hoodrivernews.com Wednesday, March 18, 2020 A9 HOOD RIVER NEWS | Hood River, Ore. COPING: Tell us about ... VIRUS: Governments declare State of Emergency continued from A1 continued from A1 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 continued from A1 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 A2DD6?86C day, according to the Oregon and other resources to help DE2CE:?82E 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 DE2CE:?82E 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- `_¸efdVj`fcaRddV_XVcTRcTYRZ_dcVefc_eYV^ las, Klamath, Polk, Yamhill on have maintained a proac- and Multnomah counties; two tive stance for over two weeks cVWf_URWeVceYV]Rde]VXR]UReVW`cdefUUVUeZcVd each in Umatilla, Marion and in anticipation of any person Jackson counties, four in De- being diagnosed with COVID- 5`Vd_`eRaa]je`eYVBfZT\EcR\ecRTeZ`_UVgZTV ^ schutes County, 10 in Linn 19,” said Klickitat County Vd County, and 13 in Washington Emergency Management in County. a press release sent out on 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. We’re trying to be proactive and get ahead of this.’ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ & ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ (* *& #& *& ฀ ฀ & 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/ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ Gorge wide Web/Social Media/ Print Publications Suzette Gehring, ฀ ฀ ฀ Multi Media Consultant 541-806-3543 sgehring@hoodrivernews.com ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ =6DD4 =6DD49H233C ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ I can ฀ help, ฀ call me today! ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ Q. Can I recycle my plastic shopping ฀ QA bags in the blue bin? Dan, Parkdale A. Dan, Great question. Please don’t put plastic bags in your recycling. Bags cause major problems with machinery at the recycling facility in Portland. Good news though- Return plastic bags and film packaging (if clean and dry) to your supermarket. 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