Weekly Clips for May 21

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By Chronicle News Service

SPRINGFIELD – Caesar, the “no drama llama,” remains unfazed by the crowd at Alton Baker Park. At 11 years old, this therapy llama has visited around 300 nursing homes and…

By Chronicle Staff Report

COTTAGE GROVE – The Oregon Gran Fondo is an annual mass-start cycling event held in May. Translated from Italian as “Big Ride,” it is a semi-competitive endurance challenge designed for…

By Chronicle News Service

Next month, seven different sporting events over one weekend could generate over $20.7 million in estimated economic impact for Lane County. The revenue breaks down this way: More than $5.7…

By Chronicle News Service

PeaceHealth and the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace have announced a $1 million philanthropic commitment to establish an endowment fund for Leadership in Ministry. This investment…

By Ashlin Sanderson

SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield City Council this week considered annexing property on International Way, which was floated as a potential site for a behavioral health hospital. At the regular session…

By Ashlin Sanderson

SPRINGFIELD – In a joint meeting between the Springfield City Council and Lane County Commissioners on Monday, officials considered a request from Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) to consider…

By Ashlin Sanderson

*This article was published prior to the May 19 Cottage Grove Budget Committee meeting* COTTAGE GROVE – The Cottage Grove Budget Committee met for the third time last week to…

By Ashlin Sanderson

On May 13, PeaceHealth medical staff held a special meeting where they passed a resolution calling for the removal of Chief Medical Officer Jim McGovern, MD, from his position. Following…

By Ashlin Sanderson

SPRINGFIELD – This Saturday, Women of American Muscle is hosting a special cars and coffee event featuring Rosie the Riveters, ahead of Memorial Day. From 10 a.m. to noon, folks…




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Hear ye, hear ye! Creswell Mayor proclaims May 25 ‘as Richard Heyman Day’

Richard Heyman and wife Barbara at his 99th birthday celebration – a date that has been immortalized. BOB WILLIAMS / 2023 PHOTO

CRESWELL – Monday, May 25, was already going to be an extra-special day in Creswell.

Now they’re taking it to another level.

Hobby Field Airport Manager Shelley Humble has announced that Richard Heyman’s Celebration of Life will be held that day, which would have been Richard’s 102nd birthday, at the airport’s EAA building from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

That celebration will coincide with the City of Creswell’s inaugural Col. Richard Heyman Day, which was announced in March by Mayor Nick Smith, who issued a proclamation Monday.



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