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S ERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF C OTTAGE G ROVE , C RESWELL , D ORENA , D RAIN , E LKTON , L ORANE AND Y ONCALLA C ottage G rove THURSDAY EDITION | APRIL 30, 2020 | $1.00 S entinel VOL. 131, NO. 17 • Est. 1889 Your Y our Loc Local ca l N News e w s Delivered D e l i v e r e d Your Y ou ur Way: W a y : In I n Print. P r i n t . Online. O n l i n e . On O n the t h e Go! G o ! Soup’s (back) On for community Bundle home & auto to save $$. (541) 942-0555 WEATHER Chance of showers with a high of 64 and a low tonight of 44. Full forecast on A5 COMMUNITY — C5 Happy Birthday from a distance LIFE — B DAMIEN SHERWOOD/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL A recipient grabs a sack meal from a volunteer at the Soup’s On program this past Sunday. The local nonprofit provides free dinner to any member of the community. Sunday marked its first day of returning to operations since closing with the Cottage Grove Community Center in March. Soup’s On will continue to serve from its new location in the back of the Rural Organizing Project build- ing at 632 E. Main St. every Sunday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. States, Oregon counties consider metrics of reopening By Damien Sherwood dsherwood@cgsentinel.com Senior living in the era of COVID-19 B1 • RECORDS Obituaries Death Notices Official releases A2 • LORANE NEWS A5 • CLASSIFIEDS Listings and public notices B7-B8 Now passing three months since Oregon’s first reported case of COVID-19, state and county gov- ernments are strategizing a cautious reopening of public and business life. Balancing the trade-off of risks to public and economic health has proven a point of contention for many and has prompted certain county governments to begin push- ing for easing the restrictions hand- ed down since Gov. Kate Brown’s March 23 executive order. On April 22, the Douglas County Board of Commissioners authored a letter imploring Brown to consent to the first phase of reopening in “For me, [there] are seven main criteria that I would like to see visioned and assessed appropriately before we consider relaxing these restrictions.” — Lane County’s Senior Public Health Advisor Dr. Patrick Luedtke Douglas, Coos, Curry, Jackson and Josephine counties effective April 25 under federal guidelines. The letter, with all five county commission- ers’ signatures, was set to be sent to Brown on April 24, though the gov- ernor’s office has not responded to the letter as of press time. While the commissioners stated that they “understand the concern of an increase in COVID-19 cases once restrictions are eased,” the let- ter makes the case for all five coun- ties meeting the state’s proposed cri- teria for reopening. State Criteria Brown has expressed favor for a regional approach in reopening the economy depending on certain cri- teria being met. On April 13, the governors of See METRICS 9A Additional COVID-19 funding bill passed by Congress An additional $484 billion will be released to assist small businesses and hosptials By Mark Brennan FOLLOW US FOR THE for The Sentinel LATEST NEWS : /CGSentinel @CGSentinel 541- 942-3325 ph • 541-942-3328 fax P.O. Box 35, Cottage Grove, OR 97424 On April 23, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a $484 billion financial support package to further shore up American institutions and individuals financially damaged by the COVID-19 Pandemic. The funding package, which passed the house on a 388-5 vote, is primarily intended to replenish depleted funding appropriated last month in the omnibus Coronavirus Aid, Recovery and Economic Secu- rity (CARES) Act. This installment of additional funding is mainly for small busi- nesses and hospitals experiencing COVID-related revenue shortfalls and closures. An interim coronovirus assistance bill, in a similar form, passed unan- imously in the U.S. Senate this past Tuesday. The bill was then forward- ed to the House of Representatives and Speaker Nancy Pelosi for action, where the package was approved and eventually signed by President Donald Trump upon its arrival at the White House last Thursday eve- ning. Peter Defazio, who represents Oregon’s 4th Congressional Dis- trict and is Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and OUR TOWN, Not Defi ned by Borders, But by People 45 YEARS Cottage Grove Genealogical Society 700 Gibbs Ave. P.O. Box 388 Cottage Grove, OR 97424 541-942-9570 Infrastructure, said the infusion of funds was needed by many of his constituents. “While I believe even more fund- ing is needed, I’m also pleased the bill includes $75 billion in relief to hospitals and healthcare providers to cover expenses or lost revenue attributable to COVID-19, and also $25 billion to expand our nation’s COVID-19 testing capacity — $11 billion of which will go directly to states and localities to help them bolster testing shortfalls in their communities,” DeFazio said. “Wide- spread testing is the key to fighting EV grant appropriated by City City councilors also voted to assist laid-off employees By Damien Sherwood dsherwood@cgsentinel. com During a virtual city council meeting on April 27, the city addressed grant funding for its elec- tric vehicle charging sta- tions and voted to extend assistance to its laid-off employees. Councilor Bob Ehler was absent from the meeting. City councilors voted unanimously to establish appropriations for the use of grant funds toward the installation of electric vehicle charging infra- structures in the parking lot across from City Hall at 415 E. Main St. and the parking lot of the Com- munity Center at 700 E. Gibbs St. At nearly $25,000, the specifi c-purpose grant from Pacifi c Power will apply to the upfront costs associated with the in- stallation and activation of the charging equip- ment as well as outreach and education expenses. See FUNDING 6A See CITY 8A Emerald Valley Armory, LLC Handguns • Long Rifles Concealed Carry Classes Tues. - Sat. 10-6 147 E. Oregon Ave. Creswell, OR 97426 541-895-2666
