CRESWELL – Cassandra Stuckey believes that the pharmacy industry is out of touch. She and her team are here to fix that, starting first with customer care. On Tuesday, May 3, the Creswell Chamber of Commerce hosted its first ribbon cutting event since its revival, welcoming Emerald Valley Rx to[Read More…]

MICHAEL DUNNE ON BUSINESS While Phoenix, Oregon is a two-and-a-half-hour drive south, there is a Phoenix of sorts located in downtown Creswell that deserves its own story. The Creswell Chamber of Commerce has recently risen from the hardship of COVID to re-open and re-launch efforts to support local businesses and[Read More…]

ERIN TIERNEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO – From left: Victoria Doyle, Chamber CEO Vonnie Mikkelson, owner Greg Melitsoff, and Springfield Mayor Sean VanGordon. SPRINGFIELD – On Thursday, March 31, Jasper’s Tavern reopened its doors with a new look and a new name, all in preparation to move into a new lane – the[Read More…]

There’s a TV commercial from a couple of years ago which shows a baby boomer portraying a standup comedian who gets up in front of an equally mature audience and complains, “Millennials, amirite!” I laughed when I first saw the spot, and as a card-carrying member of Generation X, I[Read More…]

PHOTOS BY BOBBY STEVENS/THE CHRONICLE – Chef and restaurant owner Scott Pisani with wife Chelsea Pisani, who owns and operates the Creswell Wellness Center, are overseeing expansion projects. CRESWELL — It’s often said that marriage is like a merger, and that has never been truer for Chelsea and Scott Pisani[Read More…]

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE T.S. No.: OR-19-875403-BB Reference is made to that certain deed made by, WREN RUBIO as Grantor to CTC ESCROW CO., as trustee, in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, as Beneficiary, dated 2/16/2019, recorded[Read More…]

This is going to be one of those columns containing both good news and bad news. And if you are anything like me, you want to get the bad news out of the way first. Indeed, the bad news that I heard while recently attending a summit hosted by the[Read More…]

At this time of year, competition is all around us: competition for a national championship in college football, competition at the mall to return holiday presents, competition at the gym to take off some of those extra pounds. But there is another competition playing out in our community that places[Read More…]

A scene from Northern Lights Christmas Tree Farm in Pleasant Hill. CHRONICLE ARCHIVES It’s the end of December — the time of reckoning for local tree farmers. Years’ worth of labor has culminated, but not without immense work and planning. And while no one could have planned for a pandemic,[Read More…]

Clothes pile up at a St. Vincent de Paul warehouse in the southern Willamette Valley. Some clothes are from online returns. Full disclosure: I’m a tad ignorant when it comes to the business of retail. Having never worked in a typical department store or shop, I’ve lived my life blissfully[Read More…]