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PART I Cottage Grove has claims of being on the cutting edge of natural birth, and innovations that happened here first a century ago.  Shortly after World War I, Dr. S.M. Wendt set up his private Cottage Grove General Hospital upstairs in a building at…

While they are less nutritious than their African ancestors called cardoons, artichokes are loaded with benefits for our optimal health. Artichokes are high in cell-protective antioxidants. To get the equal benefits in a serving of artichokes in another favorite – carrots, you’d have to eat…

Pat Edwards I was so dismayed this week when I read about the defacing of the historical marker honoring Sam and Mattie Reynolds in West Eugene with a racial slur. I didn’t know Sam or Mattie personally, but I’ve long known of the strength of their…

At last report, Stephen Mason will NOT be running the hospitality booth during this Saturday’s 9th annual Adkins Farm Blueberry Festival Blues & Brews.  He will be doing darn-near everything else, though.  Mason is part of an acoustic guitar duo called “Unplugged,” which is the…

South Lane County Fire Chief John Wooten has been under white-hot scrutiny since June 2. Things are about to get even hotter. Based upon its own reporting and documents acquired via Freedom of Information Act requests, The Chronicle has learned: • A letter the chief…

The five smartest people I have ever known were all mechanics. Two of them didn’t graduate high school, but the three who did also went to college but only used higher education as a means of burnishing their already well-designed engines built upon mechanical knowledge. By…

Gun store owner Raye Gunter is encouraging new gun owners to take safety courses. EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE As fear of the future grew in our community, toilet paper and hand sanitizer were not the only things unable to stay in stock. Handguns were flying off…

Here is hoping everyone had a safe and happy Fourth of July celebration in the strange new world we find ourselves. I know many Grovers were at a loss without the annual Creswell Celebration to crash. It has become a Cottage Grove tradition for many,…

Scott Bell calls the action during a Zucchini 500 race. The inspiration for this piece came while checking out at the Creswell Bi-Mart last week. There was an older man without a facemask on, bellowing his displeasure at Gov. Kate Brown’s requiring citizens to wear…