By Aliya Hall The Creswell Chronicle The Nov. 14 school board meeting was full of new business for the Board of Directors to address and vote on. The quorum, which was made by Board Chair Tim Rogers, Director Natalie Smathers, Director Lacey Risdal and Director Paul Randall addressed last month’s[Read More…]
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CMS football players selected for Oregon FBU all-star team
TWO SEVENTH GRADE CRESWELL MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT ATHLETES HAVE BEEN CHOSEN TO COMPETE AT THE FOOTBALL UNIVERSITY (FBU) REGIONAL COMPETITION ON SATURDAY, DEC. 1 IN TACOMA, WASH., JW CHEECHOV (LEFT) AND TYLER BOWERS (RIGHT). Photo provided Two seventh grade Creswell Middle School student athletes have been chosen to compete at[Read More…]
Filling food boxes for local families
PHOTO PROVIDED/SANIPAC Anita Cardoza picked up turkeys from Sanipac to help fill boxes for the Creswell Faith Center’s Women’s Outreach Ministry Christmas food boxes for local families recently. Anita retired from Sanipac last March after 29 years. If you would like to donate contact the Creswell Faith Center at 541-895-2535.
Eight Dawgs earn All-League football honors
EARNING ALL-LEAGUE NODS FOR THE 2018 FOOTBALL SEASON WERE (FROM LEFT, TOP) TAYLER FORSMAN, JAYCOB KREMER, TYLER OLSON AND LOGAN JOHNSON; LOWER: LEVI BONES, NICK MULLEN AND DALLTON DEWEY. NOT PICTURED: GABE HASTINGS. Gini Davis/ The Creswell Chronicle Eight Bulldogs earned recognition when the 2A Central Valley Conference announced its[Read More…]
From street project to annual celebration – The evolution of the Tree Lighting Ceremony
There’s no doubt this City knows how to put on a show for Christmas. This year marks 15 years of Creswell’s Tree Lighting Celebration, though it has evolved significantly since its Dec. 18, 2003 debut. The tree lighting celebration was first identified as an ”Oregon Avenue streetscape project dedication ceremony”[Read More…]
Connecting Cultures – A drummer’s journey from Guinea to Creswell
Photo provided Drumming is not what Fode Sylla does, one of his students B.J. Jones said, it’s who he is. At two years old, Sylla was taught how to drum by his family in his home country of Guinea; beyond drumming, he learned music, dance and acrobatics. When he was[Read More…]
Park design input opp is Saturday
You can get hands-on with park design input on Dec. 1 at City Hall. Creswell will be all decked out for Christmas with events ongoing throughout the community during the day on Saturday, but City Council is also giving residents an option to get hands-on with park input at Creswell[Read More…]
Safley steps aside
Lloyd Safley said he is not a quitter, but after 36 years serving on the Planning Commission, he decided the time has come to ”step aside” from the committee. ”It’s not an easy thing to do,” he said. He almost wanted to ask if there were any short-term committees he[Read More…]
City calls ‘fowl’ on roaming chickens
Image provided/Wikipedia Cock-a-doodle-do, Creswell’s cracking down on roaming chickens in town. After a meandering flock took one too many liberties in their neighbor’s yard, code enforcement wants to change the municipal code to revoke their license to roam. This proposal comes to city council after a complaint was filed to[Read More…]
Super 8 catches fire, twice
The Super 8 Motel at 345 E. Oregon Ave. caught fire on Thanksgiving evening, Nov. 22, and once more on Saturday, Nov. 24. The fires remain under investigation. South Lane County Fire & Rescue (SLCF&R) arrived to the motel about 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, and were greeted by smoke coming[Read More…]
