
t
fion and
land
s
l
fide
s w
fi
l
l be a ffa
c
to
r
.
wa
te
r and road
s — a
l
so w
fi
l
l be dam
-
aged and no
t ffun
c
t
fiona
l ffo
r a pe
r
fiod o
ff
t
fime
. F
fi
r
s
t
-
r
e
sponde
r
s w
fi
l
l be sho
r
t
-
handed
, to sa
y the lea
s
t
.
So wha
t now
? P
an
fi
c
? Mo
v
e
?
No
, a
c
co
rd
fing to lo
ca
l o
ff
ff
fi
c
fia
l
s
, ju
s
t
be p
r
epa
r
ed
.
D
ean B
ende
r
, Po
lk Coun
t
y
’
s eme
r
-
gen
c
y manage
r
, sa
fid he
’
s been a
sked
on a numbe
r o
ff o
c
ca
s
fion
s s
fin
ce the
N
ew Y
o
rke
r s
to
ry wa
s pub
l
fi
shed wha
t
peop
le shou
ld do
.
H
e
’
s app
r
e
c
fia
t
fi
v
e tha
t peop
le a
r
e
th
fink
fing abou
t ge
t
t
fing r
ead
y
, bu
t he
a
l
so doe
sn
’
t wan
t them to pan
fi
c
.
“T
oda
y fi
s no d
fi
ff
ffe
r
en
t ff
rom the da
y
be
ffo
r
e
, bu
t ju
s
t be se
l
ff
-p
r
epa
r
ed
,
” he
sa
fid
. “
I
t
’
s go
fing to be a bad da
y
. The
r
e
’
s
no wa
y a
round fi
t
.
”
R
ea
l
l
y
, fi
t
’
s go
fing to be a bad s
t
r
e
t
ch
o
ff mon
th
s
, a
c
co
rd
fing to the O
r
egon
R
e
s
fi
l
fien
ce P
lan
, wh
fi
ch ou
t
l
fine
s the
s
ta
te
’
s ab
fi
l
fi
t
y to w
fi
th
s
tand a Ca
s
cad
fia
quake and o
ff
ffe
r
s r
e
commenda
t
fion
s to
p
r
epa
r
e o
v
e
r the ne
x
t ff
fi
v
e de
cade
s
.
See QUAKE
, Page 5A
D
fi
d y
o
u k
n
ow
?
• The C
a
s
c
ad
fi
a subdu
c
t
fion zone
fi
s a 600
-m
fi
le long e
a
r
thqu
a
ke ff
au
l
t
s
t
r
e
t
ch
fing ff
rom off
sho
r
e no
r
the
rn
C
a
l
fi
ffo
rn
fi
a to sou
the
rn B
r
fi
t
fi
sh Co
-
lumb
fi
a
. Th
fi
s ff
au
l
t bu
fi
ld
s up s
t
r
e
s
s
ffo
r hund
r
ed
s o
ff y
e
a
r
s a
s the Ju
an
de Fu
c
a and No
r
th Ame
r
fi
c
a t
e
c
ton
-
fi
c p
l
a
t
e
s pu
sh ag
a
fin
s
t e
a
ch o
the
r
.
E
v
en
tu
a
l
l
y
, the two p
l
a
t
e
s r
fip ap
a
r
t
,
c
r
e
a
t
fing some o
ff the l
a
rge
s
t e
a
r
th
-
qu
a
ke
s and t
sun
am
fi
s on e
a
r
th
.
Whe
r
e the Ju
an de Fu
c
a o
c
e
an
fi
c
p
l
a
t
e and the No
r
th Ame
r
fi
c
an con
-
t
finen
t
a
l p
l
a
t
e mee
t fi
s c
a
l
led a sub
-
du
c
t
fion zone
, be
c
au
se the den
se
r
Ju
an de Fu
c
a p
l
a
t
e fi
s be
fing pu
l
led
unde
r No
r
th Ame
r
fi
c
a
. The Ju
an de
Fu
c
a p
l
a
t
e fi
s mo
v
fing to the no
r
th
-
e
a
s
t a
t abou
t an fin
ch a y
e
a
r a
s the
No
r
th Ame
r
fi
c
an p
l
a
t
e mo
v
e
s w
e
s
t
.
»Page 16A
MONMOU
TH N
EWS
— Sou
r
c
e
: O
r
egon Ofi
c
e o
ff
Em
e
rg
en
c
y Manag
em
en
t
.
