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City of Florence cancels plans for ‘Reverse Rhody Parade’
Due to changing health
metrics from COVID-19,
the City of Florence and
partner agencies have de-
cided to cancel the Reverse
Rhody Parade that was
scheduled for May 16.
Lane County has shifted
into the high risk category
related to COVID-19 and
the case count for west
Lane County, as demon-
strated by the main Flor-
ence zip code, continues
to rise. Based on the trends
reported by Public Health,
it is not likely that Lane
County’s risk level will be
willing to help us make
this happen,” said Florence
Assistant City Manager
Megan Messmer. “We can’t
wait for next year and the
2022 Rhododendron Fes-
downgraded significantly
by May 16.
“We would like to thank
the participant organiza-
tions and businesses from
around town who were
tival to see your creativity
come to life.”
For more information
about the City of Florence,
visit ci.florence.or.us.
Habitat for Humanity to collect bottles, cans later this month
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Florence Habitat for new delivery truck.
This will be a social dis-
Humanity will gladly take
Florence Habitat is host-
bottles and cans as it con- ing its next bottle and can tancing, drive-thru event.
People can bring their
tinue to raise funds for a drive Saturday, May 29,
redeemable bottles and
cans they wish to donate
Getting rid of 'Huh?'
to the Florence Habitat
for over 20 years
Call today to schedule
an appointment.
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With
hospitalization
rate leveling, 15 counties
to return to high risk ef-
fective yesterday (May 7).
Last Tuesday, Ore-
gon Gov. Kate Brown
announced updates to
county risk levels under
the state’s public health
framework to reduce
transmission and pro-
tect Oregonians from
COVID-19. With the
statewide seven-day aver-
age increase for hospital-
ized COVID-19 positive
patients dropping below
15 percent, Oregon no
longer meets the statewide
metrics for the Extreme
Risk level.
Effective yesterday, 15
counties returned to High
Risk. In total, 24 counties
will be at High Risk, four
at Moderate Risk, and
eight at Lower Risk.
A complete list of coun-
ties and their risk levels is
available at www.corona
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Neither the Seller nor any Licensee warrants the square footage of any structures
and/or size of the land. The buyer should exercise all due care and diligence to
verify any information deemed material to their decision to purchase.
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Habitat for Humanity Of-
fice at 541-902-9227 ext.
101 or visit Habitat online
at www.florencehabitat.
org.
virus.oregon.gov/Pages/
living-with-covid-19.aspx
Brown issued the fol-
lowing statement:
“Across
the
state,
COVID-19 cases and hos-
pitalizations are still high,
and Oregon is not out of
the woods yet. However,
we have met the hospital-
ization metric established
by our health experts for
counties to return to High
Risk.
“From the beginning, I
have said that returning
counties to the Extreme
Risk level was about pre-
serving hospital capacity
and saving lives.
“With our statewide
hospitalization rate sta-
bilizing, our hospitals
should have the capacity
to continue treating pa-
tients with severe cases of
COVID-19 and other se-
rious medical conditions
in the coming weeks.
“Based on today’s num-
bers, I am keeping my
commitment to Orego-
nians.
“With Oregonians con-
tinuing to get vaccinated
each week, my expecta-
tion is that we will not
return to Extreme Risk
again for the duration of
this pandemic.
“I know this will bring
relief to many across the
state. However, the lifting
of Extreme Risk health
and safety measures
comes with great person-
al responsibility for us all.
If Oregonians continue to
keep up their guard, fol-
low High Risk health and
safety measures, and get
vaccinated as fast as pos-
sible, we should see our
COVID-19 case and hos-
pitalization rates decline.
“I’d like to thank Orego-
nians for taking this surge
seriously for the last sev-
eral weeks. It’s because of
you that our hospitals have
not been overwhelmed.
“Today, we also received
the welcome news from
the Biden-Harris admin-
istration that they will
be reallocating unused
vaccines to the states that
need them. Oregon will
ask for the maximum al-
lowed, which will help us
to get shots in arms faster.
“Vaccinations are still
our best path to protect-
ing our loved ones, and
staying on track to fully
reopen our economy by
the end of June.”
People can learn more
about the virus, and how
to get vaccinated, at:
• www.coronavirus.or
egon.gov/Pages/living-
with-covid-19.aspx
• www.lanecounty.org/
coronavirus
• www.lanecounty.org/
vaxclinics
What to do if you have not received your ballot
Final Moving Sale
Fri. 5/5, Sat. 5/6, Sun. 5/7
9am-3pm
2020 52nd Street
Everything must go.
Prices slashed. 1890’s Vintage
Oak Sideboard.
1870 HWY 126, SUITE A
PO BOX 3040
FLORENCE, OR 97439
Florence Habitat collects
deposit cans and bottles
every day in its collection
container located behind
ReStore off Spruce Street.
For more information,
contact Ivy at the Florence
Governor downgrades Lane County to ‘High Risk’
g
We Are Your
“West Coast Team”
ReStore parking lot, 2016
Highway 101. Volunteers
will be on hand to unload
them from your vehicle.
If people are unable
to make the event and
would still like to donate,
Lane County ballots
were mailed on Thurs-
day, April 29, and regis-
tered voters should have
received their ballots by
now.
Voters who did not re-
ceive their ballots in the
mail should do one or
more of the following:
• Go to www.oregon-
votes.gov to confirm they
are registered.
• If they have moved to
any new address, even the
apartment next door, they
will need to update their
registration. Voters can
update online at www.
oregonvotes.gov if they
have a valid DMV license,
identification card or per-
mit number.
The same website can
be used to update or re-
move a mailing address.
They can also complete
a registration card and
mail or deliver it to Lane
County Elections.
Ballots may not be for-
warded by law. If voters
are not going to be at a
regular residence or mail-
ing address, they need to
submit a request for an
absentee ballot at the tem-
porary location.
If voters are unsure
what to do, they should
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
MAY 8
MAY 9
MAY 10
MAY 11
call Lane County Elec-
tions at 541-682-4234 to
determine what action
they must take in order to
receive a ballot.
Due to COVID-19, the
Lane County Elections
Office will be open to the
public only on Friday,
May 14; Monday, May
17; and Tuesday, May 18,
Election Day.
Check our web page at
www.lanecountyor.gov
for additional updates
concerning office hours.
When open, visitors
will be required to ob-
serve physical distancing
guidelines.
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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.