Welcome
Thank you for your constant support! Umpqua Health Alliance (UHA) works hard to keep our members up to date on what’s going on in Douglas County as well as within our company. If you have any questions or have ideas for our next newsletter, please contact us by calling 541-229-4842 or email us at info@umpquahealth.com. To sign up for our Member Newsletter, please press Ctrl and click this link: https://signup.e2ma.net/signup/1907516/1716984/.
Community Resources and Events
- Starting July 1st, the eviction moratorium will no longer be effective. This means that residents will no longer be protected from eviction for not paying their rent due to the pandemic.
- Tenants can still apply for assistance through the Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program. This program can cover back rent that is due and up to 3 months of future rent.
- If you are struggling to pay rent due to the pandemic and meet the requirements listed below, you may be eligible to receive this assistance.
- You may qualify if:
- You live in Oregon
- Your household is currently getting unemployment (or you got it at any point in the pandemic)
- You lost income due to COVID-19
- Your living expenses went up during the pandemic
- You are at risk of eviction for non-payment
- You can apply for this program regardless of your immigration status or citizenship. This program will not affect any other state assistance you receive. This includes WIC, SNAP, OHP, Medicare, social security, or HUD housing.
- See if you qualify today! https://www.oregonrentalassistance.org/
- Roseburg Public Schools will be doing the free summer lunch meals again this year! Every child and teen 18 and younger will be able to receive a free meal Monday through Friday between June 14th and August 13th (except for July 5th).
- They will be delivering at the following places and times:
- Saddle Butte Mobile Manor: 11:00-11:15 (222 Saddle Butte Lane)
- Thompson Park: 12:25-12:40 (1448 SE Thompson St)
- Creekside Family Church: 11:25-11:40 (731 Newton Creek Rd)
- Stewart Park: 12:50-1:05 (1700 W Stewart Park Drive)
- Eastwood Park: 12:00-12:15 (2823 SE Douglas Avenue)
- They will also be serving breakfast and lunches at select school cafeterias:
- June 14 – 18th Roseburg High Cafeteria:
- Breakfast is served from 7:45-8:15;
- Lunch is served from 12:00-12:30pm
- July 6 – July 29 Monday – Thursday Fir Grove Cafeteria:
- Breakfast is from 8:00-8:30;
- Lunch is from 11:30-12:00
- July 6 – August 12 Monday – Thursday
- Hucrest, Melrose, Winchester and Sunnyslope Elementary:
- Breakfast is from 9:00-9:30;
- Lunch is from 11:30-12:00 in the cafeterias
- Jo Lane:
- Breakfast is from 7:15-7:45;
- Lunch is from 11:30-12:00 in the cafeteria
- Roseburg High:
- Breakfast is from 7:30-8:00;
- Lunch is from 11:30-12:00 in the cafeteria
- Meal sites and times may change. To stay up-to-date on the information, please visit the website at https://www.roseburg.k12.or.us/departments/nutrition-services.
- Winston/Dillard school district is putting on the Nutritious Summer Meals program. This provides free meals to all children 0-18.
- Here are the times and locations:
- For hot breakfast 6/14/2021-7/22/2021, Monday – Friday:
- Winston Middle 8:30 – 8:45 (330 Thompson Ave, Winston)
- McGovern Elementary 9:00 – 9:15 (600 Elwood, Winston)
- Grab n Go meals (breakfast and lunch) 6/14/2021-8/19/2021, Monday – Thursday
- McGovern Elementary 11:00 – 11:10 (600 Elwood, Winston)
- Winston Middle 11:35 – 11:50 (330 Thompson Ave, Winston)
- Riverbend Park 11:15-11:25 (223 Thompson Ave, Winston)
- Community Park 12:00 – 12:15 (440 SE Grape St, Winston)
- Dillard Church of God 12:20 – 12:30 (4th Street, Dillard)
- Dillard Alternative high 12:35 – 12:45 (165 Dyke Rd, Dillard)
- Civic Wayside Park 12:50 – 1:00 (by Grocery Outlet
- For South Umpqua School District Free Summer Grab and Go Meals:
- Lunchbox Express Monday – Thursday 6/14/2021 – 8/12/2021
- Myrtle Terrace Apts. 11:00 – 11:15
- Myrtle Creek Elementary 11:20 – 11:35
- Millsite Park 11:40 – 11:55
- Meadowlark Apts. 12:00 – 12:15
- Tri City Elementary 12:25 – 12:40
- Stagecoach Apts. 1:15 – 1:30
- Riddle Park Monday – Thursday 8/2/2021 – 8/12/2021
- Riddle Elementary Monday – Friday 7/6/2021 – 7/30/2021
- Breakfast from 8:00 – 8:30
- Lunch from 10:40 – 11:10
- Is your child wanting to get into sports, but you don’t have the money for all of those expensive fees like registration and supplies? The Mercy Foundation has a mission of giving to help with that!