T
rack
s on Second to ge
t fface
l
fi
ff
t
Ind
ep
end
en
c
e
, W
fi
l
lam
e
t
t
e & Pa
c
fi
ff
fi
c wo
rk to
g
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th
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fi
r road
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fi
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fi
ly Men
t
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r
The
I
t
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fi
z
e
r
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se
rv
e
r
INDEPENDENCE — M
fike
Danko d
fidn
’
t th
fink he
’
d e
v
e
r
see the da
y when the ra
fi
l
-
road t
ra
ck
s on S
e
cond S
t
r
ee
t
wou
ld ge
t r
e
ff
fin
fi
shed
.
“
I
’
v
e been wo
rk
fing to fim
-
p
ro
v
e tha
t ra
fi
l
road (
t
ra
ck
)
ffo
r the who
le 25 y
ea
r
s I
’
v
e
been he
r
e
,
” Danko sa
fid
.
A
ff
te
r r
eque
s
t
s ff
rom Inde
-
pendence c
fi
ty counc
fi
lo
r
s
da
t
fing ba
ck 100 yea
r
s
, and
the t
fime Danko ha
s spen
t
7
THE NEX
T
DA
YS
PLANN
ING
FOR YOUR
WEEK
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l
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te & P
a
c
fi
ff
fi
c Ra
fi
l
-
road
, cons
t
ruc
t
fion w
fi
l
l
beg
fin W
edne
sday (
today
)
and con
t
finue th
rough the
weekend
.
The wo
rk shou
ld be com
-
p
le
ted b
y Monda
y o
r Tue
s
-
da
y
, Danko sa
fid
.
I
t w
fi
l
l m
e
an d
e
tou
r
s a
round
th
e Monmou
th and S
e
cond
s
t
r
e
e
t fin
t
e
r
s
e
c
t
fion
, bu
t D
an
ko
s
a
fid h
e hop
e
s fi
t do
e
sn
’
t c
au
s
e
too mu
ch fimp
a
c
t on down
-
town bu
s
fin
e
s
s
e
s
.
wed
“Th
fi
s a
rea (down
town
)
w
fi
l
l be open to lo
ca
l t
ra
ff
ff
fi
c
,
”
he sa
fid
. “W
e
’
r
e go
fing to p
ro
-
v
fide a r
figh
t
-hand tu
rn on
to
Second S
t
ree
t (
ff
rom C
S
t
r
ee
t
)
, ju
s
t one lane so you
can go down to B S
t
r
ee
t
.
The
r
e w
fi
l
l be a l
fi
t
t
le fimpa
c
t
,
bu
t hope
ffu
l
l
y fi
t won
’
t be too
bad
.
”
P
a
r
t o
ff the 100
-
y
ea
r de
la
y
on the p
ro
je
c
t wa
s tha
t
, fin
gene
ra
l
, ra
fi
l
road owne
r
s
don
’
t ca
r
e abou
t the cond
fi
-
t
fion o
ff the s
t
r
ee
t c
ro
s
s
fing
the ra
fi
l
s
.
thu
G
r
ab a yog
a m
a
t
and he
ad to Rogue
Hop F
a
rm
s ffo
r some
ff
r
ee yog
a
fin the
b
fine
s
. S
t
a
y ffo
r ffood
and a be
v
e
r
age
.
4 p
.m
. F
ree
.
Johnn
y L
fimbo and
the Lugnu
t
s w
fi
l
l
ro
c
k the Ro
t
a
r
y
s
t
age ffo
r the
l
a
s
t
pe
r
ffo
rm
an
c
e o
ff
Sound
s o
ff Summe
r
.
6
:30 p
.m
. F
ree
.
S unn
y
H
fi
: 85
Lo
: 54
S unn
y
H
fi
: 85
Lo
: 58
ff
r
fi
W
a
t
ch the debu
t o
ff
Un C
a
ro
l de
Inde
-
penden
c
e
, a p
l
a
y
w
r
fi
t
t
en abou
t and
b
y the H
fi
sp
an
fi
c
commun
fi
t
y
.
7
:30 p
.m
. F
ree
.
Pa
r
t
l
y C
loud
y
H
fi
: 80
Lo
: 57
“The
y run a p
r
e
t
t
y ff
fi
xed
ma
fin
tenan
ce budge
t e
v
e
ry
yea
r
, and they
’
re rea
l
ly
t
figh
t
,
” Danko sa
fid
. “They
don
’
t ca
r
e fi
ff the ra
fi
l
road
(
t
ra
ck
s
) look
s bad
, the
y ju
s
t
wan
t fi
t to be sa
ffe (
ffo
r
t
ra
fin
s
)
.
”
Bu
t the two
-b
lo
ck s
t
r
e
t
ch
o
ff road wa
s no
t sa
ffe ffo
r b
fi
c
y
-
c
l
fi
s
t
s
, whee
l
cha
fi
r
s — e
v
en
ca
r
s
.
