Cottage Grove

What’s in a name?

The first Cottage Grove ”Swinging Bridge,” circa 1925. PHOTO PROVIDED/COTTAGE GROVE HISTORICAL MUSEUM The Cottage Grove City Council is in a funny position in dealing with a ”new” old bridge with a hazy naming history. Their job is now to agree on an official name to what everyone calls the[Read More…]

The art of toga

The first time I tried to attend the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, I missed it. Naturally assuming that it was held in October, and without doing any research in that pre-internet era, I showed up mid-month to find the beer tents gone and the festive spirit dissipated. A mirthful local[Read More…]

Carousel committee continues progress

Rotarians: Rotarians Karol Simons, David Russell, Diana Hayes, Larry Bottemiller, Dana Merryday, Karen Munsell, Chandra Van Husen, Christina Lund, Don Williams, Nadine Kelley, Tyson Woodard and Gary Manly. Philippine Delegation: Philippine delegation members Ramon Cua ”Toto” Locsin, Victor Federico ”Pip” Acepcion, Ivy Lasanas, Maricar Octaviano, Paul Yap, Joel Jaranilla, Maria[Read More…]

The kids have got it right – and have a right

It is not always that young people make the best decisions. Youth can be about indulgence, risk-taking, and just plain dumb moves that come from naïveté. But in the case of 16-year-old Greta Thunberg, a Swedish teenager and “climate crisis” activist, failure of adults to do the leading has caused[Read More…]

Grovers can get free food at numerous locations

If you live in Cottage Grove, here are the places you can go to get free food. To find a food pantry that serves you or for more information, call 541-343-2822. Seventh Day Adventist Church, 820 S. 10th St. Free produce, third Mondays, 1 p.m. Hot Meals Cottage Grove Community[Read More…]

Oregon’s 1940s hipsters:

COTTAGE GROVE — What started as a small Civilian Public Service (CPS) camp in 1945’s Waldport, Oregon, emerged into what became the Beat Movement of the early 1960s. These conscientious objectors from World War II became some of the key members to produce art and poetry that helped revolutionize the[Read More…]

Aqua Lions ride again

Connie Huston is at work on the Aqua Lions mural at the Warren H. Daugherty Aquatic Center in Cottage Grove. DANA MERRYDAY/THE CHRONICLE COTTAGE GROVE – As the Cottage Grove community waits breathlessly for the Oct. 1 reopening of the newly refurbished Warren H. Daugherty Aquatic Center, located at 1440[Read More…]

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