Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Patrick Decelles, with mask, and Philip Jones help clear a tree. The craziest thing happened Saturday morning 11:10 a.m. – I think a small twister blew past. The wind suddenly picked up through an open window with such force I moved to close it. Just then…
* Yaakov Levine was in his late teens in the early 1970s, and the first concert he attended was the Doobie Brothers at Gaelic Park at Manhattan College in the Bronx. * Jordan Cora Lampe was 8 years old in 1998, and her first concert…
Crow residents Jim Gedeon and Michelle Middaugh share their wedding day with the community, all while providing plenty of room for physical distancing. The drive-in wedding drew dozens of people. MIKE NORDTVEDT/LIFESLICE PHOTOGRAPHY CROW — COVID-19 restrictions almost ruined Crow residents Jim Gedeon and Michelle Middaugh’s…
Even seniors who were living and driving independently before COVID-19 may rely on others for food and travel support. County and community agencies and organizations are finding ways to provide modified services. Meals on Wheels, operated in Creswell, Cottage Grove and Springfield by Lane County…
Creswell Health and Rehabilitation resident Jeanne Thompson visits the classroom display at Creswell Museum, accompanied by Creswell Area Historical Society member Linda Franklin during a past outing to the museum. ARCHIVE PHOTO People with older family members in long-term care centers such as Creswell Health…
Creswell resident Kim Cornelius continues to provide vital in-home care for older and disabled adults during the pandemic.MARTHA McREYNOLDS JR./photo If she’s not quite on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, she’s only one row back. Despite the somewhat higher risk to herself, Kim…
As Coiner Park is wrapped in caution tape and sits mostly empty, residents look for ways to connect. A recent front-yard dining experience with neighbors was a fun way to safely interact during the pandemic.DANA MERRYDAY/PHOTO For a little break from the monotony of self-isolation…
Pat Edwards Week 6 of the COVID-19 “social distancing” is here and I, for one, am not having a huge problem with it. I am, for the most part, an introvert, anyway. My comfort zone is at home. Jim and I will never be among…