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Red Cross seeks volunteers for fire season

Experts say the Pacific Northwest could be in for a busy wildfire season this summer and the American Red Cross needs volunteers to help in local communities.

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Preparing for wildfire season

Nobody wants to think about it much, but the advent of beautiful, sunny, hot weather also marks the arrival of wildfire season in Sisters Country.

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Stabilization Center opens doors in Bend

The Deschutes County Stabilization Center is now open and serving children and adults who are in need of short-term, mental-health crisis assessment and stabilization.

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Top health official: No virus surge since state reopening

Oregon hasn’t seen a coronavirus resurgence in the weeks since most counties began to slowly reopen businesses, the state’s top health official said Wednesday, June 3.

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Sisters ‘Prevent Diabetes’ class hits halfway mark

What does it take to change your life and improve your health? Classmates in Sisters are finding answers as they seek ways to avoid Type 2 diabetes. Most of the adult students either have pre-diabetes or are teetering on the edge of a diagnosis. It’s Kylie Loving’s job to guide students who either have pre-diabetes or are concerned about getting the potentially debilitating disease. A collaboration with Prevent Diabetes Central Oregon, the Sisters program began in January with a dozen participants. Together they’re navigating the challenges and rewards of getting active, losing weight and feeling better.

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Creating community one ‘Village’ at a time

In last year’s Sisters Country Vision project, one of the most important elements identified that residents care about is maintaining the livability of Sisters Country as the population increases. Currently, a group of neighbors think they have found a way to encourage creating, maintaining, and deepening the sense of community that makes Sisters such a special place — growth or not.

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OHA to distribute Remdesivir to hospitals

Oregon has received its first shipments of Remdesivir, an experimental drug that has been used to treat patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19.

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Sisters Farmers Market to provide food aid

The Sisters Farmers Market, managed by the Sisters-based nonprofit organization, Seed to Table, is helping to ensure the Sisters community has access to essential, local, artisanal and nutritious goods.

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County has suicide prevention resources

During these unprecedented times, it is natural to be concerned about suicide risk in our communities. Suicide is the most preventable form of death and something we can all do to help prevent suicide is to promote resources in our community.

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Container gardens are easy to grow

The weather’s warming up, and now may be the perfect time to start a garden.

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Local practitioners to host virtual health event

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‘Victory Gardens’ promote resilience

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, people are discovering ways to deal with fear and uncertainty. It’s an eerie feeling pushing a grocery cart, with the faint smell of disinfectant, down aisles with empty shelves while masked shoppers try to keep their distance. Many are wondering about food shortages, especially fresh produce. Relying solely on over-burdened grocers and their heroic staff to provide supplies might not be enough.

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Drive-through testing at St. Charles

St. Charles Health System is now offering a drive-through specimen collection service for COVID-19 testing outside of the St. Charles Family Care clinic at 2600 NE Neff Rd. in Bend.

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Doctor seeks dog from biting incident

The doctor treating the man who was bitten by a loose dog on the Peterson Ridge Trail at the south end of Sisters on March 25, is hoping the owner of the dog comes forward.

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Distancing measures are working in Oregon

Staying home does appear to be slowing the spread of COVID-19 in Oregon and in Deschutes County — and health authorities are urging that measures stay in place into May to keep numbers down.

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County allocates funding for COVID-19 response

The Deschutes County Commissioners and Deschutes County Sheriff L. Shane Nelson have allocated $500,000 in emergency response funding for immediate COVID-19-related needs in Deschutes County.

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St. Charles launches ‘Hero Fund’

In recognition of the sacrifices of those on the front lines caring for COVID-19 patients in Central Oregon, St. Charles is launching a new fund through St. Charles Foundation to provide bonus pay to eligible employees.

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Camp Sunrise canceled for June 2020

In an effort to protect the safety of patients, volunteers and staff, and members of the community, Hospice of Redmond has made the difficult decision to cancel its children’s grief support camp, Camp Sunrise, which is held annually the third weekend of each June.

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Task force warns against dropping guard

A state task force warned against easing restrictions in the effort to stem the spread of the COVID-19 virus in Oregon.

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Animals help us in times of crisis

The Centers for Disease Control and the American Veterinary Association have recently stated that pets are NOT a risk for spreading COVID-19. The World Health Organization has also recently reported that there is “no evidence that companion animals/pets such as dogs or cats can be infected with the coronavirus.”

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