East Lane County Commissioners Gary Williams, Creswell Council President Richard Zettervall and EPUD’s Public Relations coordinator Patty Jo Angelini come to watch the installment of street lights on Niblock Lane. ERIN TIERNEY – THE CRESWELL CHRONICLE Thanks to a privately funded community campaign, four lights were installed on Niblock Lane[Read More…]
Community
Creswell Rocks’!: A community treasure hunt
A community member shows their stash before they ”rock” the parks in Creswell. Creswell rocks have been showing up in odd places all around town. IMAGE PROVIDED If you’ve been moseying around town lately with a keen eye, you may have noticed little painted rocks scattered in discreet places. Some[Read More…]
Lowell qualifies six wrestlers for state tournament
Lowell’s Logan Davis-Tucker finished third at 126 pounds, winning a 3-1 quarterfinals decision against a Reedsport opponent. TOM PAGE Lowell finished second to Reedsport in the district 2A-1A wrestling tournament Saturday on the Red Devils’ mats and qualified six individuals, including five district champions for the state tourney Feb. 16-17[Read More…]
Pleasant Hill places second at district wrestling meet
Representing the Billies at state, from left, will be Isabelle Rodolf, Preston Nibblett, Ethan Litson, Asher Ruchti, Blaine Rodolf, Jacob Pray and Rowan Von Ortloff. TOM PAGE Pleasant Hill finished second to Scio in the district wrestling tourney Saturday at Harrisburg and qualified seven grapplers for the state 3A tourney[Read More…]
69 state championship radio rebroadcast provides nostalgic trip down memory lane
CHS Athletic Hall of Fame members (from left) Dennis Whittington, Mike Towne, Randy Wheeler and Pat Towne, with framed copies of the state championship brackets and poster commemorating their 1969 2A State Champion boys’ basketball team’s title game victory over Sutherlin. GINI DAVIS Four members of the Creswell Bulldogs’ 1969[Read More…]
A local twist on Valentine’s Day
Sweets from The Flower Basket in Cottage Grove. MIKE ROTHGEB Valentine’s Day is a special holiday where couples can show one another how much they care. While this should be true of every day, it reminds us to take that extra effort in the name of love. Residents of Southern[Read More…]
What to do when your pet is sick after-hours
Winter, Dr. Sheri Schlorman’s dog. DR. SHERI SCHLORMAN Ever heard or experienced that one’s pet gets sick only at night or on the weekend when we are not open? Well that happens to all of us, even veterinarians and their staff. We are lucky in this community to have the[Read More…]
Creswell Lane County Waste Management now recycling electronics
Jesika Heikkinen, driver and operator for Creswell Lane County Waste Management at 34293 Cloverdale Road, shows off some electronic items that can now be recycled at this location. ERIN TIERNEY – THE CRESWELL CHRONICLE Lane County Waste Management’s Creswell location at at 34293 Cloverdale Road is now accepting accepting computers,[Read More…]
It Happened in Oregon…
The population of Oregon was burgeoning at the turn of the 20th century – nearly doubling every 20 years. The need and desire for transportation other than horse-drawn wagons in the mud, particularly in urban areas, spurred several groups of enterprising businessmen into action. The resulting interurban electric transit system[Read More…]
Nominate your own Creswell Superstar!
With the new year, we wanted to change some things up at The Creswell Chronicle and create more one-on-one opportunities with our readers and subscribers. With all the doom and gloom so frequently in today’s news, we at The Creswell Chronicle want to focus on more positive news pieces. Everywhere[Read More…]
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