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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | OCTOBER 1, 2020 | 9A PeaceHealth to host two drive-thru flu shot clinics in The Grove In the COVID-19 pan- demic, important that community members have access to influenza vaccinations. To make receiving in- fuenza vaccinations easi- er and convenient, Peace- Health Medical Group at Cottage Grove Commu- nity Medical Center will hold two drive-through flu shot clinics at 1515 Village Drive. The first will be held Wednesday, Oct. 7, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The second drive- through vaccination will be held Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 1 to 4 p.m. The flu shot clinics are open to anyone age 12 or older. (A pediatric flu clinic will be scheduled at a later date.) The flu shot drive-through clinic will be held just south of the hospital’s main entrance. Look for directional signs on Village Drive. A PeaceHealth care- giver will greet cars and fill out the appropriate paperwork. PeaceHealth will bill patients’ insur- ance for the vaccination. Those who are not PeaceHealth patients may register as a patient to have their insurance billed for the vaccination. Patients without insur- ance, or who choose not to have their insurance billed, can receive the vaccination for $25. Schools from A1 maintain a case rate of 10 cases or less per 100,000 of the population and a test positivity rate of 5 percent or less in the preceding seven days. Statewide, the metrics must hold at a test posi- tivity rate of 5 percent or less in the preceding sev- en days, also for three weeks. So far, Oregon has not yet met the standard. For the week of Sept. 20–26, Oregon Health Authori- ty (OHA) reported Ore- gon’s cases per 100,000 at 48.1 and test positivity at 6.3 percent. Furthermore, Lane County has seen a steep rise in the number of cases. For the week starting Sept. 20, OHA report- “They did a successful pivot to CDL,” she said. “They had kids online today. A lot of theirs will be packets probably in the first two to three weeks.” SLSD board meeting. South Lane Educa- tion Association Repre- sentative Dawn Stetina reported to the board that she had the chance to observe some Google Classroom sessions in person. “It looks pretty solid,” she said. “It was pretty fun to watch and I have to admit I was pleasantly amazed and surprised.” South Lane and other districts have been put- ting staff through hours of professional develop- ment courses to ensure a seamless return to school under the CDL model. Around 1,360 Chromebooks and 220 internet hot spots have been made available to ensure students have ac- cess to remote learning. SLSD Superintendent Yvonne Curtis told the board that the readjust- ment for the younger students seemed to be working. “They did a successful pivot to CDL,” she said. “They had kids online today. A lot of theirs will be packets probably in the first two to three weeks. “We’re hoping to get more online going.” to a hybrid model for all grades by Nov. 2 may also not be met. To return to in-person instruction, school dis- tricts must be in a coun- ty that meets certain cri- teria. For three weeks in a row, a county must First Steps to Reducing Household Waste David Gardiepy EcoGeneration Founder and Executive Director Did you know, the average American tosses out 4.5 pounds of waste a day. Our per capita average in Oregon is much higher, sitting at around 7.6 pounds of waste a day. It is important to note that waste is defi ned by the United States EPA to include all materials thrown in the trash bin and the recycle bin. It may be helpful to consider waste as, anything that you or your household no longer has use for, no longer needs and thus will eventually be discarded. When you think of waste per individual over a year, you are able to understand the magnitude of the problem. The average Oregonian gen- erates 2,774 pounds of waste in a year, and plastic only comprises an average of 185 pounds of that waste, less than 1% of an individual’s total waste (based on weight). Plastic comprises a larger portion of an individual’s waste when you think of it in terms of volume instead of weight. Knowing that waste is defi ned to include both recycling and landfi lled items it may seem like there is little options in the way of waste reduction at the bin. However, this is not true as it is imperative that you know what you are throwing away to better understand how to reduce your waste. You can assess your waste through a waste audit, where you examine a full bag of garbage prior to sending it on its way to the landfi ll. The intent of a waste audit is for you to see the waste, catego- rize it, and consider how to reduce