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2A | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2020 Brown Continued from Page 1A step. And that’s just how Oregon is tackling this epidemic: piece by piece, day by day. As we look toward the future — a future where this virus remains a fact of life for months to come — and we focus our ener- gy on building a safer and stronger Oregon, we must lift up our most under- served communities in the process: our rural and tribal communities, as well as our low-income communities and com- munities of color. Here is where you come in. We have the opportu- nity to come back from this pandemic stronger by lifting up those who have historically been left behind. Because we can only grow stronger as a state if we build a better Oregon for everyone. | APPEAL TRIBUNE This won’t be easy. But as President Teddy Roo- sevelt put it, “Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” To get you started, I will leave you with three tips for leading a mean- ingful life: Number one: Vote. Ev- ery few years, we get the chance to overthrow the government — and we do it at the ballot box. Voting is your right as an Amer- ican, and it’s not available to everyone around the world. So use it. Your vote is your voice, and every voice counts. Number two: Keep learning. This isn’t the finish line for your educa- tion, it’s the launchpad. Learning means meeting new people, exploring new ideas, and listening to contrary viewpoints. Your mind might be changed; you might even find common ground. There is more to be gained from building bridges than building walls. Number three: The world is your home, so commit yourself to home improvement. There is no shortage of projects. So, plant trees. Reduce hun- ger. Build community. Advocate for change. Mentor young people. Re- cycle. Shine your light into the world. Class of 2020, you have faced disruptions we never could have imagined even a few months ago. And yet, you have stuck with it. You persisted. And you achieved this important milestone. Take this mo- ment to celebrate every- thing you have overcome. The road ahead may twist and turn, but I have faith in you. And so does the entire state of Oregon. Congratulations Class of 2020. I am so very proud of you. Address: P.O. Box 13009, Salem, OR 97309 Phone: 503-399-6773 Fax: 503-399-6706 Email: sanews@salem.gannett.com Web site: www.SilvertonAppeal.com Staff News Director Don Currie 503-399-6655 dcurrie@statesmanjournal.com Advertising Westsmb@gannett.com Classifieds: call 503-399-6789 Retail: call 503-399-6602 Legal: call 503-399-6789 Missed Delivery? 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Pay Continued from Page 1A I’ve called as many as 600 times and gotten a busy signal.” Even with a new phone number set up for appli- cants to the Pandemic Unemployment Assis- tance program, he has called that line 200 or 300 times, only to sit on hold for an hour and a half. “And then other times you sit on hold for 45 min- utes or an hour and it hangs up on you,” Harley said. National Guard making calls The acting director of the Oregon Employment Department, David Ger- stenfeld, could not say Wednesday, June 10, how many gig or contract workers have actually gotten paid through the Pandemic Unemploy- ment Assistance pro- gram, or even how many The State of Oregon Employment Department in Salem on May 22, 2020. MADELEINE COOK / STATESMAN JOURNAL people had applied for those benefits. “As soon as we have that, we will share it,” Gerstenfeld said. “But we weren’t able to get it com- pleted this week.” Gerstenfeld was able to provide a dollar figure, saying the state has paid out about $69 million in that type of benefits. Paul Iarrobino, who is largely self-employed, consulting and producing events in Portland, hasn’t seen a dime of that, ei- ther. He said his applica- tion for benefits has lan- guished in the tax section of the employment agen- cy. “I feel like I’m in purga- tory and then no one can tell me why I’m there,” Iarrobino said. Part of the issue with gig and self-employed workers, specifically, Gerstenfeld said, is that the state has to verify ev- ery calendar quarter that they aren’t eligible for regular unemployment insurance benefits. Workers may have ap- plied for those regular benefits early on in the pandemic and gotten re- jected. But when the new quarter started, the state now has to check again that they’re not eligible for regular unemploy- ment insurance benefits before shepherding them through the new federal Pandemic Unemploy- ment Assistance pro- gram. The agency is also dealing with outdated technology and has been working to hire enough people to handle the on- slaught of claims. Volunteers from other state agencies as well as National Guard members are reaching out to appli- cants to update them on the status of their claims, Gerstenfeld said. “Volunteers made hundreds of calls yester- day as we train them to reach out to people wait- ing to hear about the sta- tus of their benefits,” Ger- stenfeld said. “They’re jumping in at full speed today to make many more calls. Citizen soldiers and airmen have been trained to provide support and are making outbound calls today.” The National Guard members are focusing on people waiting for Pan- demic Unemployment Assistance. Gerstenfeld also said that federal and state confidentiality laws pre- vent him and the agency from issuing broad, pub- lic guidance to gig work- ers about whether they’re considered employees or independent contractors — a designation that in turn could help them un- derstand which program to apply for. “Unfortunately, it’s something I can’t give a real clear public answer