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Good deed leads to $50,000 Powerball win for Springfield man

Todd Howard of Springfield PHOTO PROVIDED The broken railing was bugging Todd Howard of Springfield. Nearly every weekend he would take his daughter to yogurt and notice the potentially dangerous railing. On a recent visit to get yogurt with his daughter, Howard decided to take…

Good samaritans come to the rescue

Judy Wright, 73, of Creswell, wanted to say ”thank you” to the good samaritans that helped her get home last week. ERIN TIERNEY/THE CRESWELL CHRONICLE It doesn’t take a huge gesture to make someone’s day. Judy Wright, 73, of Creswell, was thankful to encounter a…

Garden Club blooms in Creswell

Susan Garner, Judith McDougall and Su Liudahl pose in front of the food they made, created with ingredients that they grew in their gardens at the Aug. 28 Gardening Club meeting in the Creswell Library. ALIYA HALL/THE CRESWELL CHROICLE Su Liudahl’s favorite part of gardening…

Welcome to the World

VOLKOVA – Evgeniya Volkova, of Creswell, welcomed a baby girl to the world on Aug. 31, 2018 at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center RiverBend.

City admin seeks title change

Michelle Amberg – Creswell City Administrator Council was tasked to consider whether to use the title of ”city administrator” versus ”city manager” for Administrator Michelle Amberg’s position at last week’s city council meeting. ”The terms are used synonymously and persons in cities perform the same…

Community Connection – Back to School in 1959

It was not unusual in the 1950’s for a youngster to work in the fields of the Willamette Valley to pay for back-to-school clothing and supplies. It was especially true for me in the summer of 1959, when I was entering Creswell High school, as…

Higgins elected VFW State Commander

On June 16, 2018 Rick Higgins was elected Oregon state commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). PHOTO PROVIDED The national motto for the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is no one does more for veterans. Rick Higgins, who was recently elected State Commander…

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