it. For the fi rst step in your waste audit, de- termine how long you want to track your waste and how many receptacles you are going to track it in. Are you going to track all your waste, including recycling or just your trash. Generally, we suggest that you start with just your trash bin. The next thing to decide, as mentioned, how many bins are you going to track? Note, if your house has multiple trash cans it may be helpful to consider reduc- ing the number you have. Lastly, deter- mine the length of your audit. Do you want to track a day, a week, or an entire month? If tracking more than a week, we suggest breaking the audit down to weekly audits, so that you do not store a month’s worth of trash. The next step in your waste audit will occur after you have collected your ma- terials for the determined time period. It is important to prep your space, noting that you will likely need a tarp or clear concrete surface (for easy clean up) ideally indoors. You may also want a pair of gloves. We recommend using a pair of gardening gloves so that they can be washed when you are fi nished. Now it is time to organize all your waste. Assum- ing that you choose your trash bin, we recommend categorizing into the following categories: Food Waste, other organic waste (including pet waste), po- tential recyclables (paper/ metal/glass), plastics, and everything else. Once you have completed this, the next step is to chart or record the items. You can be as detailed as you would like (count each specifi c item) or you can generalize by weighing each category and making notes on the most common items. For those who choose to audit all their waste, you can break your recyclables down into the following suggested cate- gories: OR deposit containers, paper/pa- per board, cardboard, plastics, glass, and metals. You would then proceed to sort and record as you did with your trash. *We hope that your plastics are separated from curbside recycling, and set aside to bring to a Recycling Take-Back.* Now that the mess is cleaned up, you are able to fully assess your household’s waste. The fi rst step in reduction is knowing. Now you are able to decide what actions you can take to reduce what your house’s discarded items. In some instances it is a simple switch to a different brand with less packaging. Such as going from Chobani yogurt to a brand without the outside shrink wrap on the container. Another option would be to change to a brand whose packaging is recyclable. For instance switching from Franz bread packaged in #5 or #7 fi lm, to bread bagged in #2 or #4 fi lm. Or you can opt to ditch the plastic packaging and go to a local bakery for your bread, and compost the paper bag if it gets to dirty to recycle. A benefi t of a waste audit is that you are also able to look at all the waste at once. You may fi nd that there are things that have been discarded that could be reused or upcycled. We encourage you to look for ways to reuse items. Those butter containers and lids provide a cost effective opportunity to organize your shop, garage, craft room, or kids rooms. There are many creative ways to reuse items. If you are struggling on coming up with ideas, a google search of the item and “upcycle” should provide you with some great examples. You can fi nd resources in the News and How to section of our website, that will help you conduct a waste audit (www. ecogeneration.org). —SLSD Superintendent Yvonne Curtis ed the county as having 64.9 cases per 100,000 and a 7.1 percent posi- tivity in testing. The trend seems to be reflected locally as well. Lane County Public Health data on Wednes- day listed COVID-19 cases as having risen to 45 in ZIP code 97424. The setback means SLSD and other districts’ timelines for learning models in this school year may change, though SLSD officials could not speculate yet on what a new timeline might look like. Despite the sudden readjustment, reports surrounding the imple- mentation of distance learning were largely positive at a Sept. 28 Save Now On Home Security GREAT LOW PRICE MONITORING Monitored by ADT ® the #1 home security company in the U.S. ADT ® 24/7 Monitored Home Security PER MONTH 24/7 monitoring provides peace of mind Yard sign and window decals help deter crime Quickly connect to fi re and emergency response May qualify for a homeowners insurance discount 1-888-414-3161 WE’RE AVAILABLE 24/7—CALL TODAY! BASIC SYSTEM: $99 Parts and Install. 36-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $27.99 per month ($1,007.64). 24-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $27.99 per month ($671.76) for California. Offer applies to homeowners only. Basic system requires landline phone. 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