Moss is inevitable in the Pacific Northwest, where seasonal rain keeps it flourishing. Photo Provided by Kym Pokorny BY KYM POKORNY Chronicle news service CORVALLIS – In the moist Pacific Northwest, moss on roofs is inevitable. The ubiquitous plant clings to shingles, causing damage that can lead to expensive repairs[Read More…]

Chronicle publisher Noel Nash participated in the Wednesday, Feb. 13 drive at McKenzie Willamette Medical Center. • Amy Saling and Jana Waterman helped organize a three-way donation drive for red blood cells, platelets and plasma. KMTR/KVAL helped sponsor the event Wednesday, Feb. 13, at McKenzie Willamette Medical Center. The numbers[Read More…]

The Blachniks spent part of Christmas Day visiting the kitchen space at the Cobalt Activity Center Gini Davis/The Chronicle It isn’t ”pretty” yet, but construction and installation of Creswell Food Pantry/Community Food for Creswell (CFFC)’s new 900-square-foot commercial kitchen at the Cobalt Activity Center is well underway, with completion about[Read More…]

COAST FORK KIWANIS EVENTS & INFO • Meeting scheduled March 4 at El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant & Cantina in Cottage Grove, with Al Bennett presiding in Don Ehrich’s absence. Karen Rainsong, director from Singing Creek, is the guest speaker. • On March 19 at Los Cabos Mexican Restaurant in Creswell,[Read More…]

CRESWEL – Did you know that Creslane Elementary School has about 35 adult volunteers working in every K-3 classroom to help children learn to read? We are in our seventh year of operation. This effort is called the IRC (Intergenerational Reading Collaboration) Program. We work at the direction of the[Read More…]

The Martha Circle – a women’s group whose members are part of the Presbyterian Women’s Association – sponsored Ee Soon Choifor 52 years. From left: Raedelle Heckman, Pat Roland, Patty Schrenk, Marilyn Fandrey, Carolyn Hennen, Marianne Bohner, Bobbie Main and Shirley Bonebrake. Not pictured: Barbara Few, Charmalee Prechtel, Bev Rogers,[Read More…]

• Dial 211 toll free; text your zip code to 898211; or email [email protected]. Helps people identify, navigate and connect with the local resources. • Cottage Grove Community Sharing 541-942-2176, 1440 Birch Ave. Mission is to provide for south Lane County with basic needs, life-skill tools, and self-sufficiency. • Oregon[Read More…]

CRESWELL CHAMBER SATURDAY, JAN. 25 • Flea Market from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 298 W Oregon Ave. COTTAGE GROVE CHAMBER TUESDAY, FEB. 11 • Chamber Ambassadors meet second Tuesday each month at 5:30. Ruth Linoz (541) 942-0456. SPRINGFIELD CHAMBER TUESDAY, JAN. 28 • Government issues committee meets the second[Read More…]