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CLEVELAND: Two ofthe jazz world’s preeminentbassists — ChristianMcBride and John Clayton— will share stories via livechats during the virtualedition of the 41st annualTri-C JazzFest Cleveland,presented by KeyBank.
Each Grammy Awardwinner highlights a nightof music during the three-day online event Friday,Aug. 21, to Sunday, Aug.23, 2020. Listen forMcBride on the festival’sfirst day; Clayton is set tocall in Saturday, Aug. 22.
The free virtual festivalbegins at 7 p.m. each nightand will run approximately90 minutes on variousonline platforms. The in-terviews with McBride andClayton will share the spot-light with pre-recorded andlive performances byCleveland’s best jazz mu-sicians.
“Christian and John arefavorites of the Clevelandjazz audience,” said TerriPontremoli, the festival’sdirector. “It’s not only be-cause of their stellar musi-cianship, either. They’regreat personalities.”
The two served as back-to-back artists-in-residenceat Tri-C JazzFest in 2014and 2015. During their up-coming calls, McBride and
Clayton will talk about theirresidency experiences at thefestival and on campus work-ing with students atCuyahoga Community Col-lege (Tri-C®).
They will also tell storiesabout their shared mentors —legendary bassist Ray Brownand famed music producerTommy LiPuma — and shareother tales about their life injazz.
Visit 2020virtual-jazzfest.eventbrite.com toregister for the festival,which will stream on Tri-CJazzFest’s website, YouTubeand Facebook pages. A list ofperformers taking the virtualstage can be found at tri-cjazzfest.com.
The lineup includes morethan a dozen acts, including:the Dan Wilson Trio, EvelynWright Quartet, SammyDeLeon’s Latin Jazz Sextet,Vanessa Rubin, Joe Hunter,Hubb’s Groove, and more.
Acclaimed trumpeterDominick Farinacci will co-host the virtual festival withPontremoli and also perform.His path to becoming an in-ternational recording artistbegan in Tri-C’s classroomstwo decades ago.
The virtual event will befree, though viewers will havethe opportunity to donate toTri-C’s Student EmergencyFund. Money raised will spe-cifically benefit creative artsstudents experiencing un-
foreseen financial challengeswith the potential to derailtheir studies.
Tri-C JazzFest turned to theonline format after restrictionsrelated to the COVID-19 out-break forced a change in plans.The traditional festival typi-cally draws tens of thousandsof music lovers to Cleveland’sPlayhouse Square.
The virtual Tri-C JazzFestCleveland is presented byKeyBank and made possibleby Cuyahoga CommunityCollege, the National En-dowment for the Arts, the OhioArts Council, Strassman In-surance Services Inc., TheGeorge Gund Foundationand a growing list of donorsand vendors.
Christian McBride, John Clayton highlight VirtualTri-C JazzFest
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“Las piedras rodando se encuentran.”—Rico de La Prensa quoting Mexican proverb.
21 de agosto, 2020 Weekly/Semanal 16 páginas Vol. 67, No. 23
DETROIT, August 2020:Cuidar la salud y trabajar encasa con posturas correctas sonfundamentales en estosmomentos de contingencia, espor ello que el Centro CulturalHispano realizó una entrevistaen vivo en su página deFacebook con la Dra. ErikaDíaz y la Lic. Karen Peñaflorcon los temas: Boost del sistemainmunológico y Lesionesfísicas comunes ocasionadaspor home office,respectivamente.
El tema de la nutrición y laalimentación adecuada hasonado mucho en los últimosdías por el covid-19, es por elloque la Dra. Erika Díaz, médicaespecialista en nutriciónc l í n i c a ,realizó unapresentaciónsobre laimportanciade laprevención ycómo crear unboost os i n e r g i apotenciada enl aalimentaciónpara cargar laspilas dels i s t e m ainmunológico.
Para entender mejor cómofunciona el sistemainmunológico, la Dra. Díazexplicó: “Es un grupo de célulasque se encuentran dentro denuestro organismo sobretodoen la sangre, que se encargar dedefendernos ante cualquierinfección ya sea bacteriana oviral. Dichas células sealimentan de los nutrientes queingerimos en nuestraalimentación. Es por ello quelas proteínas son indispens-ables. Si el virus entra en nuestrocuerpo, en ese momento iniciael combate de nuestro sistemainmunológico, la primera líneason los leucocitos o glóbulosblancos, estos avisan al sistemaque hay un agente externo yque es necesario atacar; de unamanera normal todo esto sepuede atacar, pero si nuestrocuerpo no está preparado nopodemos vencer al enemigo”.
La primera recomendaciónpara tener un sistemainmunológico fuerte, es cuidarel peso. “La obesidad es unestado inflamatorio a nivelinterno hay mucho tejidoadiposo y eso se considerainflamación. Mientras másinflamación exista, las célulasdel sistema inmunológico novan a funcionar de maneraadecuada. Es importanteencontrar un peso idealeliminando alimentos como:
refrescos o jugos azucaradosque están enlatados, donas,botanas, etc”.
Los alimentos que serecomiendan comer son:Frutos rojos ricos enantioxidantes. El ajo es unexcelente nutrienteantioxidante que ayuda aevitar la formación de losradicales libres. Las semillas:Almendras, nueces, linazas,granos, etc que además decontener excelentesantioxidantes son ricos enOmega 3, el cual serecomienda también parafavorecer el sistema nerviosocentral. Proteínas vegetal yanimal. Frutos verdes.
En cuanto a suplementos,se puedenconsumir:Complejo Bcon toda laf a m i l i a ,acido fólico,z i n c ,vitamina C yvitamina D.“ A u n q u eson buenosl o ssuplementosexternos, lomejor es lan u t r i c i ó nq u e
podemos ofrecerle a nuestrocuerpo vía oral”, agregó laponente. “Otrasrecomendaciones que puedohacer es lavarnos las manos,realizar la comida con todaslas medidas de higiene,dedicar de 30 a 45 minutospara comer y de esa manera,nuestro cerebro alcance arecibir la señal de que yaestamos comiendo paraalcanzar la saciedad, si comesrápido probablemente esaseñal se va bloquear. Procuraque en tu plato tengamosequilibrio de proteínas, lamitad debe ser vegetales(ensalada verde o algunacombinación de verduras), uncuarto de grasa o alimentosricos en Omega 3 y el restopodemos poner cereales oproteína de origen vegetal”.
Finalmente recomendó atodos aquellos que gusten delos jugos frescos, poner deuna a dos porciones de fruta overduras pero siempre conbase agua, no se recomiendanponerle jugos en bote.
Por otra parte, lafisioterapeuta Lic. KarenPeñaflor, abordó el tema delas lesiones físicas comunesocasionadas por el trabajo encasa. “Estar mucho tiemposentado frente a unacomputadora o estar en unamisma posición nos puede
ocasionar lesiones hay quetratar de evitarlas corrigiendolas posturas. La ergonomía esla manera adecuada y correctade trabajar, si nosotros tenemosun ambiente ergonómicovamos a prevenir lesiones”
Las formas correctas deestar sentados frente a lacomputadora, son lassiguientes:
1. La silla debe serergonómica, con rueditas. Elrespaldo debe estar arriba delos hombres porque si está másabajo empieza a crear lesiónen la espalda en la zona cervi-cal, dorsal o lumbar. A nivellumbar el respaldo debe teneruna curvatura. Tener descansabrazos para mayor comodidad.
2. La mesa tiene queestar a un nivel en donde no setenga que alzar los hombros ylos brazos puedan estarapoyados, los codos debenestar a 90 grados de flexión, siestán muy estirados se crealesión en el hombro y hasta enel cuello.
3. La muñeca debetener una posición un pocohacia arriba, por ello serecomienda usar un soportepara el uso del mouse.
4. El cuello debe estaruna posición neutra no haciaadelante ni hacia atrás.
5. Hombros relajados,flexión de cadera y rodilla de90 grados.
6. Pies apoyados en elpiso o si la altura no lo permite,poner un cajita para tener los90 grados de flexión de rodilla.
En caso de que no se cuentecon los elementos necesarios,se pueden realizaradaptaciones en casa comoponer una almohada en la silla,en la zona lumbar y si la alturade la silla no es la correcta,poner cojines abajo para quequeden los 90 grados de caderay rodilla.
“Las lesioness u r g e nprincipalmente porlas malas posturas, lamás común es la deltúnel del carpo quese crea en el nerviomediano al nivel dela muñecaocasionada porm o v i m i e n t o srepetitivos como eluso del mouse, estopuede ocasionaradormecimiento en elbrazo, dolor en lam u ñ e c a ,imposibilidad paramoverla einflamación. Otra quetambién es muyfrecuente es la lesión
cervical porque la posición delcuello no es la correcta. Losproblemas lumbares tambiénson comunes porque la silla noes la adecuada por estar muchotiempo sentado.
También se pueden presentarlo que se conoce como el cododel programador que es una ten-dinitis, es un dolor en la parteexterna del codo por estarlomoviendo mucho. Las lesionesoculares se ocasionan por estartanto tiempo frente a la luz de lacomputadora, pueden causarardor, resequedad en los ojos yhasta dolor de cabeza, por loque se recomienda buscar unlugar donde haya luz naturalpara no forzar la vista”, destacóla fisioterapeuta.
