SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2021 | 7A
Red Cross offers PeaceHealth eases visitation restrictions
free virtual classes
PORTLAND—The dev-
astating winter storms our
region just experienced, and
this past summer’s wildfires,
serve as a painful reminder
that disasters can happen to
anyone, anywhere, anytime
— even during a pandemic.
So, in honor of March be-
ing Red Cross Month, the
Red Cross Cascades Region
is hosting a series of free
emergency
preparedness
presentations throughout
the month. All presentations
are virtual, and everyone
is welcome to attend. Red
Cross volunteers are avail-
able for virtual media inter-
views today.
Taking place every Tues-
day in March from 6 to 7
p.m., classes will cover the
most common disasters we
face in the Pacific Northwest
and how to prepare for them.
Whether you’re motivated
to start building your pre-
paredness kit, or need a re-
fresher course, these classes
are designed to help families
and individuals learn how to
be better prepared.
Information and links can
be found at redcross.org/
cascades.
Classes are March 16:
Earthquake Safety; March
23: Flooding Safety and
March 30: Home Fire Safety.
Red Cross recognizes that
preparing for emergencies
looks a little different right
now, but the three basic ac-
tion steps remain the same:
Build a Kit, Make a Plan and
Be Informed. In addition to
the preparedness series, the
Red Cross Cascades Region
has a free downloadable
“Prepare! Guide” available in
English, Spanish, Vietnam-
ese and Russian.
For nearly 80 years, U.S.
presidents have proclaimed
March as Red Cross Month
to recognize people giving
back through its lifesaving
mission — which is powered
more than 90 percent by vol-
unteers. They include people
who volunteer to provide
emotional support, psycho-
logical first aid and referrals
to community assistance for
families coping with disas-
ters during the pandemic.
You can help ensure that
families don’t face emer-
gencies alone — especially
during a pandemic:
• Donate: Support our
Disaster Relief efforts at red-
cross.org/GivingDay. A gift
of any size makes a differ-
ence to provide shelter, food,
relief items, emotional sup-
port and other assistance.
Your donation will be part
of our annual Giving Day on
March 24 to aid families in
need across the country.
• Volunteer: Visit red-
cross.org/VolunteerToday
for most-needed positions
and local opportunities.
• Give blood: Make an
appointment at RedCross-
Blood.org.
• Learn lifesaving skills:
Take a class in skills like CPR
and first aid to help in an
emergency at redcross.org/
TakeAClass.
With COVID-19 trans-
mission falling in Lane
County, PeaceHealth will
ease its temporary “no-vis-
itor” policy at all four Ore-
gon hospitals to allow one
visitor per day, per patient,
with some limited excep-
tions. For patients suspect-
ed or confirmed to have
COVID-19, the no-visitor
policy remains, with limited
exceptions.
This change was effec-
tive March 8 and applies
to PeaceHealth Sacred
Heart Medical Center at
RiverBend;
PeaceHealth
Sacred Heart Medical Cen-
ter, University District;
PeaceHealth Cottage Grove
Community Medical Cen-
ter; and PeaceHealth Peace
Harbor Medical Center.
PeaceHealth
Medical
Group clinics will contin-
ue to limit visitors to only
those accompanying pa-
tients needing assistance.
The change in hospital
visitation aims to balance
safety with patient, care-
giver and visitor well-being
and satisfaction. Peace-
Health will continue to dil-
igently monitor the local
prevalence of COVID-19
and will tighten these rules
again if necessary, as the
health and safety of our
caregivers, patients and
community remains our
top priority.
While most patients will
be allowed only one desig-
nated visitor per day, two
may be allowed for patients
at end-of-life as well as mi-
nors, including infants in
the Neonatal Intensive Care
Unit. Patients with disabil-
ities may be allowed up to
three support persons.
Most hospitalized pa-
tients with confirmed
COVID-19 are not allowed
visitors. Minors, Labor &
Delivery and end-of-life pa-
tients may have one visitor.
Any exceptions to the
policy will be made at the
discretion of PeaceHealth
clinical care leadership.
Also effective now, Peace-
Health will no longer ac-
tively take the temperature
of caregivers and visitors
upon entry to any Peace-
Health Oregon facility, in
alignment with the Centers
for Disease Control and
Prevention infection pre-
vention recommendations.
However, anyone enter-
ing a PeaceHealth facility
will still be asked to confirm
that they do not have a fever
or other common symp-
toms of COVID-19. There
will still be thermometers
available at screening sta-
tions for those who request
a check.
Visitors must wear a
mask at all times and will be
asked to limit their move-
ment throughout the hos-
pitals. They will be issued
a dated bracelet identifying
them as a visitor. While
they can purchase food in
the cafeterias, they must
return to eat in the room of
the patient they are visiting.
