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Creswell Grange theatrical night

By Vickie Weathers Creswell Grange will have its annual Grange Play Night on Friday, May 11 at 7 p.m. The Grange will present its play, “When You Gotta Go, You Gotta Go,” and will also be hosting plays by the Crow Grange and Goshen Grange.…

Sweet Lorane Community News

After a glorious week of sunshine and 70- to 80-degree weather and busy, busy days, I am taking a quiet day today as the spring rain falls outside. I need to get my column written and to work on a fascinating new book project I’m…

Harrisburg gets revenge on Pleasant Hill in softball

Taylor Davis reaches second against the Eagles. TOM PAGE/FOR THE CRESWELL CHRONICLE A week after handing Harrisburg a 6-5 Mountain Valley League softball setback, Pleasant Hill dropped a 1-12 verdict last week in the rematch. The lone Billie run came in the third when Kylee…

Lowell track teams prepare for upcoming district meet

Audra Chapman heads down the pole vault runway. TOM PAGE/FOR THE CRESWELL CHRONICLE Lowell had its final track outing prior to the district meet Saturday at McKenzie, traveling over the mountains to a meet at Gilchrist. Katie Chapman placed in three girls’ events, taking third…

Moveable Feet’s Maypole Dance celebrates spring

Mary Foust and a little girl named Sophia pass under an arch of boughs created by Dory Bennett (left) and a little girl named Sophia while dancing ”The Festival Processional” during Moveable Feet’s annual Maypole Dance. GINI DAVIS – THE CRESWELL CHRONICLE Beribboned garlands of…

Jazz Choir places fourth at Reno Jazz Festival

Blake Nelson solos on soprano sax with CHS Jazz Band 1 during the Reno Jazz Festival. Nelson received an Outstanding Musician award for both Jazz Band and Jazz Choir. PHOTO PROVIDED/ALESHA CULP Blake Nelson and Matthieu Foster each received Outstanding Musician awards for both Jazz…

Nutritionally Speaking: Enjoy avocados

One of my favorite fruits are avocados (Persea americana)! Originally found in the wild in their native Central America, we have been enjoying cultivated avocados since early in the last century when La Habra Heights, California mail carrier Rudolph Hass patented his namesake variety in…

WELCOME TO OUR WORLD

SMITH – Alisha and Michael Smith welcomed a baby boy to the world on July 5, 2018 at PeaceHealth Medical Center – RiverBend. STREBE – Justine and Aaron Strebe welcomed a baby girl to the world on July 15, 2018 at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical…