CRESWELL – Heading into Friday night’s league championship game, Creswell coach Tyler Hollingsworth was a little more optimistic than usual about his team’s chances. During basketball practice about two weeks earlier, Hollingsworth’s girls asked if he had ever won a league title. “Nope!” he said. “But I got second a[Read More…]
Author: Ron Hartman - Reporter
Love at first bite: Chef brings a taste of New York to Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — It was only natural that Ted Hutchins and Julie Agan decided to call their first restaurant the Amore Italian Bakery & Bistro. They put a lot of love into everything they do. “We’ve been together for about a year – we met on eHarmony,” Hutchins said. “My dream[Read More…]
A classic tribute: Josue celebrates Holly, Valens
SPRINGFIELD – For most people, a decision about a career usually comes well after high school. Sometimes even after college, or maybe later than that. Joshua Josue had the good fortune of knowing what he wanted to do when he was only 13 or 14 years old. That’s when he[Read More…]
Downtown Cottage Grove welcomes 3 new businesses
COTTAGE GROVE – Main Street in Cottage Grove hasn’t been hopping like this for a long, long time. On Saturday, between 11 a.m. and noon, three new businesses – all within about 1½ blocks of each other – held their grand openings. And they turned out to be even grander[Read More…]
Saturday at the Wildish: Josue keeping music of Holly, Valens alive
SPRINGFIELD – Legendary country artist Waylon Jennings said he was always haunted by his final conversation with Buddy Holly. The young musicians were in Clear Lake, Iowa, on Feb. 2, 1959, amid a 24-day, 24-show winter tour – a gauntlet through a succession of frigid Northwestern towns. A day[Read More…]
Inglish lessons; Billies’ standout still schooling opponents
PLEASANT HILL – Is there a reason why Gavin Inglish’s scoring average is down this season? Of course, there is. After averaging around 22 points per game in his sophomore and junior seasons, Pleasant Hill’s 6-foot-3 senior guard is averaging a shade under 20 points per game – and loving[Read More…]
Parton parcels: Celebrating Dolly
In honor of Parton’s 79th birthday on Jan. 19, in addition to this week’s feature on Oregon’s Imagination Library, music writer Ron Hartman shares some little-known facts about the philanthropist and artist … Dolly Parton was on tour with Porter Wagoner in 1972. At the time, she was young and[Read More…]
Colts lose 18-point lead; Stiffler injured during loss
SPRINGFIELD – Friday night’s 60-59 overtime loss to Sheldon was painful in a number of ways for the top-ranked Thurston Colts boys basketball team. For starters, they lost what seemed like an insurmountable 18-point lead. It was their second straight loss, and it came against their crosstown rival. Worst of[Read More…]
Scene & Heard: South Lane was in tune in 2024
Salgado recalls good times with ‘Blues Brothers’ This year marks the 45th anniversary of “The Blues Brothers,” a movie in which longtime Eugene resident Curtis Salgado played a significant role behind the scenes. The 1972 Willamette High grad shared some old stories about old Saturday Night Live pals John Belushi[Read More…]
Battle-tested: Marist boys take I-5 title
EUGENE – The Creswell boys had a successful showing in last weekend’s Battle of I-5 Holiday Basketball Tournament behind Tyler Whitson’s hot hand before losing for the first time this season in the title game to host Marist Catholic, 52-41. Pleasant Hill, meanwhile, used its bench to rally from a[Read More…]
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