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FAMILY Blue Mountain Eagle A2 Visitation restrictions eased on hospitals By Rudy Diaz Blue Mountain Eagle Hospital patients are now allowed one visitor after a health screening. Gov. Kate Brown directed the Oregon Health Authority on June 11 to provide written guidance to hospitals to loosen the restrictions on visitations and give further clarification on screening protocols for individ- uals entering a facility, accord- ing to a press release. A screening will be required for all individuals seeking entry into the facility. This screening includes a visual observation, temperature check and a variety of questions. According to Lori Lane, the Blue Mountain Hospital Dis- trict health information man- ager, the questions will include: symptoms including, but not limited to, fever, sore throat, runny nose, cough, shortness of breath, and body aches; inter- national travel within the last 14 days to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Level 3 risk countries; testing for, or diagnosis of, COVID-19; con- tact with known or suspected COVID-19 cases within the last 14 days; and cruise ship travel within the last 30 days. A list of restricted coun- tries can be found at cdc.gov/ coronavirus/2019-ncov/travel- ers/index.html. Updated infor- mation on cruise ships can be found on cdc.gov/travel/page/ covid-19-cruise-ship. For visitations, each patient is now allowed one visitor at a time. This includes inpatients, emergency room patients, out- patients and Strawberry Wil- derness Community Clinic patients, according to Lane. If visitors have any of the symptoms being screened for at entry, have been determined to have suspected, presumptive or confirmed active COVID-19 or refuse to comply with the facil- ity’s infection control guidance of wearing a mask, visitors will be restricted. If a patient is in end-of-life care, they may be allowed to have more than one visitor with them. For individual circum- stances, such as end-of-life care, a parent or guardian of a child or someone assisting with a disabled individual, a visitor may be able enter the building with their temperature over 100 or with symptoms. “The revised executive order will greatly benefit patients who may have been without social support during this time,” according to the release. Wednesday, June 17, 2020 Red Cross now testing for COVID-19 antibodies Blue Mountain Eagle The American Red Cross is now testing blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID- 19 antibodies. Healthy donors will receive results within seven to 10 days on their blood donor app. All donors must schedule an appointment to give blood and must have the BLOODAPP on their device. Text 90999 to BLOODAPP. A John Day community blood drive will take place June 18 and June 19 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat- ter-day Saints. Sign up on the Red Cross BLOODAPP or online at redcrossblood.org. OBITUARIES Roberta Bennett Laura Ellen Warren Guilliams A memorial service for Roberta Bennett, a former Long Creek resident, will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 20, at Long Creek Cemetery, followed by dinner at the Seventh-day Adventist Friendship Hall. April 7, 1924 — June 13, 2020 Laura Ellen Warren Guilliams passed away on June 13, 2020, in Dallas, Oregon, with family beside her. She was 96 years old. Laura was born on April 7, 1924, in Prairie City, Oregon, to Wil- liam and Ruth Warren. Her father, a World War I vet, preceded her in death in 1932. Her husband, William Guilliams, died in 1984. Her older sister, Nettie Downs, and younger sister, Stella Kula, and brothers Tom, Bill Warren and Kenneth Kennedy have also pre- ceded her in death. She is survived by sisters Karrol, Karron, Karmen and brothers Keith and Kerman; daughter, Sonja Guilliams Ely; granddaughters, Val (Danny) Davis and Becky Sana; five great-grandchildren; and nine great-great grandchildren. Laura lived in Newport, Oregon, for several years before mov- ing to Salem in 1961. She lived in West Salem for the last 22 to years before moving to assisted living in Dallas. She worked as the manager of the downtown 88 Cent store in Salem for many years, retiring from work in 1984 to tend her husband during his illness. Laura liked to go to the coast if she wasn’t outside tending her flowers or small garden. She loved her dogs and her modest little house. She also excelled at making pie crust for her granddaughters. Per her request there will be no formal services. Donations in her honor may be made to the Willamette Humane Society in Salem, Oregon. Verna Josephine Carter Jan. 30, 1921 — June 1, 2020 Verna Josephine Carter passed away June 1. She was born Jan. 30, 1921. A service will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 27, at Grace Baptist Church in Pendleton, Oregon. A graveside service will take place at 3 p.m. at the Long Creek Cemetery. Dinner will follow at the Seventh-day Adventist Friendship Hall on Main Street in Long Creek, Oregon. Marva Jean Ransom Nov. 6, 1947 — May 26, 2020 Marva Jean Ransom was born on Nov. 6, 1947, to Floyd and Norma Rynearson in Prairie City, Oregon. Marva grew up and attended school in Prairie City. Upon graduation she moved to Boise, Idaho, and attended Lynx Business College earning a degree in administration. While liv- ing in Boise Marva met Robert