Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
CRESWELL – While the “who” is still in question, the “when” has been determined: a mayor will be chosen on Nov. 1 for the City of Creswell. The mayoral position has been vacant since Amy Knudsen’s resignation on Aug. 13. Since then, the council voted…
CRESWELL – About 40 community members gathered Sept. 24 on Oregon Avenue to pay tribute to the late chiropractor and community member Dr. Tamara Blum, who passed away on Oct. 26, 2018 from complications of peritoneal mesothelioma. She succumbed to her cancer eight months after she…
What do you do with over 30 canisters of pet ashes in your closet? If you’re me, you pay a landscaper a substantial amount of money to create a serenity garden, burying the ashes among beautiful hydrangeas, hostas, daisies and lilies. Through the years, I…
Gregory and Sharon Poitra with their 5-year-old granddaughter Zelda. RON HARTMAN/CHRONICLE PHOTO EUGENE – Sharon Poitra told her young granddaughter they were going “Camping in the Car.” Since she was talking to a 4-year-old, she didn’t want to be brutally honest and say they were…
The Village Green’s manicured landscaping was a big draw. ERIN TIERNEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO COTTAGE GROVE – The Village Green has only positive memories for my family and myself. Jean, son Matthew and I were introduced to “The Green” in 1972 when I was asked to come…
Owner Darren Bollinger. BRAD COOK/FLASHBOX STUDIO “I figured if I could sell millions of dollars of software around the world, I could sell a $10 sausage here in town.” That was the idea that propelled Darren Bollinger, owner of Bangers & Brews in Eugene, to…
The Dorena covered bridge is getting repairs. DANA MERRYDAY/THE CHRONICLE DORENA – I was out Row River Road last month and had to do a double-take as I braked when I approached the congested collision where Row River Road hits Shoreview Drive. The distinctive view…
ERIN TIERNEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO The Village Green’s entrance – an iconic destination for western travelers over the decades – is being sold. COTTAGE GROVE – After two years of feeling the financial impacts of the pandemic in the tourism industry, the rustic, historic charm of the…
Medina at a July city council meeting. ERIN TIERNEY/THE CHRONICLE CRESWELL – Creswell City Councilor JoeRell Medina has resigned, calling Oregon “a totalitarian state” in a Sept. 18 letter to his council colleagues. “My family has decided that we can no longer live in a state…