November 11, 2020 - Newsletter  "https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/ORLEG/2020/11/3854272/giving-thanks-photo_original.jpg"Dear Friends and Neighbors,
It is an honor and privilege to serve as your State Representative and I am grateful to have received the support to continue to represent the citizens of House District 18. Honoring our Veterans and Giving Thanks for Service  It has been my life's greatest honor to serve my country and my community. Today, we honor our nation's veterans who have served our country during war and in peace. Together, we express our gratitude for the sacrifices they have made to protect our freedoms and keep our nation safe.
This morning, November 11th at 11 a.m., please join the Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs first-ever Virtual Statewide Veterans' Day Celebration to honor, remember, and celebrate all veterans. Streaming on the ODVA Facebook, the ceremony will include the singing of the national anthem by Miss Oregon USA Katerina Villegas, as well as remarks by Oregon Governor Kate Brown, ODVA Director Kelly Fitzpatrick, and other special guests. |
As a reminder, the Veteran Resource Navigator is available to assist veterans and their families in accessing federal, state, and local resources during the COVID-19 crisis. You can access this resource by clicking on the photo below. Please share it with veterans and families in need.
In the Virtual Capitol  "https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/ORLEG/2020/11/3859804/capitol-arial-jpg_original.jpg"
Emergency Board December Legislative Interim Committee Days Given the COVID-19 health and safety challenges of in-person contact, the legislature will again meet virtually for interim committee hearings, December 7-18th. I continue to serve on the House Judiciary Committee, the House Veterans and Emergency Preparedness Committee, the Joint Committee on Transportation and theJoint Committee on Transparent Policing and Use of Force Reform. You can tune in and follow committee hearings on OLIS here.
COVID-19 Update  "https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/ORLEG/2020/11/3861202/3283810/help-stop-rapid-spread-of-covid-19-graphic_crop.jpg" In response to the recent surge in COVID-19 infections, the Governor has placed nine counties on a two-week pause on social activities effective today. Five counties were announced last Friday and four more counties were added to the list on Monday. The nine counties are Baker, Clackamas, Jackson, Malheur, Marion, Multnomah, Umatilla, Union and Washington. The pause measures will be in effect from Nov. 11 through Nov. 25.
The measures include: - * Urging all businesses to mandate work from home to the greatest extent possible.
- * Pausing long-term care facility visits that take place indoors to protect staff and residents.
- * Reducing maximum restaurant capacity to 50 people (including customers and staff) for indoor dining, with a maximum party size of six. Continuing to encourage outdoor dining and take out.
- * Reducing the maximum capacity of other indoor activities to 50 people (includes gyms, fitness organizations/studios, bowling alleys, ice rinks, indoor sports, pools, and museums).
- * Limiting social gatherings to your household, or no more than six people if the gathering includes those from outside your household, reducing the frequency of those social gatherings (significantly in a two-week period), and keeping the same six people in your social gathering circle. (Source: Oregon Health Authority, COVID-19 Updates)
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Our world has changed significantly this past year, as 2020 has presented challenges and loss beyond what any of us could have imagined. Giving thanks and finding hope in difficult and uncertain times can be hard. We must choose to remain optimistic and to draw on the power of our shared humanity to hold each other up in good times and in bad times as we work together to light the pathway to a brighter future. In this season to give thanks, there is much to be grateful for. I think of two recent stories reported from the district that highlight our communities strength and our ability to support one another in times of crisis. The story of the Hillbilly Brigade that sprang into action and saved Molalla from the raging wildfires, and the Mount Angel farming-community that is rallying around a family who received a tough diagnosis involving their young child. I am thankful for the everyday heroes among us. May your Thanksgiving be filled with peace, joy, and gratitude as we usher in the holiday season. Sincerely,  "https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/ORLEG/2020/11/3859945/3283391/electronic-signature_crop.png"State Representative
House District 18 Oregon's Christmas Tree District
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1418 Capitol Address: 900 Court St. NE, H-484, Salem, Oregon 97301 Email: Rep.RickLewis@oregonlegislature.gov Website: http://www.oregonlegislature.gov/lewis | |
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