But the disappointment of not performing before an audience cheering as skiers climb up onto each other’s shoulders to create a human pyramid on water, or a line of ballet skiers dancing on the water or barefoot skiers zipping across the river, was real.
Without the crowd or the competition of the tournaments, Giere said some of the seasoned performers stayed home last year, but will be back this year.
Without revenue from ticket and concession sales and advertising sponsors featured in the souvenir program book, Giere worried if the team would financially survive the pandemic. “It costs a lot of money to do what we do,” he said. “I think it’d be bad if we went away.”
Portland lowers 122nd Avenue speed limit to 30 MPH April 21 2021
The move is intended to reduce crashes on the five-lane road, according to the Portland Bureau of Transportation.
Portland has given a haircut to the speed limit on 122nd Avenue.
Crews with the Portland Bureau of Transportation posted new 30 MPH speed limit signs along a 5.5 mile stretch of the five-lane roadway on Wednesday, April 21 a five mile reduction from the previous speed limit. 122nd Avenue is a really key north-south corridor in East Portland. People use it every day, PBOT spokesman Dylan Rivera told AM Extra, a morning show produced by Pamplin Media news partner KOIN 6 News. It also happens to be one of the High Crash Corridors in our city. Only 8% of our streets are. but they account for most of our traffic deaths.