Category Community

Setting the pace, setting an example

CRESWELL – Dairy farming never stops, according to Bobbi (Harrold) Frost of Harrold’s Dairy on Dale Kuni Road. ”You can’t ask the cows to take a break,” she said. Frost, 30, is the fourth generation of Harrold’s Dairy, which was founded by her great-grandfather in…

Lady Dawgs net key volleyball win

Creswell defensive specialist Sarah Lanz collected 35 digs Tuesday against Portland Christian. GINI DAVIS/THE CHRONICLE It took a five-game battle on the road, but the Creswell Lady Bulldogs got the job done, defeating defending 2A state champion Portland Christian, 25-18, 18-25, 25-23, 25-27, 15-10 in…

Mini gas war pleases purchasers

A ‘mini gas price war” erupted mildly in Creswell late last week, drawing quiet cheers from observant gasoline purchasers and frowns from gas station operators. Despite the price war, or perhaps because of it, major oil company stations in Creswell pumped lumber gallonage over the…

Coast Fork Willamette Watershed aims to eradicate knotweed

Reilly Newman, Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council projects coordinator, speaks on the Knotweed Eradication Project during the Science Pub at Axe & Fiddle in Cottage Grove on Aug. 27. ALIYA HALL/THE CHRONICLE COTTAGE GROVE – Representatives of the Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council (CFWWC) visited…

Jane Rapier: Going beyond to keep CG litter-free

COTTAGE GROVE – If you have ever spent time driving around Cottage Grove you will no doubt have noticed two things. One: the streets and byways are remarkably litter-free; the other: a very industrious individual with a cart and those long-handled trash picker-upper tongs. Following…

The RIGHT to ORGANIZE

The Eugene Springfield Solidarity Network was among the groups celebrating Labor Day on Monday at Splash! at Lively Park in Springfield. ESSN’s mission states that it ”brings together labor unions, student groups, religious congregations, and community organizations to support the civil and economic rights of…

Springfield encourages you to join its team

The Springfield Library Advisory Board has three vacant seats. One is a current vacancy and the other two positions are open due to expanding the board from seven to nine people. Applications for the Library Advisory Board and for a citizen representative to the Lane…

Passport to food, drinks and more

The second annual Savor Springfield passport event kicked-off at Dark & Stormy Food Garden and Lounge at 420 Main St. on Aug. 29. The event is a month long quest to gather stamps from food establishments around Springfield in order to win prizes. VICTORIA STEPHENS/THE…

Mary Ford was always a model citizen

LORANE – Oh my gosh! As I look at the calendar, I realize that August is on the verge of escaping us for another year! By the time you read this, it will be September – the beginning of fall and a new school year…

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