This isn’t the year to be a last-minute voter
PAT EDWARDS LORANE – Our ballots arrived in the mail last week and we marked them right away and dropped them into the big white ballot box in the Walmart parking lot in Eugene on Monday when we went to…
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PAT EDWARDS for The Chronicle
Pat has been a columnist for the Chronicle since 2012, and enjoys writing about local history. Throughout her life, she's been a farm wife, mother of four, store owner, local historian, author, secretary, newspaper columnist, editor and publisher. Pat and her husband, Jim Edwards currently live in Lorane and celebrated their 58th anniversary this year.
Scarce visits with loved ones a tough part of pandemic
The increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases in Lane County and all over the country necessitates that we continue protecting ourselves and our loved ones as best we can. Wearing masks, social distancing, hand washing, and not seeing our loved ones…
Fire department, residents save the day
SHANE KRONBERGER/LRFPD PHOTO Pete Kersgaard of the Lorane Rural Fire Protection District surveys the fire damage. Our community dodged another wildfire bullet again this week. At about 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23, high winds developed in our area. Apparently,…
Taking note of losses beyond the wildfires, pandemic
Jazmine Bangs/PHOTO Mike Plank with his neighbor’s baby Calliope Stevens. Residents of Lorane, like most people in Oregon, are reeling from the burden that we are all carrying right now. The addition of the devastating wildfires to our COVID-19 concerns…
Fires are heartbreaking, but won’t consume our spirit
Oregon is on fire. My heart and my mind are so focused on the terrible fires that are taking so many homes, businesses – and, most probably, the lives of our neighbors in Lane County – that it’s difficult to…
Lorane fire department still building on its legacy
From left, Tom Soward, Jim Bailor, Berneda McDonald, Bob Drullinger, and Jeri Porter. Lorane Rural Fire Protection District (RFPD) officials recently announced the purchase of two new trucks that will be serving residents during emergencies. What’s even better is that…
Theater to host drive-in music concert Saturday
Pat Edwards LORANE — One of my favorite organizations that I’ve mentioned many times is feeling the pinch of having to cancel so many of its fun events. The Applegate Regional Theater, situated on Central Road near both Veneta and Crow,…
‘Circle of life’ can feel cruel sometimes
Last week, I announced the birth of another great-grandson, Hudson Ross Haxby. This week, I need to tell you about two important people in my life who passed on the same day. Life, indeed, seems to be an unending circle.…
Yard sale, BBQ chicken dinner sounds like a winner-winner
I have a couple of community events that I’d like to tell you about this week. Despite everything, the communities of Lorane and Crow are going to try to have events that incorporate social distancing. In Lorane, we are planning a…
Historical defacing hits close to home
Pat Edwards I was so dismayed this week when I read about the defacing of the historical marker honoring Sam and Mattie Reynolds in West Eugene with a racial slur. I didn’t know Sam or Mattie personally, but I’ve long known…