January 26, 2023 3:40 a.m.

County Commissioners Tom Kress, Chris Boice and Tim Freeman, along with the Senior Services Department have announced that Precilia Ortega was given the Douglas County Senior Services Volunteer of the month award for January.

Commissioner Tom Kress presented Ortega with the award at the Bistro Sixty Senior Dining Site in Glide on January 19th. It is located inside the Glide Community Center on the North Umpqua Highway.

Kress said he is grateful for volunteers like Ortega, “…who see a need and jump in so enthusiastically. She serves the Glide site and we appreciate her being part of the team”.

Ortega has been volunteering at the Bistro Sixty Glide since moving to Glide two years ago from Hayward, California. She spent twenty years working in the waste management industry and was an interpreter for the company she worked for since she speaks both English and Spanish fluently.

The release said Bistro Sixty Senior Dining Sites prepare meals on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 7 rural dining site locations in Glide, Glendale, Reedsport, Riddle, Sutherlin, Winston, and Yoncalla. Residents who know of friends or family who are unable to drive, need assistance with daily living activities, would benefit from hot meal delivery or need other assistance, are encouraged to call the Aging & Disabilities Resource Connection in the Senior Services Depart at 440-3677.

Those who are interested in volunteering with either a senior dining site or with the Meals on Wheels program, can call the same number to find out more about getting involved.