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 of the parent, A.C. Bohrnstedt Company, focused on the new[Read More…]
Author: PAT EDWARDS for The Chronicle
Crow car show benefit kids; update on Jim
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 High School Football Field. Activities throughout the day including raffles,[Read More…]
The ‘Bohrnstedt Boom’
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 educational advantages. It lays (sp) within 12 miles of Eugene,[Read More…]
Beautiful weather, serious surgery front and center these days
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, though, is the fact that the farmers are finally able[Read More…]
Digging into the history of ‘Fruitlands’
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 Trail by its early settlers, cattle drives, and gold seekers[Read More…]
Multi-tasking today is managing multiple aches and pains
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 I have to be careful to finish one task before[Read More…]
Column: Happiness comes from adapting, seeing positives in life
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 leash and wore a frown on her face. As she[Read More…]
Strange weather contrasts ‘return to normal’ elsewhere
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 was able to get some good weeding done in our[Read More…]
Column: Pets are invaluable in filling that ‘empty nest’ feeling
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 everyone knows, for Jim and me, our family is the[Read More…]
Column: A heavy heart aches for all of Ukraine
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 of their homes as refugees, leaving their men behind to[Read More…]
