BLM Distributes Nearly $28 Million to Western Oregon Counties from Timber Revenue
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has distributed more than $27.7 million in timber revenue payments to 18 western Oregon counties. The payments are supported by the timber harvested from public lands and they support local services including emergency response and education. BLM Oregon/Washington State Director Barry Bushue said the agency manages more than 2.4 million acres of some of the world's most productive forests in western Oregon and it is committed to supplying a reliable, secure and resilient domestic supply of timber while providing jobs and support to local communities. The BLM manages this area -- known as the O&C and CBWR lands as well as funds generated from timber harvests in accordance with two laws.-- the Oregon & California Railroad and Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant Lands acts. Locally, Douglas County is by far the largest recipient of BLM timber revenue payments with more than $6.9 million. Jackson County received about $4.3 million while Josephine County received over $3.3 million, Coos County received more than $1.9 million, Curry County received just over $1 million and Klamath County got $642,000.
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RCC to Start Offering Dental Assisting Course at Redwood Campus in GP This Fall
Rogue Community College is expanding its Dental Assisting certificate program at the Redwood Campus in Grants Pass this fall. RCC currently offers a one-year certificate program for Dental Assisting as well as a two-year certificate program for Dental Hygiene at the Table Rock Campus in White City. Dental Assisting is a one-year special admissions program that starts fall term and culminates with a practicum at a dental office. Several prerequisite courses are required prior to starting the Dental Assisting program. Dental assistants may perform a variety of clinical and administrative tasks including preparing patients for procedures and surgeries, charting, taking radiographs and making dental impressions, patient registration and scheduling appointments, insurance and billing. An information session about RCC's Dental Programs will be held via Zoom on Tuesday, May 6th, at noon. The Zoom link is available at "roguecc.edu/dental" or e-mail "dentalinfo@roguecc.edu." The application for admission to the RCC Dental Assisting program is open now through May 30th for fall. Attending an informational session is required prior to completing the application.
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Josephine Community Library Hosts Bilingual Storytime Series for "Children's Day"
In honor of Dia de los Ninos -- "Children's Day" -- Josephine Community Library invites families to a week-long celebration of multilingual storytelling and early literacy. From April 24th through April 30th, the library will host a series of bilingual storytimes across its four branches, celebrating the joy of reading in many languages and formats. Each bilingual storytime will feature a story read in English and a second language by local volunteers and community partners followed by a culturally-inspired craft. This year's featured languages include Spanish on Thursday from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the Grants Pass branch, Japanese on Friday from 11 a.m. to noon at the Williams branch, American Sign Language on Saturday from 11 a.m. to noon at the Illinois Valley branch and Sensory Storytime next Wednesday from 11 a.m.-11:30 a.m. at the Grants Pass branch. A library card is not required to attend these sessions. For more information, visit "josephinelibrary.org," email "info@josephinelibrary.org" or call (541)-476-0571.
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