Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Snakes. One doesn’t need ESP to acknowledge they are one of the most condemned creatures on the planet. Most folks have their reason(s) to dislike them so intensely, but why do so many of us have such a negative perception…
Lumberjills. The first time I heard the term, I thought it was just a cutesy, possibly sexist, take on lumberjacks. In researching, I have learned so much more. The term was first used in the 1910s but became popularized in…
New Year’s resolutions – a wide-open and sometimes controversial topic. Speaking only for myself, what a setup. I can quickly come up with a dozen ways to improve myself and my lifestyle, but what are the chances I’ll stop eating…
Domestic and wild animals have been a massive part of my life. Born in a logging camp in Minnesota, neighbors such as bears, deer, moose, coyotes, and bobcats were a fact, not a fear or foe. Then, we moved to…
Fairy lights — even the name sounds magical. They’re pretty, calming, and definitely historical. What do you mean you don’t know what Fairy Lights are? Sure, you do — you just don’t know it — Christmas lights! But in all…
‘A Day of Publick Thanksgivin’’ — Proclamation by George Washington, 1789 I imagine our family celebrates Thanksgiving in pretty much the same fashion as many, many others. To begin, we cook enough for Hannibal’s Army. Well, not all of us…
One of the most enjoyable and rewarding aspects of writing this column is researching a subject I thought I knew fairly well, only to discover I didn’t know beans. No, this article is not about beans. Well, wait, maybe it…
Is there anyone not humming along? That classic masterpiece by Mercer, Kosma and Prevert, has been an all-time favorite of many, even though there’s a good deal of nostalgia in it. The second stanza even more so, in fact, downright…
Leaving home, I had one goal—to take a nice, leisurely drive around Dorena Reservoir, that pretty little lakelet just south of Cottage Grove. Having taken that short journey many times, I had no specific purpose other than enjoyment unless I…