Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Creswell Middle School is hosting a can and bottle drive Feb. 4-7 and proceeds benefit the CMS Washington DC group. Pictured with some of this year’s collection so far are Creswell Middle schoolers Emily Stephens, Tailey Carson, Ruby Bloomberg and Dakota Carson. Photo provided/Jill Strader…
Charles ”Chuck” Booher recently turned 100 years old. He and his wife, Dorothy, ran the Curtin Store for decades. Dorothy’s brother was Harry Holt, who along with Bertha, created Holt International in Creswell. Charles recalled seeing a circus wagon overturn in the 1940s. Provided COTTAGE…
BOYS’ BASKETBALL Friday, Jan. 3 SHS narrowly won at home against North Eugene in its first Midwestern League game, 38-36. THS beat Ashland in its league opener 44-41 at Thurston. Tuesday, Jan. 7 SHS traveled to THS after this issue went to press. Check ScorebookLive.com…
Elementary Director Suzanne Price (far left) informs the Springfield School Board about the progress towards implementing Senate Bill 13 Tribal Education into the curriculum during the Jan. 27 work session. Aliya Hall/The Chronicle SPRINGFIELD – During the Jan. 27 school board work session, the board…
Patrons participate in a paddle raise during the ninth annual Books & Brew fundraiser hosted by the Springfield Public Library Foundation on Jan. 24 to donate money to the library. Photo provided/Don Gustavson SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Public Library is like the community’s living room,…
Longtime resident and community leader Mike Eyster is running for mayor of Springfield. His campaign is focusing on economic vitality, safe neighborhoods and transparency in leadership. Photo provided SPRINGFIELD – Longtime resident and community leader Mike Eyster launched his 2020 mayoral campaign last week because,…
Springfield Mayor Christine Lundberg is running for re-election. She has been mayor for 10 years, and served on the City Council for 20 years. She wants to help the city manage its growth. Aliya Hall/The Chronicle SPRINGFIELD – As Springfield continues expanding and growing, Mayor…
COTTAGE GROVE — I recently saw a post on the Cottage Grove community page from a teenager looking for work. It did my heart good to remember my younger days trying to scratch together some money for something I wanted at the time. My dad…
Editor’s note: This is an edited version of a speech originally delivered Aug. 10, 2019, by Barbara Heyman to the Eighth Air Force Historical Society, Oregon chapter. It is reprinted here with permission. BY BARBARA HEYMAN CRESWELL – I was raised in Stoke-by-Nayland in East…