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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
On The Record
Lane County seeks to fill Health Advisory Committee position
The Lane County Board
of Commissioners is seek-
ing applications from citi-
zens interested in serving
on the advisory committee
listed below.
The committee advises
the Board of Commission-
ers on a wide variety of top-
ics and issues.
Public Health Advisory
Committee:
Makes
recommenda-
tions to the Public Health
Administrator and advises
the Board of Health and the
Board of Commissioners
on matters of public health,
planning, policy develop-
ment, control measures,
funding, public education
and advocacy. It also acts
in a community liaison ca-
pacity to provide a link be-
tween the community and
the Public Health Division.
Meeting schedule:
Meetings are held the
second Monday of the
month from 3:30 to 5 p.m.
Vacancies:
• 1 position designated to
be filled by an at-large com-
munity member, “informed
on and interested in public
health matters”;
• 1 vacancy designated
to be filled by a person “li-
censed by this state as [a]
health care practitioner.”
Term:
Both vacancies are for a
complete term of four years
(commencing upon ap-
pointment and ending on
Aug. 31, 2024).
Membership:
Consists of 12 members
with a broad public health
interest and concern, not
limited to single interests or
issues.
Committee
represen-
tation shall include geo-
graphic,
socioeconomic
and professional interests.
Membership shall in-
clude: 5 persons “licensed
by this state as health care
practitioners” and 7 “per-
sons who are informed
on and interested in pub-
lic health matters.” (ORS
431.477).
Public members with di-
verse backgrounds are pre-
ferred; county employees
are not eligible for mem-
bership.
The committee seeks to
have membership that re-
flects the diversity of Lane
County, including but not
limited to racial, ethnic,
gender, age, socioeconomic
and geographical diversity.
We also strive to meet the
goals set out by the Lane
County Board of Commis-
sioners to acknowledge and
address the root causes of
inequities in Lane Coun-
ty services and outcomes,
work with community
members and staff to in-
vent or find antiracist pol-
icies that can eliminate the
racial inequities that exist
and use an antiracist and
racial equity lens to assess
current and future policies
and programs.
Application Deadline:
Monday, Aug. 27, at 5
p.m.
Applications are available
on line at www.lanecounty.
org/volunteer and in the
Board of Commissioners’
Office located on the 2nd
floor of the Public Service
Building, 125 East Eighth
Ave. in Eugene.
To request an application
by mail, call 541-682-4203.
You can return your ap-
plication to the Board of
Commissioners’ Office or
via email to Kalle Pierce at
kalle.pierce@co.lane.or.us.
Oregonians to continue receiving increased food benefits in August
The Oregon Department
of Human Services has re-
ceived approval by the fed-
eral Food and Nutrition
Service to continue in Au-
gust to provide increased
food benefits and waive the
interview requirement for
new applicants — making it
faster and easier for Orego-
nians to access benefits.
This will result in an
additional $30 million to
eligible Supplemental Nu-
trition Assistance Program
(SNAP) recipients in Au-
gust 2020.
“As the pandemic con-
tinues, access to food has
worsened greatly,” said
Self-Sufficiency Programs
Deputy Director Claire Se-
guin. “Providing another
month of emergency as-
sistance will help ease the
threat of chronic hunger in
Oregon.”
SNAP households will
automatically receive the
additional allotment in the
same way they receive their
current benefits.
For most customers this
is an EBT card. The addi-
tional benefit amount will
be disbursed on a schedule
to all eligible SNAP house-
holds.
No additional action is
needed from Oregonians
already enrolled in SNAP.
The increase brings all
households to the maxi-
mum SNAP benefit. House-
holds that already receive
the maximum benefit will
not receive any additional
benefits.
This allotment will not
permanently change a
household’s monthly bene-
fit amount. It is a temporary
supplement to help during
the current health crisis.
The Department of Hu-
man Services will not be
sending individual notices
to households about the
emergency allotments.
In addition, Oregon re-
ceived approval to continue
to waive the requirement
to complete an interview
for new SNAP applicants.
This change will allow us to
process applications faster
and better serve those Or-
egonians hardest hit by the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Staff will still reach out to
new applicants to offer ad-
ditional resources, explain
requirements and answer
questions.
Learn how to apply for
SNAP and other bene-
fits online or by phone at
https://www.oregon.gov/
DHS/COVID-19/Pages/
Home.aspx.
