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Patrician residents buy park, avoid eviction

ERIN TIERNEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO Filbert co-op residents Lanny and Debra Martin and granddaughter Ruby Nye, 11, of Thurston, celebrate becoming a “resident-owned park” this past Saturday. SPRINGFIELD – Sayonara, Patrician Park; welcome to Filbert Grove Cooperative, a 55-plus manufactured home park, now a “resident-owned community.”  After…

LTD helps drive home importance of vaccine

FILE PHOTO Vaccinated commuters can ride for free during August with Vaxpass. Lane Transit District is offering the community a boost with the Vaxpass free bus pass during August for those who are vaccinated against COVID-19. Federal regulations require all passengers and members of the…

VFW recognizes Creswell’s Wright

Wright The Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Oregon held its 100th Convention in June.  Retiring Auxiliary President Debra Wright (from Creswell VFW Post Auxiliary) and Department Commander George Carroll, each had a successful year, in spite of COVID-19, which required the use of alternative…

Baseball facility attracting more interest

MIKE EYSTER/CHRONICLE PHOTO Construction continues at the Hamlin Middle School and Sports Complex where a new baseball field will host Bushnell University, Springfield HS and the Springfield Coasters of the West Coast League. SPRINGFIELD – That dream of having a state-of-the-art baseball facility is finally…

Springfield’s Patrician residents buy park

The Patrician, located at 3530 E. Game Farm Road in Springfield. CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO SPRINGFIELD –  After two years dreading the eventual loss of their homes, Patrician Mobile Home Park is now a “resident-owned community.”  In 2019, Patrician Mobile Home Park residents gathered at multiple…

Blueberry festival, BMD events get underway this weekend

EMMA ROUTLEY/2020 FILE PHOTO Festival-goers could find their thrill this weekend by supporting CASA, the nonprofit that is aligned with the 10th annual Adkins Farm Blueberry Festival Blues & Brews on Saturday, July 17. Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) is a nonprofit organization that trains…

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