Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
BRANDON MOEHLMANN RUNNING AT THE STATE CROSS COUNTRY MEET LAST WEEKEND AT LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. Tom Page/For The Creswell Chronicle Sophomore Brandon Moehlmann was the Creswell Bulldogs’ lone representative during the OSAA 3A/2A/1A State Cross Country Championships, held Nov. 3 at Lane Community College in…
Two consecutive losses at the OSAA 3A Volleyball State Championships, held Nov. 2 through 3 at Forest Grove High School, eliminated the Creswell Bulldogs from the state tournament and sent them home without a trophy — a rare occurrence for the Lady Dawgs under the…
A 0-6 shutout by second-ranked Catlin Gabel in an OSAA 3A/2A/1A boys’ soccer state playoffs match on Oct. 30 ended the 15th-ranked Creswell Bulldogs’ run at the state championships, and their season. “Last year we played the top-ranked team in state playoffs, and that team…
Halloween brought no treats for the 16th-ranked Creswell Lady Bulldogs’, as their run at the OSAA 3A/2A/1A Girls’ Soccer State Championships — and their season — ended on Oct. 31 with a 0-8 shutout loss to top-ranked Catlin Gabel in their first-round state playoff game.…
Sergeant First Class (Retired) Mark Parker began his military career with the US Air Force. After serving for nine and a half years, he transferred to the Oregon Army National Guard where he eventually was assigned to the 1249th Engineer Battalion in Salem. SFC Parker…
CANTREL AND HIS COMRADES DURING THIS YEAR’S STAND DOWN EVENT. Photo provided Loranian, Michael Cantrell, served as a U.S. Marine in the Vietnam War from 1966 until 1969 and participated in the Tet Offensive of 1968. Like all war time experiences, it was a time…
LT. COLONEL ROBERT A. BECK, U.S. ARMY, RETIRED, COLD WAR, DEFENSE OF KOREA Photo provided Bob Beck served as a U.S. Army Infantry Ranger and a Combat Engineer Officer. He served in Germany during the Cold War, and then on the Demilitarized Zone in Korea;…
COLONEL RICHARD M. HEYMAN, U.S. AIR FORCE, RETIRED, WWII, KOREA, VIET NAM Photo provided Richard Heyman joined the U.S. Army Air Corps to serve in WWII. At 19 years old, he flew a fighter plane over Normandy in June, 1944 to protect the soldiers on…
RICK L. HIGGINS, U.S. ARMY, RETIRED – VIET NAM WAR Photo provided Rick Higgins served as a U.S. Army Infantryman and Radio Operator during the Viet Nam War, earning three Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star and a Commendation Medal for Valor. In recent years, Rick…