Para concluir, la LicenciadaKaren recomendó ampliamenterealizar pausas durante lajornada de trabajo, cada45minutos o cada hora, paracaminar, tomar agua y hacerejercicios de movimiento. “An-tes caminábamos a la oficina yhabía movimiento, ahora nocaminamos en casa y eso puedeprovocar lesiones por eso esimportante movernos y realizarestiramientos al final del trabajoy antes de acostarnos para lograrel buen descanso”.
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LA HABANA, 13VIII 20 (AP): EstadosUnidos incrementó eljueves sus sanciones aCuba al suspender larealización de vueloschárter privados a la isla,una medida que se sumaa otra similarimplementada enenero.
El secretario deEstado Mike Pompeoanunció en uncomunicado la decisióndel gobierno delpresidente DonaldTrump, que en losúltimos años restringiócasi todos los espaciosde la relación bilateral,desde el turismo hastala autorización para quese lleve a los tribunalesa empresas de tercerospaíses que operen conbienes nacionalizadosen Cuba, entre otras.
Incluso se persiguióa barcos con petróleopara que no trajeran elcombustible compradopor la isla a su aliadaVenezuela.
“Esta medidasuspenderá todos losvuelos chárter entreEstados Unidos y Cubasobre los cuales tienejurisdicción elDepartamento de
BEND, Oregon, 13VIII 20 (AP): Agentes dela Patrulla Fronteriza enOregon lanzaron elmiércoles gas irritantecontra manifestantes quetrataban de impedirlesllegar a dos hombresdetenidos por agentesmigratorios.
El autobús quetransportaba a losdetenidos estuvoimpedido de moverse porunas 12 horas debido ala protesta. No sedivulgaron el paraderoni las identidades de losdetenidos, que fueronsacados del lugar porunos 20 agentes.
El diario The BendBulletin reportó que loshombres estabandetenidos por el Serviciode Control deInmigración y Aduanas(ICE) desde el miércoles,cuando cientos demanifestantes leobstruyeron el paso alautobús que lostransportaba.
Los agentesfronterizos usaron lasustancia irritante paradispersar a la multitud
LOÍZA, Puerto Rico, 16VIII 20 (AP): La gobernadorapuertorriqueña WandaVázquez reconoció el domingoque perdió las primarias de supartido ante Pedro Pierluisi,quien se desempeñóbrevemente como gobernadorde la isla en un momento deinestabilidad política.
Luego de que más de 66%de los centros electoraleshabían reportado resultados,Pierluisi tenía más de 58% delos sufragios, en comparacióncon casi 42% para Vázquez.Ambos pertenecen al PartidoNuevo Progresista, que está afavor de la estadidad.
“Tenemos que acatar ladecisión de la mayoría”,manifestó la gobernadora enun breve discurso en el que leadvirtió a Pierluisi que deberíaaspirar a obtener el respaldo delas personas que votaron porella. Vázquez seguirá en elpuesto hasta que la reemplaceel ganador de las eleccionesgenerales de este territorioestadounidense a efectuarse el3 de noviembre.
Pierluisi habló poco despuésque Vázquez y dijo que lagobernadora puede contar conél: “Todos tenemos que estarunidos para echar a PuertoRico hacia adelante”.
Mientras tanto, CarlosDelgado, alcalde del pobladonoroccidental de Isabela du-rante 20 años, se encaminaba aganar en forma aplastante lanominación del Partido Popu-lar Democrático, el principalde la oposición. Por su parte,el senador por Puerto RicoEduardo Bhatia y la alcaldesade San Juan, Carmen YulínCruz conocida por susdiscusiones públicas con elpresidente Donald Trump,reconocieron su derrota.
Después de que más del45% de los centros electoraleshabían reportado resultados,Delgado llevaba más del 60%de los votos.
Las primarias secompletaron una semanadespués de que una demora enla entrega de las boletas derivóen que muchas personas nopudieran sufragar.
Transporte, excepto losvuelos chárter públicosautorizados hacia y desdeLa Habana y otros vueloschárter privadosautorizados para fines deemergencia médica,búsqueda y rescate”, seafirma en el comunicado.
Washington ya habíarestringido en enero lamovilidad entre ambospaíses vía vuelos chartera varias ciudades del in-terior de la isla,autorizando sólo los queiban a La Habana, ypreviamente también seaplicaron limitaciones alas aerolíneascomerciales.
En la actualidad privaen Cuba una suspensióngeneral a los vuelosdictada por lasautoridades locales comoparte del combate alcoronavirus.
El gobierno de Trumpdio un giro radical en lapolítica de acercamientoimpulsada por supredecesor BarackObama —quien relanzólas relaciones bilateralestras seis décadas deruptura—, con el fin deasfixiar financieramentea la nación caribeña ypresionar a quemodifique su modelo
político.La medida “es de
escaso impacto práctico,pero que rechazamos entanto juega conpreocupaciones de loscubanos de ambos ladosdel Estrecho de la Floriday sus necesidades decontactos familiares”,dijo por su parte elencargado para EstadosUnidos en la Cancilleríade la isla, CarlosFernández de Cossio,en la cuenta de Twitterde la dependencia deRelaciones Exteriores.
Medios de prensa lo-cales se hicieron ecotambién, destacandoque es como un “discoya rayado”, o sea másde las mismas sancionesya aplicadas en estosaños bajo los mismosargumentos.
“La decisión se in-scribe en los esfuerzosde la AdministraciónTrump para movilizar alos sectores anticubanosen la Florida, ante la bajaen las encuestaselectorales que elmandatario sufre en eseestado sureño, uno delos que más votoselectorales aporta”,escribió el portal oficialCubadebate.
cuando sacaban a los doshombres a eso de las 11p.m., reportó el diario.
Los agentes “se losllevaron, pese a nuestromejor esfuerzo porprotagonizar una protestapacífica”, declaró MorganSchmidt, empleada de laiglesia First PresbyterianChurch en Bend, quiendijo haber presenciado elincidente.
Los detenidos llevabanmás de una décadaviviendo en el centro deOregon, indicó laabogada de inmigraciónMicaela Guthrie, según laemisora Oregon PublicBroadcast.
Tanya Román, voceradel ICE, expresó en uncomunicado que losdetenidos teníanantecedentes de violenciacriminal, pero no diodetalles.
“Si bien el ICE respetael derecho de la gente deprotestar pacíficamente,ello no incluye obstruirilegalmente los deberesfederales de hacer cumplirla ley. El ICE tomará todaslas medidas necesariaspara proteger a sus agentes
Los centros de votaciónen casi 50 de los 78municipios de la isla abrierondespués de un fallo recientede la Corte Suprema federalen el que ordenó que se llevaraa cabo una segunda ronda devotaciones en los centros quenunca abrieron el 9 de agostoo que no permanecieronabiertos las ocho horasreglamentarias.
La apertura de al menos uncentro de votación en lalocalidad costera norteña deLoíza se demoró más de unahora, ante lo cual docenas devotantes comenzaron a quejarsede tener que esperar bajo el solportando mascarillas.
“Nosotros esperábamosque no hubiese ningún tipode problema”, comentóSantiago Jiménez, un jubiladode 68 años, y añadió quealgunas personas se fueron.“Todos estamos frustrados”.
Jannette Ledoux,coordinadora de la unidad enla que se ubicaba ese centrode votación, le dijo a TheAssociated Press que elproblema se debió a larenuncia de cuatro voluntariosel sábado por la noche, lo quedemoró el conteo de papeletasobligatorio previo a que seabrieran las puertas.
Una vez que los comicioscomenzaron, una anciana saliótras emitir su voto y gritó aaquellos que esperaban:“íVamos! íVamos! íA votar!íA votar!”
Pero no todos pudieronparticipar en la segunda rondadel domingo.
El fallo de la CorteSuprema dejó fuerapermanentemente a electorescomo Eldy Correa, unajubilada de 67 años que acudióa su centro de votación enCabo Rojo, un pueblo delsuroeste, tres veces eldomingo pasado y desistiósólo para enterarse despuésque abrió tarde.
“Nos quitaron ese derechoal voto”, comentó, y añadióque estaba molesta con elpresidente de la comisión elec-toral a pesar de que se disculpó.“¿Perdón de qué? Eso no
resuelve nada”.En las elecciones generales
de Puerto Rico habrá seiscandidatos a la gobernación,un récord. Entre ellos estaráPierluisi, que fue gobernadormenos de una semana despuésde que Ricardo Rossellórenunció el año pasado ante lasenormes protestas desatadaspor la filtración de un chatlleno de improperios. Sin em-bargo, la Corte Suprema de laisla falló que Vázquez, entoncessecretaria de Justicia, era lasiguiente en la línea paraconvertirse en gobernadoraporque no había secretario deEstado.
Los dos partidos principalesde la isla han exigido larenuncia del presidente de lacomisión electoral, JuanErnesto Dávila. Él ha dichoque sería irresponsable hacerloen medio de las primarias, yque sólo sopesará esa peticiónposteriormente.
Las autoridades hanexplicado que el caos en lasprimarias del 9 de agosto sedebió a que las boletas llegarontarde a la comisión electoral ya que los camiones no partierona entregarlas sino hasta el díade las primarias, cuandonormalmente lo hacen uno odos días antes. Dávila ha dichoque las boletas llegaron tardedebido a la pandemia, a latormenta tropical Isaías y auna solicitud de últimomomento de ambos partidospara que se imprimieran más.
Funcionarios de ambospartidos indicaron el domingoque todas las boletas llegaron atiempo y que no se reportaronretrasos de consideración.
