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Evergreen Place in Streator opens new kitchen with ribbon-cutting ceremony

New kitchen to offer residents more variety, better quality meals

February 07, 2025 at 1:24 am CST

Evergreen Place Supportive Living held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for their new kitchen on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. Pictured from left: Kristie Finney (Evergreen Director), Allison Maubach (Evergreen Wellness Coordinator), Melinda Berry (Evergreen Receptionist), Jeanne McMenamin
(Streator Chamber Administrative Assistant), Tana Danko (Evergreen Life Enrichment), Kaitlan Gaworski (Evergreen Community Relations Coordinator), Mandi Flynn (Evergreen Wellness Coordinator), Tanya Dennis (Culinary Services Coordinator), Laura Nimke (Evergreen Administrative Services Coordinator), Amber Miller (Streator Chamber Director), Tara Bedei (Streator Mayor), Devon Delvallee (Starved Rock Media), Lori Snell (OSF Physician Office Manager) — Evergreen Place Supportive Living held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new kitchen on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. Pictured from left: Kristie Finney (Evergreen Director), Allison Maubach (Evergreen Wellness Coordinator), Melinda Berry (Evergreen Receptionist), Jeanne McMenamin (Streator Chamber Administrative Assistant), Tana Danko (Evergreen Life Enrichment), Kaitlan Gaworski (Evergreen Community Relations Coordinator), Mandi Flynn (Evergreen Wellness Coordinator), Tanya Dennis (Culinary Services Coordinator), Laura Nimke (Evergreen Administrative Services Coordinator), Amber Miller (Streator Chamber Director), Tara Bedei (Streator Mayor), Devon Delvallee (Streator Chamber Ambassador), Lori Snell (OSF Physician Office Manager) (Bill Freskos)

Evergreen Place Supportive Living in Streator held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday to celebrate the completion of its new kitchen.

The ceremony was attended by Evergreen staff, members of the Streator Chamber of Commerce, representatives from OSF Healthcare and Streator Mayor Tara Bedei.

Evergreen Place Director Kristie Finney said the updated kitchen will offer a wider variety of food choices and improved quality for residents.

“Our residents will now have the opportunity to enjoy different kinds of food and just have more input on meal planning based on their preferences,” Finney said.

She noted that this project had been in the works since summer 2023, with plans finalized and construction beginning in September 2024.

“The residents have been waiting for this for a while, and they deserve it,” Finney said.

Bill Freskos

Bill Freskos is a multimedia journalist based in the Illinois Valley. He covers hard news, local government, sports, business enterprise, and politics while contributing to Shaw Local Radio stations for Shaw Media across La Salle, Bureau, and Putnam counties.