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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2020
Radio series aims to inform Eastern
Oregon’s immigrant communities
By ALEX CASTLE
STAFF WRITER
In an effort to keep East-
ern Oregon’s immigrant
communities informed about
the ongoing COVID-19 pan-
demic, local Latino leaders
and a grassroots organiza-
tion recently launched a live
Spanish radio series called
Accion Rural Hispana.
“People still aren’t aware
of the social distancing
guidelines in place or the
true dangers of this disease,”
said Jose Garcia, the host of
the series.
Garcia is hosting the
series, which fi rst aired
March 29, in collaboration
with Oregon Rural Action’s
Ana Elisa Wilson. The series
will run at 11 a.m. Sundays
during the show, La Voz Del
By ALEX CASTLE
STAFF WRITER
After calling an emer-
gency meeting on Mon-
day, Umatilla County is
restructuring the schedule
of its staff in an attempt to
further reduce the risks of
spreading COVID-19.
For at least the next
four weeks, staff of
each county department
have been split into two
teams and will alter-
nate between working at
the offi ce and having the
week off at home.
“The goal is to mini-
mize the amount of peo-
ple and foot traffi c in the
building,” said Umatilla
County Commissioner
John Shafer.
The switch should
reduce the risk of one
staff member being
infected with COVID-19
and exposing an entire
department to it, Sha-
fer said, and county staff
will continue to be paid
during their off weeks.
While
working
remotely would be ideal,
Shafer said each employ-
ee’s access to the inter-
net and county pro-
grams necessary for their
work differs at home and
poses too many logistical
challenges.
Shafer added that there
are “no real changes”
for the public, who may
still access the county
offi ces at the courthouse
in Pendleton with an
appointment.
The switch is planned
for the next four weeks
but is subject to change
as any new information
is made available or pol-
icies are enacted.
“Just like everyone
else right now, we don’t
know what’s coming
down the pike next,” Sha-
fer said.
Pueblo, and will be broad-
cast on four Latino-owned
stations between Boardman
and Walla Walla, Washing-
ton, including Radio La Ley
101.1 FM.
Each week will feature an
expert or community mem-
ber to discuss public health,
education, social services or
other valuable information
about the pandemic, such as
social distancing guidelines,
the elevated risks of those
with underlying health con-
ditions and how people can
get the assistance they need.
The show’s fi rst guest,
for example, was Dr. Ileana
Maria Ponce-Gonzalez, who
is the executive director of
Community Health Worker
Coalition for Migrants &
Refugees. During her visit
on the program, Ponce-Gon-
zalez addressed COVID-
19 prevention methods and
what to do when experienc-
ing symptoms.
The series was birthed
when Garcia, who is the chair
of the Hermiston Hispanic
Advisory Committee and the
director of New Horizons
drug and alcohol program,
noticed the area’s Span-
ish-speaking communities
weren’t aware of the state’s
orders and restrictions.
“My Anglo class was
empty, but the Hispanics all
showed up as the governor
was announcing the state’s
stay in place rules ... when
I went to pick up food at a
restaurant, there were families
coming in from working in
the fi elds,” Garcia said. “They
didn’t know they couldn’t sit
down to eat there.”
In addition to provid-
ing information in Spanish,
the radio series is aimed at
providing greater access to
information specifi cally for
people working in the fi elds
during the day.
“People working in the
fi eld get their information
from the radio when they are
working,” Garcia said.
The show can also be
accessed on mobile devices
by calling 641-741-1016.
Wilson, who is a com-
munity organizer in Uma-
tilla and Morrow counties
for Oregon Rural Action,
emphasized the show isn’t
just an opportunity for the
area’s immigrant communi-
ties to connect with informa-
tion and resources.
Thanks to a call-in num-
ber, which is 509-579-0101,
listeners can also directly
engage with and ask ques-
tions of leaders and experts.
According to a press
release announcing the
series, it’s one part of a larger
indigenous-language com-
munications strategy being
led by leaders like Garcia
and Oregon Rural Action
with the intent to raise pub-
lic awareness among Latino
communities in Umatilla and
Morrow counties.
The strategy aims to dis-
seminate information in
Spanish through radio, tele-
vision and social media with
information from federal,
state and local public health
departments.
“The people are scream-
ing for information,” Wil-
son said. “They want to be
informed.”
Kayak Public Transit closure extended to April 11
HERMISTON HERALD
The
Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation are
extending the closure of
Kayak Public Transit to
April 11.
The tribes closed their
bus services, including
Hermiston’s HART sys-
tem, to prevent the spread
of COVID-19. Accord-
ing to a news release, they
will continue to moni-
tor the situation and will
make a determination
about the following week
on or before April 10.
The closure started on
Monday, March 23.
“Kayak recognizes its
role as a lifeline for access
to employment, medi-
cal and shopping needs
throughout the region and
we do not take this action
lightly,” the release said.
If bus service resumes
next week, it will likely
continue with changes that
were put in place before
the closure began.
The HART has not
been stopping at Good
Shepherd Medical Center,
for example, because the
campus is closed to visi-
tors during the COVID-19
outbreak.
Whenever buses start
rolling again, passen-
gers are asked to refrain
from riding if they have
COVID-19
symptoms,
such as cough or fever.
They are also being
encouraged to maintain
proper social distancing as
much as possible, includ-
ing sitting at least 6 feet
away from other people.
All buses are sanitized
at the end of each route.
Kayak Public Transit
operates three fi xed routes
and four commuter bus
services in Southeastern
Washington and North-
eastern Oregon, including
La Grande, Hermiston and
Walla Walla, Washington.
For more information,
or to check if bus ser-
vice has resumed, visit
the Kayak Public Tran-
sit Facebook page, ctuir.
org/tribal-services/plan-
ning/kayak-public-tran-
sit or call the dispatch line
Monday through Friday at
541-429-7519.
HH fi le photo
A Kayak Public Transit bus picks up passengers in Pendleton
in this fi le photo. The bus service is closed through at least
April 11.
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