Muchos puertorriqueñosseguían enojados yavergonzados por unasprimarias incompletas quemuchos consideraron un golpea la democracia de la isla. Peroeso no impidió que IrmaMuñoz, una jubilada de 72años, hiciera frente al calor yla pandemia para formarse porsegunda ocasión con el fin dedepositar su voto.
“Hay que hacer el sacrificio,porque si no volvemos a lomismo”, señaló.
y detenidos, y procesaráenérgicamente a quienlos coloque en posiciónde riesgo”, afirmó Ro-man.
La multitud seaglomeró en torno alautobús luego que unode los detenidos logróllamar a su esposa,explicó Carlos Sánchez,identificado por laprensa local comoportavoz de la familia.
La alcaldesa de Bend,Sally Russell, habíallamado a la multitud dedejar pasar el autobús,afirmando en Twitterque no se trataba de unoperativo antiinmigrantey que a ella le habíanavisado que los hombrestenían órdenes dedetención en su contra.
Innovation Law Lab,un grupo activistabasado en Portland, lepidió a un tribunal fed-eral impedirle a laagencia de inmigraciónsacar a los hombres delcentro de Oregon,informó el miércoles porla noche la Unión Ameri-cana de LibertadesCiviles (ACLU).
Puerto Rico: Vázquez reconoce su derrota antePierluisiPor DÁNICA COTO, Associated Press
Protesta contra detención de inmigrantes enOregon
EEUU limita los vuelos chárter privados aCuba
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LANSING, August10, 2020 (AP): Michi-gan will be part of afederal project thatfunds mental health andaddiction servicesat community healthclinics.
The Certified Com-munity BehavioralHealth Center pilot pro-gram was createdthrough a law thatMichigan DemocraticSen. Debbie Stabenowand Missouri Republi-can Sen. Roy Bluntpartnered up to promotein 2014, The DetroitNews reported.
Eight states, includingOklahoma and Oregon,were selected for the firstround of the program in2016. Now, as part of anexpansion under the fed-
Dear Parent/Guardian(s), August 11, 2020: It is back to school time! We are
excited to have your student(s) back with us for a greatyear of learning and growing as we navigate throughthis unprecedented time. The COVID 19 pandemichas certainly altered many aspects of our lives and thehealth and safety of our students and staff are the most important factors in ourdecision making. As we prepare for the start of school on August 25, I want toensure you have all the information you need so you and your student(s) are ready.The following is a list of important information regarding back to school:
• 100% Virtual Learning for First 9 Weeks: We will start school virtually untilthe end of the first marking period on October 21. During this time, we will beassessing the COVID situation to determine if we continue virtual learning ortransition to potential in-person or hybrid learning.
• One-to-One Technology: To further strengthen and support our virtuallearning, we are loaning one-to-one devices for all enrolled students. We will alsoprovide internet access support based on need. Students must be enrolled beforescheduling a time to pick up the devices. If you have not already enrolled yourstudent(s), go to enroll.grps.org.
• On-Line Learning Platform: PK-5/PK-8 schools will continue to use SeeSawand 6-12 schools will use Google Classroom (some schools will pilot Schoology).
• Daily/Weekly Schedules: There will be increased direct (synchronous) instruc-tion by teachers, office hours, small group instruction, and student interventions.Students will also be given assignments to complete on their own (asynchronous).
• Assessments: Every student will be assessed on their understanding ofprerequisite skills and grade-level proficiencies using formative assessments,screeners, or diagnostics.
• Attendance: Attendance is mandatory and will be taken during synchronouslearning periods just like traditional instruction.
• Grading: There will be mandatory grading of assignments and assessments.Letter grades will be provided on the first marking period report cards.
• Special Education: Instruction will be synchronous and/or asynchronous withaccommodations for no/low technology when needed. IEPs will be revised toreflect student’s needs following a period of assessment. IEPs will continue to beoffered via phone conference or other digital platforms. Face to face will be forevaluation purposes only during this nine-week period. We will be adhering toIDEA, Michigan Administrative Rules, and CARES Act governance, as well asguidance being provided by Michigan Department of Education.
• English Language Learners: We will ensure ongoing academic achievementfor all English Learners by promoting English language proficiency throughmeaningful instruction that integrates both content and language learning, and byvaluing our students’ rich language and cultural backgrounds.
• Meal Sites: All GRPS students will have the opportunity to receive a breakfastand lunch for each school day. Starting August 24, grab and go meal sites will beevery Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Alger,Buchanan, Burton, Campus, Cesar Chavez, City High, Dickinson, East Leonard,GR Ford, CA Frost High, Harrison, Kent Hills, Ottawa Hills, Sherwood, Sibley, andWestwood.
• Parent Support: If parents have questions or need support, you should firstcontact your school or teacher. For technical support (log in/passwords, internet,devices, etc.), call the hotline at 616-301-1111 or email [email protected]. Special education questions regarding 504 plans/IEPs, call 616-819-2185. English Language Learner questions, call 616-819-2129. There is alsohelpful information at parents.grps.org.
There will be more detailed information coming from your school(s) andteacher(s) in the coming days and weeks. Every school principal is planning topremier their “Welcome Back” videos on Thursday, August 13 at 6:00 p.m.
In closing, I want to thank you for your continued patience and support duringthis time. We will need each other to be supportive, flexible, understanding, andhealthy to overcome the circumstances to give our students the best experience fortheir future. Please walk along with us to ensure a healthy, safe, and productiveschool year for our students.
Sincerely,Leadriane Roby, Ph.D.Superintendent of SchoolsGrand Rapids Public Schools
LANSING, August10, 2020 (AP): Gov.Gretchen Whitmer onMonday vetoed Repub-lican-sponsored legisla-tion that would havegiven additional healthproviders and facilitieslegal protection fromlawsuits in any state-de-clared emergency andhave continued the im-munity for longer duringthe ongoing coronaviruspandemic.
The governor, aDemocrat, said shewould have consideredsigning the bill if it onlyhad attempted to “mopup” an issued createdwhen the GOP-led Leg-islature refused tolengthen her declaredCOVID-19 emergency.The measure goes “muchfurther,” however, shewrote in a letter to sena-tors.
“For example, this billwould give health careproviders and the facili-ties that employ thembroad immunity everytime an emergency ordisaster is declared, re-gardless of whether thecircumstances demandthis extreme measure,”Whitmer said. “A per-son receiving treatmentat a hospital or a residentin a nursing home wouldbe powerless to seek re-lief when they are harmed
eral coronavirus relief orCARES Act, Michigan andKentucky will be in theproject.
Twelve centers will par-ticipate in the program andreceive funding throughMedicaid, Stabenow said.Medicaid is a federal-statehealth care insurance pro-gram that helps pay forhealth care for low-incomepeople of any age.
Stabenow said commu-nity facilities should not befunded through grants that“start and stop.”
“You would never sayto someone who neededheart surgery, ‘We’d loveto help you, but the grantran out.’ And that’s whathappens to someone witha mental illness or substanceabuse every day,”Stabenow said in an inter-
view.The U.S. Department of
Health and Human Ser-vices reported that the firsteight states in project founda 60% reduction in num-ber of people taken to jailsand a 40% reduction inhomelessness, Stabenowsaid.
Robert Sheehan, CEOof the Community MentalHealth Association ofMichigan, said the timingof the program’s expan-sion is perfect because ofthe increase of depressionand anxiety caused by thepandemic.
“This won’t happen to-morrow,“ Sheehan said.“It will take months forMichigan to get fully en-gaged, but at least it raisesthe floor for really soundservices for Michigan.”
in any but the mostegregious cases.”
The legislationwas supported byhospitals, doctors,nurses and nursinghomes but opposedby plaintiffs’ law-yers.
One of the stat-utes Whitmer hascited to declare thevirus emergency _the underpinning ofher various ordersto curb the spread ofCOVID-19—includes aprovision shielding healthproviders and hospitalsfrom legal liability exceptif there is willful or grossnegligence. But the im-munity is in question be-cause majority Republicanlegislators have not length-ened the state of disasterand in July rescinded anorder that granted the im-munity.
The governor insteadhas been able to extendthe emergency with anolder law that allows her toact unilaterally but whichdoes not reference legalprotections.
The bill sponsor, Re-publican Sen. MichaelMacDonald of MacombTownship, issued a state-ment that accusedWhitmer of deciding “toprotect trial lawyers in-stead of the front-linehealth care workers who
are making critical deci-sions each day to savelives from COVID-19. Byvetoing this measure, thegovernor is just makingit harder for medical pro-fessionals to do their job.”
Also Monday, thestate reported eight morecoronavi rus- re la teddeaths and 557 new con-firmed cases. The totalnumber of confirmed andprobable deaths was6,526, the ninth-most inthe country and the eight-highest rate per capita.The case count exceeded97,300.
Michigan’s seven-daycase average, 710—be-low the peaks of Aprilbut above the lows inJune—has remainedmostly constant over thepast two weeks, accord-ing to an Associated Pressanalysis of data from JohnHopkins University.
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Michigan chosen for pilot program that fundshealth services
Gov. Whitmer vetoes bill to expand immunityfrom medical lawsuitsBy DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press
Governor Whitmer
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TOLEDO, August12, 2020: Lucas Met-ropolitan Housing(LMH) is excited toannounce the launchof their new and im-proved website thatfeatures ADA accessi-bility, optimized for-mat for smartdevices and the abilityto pay rent online.