Ran- som. Marva and Robert were mar- ried on Nov. 26, 1966, until Robert’s passing in 2003. Marva and Robert settled in Oakley, Idaho, where she worked as a school bus driver for the Cassia County School District for 35 years. During her children’s growing up years, she was a 4-H leader teach- ing 4-H members how to knit. Marva delivered Meals-on- Wheels where she enjoyed checking in on the people she served. Marva enjoyed playing bingo, the slot machines in Jackpot and Fort Hall and going fishing and camping with her family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Floyd and Norma, and husband, Robert. She is survived by her son, Floyd and Carla; her daughter Cassandra; brother Mar- vin and Lisa; sisters Marlene and Doug, Marnue and Gary, Marge and Arthur; special friend Jack Sloan; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Isobel Leathers EO Media Group file photo A youth at the Grant County Fair wins Reserve Champion for the pig she raised. Grant County Extension Office/4-H are working on a modified plan to hold youth livestock events during the week of the Grant County Fair. Leaders working on modified plan to hold fair youth activities By Steven Mitchell Blue Mountain Eagle Grant County Oregon Extension Office/4-H is work- ing on modified plans to hold livestock auctions and youth activities that work within the Phase 2 state guidelines, 4-H Coordinator Bonni Booth said Monday. The plan, once com- plete, will go to the Emer- gency Operations Cen- ter for approval. The EOC will then forward the plan to Gov. Kate Brown’s office for review, Booth said. Booth, who stepped into the position in early April, said the infor- mation coming from the state “fluctuates,” and they will “adapt accordingly” should the plan need to be revised. Under Brown’s Phase 2 guidelines, gatherings of up to 50 people can take place indoors, up from 25 from in Phase 1, and outdoor gather- Golf fundraiser planned at Silvies Valley Ranch By Rudy Diaz Blue Mountain Eagle Isobel Leathers passed away Sept. 27, 2019. A memorial ser- vice will be held at noon Saturday, July 4, at Monument Ceme- tery. There will be a visiting hour following with cake, pie, cof- fee and punch at the Monument Senior Center. Phyllis K. Fergurson July 25, 1937 — June 4, 2020 Phillis (Hammond) Fergurson passed peacefully at home surrounded by her family on June 4, 2020. She was born July 25, 1937, to Phillip Hammond and Kather- ine (Katie) Dickenson Hammond. She was preceded in death by her husband, John W. Fergurson, and her eldest son, Calvin Chit- wood. Phillis was married to John when she was 24 and would have been married 59 years on June 10, 2020. She is survived by three children, six grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter. Join our School Today ──── ings can have up to 100 peo- ple. Booth said the guide- lines regarding the 100-person capacity is ambiguous, at best. “If you read the governor’s guidelines, it’s kind of up to interpretation,” she said. Booth said the organizers are doing their best to navigate through the complexities and moving goalposts of the gov- ernor’s guidelines. “I think times like this cre- ate new ideas and thoughts and innovative, creative meth- ods to creating alternatives, and it’s definitely a learning opportunity for youth,” said Booth. The EOC, Fair Board members, Grant County com- missioners, the 4-H Exten- sion team and Grant County FFA advisors made the deci- sion to begin drafting the plan in May, according to a post on the Grant County Oregon Extension Office/4-H Face- book page. Golfing and fundraising will come together at a tour- nament between community members from Grant and Har- ney counties. June 20 at The Retreat & Links at Silvies Valley Ranch, there will be a four-man scramble tournament between Grant County and Harney County golfers. Dr. Scott Campbell, who grew up in Burns, owns Sil- vies Valley Ranch, which is located in both counties. The scramble will be fol- lowed by a barbecue and silent auction. Prize money will be awarded to the win- ning individuals or teams. All proceeds, which con- sist of the entry fees, food money and money raised from auctions, will go to sup- port the Harney and Grant counties’ high school golf programs, but there will be a competitive aspect with the donations. The winning county of the scramble will take 60% of the purse while the other county receives the remaining 40%. “They’ll take the total of the Grant County teams that played, so let’s say there were 10 teams that played, they’ll take their total scores, divide it by 10, and that’ll be their number,” Lundbom said. “The Harney teams will take their scores and divide them by 10 or whatever their num- ber is and that’s their number.” Up to 20 teams, 10 teams from each county, can partic- ipate in the scramble, but a member of the team has to be from Grant or Harney coun- ties. As of June 11, there were about 17 teams that signed up, but anybody can come out for the $15 barbecue for non-play- ing adults and juniors. For more information, con- tact Silvies Valley Ranch at 541-573-5150. Love to Learn! ──── Class sizes are limited ──── Register ENROLL TODAY SONSHINE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL We offer a high-quality school-readiness program for little learners. *Eligibility requirements apply. 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