PHOTO PROVIDED- Pat and Jim Edwards with Meva Singh. On Monday, Feb. 28, Jim and I signed the final paperwork on the sale of the Lorane Family Store, ending the long run of almost 45 years since we purchased it from the Mitchell family in December 1977. People are asking[Read More…]
Author: PAT EDWARDS for The Chronicle
Column: Remembering two special people in our lives
Hayes & Allen Sadly, Lorane lost another of its longtime residents. Lou Dell Doughty Hayes was born and attended grade school in Lorane; she later graduated from Crow High School in 1960. She married Walt Hayes in 1963 and they were married for 46 years before he passed in 2009.[Read More…]
An opportunity to own and preserve history
A colorful collection of Groundwaters newsletter covers. I’ll wager that some of you may remember picking up free copies of a colorful 32-page magazine called “Groundwaters” at your local library, organization or community store every three months for quite a few years. They featured wonderful family-friendly stories – fiction, memoirs,[Read More…]
Online comments keeping moderators busy
Pat Edwards I’d like everyone who uses social media to take a moment to imagine yourself holding down the voluntary job of moderating a community Facebook page in these volatile times. I was the original administrator of the Lorane, Ore., page. I set it up many years ago because the[Read More…]
A bittersweet farewell to our work ’family’ at the store
This is a bittersweet time for Jim and me. After a potential sale of our Lorane Family Store didn’t go through last year, we are once again in the process of selling it, and this time it appears that the sale will go through. The closing is set for the[Read More…]
Michael Matchulat: A life lost, but memories made forever
Aug. 15, “with a bit of cheerleading from me, we walked to the riverside of the Umpqua to fish, not knowing if it would be one of the last fishing trips or not. Such a special day,” Amber Matchulat said. ROSWELL, N.M. – Two of our daughters, Gloria and Michele,[Read More…]
Column: Honoring ‘beautiful and compassionate’ friend
PHOTO PROVIDED From left, Leona “Lee” Lyman, daughter Stacey, and Pat Edwards sharing time together. Pat was Stacey’s biological mother, and forged a relationship with Lee and Stacey over the years. Jim and I lost a huge part of our lives two weeks ago when we were notified that Leona[Read More…]
Longtime Lorane residents left their mark on community
Three of Lorane’s longtime residents and friends passed away recently and I want to recognize them. I was remiss in failing to report Briggie Maley’s passing last May, two months short of his 100th birthday. He and his wife Toby moved to Lorane in 1946. He was a timber faller[Read More…]
‘Hmm. Did you try the on/off switch?’
Pat Edwards It seems as though my time, this past week, has been taken up with being on hold on the phone or trying to figure out why something isn’t working on my computer. Don’t get me wrong … I am not a tech-newby. I got my first computer in[Read More…]
New on the menu: Plenty of patience
Pat Edwards I hope everyone was able to enjoy the Fourth of July this past weekend. More importantly, I hope that each of us, regardless of which way we lean on the political spectrum, took the time to really appreciate how blessed we are to live in this wonderful country[Read More…]