- The Lance Michael Emmons Athletic Scholarship was created to help youth of Douglas County afford registration and equipment fees!
- If you would like to apply for this scholarship or any other scholarships that Mercy offers, please follow this link: https://www.mercygiving.org/partner-fund.html
- Starting July 6th, every Tuesday Music at 7:00 PM on the Half Shell will be starting! This time-honored tradition brings local artists from all over to provide great music to our community.
- Also happening this summer is the Douglas County Fair
- Oregon is once again opened enough to have the fair brought into town. The fair will be August 4th – 7th
- Ticket prices are also changing this year! It has been announced that any child 12 and under will get in free this year.
- Carnival rides will be going from 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- Buildings will be open from 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- At this time there is no transportation schedules for the buses. However, there will still be parking at the fairgrounds, and parking will be $10 per vehicle.
- To stay updated on the entertainment, and the bus rides, please keep an eye on their website at http://www.douglasfairgrounds.com/fair/index_fair.html.
- 2021 has also brought back the Winston-Dillard Melon Festival!
- Join in on the fun of Mud-Volleyball, Rainier Amusement Carnival, melon eating contests, Fireworks, and so much more!
- The event will be held on September 17th, 18, and 19th at Winston’s Riverbend Park.
Keep up-to-date on the event on their Facebook page found here: https://www.facebook.com/WinstonDillardMelonFestival/
- To receive your free copy of The Very Hungry Caterpillar book, please bring UHA your lovely creations to the Customer Care lobby at:
500 SE Cass Ave Suite 101
Roseburg, OR 97470
- We’re open Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- We will trade your caterpillar for the book. We want to display your beautiful art in our office to brighten our days!
** Please make sure that there is an adult whenever using any sharp or hot objects**
- With the sun finally showing its face for the summer, a fun way to bring color into your home is to create Stained Glass Art! All it takes is glue, food coloring, paint brushes (optional if you like to paint with your hands) picture frames, and suction cups.
- Greatest part is you can find all of these items at the dollar store!
- Take the backing off of the picture frame and take the glass out.
- Squirt as much glue onto the glass as you want!
- Add some drops of food coloring around the whole glass
- Blend the colors away!
- The blogger that provided this wonderful project suggests using toothpicks to help swirl the colors or blend them.
- Once your child is happy with what they’ve made, simply let it dry and then put it back into the frame. Make sure to leave the backing off the frame so the sun can shine through the glass.
- You can use the suction cups to adhere it to the windows so that the colors can really show!
- For full instructions, please visit this website: https://bitzngiggles.com/stained-glass-art/
- Children love science experiments! It gives them an opportunity to learn while making a mess! Who wouldn’t love that? Have you ever made ice cream before? It sounds pretty hard, but in reality, it’s really easy to do! And better yet, it gives your child the ability to let out a lot of energy and they get a yummy treat in the end!
- It’s called Ice-Cream in a Bag. All you need is heavy whipping cream (or half and half), vanilla, sugar, a Ziplock bag, ice, and any extra flavors you would like to add (like strawberries or chocolate chips).
- Put your cream, vanilla and other flavors/additions, and sugar into your bag and seal tight!
- Grab another Ziplock bag (a bigger one this time) and fill it halfway up with ice. Then add some salt in that bag to help get the ice cubes REALLY cold.
- Put your bag of ice cream mix into the ice bag and seal really well. It’s recommended to use 2 outer baggies to keep little ones from freezing their fingers.
- Shake, run, jiggle, whatever gets you moving! You will need to shake the bag for about 10 minutes, or until the cream has completely frozen.
- Once it’s all frozen, grab a spoon and start eating! It’s that simple!
- For full instructions and the recipe, please follow this link: https://www.growingajeweledrose.com/2013/07/summer-fun-ice-cream-in-bag.html?m=1