Using the latest tech-nology, LMH haslaunched a websitethat makes informa-tion more accessible toresidents, participantsand third parties—likevendors. The new fea-tures were conscien-tiously designed to bemore accessible for those with disabilities,while enhancing theoverall user experi-ence.
The new site will behelpful for users ap-
plying for housing,submitting invoicesfor services, payingrent, and usingLMH programs andservices. It also pro-vides a way for usersto “opt in” to receive updates and news. Thiswill allow LMHA to bemore transparent andprovide more informa-tion to the public andthose living in its com-munities.
Joaquin CintronVega, LMH Presidentand CEO, stated, “Weare thrilled to announcethat Lucas MetropolitanHousing (LMH) haslaunched a new websiteat www.lucasmha.org,featuring a refreshingnew look with more in-formation and better ac-cess to our servicesthrough a fully respon-sive layout for all plat-
forms. Our goal withthis new website is toprovide our clients withbetter opportunities todiscover more about ourservices and the solu-tions we provide. AtLMH, we understandthe importance of con-tinuously improvingour services by takingadvantage of technol-ogy. We are making adifference in thelives of the people weproudly serve, one dayat a time.”
The new website hasbeen active since Au-gust 6.
You can visit thenew website at www.lucasmha.org.
Lucas Metropolitan Housing announceslaunch of new Website
The Toledo Sym-phony Orchestra (TSO)has announced newplans for its 2020-2021performance season,the orchestra’s 77th sea-son, and Alain Trudel’sthird season as MusicDirector. The TSO willoffer both socially dis-tanced in-person andnew streaming atten-dance options forconcertgoers. All per-
August 17, 2020:As part of its compre-hensive plan to pro-mote a safe environ-ment for the return ofon-campus classesand activities for fallsemester, The Univer-sity of Toledo will be-gin voluntary COVID-19 surveillance testingthis week.
UToledo expects toconduct as many as2,000 surveillancetests of faculty, staffand students duringthe first four weeks offall semester.
The testing, doneinitially in partnershipwith the Utah-basedcompany Azova, willprovide the Universitywith baseline informa-tion about the extentof the virus in our com-munity as we beginthe semester and pro-vide a valuable toolfor reducing the spreadof the virus. Additionalsurveillance testingwill continue through-out fall semester.
“As we have all seenduring the last severalmonths, COVID-19 isa serious disease formany. Studies alsohave shown that anumber of people whocontract the virus ex-perience no symptomsat all,” UToledo In-terim President Gre-gory Postel said. “Be-cause we know thoseindividuals can still
spread the disease, test-ing asymptomatic indi-viduals can play a role inreducing the spread ofCOVID.”
A representativesample of approximately500 faculty, staff and stu-dents will be randomlyselected for testing eachof the next four weeksand notified throughtheir UToledo email ac-count. Individuals will beable to set an appoint-ment for the saliva-basedtesting at a specified out-door, on-campus site.
Participation amongthose studying, workingand living on campus,while not required, ishighly encouraged.
Only those who areselected for asymptom-atic testing will be ableto receive a test. TheUniversity also is work-ing to make available alimited number of teststo faculty and staff whoare not part of the ran-dom sample group. Test-ing is available for em-ployees and studentswho are experiencingsymptoms of COVID-19through The Universityof Toledo Medical Cen-ter at both Main Campusand Health ScienceCampus.
Individuals who aretested during the nextfour weeks will receivetheir results throughAzova’s secure web plat-form. Results are ex-pected to be available
within 48 hours aftersamples arrive at theirlaboratory. As requiredby law, the Toledo-Lucas County HealthDepartment will be no-tified of any positivetest results. The Uni-versity will receivedata on how many testsare positive, but willnot receive reportsabout specific individu-als’ results.
Additionally, theUniversity is develop-ing a public COVID-19 dashboard to shareinformation regardingpositive cases con-nected to theUniversity.
“We want to be well-informed and transpar-ent about the extent ofCOVID-19 within ourcommunity as wemake decisions to pro-tect the health andsafety of everyone onour campus,” Postelsaid. “We’ve imple-mented a number ofprotocols, includingour Rocket PreventionPrinciples, to addressthe challenges this vi-rus presents. These ad-ditional tools are animportant complementto our existing plans.”
formances will be held atthe Toledo Museum ofArt’s Peristyle Theater untilFebruary 2021.
“With everything go-ing on in the world rightnow, we need musicmore than ever to safelybring us back together,”says Alain Trudel. “Theperforming arts create asense of community thatwe are all longing for,and at a time when the
world stretches us indifferent directions, letus rejoice together inthe joy and beauty ofmusic. We’vereimagined our concertschedule to accommo-date the health andsafety guidelines setforth by the State ofOhio and now have aseason that we’re ex-tremely proud to sharewith the community.”
Toledo Symphony’s Concerts to begin Sept. 12New streaming ticket options available
UToledo launches COVID-19 SurveillanceTesting for fall semester
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Frances M. Martínez, 72 years, of RiverRoad passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2020.She was born to the late Antonio and Ernestine(née Geronimo) Cruz on January 9, 1948 inToledo. She graduated from Notre Dame Acad-emy in Toledo in 1966.
Fran’s greatest enjoyment was spending timewith her sons, granddaughters, sisters, broth-ers, nieces, nephews, cousins and long-timefriends. She especially enjoyed opening herhome to welcome family and friends for swim-ming and grilling. She was always ready toentertain and no one ever went hungry. She also enjoyed bowling, Bunco,puzzles, attending softball games for both her husband and granddaughterand was a huge University of Michigan fan. She also enjoyed shopping andloved to spoil her granddaughters. Fran would laugh when her sisters andbrothers scolded her about wanting something sweet that she couldn’t haveand would stop when they would say “I’m going to ask Adam!”
Fran was the glue that held the family together, who will be deeplymissed.
Left to cherish her memory is husband, John A. Martínez; sons, PatrickAnthony, Daniel Michael, and Adam Joseph (Alexis) Martínez; grandchil-dren, Chelsey (Tim) Arnett, Cicilia, Sabrina, Marisa, Adalina, and AnnicitaMartínez; brothers, David and Phil (Angie) Cruz; sisters, Barb, Patti andLisa Cruz; sister-in-law, Barb Fultz, beloved Aunt’s Virginia (Geronimo)Irwin and Elizabeth Geronimo and many nieces, nephews, cousins, andcherished long-time friends.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Antonio and Ernestine (Tina)Cruz, in-laws Rudy and Trina Apodaca, Grandparents Francisco and MaríaGeronimo, many beloved Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, and her beloved K-9companion, Missy.
Fran’s video tribute is available at CoyleFuneralHome.com.
FRANCES M. MARTINEZ
Edward Y. HernándezJanuary 20, 1962 ~ August 10, 2020 (age 58)
Edward Hernández of South Toledo passed away August 10, 2020 in St.Vincent Mercy Medical Center at the age of 58. Eddie was born in Toledo onJanuary 20, 1962 to the late Felix and Eloisa Hernández.
Eddie was a big Cleveland Brown fan. He also enjoyed listening to music(especially oldies) and taking his son to perform whether it was in a band orDJ a gig. He loved being a grandpa, spending time with his family andfriends; he was loved by everyone.
He is preceded in death by his daughter Laura Hernández and brothersGilbert and Felix Hernández. Eddie is survived by his wife Anita (Bito) SanFernando Hernández; grandson Fernando Hernández, Jr.; brothers Carlos(Diane) Hernández, Ernesto Hernández, Joe (Liz Quimbar) Hernández andsister Susie (Raymond) Juárez and many nieces and nephews.
SOURCE: Castillo Funeral Home, 1757 Tremainsville Rd.
Collective OpEdKALAMAZOO, MI:
UFW Foundation Execu-tive Director DianaTellefson Torres, UnitedFarm Workers PresidentTeresa Romero,Farmworker Legal Ser-vices Managing AttorneyKara Moberg, and Michi-gan Immigrant Rights Cen-ter Managing AttorneySusan Reed issued the fol-lowing statement in sup-port of Michigan’s publichealth order for freeCOVID-19 testing for ag-ricultural and food em-ployees:
The public health orderissued on August 3, 2020,by the Michigan Depart-ment of Health and Hu-man Services requiring freeCOVID-19 testing and safehousing for agriculturaland food processing em-ployees is imperative tothe health of these essen-tial workers. Theagribusiness-led lawsuitfiled in federal court onTuesday, Aug. 11th, ab-surdly alleging that thepublic health order is dis-criminatory and racist ismeritless, dishonest, anddisturbing in its misuse ofcivil rights protections andfalse racial justice rheto-ric.
Many of us can safelystay home during a globalpandemic. Farmworkerscannot. They face dispro-portionate risks of beinginfected with the novelcoronavirus and have notenjoyed the protectionsother essential workershave received.Farmworkers are essential.We need more protectionsfor farm workers, not less.Safeguards like free test-ing and safe isolation hous-ing are desperately neededto protect the health of ag-ricultural communities.
Michigan took neces-sary action to address realracial disparities and pro-mote farm worker healthand safety. The MichiganImmigrant Rights Center,Farmworker Legal Ser-vices, UFW Foundation,and the United Farm Work-ers firmly support
Michigan’s Public Health Order requiring free testingfor Ag Workers is ‘Imperative’ for their Health
Michigan’s public healthorder and the state’s lead-ership in addressing thethreat of COVID-19 infarm-working communi-ties and expose the law-suit as a transparent andcynical ploy.
