Not your normal garden-variety band
COTTAGE GROVE – Kevin Nichols, bass player for Ida Jane & The Weekend Gardeners, says he came up with the name of the band because “gardening is something we all like to fiddle around with a little bit.” OK, so…
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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]
Artists fuse dark poetry, music
Mark Malefyt performs at the Brewstation on Saturday, Jan. 8. RON HARTMAN/CHRONICLE PHOTO COTTAGE GROVE – Life experiences. Mark Malefyt has enjoyed – and endured – his fair share of them. As a singer-songwriter, he loves being able to share…
Bulldogs boys end tough two-game skid
A Cottage Grove player is fouled as he drives to the basket late in the fourth quarter against Creswell. RON HARTMAN/CHRONICLE PHOTO CRESWELL – Playing against a young and outmanned Taft team, Creswell snapped out of its two-game funk, getting…
Creswell High girls basketball show progress, now delayed by Covid
Cottage Grove’s Gracie Arnold scores late for the Lions as Creswell’s rally fell short on Thursday night. RON HARTMAN/CHRONICLE PHOTO CRESWELL – The sky isn’t falling on the Creswell girls basketball team, but after a 4-6 start the Bulldogs couldn’t…
Mapping a new course: Imus bringing a unique vision, clearer direction to his life and craft
Dave Imus, in his home office and surrounded by reference books and maps, said he’s trying to reinvent map-making to be more aesthetically pleasing. Besides making award-winning national maps, he has made maps of Creswell, Springfield and other local cities…
A new year, new challenges for Creswell boys, girls basketball
Now that Christmas break has come and gone, the basketball teams at Creswell High School look to begin the new year on the right foot. For the boys, they look to continue their undefeated season. The No. 3-ranked Bulldogs (8-0)…
Year in Review: Music, sports & health care
One constant road trip for the D’Amore family For many musicians and performers, 2021 was a year about change, about making a statement, about moving forward … into a future that offers many reasons for hope and optimism, yet at…
‘A good measuring stick’ for CHS girls basketball
CRESWELL – Saturday’s championship game of the inaugural Bulldog Invitational presented the Creswell girls with a stage unlike anything they’d seen before. “For almost all of our girls, that was the biggest game they had ever played in,” Bulldogs coach Tyler…
CHS boys basketball team win inaugural Invite
CRESWELL – During their first six games, all victories, the Creswell coaches kept cautioning the players that pretty soon they were going to have to fight their way out of a big hole. That time arrived Saturday night, in the…
CHS girls earn first win of year
CRESWELL – Victory No. 1 of the season for the Creswell girls was the byproduct of playing smarter – not harder. “In the second half we came out and went on a 15-1 run,” Bulldogs coach Tyler Hollingsworth said of…