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Klamath Basin News, Thursday, 9/19/24 -Klamath County Looking For More Sports Tourism; Eagle Point Police Seize 2,200 LBs of Marijuana; Businesses Warned of Scammers Posing as Law Enforcement on Phone Calls; Klamath Oktoberfest is this Weekend

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Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024

Klamath Basin Weather

Today
Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm northwest wind to 5 mph. Overnight, clear, with a low around 44. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light after midnight.

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Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
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Sunny, with a high near 79.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

Today’s Klamath Falls Headlines

Klamath County Commissioners News

The County Commissioners latest meeting awarded a $56,000 grant Tuesday to Discover Klamath for a research study aimed to increase sports tourism.

Using previously allocated funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) for a nullified Steens Sports Park project, the commission decided during its Tuesday meeting to fund a feasibility study — a destination assessment — that will assess recreational assets of Klamath County including the existing infrastructure of parks, trails, waterways, hospitality industries, privately-owned assets and sporting venues.

In the grant application submitted to the county, Discover Klamath Executive Director Kim Matthews wrote that Discover Klamath will start with “feet on the ground” to create a plan on how to better utilize what is available in Klamath County. The feasibility study will identify Klamath County’s unique selling points and competitive advantages as a recreation and sports destination. The study will lay out a plan to maintain existing facilities to meet high-quality standards and cater to diverse sports visitors’ needs as well as offer strategies on how to expand the range of sports tourism activities and attractions.

Also during Tuesday’s meeting, the first public hearing on the matter of dissolving the Midland Community Park District and reforming it as a taxing district also took place. The petition for the change was created by the Midland Park Board with the reasoning of wanting to become a part of the Special Districts Association of Oregon (SDAO) which requires Midland Community Park to become a taxing district for membership. Once a member of the SDAO, the park would be able to qualify for insurance, something that the Midland Community Park has gone without since 2017. While the hearing had two community members in support of the reformation who refused to testify, a 20-year resident of Midland, Terry Swafford provided testimony in opposition. The Klamath County Commissioners said they would share their opinions during the second hearing on the matter to be held on Tuesday, Oct. 15.If it is elected by the county commission to reform the Midland Community Park district as a taxing district, the Community Park Board has proposed a tax rate of 25 cents per thousand dollars of assessed land value that would be put on a ballot for Midland residents to vote on.

 

The fire danger level is decreasing from ‘Extreme’ to ‘High’ in Klamath and Lake counties according to the South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership.

According to the news release, blasting, welding and cutting metal and power saws — except at loading sites — will now be allowed between 8 p.m. and 1 p.m. 

The fire danger level applies to all private, county, and state wildlands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Klamath-Lake District, as well as the Fremont-Winema National Forest, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lakeview District, Crater Lake National Park, and the Sheldon-Hart Mountain and Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complexes.  

 

EagleRidge High School in Klamath Falls recently painted over a suicide awareness mural, upsetting the group of former students who painted the mural years ago.

The previous mural had monarch butterfly wings with a semi-colon in the middle, a common symbol for suicide prevention and awareness, with the words “You Belong Here” written above them.

One of the painters, Jaden Connolly recently saw that the mural was covered up, prompting emotions and a Facebook post directed to the school to learn why.

The school responded to her Facebook post saying, “It is a new school with a new administration.”Connolly still feels this explanation is not enough, wanting a better reasoning for why the mural couldn’t stay. She added that it makes no sense, why would the new administration want to cover up such a strong message? It makes no sense at all, she said.

 

Truck drivers passing through Klamath Falls and some other areas in Oregon will be able to pick a free meal this week.

The free meals are made possible through a collaboration between the Oregon Trucking Association (OTA) and the Oregon Department of Transportation to celebrate National Truck Driver Appreciation Week.

Drivers have five opportunities across the state to pick up a free meal.

Today, Monday, they can stop by the Cascade Locks Port of Entry in the Columbia River Region at 11:30 a.m.  Then on Tuesday, meals will be given out at the Juniper Butte Scale on Highway 97 approximately 13 miles south of Madras. Also at 11:30 a.m.  On Wednesday, drivers can get breakfast at 7 a.m. at the Klamath Falls Port of Entry in the Eastern Cascades Region. Then lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. at the Ashland Port of Entry in the Siskiyou Region.

