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CHS Jazz Band 2 wins 3A division at Clackamas Jazz

Amanda O’Reilly received an Outstanding Soloist award for her bari sax solo with CHS Jazz Band 2 during the Clackamas Jazz Festival. ALESHA CULP Amanda O’Reilly received an Outstanding Musician and Soloist award as Creswell High’s Jazz Band 2, under the direction of Sandi Green,…

Dad-daughter duos dance night away for good cause

Kindergartner Hailey Rea and her dad, David Rea dance to DJ music during the second annual Father-Daughter Dance last Saturday. GINI DAVIS – THE CRESWELL CHRONICLE More than 200 young girls in gorgeous frilly dresses and dads (or another male relative) filled the Creswell High…

Creswell Grange will honor vets on March 29

National Vietnam War Veterans’ Day is March 29, and Creswell Grange is putting forth efforts to ensure that Vietnam-era veterans – and all veterans – are offered a continued ”welcome home” for serving our country. A free public dinner honoring veterans will be held on…

Nutritionally Speaking: Book Review

As we age it is even more important to find a way of eating that will satisfy our taste buds but not contribute to degenerative health issues. Eating a traditional, nutrient-dense diet, which these days is often called a ”paleo” or ”primal” diet, may just…

Community invited to Swing the Bridge benefit

IMAGE PROVIDED If you have ever spent time in Cottage Grove as either a resident or a visitor, chances are extraordinarily high that you have had the wonderful experience of crossing the Coast Fork of the Willamette River by the quirky, iconic, and much-loved Swinging…

Creswell participates in Every 15 Minutes Program

The Grim Reaper (played by Deputy Shrives) steps onto the scene as smoke emanates from the mock crash. The Grim Reaper is not only used for the mock car crash, but also to pull high school students from their classrooms every 15 minutes to symbolically…

Water rate committee suggests new tiered rate design

IMAGE PROVIDED CORRECTION: ​In the March 8 edition of The Creswell Chronicle regarding the newly proposed tiered rate design for Creswell, City Administrator Michelle Amberg was regrettably misquoted stating, ”​The hope is to offset cost to our planet….” Amberg was not talking about the planet,…