Sweet notes for veterans
Culver Elementary students make valentines for Oregon Veterans Home residents Thank you for keeping us safe, Thank you for your service, Happy Valentine s Day, the colorful greeting cards say.
The cheerful drawings with hearts, stars and flowers are sure to bring smiles to lonely military veterans.
Culver Elementary School students created these valentines for residents of the Oregon Veterans Homes in The Dalles and Lebanon. COVID-19 hit the Oregon Veterans Homes in The Dalles and Lebanon hard, said Jefferson County Veterans Service Officer Laura Moore.
She noted that COVID hit the Lebanon veterans home early in the pandemic, resulting in eight deaths, and The Dalles home had three deaths.
Culver students back in classes
Culver School District leaders frustrated with unclear state-level opening guidelines
Culver School District students went back to class full time this week, after administrators, staff and families gave the green light.
On Jan. 1, the Oregon school reopening metrics that determine when schools could open became advisory, not mandatory, explained Culver School District Superintendent Stefanie Garber during the Jan. 14 board meeting.
Since September, most Culver students have attended class two hours each school day in small cohorts and did remote learning the rest of the day. On Jan. 5, Oregon Department of Education started to urge schools not to open against the metrics – essentially, don t do what the governor has recommended, Garber reported. I was in a tangle last week because the governor said on Dec. 23 that she wanted all students in Oregon in school by Feb. 15. Our district began preparing for the governor s direct