Finally on Thursday, drivers can stop by the Woodburn Port of Entry in the Willamette Valley Region at 11:30 a.m.

According to the OTA, there are 22,690 heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in the state as of 2024. These drivers are responsible for transporting almost 91% of manufactured tonnage in Oregon.

 

KLAMATH COUNTY ROAD WORK SCHEDULE

Steven Curtis Chapman Concert at Ross Ragland, Thursday, 7PM

In a career that has spanned more than three decades, Steven Curtis Chapman is the most awarded artist in Christian music history, and he’ll perform tonight at the Ragland theater.

With 59 Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, five GRAMMY Awards, an American Music Award, and a historic 50 number one singles, he has sold more than 16 million albums with ten RIAA-Certified Gold or Platinum albums to his credit.

Tonight at 7:00 p.m. at the Ross Ragland Theater music lovers can enjoy An Evening with Steven Curtis Chapman. Tickets start at $45, with box seats available for $100. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the Ross Ragland https://ragland.org/

 

Steins up, Klamath Basin!  It’s almost time for the annual Klamath Oktoberfest this weekend. The 2024 Oktoberfest is returning Saturday with promises of a gute Zeit for all who attend.

Presented by the Klamath County Economic Development Association (KCEDA), the yearly event brings folks together from noon until 9 p.m. at the Bill Collier Ice Arena at Running Y Ranch Resort, located at 5500 Running Y Road in Klamath Falls. Event manager Andrew Stork said this year will bring an event “you won’t want to miss.” Craft microbrews from well-known makers such as Worthy Brewing, Deschutes and Skyline Brewery are on tap along with 27 other beers from around the region.

Staying true to the German traditions, the 2024 Klamath Oktoberfest will present live polka music, a headdress station and pumpkins that will be handed out to children attending with families.

As for the drinks, Stork said there will be a wider variety of beverages available, including seltzers, wines and soft drinks. For those who want to test the strength of their stein-holding arms, there will also be a stein lifting competition with the winner receiving a $50 gift certificate and their commemorative stein.

Unlike many other similar events, Stork said, the Klamath Oktoberfest is family friendly, offering fun times for the Kinder-folk as well, including jump houses from 541 Jump. Part of the fun of this event, Stork said, is dressing the part.

You can pick up tickets at www.klamathoktoberfest.org for either $10 or $25 depending on if you’re partaking in the drinks. And remember, don’t forget your Lederhosen.

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Around the State of Oregon

During a traffic stop in Eagle Point last Friday, police seized 43 boxes of marijuana — totaling more than 2,200 pounds — that were headed to Georgia. 

According to a news release from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, police stopped a white Mercedes Sprinter van with Georgia license plates that was heading eastbound on Highway 140 near Salt Creek Road. While they originally stopped the car for traffic violations, they found the cannabis inside.

“The driver had paperwork indicating the cargo was hemp. Investigators tested the product for THC content and confirmed the green, leafy substance contained more than 17% THC,” the release said. “Criminal charges are being reviewed by the Jackson County District Attorney’s Office.”

 

Three more federal civil rights lawsuits were filed against Oregon Youth Authority staff Wednesday, alleging three different employees groomed and sexually abused youth and young adults who were in custody.

The latest litigation brings the total to six lawsuits filed against the Oregon Youth Authority this year. The suits also accuse supervisors of failing to intervene and report the sexual abuse. Custodial sexual misconduct charges are pending in Marion and Linn counties against two of the former Oregon Youth Authority staff named in the suits.

A lawyer from Oregon Justice Resource Center’s Youth Justice Project is calling for an ombudsperson to oversee the state’s youth correctional facilities to ensure youth are not subjected to “predatory behavior” by staff.

 

The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office is warnings businesses and residents about a new scam — where the scammer poses as law enforcement.

According to the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office, the scammers will call businesses and tell them they are working on an investigation.  “[They will say they] need a list of their current clients along with their phone numbers/emails.

