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The holiday season will
look and feel much dif-
ferent this year due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
As you plan for fall and
winter celebrations, Peace-
Health is urging you to stay
safe by avoiding high-risk
activities, including trav-
eling or attending social
gatherings outside of your
household.
“Indoor gatherings with
people and family you
don’t normally associ-
ate with put everyone at
high risk for contracting
COVID-19,” said Cather-
ine Kroll, PeaceHealth’s di-
rector of infection preven-
tion. “The safest holiday
celebrations are those that
include only the people
you are normally around,
such as your immediate
family.”
Sitting down for a meal
or gathering with people
outside your household
can easily spread this virus,
even if everyone feels well
at the time, she said.
Consider hosting virtual
events or activities.
the table and limit the use
of shared utensils or self-
serve options. Other pre-
cautions include:
Hosting or attending
outdoor activities rather
than indoor activities as
much as possible.
Limiting the number of
attendees as much as pos-
sible.
Consider strictly avoid-
ing contact with people
outside of your household
for 14 days before a gather-
ing — or asking all guests
to do so — to reduce the
risk of exposure to the vi-
rus.
Read more guidance
from Lane County Public
Evaluate the risks
Health and the CDC on
If you are planning on holiday celebrations and
hosting or attending a small gatherings.
holiday gathering outside
of your immediate house-
Holiday travel
hold, it’s important to as-
Traveling increases the
sess current COVID-19 chance of getting and
levels in your area and risk spreading
COVID-19.
levels outlined by the Cen- Staying home is the best
ters for Disease Control way to protect yourself and
and Prevention.
others.
Always follow masking,
Please use the informa-
hand hygiene and social tion from the following
distancing guidelines at webpages to decide wheth-
Some ideas include:
gatherings.
er to go on holiday travel:
• Hosting an online
Hosts should space
• Travel During the
gathering using FaceTime, guests 6 feet apart around COVID-19 Pandemic.
• Know Your Travel Risk.
• Know When to De-
lay Your Travel to Avoid
Spreading COVID-19.
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Vision 2037
Vision Keepers
Committee Members Needed
The City is seeking applications for three open positions
on the Vision Keepers Committee. The applicants are
sought to service (2) two year terms and (1) one year
term. Applicants will be interviewed and then confi rmed
by the Cottage Grove City Council. The role of the Vision
Keepers is to monitor progress of the Cottage Grove 2037
Vision Action Plan, encourage implementation of actions,
provide technical assistance or support where appropriate,
produce annual progress reports, and recommend minor
modifi cations to the plan as necessary. The Vision Keepers
will hold quarterly team progress meetings, and will develop
annual awards to recognize individuals and organizations
for exceptional service toward promoting achievement of
the Cottage Grove 2037 Action Plan. The deadline to apply
for the Vision Keepers Committee is Friday December 11,
2020, at 5:00 PM. Applications can be obtained by visiting
the City web site at: www.cottagegrove.org or email at:
communitycoordinator@cottagegrove.org. For further
information call the Community Service Department at
541-942-1185.
Zoom or other technology
platforms. Do a rehearsal
beforehand with guests to
work through any technol-
ogy issues.
• Choose a favorite fam-
ily recipe or create a new
recipe tradition and fol-
low along via FaceTime or
Zoom.
• Create an online album
for sharing holiday photos
and videos with friends
and family.
• Plan activities for your
online gathering. Some
ideas include a scavenger
hunt, dance competition
or stream a holiday movie
together.
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Exposure precautions
If you participate in
higher risk activities or
think that you may have
been exposed, take extra
precautions for 14 days
after the event to protect
others:
• Stay home as much as
possible.
• Avoid being around
people at increased risk
for severe illness from
COVID-19.
• If you have no symp-
toms, but have questions
about possible exposure
and/or COVID-19 test-
ing, contact Lane County
Public Health’s call center
at 541-682-1380, Monday
through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5
p.m.
• If you start experi-
encing fever, respiratory
infection symptoms (e.g.
cough) or other symp-
toms, call your healthcare
provider’s office before
arriving or scheduling an
appointment to determine
the appropriate care setting
and testing process.
Your visit may be eli-
gible for a video visit, or
you may schedule online
for an appointment at one
of PeaceHealth’s three ur-
gent care clinics in the Eu-
gene-Springfield area.
Call 911 if you have
emergency signs such as
trouble breathing, per-
sistent pain or pressure in
the chest, new confusion or
inability to arouse or bluish
lips or face.
If your provider has au-
thorized a COVID-19 test
and you’re waiting on the
result, please stay home
until you have a result, and
follow CDC’s guidance
to help stop the spread of
COVID-19.
South Lane School District
Board of Directors Vacancy
The South Lane Board of Directors will be appointing
a School Board Member to fi ll a vacancy occurring
in Position 5. This appointment is to fi ll the current
Position 5 term expiring June of 2021.
Interested citizens are asked to submit an
application to the District Offi ce located at 455
Adams and return it to Superintendent Yvonne
Curtis, South Lane School District, PO Box 218,
Cottage Grove, OR 97424 or email the application
to Executive Assistant Tonya Kerns tonya.kerns@
slane.k12.or.us
The deadline for application submission
to the School District Offi ce is
Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at 4:00 p.m.
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