Farmworkers whohave questions about howthe emergency publichealth order might affectthem can call MIRC’s freeconfidential Farmworkerand Immigrant Workerhotline at 800-968-4046.
La demanda de la in-dustria es una “tácticacínica”
KALAMAZOO: Ladirectora ejecutiva dela Fundación UFW,Diana Tellefson Torres,la presidenta de UnitedFarm Workers, TeresaRomero, la abogadagerente de Servicios Le-gales para TrabajadoresAgrícolas, Kara Moberg,y la abogada gerente delCentro de Derechos deInmigrantes de Michigan,Susan Reed, emitieron lasiguiente declaración enapoyo de la orden desalud pública de Michi-gan para pruebas gratuitasde COVID-19 paraempleados agrícolas yalimentarios:
La orden de saludpública emitida el 3 deagosto de 2020 por elDepartamento de Salud yServicios Humanos deMichigan que requierepruebas de COVID-19gratuitas y viviendasseguras para losempleados agrícolas y deprocesamiento dealimentos es imperativapara la salud de estostrabajadores esenciales.La demanda liderada porla agroindustriapresentada en un tribunalfederal el martes 11 deagosto, alegandoabsurdamente que laorden de salud pública esdiscriminatoria y racistaes infundada, deshonestay perturbadora en su maluso de las proteccionesde los derechos civiles yla falsa retórica de lajusticia racial.
Muchos de nosotrospodemos quedarnos encasa de forma segura du-rante una pandemiamundial. Los trabajadoresagrícolas no pueden. Seenfrentan a riesgosdesproporcionados deinfectarse con el nuevocoronavirus y no handisfrutado de lasprotecciones que hanrecibido otros trabajadoresesenciales. Lostrabajadores agrícolas sonesenciales. Necesitamosmás protecciones para lostrabajadores agrícolas, nomenos. Se necesitand e s e s p e r a d a m e n t esalvaguardas comopruebas gratuitas yviviendas de aislamientoseguro para proteger lasalud de las comunidadesagrícolas.
Michigan tomó lasmedidas necesarias paraabordar las disparidadesraciales reales ypromover la salud yseguridad de lostrabajadores agrícolas. ElCentro de Derechos delos Inmigrantes de Michi-gan, los Servicios Legalesde los TrabajadoresAgrícolas, la FundaciónUFW y United FarmWorkers apoyanfirmemente la orden desalud pública de Michi-gan y el liderazgo delestado para abordar laamenaza del COVID-19en las comunidades detrabajadores agrícolas yexponen la demandacomo una tácticatransparente y cínica.
Los trabajadoresagrícolas que tenganpreguntas sobre cómopodría afectarles la ordende emergencia de saludpública pueden llamar ala línea directa gratuita yconfidencial paratrabajadores agrícolas ytrabajadores inmigrantesde MIRC al 800-968-4046.
Las consultas de losmedios se pueden enviara: [email protected]
Centro de Derechos deInmigrantes de Michiganmichiganimmigrant.org
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LORAIN PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEMUPDATES
Meet the Author:David Miraldi onFacebook Live
Wednesday, Aug.19 at 7 p.m.
Join us at https://www.facebook.com/LorainPublicLibrarySystem.for a Facebook Liveevent. The local authorwill talk about his newbook, “The Edge of Mal-ice: The Marie GrossmanStory” and answer ques-tions
LPLS Free WiFi StopThursday, Aug. 20 at
‘Every Child’s Play-ground’ in Avon 3 to5:30 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 24 atCommunity Park in Kipton10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Look for LPLS van atlocal parks as we em-bark on “Free WiFi”stops. The van is a giantmobile hotspot so youcan get free WiFi within100 feet of our vehicle.We’ll also have freegrab-and-go activity kitsfor kids at each stop whilesupplies last. We hope tosee you soon!
North RidgevilleFarmers Fresh ProducePick-Ups
Thursdays from 3 to 4p.m. through September10
Support local farmers
by reserving a bag offresh produce for pick-up from the NorthRidgeville Branch park-ing lot every Thursdaybetween 3 and 4 p.m. Pro-duce is sold for $10 perbag and exact change isrequired. This program issponsored by NorthRidgeville Heart and Sole.For more information orto reserve produce, visitbit.ly/producelibrary orF a c e b o o k . c o m /NRHeartandSole. Pro-duce Pick-Up Schedule:Thursday, August 6:Gerhart’s, Thursday, Au-gust 13: Willie’s, Thurs-day, August 20: RedBarn, Thursday, August27: Gerhart’s, Thursday,September 3: Willie’s,Thursday, September 10:Red Barn
Baby and Me StoryTime on Facebook Live
Thursdays, Aug. 20,27; Sept. 3; 10:30 to 11a.m.
Bounce, wiggle andplay as we live streambaby story time! Thisstory time is intended forbabies, birth through 18months, or early walkers,with their caregivers. To
join the fun fromthe comfort of yourown home, visit usonline at https://www.facebook.com/
LorainPublicLibrarySystem.
Story Stop onFacebook Live
Mondays, Aug. 24,31; 10:30 to 11 a.m.Caregivers with childrenof all ages are invited tojoin us as we live streamstory time! Enjoy sto-ries, songs and activi-ties from the comfort ofyour own home. To jointhe fun visit us online atwww.facebook.com/LorainPublicLibrarySystem.Our songs may featureshaky eggs, rhythmsticks, or scarves. Thereare things around yourhome that you can use.Our storytellers willeven recommend easyprops.
Grab & Go ActivityKits
We have “Grab & GoActivity Kits” at mostbranches every daywhile supplies last! It’sa different activity ateach branch and thethemes change everyweek so keep checkingLorainPublicLibrary.orgfor what is coming orcall your local branchfor availability!
C L E V E L A N D ,Aug. 6, 2020: TheCleveland Foundationannounced today thatits 2020 Annual Meet-ing Presented byKeyBank will moveonline this year, withvirtual and freecommunity eventsscheduled throughoutthe week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4.
The slate of pro-gramming will becapped off when JohnThornton, founder ofThe Texas Tribune andco-founder of theAmerican JournalismProject, delivers theRobert D. Gries Key-
note Lecture in part-nership with KarenRundlet, director forjournalism, KnightFoundation on Fri-day, Sept. 4, at a vir-tual forum presented byThe City Club of Cleve-land.
Postponed from itsoriginal date in early Maydue to the ongoingCOVID-19 pandemic,the traditional single-day, in-person event wasbroadened this year toincorporate a week offree virtual events for thecommunity.
Cleveland FoundationPresident and CEO RonnRichard will give his an-
nual State of the Com-munity address onTuesday, Sept. 1, fol-lowed by at least tensimultaneous live inter-active breakout sessionsfeaturing the latest de-velopments and insightsfrom front-line partners,with topics ranging fromthe state of educationduring COVID-19 anddigital equity to envi-ronmental justice andexciting neighborhoodcollaborations.
Cleveland Foundation ‘Annual MeetingPresented by KeyBank’ moves online,expands to encompass a week of virtualcommunity convenings
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El Centro de Servicios SocialesUpcoming EventsAugust 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, El Centro’s offices are offering services viatelephone to the community with a limited amount of staff. If services are neededand you need to come to the office, we encourage you to call the office first (440-277-8235) to receive the new procedure for office visits. To follow are servicesthat are still in operation:
• Money Management/Representative Payee services for 236 individuals withsevere mental health illness and physical disabilities
• Spanish informational and referral phone line 211• Mental Health Navigator Line (440-240-7025)• Medical and Mental Health Interpretations (via telephone) with contract
agencies• Disseminating information to community on COVID-19• Census 2020• Monthly Food Pantry
August 22 - (9:30 am to 12:30 pm) – Bilingual Financial Education Classes -These classes will help to improve financial literacy to the residents of the GreaterLorain area. El Centro will offer future homebuyers two financial literacy courses(three hours per class) focused on: Financial Recovery (Credit Repair) and MoneyMatters (Budgeting & Saving). Classes will be held at El Centro. Due to the currentCOVID- 19 restrictions, we are limiting class size and following social distancingand all safety requirements. Register early to reserve your seat. To register or formore information, call Maria Carrion at 440-277-8235.
August 20 - El Centro “Drive Thru” Mobile Food Pantry in collaboration withSecond Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio, has moved to Oakwood Park.Volunteers will place the items in your trunk (be sure to have your trunk empty).The Food Pantry will start at 3:30 p.m. (NOTE - NEW TIME CHANGE) untilthe food runs out. Income eligible households (below 200% of the poverty level)are given one box of food and multiple bags of fresh vegetables on a first-come,first-served basis – FREE. Photo ID and proof of residency required. This eventoccurs every third Thursday of each month at the same time.
The Coronavirus Aid,Relief and Economic Se-curity Act (CARES) allo-cated funding to LorainCounty Community Ac-tion Agency (LCCAA),which is creating threenew programs and ex-panding others.
The funds were addedto LCCAA’s CommunityServices Block Grant(CSBG) and will be usedto create an EvictionAvoidance Program, pro-vide assistance with wa-ter bills, create a commu-nity garden and more.For all CARES-fundedprograms, residents mustbe living at or below200% of the Federal Pov-erty Line.
“We know many arestruggling to meet theirbasic needs,” said Presi-dent and CEO JackieBoehnlien. “The CSBGCARES funding thatcame to Lorain Countywill predominately beused to help residentswith the essentials ofhousing, running waterand food.”