When the business gives the scammer the list, the scammer turns around and calls their customers requesting payment for the services that they are receiving,” the release said.

“This is a clever scam, because if you are a customer and know you may be owing money for the service, you are more apt to pay.”

JCSO warns business owners to be aware of this scam, and says a true investigator would give a search warrant or subpoena for an investigator.

“You can tell the ‘investigator’ on the phone that you will call them back, and then call the Office they claim to be with directly to verify the information. BE sure to look up the correct phone number versus calling the one the ‘investigator’ gives you,” the release said.

“Customers, if you receive a phone call like this, please use caution. You can do the same as business owners and offer to call them back after you look up the phone number versus [the] one they give you.”

 

Republican lawmakers in Oregon on Monday asked Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek to ensure the integrity of the state’s voter rolls following reports that some 300 noncitizens have been mistakenly registered as voters since 2021.

The mistake occurred in part because Oregon has allowed noncitizens to obtain driver’s licenses since 2019, and the state’s Driver and Motor Vehicle Services automatically registers most people to vote when they obtain a license or ID.

An initial analysis by the Oregon Department of Transportation, which oversees the DMV, found that 306 noncitizens were registered to vote in what officials described as a “data entry issue” that happened when people applied for driver’s licenses. Of those, two voted in elections since 2021.

State and federal laws prohibit noncitizens from voting in national and local elections. Noncitizens include people who are in the country with legal status — such as green-card holders and temporary workers — and those without legal status.

In a letter emailed to Kotek’s office on Monday, Oregon Senate Republican Minority Leader Daniel Bonham asked her to consider implementing measures similar to those outlined in an executive order issued last month by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin.

The Republican governor directed state officials to certify the accuracy of voter lists by removing those who moved, died, or were unable to verify their U.S. citizenship. Kotek’s office did not immediately provide a comment. The DMV is checking for additional errors and will likely find more cases of registering noncitizens to vote, spokesperson Chris Crabb said.

Lane County, home to the city of Eugene and the University of Oregon, said its elections office was notified Friday that the DMV had mistakenly marked 11 noncitizens as eligible to vote in the county. After an audit, officials confirmed that none had returned a ballot. They were removed from the voter rolls and will no longer receive ballots, the county said in a Facebook post.

 

The federal government urged a U.S. District Court judge earlier this week to temporarily block a proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons, saying the combination would “almost certainly” benefit shareholders but not everyday shoppers.

Lawyers for the Federal Trade Commission gave their closing arguments at the end of a three-week hearing in Portland, Oregon. The FTC wants U.S. District Judge Adrienne Nelson to issue a preliminary injunction that would block the deal while its complaint goes before an in-house administrative law judge.

Kroger and Albertsons proposed what would be the largest supermarket merger in U.S. history in 2022. The companies insist that the $24.6 billion deal would allow them to lower prices and more effectively compete with retail giants like Walmart and Amazon.

But the FTC says the deal would eliminate competition and lead to higher food prices for already struggling customers.

Susan Musser, the Federal Trade Commission’s chief trial counsel, argued Tuesday that Kroger and Albertsons primarily compete with each other and not places like Amazon or Costco, where consumers do other kinds of shopping. In their hearing testimony this month, the CEOs of Albertsons and Kroger said the merged company would lower prices in a bid to retain customers. They also argued that the merger would boost growth, bolstering stores and union jobs.

FTC attorneys have noted that the two supermarket chains currently compete in 22 states, closely matching each other on price, quality, private label products and services like store pickup. Shoppers benefit from that competition and would lose those benefits if the merger is allowed to proceed, they said.

The FTC and labor union leaders also argued that workers’ wages and benefits would decline if Kroger and Albertsons no longer compete with each other. They also expressed concern that potential store closures could create so-called food and pharmacy “deserts” for consumers.

 

An Ashland man remains in jail after being indicted Tuesday on over 20 counts related to child sex crimes.

68-year-old Craig Albert Johnson was arrested on July 30 after the Central Point Police Department received a report of potential sexual exploitation of a 5-year-old.

During the investigation, police learned that Johnson was employed at the Children’s World Montessori School in Ashland. They also say they found evidence that additional instances of child exploitation took place at the school.

