Category Community

CULTIVATING AN INTEREST

Agriculture teacher Angela White and Future Farmers of America student Cody Morell stand next to the new Pleasant Hill High School greenhouse. It took four years to secure funding for the greenhouse, which will provide students with hands-on experience in the agriculture field. Aliya Hall/The…

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

Staff Photo The Creswell Wellness Center welcomed clients and the community on a sunny morning this past Tuesday, Feb. 18, for its one-year anniversary as Creswell’s premier wellness store. Customers gathered later in the day and crowded the store and streetfront along W. Oregon Ave.

Legendary Creswell native passes at 94

Cal Taylor cheering for Creswell High School. Photo archives CRESWELL – Some are fortunate to have lived a long, well-intentioned life; the rest of us can only hope for the same. Over the weekend, longtime Creswell resident Calvin ”Cal” Taylor, 94, passed away. This time…

Springfield and Thurston Sports

Results: Feb. 11 – Feb. 19 BOYS BASKETBALL Tuesday, Feb. 11 • SHS hosted THS in a close victory for the Millers, 54-52. Friday, Feb. 14 • SHS lost at Crater 85-42. • THS lost at Eagle Point 57-51. Tuesday, Feb. 18 • SHS traveled…

Cities open doors to affordable housing

Springfield and Eugene held an open house on Feb. 12 in Eugene to receive community feedback on a 2020 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development, which will address local housing needs. Aliya Hall/The Chronicle SPRINGFIELD – In the Springfield-Eugene area, affordable housing has been…

Seniors exit in style

Austin Gabriel goes up for a fast break lay-in during the fourth quarter vs. Pleasant Hill game. Gini Davis/The Chronicle The Bulldogs boys and girls ended their regular seasons Wednesday in front of a packed house at Creswell HS. Coach Jesse Thomas and his team…

Life is either a daring adventure … or nothing

“When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.” – Helen Keller Looking back over the past couple of years, I realize how…

District expanding dual immersion program

Members of the Dual Immersion Committee addressed the Springfield School Board on Feb. 10 to share their recommendation for bringing dual immersion into middle school. Aliya Hall/The Chronicle SPRINGFIELD – The Dual Immersion Committee presented its program recommendation to the Springfield School Board as the…

Pie in sky idea?

When I was a kid and heard of a political party, I naturally assumed it was a party like I was used to attending. You know … balloons, cake, ice cream and similar fun! It didn’t look so fun as I had to watch presidential…

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