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Zoo to hold annual Turkey Trot The Oregon Zoo invites run ners and walkers of all ages to the annual Turkey Trot at the Zoo on Thursday, November 23. The Thanksgiving Day event, organized by the Oregon Road Runners Club and co sponsored by West Coast Bank, includes a four-mile run and fitness walk beginning at 8:00 a.m. and a one-kilometer Tot Trot beginning at 9:30 a.m. A portion of the Turkey Trot pro ceeds will go to fund animal care and conservation pro grams at the Oregon Zoo. “For more than 35 years, the Oregon Road Runners Club has encouraged thousands of people to take steps to improve their health by walking and run ning,” said Dave Cook, ORRC president. “The Turkey Trot has become an annual tradition for Oregon families and their rela tives visiting from out of town. It’s a great thing to do prior to sitting down to a big Thanksgiv ing Day meal," he added. Events are noncompetitive and do not include awards. There will be a clock at the start and finish line for self-timing. Each event will start across from the zoo at the World Forestry Center and finish in side the zoo by the concert am phitheater. More information and registration forms are available at www.orrc.net/races /turkey_trot/turkey_tba. htm. Parking is limited, so partici pants are encouraged to ride MAX. No pets or rollerblades are allowed in any of the events. Strollers and child-car rier backpacks are allowed only in the four-mile fitness walk and must start at the back of the group. Participants are encouraged to bring nonperishable food and personal care items for needy families and individuals. The ARC of Multnomah-Clack amas will have collection bar rels at the zoo’s entrance dur ing the event. The ARC pro vides essential services to adults and children with devel opmental disabilities. Volunteers wishing to help with this benefit run may call the ORRC at 503-667-0480 and leave a name and phone number, or e-mail orcc@orcc. net. The ORRC, a nonprofit or ganization, was founded in Seaside, Ore., in 1970 as an outgrowth of the Trail’s End Marathon, the first marathon in the Pacific Northwest. The club is a member of the national Road Runners Club of Ameri ca, and is one of the largest RRCA running clubs in the United States with roughly a thousand members. The club conducts races and develop- C’a * 6o«e Çtoevtf pwuidz ao mucA mow tíían gw at c a w ..— The INDEPENDENT, November 16, 2006 — E le c tion is over. Oh yeah, now we have two years of Vote for Me for P r e s i - dent and get your vote and do what I promise. One jump for joy. Shadow and I saw the white swan on the 7th. I do hope it stays around this winter. A question for you: Why do kids walk in the bike lane on E. Bridge Street? When the I -..---................................................................................. Í city/state went to all the work you. and time to sidewalk both sides I forgot one thing. I forgot to of Bridge for many blocks? Is it get ready for winter - my rain for kicks or a dare to see if a car gutters - are yours clean, clear will hit or miss them? At dusk to and flowing, or like mine - wa make it more of a challenge? terfalls? Another question. How I see the dirt piles at the lake many years has it been since are on the move again - some you had all of your grandkids filling in around the snack and your sons and daughters shack and some filling in the together in one spot at the car path area by the fishing same time? For me it’s been dock?? Strange - also noted is about 5-6 years. Some have all the asphalt blocks seemed changed so you’re not sure to have moved out along the who is who. highway in a heap. It sure A thank you to whoever filled keeps my brain cell in a ques the pot holes along Riverside tioning mode. Maybe some day Dr. I know they had to be put it will all become clear. But, there to find the water and sew then maybe it will just remain a er lines but it isn’t fun to hit conundrum. them full of water, etc. Thank mental programs for children, adults, runners and walkers, and plans and organizes more than 15 running and walking events in the Portland vicinity. Visit www.orrc.net for more in- formation. The zoo opens at 9 a.m. daily and is located just off Highway 26. General zoo ad mission is $9.50 (12-64), sen iors $8 (65+), children $6.50 (3- H ... ».... WeiI, the weather outside is Frightful! 11), and infants 2 and under are free. A parking fee of $1 per car is also required. Additional information is available at www.oregonzoo.org or by call ing 503-226-1561. Mark your calendar for 0/24/06! 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