Connect with us

Eugene

The temporary shelters will activate on Tuesday

Published

on

Nights ahead are expected to reach freezing temperatures. Egan Warming Centers, temporary shelters set up to protect people from deadly cold, will activate on Tuesday. The centers are on standby for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights.

There are three locations for Tuesday night:

Two buildings will be open at the Lane Events Center at 796 W. 13th Ave. in Eugene. Wheeler Pavilion opens at 7 p.m. and Expo Hall #2 opens at 8 p.m. Due to public health guidelines, warming centers are not permitted to have more than 50 people in each space, including volunteers. They will only have space for 80 guests total. The site is accessible for people with disabilities, and pets are welcome.

St. John Episcopal Church at 2537 Game Farm Road in Springfieldwill open at 6:30 p.m. The church can only shelter 20 guests. Once warming center staff reach that limit, they will be unable to accept anyone else and will not have a place to send people in Springfield. More sites are being sought out in the area. The site is accessible for people with disabilities, and pets are welcome.

A site for youths will be open at the First United Methodist Church on 1376 Olive St. in Eugene. This site will open at 6 p.m. The site is accessible and pets are welcome.

The program is named after Maj. Tom Egan, a homeless man who died in freezing weather in 2008. In years past, multiple locations open when the temperature is forecast to fall below 30 degrees.

You may also like…

Eugene2 weeks ago

Eugene City Council approves new city manager to begin in April

Eugene, OR -The Eugene City Council has approved Jenny Haruyama as the city’s next City Manager. Haruyama is set to...

Eugene2 weeks ago

Sprinkler system controls apartment fire in Eugene residential high-rise

Eugene, OR – Eugene Springfield Fire crews responded to a fire at a residential high-rise Tuesday morning after a fire...

Eugene2 weeks ago

Eugene Police Department to host 911 Call Taker Career Information Night

Eugene, OR – The Eugene Police Department announced it will hold a 911 Call Taker Career Information Night today at...

Eugene2 weeks ago

Man arrested following stabbing near W. 8th Avenue and Lincoln Street

Eugene, OR –  Eugene police arrested a man in connection with a stabbing that left a young adult injured Sunday...

Oregon3 weeks ago

Oregon state police K-9 team seizes cocaine and cash after traffic stop in Douglas County

Oregon – An Oregon State Police K-9 team seized a large amount of illegal drugs and cash following a traffic...

Eugene3 weeks ago

26-year-old motorcyclist injured in crash on Oak Patch Road

Eugene, OR – A 26-year-old motorcyclist was injured Tuesday afternoon following a collision with a vehicle on Oak Patch Road,...

Oregon3 weeks ago

Oregon state police K-9 visits Sutherlin elementary school

Oregon – An Oregon State Police K-9 team visited Sutherlin East Primary School as part of a school assembly focused...

Eugene3 weeks ago

River Road reopened after hoax device investigation in Eugene

Eugene, OR – Traffic on River Road in Eugene has fully reopened after police determined that a reported suspicious device...

Crime & Safety3 weeks ago

Woman, whose chiId in her care was Ieft too weak to Iift himseIf or speak, and doctors did not expect the chiId to survive more than a few days after she brought the 12-year-old to the hospitaI following months of torture and starvation, is charged

Nebraska – A Nebraska woman, 47-year-old AngeIa, was arrested at her home and charged with feIony chiId abuse causing serious...

Eugene3 weeks ago

House fire reported in Zumwalt Rural Fire Protection District near Eugene

Eugene, OR – Eugene Springfield Fire responded early Monday, February 2, to a house fire at the intersection of Fisher...

Crime & Safety4 weeks ago

Dad who ‘beIieved nobody would take care of his chiIdren once he was dead and that they would not be able to carry on in Iife without him’ before he shot his 18-year-old, then remained in her room for 20 minutes as she gasped for breath before she died, is sentenced

Idaho – An Idaho man, 51-year-old DeIbert, was sentenced to Iife in prison without the possibiIity of paroIe for the...

Trending