EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLECRESWELL – Rev. Norm Few celebrates on Sunday during his 90th birthday party. If the City of Creswell were to nominate one person for sainthood, the whole town could just about agree that Norm Few should get the…

EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLELeft, Anni Piper performs at the Village Green Resort in Cottage Grove during the inaugural Blues Festival.  COTTAGE GROVE – Aussie-born blues artist Anni Piper’s rebellious spirit seems like a nice fit here in Oregon. “People in…

Flags representing different military branches of veterans.Dan Buckwald at the front of the Veterans Legacy Camp, showing off the peaceful sceneryEMMA ROUTELY/PHOTOS VENETA —So often, it’s a cruel fact of life that our veterans — the heroic men and women…

Don Prechtel relaxes next to his easel and paint brushes in his studio, decorated with his paintings and history collection. EMMA ROUTLEY/PHOTO CRESWELL — In the wake of another police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin, leading to more…

From left: Gary Stokem, a NAPA sales representative, and NAPA store owners Dan and Tammy Green pose with their 1956 Ford F100, along with Patrick and Jennifer Cartwright. Patrick Cartwright was given a new lease on life, so he’s making…

Because of COVID-19, the 2nd annual Tacos & Tequila Festival, which had been scheduled to run today through Sunday, Aug. 9 at PublicHouse, has been scrapped.  “Unfortunately, we have canceled all of our large events for the year,” PublicHouse manager…

Vanessa Crump, 38, and Holly Hine, 30, strike a pose while taking a ride on camel named “Shock Top.” PHOTOS BY EMMA ROUTLEY There was plenty of pickin’ and grinnin’ going on at the 9th annual Adkins Farm Blueberry Festival…

Marco Pena has plenty of guitar heroes, but John Mayer stands above them all. “My music is my driving force,” the Springfield teen said. “I’d be lost without it.”EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE Move over Rover, let Marco take over! OK, so…