COTTAGE GROVE – You came for the celebration, now stay for the town. That just may be the most appropriate slogan for last week’s Bohemia Mining Days as well as the unofficial motto of one of Lane County’s best-kept secrets: Cottage Grove. For while thousands of people streamed into the[Read More…]
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A ‘pour’ excuse for a friendly feud
Master Brewer Stephen Mathys at Coast Fork Brewing, served up a Keizer Creek Kolsch. Named for one of the two waterways that flow through town, this beer is bright, crisp, and light gold in color. Nate Sampson and his team at Covered Bridge Brewing, served up tall glasses of Slabtown[Read More…]
‘Light of Liberty’ rocks Island Park
Photo by Lillian Stafford Photo by Lillian Stafford Photos by Bob Williams Whether it was the guitar strains of Spooky by famed Southern rock band Atlanta Rhythm Section, peels of laughter from the kids’ zone, or the familiar boom of fireworks high above Island Park, the raucous sounds of Springfi[Read More…]
‘Young Eagles’ take to the sky at airport
Dalton and Hailey Rey take to the Friendly City skies on the Fourth of July. If you thought fireworks were the only thing worth watching in the skies over Creswell on Independence Day, then you probably weren’t at Hobby Field earlier in the day. There, anxious parents and excited kids[Read More…]
Any business can learn from the ‘Golden State Warriors’ model
This column is going to discuss at length the Golden State Warriors — recent NBA champs -– so it’s quite possible that I will lose half my readers at the end of this paragraph who are tired of hearing about the world champions. But if you stick around, I hope[Read More…]
A mountain of goodwill helps restore faith in fellow humans
Michael Dunne, on Mt. Hood’s summit. Michael Dunne in Oregon Health and Science University Hospital in Portland after his fall down Mt. Hood. There’s an adage in mountaineering which states that after you reach the summit, the hard part really begins. On May 24th, at around 7 a.m., I fulfilled[Read More…]
Just in case: Prepare your business now
BOBBY STEVENS / CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO Springfield’s Banner Bank. Believe me, I’m knocking on wood and squeezing my lucky rabbit’s foot in hopes that the subject of this column will not come to fruition. But given where the economy might be headed, I thought it would be a good idea[Read More…]
We’re in urgent need of a ‘new generation of nurses’
CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO – Cascade Health nurse Karen Knowlton fills out an information card among vaccine materials in the early days of the pandemic. Unfortunately, the word of 2022 just may be “shortage.” Labor shortages, supply shortages, consumer goods shortages, and most recently, infant formula shortages. Another shortage may not[Read More…]
Pro opens teaching academy at Emerald Valley Golf & Resort
CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO – With numerous PGA and LPGA pros on his resume, Erik Horve is now coaching in Creswell. While the game of golf may have begun in the Middle Ages, modern technology and new coaching philosophies are helping today’s elite players reach the next level of expert play.[Read More…]
A new vision to restore Creswell’s community events
MICHAEL DUNNE ON BUSINESS While Phoenix, Oregon is a two-and-a-half-hour drive south, there is a Phoenix of sorts located in downtown Creswell that deserves its own story. The Creswell Chamber of Commerce has recently risen from the hardship of COVID to re-open and re-launch efforts to support local businesses and[Read More…]