LCCAA is partneringwith Lorain County Ur-ban League to create theEviction Avoidance Pro-gram. Rent assistance ispart of the process. How-ever, landlord and tenantmediation are also in-volved. LCCAA and Ur-ban League will makesure tenants’ legal rightsare protected as rentersget back on track withtheir lease obligations.
To be eligible for theEviction Avoidance Pro-gram, residents musthave been current ontheir rent as of March 1,2020. Funds are limitedand being distributedthroughout the county.The tenant must be named
in the lease. Payment willonly be made to the land-lord at the address ofrecord listed in the lease.Eviction Avoidance be-gan Aug. 10.
Water bill assistancewill be administeredthrough LCCAA’s HEAPdepartment. The programwill begin Sept. 1 and ad-ditional details will beforthcoming.
Next spring, LCCAAwill partner with OurF.A.M.I.L.Y. to create acommunity garden onland the agency owns onHuron Street in Elyria. Ini-tially, the garden will con-tain 20 plots leased to com-munity residents.
“Community gardensare a source of nutritiousseasonal food for house-holds experiencing foodinsecurity,” Boehnleinsaid. “The gardens be-come a safe gatheringplace where neighborssupport each other andstrengthen community.”
CSBG CARES fundingwill allow the expansionof LCCAA’s partnershipswith local food pantries.Since 2013, LCCAA hasgranted CSBG funds todozens of food pantries inthe last months of the year.The CSBG CARES fundsmake these awards last theentire year. The majorityof LCCAA’s Food PantryPartners are also charitypartners with Second Har-vest of North Central Ohio.Second Harvest will col-laborate with LCCAA toput the CSBG CARESfunds directly into partneraccounts each month andkeep the funding flowingthroughout the year.
Operation Warm willalso be expanded thanksto CARES funding. Theprogram provides free
LCCAA announces plan for CARES funding
August 13, 2020:When times get tough,people look to commu-nity colleges to chart acourse for a better future.That has always been truein the past, and it’s truetoday as, for example,Northeast Ohio works torecover from theCOVID-19 pandemic.
The region’s fourcommunity colleges —Cuyahoga CommunityCollege (Tri-C®), Lake-land Community Col-lege, Lorain CountyCommunity College(LCCC), and Stark StateCollege — are here toserve you at this criticalmoment.
These valuable insti-tutions can help you keepmoving forward even asuncertainty grips dailylife. The schools haveoptions to meet yourneeds whether you’relooking to start college,change careers, improveskills, or adjust plans dueto health or financial con-cerns linked to thecoronavirus crisis.
Tri-C, Lakeland,LCCC, and Stark Stateare committed to keep-ing tuition affordable andstudent loan debt low,with scholarships and fi-nancial aid packages thatmay allow one to attendat little to no cost.
The four schools offer
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high-quality courses tobuild a graduate’s résuméand eventually secure em-ployment, connecting youto in-demand jobs in ourcommunities. Examples ofavailable educational op-portunities include:
• Certificates and fast-track training in programslike business, IT, and healthcare services;
• Associate degrees andcourse credits that easilytransfer to four-year schoolsto apply toward bachelor’sdegrees; and
• Professional develop-ment and certifications toupdate skills.
Hope and optimism growat the same pace as knowl-edge at the institutions. Askyour family and friends.Odds are, more than a few ofthem have studied with atleast one of the schools.
Collectively, nearly100,000 students attend thefour schools each year.They know what theschools known: that com-munity colleges are the go-to institutions for buildinga solid foundation for acareer.
Fall semester coursesbegin later this month.
Classes will be offered in-person and online, andsignificant safety mea-sures have been imple-mented to help our com-munities prevent thespread of COVID-19.
In a world changed bythe coronavirus, seize anopportunity to changeyourself at a communitycollege. There are skillsto gain, lessons to learnand positive momentumto build as we collectivelywork toward a better to-morrow.
Enrollment is ongoingat all four colleges, withacademic counselorsavailable to help one findan individual path.
According to their re-spective presidents, Tri-C, Lakeland, LCCC, andStark State are here toserve the student andcommunity together—Marcia Ballinger, Presi-dent, Lorain County Com-munity College; Morris W.Beverage, Jr., President,Lakeland CommunityCollege; Alex Johnson,President, CuyahogaCommunity College; andPara M. Jones, President,Stark State College.
winter coats to childrenages 0 to 18. The part-nership betweenLCCAA, Lorain Metro-politan Housing andHead Start will be ex-panded to include theTimber Lake Apartmentsin Avon as well as allhome-based Head Startstudents.
Funds will be used topurchase additionalequipment needed to ad-minister CSBG programsin a safe manner. Thiswill include technologythat can be loaned to par-ticipants in the YouthServices, Getting Aheadand BYCar programs forremote programming. Asecond van for transport-ing Youth Services par-ticipants will also be pur-chased to accommodatethe increased number oftrips that will be requiredas well as allowing forthe vehicles to be pulledout of service for regularsanitation.
“The CSBG CARESfunding was approved atthe end of March. Sincethen, as the funding madeits way through the allo-cation and approval pro-cesses, we have beenworking to make sureevery dollar would dothe most good,”Boehnlein said. “Ourmission is to serve andempower Lorain Countyresidents in need. Thisfunding will help us dothat for many people whonever thought they’dneed us.”
For complete details onLCCAA’s CSBG CARESprograms, please visitwww.lccaa.net. For moreinformation on theCARES Act, visit: https://home . t r ea su ry .gov /policy-issues/cares
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LAS CRUCES,N.M., August 10, 2020(AP): An internationalmariachi conferencethat brings student mu-sicians across the coun-try and Mexico to NewMexico will go virtualthis year.
The Las Cruces Sun-News reports organiz-ers with the Las CrucesInternational MariachiConference decided togather online as casesof COVID-19 rise na-tionwide.
The conference is stillslated for the secondweek of November, but
WINDOW ROCK,Ariz., August 12, 2020(AP): Navajo Nationhealth officials have re-ported 22 more casesof COVID-19 and fouradditional deaths.
That brings the totalnumber of people in-fected to 9,356 and theknown death toll re-maining at 477 as ofWednesday.
Navajo Departmentof Health officials said86,759 people havebeen tested for thecoronavirus and 6,920have recovered.
Tribal President
COLUMBUS, Au-gust 13, 2020: Gover-nor Mike DeWine andhis administration pro-vided the following up-dates on Ohio’s re-sponse to the COVID-19 pandemic:
U P D A T E DCOUNTY RISK LEV-ELS: DeWine an-nounced that new pub-lic health data has ledthe Ohio Department ofHealth to designate 12counties as being in aRed Alert Level 3 Pub-lic Emergency as de-fined by the Ohio Pub-lic Health Advisory Sys-tem.
Increase to Level 3:·Brown, Clermont, andMuskingum.
Continue at Level3: Cuyahoga, Erie,Fairfield, Franklin,Licking, Lucas, Marion,Mercer, Montgomery.
Decrease to Level 2:Allen, Medina.
Decrease to Level1:· A d a m s ,Defiance, Fulton,Henry, Knox, L a k e ,Paulding, and Williams.
Detailed informationall of Ohio’s 88 coun-ties can be found onthe Ohio Public HealthAdvisory System’swebsite. The systemwas developed to pro-vide local health depart-ments, communityleaders, and the publicwith data and informa-tion on the severity ofthe COVID-19 spreadin the counties in whichthey live. The systemconsists of four levelswith specific risk-levelguidelines. Each levelis calculated with datagathered on seven pub-lic health indicators.
IMPROVING MI-NORITY HEALTH:DeWine released the fi-nal Minority HealthStrike Force report andthe state’s executive re-sponse:
The Minority HealthStrike Force was formedin April to examine thedisproportionate impactof the coronavirus onminority communities,as well as broader healthdisparities and racial in-justices.
Currently, AfricanAmericans represent 14percent of Ohio’s popu-lation but are 24 per-cent of positiveCOVID-19 cases, 32percent of COVID-19hospitalizations, and 19percent of COVID-19deaths in Ohio. Simi-larly, at least 6 percentof those who havetested positive forCOVID-19 in Ohio areLatino, despite repre-senting 3.9 percent ofOhio’s population.
The COVID-19 Mi-nority Health StrikeForce Blueprint lists 34
AUSTIN, Texas, Au-gust 12, 2020 (AP):Texas surpassed 9,000confirmed coronavirusdeaths Wednesday whiletesting again dropped tothe lowest levels sinceJune, and infection rateshit another record.
The state on Wednes-day reported 324 addi-tional deaths, bringingthe total number of con-firmed new deaths addedfrom COVID-19 over thepast week alone to morethan 1,600.
Some of those deathsoccurred in July, whenTexas began waiting on
death certificates beforeadding to the total num-ber of fatalities. Officialsin regions hard hit thissummer by the virus, in-cluding Houston and theRio Grande Valley, saytrends are improving af-ter weeks of over-crowded hospitals andalarming rises in newconfirmed cases.
Testing demand hasalso lowered. DallasCounty Judge ClayJenkins said Tuesday thatthe number of individualsshowing up for tests hasdropped by 40%, whichreflects trends nationwide.
Republican Gov.Greg Abbott has said“surge testing“ in hotspots earlier this sum-mer has also seen a de-cline, falling Tuesdaybelow a rolling seven-day average of 29,000for the first time sinceJune.
