2A | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2021 | SIUSLAW NEWS
On The Record
OBITUARIES
HOLOPOFF—In loving lopoff, Joyce Joslin and
memory of Billy Kay Hol- Barbara Holopoff Ander-
opoff. Billy passed
son; his son David
away March 23,
Holopoff; his sister
2021, surrounded
Sue Campbell of
by the love of his
Connecticut; seven
family.
grandchildren and
He is survived
eight great-grand-
by his wife, Mari-
children, all of Sac-
lyn, often referred
ramento, Calif.
to as Sugarbear;
Billy retired to
Billy
his three daugh-
Florence with his
Holopoff
ters: Pamela Ho-
wife Marilyn in
1998 after a successful ca-
reer in the Aerospace in-
dustry. He began in 1955
in Azuza, Calif., as a drafts-
man helping develop the
propulsion engines that put
men on the moon.
Later in 1963, he trans-
ferred to Sacramento,
where he rasied his family.
In his earlier years grow-
ing up in Los Angeles, Ca-
lif., Billy showed his athlet-
icism by playing semi-pro
baseball at age 16. He of-
ten stated that if not for
his love for mechanics, he
would loved to have played
professional baseball.
Billy’s love for cars (hot
rods) came about while
working for his father at
their Union 76 station in
Montebello, Calif.
He purchased a 1941
Ford 3-window coupe,
which he restored and
named the “Purple Cow”
for its deep purple color.
He later sold it to buy an
engagement ring for Mari-
lyn.
Billy’s love for trains
from an early age inspired
him to buld a model rail-
rod layout with a town and
buildings named after fam-
ily members.
Billy drew his strength
and spirituality from AA
and the people he met
along his journey.
He imparted wisdom
and was a positive influ-
ence to his many friends.
He always said “Maintain
an attitude of gratitude and
a bit of humor every day.”
The greatest gift he re-
ceived was love and the
ablity to give it away.
Lane County begins new vaccine scheduling system for residents
Following an announce-
ment from the Oregon
Health Authority and ef-
fective March 30, Lane
County Public Health has
rolled out a new system for
scheduling vaccination ap-
pointments to address the
increased eligibility groups
and prepare for vaccinating
all who become eligible by
May 1.
Now all Lane County
residents who are current-
ly eligible will be able to
schedule a vaccine appoint-
ment directly by visiting
www.LaneCounty.org/vax-
clinics.
Essentially, this system
removes the preregistra-
tion requirement and has
removed the need to wait
for an email invitation to
schedule an appointment.
However, people should
note — vaccine dose sup-
plies remain limited, so
when they log onto sched-
ule a vaccine appointment,
clinics may not have time
slots available.
People are advised to be
patient and keep checking
the website if they can’t
schedule a dose on their
first try.
Lane County is expecting
an increase in doses.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q) I pre-registered; do I
need to register again? What
will happen to the preregis-
tration list?
A) The pre-registration
system is no longer neces-
sary and will no longer be
used to send vaccine sched-
uling email invitations.
There is no need for peo-
ple to register again. In the
past, Lane County sent invi-
tations via email to eligible
individuals who pre-regis-
tered with a link to a page
where they could schedule
a time to get a vaccine. This
new system removes the
need to receive an email.
Instead, anyone who is
eligible can simply log into
Q) What about people
www.lanecounty.org/vax-
clinics to schedule their who have been eligible for
a while (seniors, 1A)? Will
dose.
they lose their chance to re-
Q) What happens to the ceive a vaccine?
A) The opposite is true.
pre-registration database?
A) Lane County will “de- We will be holding back
commission” the list and we doses to insure we always
will no longer be sending have a supply for them and
weekly email updates. In- making a concerted effort
stead, individuals wishing to get those folks vaccinat-
to receive weekly updates ed. This includes doing out-
about the vaccine process bound calling, doing more
should sign-up for the Lane community-based clinics,
County Public Health Vac- and assisting seniors and
1A individuals in finding a
cine Newsletter.
dose.
Q) How will you know if
Who is eligible now?
someone is eligible/ensure
Phase 1A, Phase 1B,
that only eligible people are
Groups 1-6. We will contin-
receiving a dose?
A) When an individu- ue our commitment to vac-
al clicks on the scheduling cinating those 65+ and in
link located on the Vax Phase 1A by reserving dos-
Clinics website, that indi- es for these groups, while
vidual will first be taken to offering doses to newly el-
a list of the eligible groups igible groups.
The Oregon Health Au-
and asked to attest that they
are part of one of the groups thority determines the pri-
ority and eligibility criteria
that are currently eligible.
for COVID19 vaccination.
