Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
This panoramic lithograph shows the city of Portland as it appeared around the time of John W. Murray’s shotgun murder of his brother-in-law. It was published in an 1888 edition of The West Shore magazine. IMAGE PROVIDED/UO LIBRARIES The late 1880s in Oregon, and around…
IMAGE PROVIDED On March 15, Creswell Heritage Foundation (CHF) became the owner of the Old Schoolhouse with a brief, well-attended ceremony in front of the building. Pictured from left are Mayor Dave Stram, CHF board members Don Ehrich and Larry Schrenk goofing off at the…
IMAGE PROVIDED The Pinewood Derby is a Scout tradition dating back to 1953. Partnered with a parent or adult mentor, Cub Scouts work together, strengthening bonds and building confidence – and their own custom race cars! They begin by choosing a car design, then carve…
The CMS Choir performs during their spring concert last week. GINI DAVIS – THE CRESWELL CHRONICLE A variety of genres, duets and rhythm accompaniment were showcased as the Creswell Middle School Choir, under the direction of Erik Telfer, performed their Spring Concert on March 20.…
IMAGE PROVIDED Forty-five years ago today [March 29], combat and combat support units withdrew from South Vietnam. This marked the beginning of the end of nearly two decades of direct U.S. military involvement in Southeast Asia, but the social, cultural and psychological wounds of the…
IMAGE PROVIDED This is a repeat of an article from April 10, 2017. It is still timely and a current discussion. Last week my dog, Geo and I were taking a walk. Geo was sniffing a grass patch in a vacant lot. Out of the…
Randall Neal Jernigan-Wynn IMAGE PROVIDED Randall Neal Jernigan-Wynn, 57, was arrested without incident on March 22 at approximately 1:30 a.m. in the 600 blk. of East Main Street in Cottage Grove. Jernigan-Wynn is the same man that the Lane County Sheriff’s Office, along with the…
Erin Derminer cuddles one of the infants for whom she and husband Steve have provided foster care over the past three years. MARRICK PHOTOGRAPHY Erin and Steve Derminer recently celebrated their third anniversary – not of their wedding, but as foster parents. In that time,…
Emerald Valley Armory relocated to 147 W. Oregon Ave. this month, right in the heart of downtown Creswell. MIKE ROTHGEB/THE CRESWELL CHRONICLE Emerald Valley Armory, the premier sporting goods and gun store in Creswell, has been providing quality firearms and gun safety training to residents…