Mohammed Bader with Multnomah County said over 100 people had come through the shelter so far.
“People are able to, if they wish, they can stay here all day, said Bader Sometimes they go outside, walking around the neighborhood but they come back here.”
There are other cooling centers at Arbor Lodge on N. Lombard and the Sunrise Center in Gresham on E. Burnside.
The Sunrise Center has a shower truck and provides basic health screenings along with mats and meals. Nearly 50 people have taken advantage of the cooling center s resources.
Jessica Perry arrived at the Sunrise Center Friday and said she was able to take a shower. Perry usually lives outside and said she is grateful for the help.
While some people are eager to avoid having to buy hard-boiled eggs to get a drink at the bar, others say they’re not ready for hugs and handshakes again.
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, residents of Landis Homes would line a roadway into the Lititz campus on Friday afternoons, cheering on the retirement communityâs workers with signs and noisemakers as they left or arrived for work.
When the campus resident council suggested a more permanent show of appreciation, Landis Homes residents donated over $10,000 toward a Garden of Gratitude, a new park on two-thirds of an acre featuring walkways, greenery and a gazebo offering views of surrounding farmland.
Not every retirement community has such a tangible symbol of gratitude, but many share the sentiment.
âThe pandemic has brought out an appreciation of how good we had it before and has been a reminder of how important community and family are,â says Jonathan Hollinger, CEO of Pleasant View Communities.
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5PM: Utah National Guard battalion returns home after year deployment to Afghanistan
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SALT LAKE CITY More than a dozen Utah National Guardsmen returned home and reunited with their families after spending a year in Afghanistan.
About 15 soldiers with the 211th Aviation Regiment landed at the Salt Lake International Airport Tuesday afternoon. Are you ready? said Jessica Berry to her two children. He s coming!
The three of them were waiting for her husband, and the father of the two children, to finally come home. He s coming any minute, she said.
For as long as Jessica Berry has been waiting, though, a few more minutes wasn t going to matter.