As a result of Tuesday’s indictment, Johnson faces a total of 20 counts of using a child, or attempting to use a child in display of sexually explicit conduct, as well as two counts of encouraging child sex abuse, and one count of invasion of privacy.

Police say there are six known victims in the Ashland area, however the investigation is ongoing.  Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Lacie Six with the Ashland Police Department at 541-552-2125.

 

A Portland man was sentenced to federal prison for breaking into a local pawn shop and stealing forty-seven firearms from the federal firearm licensee. 

Kory Dean Boyd, 39, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release. 

According to court documents, on January 31, 2022, agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) were notified of a burglary at a Southeast Portland pawn shop. Early that morning, shop owners discovered two large holes in a concrete block wall on the building’s exterior. The exposed room contained dozens of firearms, forty-seven of which were reported stolen, including pistols, revolvers, rifles, and shotguns.

ATF agents reviewed exterior surveillance video from the pawn shop and observed two vehicles and five individuals present near the holes in the building during the late evening and early morning hours of January 29 and 30, 2022. Two individuals used a sledgehammer to make holes in the exterior wall while Boyd and others carried firearms and firearm cases to the vehicles.

On February 4, 2022, ATF agents searched Boyd’s residence and recovered eight firearms, including seven stolen from the pawn shop. Boyd was arrested without incident and admitted to his involvement in the burglary.

On February 8, 2022, a federal grand jury in Portland returned a two-count indictment charging  Boyd with the theft of firearms and possessing firearms as a convicted felon.

On March 4, 2024, Boyd pleaded guilty to stealing firearms from a federal firearm licensee.

This case was investigated by ATF with assistance from the FBI, Portland Police Bureau, and Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office. It was prosecuted by Lewis S. Burkhart, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN). PSN is the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.

 

In the wake of recent school shootings and threats of violence towards schools around the country, officials in Oregon are reminding parents and students about SafeOregon.

The website and app is managed by Oregon State Police with the sole purpose of allowing anonymous reporting of any threats or dangerous situations to proper officials. Reports that are filed are sent to proper school or law enforcement officials. 

The program recently came in handy on September 12 when a tip came in through the site about a “potential threat” towards Thurston High School in Springfield. In an email to parents, principal Kimberlee Pelster told parents that situation was resolved when the threat was deemed “not credible” after a law enforcement investigation.  

Director of Communications for Springfield Public Schools, Brian Richardson, said SafeOregon is a valuable tool that parents and students use multiple times a year in their district. 

In a press release, Oregon State Police said SafeOregon can also be used to report cyerbullying or friends and peers discussing harm or suicide. Fights can also be reporting through SafeOregon according to Richardson. Richardson said that as a school district, Springfield Public Schools is trying to make these reporting tools more accessible.

In December 2023, the school district added a prominent tab on their main home web page titled “Safety Concern.” The page gives families and students access to SafeOregon as well as another link to report instances of bullying.  Richardson said on top of these anonymous web tools, it is encouraged to speak face-to-face to trusted adults as well.

 

 

The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians are suing the federal government in an attempt to stop Oregon’s first-ever offshore wind energy auction scheduled to take place next month.

The lawsuit, filed late on Friday, challenges the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s environmental analysis and decision to proceed with the sale of leases for two offshore wind energy areas totaling nearly 195,000 acres, one near Coos Bay and the other near Brookings. It’s one of many legal challenges filed in recent years by local governments, fishing, environmental and other groups seeking to stop offshore wind surveying and construction on both the West and East coasts.

The agency finalized the lease sale and its provisions three weeks ago, announcing the auction will take place on Oct. 15. Four out-of-state companies and one Oregon-based developer are set to bid on the leases.

Oregon’s wind energy areas are within the confederated tribes’ ancestral territory. The tribes say they contain critical fish and marine wildlife habitat, viewsheds of significant cultural and historic significance and key tribal and commercial fishing grounds — all of which could be damaged by offshore wind, creating irreparable economic and cultural losses for the tribes.

 

Copycat Threats to Oregon Schools

While an arrest was made of a former student at Henley High School in Klamath Falls last week, threatening a school principal, Central Point Oregon School District 6 says there is “no credible threat” to Crater High School after a TikTok post that threatened violence towards the school.

