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Wednesday, February 17, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon ‘HIGH RISK’: Reduced risk level allows some businesses to open Continued from page 1 based on COVID-19 spread 4 Extreme Risk, High Risk, Moderate Risk, and Lower Risk 4 and assigns health and safety measures for each level. <Thanks to Oregonians who have stepped up and made smart choices, we have made incredible progress in stop- ping the spread of COVID-19 and sav- ing lives in Oregon,= said Governor Brown. <This is welcome news, as we9ll start to see more businesses open up and Oregonians being able to get out a bit more. =It9s also incredibly important that we continue to remain vigilant and pro- tect our neighbors and loved ones as we face virulent new strains of COVID-19. This means continuing to wear masks, keep our physical distance, and avoid indoor gatherings. If we want to keep businesses open, reopen schools for in- person instruction, and stay safe, we must keep up our guard. Until vaccines are more widely available, case counts could go back up if we don9t keep fol- lowing safety measures.= In addition to the loosened restric- tions on dining and gym activity, out- door contact sports are cleared for action (see related story, page 1). The Oregon Health Authority will examine and publish county data weekly. County risk levels will be reassigned every two weeks. The first week9s data will provide a <warning week= to prepare counties for potential risk-level changes. The next assignment of risk levels will be announced Tuesday, February 23 and take effect Friday, February 26. Updates to warning week data and county risk levels will be posted to www.coronavirus.oregon.gov. WOOD: Poet will partner with Kim Stafford in event Continued from page 3 messages that no longer serve us? When is a story good and when is it harm- ful? What if we get to decide what narratives work for us?= Part reckoning, part lament, part celebration, <Believe The Bird= is a book full of questions in the form of poems, pointing to the wisdom of the bird in hand. <Partnering with Paulina Springs Books and Kim Stafford on this book-release event is a dream come true,= said Wood. <Not only do I admire Kim9s work, but I have also watched him in his role as Oregon poet laureate advocating for poetry in our lives, not as some high eso- teric ideal, but as a practical way we can connect through story. If we9re lucky, we can even lift each other up with a 21 poem or a song.= After many years of hosting the Sisters Folk Festival Sunday Community Celebration and working on staff at the Americana Song Academy, Texas-born trou- badour-poet Beth Wood has finally become a local. <For years I have dreamed of living in Sisters, and this spring it finally became a reality,= she said. <It is a strange time to move during a pandemic, but I9m so happy to have landed here in a place that treasures art and artists. I can9t wait for all the magic that will unfold.= A celebration of <Believe The Bird= is set for Friday, February 19, at 6:30 p.m. To register for the free event, visit www. crowdcast.io/e/beth- wood-believe-the-bird/ register. For more information call 541-549-0866 or visit www. paulinaspringsbooks.com. For more information about Beth wood, visit www. bethwoodmusic.com. Successfully representing buyers and sellers, both residential and commercial. J Jen McCrystal, Broker 5 541-420-4347 • jen@reedbros.com Reed Bros. Realty 291 W. Cascade Ave., Sisters 541-549-6000 | www.reedbros.com Each office independently owned and operated.
