EMMA ROUTLEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO Staff and volunteers at Womenspace must maintain some anonymity. The group includes Barb, Brandi, Cynthia, Delanie , Kim, Leticia, Nell, Miriam, Shelley, and Stephanie. It was late spring, and the floodgates had opened. After an “eerily quiet” first few months of the Coronavirus pandemic, an overwhelming number[Read More…]
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Domestic violence support group all business helping others go from ‘surviving’ to ‘thriving’
EMMA ROUTLEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO Julie Weismann, usually working out of her home office during the pandemic, can still be found at Womenspace’s headquarters, leading a team of staff and volunteers at the nonprofit agency. There’s a bottom-line reality for all businesses, even those in the nonprofit or “charity” world: the ledger[Read More…]
HERE TO HELP: Creswell First!
EMMA ROUTLEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO Peggy Whalen, left, is entering her third year leading the Family Relief Nursery’s efforts in Cottage Grove, Creswell and Drain. Peggy Whalen is enthusiastic when she discusses the Family Relief Nursery operation. Those who work with the executive director are equally enthusiastic when they discuss Whalen. It’s[Read More…]
Businesses struggling to find help amidst Covid
EMMA ROUTLEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO Point S Tire & Auto Service owner Rory Tyler is among several business owners who said these are the most difficult hiring conditions they can remember. Local business owners who have suffered and – somehow – survived this far through the pandemic are eager to ramp up[Read More…]
Lane Transit District charges ahead with e-buses
LTD has 11 electric buses in its fleet, and is adding another 19. The Xcelsior battery-electric 40-foot heavy-duty transit buses are from one of the world’s leading bus manufacturers. Emptying out the notebook … Last week I wrote about the visceral reaction I had to driving an e-car for the[Read More…]
An electric, exhilirating glimpse of the future
I was fortunate to spend time close to the NHRA drag racing circuit in my career. Mostly, it was in the 1990s while I was sports editor at the paper in Gainesville, Fla., where the Gatornationals event took place each spring. It was a big event for the community, and[Read More…]
City, Chronicle partner on Mother’s Day yard sale event
2019 CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO The annual Creswell city-wide yard sale is scheduled on Mother’s Day weekend May 7-9. Residents can sign up at City Hall and have their residence included on a map to be published in The Chronicle. Registrants will also be eligible for a free “Yard Sale” sign.[Read More…]
EcoGeneration, Creswell Library attract county-wide attendees
NOEL NASH/CHRONICLE PHOTO Huge bags of recycled material show only a part of the collection effort this past Saturday at the Creswell Library. CRESWELL – A steady stream of area residents kept volunteers busy and the Creswell Library parking lot mostly full for several hours Saturday, March 20, with people[Read More…]
Isn’t it grand? Opening has owner, customers pumped
EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE Creswell 76 Station owner Bill Spencer watches members of his crew service a customer’s car and deliver a surprise award bag. CRESWELL – It was a day for fist bumps all around the new gas pumps. Customers were pumped up, student staffers were pumping fuel, and owner[Read More…]
Two years … and counting!
The advice was sage, and the calm, steady tone of voice made it clear that it came from a lifetime of experience. Nothing theoretical, just the simple truth. “You’ll need to make a few withdrawals from the ‘goodwill’ account now and then,” Dave Gauger told me with just a hint[Read More…]