SNAP customers can
contact their local SSP or
AAA office for more infor-
mation. Find a local office
at: oregon.gov/DHS/Offic-
es/Pages/index.aspx
For other ways to connect
with DHS, contact 211info:
LYM AT H — R i c h a r d
“Rich” D. Lymath of Yon-
calla died July 23, 2020.
A memorial service will
be held Aug. 3 at 1 p.m.
at the Yoncalla Church of
Christ.
Arrangements in the
care of Smith-Lund-Mills
July 12, 2020
George McKown, 71, of
Drain Oregon, died unexpect-
edly on July 12, 2020 at a Port-
land Hospital, of complications
of a medical procedure and
underlying health conditions.
George is survived by Travis
McKown, Shannon Koehler,
ex-wife of 16 years- Diana Fish,
5 grandkids, 6 great grandkids
and dear friend Jessica Kisling,
all of Oregon; and his moth-
er Myra Brandt, sister Shan-
non Rowson, 1 nephew and 3
nieces in California, Virginia,
Georgia and Colorado. George
Online Cremation Arrangements
At Smith•Lund•Mills
We offer a value-added service to our community,
the option to make cremation arrangements
entirely online.
Over 60 or have a disability?
With a few simple steps you can plan and pay
for a cremation without leaving your home.
We can help.
Contactless county tax
payment options available
If needed, appointments
are also an option.
By the end of July, As-
sessment & Taxation will
also have completed the
installation of a perma-
nent property tax payment
box on Pearl Street in Eu-
gene between Seventh and
Eighth avenues.
The box, next to the
ballot drop box, will allow
residents to make their
payments without entering
the building.
For more information
about the services offered
by Lane County Assess-
ment & Taxation, visit
www.lanecounty.org /AT.
was predeceased in death by
his father, Wayne McKown,
stepfather Loren Brandt, and
two brothers Terry and Kevin
Brandt.
A Memorial service will be
held August 2nd at 1 PM at
Gateway Family Fellowship
Church of the Nazarene lo-
cated at 337 C Avenue, Drain,
Oregon. A mask must be worn
for those in attendance. You
can also participate via the
church’s Facebook page.
Th ere will be a private
graveside service at a time TBD
in Springfi eld, Or.
George was very active as a
volunteer preparing and dis-
tributing meals to the commu-
nity, with Meals on Wheels and
also the Living Hope Outreach
Program at Gateway Fami-
ly Fellowship Church of the
Nazarene. In lieu of fl owers
it would honor George if you
wanted to donate to either of
those programs.
Why Choose Us
Find other food resourc-
es at https://oregonhunger.
org/covid-19.
Visit smithlundmills.com today
and click on, “Get Started.”
(1 . 855 . 673 . 2372 )
ADRCofOregon.org
Funeral Chapel.
BOWERS—Phyllis L.
Bowers, 94, of Creswell,
Ore., died May 31, 2020.
A memorial service will
be held at the Creswell
Church of Chirst in Cre-
swell Sunday, Aug. 14, be-
ginning at 2 p.m.
George McKown
• By calling 2-1-1 from
any phone
• Text your zip code to
898211
• By email at help@211in-
fo.org
• 211info.org
1 . 855 . ORE . ADRC
Lane County Assess-
ment & Taxation will re-
open its service counter on
Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. be-
ginning this past Tuesday,
July 21.
Employees
assisting
customers at the service
counter will wear face cov-
erings.
Customers will also be
required to wear face cov-
erings.
Disposable face cover-
ings are available for cus-
tomers who do not have
their own.
Additionally, employees
and customers will be sep-
arated by a glass barrier.
“We have statutory
deadlines that we must
meet and part of our abil-
ity to do so relies on being
able to work with our res-
idents,” said Lane County
Assessor Mike Cowles.
“Not everyone has access
to online services, and not
every question or issue can
be resolved from a dis-
tance.
“We are doing every-
thing we can to provide
services in a safe way.”
There are also several
contactless options to re-
ceive service. The Assess-
ment & Taxation phone
assistance hours are from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday
through Thursday.
Questions can be sub-
mitted via email to asses-
sor@lanecountyor.gov. Tax
payments can be made by
telephone at 1-833-819-
5119, as well as online at
www.lane county.org/AT.
DEATH NOTICES
(541) 942-0185
123 S. 7th St., Cottage Grove
Visit smithlundmills.com for more information.
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