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News briefs: week of June 20

County: Masks recommended indoors ■ New COVID-19 case numbers in Lane County are surpassing the Delta surge in the fall of 2021. In Oregon, the mask mandate was lifted on March 12. But with rising Covid cases across the county, Lane County Public Health officials…

Pomp, Circumstance & Grit

COOK/CHRONICLE PHOTO Thurston High senior Branton Clement is surrounded by his family on Saturday, June 11, after the graduation ceremonies on campus. See more graduation photos on pages 10-11. Looking onward toward the crowd – be it in bleachers, fold-up chairs or auditorium seats –…

Saving the planet – one tree at a time

WePlantInc Green Ambassadors at Arbor Day tree giveaway in Endana, Kenya. DANA MERRYDAY, COTTAGE GROVE Sometimes good ideas happen through serendipitous meetings in exotic places. WePlant Inc, an international Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), based in Cottage Grove is just such a story. This nonprofit, whose status…

NEWS BRIEFS: Week of June 13

Lowell’s Loop unlike any other run ■ Being contested Saturday morning at 8, the Loop is a 5-mile run through the roads of Pleasant Hill. All runners have 60 minutes to complete the loop. If completed, they qualify for lap 2. If completed again in…

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