Former Creswell Elementary School Principal Ryan Beck Aliya Hall After eight and seven years, respectively, in the Creswell School District, Todd Hamilton and Ryan Beck and have said goodbye – but they didn’t move far. Both former administrators have been hired by the Springfield School District, Hamilton as district superintendent[Read More…]
Education
It’s a party!
PHOTOS BY GINI DAVIS Back-to-school necessities, food and fun aplenty greeted families at Creswell’s 15th annual Party in the Park last weekend in Holt Park. Within two hours, 290 of 320 free backpacks stuffed with school supplies were given to local K-12 students. The remainder, plus additional empty backpacks, will[Read More…]
CHS 1959 reunion
Sam and Pam Lunas (and James Dean) at the Creswell High School Class of 1959 reunion. Kay Higdon Approximately one-third of the Creswell High School Class of 1959 were able to come together for their 60th reunion in late July. They enjoyed a dinner on a sultry Saturday night, catching[Read More…]
CHS wins ‘OBOB’ state championship
From left are Creswell OBOBbers Brielle Brick, Raina Davis, Julianne Kersgaard, Emma Kersgaard and Coach Pam Kersgaard. Photo provided Brielle Brick, Raina Davis, Emma Kersgaard and Julianne Kersgaard have worked together for three years as a team and earned their first trip to the Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) state[Read More…]
Lifted – Elevating the Old Schoolhouse
THE OLD SCHOOLHOUSE WAS LIFTED LAST WEEK AS PART OF CRESWELL HERITAGE FOUNDATION’S EFFORTS IN REPLACING THE FOUNDATION AND THE FRONT PORCH OF THE HISTORICAL BUILDING. CALVIN L. LEWIS CONSTRUCTION, LLC AND HIS CREW ROLLED THROUGH AND SLOPPED THROUGH THE MUD ON MARCH 7 TO GET THE JOBE DONE. Erin[Read More…]
Local students, teachers recognized by VFW One student, teacher off to State competitions
FROM LEFT ARE CRESWELL VFW POST NO. 4039 COMMANDER BOB BECK; KIM KUHNHAUSEN, MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR; JOCELYN STRAM, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR; CONNER COSTA, (KNEELING) WINNER OF PATRIOT’S PEN CONTEST; TIM MEINZEN, HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR; SHRISTA MORRIS, SECOND PLACE VOICE OF DEMOCRACY[Read More…]
Teen CERT grads recognized
Erin Tierney/The Creswell Chronicle Liesel Geyer, Nikki Wood and Grace Perdue have been added to Creswell’s Teen Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) graduates. They were recognized at Monday night’s city council meeting, as South Lane County Fire & Rescue Division Chief Aaron Smith presented certificates of graduation and Cardiopulmonary resuscitation[Read More…]
Scholarships available through VFW Opportunities for middle, high schoolers, teachers
Rick Higgins VFW State Commander Rick Higgins, of Creswell, was recently elected the The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) state commander for the department of Oregon, so he’s got a finger on the pulse of all the VFW happenings. He relayed to The Chronicle that the VFW, through their dedication[Read More…]
Creative Chaos performs ”Under the Big Top” at Opal Center
(left to right) Clowns Eric Nilsen, Ryan Britton and Gary Hilgendorf emerge from the clown car to dance during opening night of ”Under the Big Top” on Friday, Sept. 9. The actors are part of Creative Chaos Actors, which is a troupe specifically for disabled actors. ALIYA HALL/THE CRESWELL CHRONICLE[Read More…]
Community Connection – Back to School in 1959
It was not unusual in the 1950’s for a youngster to work in the fields of the Willamette Valley to pay for back-to-school clothing and supplies. It was especially true for me in the summer of 1959, when I was entering Creswell High school, as my father had died the[Read More…]
