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December 11, 2012
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Homeless plan to weather winter

For hundreds of homeless and low-income Douglas County residents, getting ready for winter means lining up outside a Roseburg church before sunrise for coat and blankets. A line formed outside St. Joseph Catholic Church well before doors opened Friday for the annual Day of Sharing. “They started lining up at 3:30 in the morning. I got here at 9:15 and there were probably 300 people lined up outside,” said Penny McCue, president of the Douglas County Housing and Homeless Coalition. Once inside in the church gym, people received food, haircuts and items to ward off the winter cold. At least …

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The News-Review Updated Dec 13, 2012 12:28PM Published Dec 17, 2012 11:57AM Copyright 2012 The News-Review. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.