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8A | SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2020 | SIUSLAW NEWS OHA creates registry of health care volunteers for long-term resilience Florence Habitat continues The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is am- plifying efforts to recruit health care professionals to join the State Emergen- cy Registry of Volunteers in Oregon (SERV-OR) as Gov. Kate Brown advances plans for safely reopening Oregon. Since March, SERV-OR has added more than 800 new volunteers, strength- ening OHA’s ability to contain COVID-19 cases and building the capacity of the volunteer program to respond to future emer- gencies. “When our health care system was preparing for the worst of this, volun- teer health care workers answered the call,” said Brown. “I want to com- mend all our health care professionals and volun- teers for their incredible work protecting the lives, safety, and wellness of Or- egonians during this cri- sis.” Health care profession- als can register to vol- unteer with SERV-OR at SERV-OR.org. “Oregon’s health care workers are our most valuable asset in the fight against COVID-19,” said OHA Director Patrick Al- len. “Their skills and en- ergy are saving lives every day, in every part of the state. SERV-OR provides another opportunity to give back and support response efforts while connecting volunteers to high-quality training.” Duties of SERV-OR vol- unteers are as varied as they are vital, from sup- porting medical casual- ty triage and behavioral health services to staffing medical shelters and in- formation hotlines. OHA is planning for volunteers to be a crit- ical part of the state’s COVID-19 recovery ef- fort by supporting contact tracing, testing, commu- nity wellness campaigns, as well as studies of long- term community effects and mass vaccination programs. Those signing up in the coming days will have the opportunity to train and deploy quickly. In addition to disease outbreaks, SERV-OR volunteers are ready to respond in case of other emergencies and national disasters such as flooding, wildfire, and earthquakes. As volunteers, medi- cal professionals who are registered with SERV-OR gain access to valuable training programs and learning opportunities, including continuing education credits, work- force training, and emer- gency response training. SERV-OR volunteers are also invited to participate in functional and full- scale training exercises throughout the year. Ex- ercises may range from the public health response to flu season, new and ex- isting disease outbreaks, and emergency prepared- ness initiatives to natural and man-made disaster response to hazards such as the Cascadia subduc- tion zone earthquake and tsunami, wildfires, flood- ing, terrorism, and other types of emergencies. “It’s great to know I’m part of a team that is ready to make a huge dif- ference in a disaster. But it takes all of us doing our part.” said Perri Wells, Safety & Security Super- visor at Harney District Hospital and a SERV-OR volunteer. “The training I have received through SERV-OR helps me at my day job and has changed how I look at emergency preparedness.” “In rural counties like ours, it’s easy for people to get isolated and hard to get access to resourc- es,” said Samantha Buck- ley, Assistant Emergency Manager for the Lincoln County Sheriff ’s Of- fice. “We also have small health departments, so during public health emergencies, having extra folks who understand the medical system to lean on is really beneficial.” SERV-OR is Oregon’s roster of licensed physi- cians, nurses, pharma- cists, Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), be- havioral health providers, respiratory therapists and other medical profession- als who have registered to volunteer in response to local, state, or federal emergencies. For more information, visit govstatus.egov.com/ OR-OHA-COVID-19. Western Lane Community Foundation A Special Thank You Is your storage bring overtaken by empty bot- tles and cans? Help the environment while supporting the local Florence Habitat for Hu- manity. Florence Habitat will be hosting a bottle and can drive Friday, June 5, and Saturday, June 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. People can bring re- turnable bottles and cans to the front of Florence Habitat ReStore, 2016 Highway 101, in the Florence Grocery Outlet parking lot. Volunteers will be on hand to unload donations from each vehicle. This is a social distanc- ing drive-thru event. For more info, visit www.florencehabitat.org. A weekly roundup of shopping, savings and doings around town. Rental Center Backhoe / Excavator Hedge Trimmer / Tile Cutter And more…… For the homeowner or contractor Reservations taken for all Equipment Monday—Friday 8 to 5 1550 6th St. & Hwy 101 541-997-2653 BARGAINS OF THE MONTH CROW invites people to ‘Dress Up Your Pet’ in costume challenge CROW (Children’s Rep- ertory of Oregon Work- shops) is working to come up with ideas to break up the monotony of people staying at home during COVID-19. This time, CROW is challenging all kids and adults to dress up their pets as one of the charac- ters from one of CROW’s shows. People can pick any character from: • “Beauty & the Beast” • “The Music Man” • “The Little Mermaid” • “Once Upon A Mattress” COURTESY PHOTO • “Shrek” These creative canines are dressed as Belle and Beast from “Beauty and The Beast,” which CROW per- • “The Addams Family” formed in the past. • “Tarzan” • “The Wiz” • “Mary Poppins” There will be a prize for the top entry, with the winner receiving a $25 gift card to Mini Pet Mart. The top two runners up will receive a pet toy or bag of treats for their pet. Community People Helping Community People All dogs, cats, birds, liz- ards and otherwise are el- igible for entry. “CROW does not dis- criminate based on fur col- or, belly size, claw length, nose wetness, appearance Scholarship Coordinator Volunteer of scales, growl volume or fluffy tails,” said CROW WLCF awards 23 High School scholarships and Artistic Director Melanie 14 Connuing Educaon scholarships each and Heard. “This contest is every year to students within the Florence/ open to all in the commu- nity, and we encourage ev- Dunes City/Mapleton/Deadwood geographical eryone to play along.” areas to tradional four-year universies, CROW will share pic- colleges, community colleges, and accredited tures of all of the entries trade schools and special arts programs. on the CROW Facebook Arlis, a rered Registered Nurse, has relessly page, www.facebook.com/ assisted the foundaon in the scholarship crowtheatrekids/, and will administraon for more than 20 years by send them out all by email coordinang and communicang with the to our list of 1,000+ sup- porters and fans. students to administer their scholarships. “Your adorable fluff ball Arlis’ dedicaon to the students and our can be famous,” Heard community is unwavering and the Foundaon said. thanks her for her many years of service. All entries are due by Sunday, June 7, at the end Western Lane Community Foundaon, founded in of day. 1974, is a community trust, private non-profit People can send their organizaon. The Foundaon's mission is to photo submission to improve life throughout Western Lane County by crowtheatrekids@yahoo. encouraging and maintaining com. Each entry should philanthropic acvity. include the pet’s name and WLCF focuses its giving in four major areas: character. culture, medicine and science, educaon, and For more informa- social and civic services. tion about CROW, go to crowkids.com. wlcfonline.org local bottle and can drive 29.99 TRUE VALUE HARDWARE 1750 HIGHWAY 126 DUNES VILLAGE SHOPPING CENTER FLORENCE, OR PHONE (541) 997-8024 Teknor Apex® SALE DATE: MAY 1-MAY 31, 2020 50 ft. Zero-G Garden Hose Weighs 40% less than vinyl hoses. Core prevents kinks. 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