All gift shops will remain
closed to visitors. Visitors
will be instructed to clean
their hands frequently,
avoid touching surfaces and
practice physical distancing
by remaining at least six feet
away from caregivers and
others whenever possible.
With the virus still cir-
culating in our community,
we encourage everyone to
remain vigilant about mask
wearing, social distancing
and limiting gatherings.
Visit
peacehealth.org/
coronavirus for more infor-
mation about safety mea-
sures at PeaceHealth, as well
as other education and pre-
vention resources related to
COVID-19.
OCHS Thrift Shop has special sale today
The Oregon Coast Hu-
mane Society (OCHS)
Thrift Shop, 1193 Bay St.
in Historic Old Town Flor-
ence, is having a sale that
will floor you.
Well, it’s more like it
will floor them. With new
flooring.
“We need to clear out as
much inventory as we can
since we’re getting new
floor coverings, so every-
thing in the store is 50 per-
cent off on Saturday, March
13, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.,”
said store manager Lynne
Dixon.
People will find every-
thing from new and gently
used clothing, household
goods, tools, furniture, ap-
pliances and more.
“We even have a wood-
en armadillo, for exam-
ple, which shows just how
unique are some of the
finds in our store,” Dixon
added.
All goods have been do-
nated by the community
and all proceeds from the
shop help fund OCHS’
shelter at 2840 Rhododen-
dron Dr., the thrift shop
and OCHS’s many services
such as spay/neuter clinics,
microchipping services, a
pet food pantry and more.
After the sale, the shop
will be closed through Fri-
day, March 26, with a grand
reopening on Saturday,
March 27. The store will be
unable to receive contribu-
tions of salable goods until
after March 27.
In 2020, OCHS found
new fur-ever homes for
more than 600 dogs and
cats, provided more than
400 spay/neuter surgeries,
distributed nearly two tons
of pet food to pets in need
and saved more than 1,000
animals. The humane so-
ciety adopted out 308 cats
and dogs, reunited 104 lost
pets with their humans,
held medical clinics that
treated 233 pets, received
340 strays and 252 pets that
were owner surrenders.
Its mission is funded
by contributions from the
community of pet food,
bedding, toys, cat litter,
bleach and cleaning sup-
plies and cash.
For more information on
OCHS, visit www.Oregon
CoastHumaneSociety.org.
Evaluation from page 1A dent evaluation every year cuss the evaluation and the
in February and March. process to gather data.
Siuslaw School Board The directors met in sever-
“We utilized an outline
conducts the superinten- al executive sessions to dis- and format provided by
Oregon School Board As-
sociation, which includes
performance standards and
the Siuslaw School District
Board and Superintendent
Goals,” Sneddon said.
The directors created an
evaluation summary, which
is available to view in full
at www.siuslaw.k12.or.us/
school-board--169, and the
standards and goals they
surveyed.
“Regarding the eight
professional standards, we
determined that Super-
intendent Grzeskowiak is
accomplished in perform-
ing in the areas of effective
financial management as
well as policy governance
and advocacy,” the docu-
ment stated. “The board
found the superintendent
effective in the standards
of visionary district lead-
ership, ethics and profes-
sional norms, inclusive
district culture, culturally
responsive instructional
leadership and improve-
ment, communication and
community relations, and
effective
organizational
management.”
Grzeskowiak was also
considered “effective” in
his efforts towards his
goals.
During the meeting, the
motion to approve Resolu-
tion 031021-6.5 was made
by Director Dennis King,
seconded by Director Paul
Burns and was passed
unanimously by those in
attendance.
Director John Barnett
was absent, and Director
Diana Pimlott arrived in
time for the vote.
“Mr. Grzeskowiak, thank
you very much,” Sneddon
said once the motion was
passed.
The consent agenda
from the meeting includ-
ed past meeting minutes
and the second reading of
policies concerning school
counseling, graduation ex-
ercise and charter schools.
Action items included
the 2021-22 school year
calendar and policies on
interdistrict student trans-
fers.
All of these were passed
unanimously by the board.
In addition, Sneddon
read a proclamation about
April as Child Abuse Pre-
vention Month.
The proclamation was
submitted by 90by30, a
nonprofit working to re-
duce child abuse in Lane
County 90 percent by 2030.
“The public cares deep-
ly about child abuse and a
majority report that child
abuse is a very important
moral issue to them,” Sned-
don stated. “I call upon all
citizens, community agen-
cies, faith groups, medical
facilities and businesses
to increase their partic-
ipation in our efforts to
support families, thereby
preventing child abuse and
strengthening the commu-
nities in which we live.”
People can learn more by
going to 90by30.com.
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