COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Uninsured Oregonians may use COVID-19
emergency to enroll in health coverage
Uninsured
Orego-
nians who were not able
to sign up for private
health coverage due to
COVID-19 can still en-
roll.
HealthCare.gov has
made it easier for un-
insured
consumers
to enroll in coverage
through its existing na-
tional emergency or
major disaster excep-
tional
circumstances
special enrollment peri-
od (SEP), also known as
the Federal Emergency
Management Agency
(FEMA) SEP.
People who experi-
enced a life change are
eligible for a standard
special enrollment pe-
riod that allows them
to sign up for a plan 60
days before or 60 days
after their life change to
enroll in a plan.
Examples of a life
change include loss of
coverage due to loss of
employment, marriage,
addition of a new family
member, gaining lawful
immigration status, and
moving homes.
Oregonians who were
eligible for a standard
special enrollment peri-
od, but missed this win-
dow due to COVID-19,
can use the FEMA SEP
to enroll in a plan.
They would need to
submit proof of their life
change and do not need
to submit proof that
they have been affected
by COVID-19.
Applications are being
accepted at HealthCare.
gov if the life change is
a loss in coverage and at
800-318-2596 (toll-free)
for all other life changes.
The FEMA SEP for
private health cover-
age is available for peo-
ple who qualified for a
special enrollment pe-
riod from Jan. 1, 2020,
through up to 60 days
after the national public
health emergency has
ended.
The current national
declaration is set to end
in late October.
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SLSD releases student device pick-up schedule
With online learning
beginning Sept. 21, South
Lane School District is aim-
ing to ensure all students
have the tools necessary to
learn.
The district encourages
families to use their com-
puter or tablet for distance
learning, or to purchase one
if possible. The district’s
technology
department
has published guidelines to
help determine which de-
vice to purchase or to help
determine if a device is suf-
ficient for learning.
For those who do not
have a device, or are un-
able to purchase one, South
Lane School District will
check out a Chromebook
computer for children to
use during distance, hybrid
and SoLO (online) learn-
ing.
Many of the district’s
families checked out a
Chromebook in April, and
those devices can be used
this year as well.
If in need of a device,
one can be picked up at the
child’s school beginning the
week of Sept. 8.
The pick-up schedule for
each school follows:
Al Kennedy High School
— Sept. 8-11 (times not
provided as of press dead-
line)
• Bohemia Elementary
— Sept. 8-11, (8 a.m. to 4
p.m.), Sept. 9-10 (5 to 7:30
p.m.)
• Cottage Grove High
School — Sept. 8-10, (9
a.m. to noon, and 5 to 7
p.m.)
• Dorena School — Sept.
8-11, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call
for other times.)
• Harrison Elementary
— Sept. 8-11, (8 a.m. to 4
p.m.), Sept. 9-10 (5 to 7:30
p.m.)
• Lincoln Middle School
— Sept. 8-10 (9 a.m. to
noon), Sept. 9-10 (5 to 7
p.m.)
• London School — Sept.
8-11, (8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call
for other times)
South Lane School Dis-
trict encourages families
to use existing internet ser-
vices for learning this fall
(broadband, satellite, cel-
lular hotspot, etc.). While
broadband internet service
will provide the most ro-
bust service, it is under-
stood that all families do
not have access to this ser-
vice and the other listed
services may suffice.
For families who live
within the service area of
local broadband providers
(CenturyLink, Spectrum,
Douglas Fast Net), financial
assistance is provided by
those providers for families
who qualify.
If unable to access broad-
band internet services or
personal cellular hotspot
services, the school district
will have a limited number
of cellular hotspots with
service available for fami-
lies.
These devices can be re-
quested at the Chromebook
distribution.
Students in comprehen-
sive distance learning or
hybrid learning that don’t
have access to the internet
will be scheduled to come
into their school and access
their learning by using a
district computer and in-
ternet. These students will
not need to check out a
Chromebook computer.
Contact your child’s
school of attendance if the
child will need to access a
computer at the school.
Safe Routes to School, Fillmore Project update
This week, Wildish
crews are pouring catch
basins on South Fourth
Street between Grant Av-
enue and Fillmore Ave-
nue as well as preparing
the road for placement of
curb.
Crews also prepared an
area to be paved behind
the bus barn.
An additional crew is
laying a 10-inch sanitary
sewer main installation on
South Fourth Street from
Taylor Avenue to Fillmore
Avenue.
The company antici-
pates having it completed
and tested by the end of
the week.
Upon passing the test-
ing requirements, crews
will be crossing residents
in this area over from the
old sanitary sewer main to
the new main.
Also, a Wildish crew has
SOUTH LANE COUNTY
FIRE & RESCUE
laid curb and gutter.
The west side of South
Fourth Street from Fill-
more Avenue to Grant Av-
enue was laid on Sept. 1.
On Wednesday, Sept.
2, curb and gutter was
poured on the east side of
the street.
Residents are being
asked to get their vehicles
out of their driveways and
park on the streets or the
school parking lots.
They are also being
asked to not go over the
curb for five days to allow
the concrete to cure to the
proper strength.
Wildish will provide a
method for residents to
park in their driveways at
the end of the five days.
If there are concerns,
questions and/or com-
plaints, contact Zach Ire-
land or Ron Bradsby at
541-942-3349.
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STUFF THE VAN
Tuesday
September 8 th
10 am-2 pm & 5 pm-7 pm
BiMart/Grocery Outlet
parking lot
Donation barrels will be located at
Safeway, Walgreens & Walmart
Sanitizing &
Cleaning Supplies
Personal Hygiene Items
Infant/Toddler Hygiene Items
School Paper, Pencils, Crayons
Individually Packaged Healthy Snacks
Juice Boxes
(“Shopping Lists” will be available at
each collection site)
All donations will be distributed
to families in the South Lane area