The story of Sinterklaas has been celebrated throughout Europe since the Middle Ages. He is a robed, white-bearded man who visits good children on December 5 to lavish them with gifts.
But the naughty children, as the Sinterklaas story goes, get Zwarte Piet — a dark-skinned figure who follows Sinterklaas around on his trips. Zwarte Piet helps Sinterklaas wrap up presents and get things done. But Zwarte Piet also punishes children who have misbehaved.
Oregon officials have begun the process of making the state's indoor mask mandate one of the few such statewide pandemic mandates remaining in the country more permanent.
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) assembled a Rules Advisory Committee last week to assess making the current 180-day indoor mask mandate permanent, soliciting input from community, business, faith and medical leaders, according to KATU-TV.
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