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Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Cycle Oregon cancels all 2020 events
because of COVID-19 uncertainty
Paycheck Protection
Program loan forgiveness
application released
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Cycle Oregon announced
that, in response to the ongo-
ing COVID-19 crisis, the
nonprofit organization is can-
celing all of its 2020 events
— Classic, Gravel, Joyride
and Weekender.
The Classic event was
planned in Grant County
Sept. 12-19.
“Community is at the heart
of Cycle Oregon, and we are
committed to doing our part
to keep our community safe
— from the riders and vol-
unteers to the communities
we all visit during events,”
said Steve Schulz, executive
director of Cycle Oregon.
With the ongoing uncer-
tainty around when large
events will once again be
safe, Cycle Oregon’s board of
directors felt it was prudent
to cancel all events before
spending additional resources
preparing for rides that were
uncertain to occur.
All registered riders
for any of Cycle Oregon’s
2020 events will automati-
cally receive a 70% refund
of their registration fee and a
100% refund of their add-on
purchases.
“This refund will allow
us to pay all the expenses
incurred to date, while also
returning as much money to
registered riders as possi-
ble,” said Chad Davis, board
president.
Cycle Oregon received a
federal Paycheck Protection
Program (PPP) loan, which
will allow the organization to
continue to operate through
June and process all the
details associated with these
cancellations. In July they are
ending their Portland office
lease, furloughing the staff
Contributed photo/Cycle Oregon
Cycle Oregon has canceled all of its 2020 events, including the Classic ride that was scheduled to be
in Grant County Sept. 12-19.
to 60% time, and will work
remotely the rest of the year as
they develop and implement a
strategy to carry Cycle Oregon
into 2021 and beyond.
Looking ahead to 2021,
Cycle Oregon plans to offer
the same events and routes
that were planned for 2020,
provided the organization and
its vendors and community
partners can do so in a way
that is safe for participants
and the communities they
visit.
For details about Cycle
Oregon’s 2020 refund policy
or to receive updates about
2021 events as they occur,
visit cycleoregon.com.
John Day
Fossil Beds
National
Monument
reopens
outdoor spaces
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Following guidance from
the White House, Centers for
Disease Control and Preven-
tion and state and local pub-
lic health authorities, John Day
Fossil Beds National Monu-
ment is increasing recreational
access.
The National Park Service
is working service wide with
federal, state and local pub-
lic health authorities to closely
monitor the COVID-19 pan-
demic and using a phased
approach to increase access on
a park-by-park basis.
Beginning May 15, John
Day Fossil Beds National
Monument will reopen access
to:
Clarno Unit: Trail of Fos-
sils, Clarno Arch trail, Geo-
logic Time trail and all picnic
areas.
Painted Hills Unit: Painted
Hills Overlook trail, Carrol
Rim trail, Painted Clove trail,
Leaf Hill trail, Red Scar Knoll
trail and all picnic area.
Sheep Rock Unit: Island in
Time trail, Blue Basin Over-
look trail, Flood of Fire trail,
Story in Stone trail, Cant
Ranch trails, Mascall Over-
look and all picnic areas.
With public health in mind,
the Thomas Condon Paleon-
tology and Visitor Center and
Painted Hills Contact Station
remain temporarily closed.
Superintendent
Patrick
Gamman stated, “As we
reopen the monument’s out-
door spaces, join us in the new
campaign #RecreateRespon-
sibly by continuing to keep
social distancing, know before
you go, and pack it in and pack
it out. Have a safe and enjoy-
able visit to John Day Fossil
Beds National Monument.”
When recreating, the public
should follow local area health
orders, practice leave no trace
principles, avoid crowding
and avoid high-risk outdoor
activities.
Virtual tours are avail-
able at nps.gov/joda/learn/
kidsyouth/index.htm.
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The U.S. Small Busi-
ness Administration, in
consultation with the U.S
Department of the Trea-
sury, released the Pay-
check Protection Program
loan forgiveness applica-
tion and detailed instruc-
tions for the application
May 18.
The form and instruc-
tions inform borrowers
how to apply for forgive-
ness of their PPP loans,
consistent with the Coro-
navirus Aid, Relief, and
Economic Security Act
(CARES Act). SBA will
also soon issue regulations
and guidance to further
assist borrowers as they
complete their applica-
tions, and to provide lend-
ers with guidance on their
responsibilities.
The form and instruc-
tions include several mea-
sures to reduce compli-
ance burdens and simplify
the process for borrowers,
including:
• Options for bor-
rowers to calculate pay-
roll costs using an “alter-
native payroll covered
period” that aligns with
borrowers’ regular payroll
cycles
• Flexibility to include
eligible
payroll
and
non-payroll expenses paid
or incurred during the
eight-week period after
receiving their PPP loan
• Step-by-step instruc-
tions on how to perform
the calculations required
by the CARES Act to con-
firm eligibility for loan
forgiveness
•
Borrower-friendly
implementation of stat-
utory exemptions from
loan forgiveness reduc-
tion based on rehiring by
June 30
• Addition of a new
exemption from the loan
forgiveness reduction for
borrowers who have made
a good-faith, written offer
to rehire workers that was
declined
The PPP was created
by the CARES Act to pro-
vide forgivable loans to
eligible small businesses
to keep American work-
ers on the payroll during
the COVID-19 pandemic.
The documents will help
small businesses seek for-
giveness at the conclusion
of the eight-week covered
period, which begins with
the disbursement of their
loans.
The application and
instructions are available
with the online version
of this article at myeagle-
news.com or at sba.gov.
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