Sara Brainard:

Hi, this is Sara Brainard with Garfield County Public Health Department. This pandemic has been hard on all of you, but the way to get through it has not changed. We still have to do the things that help keep your family safe from the virus, keep you going to work, and keep schools open. We still have to follow best practice in wearing a mask, hand washing, social distancing, and not gathering in large groups. This is a reminder about how to keep your kids in school and staff coming to work.

Sara Brainard:

Once you've had an exposure to COVID-19, that means any household members that have tested positive or anyone that you know with a COVID diagnosis, stay home. If anybody in your house has been tested for the virus, stay home. Everyone in the house stays home until you have a test result. If you or your child are sick or have symptoms, even with something that seems like it's not much, stay home or keep your child at home. It is so much easier to keep one person home than an entire cohort if you follow these guidelines. There's nothing to be ashamed or embarrassed about if you or your family get COVID. The important thing here is to follow these guidelines. Thank you.

Mary McPhee:

It's Mary here to remind you to fill out your free and reduced application. We didn't get any new forms this week, but I know how it goes. Just take a minute this weekend to answer just a few questions, and then return this form to your school. It'll just take a minute. It really helps out the school district a lot. This week's shout out goes to LaDonna Sjogren at Grand Mesa Elementary. LaDonna and her staff served 207 staff meals in January. Those meals really help our department's revenue, that because of quarantines, closures, and off-site students is really behind this year. I want to just thank LaDonna, Chrissy, and Eliza for all you do every day. Keep up the good work. Talk to you next week. Bye.