CHRONICLE ARCHIVE PHOTO- Women march in their “Bloomers” at a 2018 Bohemia Mining Days parade. When I was in junior high school girls were not allowed to wear pants. When it got really cold, this restriction was lifted for the duration of the cold snap, then slammed back into place[Read More…]
Cottage Grove
Neighbors look to nix new shelter in Cottage Grove
The Cottage Grove city council met in a packed house Monday night to discuss the hot button issues in town: the proposed homeless shelter and Community Health Clinic. The meeting audio was piped into the city hall lobby and extra chairs were placed in the hallway to accommodate the crowd.[Read More…]
Help for the homeless: Another forum scheduled in the Grove
COTTAGE GROVE – The City of Cottage Grove is still trying to figure out how to shelter its homeless population. In an ongoing conversation, though a short meeting by Grove council standards – only two hours long – council covered a lot of ground, reviewing legal sticking points and discussed a[Read More…]
Cottage Grove Council votes on new rules, seeks another shot at shelter
COTTAGE GROVE – What was sure to be a decisive evening on Monday turned into yet another stalemate: Cottage Grove City Council voted to suspend its rules in order to dodge a decision on the construction of a homeless shelter on Highway 99 near the industrial park. It will now[Read More…]
Cottage Grove residents glean insights on homeless situation
RYLEIGH NORGROVE / THE CHRONICLE – City manager Richard Meyers, left, and mayor Jeff Gowing discuss homelessness with a crowd at the Cottage Grove town hall. COTTAGE GROVE – With nearly 250 people in attendance, community members, local leaders and advocates gathered in the Cottage Grove Armory on April 5[Read More…]
Cottage Grove Council in stalemate after homeless discussion, town hall
RYLEIGH NORGROVE/CHRONICLE PHOTOResidents watch a presentation on homelessness at last week’s town hall in Cottage Grove. COTTAGE GROVE – On Monday, April 11, nearly a week after Cottage Grove’s Community Town Hall on Homelessness, the city council met to discuss the outcome and impact, the ripples and the ruffled feathers,[Read More…]
Bill Welt: Another local legend leaves a hole in our hearts
Editor’s Note: Dana Merryday wrote this tribute story through interviews with friends and family of the late William “Bill” Welt. COTTAGE GROVE – William “Bill” Welt was a worker. He liked to work hard, had a tremendous amount of pure grit, and really thrived when he had a lot of irons[Read More…]
Recalling the Indian Wedding Tree
Photo / Teri McCoy – After the fall, with grandsons Joe and Jacob for scale. Last week while on a 10-mile hike on the Row River Trail, one of our scouts said, “We are getting close to where the Indian Wedding Tree used to be.” That reminded me of hearing[Read More…]
Speed thrills: It’s Pinewood Derby weekend in the Grove
First Pinewood Derby, 1953. One of the most exciting and enduring traditions in Cub Scouting is the Pinewood Derby. The Cubs and their parents work together to build a racecar out of a 7-inch-long block of wood (pine, of course) and 4 plastic wheels held on by nails. The Derby[Read More…]
Arbor Day in Cottage Grove still branching out
Nation’s first Arbor Day celebration Nebraska City, NE, April 10, 1872, 150 years ago. Photo courtesy Arbor Day Foundation. This year is turning into a colossal tree year. First off, there are anniversary years for Arbor Day (150 years), and the Arbor Day Foundation which is celebrating five decades of[Read More…]