As the school year begins and students start rolling in, opportunities for education aren’t just limited to the classroom. This fall the Springfield, Cottage Grove, and Creswell libraries are teaming up with Singing Creek Educational Center to broaden Native cultural education and understanding with the Acorn Circle Library Program. Singing[Read More…]
Author: Zoe Hicks
Helping hands for unhoused: Ann’s Heart, Egan Warming Center need support
SPRINGFIELD — As the fall and winter months approach us, unhoused advocates are reminding community members that not everyone is guaranteed shelter during Oregon’s colder months. Homelessness has been a hot topic in Springfield, as well as the rest of the state, and as the winter comes, local advocates are[Read More…]
Creswell council combats campfires, OKs airport grants
CRESWELL — Creswell City Council tackled a variety of issues, including campfires in the park, development moratorium snags, and grants received to help with airport operations this month. Campfires in Garden Lake Park As wildfires rage across the state, community members came to council concerned about campfires at Garden Lake[Read More…]
Performance inspires cross-cultural insight, connection, education at Island Park
SPRINGFIELD — As Springfield lies on Kalapuya land, celebrating those before us is essential, and Painted Sky Northstar Dance Company and Burial Ground Society’s recent event was the perfect way to do just that. On Aug. 9, the Painted Sky Northstar Dance Company and artists from Burial Ground Society joined[Read More…]
Bedrock, Priceboro fires affecting air quality
The faint smell of smoke is reminding Oregonians of wildfire season’s yearly return, with 26 active fires across the state and 49,904 acres having already burned. In and around Lane County, the Bedrock Fire and more recent Salmon Creek and Priceboro fires are most affecting our region. Located in the[Read More…]
