School board member Lacey Risdal hugs her daughter, Jordynn, as she presents her eighth-grade promotion certificate. Gini Davis/The Creswell Chronicle Packed with their families and other well-wishers into the un-airconditioned gym of Creswell Middle School, the high school graduating class of 2023 endured the sweltering mid-90s heat of June 11[Read More…]
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City of Creswell meeting notices
City Council/Planning Commission Joint Meeting The City Council and Planning Commission will hold a joint meeting on Monday, June 24, 2019 beginning at 6 p.m. in the McCluskey Chambers of City Hall. They will be discussing the Land Needs Analysis. City Council Work Session The City Council will hold a[Read More…]
Versatility on display – Piano Den students show versatility in spring recital
Sixteen students of Dave Stram’s Piano Den studio performed their Spring Recital on June 2. From left, back: Austin Gordon, Isaac Pinkham, Grant Marshall, Kimberlee Kelsey, Grace Perdue, piano teacher Dave Stram; middle: Sarah Campbell, Khloe Seeley, Truman Derminer, James Rose; front: Phoebe Knudsen, Olivia Knudsen, Allie Marshall, Audriahna Jones,[Read More…]
Parents want school garden to be a ‘big dill’
From left are Creslane Garden volunteers Levi Bates, 8; Ian Bates, 6; Kenny McCabe (back), Connor McCabe 8; Sue Finley (back); Kayla McCabe; Logan McCabe, 4; and Naomi Bates, 2. Erin Tierney/The Creswell Chronicle The garden at Creslane Elementary School had seen better days, and parent Kayla McCabe had finally[Read More…]
Pantry kitchen reaches $10k grant-match milestone
Dr. Matthew Bahen of Emerald Valley Dental in Creswell presents Creswell Food Pantry manager Susan Blachnik with a check for $2,000, enabling Community Food for Creswell to reach the $10,000 threshold necessary to earn grant-matching money from Oregon Food Bank toward the installation of a new community-use commercial kitchen. Photo[Read More…]
CMS, earth both winners at ‘Watershed Olympics’
CMS seventh grader Kimberlee Kelsey faces off with some fish that Watershed Olympics participants were asked to identify by species. Gini Davis/The Creswell Chronicle Nine Creswell Middle School students became ”Olympic” champions last week, winning the 2019 Riparian Restoration Olympic Games (a.k.a., the Watershed Olympics), held June 4 at My[Read More…]
Welcome aboard’ Johnson is new superintendent
Michael Johnson Photo provided Candidate Michael Johnson has accepted the position of Creswell’s superintendent starting in the 2019-20 school year, after contract negotiations were agreed upon last week. Johnson is currently the principal at James Monroe Middle School in Eugene. He has 28 years of administrative experience at all levels[Read More…]
Go on & grow’ – Creswell High School Graduation 2019
Gini Davis/The Creswell Chronicle New Creswell High School graduate Adrienne Frie catches hold of her tassel as it lifts in the breeze following the Class of 2019 commencement.
Creswell’s seniors start new beginnings
In the courtyard after their commencement ceremony, new graduates Andrew Spriggs and Bentley Watson exchange a hug amidst a sea of jubilant grads and families. Gini Davis/The Creswell Chronicle Connection, positive thinking and overcoming fear of the unknown were the potent messages lifted from the six commencement speeches given at[Read More…]
CHS Class of 2019 Salutatorians
Co-Salutatorian Samantha Ledgerwood graduates with a 3.98 GPA. She is the daughter of Alicia and Luke Ledgerwood of Creswell. At CHS, she was involved in Key Club, National Honor Society, Future Business Leaders (FBLA), Peace Club, Drama Club and volleyball. She will be attending Seton Hall University as a diplomacy[Read More…]
