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Washington, Oregon and
California jointly an-
nounced a “Western States
Pact” which outlined a
shared approached to re-
starting public life and
business. The pact agreed
on the principles of pri-
oritizing residents’ health,
guiding reopening deci-
sions by science rather
than politics and working
together effectively among
states.
Colorado and Nevada
have since joined the pact
as well.
“I’m honored to have the
State of Nevada join the
Western States Pact and
believe the sharing of crit-
ical information and best
practices on how to mit-
igate the spread, protect
the health and safety of
our residents, and reopen
responsibly will be invalu-
able as we chart our paths
forward,” said Nevada Gov.
Steve Sisolak in a state-
ment.
Goals of the pact now
include:
• Protecting vulnerable
populations at risk for se-
vere disease if infected.
• Ensuring an ability to
care for those who may be-
come sick with COVID-19
and other conditions.
• Mitigating the non-di-
rect COVID-19 health im-
pacts, particularly on dis-
advantaged communities.
• Protecting the gener-
al public by ensuring any
successful lifting of inter-
ventions includes the de-
velopment of a system for
testing, tracking and iso-
lating.
The State of Oregon
has identified three broad
criteria for considering
reopening, namely: slow-
ing the spread; gathering
enough personal protec-
tion equipment (PPE) and
tracking and containing
cases.
On April 20, the state
released a more detailed
framework for reopening
Oregon and, though parts
of the framework are sub-
ject to change, a final ver-
sion is scheduled to be re-
leased the week of May 4.
Lane County Health and
Human Services Direc-
tor Karen Gaffney stated
during an April 28 coun-
ty commissioner meeting
that Brown will likely make
decisions regarding county
requests to reopen follow-
ing the release of this ver-
sion.
The framework closely
follows the White House’s
“Opening Up America
Again Guidelines,” which
lists three necessary steps
to be in place before re-
gional restrictions could be
eased.
The steps involve meet-
ing a litany of standards,
including three compo-
nents of “gating criteria,”
three components of “core
state preparedness” and
a three-phase reopening
strategy.
Gating criteria refers to
the public health front of
fighting COVID-19, call-
ing for a declining number
of people with symptoms, a
declining number of cases
and adequate hospital ca-
pacity.
Secondly, core state pre-
paredness refers to the
degree of communities’
readiness to handle future
outbreaks. The step in-
cludes: robust testing and
contact tracing; healthcare
system capacity including
PPE and surge capacity;
and plans for health and
safety pertaining to high-
risk workers and the gener-
al public’s social habits.
Lastly, a general reopen-
ing strategy has been divid-
ed into three phases.
Phase One would begin
at the governor’s direction
only after all gating crite-
ria and core preparedness
items were met. The phase
would continue to encour-
age the public to practice
good hygiene, to use face
coverings when around
others and to maximize
physical distance when in
public.
Oregon’s proposed Phase
One modifications, which
are still under review, are
less restrictive than the fed-
eral proposal in that cer-
tain childcare services may
reopen and work groups
would propose Phase One
strategies for bars, restau-
rants and personal services
(e.g. hair solons, tattoo par-
lors).
The limit to 10 people
in social gatherings would
stand but be subject to re-
view by state and local pub-
lic health officials.
Following 14 days of
passing gating criteria
again, Phases Two and
Three would then go into
effect. While both phases
are still in need of health
authority review, Phase
Two proposes to allow for
an increase to 50 people for
social gatherings, the re-
sumption of non-essential
travel and the reopening
of schools and gyms under
social distancing guide-
lines.
Phase Three would fur-
ther increase gathering
sizes, ease restrictions on
workplace staffing, allow
visitors back into nursing
homes and allow restau-
rants and bars more seat-
ing.
Sector-specific discus-
sions about reopening in
Oregon also began on April
20, which are expected to
yield clearer paths forward
for restaurant, retail, per-
sonal service, childcare,
transit and outdoor recre-
ation industries.
Furthermore,
rural
counties with no cases and
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the ability to meet testing
and contact tracing stan-
dards may begin Phase
One sooner than more ur-
ban counties, according to
Brown’s chief of staff Nik
Blosser.
County Readiness
The Douglas County
commissioners’ April 22
letter to Brown makes the
case that certain counties
have already met Phase
One reopening standards.
“In Southwestern Ore-
gon, there have been very
few cases, but where we
have seen the most cases,
there certainly has been a
reduction in reported cases
since the peak,” states the
letter in reference to gat-
ing criteria. “We have seen
a decline in the number of
tests being administered as
the number of people with
symptoms has decreased.
We also believe that we
have adequate testing and
hospital capacity, as well
as thorough contingen-
cy planning should cases
begin to increase at any
point.”
