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OCHS to celebrate National Mutt Day on Friday
A
h, the lovable mutt,
generally regarded as
smart, affectionate, fun and
faithful.
Oregon Cost Humane So-
ciety (OCHS) will celebrate
National Mutt Day, also
known as National Mixed
Breed Dog Day, on Friday,
July 31, to call attention to
the availability for fostering
and adopting of these four-
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Our New Way of Business!
Until further notice, we will be returning
to by appointment only service. We were
one of the fi rst stores to close early on bay
street before the shut down and our gut is
telling us it is time to limit the amount of
people in our store yet again.
Wednesday thru Sunday 12 - 4pm
By Appointment Only
As you know community is at the heart
of everything we do here, and we will
do our best to accommodate everyone.
Everyone’s safety is our top priority!
You have three options to
book an appointment:
1. Text: 541-590-2474
2. Email: info@ftscomputerrepair.com
3. Book via our FB Page
@ftscomputerrepair
Thank you!
Jolene Jo, Sophie Bug & Ollie Bear
legged favorites currently
living at the shelter.
National Mutt Day was
created in 2005 by celebri-
ty pet and family lifestyle
expert and animal welfare
advocate Colleen Paige. The
commemoration is all about
embracing, saving, and cel-
ebrating mixed breed dogs.
National Mutt Day is also
celebrated on December 2
to help keep the plight of
these adorable dogs on the
public’s mind throughout
the year.
According to her website,
“The biggest percentage of
dogs abandoned and eutha-
nized is due to the constant
over-breeding and public
desire of designer dogs and
purebred puppies that are
sold to pet stores supplied
by puppy mills that often
produce ill and horribly ne-
glected animals.”
OCHS is a no-kill facility
offering full life care to its
resident dogs and cats in the
Florence area.
According to OCHS Ex-
ecutive Director Charles
Brown, approximately 80
percent of dogs in shelters
are mixed breeds.
“Nationally, a lot of pure-
breed dogs that end up in
COURTESY PHOTO
Mixed-breed dogs, often affectionately called mutts, have many endearing qual-
ities. They make up approximately 80 percent of shelter dogs.
shelters are rescued quick- just as able to perform tasks ing their pets.”
ly by a pure breed rescue often ascribed to purebreds
OCHS is a 501(c)(3) non-
group or by people wanting such as sniffing out contra- profit organization. Dona-
a less expensive purebred,” band or working as guide tions are tax deductible.
said Brown. “On July 31, we dogs or service animals,
To learn more, adopt or
will celebrate our mixed- Brown said.
foster a pet, volunteer to
breeds and ask the public to
“Just because you didn’t walk a dog, or make a finan-
join us by dropping off blan- pay a lot for a pedigree, cial contribution so OCHS’s
kets and bedding, wet or dry doesn’t mean you’re not residents can find their
dog foods or a financial gift getting an awesome ‘fur-ev- “fur-ever” home, call the hu-
to support the care of our er’ friend,” he added. “And, mane society shelter at 541-
residents.”
as always, we ask the pub- 997-4277, stop by the shel-
Statistics show that mutts lic’s help in ending the ter at 2840 Rhododendron
tend to be healthier, better overpopulation of dogs and Dr., or visit OregonCoast
behaved, live longer and are cats by spaying and neuter- HumaneSociety.org.
Friends of Florence adds two new board members
The Friends of Florence is pleased
to announce the addition of Julie Mc-
Millan and Laura Smith to its board of
directors.
McMillan, a resident of Florence
since 1978, has been involved with the
Friends of Florence in various capaci-
ties for over 20 years. She recently re-
tired from Oregon Pacific Bank after
26 years. She and her husband have
two sons who are businessmen in the
Florence community. They plan to
fish, camp, and enjoy their two grand-
children in their retirement.
Smith is a regularly active member
of the Friends of Florence, where she
has been a monthly driver since 2016,
organizes driver events and makes the
daily confirmation calls to drivers,
since 2018.
