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2 THE CHARBONNEAU VILLAGER May 2020 COVID-19 REACHES CHARBONNEAU Longtime Community members Charbonneau still band together to leader dies make masks, support that over the last couple months, the community has ramped up its disin- fecting routine and other safety pre- cautions. While the disease has certainly im- pacted all individuals in one way or another, Charbonneau residents have kept their spirits up and looked By CLARA HOWELL for ways to support the broader com- Charbonneau Country Club an- munity as well as their neighbors. Sandy Batte with Charbonneau’s nounced last month that a Char- Emergency Preparedness Committee bonneau resident died after con- said a medical donation box has been tracting COVID-19, the disease placed in the Pro Shop. People can caused by the new coronavirus. donate items like latex-free gloves, The deceased individual was ad- N-95 face masks, face shields, hand mitted into Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center in Tualatin March 21 sanitizer and even homemade masks. Sandy said the items are then dis- and died March 29. tributed to local healthcare workers The homeowners association also who expressed a need. announced that another member had “It was nice for us to be able to let contracted the disease. The club, which closed public facil- the community know they could con- tribute to this and just set up a way ities such as the clubhouse and the to make this happen for them,” San- tennis center due to the COVID-19 outbreak, did not provide more infor- dy said. After the Centers for Disease Con- mation about the two individuals. No trol and Prevention recommended other cases in Charbonneau had been the use of face masks when around reported as of the Villager’s press others — including the use of cloth time. masks to shield the mouth and nose According to the Oregon Health Authority, as of April 26, Oregon has — Charbonneau residents — and had 2,311 people test positive for CO- some SpringRidge residents — got to work making homemade masks. VID-19 and 91 deaths related to the Residents started networking and disease. donated them to neighbors who need- Luckily, The SpringRidge at Char- ed one. bonneau had been untouched by the “There’s some people who have COVID-19 illness as of April 26. “I think the screening of all (essen- made them and are selling them, which is fine and still a great service tial) people into the community has been critically important,” said Exec- and (there were) lots of people who utive Director Garth Hallman, adding wanted to purchase one,” said Sandy, healthcare workers adding that some folks who enjoyed quilting had leftover material and created the masks, distributing them as needed within the community. For more information about how to make and wear cloth masks, visit cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/pre- vent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-cov- erings.html. For those who want to donate or sell their face masks, or know some- one who needs a mask and is not able to get out, email Karen Pratt at Karen@charbonneaucountryclub. com and the Emergency Prepared- ness Committee will get one to them. CCC General Manager Jim Mei- erotto said staff is taking it day by day and watching what the governor and health authorities recommend, as far as reopening the CCC goes. The CCC will be closed through May and the off-leash dog park has been temporarily changed to require leashes and be more consistent with the city of Wilsonville. “(It’s) hard to control a dog off- leash and keep social distance,” Jim said. Right now the CCC Board is dis- cussing what reopening would look like. As for SpringRidge’s plans, Garth said those who work in senior living are “managing and protecting our most vulnerable population in society and we take that responsibility very seriously.” He said he’s monitoring the governor’s proposal for safe re- opening and will plan to reopen ac- cordingly. By COREY BUCHANAN Pamplin Media Group Charbonneau Country Club announced April 20 that longtime leader Tony Holt died in his home in the residential commu- nity. Holt served on the club’s board of directors for 15 years, headed its Civ- ic Affairs Committee and also served on the city of Wilsonville’s Budget Committee. The club said Holt was battling a longtime illness. “I have yet to find a more knowl- edgeable, gracious and committed person working on behalf of every- HOLT one in Wilsonville and Charbonneau particularly. He was just a fine per- son,” said Charbonneau resident and Wilsonville City Councilor Joann Linville. “His leaving has left a big mark on the continuing leadership in Charbon- neau.” Those who worked with Holt said he was instru- mental in efforts to protect farmland south of the Willamette River from encroachment and contesting expansion plans at the Aurora Airport, which Char- bonneau residents say could lead to increasingly noisy planes flying over the neighborhood. CCC President Kathy Harp said in a letter to Char- bonneau neighbors that Holt attended “countless” meetings, testified in front of commissions and com- mittees, and wrote many editorials to advocate for Charbonneau’s interest. “Tony volunteered on so many committees it is hard to name them all. His dedication of time and ef- fort on behalf of Charbonneau with regional govern- ments and public agencies has had a positive and lasting impact on our community. His length of ser- vice was extraordinary,” Harp said in the letter. Linville also described Holt as having a “great sense of humor” and as being a “gentleman.” “He was the person people went to when there were questions or issues that needed to be ad- dressed,” she added. A Publishing Partnership... The Charbonneau Villager is a joint publishing partnership between the Charbonneau County Club and the Pamplin Media Group. Advertising contact Jesse Marichalar  [email protected] | 971-204-7774 NEWS J. Brian Monihan Clara Howell Publisher Villager Editor bmonihan@ pamplinmedia.com chowell@ pamplinmedia.com Kim Stephens Circulation Kstephens@ pamplinmedia.com 503-479-2377 „ [email protected] Jesse Marichalar Rick Fryback Display Advertising Jessem@ pamplinmedia.com Real Estate/Auto Ads rfryback@ pamplinmedia.com Have an idea for a story? We want to hear about it. 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