SPRINGFIELD – With all-time classic songs such as “Under the Boardwalk,” “Stand By Me,” and “This Magic Moment,” the Drifters have produced some of the most timeless R&B music ever made. John Over has produced a few magic moments himself with the Springfield Drifters, being one of their most reliable[Read More…]
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Lumberjack’s lament: Go to Eugene, your pockets are clean
COTTAGE GROVE – Many fans probably never realized that Johnny Cash and Elvis were so closely linked. Of course, two particular performers – Cottage Grove’s Larry E. Thompson and Eugene’s David Lomond, the “Hawaiian Voice of the King” – aren’t quite as famous as the gentlemen they impersonate. Still, the[Read More…]
Mister Wizard ends BMD with a jam
COTTAGE GROVE – Almost everyone had heard the rumors. Financial woes had become such a burden for the organization to bear, that it might no longer be able to host the annual Bohemia Mining Festival. Judging by the reaction of the crowd Saturday night as fans danced up a storm[Read More…]
Nobody ‘walks the walk’ quite like Holub family
SPRINGFIELD – Stories have been written before about Ethan Holub. Someday, his life story might be a best-selling book. Heck, they might even make a movie out of it. For right now, though, we’re going to flip through some of the more fascinating chapters. Like, for instance, the time he[Read More…]
A life well-lived: Grove mourns Noah Wemple
COTTAGE GROVE – Noah Wemple was only 15 when he lost his father, Edd, who died of a sudden aneurysm at age 37. Since that time, Father’s Day has been immensely important to him, because in those 15 short years, Edd helped Noah make a remarkable discovery. That he could[Read More…]
Drifters still finding their footing
SPRINGFIELD – Bobby Blandford’s two-out, RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning Saturday night lifted the Springfield Drifters to a 4-3 victory over the Cowlitz Black Bears at Hamlin Field. “It was really satisfying coming off the bat of Bobby Blandford, who’s been doing a lot of good[Read More…]
ElkBLUESington a roaring good time
SPRINGFIELD – It wasn’t quite like seeing Joliet Jake and Elwood Blues, but still, the Roaring Rapids Pizza Company was the place to be on a gorgeous Thursday night as ElkBLUESington put on a Blues Brothers-themed performance in front of a packed house. Sometimes you see musicians just going through[Read More…]
Music for a good cause on the Fourth
The fireworks won’t start until the evening, but there will be plenty of live music lighting up the stages in Springfield and Creswell on the Fourth of July. Springfield gets the ball rolling with two stages at Island Park for the Light of Liberty 2023, which will donate all funds[Read More…]
Bickley runs 50: Springfield man covers 50 miles on 50th birthday
JUNCTION CITY – Marc Bickley got more than he bargained for on his 50th birthday. After losing 50 pounds, the financial adviser for Edward Jones celebrated his big day – Thursday, June 15 – by running, and walking, 50 miles around the same Junction City High School track that he[Read More…]
Huckleberry heaven: feel good grooves envelop Grove’s Concert in the Park
COTTAGE GROVE – What better way to kick off the summer than having The Huckleberrys play their brand of feel-good music. “We like to feel like we’re sitting on the back porch. We just play good music and give people a good time,” guitar player Larry Barkemeyer said Wednesday after[Read More…]
