SPRINGFIELD – When Lani Moku Grill owners Brittany and Lacy Hunt first met at Round Table in Thurston, they couldn’t have known this building would come to mean so much. In 2006, Lacy was working as a supervisor at Round Table. Not long after, Brittany started working at Round Table,[Read More…]
Author: LARISSA GARCIA
Springfield making accessibility progress
SPRINGFIELD – In many areas of Springfield, mobility in a wheelchair is at best, a fight, and at worst, impossible. “A lot of the sidewalks are so bad. I’ve literally got trapped on them,” said Melinda Preciado, Ms. Wheelchair Oregon 2022 and Springfield resident. Consisting of steep slopes, uneven paving,[Read More…]
New city recorder adds to Creswell’s charm
CRESWELL — You may have noticed there is a friendly new face in City Hall, Grace McNeil, serving as the new City recorder for Creswell. “I’m a pretty quiet person … That’s kind of the draw to cities with smaller populations. It’s not as overwhelming; it’s more comforting,” McNeil said. [Read More…]
Things to do…
THURSDAY, JAN. 26 • Mario Kart Tournament, 6 – 8 p.m., Gryffs Pub, 720 S. A St. • Growing Vegetables Class with Ross Penhallegon, 8 – 9:30 p.m., free, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 525 66th St., Relief Society Room FRIDAY, JAN. 27 • Mothers of Preschoolers[Read More…]
Creswell adds to rental inventory
CRESWELL – In an era where rental properties are few and far between, real estate investor Daniel Basaraba heeded the call. It was a property ripe for the picking, after the 25,536-square-foot building caught fire twice in three days in late 2018, leaving fire damage and potential for weather damage[Read More…]
Things to do…
THURSDAY, JAN. 19 • 2023 State of the City Address, 5:30 – 7 p.m., Richard E. Wildish Community Theater, 630 Main St. • Family Fun Night, 6 p.m., Mt. Vernon Elementary School, 935 Filbert Ln. SATURDAY, JAN. 21 – SUNDAY, JAN. 22 • Thurston High School Class of 2023 Goodwill[Read More…]
Creswell looks forward to new beginnings
CRESWELL – In keeping with the spirit of Creswell, swearing in incumbent and new council members on Monday night was echoed by fond sentiment for the community. “I am moved by the simplicity and the absolute magnitude and grandeur of what we’re doing and what we have here in Creswell[Read More…]
Creswell Water Control District may dissolve
CRESWELL – The potential dissolution of the Creswell Water Control District may not be just a drop in the bucket for landowners in Creswell. Formed in the 1950s, the Water Control District’s goal was to deal with persistent flooding in the area. Known as “The Stewards of Hill Creek.” the[Read More…]
Clarks say ‘Mahalo’ to employees with trip to Hawaii
CRESWELL— When life gives you lemons, make lemon bars and oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and then send your staff to Hawaii: that’s how the saying goes at Blue Valley Bistro. The locally owned cafe has been serving handcrafted food and espresso for 12 years in Creswell and three years since[Read More…]
Creswell School District giving back
CRESWELL – With the holidays a thing of last year, you may be wishing you could go back and relive stories of holiday cheer and generosity. In Creswell, one giving effort stands out among the rest: The Creswell School District’s Season of Giving program. This season, the program reached a[Read More…]