On preparedness, the
letter addresses reopening
standards as well.
“As you know, Douglas
County implemented the
first drive-through testing
opportunity in the state,”
reads the letter. “Douglas
County has also funded a
team of epidemiologists
who have worked diligently
to trace contacts of all cases
of positive test results.
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COTTAGE GROVE:
6th & Gibbs Church of Christ
195 N. 6th St. • 541-942-3822
10:00am
Christian Education: Pre-K through 5th
Tim Baker, Senior Minister
www.6thandgibbs.com
First Presbyterian Church
3rd and Adams St
541-942-4479
Rev.: Karen Hill
Worship: 10:00am
Sunday School: 10:00am
fpcgrove.com
Calvary Baptist Church
77873 S 6th St • 541-942-4290
Pastor: Riley Hendricks
Sunday School: 9:45am
Worship: 11:00am
The Journey: Sunday 5:00pm
Praying Thru Life: Wednesday 6:00pm
Hope Fellowship
United Pentecostal Church
100 S. Gateway Blvd.
541-942-2061
Pastor: Dave Bragg
Worship: 11:00am Sunday
Bible Study: 7:00pm Wednesday
www.hopefellowshipupc.com
“FINDING HOPE IN YOUR LIFE”
Church of Christ
420 Monroe St • 541-942-8565
Sunday Service: 10:30am
Cottage Grove Bible Church
1200 East Quincy Avenue
541-942-4771
Pastor:Bob Singer
Worship 11am
Sunday School:9:45am
AWANA age 3-8th Grade,
Wednesdays Sept-May, 6:30pm
www.cgbible.org
Cottage Grove Faith Center
33761 Row River Rd.
541-942-4851
Lead Pastor: Kevin Pruett
www.cg4.tv
Full Childrenʼs Ministry available
Services: 9:00am & 10:45am
Hope In The Grove
Baptist Church
77820 Mosby Creek Rd
Pastor: Wayne Husk
Worship: Sunday 9:30am
Sunday School: 11 am
Wednesday Bible Study: 6:30pm
541.649.1043
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Obligation schedule see website
OLPHCG.net
Confession: 4 PM to 5 PM
Saturdays or by appointment
St. Philip Benizi, Creswell
552 Holbrook Lane
Sunday 8:30 AM
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
1301 W. Main • 541-767-9050
Rev. Lawrence Crumb
“Church with the fl ags.”
Worship: Sunday 10:30am
All Welcome
Seventh-day Adventist Church
820 South 10th Street
541-942-5213
Pastor: Kevin Miller
Bible Study: Saturday, 9:15 am
Worship Service: Saturday, 10:40
Mid-week Service: Wednesday, 1:00
Trinity Lutheran Church
6th & Quincy • 541-942-2373
Pastor: James L. Markus
Living Faith Assembly
Sunday School & Adult Education
467 S. 10th St. • 541-942-2612
9:15am
Worship Services Sundays: 9a & 11a Sunday Worship 10:30 am
Youth Worship Sundays: 11a (all
Comm. Kitchen Free Meal Tue & Thur
ages welcome)
5:00pm TLC Groups
Mondays: 5:30p (6th-12th grades) tlccg.com
Non-Denominational
United Methodist Church
Church of Christ
334 Washington 541-942-3033
1041 Pennoyer Ave
New Pastor Craig Pesti- Strobel
541-942-8928
Worship 10:30am
Delight Valley
Preacher: Tony Martin
umcgrove.org
Church of Christ
Sunday Bible Study:10:00am
33087 Saginaw Rd. East
Sunday Worship:10:50am & 5:30pm “VICTORY” Country Church
541-942-7711 • Pastor: Bob Friend www.pennoyeravecoc.com
913 S. 6th Street • 541-942-5913
Two Services:
Pastor: Barbara Dockery
9am - Classic in the Chapel
Old Time Gospel Fellowship
Worship Service: 10:00am
10:30am - Contemporary in the
103 S. 5th St. • 541-942-4999
Message: “WE BELIEVE IN
Auditorium
Pastor: Jim Edwards
MIRACLES”
Sunday Service: 10:00am
First Baptist Church
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301 S. 6th st • 541-942-8242
Creswell Presbyterian
Pastor: David Chhangte
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church
Sunday School 9:30am
and St. Philip Benizi
75 S 4th S • 541-895-3419
Worship Service 10:30am
Catholic Churches
Rev. Seth Wheeler
Youth Wednesday 6:30pm
1025. N. 19th St.
Adult Sunday School 9:15am
cgfi rstbaptist.com
541-942-3420
Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am
Father John J. Boyle
Holy Mass:
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