Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Graphic designer and artist of the posters, Chloe Bradford,shows her work at last week’s Springfield Retro Art Series launch and poster signing at the Eugene, Cascades & Coast Adventure Center on Gateway Street. The posters feature the Ken Kesey Mural, the Oregon Women Veterans Memorial…
Creswell Pioneer Cemetery Association Treasurer Jamie Pyles and President Tom Smith are two of the six members that make up the board. The board is made up of volunteers and their primary source of income comes from selling the plots. Aliya Hall/The Chronicle CRESWELL –…
Winter solstice at Stonehenge. PHOTO PROVIDED/English Heritage, UK I actually prefer using the more inclusive ”Happy Holidays.” For me it has nothing to do with political correctness or desire to please or at least not offend anybody. It just comes down to the fact that…
From left: Mike Beyerlin, District 13 scholarship chair, Lexie Smith and Will Parrish, district commander at VFW Districts on Dec. 14. Photo provided?Bob Beck Creswell Middle School student Lexie Smith received the first-place award for the Patriot’s Pen essay contest by local VFW District 13…
LORANE –Another of our longtime Lorane residents has passed. Donna Moore was a kind, sweet woman. She and her husband Larry had been married for 68 years and were both active in the Lorane Grange and the Lorane Christian Church. Their daughter, Martha, and son-in-law,…
Gini Davis/The Chronicle Members of the Creslane Choir perform ”Hot Chocolate” during their winter concert on Dec. 10. The third, fourth and fifth graders confidently performed seven winter- and holiday-themed songs – most involving two singing parts (soprano and alto) and incorporating movement. ”This year’s…
This year from sundown, Sunday Dec. 22 through Monday Dec. 30, Jews worldwide commemorate Chanukah, a Jewish holiday which celebrates the victory of the Maccabees over the larger Syrian army. It also celebrates a miracle that happened during this time, when just a day’s supply…
Cottage Grove High School Success Coordinator Jeremy Smith explains the Student Success Act during a community input session on Dec. 10. The additional funding from the SSA is expected to generate an additional $2.3 million per year beyond regular state funding for the district. Aliya…
Erin Tierney/The Chronicle CRESWELL – Since 2017, a group of Creswell volunteers in Creswell Heritage Foundation have been fundraising to restore the century-old Old Schoolhouse and return it to public use. This year, the foundation replaced the front porch and foundation of the building. The…