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170 Melton Rd., Creswell, OR 97426
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Open M-F 8:30-7 *
Saturday 8:30-4
Closed Sundays
*Hours subject to change due
to COVID 19
Are You Ready to Come Out Now?
Warm weather is here,
which ideally would coin-
cide with ending the coro-
navirus restrictions that
have kept us isolated for
well over a year. Are you
ready to come out now?
Many of us aren’t, which
isn’t surprising given the
ever-changing facts: It’s OK
to take your mask off/no,
keep wearing your mask.
It’s time to go out for a
restaurant meal/restaurants
are still limited in the num-
ber of diners they can allow.
More than half the popula-
tion has now been vaccinat-
ed/many younger people
are refusing the vaccine.
And therein lies the com-
plication in returning all of
us to normal life: those who
don’t want the vaccine.
Imagine my shock when
I called the medical practice
the day before my annual
physical to ask whether all
employees had been vacci-
nated. “No,” said the cheer-
ful man who answered the
phone. “We’re not required
to get it.”
I brought this up when I
saw my doctor. To his cred-
it, he didn’t try to lie to me.
Why, inquiring minds
wanted to know, in a med-
ical setting with sick people
in and out all day, didn’t
they require employees,
especially the ones who get
close enough to breathe on
patients, to get the vaccine?
Because, the doctor said,
if they are required to take
the vaccine, too many of
them would just quit and
the medical practice would
have to shut down.
It seems to me that ad-
vice from the Centers for
Disease Control and Pre-
vention and local govern-
ments varies by the day. But
we still need to wear masks.
We still need to distance
ourselves from people, stay
out of crowds and avoid
poorly ventilated spaces.
To my way of thinking,
only one thing has really
changed: the weather. It’s
time to get out and walk,
get some sunshine, build
leg muscles and admire the
neighbors’ flowers. Wear a
hat.
Help With COVID Funeral Expenses
No one wants to think
about it, but it’s a fact of
life. People are dying of
COVID. They’re leaving
behind families that, in
many cases, are already
struggling with financial
worries. Add in the cost
of a funeral, and many will
need help.
The Federal Emergen-
cy Management Agency
is stepping in with fund-
ing. Under the Coronavi-
rus Response and Relief
Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act of 2021 and the
American Rescue Plan Act
of 2021, FEMA is offering
financial assistance for fu-
neral expenses incurred
after Jan. 20, 2020.
FEMA has started an as-
sistance phone line (844-
684-6333) that’s open
Monday-Friday, 9am-9pm
ET. Its representatives will
help get applications com-
pleted. The call will take
about 20 minutes, so they
can get all the details right.
Have all your information
in front of you before you
call.
Once you’re given an
application number, you’ll
need to send supporting
documentation to FEMA,
typically by fax or mail.
To learn more, go to
the FEMA website: www.
fema.gov. Scroll down the
front page to the item dat-
ed April 12, 2021, Funeral
Assistance FAQ.
There are a number of
criteria to see if you’re
qualified for help. You
must be a U.S. citizen,
noncitizen national or
qualified alien. You must
be the one who paid the
funeral expenses. Funeral
homes cannot call for you.
If several of you contrib-
uted to the expenses, tell
them at FEMA, but typi-
cally there needs to be one
application.
There are a number of
categories of funeral ex-
pense that might be cov-
ered, including headstone,
casket, clergy services and
more.
A warning: Scammers
are always looking for the
next way to con people
out of money. Now they’re
calling people (possibly
those who were listed in
funeral notices) and of-
fering to help fill out the
applications for assistance.
Don’t fall for it. FEMA is
not going to call you.
What You Can Do About Rising Food Prices
David Debysingh, R.Ph.
Mike Hankins, R.Ph.
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According to the Con-
sumer Price Index, food
prices from one year ago
have gone up 3.3%. It’s
not going to stop there.
Non-food prices are going
up as well, as companies
struggle to find the raw
materials and manpower
they need to produce ev-
erything else.
Fitness equipment, fur-
niture, lumber, gas, elec-
tronics -- it’s all going up.
What we have to be con-
cerned with, however, is
our most basic need: food.
Even if you’ve never felt
any urgency before, check
into your local food bank.
Keep the information
handy, just in case you
need it later.
Look at store brands.
Many are even better than
the name brands.
Make
every
dollar
count. Sign up for a gro-
cery store rewards card, if
it’s available. Use a private
throwaway email address,
the one you use to sign up
for things that might gen-
erate too much junk mail.
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that food is always avail-
able. Double a stew or
soup recipe and buy in
bulk when it makes sense
to.
Shop from a list to the
extent you can, knowing
that stores can be out of
things you want. Consid-
er having breakfast for
dinner one night a week,
and one meatless dinner.
Plan meals around what’s
on sale each week.
It bears repeating: Find
out about your local food
bank.
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You’ll likely get emails
about sales with coupons.
(At my store, I log in at
the checkout and get cash
back at the end of each
quarter.)
Look to your own veg-
etable garden or farmers
markets as ways to save.
If you want to do canning
this summer, one heads
up: Be certain you can
get the jars, lids and rings
at the same time. They
might be in short supply.
Freezing meals is an-
other option and ensures
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