New celebration takes flight in Creswell for veterans during pandemic

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Dick Heyman cuts the ribbon to celebrate the new EAA memorial garden.

CRESWELL – The overcast and rainy weather Oregonians are so often doomed to this time of year held off on Veterans Day at the Hobby Field Airport. The traditional Veterans Day celebration that normally took place in Creswell was – like so many celebrations this year – cancelled. Barbara Heyman, wife of local retired Colonel Dick Heyman, said that they…