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Howard Angus Lindstrom

Howard Angus Lindstrom was born in Potlatch, Idaho. Howard went to be with the Lord on Feb. 2, 2020. He is survived by his wife of nearly 40 years, Clara G. Lindstrom. Howard graduated from Medford Senior High School in…

Irene M. Pearson

Irene M. Pearson, of Creswell, passed away on March 24, 2020. She was born on Oct. 12, 1930 to Joseph and Minnie (Vieira) Freitas in Banta, Calif. For most of her life she was a resident of Oakley, Calif. and…

Joe Donald Meyers

Joe Donald Meyers, 101, passed away at home on Sunday, 5 April 2020 in Springfield, Ore. He was born 16 Sep 1918 in Portland, Ore. to Frank and Orilla (Richards) Meyers, the third of nine children. Joe joined the CCC…

Harold Morris Burnell Dahle

Harold Morris Burnell Dahle, 89, a longtime resident of Creswell, passed away March 24, 2020.   Harold was born April 3, 1930, in Caledonia, Minn., to Albert and Lesa (Smestad) Dahle. He graduated from Marcola High School in 1949. He served…

Rita Childs

Rita Aileen (Kenyon Geuy McKim) Childs was born on November 11, 1933, in Lebanon, Oregon, to Ben Allen and Dorothy Mildred (Shaw) Kenyon. She graduated from Lebanon Union High School in 1952, already a published poet, and attended the University…

Greenhill is Lane County partner on pet supplies

Greenhill Humane Society and Food for Lane County are distributing pet food and supplies together. More than 3,000 pounds of supplies was donated and dispersed throughout Lane County for community members. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the shelter has seen an…

We are asking for your help…

Dear readers I spoke to you just one month ago – on the occasion of our one-year anniversary of ownership – regarding the long road of progress The Chronicle had made in better serving you, and our hopes for the…

The Chamber’s Visitors & Newcomers Guide

Check out the 2020-21 Creswell Chamber of Commerce’s Visitors & Newcomers Guide, which features all of the “gems” in our town. Also: • Chamber Member Directory • Message from Mayor Zettervall • Service Directory •Message from Chief Wooten

CHS reacts to OSAA cancellations

Following the Oregon School Activities Association’s cancellation decision Wednesday, Creswell High School officials are turning their attention from planning for shortened seasons and events to instead honoring and supporting students dealing with the end of school. Brandon Standridge, Creswell’s assistant…

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