“P
eop
le ha
v
e sp
l
fi
t the
fi
r
t
fi
r
e on the ra
fi
l a numbe
r o
ff
t
fime
s
,
” Danko sa
fid
.
See RA
IL
, Page 14A
sa
t
Fund
fing ffo
r the Monmou
th Sen
fio
r C
en
t
e
r e
x
-
p
an
s
fion p
ro
je
c
t fi
s comp
le
t
e w
fi
th a $90
,000 g
r
an
t
aw
a
rded on Aug
. 17 b
y the Fo
rd F
am
fi
l
y Found
a
-
t
fion
.
Th
a
t
, coup
led w
fi
th $40
,000 ff
rom Me
y
e
r Memo
r
fi
-
a
l T
ru
s
t
, $30
,000 ff
rom O
r
egon Commun
fi
t
y Fund
and $15
,000 ff
rom the Co
l
l
fin
s Found
a
t
fion
, w
fi
l
l be
added to the $127
,000 r
a
fi
sed b
y F
r
fiend
s o
ff the
Monmou
th Sen
fio
r C
en
t
e
r and $120
,000 don
a
t
ed
b
y the c
fi
t
y o
ff Monmou
th
.
Con
s
t
ru
c
t
fion o
ff the 2
,133
-
squ
a
r
e
-
ffoo
t add
fi
t
fion
shou
ld be comp
le
t
ed
fin 2016
.
»Page 5A
PO
LK COUN
TY N
EWS
A su
sp
fi
c
fiou
s p
a
c
kage w
a
s neu
t
r
a
l
fi
z
ed a
t 10 a
.m
.
F
r
fid
a
y a
ff
t
e
r fi
t w
a
s d
fi
s
co
v
e
r
ed fin the G
r
and Ronde
T
r
fib
a
l m
a
fi
l
room a
t abou
t 7
.
The d
fi
s
co
v
e
r
y o
ff the p
a
c
kage p
romp
t
ed the c
lo
-
su
r
e o
ff G
r
and Ronde Ro
ad
. The S
a
lem Po
l
fi
c
e De
-
p
a
r
tmen
t bomb squ
ad a
s
s
fi
s
t
ed a
t the s
c
ene
.
The b
l
a
c
k PVC p
a
c
kage w
a
s le
ff
t on the ff
ron
t
de
c
k o
ff the m
a
fi
l
room w
fi
th a Po
s
t
-
fi
t no
t
e unde
r
-
ne
a
th
fi
t
.
I
t w
a
s
fimmed
fi
a
t
e
l
y r
epo
r
t
ed to the G
r
and Ronde
Po
l
fi
c
e Dep
a
r
tmen
t
, who co
rdoned off the a
r
e
a and
con
t
a
c
t
ed S
a
lem PD
.
sun
»Page 3A
mon
tue
B
r
fing you
r un
-
w
an
t
ed t
r
e
a
su
r
e
s to
M
a
fin S
t
r
ee
t P
a
r
k
fin
Monmou
th ffo
r the
commun
fi
t
yw
fide
g
a
r
age s
a
le
.
I
t
’
s fie
s
t
a t
fime ffo
r
the who
le commu
-
n
fi
t
y a
l
l d
a
y a
t
R
fi
v
e
rv
fiew P
a
r
k and
Amph
fi
the
a
t
e
r
, w
fi
th
ffood
, mu
s
fi
c and ffun
.
Y
ou
’
r
e ne
v
e
r too o
ld
to t
r
y some
th
fing
new w
fi
th the
W
fi
l
l
ame
t
t
e V
a
l
le
y
New Ho
r
fi
zon
’
s O
r
-
che
s
t
r
a
.
S
choo
l
fi
s a
round th
e
co
rn
e
r
, so s
top b
y
Boun
t
y M
a
r
k
e
t and
p
fi
c
k up
ff
r
e
sh v
eg
-
g
fi
e
s and
ff
ru
fi
t
s
ffo
r
p
a
c
k
ed
lun
ch
e
s
.
S howe
r
s
H
fi
: 75
Lo
: 57
S howe
r
s
H
fi
: 75
Lo
: 55
Mo
s
t
l
y C
loud
y
H
fi
: 7
4
Lo
: 54
S howe
r
s
H
fi
: 7
4
Lo
: 52
10 a
.m
.
-4 p
.m
. F
ree
.
9 a
.m
.
-10 p
.m
. F
ree
.
6
:30 p
.m
. $25
/mon
th
. 10 a
.m
.
-3 p
.m
. F
ree
.