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NEWS MyEagleNews.com Wednesday, May 27, 2020 A7 OSAA releases guidelines for return to sports EO Media Group More than two months since the sports world went into hibernation, plans for the return of athletics have started to take shape. On May 20, the Oregon Schools Activities Association released Phase 1 of the return of high school sports and activities during the summer. The following are some of the key points from the OSAA executive board meeting and the six-page document of the reopening plan, and how ath- letes and coaches must go about the offseason training in a social-distancing world brought on by the coronavirus pandemic: • Beginning Tuesday, May 26, schools can control what school athletic/activities pro- grams are allowed to take place at the school’s facilities. • Gatherings of 25 people or more are prohibited. Work- outs should consist of five to 10 athletes, or “pods.” The pods should remain the same to limit the overall exposure. Social distancing should still be practiced during workouts, Eagle file photo Eagle file photo The Grant Union Prospectors celebrate a kill in a 2019 match against the Portland Christian Royals. From left: Maddie Spencer (6), Kaytlyn Wells (15), Taylor Allen, Abby Lusco, Grace Taylor (13) and Kenna Combs. which should be done without a spotter. • Before each workout, all athletes and coaches must receive temperature checks, and those with a tempera- ture exceeding 100.3 degrees should not participate. Those experiencing positive symp- toms should not be allowed to attend and should self-isolate. • Wearing face masks is optional but should strictly follow state, local and dis- trict guidelines. However, the OSAA recommends cloth face coverings be worn by stu- dents except for “swimming, distance running or high-in- tensity aerobic activities.” Coaches and officials and con- test personnel are encouraged to wear cloth face coverings whenever physical distancing Prairie City/Burnt River Panther Jayden Winegar (5) deflects a ball intended for Triangle Lake receiver Ben Wyse (87). is not possible. • No sharing of water bot- tles or other athletic equip- ment, which includes tow- els, shoes, clothes and balls. Hydration stations should not be used. • Sports and activities will be broken up into three dif- ferent levels of infection risk activities. Cross-country, track and field, swimming, golf and tennis fall under the “lower infection risk activities.” Vol- leyball, soccer, baseball, soft- ball and basketball are “mod- erate risk,” while football, wrestling, cheerleading and dance/drill are deemed “higher infection risk activities.” O utlook SENI R Hey. How do you like the date 5-20-2020. Another one of those fascinating number combinations. Rose Coombs Got a new book about numbers. I thought it would be more of the history of how we got to make our numbers the way we do, but it was the history of mathematics. There are more branches of math than you can shake a stick at! (Ahem.) All the theory behind our modern- day computers and beyond. I couldn’t understand half of it. I was hoping to learn what calculus was all about, but I couldn’t understand the definition… Oh, well. There are lots of other things to keep me occupied! Like keeping dry during the deluge! Had to rescue one of my potted transplants because it was being flooded. Then you see reports of the actual flooding in other parts of the country. Oh my. And by Thursday morning all the puddles were gone! That shows how dry our neck of the woods is. Derrol and helpers got the cemetery mowed and weed-eated between and during the rains, before the Memorial Day weekend, so it would look ice for the people coming. We had a Memorial Day meal and didn’t even know about it until Wednesday morning. The food bank has some food that would not keep for another month so we were the beneficiaries of corn-on-the-cob, carrots and apples that found their way into our take-out boxes. Thanks so much for the donation, Chip and Co. It is much appreciated. Along with that, we had parmesan chicken bake, Italian rice salad, a hefty slice of bread and chocolate cream brownies. Great meal Laura, Laura and Tom. Pam, Carla, Ginger, Carlos and Luann took care of each person getting their meal by delivering out the door at the hall or by auto transport. One of these days, we will be together again… Joel fielded lots of calls from people whose roofs had sprung leaks. Even the old hall produced another one. Such is life. You just stick a bucket under it and wait till the repair person can get to it. It’s not a priority, you know. It only leaks when it’s raining… (Ahem again.) I moved a gallon can under one