Lane County Public Health
is currently scheduling
Lane County residents:
• Phase 1a, all groups
• Phase 1b, groups 1-5
• Phase 1b, group 6.
This includes adults 45
to 64 with one or more un-
derlying health condi-tions;
migrant and seasonal farm
workers; seafood, agricul-
tural and food processing
workers; people living in
low-income senior hous-
ing, senior congregate
and independent living;
individuals experiencing
houselessness
(sheltered
and unsheltered); people
currently displaced by wild-
fires; wildland firefighters;
and pregnant people 16 and
older.
If you are unsure of your
eligibility, see the state of
Oregon’s Vaccine Eligibil-
ity tool at COVID19 Vac-
cine in Oregon and the
Oregon Health Authority
Vaccine Eligibility table at
www.sharedsystems.dhso
ha.state.or.us/DHSForms/
Served/le3527A.pdf.
Group 7 will become eli-
gible starting Monday, April
5. This group includes:
• Frontline workers as
defined by CDC, including
the U.S. Postal Service, food
service workers, grocery
store workers, journalists,
utility workers and more
• Mu lt i gene r at i ona l
household members
• Adults 16 to 44 with one
or more underlying health
conditions.
The general population
will become eligible by May
1.
Data regarding Lane
County testing, patient
status, case ZIP codes and
more is available at www.
LaneCountyOR.gov/local-
data. The State of Oregon
has created a COVID-19
web page with resources
at coronavirus.oregon.gov
and a vaccine resource at
covidvaccine.oregon.gov.
Next Florence City Council meeting to consider Benedick annexation request
a public hearing or action
item on the agenda, or are
designated as comments to
be provided for the meeting,
will be distributed to the City
Council, posted to the City of
Florence website, and made
part of the record.
2.) Verbal Testimony: Cit-
izens may provide verbal
comments at the meeting
via the Go-toWebinar plat-
form. To do so, complete a
speaker’s card at least 1 hour
prior to the start of the meet-
ing (April 5, by 4:30 p.m.).
Speakers’ cards are available
online at www.ci.florence.
or.us/council/request-ad-
dress-city-council -speak- testimony (written or verbal) related to this agenda item visit www.ci.florence.or.us/
will not be forwarded to the em/public-meeting-during-
ers-card or by contacting regarding this agenda item.
covid-19.
In order to avoid ex-offi- City Council.
City Recorder Kelli Weese at
For more information
cio contacts, any comments
541-997-3437.
Once a speaker’s card is
received, City staff will then
contact the speaker to let
them know the process to
participate in the meeting, so
include contact information
on the speaker’s card.
NOTE: regarding Ben-
edick Annexation Agenda
Item: The Benedick Annex-
ation & Zone Assignment
(Ordinances No. 1 & 2, Se-
ries 2021) public hearing was
closed on Feb. 22. The City
Council is no longer taking
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On Monday April 5, 2021
at 5:30 p.m. the Florence City
Council will hold its regular-
ly scheduled meeting via vid-
eoconference.
During the meeting, the
council will consider testi-
mony and evidence regard-
ing the Benedick Annexation
& Zone Assignment Request
(Ordinance No. 1 and 2, Se-
ries 2021).
The public hearing re-
garding this agenda item was
opened at the February 1st
City Council meeting and
closed at the Feb. 22 City
Council meeting. No addi-
tional public testimony will
be heard (written or verbal)
regarding this agenda item
during the April 5, 2021 City
Council meeting.
Due to COVID-19 restric-
tions, citizens will not be
able to attend City meetings
in person. Interested citi-
zens may listen and view the
meeting through the ‘GoT-
oWebinar’ platform.
For access to a link to the
meeting, visit the City of
Florence website at www.
www.ci.florence.or.us/coun-
cil/city-council-meet
ing-
198. Meetings are also shown
live on Cable Channel 191
and online at www.ci.flor-
ence.or.us/citymanager/pub-
lic-meetings-live.
Those without access to
the internet or Charter Cable
may listen to the meeting live
via phone conference line. To
do so, contact City Recorder
Kelli Weese at 541-997-3437.
Those wishing to express
their views to the City Coun-
cil may do so in the following
ways:
1.)
Written Testimony:
Written testimony can be
submitted by:
•Email to the City Record-
er at kelli.weese@ci.florence.
or.us;
•Mail to Florence City
Hall, Attn: City Council,
250 Hwy 101, Florence, OR
97439
• Drop Off at the City of
Florence drop box located at
Florence City Hall (250 Hwy
101) to the right of the main
entrance.
Note: Written comments
received at least 2 hours pri-
or to the meeting (April 5
by 3:30 p.m.), that concern
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