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2A | MAY 28, 2020 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL On The Record South Lane Wheels restarts modified door-to-door service South Lane Wheels, a non-profit dedicated to providing public trans- portation for South Lane County residents, restart- ed modified service to the Cottage Grove area this past Tuesday, May 26. This modified door-to- door service will operate from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each weekday for the next eight weeks at a reduced price of $2 per trip for local trips within the Cottage Grove area. Metro service between Cottage Grove, Creswell, Springfield and Eugene will also resume, at regular prices. For the security of its passengers and drivers, South Lane Wheels will adhere to safety guidelines that will include social distancing, passenger lim- its and regular bus wipe downs among its health precautions. For that reason, all pas- sengers are required to wear a face mask. It is important to note this is not an LTD service; it is a modified version of South Lane Wheels pro- prietary service, so it does not operate the same as the LTD Connector. gers will need to call in their pickup (date and time), as well as the time of their return trip. Note: Since this is not an LTD service, LTD fare is not accepted. The service is reser- vation only and must be called into SLW dispatch- ers at 541-942-0456 ext. 1. Passengers can schedule trips in advance but SLW will also try to accommo- date same-day requests as it is able. In both cases, passen- Oregon families to start receiving $134 million in SNAP food benefits Car crash claims life of CG woman On May 5, the Depart- ment of Human Services (DHS) and the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) announced that more than 351,000 students receiving free meals from Oregon schools will get ad- ditional food benefits for groceries during the school closure. Households will receive food benefits equivalent to the cost of one lunch and one breakfast for each eli- gible student — $5.70 per normal school day for the months of March, April, May and June. Beginning in June, these additional benefits will be automatically deposited for Supplemental Nutri- tion Assistance Program (SNAP) households to their existing Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) accounts on their regular issuance date. Benefits are sent out from the 1st to the 9th of the month, based on the last digit of your SSN. Students who get free school meals but do not receive SNAP benefits will automatically receive an Oregon Trail Card in the mail in the months of June and July. Parents do not need to apply if their chil- dren are part of a school where all students receive free meals. Families whose children attend participating schools and have experienced sig- nificant income loss may have become eligible for free school meals, and there is still time to apply. Apply online at www.ode.state. or.us/apps/FRLApp/De- fault or contact your local school. To find out if your school participates in this program, visit www.oregon.gov/ ode/students-and-fami- ly/childnutrition/Pages/ COVID-19.aspx. Benefits will be retroac- tive to March 16 for stu- dents who received free and reduced-price meals when schools closed. For newly eligible free or re- duced-price students or SNAP households, benefits will start at the beginning of the month they become eligible. Eligible students will re- ceive the following: • $69 for March • $126 in April • $120 in May • $69 in June More information about the program is available at govstatus.egov.com/or -dhs-benefits and at www. oregon.gov/ode/students -and-family/childnutrition /Documents/FAQ-Parent- Website.pdf. DHS will continue to work with federal part- ners to provide greater as- sistance to Oregonians in need. For more information about food assistance, vis- it needfood.oregon.gov or call 2-1-1. Last Thursday, May 21, at approximately 2:10 a.m., Oregon State Police Troop- ers (OSP) and emergency personnel responded to a single-vehicle crash on Highway 99, near milepost 5 in Creswell. Preliminary investi- gation revealed a Honda Accord, operated by John Farrell, 42, of Cottage Grove, was northbound Rita Lorraine Sabin Workman 1935-2020 OHA seeks to expand healthcare volunteer registry for COVID response The Oregon Health Au- thority is amplifying ef- forts to recruit health care professionals to join the State Emergency Registry of Volunteers in Oregon (SERV-OR) as part of safely reopening Oregon. Since March, SERV-OR has added more than 800 new volunteers, strength- ening OHA’s ability to con- tain COVID-19 cases and building the capacity of the volunteer program to respond to future emergen- cies. “Oregon’s health care workers are our most valuable asset in the fight against COVID-19,” said OHA Director Patrick Al- len. “Their skills and en- ergy are saving lives every day, in every part of the state. SERV-OR provides another opportunity to give back and support response efforts while connecting volunteers to high-quality training.” Duties of SERV-OR