*Editor’s Note: This story is Part 2 of 2 about longtime Creswell resident, Richard Heyman, who was a fighter pilot during three wars. In case you missed it, read Part 1 online at Chronicle1909.com CRESWELL – Richard Heyman is no kid anymore – but he found it easy to kid[Read More…]
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Valley lends slow, steady salute on Memorial Day
Nine hundred sixty-eight in World War I. Three thousand, seven hundred fifty-seven in World War II. Two hundred and sixty-nine in the Korean War. Seven hundred and nine in Vietnam. Six in Desert Storm. Sixty-nine in Iraq. Seventy-four in Afghanistan. During Monday’s Memorial Day Celebration at the Springfield Veterans Plaza,[Read More…]
Any way you slice it: Bread Club a staple in Cottage Grove’s culture
COTTAGE GROVE – Every Thursday evening there is a steady stream of visitors heading in to Kalapuya Books on Main Street in Cottage Grove. Communities are on the rise again after Covid and so is this town’s very own Bread Club. For many of its visitors, this popular weekly event[Read More…]
Art talk about the Cottage Grove Art Walk
COTTAGE GROVE — With the sun finally shining but the summer heat not fully bearing down on us, it is the most inviting time of year to go to the Cottage Grove Art Walk on the last Friday of the month. All one needs to do is look for the[Read More…]
A fab, fit run: Springfield Rotary hosts Prom 5K
SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Twin Rivers Rotary hosted a Prom 5K last week. Participants were asked to dress glamorous and race through the park as part of a benefit for the Springfield Young Readers Dolly Parton Imagination Library Program. Her literacy project provides a free book every month for all[Read More…]
Creswell Grange hosts teen suicide awareness program
CRESWELL – The Creswell Grange and South Lane Mental Health teamed up to offer free suicide awareness training to empower the community to make a difference in suicide prevention during Mental Health Awareness Month. During the evening workshop earlier this week, participants learned how to prevent suicide by recognizing signs,[Read More…]
Creswell’s decorated Colonel: Heyman looks ahead to 99th birthday
CRESWELL – At the ripe old age of 19, when Richard Heyman began his flight training for the U.S. Army, he knew exactly what he wanted to do. “They asked you to put down your preference, in order, if you’d rather fly cargo, bombers, or fighters,” Heyman said during a[Read More…]
Poetry, songs, and prayers mark MMIW event
SPRINGFIELD — Kunu Bearchum stood before a crowd of walkers and sang the “Ispoomootsisinni,” or women’s warrior song, in the fading glow of the afternoon sun to honor missing and murdered Indigenous people during Wednesday’s Red Dress Ceremony in Heron Park last week. Advocates, friends, and Indigenous people dressed in[Read More…]
Graphic designer draws up new dreams in Friendly City
CRESWELL – Graphic designer Ellyn Mole has found a new business community in Creswell. She set up her studio on Oregon Avenue in September — a dream that she’s been drafting since high school. Mole attended Ernest Righetti High School in Santa Maria, Calif., where she competed in swimming[Read More…]
Easy being green: Arbor Month celebrates, promotes sustainability
A series of tree-centered events, including tree plantings, will mark Arbor Month in south Lane County following state forester Calvin Mukumoto’s proclamation that all of April is Oregon Arbor Month. “Trees play an essential role in the lives of Oregonians,” Mukumoto said. “Living through the extreme heat of 2021 and[Read More…]