Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Lily Dumas feeds mom Kathryn Dumas a bite of her kick-the-can ice cream during Creswell Library’s final Summer Reading Program event for 2019. Gini Davis More than 120 kids showed up at Holt Park on Aug. 14 to make kick-the-can ice cream during Creswell Library’s…
Since 2010, when Seth and Melissa Clark bought the Blue Valley Bistro – formerly Creswell Coffee Co. and thought of as “Creswell’s living room” – the community-minded couple has used the shop’s walls and environment to showcase local creativity. On Friday, Aug. 23, before an…
I hope that everyone had a fun and safe Fourth of July this year. I can remember as a kid the fun we had. Some of my fondest memories of the Fourth of July were of our family joining my grandparents, aunt, uncle and cousins…
Josh Searl’s inspiration especially comes from birds. He said that he loves watching them move and watching how their wings work. Searl said this piece was his mother’s favorite. Aliya Hall If a bird were to fly up to the window, digital artist Josh Searl…
Cottage Grove Grocery Outlet’s expanded food drive benefits Cottage Grove’s Community Sharing Program and the Creswell Food Pantry. From left: co-owners Kori and Ed Sowa, Bob Boettcher, Winnie Balaty, Kurt Blachnik, Phyllis Smith (background), Jeanne Barclay, Judy Surface and Susan Blachnik. Photo Provided/Rose Sleanbeck There’s…
Springfield Developer David Loveall isn’t finished with his plans for Springfield. Loveall, who owns and redesigned the 300 block downtown, pitched the Springfield Utility Board (SUB) about buying the 200 block from SUB, and building a hotel. “We’re here because the timing is right for…
I am hoping that you all learned a few new tricks to support your cardiovascular health from my last columns. There are a lot of members of my family who suffer from heart disease, and my goal each year is to not join that club……
Prospectors out looking for gold in the Cascade Mountains, circa 1930. (Image: Postcard) It was, most historians agree, the nadir of the Great Depression. The entire country had gone from singing ”Happy Days are Here Again” to ”Brother Can You Spare a Dime” in a…
Party in the Park 2019 organizers wish to THANK all volunteers, contributors and participants for an outstanding event on Aug. 10, including Creswell Faith Center, Creswell Family Dental Clinic, Platinum Hair, Whistle Stop Barber Shop, Demarcos Wright/Panacea Barbershop & Lounge LLC, Caring for Creswell Kids,…