The fewer tests haveled to the seven-daypositivity rate climbingto more than 24%. TheTexas Department ofState Health Servicesdid not respondWednesday to ques-tions about the decreasein testing numbers.
recommendationson dismantling rac-ism, removing pub-lic health obstacles,improving the so-cial/economic andphysical environ-ments, andstrengthening datacollection to bettertrack disparities.
In response tothe Strike Force’sreport, DeWineissued Ohio’s Ex-ecutive Response:A Plan of Action toAdvance Equity.The action plan outlinesefforts to reinforce theD e W i n eAdministration’s com-mitment to advancinghealth equity and estab-lishing Ohio as a modelfor justice, equity, oppor-tunity, and resilience.
As part of his commit-ment to equity, DeWineannounced the creationof the new OhioGovernor’s Equity Advi-sory Board.
The Board will workto improve Ohio’s workto dismantle racism andpromote health equity.Board members will drawon the expertise withinOhio’s communities ofcolor and will representdiverse viewpoints fromsectors like education,healthcare, public andprivate business, com-munity organizations,and members of the crimi-nal justice community.
“We are committed tosolutions, because as Ihave stated before, rac-ism is a public healthcrisis. Each of us has aresponsibility to be mind-ful of and work to coun-teract racial and other dis-parities that hold Ohioansback from reaching theirfull God-given potential,”said DeWine. “I will notshy away from address-ing these long-entrenchedinequalities among ourfellow Ohio citizens.
“Fortunately, we havemany great partners in thismission, and we are grate-ful to the individuals andorganizations that pro-vided feedback to thestrike force and who haveworked with my adminis-tration on this issue.”
“Being a person ofcolor should not dictateyour health outcomes. Asthe Health Commissionerfor the City of Cincinnatiand member of theCOVID-19 MinorityHealth Strike Force, I amproud of the work of myfellow strike force mem-bers to address thesehealth inequities. The in-terim report and blueprintaddress short term andlong-term recommenda-tions, as we need sustain-able efforts to addressthese multi-faceted issues.The Governor’s responseto the blueprint is action-oriented and his forma-
tion of the Governor’sEquity Impact Boardshows that he is seriousabout the plan beingimplemented and com-mitted to all Ohioans,”Dr. Melba R. Moore,Cincinnati Health De-partment Health Com-missioner.
“The COVID-19Ohio Minority HealthStrike Force Blueprintsets a foundation thatpromotes sustainedlong-term and lifetimewellness and focuses onindividuals and com-munities of color whodisproportionately areafflicted with health dis-parities and chronic dis-ease conditions. We un-derstand that improve-ments to healthcare ac-cess and social and eco-nomic factors and de-terminants of health arecritical to addressingdisparities and improv-ing health outcomes forall Ohioans.
“I commend Gover-nor DeWine for takingthe blueprint andquickly working withhis administration tooutline concrete nextsteps to improve thehealth and wellbeing ofall Ohioans and ad-vance equity across thestate of Ohio,” Dr.Charles Modlin, MD,Executive DirectorMinority Health,Founder / Director Mi-nority Men’s HealthCenter & Urologist,Cleveland Clinic
C U R R E N TCOVID-19 DATA:There are 105,426 con-firmed and probablecases of COVID-19 inOhio and 3,755 con-firmed and probableCOVID-19 deaths. Atotal of 12,023 peoplehave been hospitalized,including 2,743 admis-sions to intensive careunits. In-depth data canbe accessed by visiting coronavirus.ohio.gov.
Video of today’s fullupdate can be viewedon the Ohio Channel’sYouTube page.
For more informationon Ohio’s response toCOVID-19, visit coronavirus.ohio.gov orcall 1-833-4-ASK-ODH.
Jonathan Nez pointedto the latestcoronavirus figures asevidence that mostNavajo Nation resi-dents are complyingwith lockdown ordersand the advice of medi-cal experts. The tribehas a work group de-termining a plan togradually reopen thereservation.
The Navajo Nationrecently changed its57-hour weekendlockdown to a 32-hourone.
Tribal officials saidthe daily curfew also
International Mariachi Conference to govirtual amid virus
live performances and in-person classes have beencanceled.
“COVID-19 has in-spired us to have to getcreative and learn how totake advantage of the digi-tal age,” Executive Direc-tor Robert Palacios said.“However, ‘the show mustgo on’.”
The Las Cruces Inter-national Mariachi Confer-ence began in 1994. Itsmission is to preserve andpromote the cultural artforms of Mariachi musicand Folkloric dancethrough educational work-shops and performance
opportunities for youthand adults.
This year, organizerswill still conduct educa-tional workshops onlineand will virtually fosterinteraction among par-ticipants, educators, andvolunteers.
Health officials inNew Mexico on Mon-day reported 132 addi-tional confirmedCOVID-19 cases withfive additional deaths.
The latest numbers in-crease New Mexico’scase total to 22,444 andthe death toll to at least690.
OHIO COVID-19 Update: Improving MinorityHealth, Updated County Risk Levels
will be changed to thosesame hours on the vastreservation that coversparts of Arizona, NewMexico and Utah.
The majority ofpeople who are diag-nosed with COVID-19recover.
For some people itcauses mild or moder-ate symptoms, such asfever and cough.
But for others whocontract the virus, es-pecially those who areolder or have underly-ing health conditions,it can cause more se-vere illness and death.
Texas surpasses 9,000 virus deaths as testingremains low
Navajo Nation reports 22 more COVID-19cases, 4 more deaths
Gov. Mike DeWine
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• RITE AID:Drive-thru testingavailable at the 7225Airport Highway;Time: Starting 6/4testing hours will be 10-8 M-F and 10-5 on theWeekend;Appointment: Musthave an appointment.Pre-screening andappointments can be setup at www.riteaid.comFor Questions: (419)866-8943;Cost: Free• WALMART ONCENTRAL:Drive-thru testingavailable at the WalmartSupercenter at 5821Central Ave, Toledo;Time: Testing is avail-able M-W-F from 7 am– 9 am;Appointment: Musthave an appointment.Pre-screening andappointments can be setup at www.MyQuestCOVIDTest.comFor Questions: (866)697-8378;Cost: Free• LABCORP:Anti-body testingavailable at 1565 S.Byrne Rd Suite 105,Toledo;Time: Testing availableMonday-Friday from7:30 am – 4 pmAppointment: OrderRequired, No Appoint-ment Needed.How Lapcorp Works (419-381-1300);Individuals without anorder may have onecreated at LabcorpCOVID-19 AntibodyTesting;Cost: $10 if order ispurchased fromLabcorp website.• NHA: NEXUSHEALTHCARECENTER:Drive-thru and walk-uptesting available at theNexus HealthcareCenter at 1415 JeffersonAve;Time: Beginning 4/27;Appointment: Musthave an appointment.Pre-screening andappointments can be setup by calling 419-214-5700;Cost: Free• NHA: NAVARREPARK FAMILYCARE CENTER:Drive-thru and walk-uptesting available at theNavarre Park FamilyCare Center at 1020Varland Ave (SpanishSpeakers Available);Appointment: Musthave an appointment.Pre-screening andappointments can be setup by calling 419-214-5700;Cost: Free• CVS: Drive-thru testingavailable at the CVS Phar-macy at 2104 S. ByrneRoad, Toledo;
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Testing locations forCleveland:
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Michigan Dept ofHuman and HealthServices
Questions AboutCOVID-19? Call theCOVID-19 Hotline at888-535-6136.Email [email protected]’t Bring COVID-19Home.Get Tested Today At NoCost.Are you or is someoneclose to you sick orhas symptoms? Do youwork outside the home?You should get tested forcoronavirus. There aremany locations whereyou can get tested at nocharge to you.Call the COVID-19Hotline at 888-535-6136,press 1.
Testing sites in Detroit:• CVS Pharmacy at
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COLUMBUS, Au-gust 9, 2020 (AP): TheOhio governor’s posi-tive, then negative, testsfor COVID-19 haveprovided fuel for skep-tics of government pan-demic mandates andcritics of his often-ag-gressive polices.
“I’m sure the Internetis lighting up with ‘Well,you can’t believe anytest,’ ” Mike DeWine saidin a WCOL radio inter-view Friday, after awhirlwind of events theday before when the ini-tial positive showingforced the Republicanto scrub a planned meet-ing with Donald Trump.
Instead of seeingTrump at the Clevelandairport, DeWine re-turned to this state capi-tal for new testing withhis wife, Fran, throughOhio State University’smedical center Theythen went to their south-western Ohio farm inCedarville, whereDeWine said heplanned to quarantinefor 14 days. But withinhours, he had receivedColumbus test resultsthat were negative. Thefirst test, part of proto-col for people meetingwith the president, wasa rapid-result antigentest, while the Colum-bus testing was a ge-netic, laboratory testwhose results are con-sidered more reliable.
The governor’s of-fice said Saturday an-other test for each byOhio State’s WexnerMedical Center againreturned negative re-sults for DeWine andhis wife.
The conflicting re-sults come as US-Americans have grownfrustrated about accessto testing and by slowresults. Ohioans also re-main divided overDeWine’s actions todeal with the pandemic,
with some saying hisearly shutdown actionsunnecessarily damagedbusinesses. He was anearly advocate of wear-ing masks to stop theCOVID-19 spread evenas other Republicans inOhio remainunconvinced.
State Rep. Nino Vitale,a conservative GOP gad-fly from Urbana, tweeteda photo of DeWine wear-ing a mask minutes afterthe positive test was an-nounced Thursday.
