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HOOD RIVER NEWS | Hood River, Ore.
County EOC activated,
emergency declarations adopted
By BARB AYERS
County Emergency Services
Manager
Submitted photo
FISH FOOD BANKS have supplies but are changing how they
distribute them to clients.
Food banks move
to drive-through,
curb-side service
O n Ma rc h 1 6 , F I S H
Food Bank transitioned to
new model of distribution,
said Board Chair Marianne
Durkan.
Volunteers are filling clients
requests similar to a drive-in
restaurant. Clients will drive
in, be assigned a number and
asked about food allergies
and preferences. They will be
given pre-filled bags of staples,
based on family size, plus the
usual dairy items, meats that
are available. Volunteers will
fill orders and return to the car.
“This transition went well,
with 80 adults and 42 children
served on our first days. Cli-
ents were understanding of
changes we made to protect
them, our staff and volun-
teers,” Durkan said.
Cascade Locks is operating
on drive-through, and in Park-
dale, orders will be taken at
door of the site, Parkdale Com-
munity Church. The school
pantry at Mid-Valley is closed.
Beekeepers Assoc.
plans virtual meeting
Columbia Gorge Beekeepers
Association will host a virtual
meeting on Wednesday, March
25 via Zoom beginning at 6
p.m.
Topic will be “Honey Bee
Diseases” with OSU Facility
Research Assistant Ellen To-
pitzhofer.
Join the meeting at us04web.
zoom.us/j/520672733?p-
wd=VkdUUTJyb3VzK3UwNn-
JvZGFocFZsdz09.
The online event is expected
to run about two hours.
Last week, the Hood River
Board of County Commission-
ers adopted an emergency dec-
laration for the coronavirus
emergency response. Hood
River City Council also adopted
an emergency declaration for
the COVID-19 emergency re-
sponse on March 19.
Hood River County activat-
ed the Emergency Operations
Center (EOC) last week to sup-
port all of our local partner
agencies, and community,
amidst the current public health
emergency.
The local, proactive corona-
virus emergency response con-
tinues in Hood River County,
with our cities, county, health,
law enforcement, fire and EMS,
social service agencies, pub-
lic information officers and
community partners working
together to keep our commu-
nity safe, share resources, and
plan for contingencies. We have
standing call in meetings to assess
and adapt to changing conditions
that affect our community and its
agencies.
This intensive, ongoing emer-
gency management/disaster re-
sponse planning underway in the
EOC helps us with our partners to
stay abreast of changes, respond
as needed and stay flexible to
changes that may occur over time
for our community, support-
ing Hood River County Public
Health, the lead response agency
on COVID-19.
The Hood River County EOC
works directly with State OEM
(Oregon Office of Emergency
Management) and OHA (Oregon
Health Authority) to obtain addi-
tional needed resources such as
PPE (Personal Protective Equip-
ment) to support the healthcare
community. Statewide there is a
shortage of PPE.
A sample of EOC partner agen-
cies include:
■ Hood River County Ad-
ministration
■ Hood River Sheriff’s Of-
fice, Emergency Management
■ Hood River County Public
Health
■ Hood River County 911
■ Hood River County Pre-
vention Department
■ Hood River Sheriff’s Of-
fice
■ Governor’s Office,- re-
gional solutions
■ City of Hood River
■ Hood River County School
District
■ City of Cascade Locks
■ Port of Cascade Locks
■ Port of Hood River
■ Cascade Locks, Hood
River, Westside, Wy’East and
Parkdale Fire
■ Hood River County Cham-
ber of Commerce
■ MCEDD
■ FISH Food Bank and Co-
lumbia Gorge Food Bank
■ Providence Health & Ser-
vices
■ One Community Health
■ The Next Door
■ Prestige Care/Hood River
Care Center
■ Mid Columbia Center for
Living
■ Columbia Gorge ESD
■ Gorge Ecumenical Ser-
vices
■ Hood River Shelter Ser-
vices
■ Hood River Adult Center
■ Mid-Columbia Fire & Res-
cue
■ Oregon Health Authority
■ Oregon Office of Emer-
gency Management
Small business help
Hood River has many small
businesses that could be hard hit
by the COVID restrictions and
closures. SBA loans are available
for local small businesses — EIDL
(Economic Injury disaster loans.)
To apply for SBA loans visit
disasterloan.sba.gov/ela. For
business and unemployment re-
sources, visit mcedd.org/ready.
is Hiring
Mt Hood Forest Products lumber facility in Hood River,
Oregon is expanding production operations to two shifts.
We are looking to fill multiple positions in our fast paced
lumber mill for both day and night shifts. If interested in
any of the these postions please apply:
Mt Hood Forest Products
compensation and benefits
include:
• DLI Operator
• Twin Horizonatal Gang
• Gang Edger Operator
• Single Resaw
• Single Resaw Helper
• Tipple Operator
• Tipple Helper
• Hula Saw
• Planerman
Competive wage
Paid Time Off
Medical/Dental/Vision/Prescription
Insurance offered
Life Insurance
401K Traditional/Roth
Up to 4% 401K company
contribution match
• Planer lnfeed Helper
• Sorter Bin Chaser
• Stacker
• Strapper
• Forklift Driver
• Log Yard Operator/
Equipment Operator
• Millwright/Mechanic
• Chain Puller
Full job descriptions and required application
can be obtained at the main office located at
4865 Hwy 35 Hood River, OR 97031.
Mt Hood Forest Products LLC is an
Equal Opportunity Employer
Job postings can also be found on Indeed.com
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