In a Facebook post, the school district said the post “referenced schools across the country as potential targets for violence.”  

When a concerned parent told the district about the TikTok post, the school district called the police, the post said.  “After a thorough investigation, it was confirmed that the individual responsible for these posts has been arrested in Nevada,” the post said.

“The post mentioned numerous schools across the nation, state and region including Crater High School, but there was no credible threat directed specifically at our school. 

The school district says they still increased patrols from local police today to give students and parents “an extra sense of security.” 

 

Police in Oregon are warning of an increase in reports of a common email scam. The scammer sends an email to the victim with their name in the subject line, their address and phone number.

An attached file includes personal information and a photo of their residence. They claim they will send compromising photos or information to everyone on their contact list if they’re not paid in a day.

Police say the extortion scam almost always goes nowhere. Attachments can contain malware and shouldn’t be opened. Police want anyone who lost money to the scam to report it.

 

Oregon launched a new Be 2 Weeks Ready toolkit as part of Preparedness Month, to encourage people to be ready for any disaster.

Oregon Department of Emergency Management’s Kayla Thompson acknowledges it’s scary to consider needing to shelter in place or evacuate. But, she says, “I want people to feel empowered and not frightened.”

Thompson says the new online toolkit provides short- and long-term goals, like stocking up on favorite shelf-stable foods and water.  It can feel overwhelming to take all those steps and gather the supplies. But, you’re likely more prepared than you think. And, there are steps to take now that cost nothing.

They encourage folks to read the Be 2 Weeks Ready toolkit, start talking to their family, learn their local hazards. Do they live in a wildfire area? Are they more prone to ice storms? Situational awareness is really important, so just being signed up for alerts and knowing what could potentially happen in your area. And then, when you’re not in that season, wildfire season or ice storm season, being able to take steps towards your preparedness.

 

Passengers on a Delta Air Lines flight this week are recovering after a cabin pressure issue caused bloody noses and ears.

A Delta spokesperson apologized to customers on the flight from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Portland, Oregon. They were put on another aircraft and technicians fixed the pressurization issue on the plane where the incident took place. The FAA will investigate the matter.

 

The Bureau of Land Management announced the winners of the 2024 Rangeland Stewardship and Rangeland Innovations awards Tuesday, which recognize exemplary management and outstanding accomplishments in restoring and maintaining the health of public rangelands.

The BLM and Public Lands Council have partnered for 19 years to honor BLM livestock grazing permittees and lessees who demonstrate exceptional management, collaboration, and communication that restores, conserves, or enhances our public lands, and to recognize their accomplishments at a gathering of their peers.

The Rangeland Stewardship Awards recognize the demonstrated use of beneficial management practices to restore, protect, or enhance rangeland resources while working with the BLM and other partners. The 2024 Rangeland Stewardship Award – Permittee Category winner is the Fitzgerald family of Fitzgerald Ranch, Inc. of Plush, Ore., nominated by the Lakeview Field Office, BLM Oregon/Washington.

The Public Lands Council represents the cattle and sheep producers who hold approximately 22,000 public lands grazing permits. Federal grazing permit holders provide essential food and fiber resources to the nation, as well as important land management services like the eradication of invasive species, mitigation of wildfire risk, and conservation of vital wildlife habitat. The Public Lands Council works in active partnership with the BLM, the U.S. Forest Service, the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and local land management offices to make landscapes more resilient across the West.

 

Left-wing Portland advocates for psychedelic drug use are hoping to put an initiative on the city’s 2026 ballot that would protect people who use what they call non-toxic and non-addictive plant- or mushroom-based psychedelic drugs from arrest.

The initiative “acknowledges millenia-old cross-cultural traditions of engaging with psychedelics for individual and community healing, creative expression, spiritual insight and personal growth,” the preamble of the draft initiative says, according to a copy shared by the Portland Psychedelic Society Action Fund, and “supports the autonomy to explore one’s consciousness and connection to a higher power.”

