Wednesday, April 15, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
County
allocates
funding for
COVID-19
response
Commentary...
County Clerk reminds
voters of deadlines
Bull by Bull
By Judy Bull
Columnist
The next election in
Deschutes County is the
Oregon Presidential Primary
Election. Despite the many
challenges brought by
COVID-19, this statewide
election will be held on
Tuesday, May 19.
Oregon9s Vote By Mail
elections allow voters to
stay at home and vote early.
Each of Deschutes County9s
more than 144,400 regis-
tered voters will be mailed
a ballot on Wednesday,
April 29.
Deschutes County
Elections reminds voters
that Tuesday, April 28, is
the voter registration dead-
line for the primary elec-
tion. Oregon voters with
an Oregon DMV number
can register to vote online
at www.oregonvotes.gov/
register or fill out a paper
Oregon Voter Registration
Card, which is available
at the U.S. Post Office or
online.
Tuesday, April 28, is
also the party choice dead-
line. Voters who wish to
vote in the Democratic or
Republican closed primary
elections need to be regis-
tered as a member of that
party by the deadline. Voters
can update their party affili-
ation online at www.oregon
votes.gov/myvote. Voters
who are not affiliated with
a major party will receive a
non-partisan ballot that will
The Deschutes County
Commissioners
and
Deschutes County Sheriff
L. Shane Nelson have allo-
cated $500,000 in emergency
response funding for immedi-
ate COVID-19-related needs
in Deschutes County.
The funds will allow the
County to purchase additional
ventilators, personal protec-
tive equipment (PPE) and
other supplies that will help
expand regional capacity and
help to keep first responders
and the community safe.
<We9re working to do
everything we can to control
and contain the spread of
COVID-19,= said Deschutes
County Commissioner Phil
Henderson. <The health and
safety of our communities is
our highest priority and we9re
going to continue to work
together to meet our region9s
needs.=
Sheriff L. Shane Nelson
added, <Critical equipment
can be difficult to get and it
is imperative we set this in
motion so purchases could
be made immediately in
the interest of public safety.
Working together is vital to
success and I am proud of the
partnership we have with our
commissioners.=
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state and local offices and
measures.
Deschutes County
Elections asks voters to
check that their address,
party affiliation, and name
are up-to-date in their voter
registration record. Voters
can update their informa-
tion online at www.oregon
votes.gov/myvote or with an
Oregon Voter Registration
Card.
Voters who will be away
from home on Election Day
should request an absentee
ballot to be mailed to their
temporary address. Voters
should visit www.deschutes.
o rg / c l e r k o r c a l l t h e
Deschutes County Elections
Office at 541-388-6547 for
assistance in requesting an
absentee ballot as soon as
possible.
" Once the weather
warmed up, I cut the elastic
waistband off my long johns
and sewed it 4 by hand 4
to a favorite wild rag, creat-
ing a less-than-perfect face
mask.
" Since the only ther-
mometer I own is a horse
thermometer, I decided to
rely on my sense of smell
out at the barn as an indica-
tor of whether I might have
COVID-19. For me, there is
just nothing like the smell
of horses, goats and newly
re-stacked hay to monitor
how I9m holding up.
" I9m down to one
horse and one goat out
at the barn. We all three
need cheering up these
days so I took a drive out
to the goat lady north of
Redmond and picked out
two, 2-month-old Nigerian
dwarf kids, dehorned and
castrated. I know Winkin9
and Riddle9s spirits will
be raised just by watch-
ing their antics, as will be
mine.
" Today I made the
best decision I9ve made in
weeks: I promised myself
that I would only watch
ONE take per day of the
daily news. I haven9t
felt this free since I last
divorced. I am no longer
afraid to spend more time
outdoors and less time
inside pretending I9m going
to clean and pretending I9m
OK.
" My heart goes out to
everyone, the world over.
My self-talk of late is very
familiar. It9s the same thing
I9ve always said to my
horses when they needed
calming, <It9s OK. You9re
all right.=
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