Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
In 1911, A.C. Bohrnstedt personally moved from Minneapolis to Salem to oversee the new project, but by most accounts, he still participated in the Creswell branch of his holdings by including it in all of his advertising. With the energies…
The Crow Booster Club 17th annual Car Show will be held on July 9 after h av i n g t wo record-breaking years with over 140 cars on display. This year’s car show will be held on the Crow…
One of the train excursions groups that A.C. Bornherdst brought to Creswell poses in front of the railroad station in the early 1900. “… Some of the big things that gave our decision to Creswell were the social, religious and…
What glorious weather we are experiencing the past few days. The warm, but mild, weather has allowed me to go outside and make some headway on all of the “catch-up” work awaiting me in and around our yard. Most important,…
An early Lorane orchard getting sprayed. An introduction Oregon’s earliest history lessons usually involve the stories of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the hunters and trappers who provided pelts for trading with the Native Americans, the migration over the Oregon…
Edwards I’m amazed to discover that as I age, my ability to focus on more than one thing at a time is diminishing. I used to be able to multi-task rather well a few years ago, but I’m finding that…
Photo Provided – Jim and Pat Edwards, 2022 I was shopping in one of the big-box stores the other day when I passed a lady pushing her cart in the opposite direction. She had a little support dog on a…
Pat Edwards Strange weather contrasts ‘return to normal’ elsewhere These past couple of weeks were rather strange, weather-wise, even for Oregon. The week before last we actually had our first “short-sleeve weather” days. The 70 degrees were glorious and I…
This morning, as I try to figure out what I can write about, I’ve decided that it would be fun to tell you a little about a subject I’ve been trying to work on for quite some time. As most…
PHOTO PROVIDED – A watercolor painting of the blue and yellow Ukraine flag surrounded by sunflowers. Right now, fun or joy seems selfish. When I think of the millions of women and children of Ukraine who have been forced out…