Betsy Hartzell is in her element at eclectic Kalapuya Books, which she and husband Hal own and operate in Cottage Grove’s historic downtown. Gini Davis/The Creswell Chronicle Perhaps one key to Kalapuya Books’ 22 successful years is that owners Betsy and Hal Hartzell sell what they love, and love selling[Read More…]
Cottage Grove
A Chance to show off your best’
The Western Oregon Exposition will be held Aug, 16-18 at 2000 N. Douglas Ave. Photo Provided On the third weekend of August, a long-held Cottage Grove tradition will bloom again. Friday, Aug. 16-18, the Western Oregon Exposition (WOE) will ride again. The stated mission of the fair is: ”The purpose[Read More…]
CGS honors Deatherage; six added to ‘Wall’
Steven Snawder and one of his biggest fans celebrate a Sprint Car victory. Photo provided/JRP Racing Photos Cottage Grove Speedway’s busy weekend got started on Friday, July 19 with the fifth Kart race of 2019. On Saturday, July 20, the quarter-mile clay hosted the Curt Deatherage Memorial along with the[Read More…]
Ride ’em, COWBOY
High school student Garrett Anderson holds on tight during Saturday night’s junior bull riding competition. Anderson’s sister, Keleigh, took first place in the event. Jen Blue/The Creswell Chronicle The 71st Annual Cottage Grove Rodeo was jam-packed full of action last weekend as riders from far and wide descended on the[Read More…]
Frick, Milligan win Saturday at CGS
Photo provided/JRP Racing Photos Once again the Late Models and Hornets played the role as support divisions on Saturday, July 13 as the Western Sprint Tour was in the house for Speedweek Northwest 2019. Both races were entertaining, with each having multiple passes for the lead. Around 22 Hornets and[Read More…]
Houston, the Eagle has landed’
Man on the Moon, July, 21, 1969. Photo provided/NASA Purists will complain that the title of this column is an abbreviation of the first words spoken from the moon’s surface. I grant that claim and wish to point out that this condensation has become an idiom in our modern usage.[Read More…]
50 years of psycho-spiritual rejuvenation for all
Dana Merryday/The Creswell Chronicle As you read this I will be camped out and ready for the opening of the 50th Oregon Country Fair. For the past 27 years, the second weekend in July has been indelibly marked on my calendar as an ”I know where I will be” notation.[Read More…]
Building bridges: Family Relief Nursery honors past, still looking forward
Like a gathering of former U.S. presidents, the women who have led the Cottage Grove Family Relief Nursery through the first 25 years gather on stage and are recognized for their work helping children, families and the community. Executive director Peggy Whalen (right) thanks the pervious executive directors(from left) Colleen[Read More…]
”Splash down” in sight for new aquatics center
Project manager Matt Allen and project spokesman Garrett Bridgens in front of the Warren H. Daugherty Aquatic Center, which is being renovated. The project is part of the 2016 bond measure that was passed and is expected to be completed around September this year. Aliya Hall/The Creswell Chroncle A bond[Read More…]
The Swinging Bridge is coming down
Volunteers have worked for three years to restore the bridge Dana Merryday/The Creswell Chronicle While it is a bit sad to see something that has been standing since 1965 slowly coming apart, the promise of what is to come tempers that feeling. Crews from Hamilton Construction Company moved in their[Read More…]
