Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
CHRIS CANFIELD AND FOLLOWERS GATHER ON CERRO GORDO WITH A MODEL OF THEIR COMMUNITY. Photo provided/Dana Merryday There seems to be some doubt as to exactly how the highest butte in these parts got the Spanish name ”Cerro Gordo.” The mountain is clearly visible from…
My brother, Jim Burnett Sr., aka Jiminy Cricket in Groundwaters, is dying. He’s in the end stages of terminal esophageal cancer, and has been told he has only a short time remaining. Yesterday, my sister Barbara (I call her B.J.) and I drove to Vancouver,…
Raise your hands if you enjoy a sandwich for some of your meals. Many of you have heard the tale of the Earl of Sandwich. The fable tells us that he loved to eat and play cards. One evening, he was having a particularly good…
This year’s 16th Annual Tree Lighting Celebration has expanded yet again to include more family, holiday and festive fun! Creswell’s old-fashioned celebration is the perfect venue to ring in the holiday season with your friends and neighbors, to marvel at the lighting of the trees…
I am thankful to be part of the Creswell Painted Rocks group. The members of the group inspire me daily, and painting rocks brings me so much happiness. It has been wonderful to see how our group gives people encouragement and causes many to spend…
MY WIFE, SHERRI, DANCING IN HEAVEN, TAKEN YEARS AGO. Bruce Berg I’m thankful for the kindness of God to grant me strength and insight to work through the healing of the unexpected loss of my lovely wife of 35 years. A local group Griefshare.org of…
We had the ultimate challenge this year, with my wife’s cancer diagnosis and treatment, and finally her passing on Oct. 26. Not only that, but my mother passed away on April 21, and our dog went to doggie heaven on May 4. It has been…
This month I am Celebrating 18 years ”cancer-free,” since I was diagnosed in Fall 2000 with kidney cancer. In the Jewish tradition, 18 is an auspicious number. Each letter in the hebrew alphabet has a corresponding number, and the letters for 18 are chet, and…
ALAINA THOMSON, THERAPEUTIC ASSOCIATES CRESWELL PHYSICAL THERAPY I am immensely thankful for friendship. 2018 has been a year of growth and rebuilding, achievement and challenges, wins and losses, climbing mountains and running races, emotional highs and personal lows. This has been a year of loving,…