Cottage Grove Grocery Outlet’s expanded food drive benefits Cottage Grove’s Community Sharing Program and the Creswell Food Pantry. From left: co-owners Kori and Ed Sowa, Bob Boettcher, Winnie Balaty, Kurt Blachnik, Phyllis Smith (background), Jeanne Barclay, Judy Surface and Susan Blachnik. Photo Provided/Rose Sleanbeck There’s nothing like a little neighborly[Read More…]
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Armory starting to glow
Cottage Grove Armory gets a spruce-up. Photos Provided/Kenneth Roberts Prepare to do a double-take if you haven’t been by the Cottage Grove Armory lately. The 88-year-old structure is looking pretty spruce with cracks repaired and gleaming new paint job. Inside, tile-setters are hard at work creating new bathrooms on the[Read More…]
Carousel dream comes to fruition
Photo Provided/Greg Lee Friends of the Cottage Grove Carousel volunteers have been involved in the total restoration of the 1929 Hershall 36-foot, 34-animal menagerie carousel since 2017. Since then, 7,000 volunteer hours have been dedicated to the carousel, with many of the volunteers pictured in this Aug. 1 photo. In[Read More…]
Clock is ticking:
I hope you will forgive me for the short notice but there is something unique happening in Cottage Grove tonight (Thursday, Aug. 8) that you really should see. That is, if you enjoy plays on words mixed with poetry, politics, facial contortions and live music. Chris Chandler, a modern-day performer[Read More…]
Diamond in the rough:
Naomi Driscoll with a Canadian stallion named Dreamboy Curt. Naomi is one of the owners of Misfit Toy Ranch in Cottage Grove, which is transitioning into breeding heritage Canadian horses. Aliya Hall The idea for the name Misfit Toy Ranch came from co-owner Zach Driscoll because when their ranch started[Read More…]
Calvary Creek, Cowsills croon favorite folk music for Carousel
Calvary Creek Band with Jackie Jae and Jason Cowsill. Photo provided Two popular local musical groups donated their harmonies at a benefit concert last month to raise money for the Cottage Grove Carousel Project at Calvary Chapel. In the third performance of the Carousel’s monthly concert series, the Calvary Creek[Read More…]
Kalapuya Books a ‘literarty’ haven in historic ‘Grove
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…]
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…]
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