A2 Wednesday, March 18, 2020
The Dalles Chronicle
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Disruptions continue—but this too shall pass
getting sprinkler systems
ready for spring. And once
again I want to thank Bruce
and Lori for donating their
time servicing the Center’s
Scott
irrigation system for many
McKay
years.
•••
After writing last week
about scam phone calls, I
per quart of water).
received two—one asking
We’ve been around long
enough to know that this too me to press 1 for further
information; and the other
shall pass. But until it does,
telling me I needed to call
we need to do our part to
a certain number to avoid
reduce the severity of this
being charged for I’m not
pandemic. And if you have
sure what. They were very
decided to self-isolate and
hunker down at home, make convincing if I didn’t know
any better.
sure you stay in touch with
Here is some good news
friends and family. Consider
as reported on the AARP
this: why not catchup doing
website—“Attorney General
what is now a relic of the
William Barr recently
past—writing letters?
announced the largest-ever
Have you been sing-
annual sweep of alleged
ing Happy Birthday twice
fraudsters accused of target-
while washing your hands
and wondering “Who am I
ing older Americans. More
singing Happy Birthday to?” than 400 defendants have
Or maybe you have mixed it been charged in the past
up and chose the first verse
year, and they are purported
of a different song: Gloria
to have been behind victim
Gaynor’s “I Will Survive?”
losses surpassing $1 billion.
Hank Williams’ “I’m So
Barr also announced that
Lonesome I Could Cry”? or
preventing and disrupting
the Temptations “I Can’t
transnational elder fraud is
Get Next to You?” Email
now one of the top priorities
any song you would suggest of the U.S. Department of
singing.
Justice.” So there is hope. But
•••
I wouldn’t hold my breath.
You know it’s spring not
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because of the budding
The name given to the
plants, the warmer days (with failed landing operation
the occasional snow show-
along the southwest coast
of Cuba led by Cuban exiles
ers) or the longer evenings,
but by seeing Bruce and Lori opposed to the increasingly
communist government of
Harris driving around town
Fidel Castro was the Bay of
in their Today’s Rays pickup
Senior
Living
Gov. Kate Brown limits WKO-High Cascade Mills
bars and restaurants Buying Logs
have already ordered state-
■
& Timber
wide closures of bars and
restaurants.
Pigs. I received correct an-
swers from Barbara Cadwell,
Lana Tepfer, Cheri Brent
and Sam Bilyeu who is this
week’s winner of a quilt raffle
ticket. And last week I missed
Rhonda Spies
This may be a guy thing,
but do you remember
moistening a small piece of
paper and blowing it through
a straw—a favorite way to
disrupt the class by harassing
a fellow student? Today you
can even find a professional
guide on the internet! For this
week’s “Remember When”
question, what was the name
for this moistened piece
of paper rolled into a ball?
Email your answer to mcse-
niorcenter@gmail.com, leave
a message at 541-296-4788
or send it with your favor-
ite prank from your school
days—that you are willing to
admit!
Oregonian/Oregon Live
In California, Gov. Gavin
Newsom on Sunday ordered
closed pubs, bars and winer-
ies but allowed restaurants to
remain open if they reduce
capacity and enforce social
distancing.
Brown said that Dr. Dean
Sidelinger, the state health
officer, reminded her that
“when people drink in bars,
particularly in the later hours,
folks forget about social
distancing.”
That term generally advises
people to be no closer than
six feet to avoid coming into
contact with someone who is
infected.
The incubation period
for COVID-19 is 14 days,
meaning that people could
be infected for days before
suffering symptoms.
The governor said she was
sharply aware of the econom-
ic impact of any decision re-
garding restaurants and bars,
often a key source of jobs in
communities across Oregon.
The decision came hours
after Brown announced she
was not ready to impose a
curfew or broader shutdown
on bars and restaurants, de-
spite new federal recommen-
dations against gatherings of
50 or more. Meanwhile, doz-
ens of restaurants announced
voluntary closures, and more
than 100 chefs, bartenders,
bakers, winemakers and
more signed an open letter
asking the governor to order
a blanket closure.
meals:
Thursday (19): Ham with
Sweet Potato Souffle
Friday (20): Polish Dog
with Sauerkraut
Monday (23): Stroganoff
with Rice
Tuesday (24): Turkey with
Dressing and Gravy
Wednesday (25): Meatloaf
and Mashed Potatoes
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STORE CLOSING
Hillary Borrud
SALEM – Oregon Gov. Kate
Brown announced Monday
afternoon that she plans to ban
gatherings of more than 25
people for at least a month and
restrict restaurants and other
establishments to serving
takeout and delivery food only,
according to a report from the
Oregonian/Oregon Live.
Exemptions to the ban
include grocery stores,
pharmacies, retail stores and
workplaces, Brown said in
her prepared remarks at a
press conference in northeast
Portland.
At the same time, Brown
urged Oregonians to avoid
being around more than 10
people at a time and suggested
businesses that can shut down
completely should do so.
“Can your business do
the equivalent of restaurant
takeout?” Brown asked. “If
you cannot do that, I strongly
urge you to close your doors
to customers temporarily.”
Governors in California,
Ohio, Illinois, Massachusetts
and Washington have ordered
closures in response to their
response to the pandemic.
On Sunday, Brown indicat-
ed that she was considering
curfews of restaurants to a
“total shutdown.”
One of her concerns, she
said, was ensuring that public
safety and health care workers
“have access to restaurant food
over the next several weeks.”
Authorities in Ohio,
Illinois, and Massachusetts
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Well, it’s been another
week, looking for the silver
lining in an old worn out
jacket. Until we meet again,
as they said in England
during WW II, “Stay Calm
and Keep Your Distance”—or
something like that.
•••
“Introverts
Unite—Separately.”
As seen on Twitter
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OFF
UP TO
The COVID-19 pandemic
has disrupted lives across the
globe: cancellations and clo-
sures, travel restrictions, lay-
offs or reduced hours, empty
shelves and worse—deaths. It
is a serious threat particularly
for us older adults over 60.
But we can do our part
to protect ourselves and
others by washing our
hands often—Wet, Lather,
Scrub (20 seconds), Rinse
and Dry—and by practicing
social distancing by keeping
three to six feet from each
other. (Since I like to shake
hands and offer hugs, I find
that hard to do—and elbow
bumps just don’t feel right.
So, don’t be surprised if you
see me do as the Japanese
and bow when greeting you.)
I won’t mention all the
cancellations and closures,
but Meals-on-Wheels is NOT
serving meals at the Mid-
Columbia Senior Center this
week, but are making sure
meals are delivered. And I’m
not sure what they’re doing
next week.
The Center is working to
stay open (which may have
changed by the time you read
this) by implementing several
conditions: excluding anyone
showing flu symptoms,
limiting group activities to no
more than sixteen, requiring
anyone entering the Center
to wash their hands or use
sanitizer, reminding every-
one to keep a safe distance
and sanitizing surfaces with
disinfecting wipes or bleach
water (4 teaspoons of bleach
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