Dan’s Plants, on Davisson Road off Highway 99 in Creswell, is seeing its busiest days in the three decades it has been serving customers in the southern Willamette Valley. Cascade Home Center in Creswell was deemed an essential business from the start, so for store manager Stan Simonsen, it has[Read More…]
Author: ERIN TIERNEY HEGGENSTALLER - [email protected]
Tracking down the ’hot spots‘
COVID-19 case information this week is being released by zip codes, and public health officials say that the data could help identify virus hot spots forming and allow more regionalized lockdown measures to take place. “With the restrictions projected to relax in the somewhat near-future, the State recognized the need[Read More…]
‘Do you trust me?’: Putting faith in community, each other in a crisis
Erin Tierney, executive editor This past year I’ve logged a considerable amount of hours actively listening to Noel as he sits to the right of me – be it from across the newsroom or on the move to meetings, interviews and news coverage in the Willamette Valley. And does he[Read More…]
Taking Action: Area doctors, leaders deploy across Oregon
Dr. Damon Armitage, Camas Swale Medical Clinic doctor and lieutenant colonel has been deployed since the start of April to assist in the Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing’s medical group. PHOTO PROVIDED With the stay-at-home measures proving effective in recent weeks in the Willamette Valley, a Creswell doctor and[Read More…]
Activity center: Residents out and about in spite of virus
Wearing protective gear, Creswell Food Pantry manager Susan Blachnik helps loads boxes into cars during the Pantry’s “new normal” of drive-thru pick-up service and increasing need. MARTHA MCREYNOLDS JR./PHOTO After weeks of being in quarantine, and with COVID-19 recorded infections slowing down in Lane County, people are itching for life[Read More…]
Food pantry drive-thrus are a source of nutrition and inspiration
Volunteers help the Creswell Food Pantry at the Cobalt Center, 364 Cobalt Lane, help serve a steady, long line of cars each Thursday. “Drive-up distribution” is a common site during the pandemic. Denise Wendt/Food for Lane County In its mission is to provide access to food for the community, the[Read More…]
Pazzo: Where strong hands make delicate food
Photos by Bradley Cook & Robert Williams (Flashbox Studio) A burly man with a bright smile, knuckle tattoos, a mouthful of expletives and a punk-rock playlist on full blast; at first glance, you’d think Scott Pisani is better suited in a Social Distortion mosh pit than in a kitchen mashing potatoes.[Read More…]
PREPARING FOR THE PEAK
Heather Lyda, registered nurse and nurse manager of PeaceHealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center, positions the Coronavirus health alert sign right outside of the emergency department. When visiting the emergency room, staff only allows one patient or family member at a time, separates patients with Coronavirus symptoms, and no one[Read More…]
Bistro owners plan to come out stronger
For the foreseeable future, the Creswell Blue Valley Bistro will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 8 a.m.- 3 p.m. for drive-through only with a limited breakfast menu and lunch menu due to short supply and being short-staffed. Espresso 58 in Pleasant Hill remains open from 6 a.m.- 6 p.m.[Read More…]
Traffic, safety still steady at the pumps
Creswell 76 Station has set up safety guidelines for employees and customers. A hand-sanitizer stand is available inside the convenience store. Photo by Erin Tierney/The Chronicle CRESWELL — Oregon this week lifted the prohibition on self-service gas in response to Coronavirus, but it won’t affect service at the Creswell 76[Read More…]
