STOCK PHOTO Area college and school district officials are facing a familiar problem heading into the 2021-22 school year – how to establish Covid-related guidelines in the face of ever-shifting guidance from public health officials. District leaders from Springfield, Creswell, Cottage Grove and Pleasant Hill had released their latest policies[Read More…]
Author: By Emma Routley - The Chronicle
Watchmaker’s Covid lesson: Innovate, chase your passion
EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE Watches are on display throughout Celeste Watch Co.’s Springfield location. SPRINGFIELD – Sometimes inspiration will find you again, even if it takes a few years to return. Dedicated time-watcher Celeste Wong has held a fascination for clocks and watches since she was 4 years old, and after[Read More…]
LCC goes full vax status for on-campus learning in Fall
Screenshot from 7/21/21 zoom meeting live streamed on Youtube. Lane Community College will require vaccinations to return to on-campus learning starting in the Fall, its board unanimously decided at Wednesday night’s meeting. Marge Hamilton, president of LCC, said there has been extensive research put towards the recommendation to become a[Read More…]
County considers better prep
SPRINGFIELD – The pandemic has demonstrated that more preparation is needed in instances of sudden change, and Lane County commissioners are evaluating ways to open more housing and recovery opportunities during a crisis. In the past two years Lane County has faced a 50-year snowstorm, 100-year flood, wildfires, a global[Read More…]
Cavinee completes long march toward U.S. Military Academy
Cavinee Imagine taking a fitness test to get into college. And needing a nomination from a congressman or senator just so a school will even look at the application at all. And, having to begin this process the moment high school begins. For Mo Cavinee, these requirements were all a[Read More…]
EVENT CANCELLED: TJ’s owner didn’t approve plans
Updated on June 17 at 5 p.m. CRESWELL – The Fourth of July Celebration that has been promoted for Sunday, July 4, at TJ’s Restaurant and Lounge appears to be over after the restaurant’s current owner told The Chronicle on Thursday afternoon that “there will be no organized event of any[Read More…]
City approves fee increases across utilities
CRESWELL – Residents can expect rate increases for public safety, water, sewer, and trash beginning July 1. All increases were approved by the city council at Monday’s meeting. There was no public comment. The public safety fee increased to $15.33 per month from $14.56 for both residential and non-residential units.[Read More…]
Drink up: Council OKs booze on 4th
CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO Story update, Thursday: https://www.chronicle1909.com/posts/4423/do-not-drink-up-tjs-owner-didnt-approve-plans CRESWELL – A celebratory “shot and a beer” could have a different meaning this July 4 holiday. The soon-to-be owner of TJ’s Family Restaurant, who said he is playing host to an all-day Fourth of July celebration on the site, won unanimous approval[Read More…]
Clubhouse moves, can ‘offer more’
EMMA ROUTLEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO After construction is finished this month, the Creswell Clubhouse will have a kitchenette, new dance floor complete with ballet bars, and a gym. It’s almost playtime in Creswell – and not just because the weather is holding up somewhat consistently. The Creswell Clubhouse moved to a new[Read More…]
SLSD, Pleasant Hill schools making schedule changes
South Lane and Pleasant Hill school districts continue to make rapid-fire changes as COVID-19 information changes, finding new ways to help struggling students and update mask policies. South Lane School District officials stated in the May 21 e-newsletter that while some students struggled with the distance-learning structure during the pandemic,[Read More…]