vol- unteers are as varied as they are vital, from supporting medical casualty triage and behavioral health services Final Arrangements to staffing medical shelters and information hotlines. OHA is planning for vol- unteers to be a critical part of the state’s COVID-19 recovery effort by support- ing contact tracing, testing, community wellness cam- paigns, as well as studies of long-term community ef- fects and mass vaccination programs. Those signing up in the coming days will have the opportunity to train and deploy quickly. In addition to disease outbreaks, SERV-OR vol- unteers are ready to re- spond in case of other emergencies and natural disasters such as flooding, wildfire and earthquakes. As volunteers, medical professionals who are reg- istered with SERV-OR gain access to valuable training and learning opportunities, including continuing ed- ucation credits, workforce training and emergency re- sponse training. Health care professionals can register to volunteer with SERV-OR at SERV- OR.org. Peter “Pete” Dale Anderson • Cremation Options • Memorial & Funeral Planning • Monuments & Memorials • Cemetery Options • Family Owned & Operated if in doubt, find out, or leave it out! www.lanecounty.org/garbageguru Is it recyclable? Ask Garbage Guru! Top Rita Lorraine Sabin Work- man passed away of natural causes at home in Lindon, UT on May 18, 2020. All who knew her were touched by her service, love and positive spirit. She was born Oct. 14, 1935 in Heyburn, ID, to Arthur and Verna Sabin. Rita was the youngest of 4 siblings and was known for her out-going na- ture. Rita married her high school sweetheart, Wayne, in 1955 and moved to Cottage Grove, Oregon where they raised 5 children. She was an excellent homemaker, breadmaker and bookkeeper as they bought and renovated rental homes and owned and managed an adult foster home for Veterans. Rita and her husband eventual- ly relocated to Albany, Oregon to be near their sons, and then in 2015 to Lindon, Utah to be near their daughter. Rita was preceded in death by her sister, Melba Damico and her youngest son, Mitchell. She is survived by her husband Wayne, daughters Mary (Blair) Kent, Deedra (David) Hansen, and sons Th omas (Penny) and Jerry (Caroline). Rita will be missed dearly by her 21 grand- children and 8 great grandchil- dren. Th e Dallas Mortuary Trib- ute Center is caring for the local arrangements. www.dal- lastribute.com SOUTH LANE COUNTY FIRE & RESCUE SAVE MONEY. SAVE LIVES. 1962-2020 Handled with Care 123 South 7th • Cottage Grove, Oregon 541.942.0185 • smithlundmills.com on Highway 99 when it left the roadway and damaged approximately 100 feet of a wood fence. Farrell was stabilized by medics and transported to River Bend Hospital. A passenger in the Hon- da, Elizabeth Slagley, 31, also from Cottage Grove, sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased. Peter “Pete” Dale Ander- son, 57, died May 17,2020 in Cottage Grove, Oregon. Pete was born to parents Dale and Josephine (Brown) Anderson on October 18, 1962 in Cot- tage Grove, OR. He gradutat- ed from Cottage Grove High School in 1981. Pete worked in diff erent locations through- out Cottage Grove. He enjoyed walking, drinking Pepsi, go- ing church, potlucks, picnics, swimming, and spending time with family. Halloween was his favorite holiday and he loved handing out candy to the trick o’ treaters. Pete was a member of the Church of Christ Sixth and Gibbs where he enjoyed potlucks. Pete is survived by his mother Josephine Anderson of Cottage Grove, OR; sister Pa- tricia (Gary) Edwards, of Ve- neta, OR; brother Michael An- derson of Cottage Grove, OR; brother Louie (Tina) Anderson of Springfi eld, OR; his nieces Catelynn, Nneka, and Maki- ja. He is preceded in death by his father and grandparents. A private family Inurnment will be held at Fir Grove Cemetery, Cottage Grove, OR. Arrange- ments in the care of Smith- Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel in Cottage Grove, OR. Ground Ambulance Memberships $65 per year Ground Ambulance & Air Membership $124 per year Call 541-942-4493 for info. FOR EMERGENCY DIAL 911 Serving South Lane County. 4 Recycling NO-NOs Cups & to-go food boxes Coffee, soft drink cups, ALL cups, to-go boxes & more. Paper intended to hold liquid or food contains either a chemical additive or plastic layer—both not recyclable. Plastics can't be properly sorted by sorting equipment & must be put it in the trash. Clear containers for deli, produce, bakery and other products ucts Often made of 2 laminated plastics, they are not recyclable. Put them in the trash if you cannot find ways to reuse them at home. Frozen food boxes Frozen pizza boxes, microwave dinners, ice cream cartons & more. This cardboard is infused with a plastic that can't be removed during the recycling process. Put them in the trash. All plastic bags & other types of film Plastic grocery, bread, dry-cleaning bags & more. Stretchy plastics get tangled in the machines at recycling facilities causing problems. Return them to participating retailers (Safeway, Albertsons, etc.) or put them in the trash.