on our back porch just to see how long it would take to fill it. Less than 24 hours. And I will finally get a haircut!!! By the time you read this, it will be accomplished. I’m one of the easy appointments – no perm or coloring. Just cut it off! Another good thing that happened was that we got to have 25 people in church on the 17th. And they were all so happy to be there and see other people! The TV asked what we would be looking forward to most aft this pandemic: a haircut, gym reopening, or eating out. I’m looking forward to not seeing masks! The table refinishing is coming along nicely. Will be ready to put the stain and varnish on soon. Then it will be back to the garden… Song of Solomon 8:13 “You who dwell in the gardens with friends in attendance, let me hear your voice!” Well, I’m back! It’s good to be returning to doing the newsletter for the Senior Center, Dusty Harris and will be good when we all can go back and have fellowship and sit down and have a wonderful dinner again. Oh, I’m looking forward to the silent auctions too. The news from the Center is meals will be delivered to the homebound and seniors on Mondays, and will be for pick-up at the kitchen door on Thursdays. There will be someone there to take your money and hand you your dinner. Also, we could use the help from the community for donations of money to help with the cost of meals for the seniors and shut- ins, so we can continue fixing dinners for them. This epidemic has been a trial for us all. The amount of dinners sent out this We still have takeout lunches Monument numbering pretty Seniors high. The number of takeouts was 54. Our cooks Terry Soo Yukawa Cade and Carrie Jewell made us some beef burritos, with some spanish rice, with all the fixings, and fruit tart for the dessert. We thank our cooks for their hard work. Kristi Guimont and Jan Ensign counted the money and took care of all the paperwork. Bob Cockrell collected the money and Aubrieanna Osborne delivered the lunches to the patrons. I am sure that many out there are all looking forward to when we can meet together again for our Tuesday senior lunch. I for one am looking forward to that day. Monument School had their graduation. The Lord was gracious for it was a very beautiful and sunny day. It was a great ceremony. The kids who were graduating were in cars and it was like a small parade. They waved at all the onlookers and the ceremony commenced after they received their diplomas. I wish them all success and blessings for their future. My family and I attended a graduation ceremony for our nieces online. That was weird. I guess this is going to be the “new normal.” This graduating class definitely had some challenges. I pray that the Lord will use this generation for His glory in a mighty way. I got into a scuffle with a rooster this past week. My friend Cindy gave me a rooster a couple months ago. My eldest daughter told me that he started getting real mean and tried to attack her a few times. He never bothered me, until a week ago. I let Jeffrey (rooster’s name) and his girls out for a little bit from their run. I came back later and they were heading somewhere where I didn’t want them going so I tried to gently shoo them back. Well, Jeffrey did not like that and he came after me. Oh, he would not relent. He kept coming after me. I finally got near a big stick and so I had to hit him with it. I whacked him good on his back. Unfortunately, I did not hold the stick correctly in my panic. I did not fully encircle the stick with my left hand. My left index finger was straight out on the stick instead of wrapped around it. So, when I hit the rooster with the stick, my finger went back and I sprained my finger. Yes, I can’t believe that happened. The rooster is still around but, I don’t know, he might be ending up in the stew pot. He is a good protective rooster but, he doesn’t need to be psycho about it. My dad told me to grab him by the neck and look him in the eye and tell him not to attack me. I tried that, hmm, it did not work! I got a shovel and whacked him and then grabbed him on the neck. He ran away, but the next day, he attacked again. Psalm 79:8-9 “Do not remember the iniquities of our forefathers against us; Let Thy compassion come quickly to meet us; For we are brought very low. Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Thy Name; and deliver us, and forgive our sins, for Thy Name’s sake.” Prairie City Seniors John Day Seniors BIOSMILE Family, Cosmetic & Implant Dentistry 165 NW 1st St., John Day 541-575-0363 Open Monday-Thursday DrJ@BiosmileDental.com We offer a wide range of primary care and medical treatment. 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