 

If the Portland Psychedelic Health Act lands on the Portland ballot in two years, it would be yet another salvo in Oregon’s recent efforts to soften drug laws. It follows 2020′s Measure 110, which was partially rolled back this year in response to concerns about the proliferation of public drug use, especially in Portland.

 

Oregon Lottery officials are urging people to check the bottoms of their purses and backpacks for any tickets they may have forgotten about and take them to the nearest ticket scanner.

Three unclaimed prizes worth over $50,000 are about to expire, they said, and the prize money will go back to the state if no one comes forward.

A Keno ticket purchased in the Salem zip code 97302 worth $58,372.20. It expires Sept. 21, 2024.  A Powerball ticket worth $150,000 purchased in the Bend zip code of 97701. It expires Oct. 9, 2024. A Powerball ticket purchased in the Wilsonville zip code 97701 worth $50,000. It expires Oct. 18, 2024. Officials said $7.5 million in unclaimed prizes went back to the state of Oregon last year.

Prizes worth $50,000 and more can be claimed by appointment at the Salem and Wilsonville Prize Payment Centers.

 

The WNBA is headed back to Portland with the Oregon city getting an expansion team that will begin play starting in 2026.

The team will be owned and operated by Raj Sports, led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal. They paid $125 million for the franchise. The Bhathal’s started having conversations with the WNBA late last year after a separate bid to bring a team to Portland fell through.

It’s the third expansion franchise the league will add over the next two years with Golden State and Toronto getting the other two. The Golden State Valkyries will begin play next season and Toronto in 2026. Portland had a WNBA team, the Fire, from 2000 until 2002 when it folded. That franchise averaged more than 8,000 fans when games were play at the Rose Garden.

The new franchise will play at the Moda Center — home of the Trail Blazers. The Bhathals will build a dedicated practice facility for the team as well. The Bhathal family brings more than 50 years of experience in professional sports, including serving as co-owners of the Sacramento Kings and the controlling owners of the Portland Thorns of the NWSL.

Portland has been a strong supporter of women’s sports from the stellar college teams at Oregon and Oregon State to the Thorns. The Bhathals bought the soccer team for $63 million earlier this year. The franchise is averaging more than 18,000 fans this season.

The city also had the first bar dedicated to women’s sports — The Sports Bra. Both Gov. Tina Kotek and Senator Ron Wyden issued statements in support of the new franchise.

 

The application deadline for the new EBT program has been extended to midnight Sept. 30, 2024.

The program offers $120 per child to help cover grocery costs when school food programs are not as easy to access.

Eligible families should act now. Thousands of families may be unaware that they qualify for this essential benefit. The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) and the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) urge families to check their eligibility and apply before the extended deadline.

Remember, once benefits are received, they must be used within 122 days.  Most eligible children received their benefits automatically on June 28, 2024, if their households:

Participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Participate in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

Are Oregon Health Plan (Medicaid) members in households with incomes under 185 percent of the Federal Poverty Level

Children in foster care also automatically received Summer EBT.  However, families who did not receive benefits automatically, particularly those with children enrolled in a school during the 2023-2024 school year who were eligible for the National School Lunch or Breakfast Programs, should still apply to determine their eligibility.

Families are encouraged to visit sebt.oregon.gov or contact the Summer EBT Call Center to verify their eligibility.

 

Klamath & Lake Long-Term Recovery Group Asking For Donations For Chiloquin Copperfield Fire Victims

The Chiloquin community was struck by the devastating Copperfield Fire in the Chiloquin/Sprague River area.

While firefighters continue to battle the blaze, this wildfire has affected 19 structures, including at least 8 homes. The journey to recovery from such a disaster is long and challenging, often taking months or even years.

To support the survivors in rebuilding their lives, we need crucial funds to provide them with the necessary resources. Together, as a community, we can help these families—moms, daughters, sons, dads, just like you and me—get back on their feet. Let’s unite to offer hope and support to those who need it most. Every penny counts, 100% of the Proceeds go to assisting survivors.  Klamath & Lake Long-Term Recovery Group is a 501(c)(3) Public Charity. 

PLEASE DONATE WHAT YOU CAN HERE:  https://givebutter.com/vqPqGk

 

 

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