CRESWELL – Richard Heyman has pretty much seen it all … and lived to tell about it. Ten days from now, on Saturday, May 25, 2024, the retired Air Force Colonel and longtime Creswell resident will celebrate his 100th birthday. And he’ll be celebrating in style, by enjoying an old[Read More…]
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Travel Lane installs 40 hearing loops
SPRINGFIELD – Don’t be one of those people who get left out of the loop. Thanks to a relatively new technology, Travel Lane County will soon receive a national award for installing 40 hearing loops throughout the county, with many more still to come. Andy Vobora, Vice President of Stakeholder[Read More…]
COTTAGE GROVE’S ‘FIRST LADY OF DIRT’
Glass made racing history, then paid ultimate price COTTAGE GROVE – An incredible success story? Yes, the saga of Cheryl Glass – the first Black woman to win a sprint car race – was epic, exhilarating, amazing, awe-inspiring … all those things and more. But it all came at such[Read More…]
Gymnast’s routine: Pushing the limits
SPRINGFIELD – Jaxon Eastwood says his favorite event is the pommel horse. Hmmm. That’s a little odd to hear. Because the local gymnastics star is all about high bars. Last Friday, while representing the National Academy of Artistic Gymnastics in the 33-team Emerald Team Challenge at Bob Keefer Center, Eastwood[Read More…]
Anything goes at Saginaw: Customers can’t get enough of farmhouse atmosphere
SAGINAW – If you’re looking at possible spots to host your wedding this summer, go ahead and cross Saginaw Vineyard off your list. They’re all booked. “It’s all because of the goats,” owner Jack Tibbetts said recently. “We seriously had one couple who had this awesome photo shoot where these[Read More…]
A call from the Hall: Creswell’s Heyman to be enshrined
CRESWELL – This is a milestone year for Creswell’s Richard Heyman. On May 25, he turns 100 years old. He just found out that there’s an even bigger reason to celebrate, though. The retired Air Force Colonel – who was a fighter pilot in three wars – will be enshrined[Read More…]
Billies come up big in I-5 tourney
COTTAGE GROVE – Saturday night’s Battle of I-5 Holiday Tournament girls final was quite a test of wills. Crosstown rivals Pleasant Hill and Creswell weren’t backing down from one another. Ultimately, the Billies were able to stand up to that test, winning 53-46 behind Claire Crawford’s 27 points. The inaugural[Read More…]
Punk rock never grows old: Vampirates celebrate 20 years
SPRINGFIELD – There was a time when The Vampirates used to get a little wild onstage, and “sometimes even beat the (heck) out of each other a little bit,” recalls drummer Dave Masud. “We were playing a show in France, and someone there said they liked our music but they[Read More…]
So long, dear friend: Cottage Grove mourns community pillar
COTTAGE GROVE – Several years back, Hal Hartzell was asked if he had ever thought about what kind of legacy he had hoped to leave behind. He said he was proud of his work. He planted a million trees, and on every occasion, he cupped his hands around each root[Read More…]
Recounting peaks, valleys of the Pacific Crest Trail
Popular local author to discuss new book at Creswell Library EUGENE – It was George Mallory – and not Sir Edmund Hillary – who first uttered the phrase “Because it is there,” before attempting to scale Mount Everest, which at 29,000 feet is the world’s highest peak. Mallory made his[Read More…]
