SPRINGFIELD — If you have a record fire season, you need a record response team, and that’s the plan Oregon is moving forward with. Last week, Senator Ron Wyden and Rep. Val Hoyle gathered at a press conference in Springfield to provide updates around wildfire management According to Hoyle, Oregon[Read More…]
Author: Ember Holman - The Chronicle
Rich Lessons: Earth Ways campers dive into Indigenous culture
COTTAGE GROVE— It’s impossible to be an expert on American history without digging into Indigenous culture. Such lessons aren’t only on a page, though; Singing Creek Educational Center (SCEC) is teaching children of the community that Native culture continues to flourish. SCEC is a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring community[Read More…]
Rebranded, Armani Automotive Group open for business
SPRINGFIELD — Armani Automotive Group employees are spending today prepping for their open house, setting up a DJ booth, breaking out a canopy, and readying some refreshments. The open house at 3377 Main St. is being held Aug. 1 from 1 p.m.- 4 p.m., with a ribbon cutting ceremony held[Read More…]
Getting a grip on claw rooms: Springfield’s Claw City finds success, looks to expand
SPRINGFIELD — Walking into any arcade, many people make a beeline for the nearest claw machine; there’s just something addicting about watching the claw come down, snatching the prize, and anxiously waiting to see if the grip holds. If claw machines can be so successful on their own, why not[Read More…]
Early Lessons: Making rules stick at ‘Safety Town’ summer camp
SPRINGFIELD — People are taught all kinds of safety rules when they’re young: rules like looking both ways before crossing the road, wearing a life jacket around water, and not sticking things in electrical outlets. Last week, 58 pupils graduated from Safety Town, a two-week summer camp held at Yolanda[Read More…]
Splash Safely
Water rescues on the rise The McKenzie and Willamette rivers are always bursting with activity in the summertime: fishermen along the banks or making their way in a boat, people floating down the river in all sorts of watercraft, children splashing in the shallows. But a fun day on the[Read More…]
BRING on the good times
New Toolbox Tactics classes make how-to a can-do GLENWOOD — BRING Recycling sent a survey out on social media last December, asking the public about skill-based, do-it-yourself (DIY) workshops. With over 250 responses, the need for such a workshop was clear, and the idea has finally been brought to life.[Read More…]
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