High-tech treasure hunt

The Northwest Chevy Dealers sponsored an exiting event on the Square on Saturday. It was a high-tech treasure hunt where the winner drove home a brand new 2011 Chevy Cruse. Contestants raced through downtown Portland receiving challenges and clues via text messages, while trying to earn the most points and pick up the key’s to the Chevy Cruse. A young couple from Salem racked up the most points and won the car. In the photos you see that Umbrella Man was trying to get in the act and give advise to several contestants. I also photographed David Coiteux, a participant who pointed out his own brick on the Square. How cool is that! Visitors and shoppers in downtown Portland had to wonder what was up, with several hundred people in blue t-shirts running in all directions.

War protest

On Saturday, several hundred people gathered on the Square to protest the United States involvement in conflicts around the globe. The rally marked the 8th anniversary of the United States invasion of Iraq. Speakers and organizations were on-site to educate the public on the U.S. policy in Iraq and the economic situation in the United States.

Waterproof watch

I was in a driving rainstorm on the square the other day and didn’t want to pull out my cell phone to check the time. I was near Umbrella Man and decided to check his watch. I found it still keeps perfect time after 28 years of rain on the square. They just don’t make this kind of quality stuff anymore.