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Don’t dilly-dally for Do-si-dos

Erin Tierney/The Chroncle SPRINGFIELD – Avery Brooks, 10, of Springfield Girl Scout Group 20128 catches Cabela’s customers on the way into the store on Saturday. She even offers tips to hunters – including freezing your girl scout cookies for hunting…

Everyone deserves family’

Don and Lauren Horton, of Springfield, have adopted eight children with special needs. Pictured, from left are, Ella, 13; parents, Don and Lauren; Taylor, 14, with Sophia, 11 on his lap; Victoria, 12; Michelle, 14; and Joseph, 14. Erin Tienrey/The…

Week in Review/The Week Ahead

WEEK IN REVIEW BOYS BASKETBALL Creswell 49, Sutherlin 42 The skinny: Fans wore red in support of CHS in a first-round playoff game. CHS trailed by three at halftime. Creswell’s senior-led team began the second half with eight unanswered points.…

BODY TYPES

I’ve referred to distance runners as ”twigs” when watching athletes file into old Hayward Field. The comment was never derisive, more an observation of the distinctions among athletic body types, because while possessing powerfully athletic bodies with a level of…

DAY-BY-DAY SCHEDULE

FRIDAY, JUNE 19 11 a.m.: Shot Put, men’s qualifying 3 p.m.: Women’s discus throw, qualifying 3:02 p.m.: Women’s 400m, 1st round 3:30 p.m.: Men’s 400m, 1st round 3:45 p.m.: Women’s high jump, qualifying 3:58 p.m.: Women’s 1500m, 1st round 4:26…

Panel addresses stigma, greater youth support

(Left to right) Kathy Kelty, peer court coordinator; Tim Herrmann, chief administrative officer at Cottage Grove Community Medical Center; Roger Brubaker, Lane County Public Health suicide prevention and mental health promotion coordinator; Anna Marie Dudley, South Lane School District and…

Parklet idea gains interest in Grove

Before I delve into your possible weekend itinerary in this week’s column, I first want to touch on the parklet idea presented by Ryan Sisson, civil engineer for the City of Cottage Grove, at last month’s Cottage Grove City Council…

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