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Are local gyms seeing a rise in membership like they normally do?

Businesses react to upcoming move to extreme risk "Its probably going to put a little bit of a damper on our business." Posted: Apr 27, 2021 7:16 PM Updated: Apr 27, 2021 7:38 PM Posted By: Michael Cerullo EUGENE, Ore. -- Governor Kate Brown announced Tuesday that 15 counties including Lane and Linn will move into the extreme risk category on Friday, April 30. That means restaurants and bars will be forced to pause indoor dining. Outdoor dining will be limited to 50 people total and groups mu...

About 60-75 people gathered at the Free Speech Plaza in downtown Eugene to support local gyms reopening. Credit Rachael McDonald Aaron Orton owns Genuine Fitness in Eugene. He said gyms have not been shown to be responsible for spreading the coronavirus. “And, all we’re proposing today is to reopen under strict guidelines and allow our members and our clients to come in and exercise safely and really find a middle ground during this pandemic,” Orton said. A couple hold a sign at the rall...