Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
THE SWINGING BRIDGE, COTTAGE GROVE. Photo provided/Dana Merryday There are currently four out of five ways open to cross the Coast Fork of the Willamette River. Things are about to be a little more complicated for travelers in the present, but in the future all…
CREW MEMBERS AND CARGO BEING REMOVED FROM THE WRECKAGE OF THE ADMIRAL BENSON SHORTLY AFTER THE SHIPWRECK. Image/ saltwaterpeoplehistoricalsociety.blogspot.com The first day of summer vacation in 1930 was a real red-letter day for Washington High School students Stan Allyn and Wally Stenlake. Of course, every…
Jim and I had a wonderful visit with our daughter Kelly and her husband Justin Fontaine last week. We ate entirely too much food, visited beautiful Sedona, Ariz., and took lots of long walks with Frankie, their wonderfully happy (and blind) Jack Russell terrier. The…
As we explored in last weeks column, we have so many choices to ponder when we consider which eating plan to choose, it can make our heads spin. The latest diet that’s on fire is the Ketogenic Diet – a version of the Paleo/Primal way…
DEAR DR. ROACH: My question is about symptoms for women’s heart attacks. I have always heard that symptoms for women can be much different from men’s. Instead of the chest-clutching, sharp pain that men can have, I have read that women’s symptoms can be any…
March is National Nutrition Month, and it’s a good time to start exploring local options for healthy produce as the Farmer’s Markets get underway. It’s also a great time to think about what can be planted or raised in a personal garden, for those who…
Christopher Palannuk/The Creswell Chronicle Billies Jonny Oljace (middle) is celebrated by his team after hitting a three point shot during the fourth quarter of the Pleasant Hill vs Catlin Gabel game on Feb. 22. The Pleasant Hill Billies won against the Catlin Gabel Eagles 52-46…
Image provided Arbor Day will be held at the Cobalt Activity Center on Saturday, April, 27 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., the Parks and Tree Advisory Committee decided on their Feb. 12 meeting at 10 a.m. With press releases and flyers getting ready to…
I have heard comments from many different people, none good, about trying to complain to the schools on just about anything — be it how something is done or a complaint directed at an employee. I was on the school board, in particular on the…