Smith worked as the director of the
Office of Student Development in the
department of Biology and Biochem-
istry for the Cullen College of Natu-
ral Sciences and Mathematics at the
University of Houston for a decade,
followed by several years of service as
the Director of Programs at the North
Carolina Museum of Life and Science.
She and her husband moved to Flor-
ence in 2005. They enjoy kayaking and
hiking in their leisure time.
The Friends of Florence was estab-
lished in 1985 with the single purpose
of transporting cancer patients’ round
trip from Florence to the Willamette
Valley Cancer Institute and the Or-
egon Urology Institute. It is a 501c3
organization that is operated by vol-
unteers and entirely funded by dona-
tions. The bus runs Monday through
Friday, 52 weeks a year and there is no
charge for this service.
For more information, visit friend-
sofflorence.net.
Lane County residents urged to enroll in statewide COVID-19 study
More than 13,500 Lane
County households have
been invited to directly
contribute to the “Key to
Oregon,” a statewide re-
search study that is measur-
ing COVID-19 prevalence
throughout Oregon. Oregon
Health & Science University
(OHSU) is leading the study
to help state and local deci-
sion makers keep Oregon
and its communities both
open and safe.
Currently, about 660 Lane
County residents have signed
up to report their tempera-
ture and other COVID-19
symptoms for up to one year.
Why? To provide state and
local officials information
that will help them make
decisions about how to keep
Oregon open and safe.
Since it was announced
in May, the OHSU-led “Key
to Oregon” study has been
measuring COVID-19 prev-
alence throughout the state.
So far, nearly 9,000 Orego-
nians have enrolled state-
wide.
The study aims to enroll
up to 100,000 randomly se-
lected Oregonians, who will
spend less than 10 minutes a
day to report their tempera-
ture and other symptoms
on a secure website. Up to
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10,000 of those enrolled
will also be selected for as-
ymptomatic testing, or test-
ing those who do not have
symptoms, to better measure
an often-invisible source of
COVID-19’s spread.
Those who take part are
helping protect their families
and communities. OHSU
will share study findings
with state and local lead-
ers, who can use the data to
make decisions to meet the
state’s economic and social
needs — including reopen-
ing or closing local business-
es and schools — while also
protecting human health
and lives.
“We are deeply grateful
to those willing to volunteer
their time to this important
work,” said Jackie Shannon,
Ph.D., the study’s lead re-
searcher. “Each person who
spends less than 10 minutes
a day on this study will help
us better understand how
the virus is affecting Orego-
nians. If you were randomly
selected, please consider tak-
ing part to help your com-
munity stay open and safe.”
More than 13,5000 Lane
County households were
invited to participate in the
study and should have re-
ceived mail notices in May.
Those mailings included in-
structions about how to en-
roll online.
If you lost your invite but
are interested in enrolling,
please send an email to Key-
Study@ohsu.edu.
Follow the study’s progress
at ohsu.edu/key-to-oregon.
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Health is our #1 Priority!
At Shervin’s we are taking extra precaution in order to ensure that our customers and staff are kept safe
and healthy during this quickly changing situation.
1 Car Sanitation – All cars are wiped down with a sanitizer before and aft er the service. We wipe down
any areas in the interior where employees have touched, such as door handles, the steering wheel, keys,
shift ers and power window panels.
2 Hand Sanitation- Our staff will continue to wash their hands throughout the day and change gloves
aft er each car they service.
3 Give Customers Options- We will pick up and deliver your vehicle to your home. You may also drop
your key in our secure mailbox for drop-off s to avoid or minimize contact.
4 Employee Illness is Serious- We are encouraging employees
not to shake hands. We are practicing “personal distancing” and
encouraging employees to stay home if they feel under the weather.
5 Wipe Down High Touch Points- We wipe/spray counters, credit
card machines, door handles, phone handles, kitchen areas, and
chair arms and tables in waiting area multiple times a day.
We continue to be focused and committed to working with each
of you to ensure we continue to meet and exceed your expecta-
tions. We are here for you.
We thank you for your business and more importantly, your
friendship. Please be safe and exercise extra precaution during this
challenging time.
