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JANUARY 7, 2021, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A11 displays and provided presentations for schools, colleges, historical soci- eties and civic organizations. She has curated four exhibits on Oregon’s black history at the Oregon Historical Society Museum in Portland and one displayed at the University of Oregon’s Museum of Natural History and Culture. She was primary researcher, writing contributor and project manager for the organiza- tion’s book, Perseverance: A History of African Americans in Oregon’s Marion and Polk Counties, published in 2011. Carr GWEN CARR Carr served on the board for the Oregon Black Pioneers for close to 20 years and is now on its Emeritus Board. In her role, she developed exhibits, LEW FREDERICK, (STATE SENATOR, OREGON DISTRICT #22) Frederick fi rst took offi ce on Oct. 30, 2009 during a swearing-in ceremony as an appointed representative from House District 43. In 2016, he was elected to Senate District 22, representing most of north and northeast Portland. Professionally, he is a strategic commu- nications consultant, focusing on stra- tegic planning, community relations, science/technical issues and media cri- sis communications. Senator Frederick is a former board member of the Oregon State Board of Education, Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. Born in Pullman, Wash., he has only Alaska to visit to reach all 50 states. He grew up in the South, Midwest and New England and went to college in Indiana (Earlham College). He’s a PhD candidate at Portland State University and has studied at MIT, Morehouse and the Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratories. Frederick’s experiences as a youth in the 1960s with his parents during the civil rights movement anchor his com- mitment to service and making peo- ple’s lives better. His legislative focus is on justice in public safety, education, and economic security, “quality of life” issues for Senate District 22 and beyond. With an academic background in biol- ogy, theater, and political science, his professional life has included 17 years as a television reporter at KGW-Channel 8 in Portland, 13 years as the director of public information for the Portland Public Schools, teacher, actor and ranch-hand. Frederick COVID cases, hospitalizations surge in Oregon and Marion County NEWS TIPS? Tuesday that 44 new deaths from COVID. Additionally, there are a total of three adult ICU hospital beds available in all of Oregon’s Region Two, which includes Benton, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties. Salem Hospital has already begun seeing a steady increase in COVID hos- pitalizations. A month ago, on Dec. 2, there were 38 COVID inpatients at the hospital and 482 of the hospital's 494 beds were in use. On Jan. 4, there 58 COVID inpatients at the hospital and a total of 539 licensed beds being used — 45 more than capacity. The Oregon Health Authority and health experts across the state continue to push the booster shot as being the best way to protect Oregonians from COVID. Gov. Kate Brown made a goal on Dec. 17 of boosting a million more people by the end of January. Since Dec. 17, 216,977 more people have gotten the booster shot. Marion County Health & Human sudoku Services reported on Dec. 12 that 66% of Keizer’s residents had been vaccinated. Marion County Public Health has opened a vaccination site at 3455 Aumsville Hwy SE in Salem that oper- ates Monday through Saturday from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The vaccination site is an out- door drive-through and no appointment is needed. oopsy When It Does, Call Us 503.884.9681 happens brainfood sudoku answers pg A9 BY JOEY CAPPELLETTI Of the Keizertimes Oregon announced Monday, Jan. 3 that the state had recorded its high- est single day COVID count with 3,534 cases reported for Dec. 30. A day later, on Tuesday, Jan. 4, Oregon reported 4,540 COVID cases — over a thousand more than the previous record. While a surge in COVID cases fol- lowing the holiday season was expected with the more contagious omicron vari- ant, Oregon’s hospitals are also seeing a steep increase in hospitalizations over the last week. Dr. Peter Graven, director of OHSU’s Offi ce of Advanced Analytics, projected last week that January’s hospitalizations from the omicron variant could hit 1,650. That would dwarf the previous peak that occurred in September, when 1,187 peo- ple were hospitalized. Currently, there are 510 hospitalized COVID patients across the state and the Oregon Health Authority reported If it's happening in Keizer, or to someone from Keizer — WE WANT TO KNOW. kt@keizertimes.com Enter digits 1-9 into blank spaces. Every row must contain one of each digit. So must every column, & every 3x3 square. maze by Jonathan Graf of Keizer
