Destiny Duerst looks at the world in awe during her first skydiving adventure on Saturday. Photo provided Spirits were high Saturday morning, as a handful of board members from The Friends of the Cottage Grove Carousel Committee (Carousel Friends) met up at the Creswell Airport for a much-anticipated adventure. Over[Read More…]
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Cottage Grove Speedway Results
SATURDAY’S RESULTS 360 Sprints A Feature 1: 1. 21WR-Jake Wheeler, [2]; 2. 22-Garen Linder, [6]; 3. 18T-Tanner Holmes, [13]; 4. 6A-Kyle Miller, [4]; 5. 7-Tyler Thompson, [1]; 6. 5N-Seth Nunes, [3]; 7. 85-Ricky Ashley, [7]; 8. 12S-Steven Snawder, [5]; 9. 10K-Don Waddell, [9]; 10. 98H-Matt Hein, [8]; 11. 4D-Spencer Desbiens,[Read More…]
Wheeler earns milestone victory at CGS
Jake Wheeler, who won the 360 Sprint race Saturday, is the first Oregon driver to win in the division since September 2017 Josh Ryan Photo/Special to The Chronicle It was ”Kids Night” on Saturday at Cottage Grove Speedway, making it the only evening of racing with the Kart races the[Read More…]
Bader boys are racing onto world BMX stage
The three Bader Boys, (from left) are right at home on their bikes and on their home track: Emerald Valley BMX in Eugene. Maricel Teague/Special to The Chronicle After competing in local, regional and national BMX races for up to 10 years, amassing shelves and boxes full of trophies, cups[Read More…]
Carousel Corner
Photo provided Master Woodcarver Ken Means offered to paint this carousel horse, bringing it to life for a CG resident, Nadine Kelley, who had ”adopted” a carousel horse. Pictured are the before (top) and after photos of Kelley’s horse, which was recently returned to her.
Color Their World’ Tie-dye creations to be on display, for bid at Mining Days
Mind engaged with matter – fresh tie-dye waiting to set at the Color Their World event last weekend at Coiner Park. Dana Merryday/The Creswell Chronicle Bohemia Mining Days board members and volunteers last weekend worked with retired hotel bed sheets and encouraged the public to create mind-expanding creations at Coiner[Read More…]
Cottage Grove Speedway Race Results
FRIDAY’S RESULTS Kart Race #3 Pee Wee: Bentleigh Chapman Beginner Pee Wee: Elijah Humphry 5HP Intermediate: Mason King 250cc: Makayla Patterson Open Kage: Eston Whistler Flat Kart: David Conner SATURDAY’S RESULTS Late Models A Feature 1: 1. 42-Paul Culp, [9]; 2. 33C-Craig Hanson, [4]; 3. 78-Ed Peters, [10]; 4. 08-Kye[Read More…]
Through the Grove-Vine – A busy groove in the Grove
The Cottage Grove Flour Mill: one of the historical photos on the exterior of Cascade Home Center. Photo provided/Dana Merryday It was one of those weekends that I kind of dread in Cottage Grove. Everything at once! You want to do it all but there is only so much time[Read More…]
Wings & Wheels is June 29
File Photo The Sixth Annual Cottage Grove Wings & Wheels is June 29 at Jim Wright Memorial Field in Cottage Grove from 11 a.m to 4 p.m. Modern and vintage aircrafts and automobiles will be on display and there will be food vendors onsite. Proceeds benefit the restoration of the[Read More…]
The Carousel Corner – Carousel is about 98 percent complete
File photo The carousel is about 98 percent complete. The work remaining is the electronics on the drive mechanism and some lighting. Master Woodcarver Ken Means offered to paint the horse for a local resident, Nadine Kelley, who had adopted a carousel horse and was returned to her on May[Read More…]
