SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Heritage Award ceremony – the first of its kind in the City – was hosted last week by Springfield Mayor Sean VanGordon. The awards, developed by the Springfield Historic Commission and the Springfield History Museum, recognize a broad array of stewardship activities that increase awareness, appreciation[Read More…]
Author: LARISSA GARCIA
Back in the classroom
Students, teachers welcome a ‘traditional’ first day in two years From the school bus to the parking lot to packing lunches at home – excitement filled the air last week. It was only natural, as it was the first day of school … in two years. Two Rivers-Dos Rios Elementary[Read More…]
Myriad talent rollicks, rocks The Block Party Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — Not even the smoke could stop the community from filling the streets in Downtown on Friday night for The Springfield BLOCK Party. Local vendors, organizations and new business owners brought their unique stories, causes and products to put on display on Friday, Sept. 9 Close to 5,000 community[Read More…]
Bohemia Food Hub spreading its wings in Cottage Grove
COTTAGE GROVE – Ever wonder what’s going on inside that iconic butterfly building? Turns out there is even more than meets the eye. Sitting across the street from Bohemia Park, the butterfly building is home to Bohemia Food Hub, a 3,500-square-foot commercial kitchen with a developed food truck court and[Read More…]
Addi’s Diner: Labor of Love
With Yankees hats tacked to the ceiling, license plates covering the walls, and striking checkerboard floors, Addi’s diner guarantees a colorful and lively breakfast and lunch experience. The charming 1950s-themed diner sits on the corner of S. 2nd and S. A streets in downtown Springfield. You’ve probably driven past it a[Read More…]
Creswell Foster Farms Public Hearing Put on Ice
CRESWELL – A much-anticipated public hearing on a proposed permit renewal of the nonoperative Foster Farms chicken plant at 33464 West Lane in Creswell was postponed on Aug. 26 with three days’ notice, leaving residents’ questions to linger about the future of the plant. Trihn Hansen of the Oregon Department[Read More…]
Springfield philanthropists to retire to Portugal
MOVING FORWARD / PAYING IT FORWARD SPRINGFIELD – Longtime Springfield residents Nancie Koerber and husband Mark Thomas will be moving across the pond to the Silver Coast of Portugal, but what they are leaving behind is quite the legacy. Koerber and Thomas are perhaps most well-known in the community for[Read More…]
School status
As the world learns how to roll with the punches of the ever-present Covid-19 virus, area schools and parents are preparing for an in-person return to education. Oregon Health Authority representatives at an Aug. 17 press conference gleaned light on how Covid-19 and Monkeypox (HMPXV) cases might affect the upcoming[Read More…]
Meals on Wheels needs help serving Lane Co. seniors
They care for you when you’re young, share old stories with you, are full of wisdom and deserve to be taken care of. It’s time to give back to our seniors. Senior and Disability Service personnel can attest that the senior population has been most impacted by the hardships over[Read More…]
Springfield’s Ms. Wheelchair earns special award in national competition
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Last weekend, Melinda Preciado, Miss Wheelchair Oregon and Springfield resident, represented Oregon in the Miss Wheelchair America competition in Grand Rapids, Michigan. “It’s hard to put into the word the experience, it’s just so many emotions and all positive,” she said. “We all inspired each other[Read More…]
