Yay! Jim and I were able to get our first COVID-19 vaccine shots last Sunday. We pre-registered with the Lane County Public Health department and once our age groups became eligible, we watched my email account for invitations to schedule our appointments. Jim was eligible…

EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE February featured bright paintings with apocalyptic-style scenery by artist Alex Ihnat. This month, student art will decorate windows. COTTAGE GROVE – Temporary shutdowns haven’t stopped the local theatre from circulating art through the downtown community.  Students aged 5-18 submitted original art to…

DANA MERRYDAY/THE CHRONICLE Architect Pietro Belluschi was able to capture all of the suggestions made by members of First Presbyterian Church. Editor’s note: This is the second part of a three-part series on the First Presbyterian Church. Rev. Hugh Peniston, who had arrived in 1947…

Imagine you are sitting in a meeting. You look up to the faces of other attendees, many of them glance over as you find your seat, and a few people stare. Someone catches your eye and you’re convinced he is part of a governmental conspiracy…

March has been designated Women’s History Month since 1988. Because 2020 marked the 100th anniversary of women securing the right to vote, many organizations have extended celebrations of that milestone to 2021 and beyond. This extension allows time for everyone to deepen our understanding of…

SPRINGFIELD – With an emphatic “yes” across the board, Springfield City Council on Monday appointed Damien Pitts to the Ward 1 council position.  Pitts is among the few Persons of Color (POC) who have been appointed or elected to the seat, Council acknowledged, with the…

ERIN TIERNEY/THE CHRONICLE Publishers Clearing House reps Danielle Lam, left, and Howie Guja on Sunday, Feb. 28, surprise Cottage Grove resident Tamar Veatch and her family. Lam said the sweepstakes prize is one of the largest of the year. COTTAGE GROVE – You could’ve knocked…

OREGON DIVORCEE AGNES Anne “Annie” LeRoi arrived in Phoenix in the first few months of 1931 with her best friend and roommate, schoolteacher Hedvig “Sammy” Samuelson. They were climate refugees: Sammy had tuberculosis, and at the time the only cure for “consumption” was a dry climate…

Publishers Clearing House reps Danielle Lam and Howie Guja on Sunday, Feb. 28, surprised Cottage Grove resident Tamar Veatch and her family with $5,000 every week for life. It’s among the biggest PCH awards, Lam said, because after Tamar passes away, she can designate someone…