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COPING: Tell us about ...
VIRUS: Governments declare State of Emergency
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what’s down the road, even if
the details have yet to be fully
worked out.
■ Third, let us know how
are you and your family,
business, or group is respond-
ing to COVID-19 and official
and unofficial restrictions on
gathering with other people
and other impacts of social
distancing. We’re calling this
“Coping With COVID.”
■ There’s more ...
Keep sending your Hap-
penings and Gatherings, as
appropriate.
Lastly, remember that
events you see in the paper,
though called off or post-
poned, remain vital parts of
who we are. A play, exhibit, or
other gathering is still a prod-
uct of peoples’ hard work, and
the disappointment and regret
at cancellation or not finishing
adds to that fact.
As you read about them,
consider how important these
events are to our community,
when they either resume or
sometime later the same folks
involved create something new
to enjoy.
KYLE: Scheduled May 16
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it,” McCarthy said. “A lot of
places are not (accessible to
those with disabilities).
“It will likely be something
he needs the rest of his life,
for when his endurance gives
out,” she said.
For those who cannot make
it to the fun run, donations
Photo by Kirby Neumann-Rea
Photo by Heidi Venture
Volunteer Brian Towey talks
with Jami Phelps-Waits and
family as they pick up some
lunches Monday outside the
front entrance of May Street
Elementary, part of a School
District and FISH program
this week at local schools in
response to schools closing a
week early due to COVID-19
concerns — see page A5 for
details on how to get food.
At right, Monday’s FISH food
bank distribution day, high
school students showed up to
help pack food for clients, who
stayed in their cars to mini-
mize contact. Jacob Kaplan
and Adrian Cardenas load up
a cart.
Superhero Fun Run
Register online at tinyurl.com/superherokyle. Registration forms
can also be picked up or dropped off at Wy’east Middle School
when schools reopen, or sent to Ashlie Sorestad, c/o Wy’east Middle
School, 3000 Wy’east Road, Odell, OR 97044 .
a.m. on March 16.
“This is sort of a proactive
Scholl, adding that the Port measure for recovery,” said
is working to come up with a Hood River County Emergency
fairer system, but the priority Manager Barb Ayers. “We’re
now is simply maintaining that not trying to scare people.
social distance.
We’re trying to be proactive
“The bridge is a critical link and get ahead of this.” A State
in our regional transporta- of Emergency has already been
tion system, and while Port
operations must carry on as
normally as possible, we must
limit person-to-person contact
wherever we can.” said Port Ex-
ecutive Director Michael McEl-
wee. “This is a rapidly changing
situation and we will provide
updates on any changes in Port
operations as they occur.”
Oregon experienced its first
fatality in the COVID-19 pan-
Barb Ayers
Hood River County Emergency Manager
demic on Saturday, March 14:
A 70-year-old man in Mult-
nomah County tested positive
for COVID-19 on March 10 and
was hospitalized at the Port- declared on both the national
land Veterans’ Affairs Medical and state level, and declaring
Center, where he succumbed one locally makes it even easier
to his
symptoms on Satur- to access emergency funding
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day, according to the Oregon and other resources to help
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with prevention and recovery
Health
Authority (OHA).
“This is a sobering reminder from a crisis.
The Klickitat County Depart-
that this virus is in our com-
munity and can be serious for ment of Health confirmed a
FG
older people and those with case of COVID-19 on Saturday
underlying conditions,” said but stated that the patient is
Multnomah County Health not considered to be a high risk
Officer Dr. Jennifer Vines via for community transmission.
an OHA press release. “This The City of White Salmon de-
loss
has motivated us to con- clared a State of Emergency on
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tinue our efforts to minimize Friday, March 13, and the cities
the impact of this virus on our of Bingen and Goldendale and
community.”
Klickitat County each declared
As of press time Monday States of Emergency the fol-
afternoon, Oregon had a total lowing day.
of 39 people who have been
“Klickitat County and local
diagnosed with COVID-19: city governments of Bingen,
One each in Clackamas, Doug- Goldendale, and White Salm-
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County.
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While no cases have been re- March 15. “These declarations
ported in Hood River or Wasco provide for additional coor-
counties, Hood River County dination between local and
has confirmed plans to declare county government in their
a local State of Emergency, and efforts to inform, serve, and
Wasco County declared a local protect the public.”
State of Emergency effective 9
One of the resources avail-
‘We’re not trying
to scare people.
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proactive and get
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can be made at INB in Hood
River (Superhero account).
Preregistration forms can also
be mailed to Ashlie Sorestad,
c/o Wy’east Middle School,
3000 Wy’east Road, Odell, OR
97044 or dropped off at the
front office.
able to residents in Oregon and
Washington counties that have
declared a state of emergency
is a low-interest federal disas-
ter loan, offered via the U.S.
Small Business Administration
(SBA) for to small businesses
suffering substantial economic
injury as a result of the pan-
demic. “These loans may be
used to pay fixed debts, payroll,
accounts payable and other
bills that can’t be paid because
of the disaster’s impact. Di-
saster loans can provide vital
economic assistance to small
businesses to help overcome
the temporary loss of revenue
they are experiencing,” SBA
Administrator Jovita stated in
a press release. Applicants may
apply online, receive addition-
al disaster assistance informa-
tion and download applica-
tions at disasterloan.sba.gov/
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ela — Hood River applicants
need to send their application
forms to Ayers at barbara.
ayers@co.hood-river.or.us, so
that her office can submit all
of the forms to the state. These
loans can move fairly quick-
ly,” Ayers said, “We had good
results from them in the Eagle
Creek Fire and the 2017 Winter
Ice Storm emergency.”
Hood River County has set
up an information line — 541-
399-8022 in English and 541-
399-8023 in Spanish — and has
information posted on its web-
site, www.co.hood-river.or.us.
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