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SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2020 | 7A All month long in April! ALL TIRES UP TO When you purchase a set of 4 $70 rebate on Cooper and General Tires 15% OFF FREE ALIGNMENT WITH A SET OF 4 OR MORE TIRES. We will donate $10, per set of tires sold, to a local entity that has been impacted by COVID-19. We will pick your car up and bring it back. WE ALSO OFFER ROAD HAZARD $30 FOR A SET OF 4 TIRES . A GREAT WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THOSE WHO TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF FLORENCE. SEE OUR FACEBOOK PAGE FOR UPDATES AND OUR SAFE PRACTICES POLICY WE ARE YOUR ONE STOP CAR CENTER • Full Service Repair • Tire sales • ASE Certifi ed Technician • Over 16 years experience Locally Owned. Community Minded How to keep kids busy, connected During these uncertain times, people have the added stress of keeping their children busy and connected with friends, family and learning. At the same time, they’re trying to keep up with so- cial distancing and staying home to slow the spread of coronavi- rus. Here are just a few sugges- tions from nationwidechildrens. org that might help: For Younger Children • Make a painter’s tape maze on the carpet, for use with toy cars and trucks. • Fill plastic bins with seasonal/ themed sensory items to explore. • Download templates for a nature scavenger hunt (or make your own) and get outside! • Make homemade crafting dough or slime. • “Draw” pictures on the walls with flashlights and see if others can guess what they are. • Using a whiteboard or pad of paper, let your child teach you; this is a great way for them to practice their own skills and re- tain knowledge. • Plant seeds in cups and set in a sunny spot to get an early start on the summer vegetable garden. • Practice writing skills by be- coming pen pals with friends. • Check out Storyline Online’s YouTube channel, which fea- tures celebrities reading books. For Older Children • Bake cookies and other treats. • Assign older kids the task of cooking dinner one night each week. • Take this opportunity to check in with older kids on how they’re doing in general, making sure to listen fully. Being stuck at home can be especially difficult for teenagers. • Create a journal for a keep- sake that will prove to be very special later. • Use YouTube to learn skills: origami, music lessons, dance tutorials and much more. For All Ages • Build puzzles or play games. • Color in coloring books or on downloaded coloring sheets. • Use FaceTime and other apps to virtually connect with friends for socializing or studying. • Build a fort and use it for play or as a reading nook. • Mail hand-drawn pictures and letters to residents of local nursing homes. • Watch the Lunch Doodles video series every weekday at 10 a.m., where author and illus- trator Mo Willems gives quick drawing lessons. There are lots of virtual expe- riences that families can enjoy from home: zoo and aquarium web cams, museum tours, con- certs and much more. CENSUS from page 1A very specific; it was the only way the federal government could as- sure that the marshals would re- turn standardized information. As census operations became more centralized and federal- ized in the latter part of the 19th century, legislation relating to the census became less detailed. Instead, it directed broad catego- ries of questions to be asked and left the actual design of census questionnaires up to the super- intendent of the census. The modern U.S. Census Bu- reau has been shaped by two important pieces of legislation: the 1902 legislation that made the Census Office a permanent agency and the 1954 legislation that combined the existing laws governing the Census Bureau’s statistical programs and codified them in Title 13. Title 13 is the section of U.S. Code that gov- erns Census Bureau activities to this day. Title 13 provides the following protections to individuals and businesses: • Private information is never published. It is against the law to disclose or publish any pri- vate information that identifies an individual or business such, including names, addresses (in- cluding GPS coordinates), Social Security Numbers and telephone numbers. • The Census Bureau collects information to produce statis- tics. Personal information can- not be used against respondents by any government agency or court. • Census Bureau employees are sworn to protect confiden- tiality. People sworn to uphold Title 13 are legally required to maintain the confidentiality of your data. Every person with ac- cess to your data is sworn for life to protect your information and understands that the penalties for violating this law are applica- ble for a lifetime. • Violating the law is a seri- ous federal crime. Anyone who violates this law will face severe penalties, including a federal prison sentence of up to five years, a fine of up to $250,000, or both. The public can respond to the 2020 Census online, by phone or by mail, with a strong preference for online. People can respond online at 2020census.gov in the following languages: English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Russian, Arabic, Taga- log, Polish, French, Haitian Cre- ole, Portuguese and Japanese. The Census Bureau also offers webpages and 2020 Census guides in 59 languages, includ- ing American Sign Language, in addition to guides in Braille and large print. For info, visit 2020census.gov. decided, after assessing guidance from multiple sources, to suspend field operations until April 15. The Census Bureau an- nounced this step was taken to help protect the health and safety of the American public, Census Bureau employees and everyone who will go through the hiring process for temporary census taker positions. One of the changes put in place for the 2020 Census has been a more comprehensive online presence which offers the public an additional — and under current circumstances the only —avenue for public re- sponse. This can be accessed at 2020census.gov. If people do not have the mailed postcard with further information, they can still complete the process. The U.S. Census has been guided by authorizing legislation since 1790. Through the mid- 19th century, this legislation was very detailed, listing ques- tions to be asked and detailed instructions for census-takers. Although the U.S. Secretary of State was the nominal nation- al head of the early censuses, almost all of the work for the count was done on the state and local level by federal marshals. The lack of national leadership meant that census acts had to be Our Hearts Are With You As we confront the unprecedented challenges of a devastating virus, we celebrate the incredible, brave hearts of our caregivers and physicians who are serving our community with compassion. Thank you Lane County for your outpouring of support, prayers and words of encouragement. Strength in community. Compassion in care. Grateful hearts in abundance. Learn more at peacehealth.org/coronavirus