“I think the questionmust be asked. Has henot been wearing hismask, or do masks notstop the spread?” Vitalesaid in his post, whichalso stated he wished thegovernor no ill will.
DeWine said he re-ceived some “not so nice”texts during the dayThursday about wearingmasks. He reasserted Fri-day that while they mightnot be 100% effective,they do help preventspread and have beenmade a noticeable differ-ence in the state’s most-populated cities.
Critics were blastinghim on his official Twit-ter account, too.
DeWine, 73, a formerU.S. senator and Housemember who is in his firstterm as governor, at firstappeared to have beenonly the second U.S. gov-ernor to positive for thecoronavirus.
Oklahoma Gov. KevinStitt announced he con-tracted the virus lastmonth. Stitt, a Republi-can who has been dis-dainful of mask man-dates, said he contractedCOVID -19 by huggingfriends.
Longtime Cincinnati-area conservative activ-ist Mike Wilson, who hasbeen analyzing and writ-ing about coronavirusdata since he contractedCOVID-19 this summer,saw a storm of strong re-
actions on hisFacebook page includ-ing from some who saidDeWine’s results showthe pandemic is “ascam.”
“At this point, this isclearly not a hoax,” saidWilson, who has fullyrecovered from the vi-rus. He said continuedpandemic-deniers aremostly “outliers,“ butmany other people arefrustrated over whatthey see as DeWine’soverreactions and alsoabout the testing issues.Test results, includingfalse positives, affect in-dividual lives by trig-gering quarantines thatare a rising concern asOhio schools prepareto reopen.
The number of posi-tive cases in Ohio haddecreased after the firstsurge, hitting a low inlate May. But numbersagain began to rise inmid-June as Ohio be-gan to reopen busi-nesses.
DeWine had resisteda statewide mask man-date until July 23. Hequickly backed off anearlier try at a mask re-quirement inside busi-nesses and balked atclosing down bars, in-stead recently mandat-ing a “last call” at 10p.m. and an 11 p.m.closing time. Nearly3,700 Ohio deathshave been linked to thecoronavirus.
Wilson thinks bynow, DeWine and othergovernment officialsshould allow people tomake their own deci-sions on which precau-tions they need or arewilling to take.
“We’ve found thatpeople’s individual be-havior matters morethan those governmentactions anyway,” Wil-son said.
Sewell reported fromCincinnati.
Ohio governor’s conflicting COVID-19 testsraise backlashBy DAN SEWELL and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS, Associated Press
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Neighborhood Health Association (NHA), a Federally Qualified Health Center(FQHC), is the largest community health center system in Northwest Ohio withpartnerships that include ProMedica, Mercy Health, and University of ToledoMedical Center. NHA has grown from a single location in 1969 to 12 medical anddental clinics throughout Lucas County. Today we operate multiple health centersincluding pediatrics, adult medicine, dental services, and health care for thehomeless, women’s health center, senior centers and a full service pharmacy withlab services on site.
For more than 50 years, NHA has placed a strong focus on prevention andempowering individual responsibility in managing their health care and overall well-being. Our services are acutely responsive to the needs of everyone throughoutthe communities we serve, providing excellent care and the best health practices.The Care Coordinator – Community Based Outreach staff primarily work in theneighborhood settings in which marginalized and populations vulnerable to poorhealth outcomes reside.
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Subscriber Services ManagerLucas County Sheriff’s Office
Lucas County Sheriff’s Office is accepting applicationsto fill the position of the Subscriber Services Manager.Applications accepted until August 28, 2020.
Additional information regarding the duties are avail-able on the Lucas County web site (www.co.lucas.oh.us).Click on “Apply for a Job” and then select “SubscriberServices Manager” from the list to read more or apply.
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PUBLIC NOTICECITY OF TOLEDO
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODSCONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT
for2019 Program Year – July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020
The City of Toledo (COT) is directed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) tonotify the general public of the undertakings, activities, and accomplishments completed in and at the closeof each Program Year through a Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). TheCAPER provides an assessment of the federally funded programs monitored by the COT’s Department ofNeighborhoods: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG), HOMEInvestment Partnerships Program (HOME), Neighborhood Stabilization Programs (NSP), and Lead HazardControl & Healthy Homes Grant.
The Draft CAPER will be available for review beginning Monday, August 31, 2020, on the website of thefollowing entities:
Department of Neighborhoods Lucas Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOne Government Center, 18th Floor 435 Nebraska AvenueDowntown Toledo, Jackson & Erie Streets Toledo, Ohio 43604website: https://toledo.oh.gov/services/ website: www.lucasmha.orgneighborhood-and-business-development/
Office of the Mayor Toledo Lucas County Homelessness BoardOne Government Center, 22nd Floor 1946 N. 13th Street, Suite 437Downtown Toledo, Jackson & Erie Streets Toledo, Ohio 43604website: https://toledo.oh.gov/government/mayors-office/ website: www.endinghomelessnesstoledo.org
Clerk of Council Toledo-Lucas County Public LibraryOne Government Center, 21st Floor 325 Michigan StreetDowntown Toledo, Jackson & Erie Streets Toledo, Ohio 43604website: https://toledo.oh.gov/government/city-council/ website: www.toledolibrary.org
The Fair Housing Center Lucas Co. Board of Developmental Disabilities432 N. Superior Street 1154 Larc LaneToledo, Ohio 43604 Toledo, Ohio 43614website: www.toledofhc.org website: www.lucasdd.info
A public hearing on the CAPER is scheduled as follows:
Thursday, September 3, 2020, 5:30 p.m. by Virtual HearingVirtual Link: https://toledo-oh-gov.zoom.us/j/97282277221
The City of Toledo will also receive comments from the public in writing beginning Tuesday, September 1,2020, through Tuesday, September 15, 2020, at the following address:
CITY OF TOLEDODEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
2019-2020 CAPERONE GOVERNMENT CENTER, SUITE 1800
TOLEDO, OHIO 43604
For reasonable accommodations or additional information, please contact Monica Brown, AdministrativeAnalyst IV, Department of Neighborhoods at (419) 245-1400.
ABUNDANT LIFE OF PERRYSBURGACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Abundant Life of Perrysburg is accepting appli-cations for its subsidized apartment communities.Abundant Life #1 offers independent living for seniorcitizens 62 years of age or older and individuals 55 orolder with a physical impairment. Abundant Life #2is a supportive living complex for people 62 and older.To apply individuals must meet the age and annualincome requirement of no more than $25,200.00 forone person or $28,800.00 for two people.
We are located in the Three Meadows subdivisionnear the Manor of Perrysburg. Our garden style apart-ments offer an open floor plan, one bedroom, securedbuildings with private patios and individually con-trolled heat and air conditioning.
We have a bus that transports all residents to areagrocery stores and monthly outings. We offer exer-cise, worship services and a variety of opportunitiesfor our active and not so active seniors. Please call(419) 874-4371 to find out more about our fabulouscommunities and our availability for apartments. Youmay also visit us on the web at:abundantlifeperrysburg.org.
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Working Days: Monday to FridayJobs Description:
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To apply, please call 734-464-8881 or [email protected]
Lucas County Boardof Developmental Disabilities
Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilitiesis now hiring, and offers competitive compensation anda comprehensive benefits package. We are currentlyrecruiting for the following positions:
· Speech/Language Pathologist· Service & Support Specialist· Recreation Specialist
Please visit our website at www.lucasdd.org foradditional details and to apply. All candidates mustsubmit a resume and cover letter along with anemployment application via the online applicationprocess. We are an equal opportunity employer. If inneed of ADA accommodations, contact us directly at419-380-4033.
LA JUNTA ELECTORALDEL CONDADO DECUYAHOGA CELEBRA ELCENTENARIO DELDERECHO DE LASMUJERES AL VOTO
El 18 de agosto de 2020, marca el centenario dela aprobación de la 19ª Enmienda, que garantiza yprotege el derecho constitucional de las mujeres alvoto.
La Junta Electoral del Condado de Cuyahogaconmemorará este día especial presentando amujeres locales que ocupan cargos electos y suspensamientos sobre lo que significa para ellas laaprobación de la 19ª Enmienda. Estos mensajes secompartirán en nuestras plataformas de redes socialesa lo largo de este día histórico.
La Junta de Elecciones también reconocerá lalabor del movimiento por el sufragio femenino conun servi-carro de servicios a los votantes en cuatrolugares del condado el 18 de agosto de 2020. LaJunta inscribirá a los votantes, proporcionará yaceptará solicitudes de papeleta para que vote desdesu hogar (voto por correo) y ofrecerá oportunidadesde empleo.
El servi-carro de la Junta se llevará a cabo de10:00 a.m. a 1:00 p.m. en las siguientes ubicaciones:
Rocky River City Hall, 21012 Hilliard Boule-vard, Rocky River
South Euclid City Hall, 1349 South Green Road,South Euclid
Friendly Inn Settlement, 2386 Unwin Road,Cleveland
Lincoln-West High School, 3202 West 30th Street,Cleveland
“Queremos que todos se unan a nosotros pararecordar la reñida victoria que otorgó a las mujeresel derecho al voto”, dijo Anthony Perlatti, Directorde la Junta Electoral. “Esta es una gran oportunidadpara honrar el movimiento sufragista preparándosepara votar en las Elecciones Presidenciales denoviembre”.
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Valdez family, Tejano band out of Holland/Grand Rapids, MI, circa 1992