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EMMA ROUTLEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO Uyen Thi “T” Nguyen will be taking her portraits of Cottage Grove people into Eugene and Springfield. If you have visited historic downtown this month, you have no doubt noticed art hanging in local businesses, 10 of them to be exact. This…

BRADLEY COOK/FLASHBOX STUDIO Participants in the “protest and parade” on Saturday gather at the staging area at the old chicken processing plant. CRESWELL – The Fourth of July parade in downtown Creswell continues to spawn controversy and consternation among residents and city leaders. Consider:  –…

A participant in Saturday’s caravan in Creswell. Photo by Bob Williams of Flashbox Studio. CRESWELL – Roughly two dozen pickup and other trucks made a slow, 20-minute drive down 5th Street and Oregon Avenue, honking horns, waving flags, and clogging intersections shortly after noon today.…

EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE Watches are on display throughout Celeste Watch Co.’s Springfield location. SPRINGFIELD – Sometimes inspiration will find you again, even if it takes a few years to return. Dedicated time-watcher Celeste Wong has held a fascination for clocks and watches since she was…

PHOTO PROVIDED When it rains, the potholes in the Creswell VFW parking lot well up, causing safety concerns for veterans and community members – such as the Boy Scouts – who use the building. CRESWELL – A pothole-riddled parking lot at the Creswell VFW Post…

Bob Beck “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands …”  – The Pledge of Allegiance An excerpt from the national VFW:  When we talk about the American flag – our flag –…

DANA MERRYDAY/CHRONICLE PHOTO Ore Cart competitors race down Main Street in Historic Downtown Cottage Grove. Tis past weekend the Bohemia Mining Days celebration was held in Cottage Grove. It would have been the 62nd BMD had Covid not forced the festival to take a year…

CRESWELL – Julie Bivens of Creswell and Chris Tough of Cottage Grove were cited Monday, July 19, by LCSO Sgt. Scott Denham for their roles in organizing and participating in a July 4 parade in Creswell.  Bivens is scheduled for Aug. 11 at 7 p.m.…