Cottage Grove

Bird walk will be something worth squawking about

COTTAGE GROVE – If you are not familiar with the feathered members of our community, this Saturday would be a good chance to make their acquaintance. The Coast Fork Birders will be led on their Fall Bird Walk by Grace Fowler-Gore and the bird walk is open to all birding[Read More…]

KNND radio moves buildings, adding FM

COTTAGE GROVE – Listeners can soon catch KNND 1400 AM on both radio waves. The country, rock and talk station, will soon be adding an FM station, said Cameron Reiten, owner of KNND. As part of AM revitalization, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has given AM stations an opportunity to[Read More…]

Revved up and ‘dolled’ up

A 1972 Delta 88 convertible, owned by Danny and Candace Solesbee, sits outside of two of the Solesbees’ businesses, 5 Flying Monkeys antiques and Shampoo Dolls, on Halloween, while a hairy primate takes the wheel. ERIN TIERNEY/THE CHRONICLE COTTAGE GROVE – Danny and Candace Solesbee’s Shampoo Dolls Salon car made[Read More…]

Transformational transportation

Good old Bus No. 98, captured during a regular stop. Dana Merryday/The Chronicle All aboard the LTD bus! We are a one-vehicle family. With my wife out of town with the truck, I have fared fairly well walking and biking around town for my needs. But this past week I[Read More…]

Now, This is Scary!

COTTAGE GROVE – The time of harvest and preparing for winter have long been celebrated almost universally among cultures; after planting, tending and bringing in the crops, it is a time to celebrate. Add that to the shortening of daylight, coloring of the leaves and the coming of the winter,[Read More…]

Spooky Storytelling Makes the Carousel Go ‘Round

Last weekend, about 70 supporters of the Cottage Grove Carousel attended a storytelling fundraising event and were entertained by actor, storyteller and oral interpreter Rickie Birran. He told stories of Halloween, including the history and story of Sleepy Hollow and the stories of Edgar Allan Poe, among others. ”As we[Read More…]

Theatre: ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ Auditions

COTTAGE GROVE – Cottage Theatre will hold auditions at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3 for “Arsenic and Old Lace,” by Joseph Kesselring. This classic comedy will kick off the theatre’s 2020 season, with a three-weekend run from Jan. 31 to Feb. 16. This tale of merry mayhem and murderous[Read More…]

Time to ”gird up”

A picturesque view on a fall day looking down Cottage Grove’s iconic Historic District. DANA MERRYDAY/THE CHRONICLE Starting today and running all weekend there is more going on than you can easily accomplish in the historic downtown of Cottage Grove. It is like that all too often ’round here. Nothing[Read More…]

Return of the Friends book sale

COTTAGE GROVE – We live in a town that loves its books. We have three independent book stores on Main Street, a great public library and a vibrant volunteer group “Friends of Cottage Grove Library” all engaged in keeping book culture alive and well in town. While printed matter may[Read More…]

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