Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Then … … and now Cottage Grove lost two institutions this year: The first being the little store that could, Sunshine General Store, which in May finally ran out of steam after serving the community for 45 years. The second…
EMMA ROUTLEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO Uyen Thi “T” Nguyen will be taking her portraits of Cottage Grove people into Eugene and Springfield. If you have visited historic downtown this month, you have no doubt noticed art hanging in local businesses, 10 of…
DANA MERRYDAY/CHRONICLE PHOTO Ore Cart competitors race down Main Street in Historic Downtown Cottage Grove. Tis past weekend the Bohemia Mining Days celebration was held in Cottage Grove. It would have been the 62nd BMD had Covid not forced the…
DANA MERRYDAY/CHRONICLE PHOTO City officials are planning a survey of users to find out which skatepark enhancements they would most like to see. Skateboarding – like the Cottage Grove Skatepark itself – has had a bumpy ride. The birth of…
DANA MERRYDAY/CHRONICLE PHOTO New residents and Square One staffers help cut the ribbon at the Cottage Grove Village Co-op Open House last week. All 13 homes are complete. “This project literally saved my life, thank you,” one resident said. “Living…
New “Art Walk” flags greet participants in downtown Cottage Grove. Art Walk, the last Friday of each month in Cottage Grove, has had its challenges imposed on it these past two years. Normally a summer activity, organizers decided to make…
DANA MERRYDAY/CHRONICLE PHOTO Dr. Yvonne Curtis, South Lane School District superintendent. The board behind her reveals only a small part of the planning work on improving student success in SLSD. Superintendent Dr. Yvonne Curtis has had a baptism by fire.…
This is the story of two school years, two schools, and two very special graduating classes paired with one very lucky day to celebrate our graduates in the small, close-knit town of Cottage Grove. It’s an experience shared throughout the…
PHOTO PROVIDED Frank Long, left, and Pauline Thorstenson in “I’ll be home for Christmas” from a 1993 production. COTTAGE GROVE – The final curtain has fallen on one of Cottage Grove’s finest citizens and his name is no doubt in…
PHOTO PROVIDED Jill Meyers (foreground) and Deb Henderson on Monday, June 7, physically distancing while reviewing reading materials. Deb Henderson has had a long career in the South Lane School District, 35 years and still going. “Actually I had stopped…