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…]
Cottage Grove
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…]
Water Ouzels’ are keeping our Coast Fork clean
On Saturday, an intrepid group will assemble at the Row River Boat Ramp with an assortment of watercraft, life jackets, paddles and plastic garbage bags. These volunteers are named for a tough little bird who has developed the ability to walk and ”fly” underwater. The ”Water Ouzels,” as the volunteers[Read More…]
IF YOU GO: Thoughts from the desk at Kalapuya Books
What: An Afternoon with Shannon Applegate, author of “Skookum: An Oregon Pioneer Family’s History and Lore.” When: Thursday, July 18 at 4:30 p.m. Where: The Axe & Fiddle, 657 E. Main Street, Cottage Grove Thoughts from the desk at Kalapuya Books: Our history ties the present to the past and[Read More…]
Grand marshal chosen
Photo provided Costumed members of the Bohemia Mining Days (BMD) Board and its festival coordinator recently dropped in and surprised Banner Bank Cottage Grove branch manager, Jim Gilroy with the announcement that he has been selected as the 2019 grand marshal of the festival’s Grand Miners’ Parade on Saturday, July[Read More…]
Miller continues dominance on ‘Dad’s Night’
Stephanie Deatherage/Special to The Chronicle Despite only two classes on the card for the Friday, June 14, event at Cottage Grove Speedway, fans were treated to exciting racing. The Interstate Sprint Car Series opened up its 2019 season after the first weekend was rained out a month ago. Also in[Read More…]
School’s out for summer: Now what?
PHOTO PROVIDED/LITTLE WONDERS PARENT-CHILD CENTER South Lane School District had their last day of school on Tuesday, and students said their goodbyes and headed home for the summer. When I was a kid I couldn’t wait for the summer break from school. It was endless days of bike riding, building[Read More…]
