Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Because of COVID-19, the 2nd annual Tacos & Tequila Festival, which had been scheduled to run today through Sunday, Aug. 9 at PublicHouse, has been scrapped. “Unfortunately, we have canceled all of our large events for the year,” PublicHouse manager Brenna Foerster said. “We are…
Mattresses from the old motel are being donated to the Eugene mission. EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE CRESWELL — The derelict motel that burned up over a year ago in Creswell is being turned into apartments as new owners draft plans for the 2.2-acre property just off…
Anne Dockendorf, with Tinkerbell, one of her beloved alpacas at a ranch just outside Creswell. She randomly stumbled across the animals years ago during a festival in California. Now she and husband Mike have more than 25 in their livestock operation. BRADLEY COOK/FLASHBOX STUDIO Howard…
PART III ( Part 1 and Part 2) This will be the third and final installment of the story of the unique woman – and family-centered birthing practice that developed in Cottage Grove. Who could say what the magic was that brought the people together…
Salon owners Emily Campbell, 40, Alaina Rush, 38, and stylist Hazel Berry, 40, pose in front of the updated logo for The Mothership Salon. EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE SPRINGFIELD – Alaina Rush, 38, and Emily Campbell, 40, will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of The Mothership…
Didi Brooks (left), 48, and step-daughter Kaytie Minks, 28, indicate their appreciation. Last Friday might have started out with a gloomy, overcast morning, but volunteers from the Creswell Food Pantry and FOOD for Lane County served free lunch to the Creswell community outside of Creslane…
My mother and father were raised on ranches in Montana; mom in Graycliff near the Yellowstone River, and my dad on a horse-and-cattle ranch near Roundup, Montana. Mom was born and raised in Montana and my father was born in 1910 in Lawrence, Washington. Under the…
Jack with daughter Nancy. I want to wish one of The Chronicle’s loyal readers, Jack Connolly, a very happy 92nd birthday. Jack is the father of my wife, Nancy, her two sisters, Deb and Joan, and a man whose life has taken him around the world and…
High school athletics directors and coaches are preparing multiple gameplans for fall sports, knowing that they might have to call an audible at any time. The Oregon Schools Activities Association released last week updated policies and guidelines for fall activities, keeping football on the sidelines…