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Ron Hartman - Reporter

Ron is a copyeditor and reporter for The Chronicle, specializing in entertainment and sports coverage. Ron is a "hopeless hoopaholic" and enjoys watching basketball every March madness season. Ron also likes playing pool and even in his later years, still dreams of starting a band. Ron loves his job and feels lucky to hear live music, meet musicians and write about them. Email Ron at [email protected]

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,…

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 –…

Thurston set for rival Springfield

SPRINGFIELD – You could say that Thurston’s 42-21 victory Friday night over Crater was a snap.  All three Crater touchdowns came as the result of issues with Thurston’s punt team. Two balls were snapped over the punter’s head, while another…

Thibodeaux gets yuks at Oktoberfest

COTTAGE GROVE – The German beer was flowing, people were mingling and dancing, and everybody was chuckling as Kelly Thibodeaux played “Ain’t No Crocodile” during Saturday’s annual Oktoberfest celebration co-hosted by the Axe & Fiddle and the Brewstation.  “A lot…

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