EMMA ROUTLEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO After construction is finished this month, the Creswell Clubhouse will have a kitchenette, new dance floor complete with ballet bars, and a gym. It’s almost playtime in Creswell – and not just because the weather is holding up somewhat consistently. The Creswell…

2019 FILE PHOTO CRESWELL – With only a month left before July 4 festivities kick off in Creswell, many of the plans are still in flux. City manager Michelle Amberg said that the City is in preliminary stages of planning its Fourth of July activities.…

EMMA ROUTLEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO Gene Lord, officer of the day, places the green wreath at the Veterans Memorial on Monday, May 31. Lord said the wreath represents the “life of our country, our soldiers and our citizens. It is green because the country is still growing.”…

EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE Saint Alice Catholic Church father Mark Bentz cut the ribbon celebrating the new kitchen successfully on the first chop. SPRINGFIELD — St. Alice Catholic Church father Mark Bentz believes that food can bring people together. “Food breaks down barriers,” Bentz said at…

RON HARTMAN/CHRONICLE PHOTO Lead singer Jah Sun, whose real name is Jason, interacts with a young fan during the Friday night show. COTTAGE GROVE – The overflow crowd at The Brewstation did a commendable job Friday night in giving Jah Sun & The Rising Tide…

South Lane and Pleasant Hill school districts continue to make rapid-fire changes as COVID-19 information changes, finding new ways to help struggling students and update mask policies.  South Lane School District officials stated in the May 21 e-newsletter that while some students struggled with the…

Here is a tasty and healthy lunch option some of you might have seen on popular websites. When it’s time to enjoy a lunch salad, give the jar a little shake, then pour onto your plate. The result is a tasty, healthy salad, crisp and…

AGE OF STEAM ROUNDHOUSE MUSEUM Yreka Western steam engine #19 arrives at the Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum in Sugarcreek, Ohio, in June 2017. The museum acquired the legendary engine for $400,000. Editor’s note: Part I of a two-part series. One of the joys of…

Merryday It sure is nice to have some real Oregon weather, cool, gray, and rainy. I hope it lasts as we can use the moisture following a droughty new year. Fire danger is right around the corner, already the City of Cottage Grove is on…