by: Dan Bain (The News-Review)
The first grocery store to be designated as Blue Zones Project-approved in Douglas County was honored at a ceremony last week in the store.
It’s not a surprise that Sherm’s Thunderbird Market on Northeast Stewart Parkway in Roseburg was approved by the Blue Zones organization for that designation after all the projects the store officials had already implemented.
There’s the Blue Zones healthy food checkout stands, a Blue Zones parking zone that encourages people to take more steps to and from their car, and other changes to encourage people to buy healthy food for their families.
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