to,” Gerstenfeld said. Asked whether he was having trouble getting in- formation from rideshare companies Uber and Lyft, Gerstenfeld said again that he couldn’t comment on specific companies. Traeger there is unreal.” Cross is excited for the opportunity Traeger has with Oregon. “It’s an incredible pro- gram historically, and the facilities that she’ll have access to will just be top notch,” he said. “I just think she’s going into a great situation.” Continued from Page 1A that far. Having good competition just really al- ways helps me in every sport.” She capped her OSAA season with the Class 5A state championship, which she won with a throw of 138-9 at Mt. Hood Community Col- lege. “Three-sport athlete, and totally invested in ev- erything she does,” Sil- verton track and field coach Erik Cross said. “Between her sophomore and junior year, she pro- gressed as an athlete. She got stronger, and she just figured it out.” After the OSAA sea- son, Traeger competed in the USATF National Ju- nior Olympic Champion- ships, where she placed first with a throw of 140- 3.5 on July 28, 2019. “I ended up winning that meet, and I think that helped me say in my head, ‘Oh, I can actually do this,’” Traeger said. “’I can win national meets But if a business hasn’t given the state informa- tion or hasn’t been paying unemployment insur- ance taxes, it’s still possi- ble for workers to get benefits, he said. “We do sometimes have to wait a certain amount of mandated time to give the business an opportunity to re- spond to us,” Gerstenfeld said. “But it doesn’t pre- vent us from making pay- ments if the business doesn’t respond at all.” Gerstenfeld has been at the helm of the agency for a little over a week, af- ter the ouster of former director Kay Erickson on Sunday, May 31. Gov. Kate Brown asked Erickson to resign. Claire Withycombe is a reporter at the Statesman Journal. Contact her at cwithycombe@ statesmanjournal.com, 503-910-3821 or follow on Twitter @kcwithy- combe.Support local journalism by subscrib- ing to the Statesman Journal. Traeger’s legacy at Silverton Silverton’s Riley Traeger competes in the 5A girls javelin during the OSAA 5A/6A State Track and Field Meet at Mt. Hood Community College on May 24. AMANDA LOMAN/FOR THE STATESMAN JOURNAL like this.’ That moment was really big for me.” Colleges interested in Traeger Traeger was in talks with three Pac-12 track and field programs — PUBLIC POLICY NOTICES Public Notices are published by the Statesman Journal and available online at w w w .S ta te s m a n J o u r n a l.c o m . The Statesman Journal lobby is open Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. You can reach them by phone at 503-399-6789. 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U of O was my sec- ond visit, and after going there, I mean it wasn’t a super hard decision, it would be hard to pass up,” Traeger said. “I just think I could be the most suc- cessful at Oregon. Being close to home was impor- tant to me. I know my dad is just one of those people who is going to try to come to as many meets and support me as much as he can. That would be hard if I was out of state.” Joining the Ducks’ track tradition Oregon’s track and field program has won seven team national championships on the men’s side (1962, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1984, 2014 and 2015), and three team na- tional championship on the women’s side (1985, 2015 and 2017), but the depth of the Ducks’ tradi- tion goes far beyond the team titles. Legends in the sport, such as U.S. Olympic coach Bill Bowerman, Olympic distance runner Steve Prefontaine and two-time Olympic gold medal decathlete Ashton Eaton have called the Oregon campus home, as well as Olympic gold medal sprinters English Gardner and Phyllis Fran- cis. “It’s crazy. When you look at who goes to Pac-12s and nationals, they have so many people compared to other col- leges,” said Traeger, who doesn’t know yet what she’ll study, but she’s leaning toward either business or law. “I think that’s awesome how if I were to go to nationals at some point, I would have such a big group most likely. They work so hard, and they are so suppor- tive of each other.” The legends of the past called historic Hayward Field home, but now there is a new Hayward Field on campus. Due to the pandemic, the new venue has not yet been used, which gives Traeger an opportunity to be on the first Ducks team to call it home. “I can’t wait. I’ve been seeing pictures on Insta- gram and Twitter about the progression,” she said. “I’m just curious to check it all out, and be a part of that, to be in the first group to compete Wold has known Traeger a long time; he was her teacher in sixth grade, before becoming her basketball coach in high school. “I got to know her as a 12-year-old, and started to build that relationship, and I’m really grateful for that,” he said. “She’s an unbelievable athlete, ul- tra-competitive. It’s been fun to watch her mature, grow and kind of channel that competitiveness in the right way, being a sen- ior captain and all-league performer. Really lucky to have her four years in the program.” Cross agreed that Traeger brought a leader- ship quality to the teams she competed for at Sil- verton. “She was bringing a leadership last year. She had been doing the other throwing events regular- ly, and she picked those up to benefit the team,” he said. “She was really growing into this leader- ship role, and on her oth- er teams as well, she was demonstrating that.” Pete Martini covers high school and college sports for the Statesman Journal. You can contact Pete at pmartini@States- manJournal.com, 503- 399-6730 and follow @PeteMartiniSJ