Construction workers take concrete out to prepare for raised crossing.EMMA ROUTLEY/PHOTO SPRINGFIELD – Concerns for children’s safety sparks the start of construction projects in three Springfield school locations. According to Jeff Paschall, City Engineer for the City of Springfield, the first of the safety projects will be a raised crossing[Read More…]
Author: By Emma Routley - The Chronicle
A decade of hair design: Live long and prosper? That’s what Mothership is about
Salon owners Emily Campbell, 40, Alaina Rush, 38, and stylist Hazel Berry, 40, pose in front of the updated logo for The Mothership Salon. EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE SPRINGFIELD – Alaina Rush, 38, and Emily Campbell, 40, will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of The Mothership Salon this August 9. [Read More…]
FILLING A NEED, FIGHTING HUNGER: Creswell Food Pantry receives money, partners to serve families, lift spirits
Didi Brooks (left), 48, and step-daughter Kaytie Minks, 28, indicate their appreciation. Last Friday might have started out with a gloomy, overcast morning, but volunteers from the Creswell Food Pantry and FOOD for Lane County served free lunch to the Creswell community outside of Creslane Elementary School. But the enthusiasm[Read More…]
Growth of a golfer: Determined Wortman loosens grip, drives to be the best
Bryce Wortman said he’s working on balancing his competitive nature and controlling his emotions. EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE CRESWELL – At 8 years old, Bryce Wortman of Creswell won his first golf tournament. At 13, he knew he wanted to be a professional golfer. On June 27, the redshirt college senior,[Read More…]
Gun shop owner stresses instruction after run on guns
Gun store owner Raye Gunter is encouraging new gun owners to take safety courses. EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE As fear of the future grew in our community, toilet paper and hand sanitizer were not the only things unable to stay in stock. Handguns were flying off the shelves. Unlike toilet paper[Read More…]
Springfield celebrates with a cruise
A variety of cars and trucks begin the trek to Albany behind the lead car, a classic Camaro. People drove from all over the state to attend the first Oregon Performance Cruise. It began at the Old Symantec building, now Pacific Source, at 555 International Way in Springfield. Gary Compton,[Read More…]
Father’s Day Buggy Blast
Painted Van Man Samonberry dipped into Springfield’s Northwest Bugfest on Sunday. He says he’s been all over with his VW; he’s followed the Grateful Dead on Tour and has been to each of the lower 48 states and all over Mexico. ELSIE NORDTVEDT/LIFESLICE PHOTOGRAPHY Ever since Bugfest became an annual[Read More…]
‘Right to Assemble’
Groups supporting Springfield law enforcement and Black Lives Matter marched and rallied. PHOTOS COURTESY OF BOB WILLIAMS PHOTOGRAPHY SPRINGFIELD – Two groups of protesters descended upon downtown streets, culminating in a rally at City Hall, in an overall peaceful protest with sporadic heated exchanges on Monday, June 22. The evening began[Read More…]
