Hicks’ season points title a sweet surprise
CRESWELL – A pair of sevens proved to be the lucky charm for Brad Hicks, who recently won his first season points title at Coos Bay Speedway. “I had a back injury and I hadn’t even raced in eight years.…
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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]
Creswell aims to squeeze all sports in during 2021
CRESWELL — It may be a few months before any coronavirus vaccines become available locally. Still, high school students from throughout the state had to feel like Monday’s OSAA meeting — which laid out a plan for an abbreviated 2021…
Street wise: Surviving Covid, wildfires and homelessness
EMMA ROUTLEY/ THE CHRONICLE Bobby Simmons, a familiar face in downtown Creswell, tries to stay upbeat. CRESWELL – As far as Bobby Simmons was concerned, 2019 wasn’t such a bad year. There was that historically heavy February snowstorm that paralyzed…
Few ‘very touched’ by community turnout for his 90th birthday celebration Sunday
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…
Women, area musicians power inaugural Blues festival in the Grove
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…
COACHING VIGNETTES
Football coach Scott Worsham, working during a 2019 summer camp, is eager for sports to return.Life skills are key part of return of sports Worsham: Life skills are key part of return of sports Creswell head football coach Scott Worsham…
All-day blues festival offering music, ‘healing’
The inaugural Village Blues Festival, featuring Anni Piper and five more Northwest-area bands, will be at the Village Green in Cottage Grove on Saturday, Sept. 5. The nonprofit fundraiser – sponsored by the Rainy Day Blues Society – is for…
Helping vets get back on their feet
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…
Seeing beyond the picture
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…
New business revved up by reaction: Cartwrights celebrate grand opening, already juggling robust client list
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…