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No images? Click here Saturday, October 30, 2021 SATURDAY FIRST LOOK Good morning, Northwest. The Fear and Loaming mountain biking trail was 16 years in the making. Here's your First Look at Saturday's news.   'Railing through the forest' on two wheels Ryan McLane started the push to build the Fear and Loaming Trail way back in 2005, but after years of planning the project was derailed by the 2008 recession. McLane didn't get to start building with a volunteer crew until a couple years ago, but now the trail is finally ready to ride. And what a ride — there are over 2,500 feet in vertical drop over 4 miles and optional black diamond jumps. (Cassandra Profita) Learn more   Oregon prepares to offer COVID vaccines to children ages 5-11 Children ages 5-11 in Oregon could start receiving COVID-19 vaccines early next month. The lower-dose Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has received emergency approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. State health officials estimated there are 330,000 children who will be eligible. An estimated 180,000 doses are expected in the initial deliveries. (Elizabeth Miller) Learn more   Are you enjoying First Look? Share it with your friends:     Oregon has a new state forester 🌲 Oregon has nominated Calvin Mukumoto of Coos Bay as the next state forester, charged with overseeing the agency assigned to protect and manage state-owned forests. Mukumoto told Oregon Board of Forestry members yesterday that he plans to accept the nomination. Mukumoto began work as a forester in the late 1970s and most recently ran as a Democrat for a seat in the state Legislature. He replaces Nancy Hirsch, who served as the acting state forester since May. (Bradley W. Parks) Learn more   Gresham shifts police officers while ‘struggling’ to fill vacancies Gresham has joined the ranks of Oregon cities experiencing a shortage of police officers. The city announced this week it is moving officers from several specialty divisions to patrol duties as a way to address a 10% vacancy rate among its sworn officers. The move means that people who specialize in traffic enforcement, livability issues or policing public transit will now handle patrol calls. Those changes will take effect at the start of the year. (Ryan Haas) Learn more   Reporting you can trust. Stories that move our world forward. You make OPB possible.​ Become a Sustaining member     Oregon 2022 races get clearer; plus morale problems at Portland City Hall On this week’s podcast, OPB reporters Lauren Dake and Sam Stites talk about the big news in the 2022 race for Oregon governor and U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader’s reelection plans. Also, OPB reporter Rebecca Ellis details the disturbing results of a survey looking at job satisfaction among the city of Portland’s Black employees. (Lauren Dake, Sam Stites and Rebecca Ellis) Learn more     First Look is supported by: Become a sponsor You received this email because you opted to be a part of the OPB community. Thank you! OPB's "First Look" keeps you connected to what is happening here in the Pacific Northwest. Have feedback you'd like to share about First Look? We're all ears. Enjoying First Look? Share it with a friend.   Did you receive this email as a forward? Opt-in here. We won't share your email address with marketers. Contact OPB  | 7140 S Macadam Ave, Portland, OR 97219 | 1-800-241-8123       Share    Tweet    Share    Forward  Preferences  |  Unsubscribe