SPRINGFIELD — Hmmm … what kind of party theme makes sense for early February? “Our team came together and we immediately thought about Mardi Gras,” said Christine Vosters, events and music coordinator at PublicHouse. “It’s the first time we’re doing this, but we’re very excited. We think it’s going to[Read More…]
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Passionate about these Love Notes
COTTAGE GROVE – Katie Sontag has a passionate personality. She doesn’t believe in doing anything halfway when she finds something that really strikes her fancy. Take her band, for instance. KT & The Love Notes is all about love – the good, bad and the ugly aspects of it. It[Read More…]
Brennen Murphy: Throwing down, flying high
BOBBY STEVENS / THE CHRONICLE COTTAGE GROVE – With a 5-4 record, the Cottage Grove Lions aren’t exactly a high-flying bunch. It was refreshing, though, for the Lions and their fans to see senior star Brennen Murphy earn his wings again. Murphy scored a career-high 30 points on the first[Read More…]
Cottage Grove holiday tournament
COTTAGE GROVE – Thank goodness for silver linings.After losing both games of its own holiday tournament, the Cottage Grove girls could find some solace in knowing they are indeed growing and improving as a team.Stayton (5-1) rolled to a convincing 50-15 victory Thursday, Dec. 22 over South Umpqua to take[Read More…]
Surf’s up: Military, waves, shape Runyon’s way of life
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — As a kid growing up in Creswell, Clint Runyon was often told he should break the family mold and not join the military. His dad was a Vietnam veteran and both grandfathers had fought in World War II. There are so many better things to do with[Read More…]
Owens powers Lions with Top 3 finish
EUGENE – Cottage Grove’s Jaden Owens and Carter Bengtson made a bit of history Saturday as they placed 3rd and 6th, respectively, at the Class 4A state cross country meet at Lane Community College. It was the first time that the school had two individuals place in the top 10[Read More…]
Norm Few turns 92
CRESWELL – Even at age 92, Norm Few has a knack for remembering people’s names. There’s a method to his madness, though. “I’ll see somebody and they’ll say, ‘I bet you don’t remember me,’ I’ve got this all figured out, I’ll say, ‘How much you wanna bet?’ and if that[Read More…]
Diverse musical styles meld in Bielanski performance
COTTAGE GROVE – Many longtime rock ’n’ roll fans – particularly here in the Pacific Northwest – would rank the Beatles and Nirvana as two of the greatest – if not the greatest – bands of all time. They certainly represent two extremely diverse musical styles and two completely different[Read More…]
Difficult to top
COTTAGE GROVE – David Jones and Blaze Birge, a married couple who founded the Flynn Creek Circus 20 years ago in Anderson Valley, Calif., had their own international trapeze act, but recently put that aside for something less dangerous – they throw knives at each other, and Blaze even throws[Read More…]
Creswell falls despite Hanson’s Heroics
CRESWELL – If this were a 15-round boxing match – and at times Friday night it certainly felt like one – Creswell went toe-to-toe with defending Class 3A state champion Siuslaw, even winning the majority of the early rounds. The host Bulldogs threw some real haymakers – Connor Hanson[Read More…]