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8A | JULY 1, 2021 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL Construction starts on interchange project Cottage Grove city engi- neering staff held an onsite pre-construction meeting with Milroy Golf Systems, Inc. to kick off the inter- change landscape and irri- gation project. Milroy was on-site to start construction of the irrigation system this week. The project is expected to be completed by the end of September. Once the project is com- pleted, the city will have an additional 15 acres of land to irrigate using treated effluent from the Cottage Grove Wastewater Treat- ment Plant. Harpies seek local writers The Harpies, a writing group based in Cottage Grove, plan to put together an anthology of local au- thors, scheduled for publi- cation in early 2022. Short stories and essays should be a maximum of 2,000 words. Poems should be a maximum of 50 lines. Up to three poems may be submitted. The deadline for submis- sion is Aug. 15, 2021. Submissions are open to South Lane County resi- dents age 16 and up. Digital submissions are preferred. Hard copies will be accept- ed at the Harpies Antholo- gy, c/o The Bookmine, 702 Main St., Cottage Grove, OR 97424. All submissions are eval- uated by the Harpies and questions, concerns and all writers will be contacted submission to cgharpies@ by Nov. 15, 2021, whether a gmail.com submission is accepted for publication or not. For more information, check the website www. Lane Council of Governments (LCOG), located in Eugene, Oregon, is hiring for the cgharpies. following positions: com. Senior & Disability Services: Please send Administrative Aide (Spanish bilingual additional preferred) (Eugene or Cottage Grove) ADRC Specialist Brown said. “We are more deter- recovery from the ongoing pan- new restrictions based on OPEN from Adult Protective Services (APS) Spe- mined than ever to make sure we demic. This action will give Ore- emergency authorities. cialist (bilingual preferred) ground our state in a strong re- gon the flexibility and access to re- “This is a pivotal moment others will win $10,000 prizes — Case Manager (Eugene or Florence) with one winner in each county in covery that reaches every single sources needed to aid in recovery for Oregon. We have en- Oregonian. Our work is not done, efforts. The governor’s remaining dured a lot over the past Oregon. Oregonians age 12 to 17 Eligibility Specialist have a chance to win one of five but we can all take a moment to emergency authority will be lim- several months,” Brown Program Manager $100,000 Oregon College Savings celebrate that by next week, we ited in focus to COVID-19 recov- continued. “I am incredi- will be moving forward, together. ” ery efforts, similar to the recovery bly proud of the work that Plan scholarships. Senior Connections Area Coordinator In addition, rescinding the ex- executive order currently in place our local health partners In addition, several counties Senior Meals Site Coordinator (Eugene added their own extra incentive ecutive orders for K-12 schools, for 2020 wildfire season recovery. and community-based and Springfi eld) drawings, for a total of 134 prizes. higher education and childcare Emergency authority continues organizations have done Government Services: will mean a shift to a more tra- to be necessary to provide flex- to reach Oregonians from The state’s more than 2.3 mil- Associate Planner lion vaccinated people must now ditional, local decision-making ibility and resources for vacci- communities of color and model for communities when it nation efforts, health system re- make progress toward wait for a call to see if they are a Transportation Marketing Assistant winner. The lucky winners will be comes to serving the health and sponse to COVID-19 including closing the equity gaps in notified by phone within the next safety needs of students and chil- staffing flexibility, Oregon’s ac- our vaccination efforts.” Full time with full benefi ts package. For more information about these and other positions, go week and Brown will announce dren. The Oregon Department of cess to FEMA, enhanced SNAP The full text of Executive to www.lcog.org/jobs. Education and the Oregon Health benefits, and other federal aid, Order No. 21-15 can be the winners soon after. Authority will be issuing updated, to allow the continued operation seen at www.governor.or- Brown’s newest order rescinds executive orders 20-66, 20-22, advisory guidance for the 2021- of certain emergency child care egon.gov. For more information 21-06, 20-28 and 20-19, all ad- 22 school year this summer, with providers through the summer, plans to ensure a return to full- unemployment insurance claim about COVID-19 in Or- dressing the COVID-19 pan- time, in-person instruction in the processing, and more. The re- egon, visit covidvaccine. demic, healthcare access and fall. covery order does not provide oregon.gov. schools. The “Safe and Strong Schools will still be expected authorization for agencies to re- Oregon” orders authorized Or- to comply with long- egon’s statewide mask mandate standing regulations and the county risk level sys- around the control of tem, including restrictions on infectious diseases, businesses and other sectors for 117 th Congress and to have a com- physical distancing, capacity Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick & Rep. Dan Newhouse disease limits, closing times and more. municable management plan. 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