Deschutes County Health Services is partnering with Oregon Health Authority to offer a free drive-thru COVID-19 testing event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 13, at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center. This testing event is open to anyone. No symptoms or ID are required to be tested. Participants are asked to wear a mask and register online at https://www.doineedacovid19test.com/Redmond OR 4369.html. Staff will be onsite to register those who are unable to preregister. Individuals will receive a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test and test results will be available in two to three days. "We are grateful to be able to provide an opportunity for our community to easily access free COVID-19 testing," said Deschutes County Public Health Director Nahad Sadr-Azodi. "This event will also allow our teams to prepare for future vaccine clinics at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center."
Calling all local farmers, ranchers, and food businesses! The High Desert Food and Farm Alliance (HDFFA) is seeking partners in the tri-county area (Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson) to join our local food and farm community. 2021 partnership sign-ups are now open at hdffa.org/signup/. HDFFA supports a healthy and thriving food and farm network in Central Oregon through education, collaboration and inclusivity. They are founded on the belief that everyone deserves access to local food, and they work to support the farmers, ranchers, and makers that provide it. Through partnerships, HDFFA is able to boost and support the local food and farm community. Joining a network of 130+ local food producers and purveyors comes with many benefits. Collective marketing, free admission to events and networking opportunities, a listing in HDFFA's Food and Farm Directory (Central Oregon's #1 guide to local food!), and opportunities to sell locally grown, raised, and crafted products in HDFFA'
Garden club cultivates kindness Tuesday, December 15, 2020 11:44 AM Sisters Garden Club donated winter clothing to Family Access Network (FAN) and provided for other needs in their holiday season of giving.
photo by Sue Stafford ‘Tis the season of giving and the members of the Sisters Garden Club showed their holiday spirit last week with donations distributed to the Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank, Sisters Family Access Network (FAN), and to the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Department for their Giving Tree Drive.
Giving is nothing new for the Garden Club. Every year in the past, the members have gathered for their annual holiday party in early December. At that event, all the members would bring donations for a local charity. COVID-19 robbed them of their party this year but couldn’t stop them from doing good in the community.