Jun 8 2020 thru Jun 14 2020

Graduation is ‘in the bag’

During a “drive-thru” promotion event June 8 at Creslane Elementary School, members of the high school Class of 2027 drove in as 5th-graders and drove out as middle schoolers.

Like their high school counterparts, this year’s Creswell Middle School 8th-graders couldn’t “graduate” with their friends, with their traditional ceremony and parent-sponsored party.

If you can imagine trying to rebuild a car engine while it’s running, you might have an inkling about the task that faced the City of Cottage Grove staff as it was trying to figure out its budget for 2020-21.

Words escape me. For days now, I have been trying to figure out a way to express my thoughts about the current historical events we are living through right now since George Floyd died at the hands of rogue police officers in Minneapolis.

Raade interim chief while alleged statements are reviewe

When the COVID-19 pandemic began, Downtown Springfield Business owner Christopher Bettis said he wanted to do something for the community he cares about so deeply.

The end of the world is nigh. That means imminent, soon, impending. So say the experts and it appears that many people think the threat is real because lately more than a few of my friends have asked me what we’re doing to get ready for it.

June is graduation season, and we are excited to congratulate high school and college graduates as they begin their adult lives and careers. While chatting with The Chronicle’s publisher and executive editor last week, we discussed how exciting graduation is for our community.

You get a new puppy or dog. Do you think that training will be a fun time? I do, with every dog I train.

South Lane School District’s video graduation ceremonies for its two High Schools both opened to the traditional strains of “Pomp & Circumstance”, a tip of the hat to tradition, in what no one could describe as a traditional year.

I have heard from many readers that they are spending more time in their gardens this spring. Let’s face it, this is a stressful time for many; jobs lost, missing out on school and family events.

Creswell High School’s graduation – including commencement speeches and awards – was held during a historic, virtual ceremony that began around 8 p.m. on June 5. It was “around 8 p.m.” because it is, after all, 2020.

For over a week, Black Lives Matter protests have occurred throughout the country and state after the murder of George Floyd, and many other black citizens, by the hands of the police.

There was a sense of calm and safety in the high school parking lot the morning of Saturday, June 6, as new graduates were commencing to go cruising. Sgt. Scott Denham was ready to lead the procession around town, musing aloud to local journalists about what the rest of his day might look like. Nothing special, really.

Springfield CC will pay for body cameras

July 15, 1929 - June 1, 2020

Sept. 30, 1947 - May 19, 2020

Sept. 10, 1933 — April 7, 2020

Jan. 16, 1933 - May 24, 2020

Sept. 6, 1925 - May 31, 2020

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Jan. 11, 1929 - June 4, 2020

May 11, 1939 - June 3, 2020

Rabies in bats has been documented in 49 states and is endemic in Oregon’s bat population.

SPRINGFIELD — After a flood of citizen concern about cutting the police body camera program in the Springfield Police Department, Springfield City Council unanimously agreed that the body cams will stay.