Kandice Lemhouse IMAGE PROVIDED At the May 9 regularly scheduled Creswell School Board (CSB) meeting, the board unanimously passed a motion to appoint Kandice Lemhouse to the board. Board member David Eusted was absent from the meeting. ”I’m excited to participate in this important community board, with my focus being[Read More…]
Education
CG, Springfield students awarded scholarships
Faryn Dahlen and Jackson Perkins, from Cottage Grove High School, and Alessandra Weiss, from the Academy of Arts and Academics in Springfield, were recently awarded $1,500 scholarships from SELCO Community Credit Union. Winners were selected based on criteria that include both academic performance and community involvement. Applicants were asked to[Read More…]
Creslane volunteer reading program team wins award, sees growth in kids
Shown above are 19 of the 30 Creslane IRC team members. In front, from left, are Verna Dey, Juli Meador and Laurie Swanson Gribskov. In the middle, sitting, are Elaine McCoy, Wanda Mae Brooks, Carolyn Hennen, Deb Allison with the United Way Volunteer of the Year plaque, Susan Bennett and[Read More…]
Kids, cars star in Creslane’s Soap Box Derby
Dawn Dean’s fifth-grade class’ ”Car for a Cause,” supporting a young cancer patient, races around the track during Creslane’s Soap Box Derby. Pushing (from left) are Slater Curtis and Cameron Couch. The rider is Sapphire Osorio. GINI DAVIS – THE CRESWELL CHRONICLE A tantalizing array of uniforms and careers were[Read More…]
Three FBLA students qualify to compete at Nationals
Three CHS students, (from left) Myckenna Hurst, Aden Parsons and Jade Ledgerwood have qualified to compete at the national level this summer in Baltimore. GINI DAVIS – THE CRESWELL CHRONICLE Three Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) students from Creswell High School have qualified to compete at the FBLA National[Read More…]
Students tour town’s history at Creswell Museum
Aliana Legorreta checks out an antique stereoscope during Creslane third graders’ guided tour of Creswell Historical Museum last week. GINI DAVIS – THE CRESWELL CHRONICLE What is the name of the Native American people who lived in the Creswell area? Who is the town of Creswell named after? What was[Read More…]
School Briefs
Creswell students named to OIT President’s List The following local area students have been named to the 2017-2018 Winter Term President’s List at Oregon Institute of Technology. Inclusion on the list requires a 3.70 grade-point average and above. Only fulltime undergraduate students (12 credit hours or more at Oregon Tech)[Read More…]
Lowell first graders get flags
IMAGE PROVIDED Lowell’s Landry Elementary School’s first graders, following Lane County Voiture 80 of the Forty and Eight’s Flags for First Graders presentation. The presentation is an educational program by the veterans’ organization Forty and Eight conducted in elementary schools to educate some of our youngest students on our flag’s[Read More…]
END OF AN ERA: After 35 years, Creswell Christian School to close
In the early years of CCS, staff and students held an annual Easter Parade, walking through the streets of their as-yet largely underdeveloped neighborhood. IMAGE PROVIDED After 46 years in education, Creswell Christian School (CCS) Principal Becky Lake is retiring, and as a result, CCS will close at the end[Read More…]
Pinewood Derby puts Scouts on fastrack
IMAGE PROVIDED The Pinewood Derby is a Scout tradition dating back to 1953. Partnered with a parent or adult mentor, Cub Scouts work together, strengthening bonds and building confidence – and their own custom race cars! They begin by choosing a car design, then carve it out and detail it[Read More…]
Obituaries & Tributes
Death Notices: Duncan, Loftus, Fritz, Howarth, Elam, Knees, Book
■ William Leroy Duncan Jr. 62, of Eugene, died March 5. Arrangements: Sunset Hills. ■ Michael D. Loftus, 73, died March 5. Arrangements: Sunset Hills. ■ Susan Dru Fritz, 65, of Eugene, died March 7. Arrangements: Sunset Hills. ■ Donald Ralph Howarth, 75, of Eugene, died March 7. Arrangements: Sunset[Read More…]
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