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Nutritionally Speaking: Hot days, cool smoothies

Now that summer weather has finally arrived, our gardens are starting to flourish. Soon, our refrigerators will be full of fresh vegetables and we’ll have the challenge of finding ways to enjoy and benefit from them. In the winter we make ”clean-out-the-fridge-soup” – but who…

Motorcyclist critically injured in Springfield accident

Springfield police and fire departments responded to the intersection at the 3300 block of Gateway Street for a motor vehicle accident between a vehicle and a motorcycle at 5:11 p.m. on May 18. The intersection was mostly blocked and traffic was restricted to one lane…

City Hall Gallery features Hans d’Hollosy show

The Springfield Arts Commission is pleased to present ”Recent Paintings,” an exhibition of work by artist Hans d’Hollosy. The show will run from June 2-30, 2018 with an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, June 8. Born in 1953 and educated in…

LCSO: 46 traffic stops in Creswell on May 11

On Friday, May 11 the Lane County Sheriff’s Office (LSCO) deputies assigned to the Creswell contract conducted saturation patrols focused on seatbelt use, child restraints, speed and distracted driving within the city limits of Creswell. These patrols are part of the ongoing work to provide…

Police seek info on Monday’s armed robbery

On Monday, May 21, shortly after 8:30 p.m., the Lane County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) received a report of a robbery in the 200 block of N. Mill Street in Creswell. Initial investigation indicates that three white males between the ages of 20 and 35 donned…

Creswell Education Foundation may dissolve

Since about 2010, Creswell’s Carol Campbell and company have been keeping Creswell Education Foundation (CEF) afloat, after resurrecting the nonprofit from its dormant state some years ago. The current CEF crew is the second group to take hold of the nonprofit, but their time is…

JAZZ 1 IS NO. 1!

Andrew Spriggs plays a trumpet solo on ”Mary’s Idea” as CHS Jazz Band 1 performs during the OMEA State Jazz Championships PHOTO PROVIDED/ALESHA CULP After being inexplicably ”snubbed” by judges during a couple of competitions this year in which the group usually places well, Creswell…

CMS Choir wins their division at Music in the Parks

Creswell Middle School Choir, onstage at Gladstone High for the annual Music in the Parks Festival, where they won their division. PHOTO PROVIDED/JENNIFER GARZANELLI On May 5, the Creswell Middle School Choir made their fourth appearance at the annual Music in the Parks Festival, where…