The Creswell Heritage Foundation (CHF) has been awarded a $25,000 Community Grant from the Fred W. Fields Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation. The grant’s purpose, as expressed in the notification of the grant award, is “to restore Creswell’s historic schoolhouse by replacing the foundation, the porch and a portion[Read More…]
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Creswell Heritage Foundation gives thanks to supporters
SOME CRESWELL HERITAGE FOUNDATION SUPPORTERS. STANDING, FROM LEFT, ARE DIANA SHUMATE, SHERRY SMITH, PAMELA PALMER, CHF BOARD MEMBER CHERI SPAULDING, MARY SEALS, CHF BOARD MEMBER MARY ANN HOWARD, HANNA KNOPP, CHF BOARD MEMBER VERLEAN MCCOY AND GARY MOUNCE. SITTING, FROM LEFT, ARE LAUREL HENRY, CHF BOARD MEMBER PATTY BIRCH, MARIA[Read More…]
Family Relief Nursery – Creswell ‘harvests the magic’ for FRN
When children and families at risk for child abuse or neglect receive services from the skilled and caring professionals at Family Relief Nursery of Cottage Grove, magic happens in their lives. Helping local children and families ”Harvest the Magic,” Creswell Family Relief Nursery sponsors and supporters came together for this[Read More…]
Dr. Snapp House preserves Cottage Grove’s early medical history
Photo provided The familiar Queen Anne Victorian house at the confluence of Silk Creek and the Coast Fork of the Willamette River is a museum maintained by the Prospectors and Gold Diggers Club, to showcase early medical practices. It is Cottage Grove’s only Victorian-era house open to the public and[Read More…]
New volunteers revitalize Food4Kids
Following the uncertainty in April about the future of the Food4kids program, a new group of volunteers have stepped up to continue delivering food to families in need within the community. Lisa Ross first became involved in the program when she moved to Creswell four years ago. She bagged and[Read More…]
Elks Care, Elks Share’ rings true
Exalted Leader Marie Ammon and Secretary Linda Renfroe pose outside the Elk’s Lodge in Cottage Grove. The Elks supports local communities Cottage Grove and Creswell, all the way to Elkton. Aliya Hall/The Creswell Chronicle Marie Ammon first became interested in the Elks when she joined their Relay for Life team.[Read More…]
Family Relief Nursery kids ‘granted’ safe outdoor play
Family Relief Nursery staff members pose with the new, grant-funded outdoor play structure that now delights Creswell FRN youngsters at Creslane Elementary School. Pictured are FRN staff members. PHOTO PROVIDED Brightening children’s lives in a safe and developmentally appropriate environment is what the Family Relief Nursery of Cottage Grove is[Read More…]
Food Pantry in need of donations
Donation barrel for the Food Pantry is located at Farmlands Market, 204 W. Oregon Ave. in Creswell. PHOTO PROVIDED The Creswell Food Pantry is short on canned soup, chili, fruit and vegetables! Farmlands Market has a donation bin right inside the front door of the market to make it easy[Read More…]
Lane County to host free plastics roundup for Lane County residents
PHOTO PROVIDED Lane County Waste Management is hosting a free plastics roundup for clean #2, #4 and #5 (Polyethylene and Polypropylene) tubs, jugs, bottles, lids and beverage handles at Glenwood Transfer Station on Sunday, Sept. 30. Collected plastics will be taken to Denton Plastics and made into resin that can[Read More…]
Carousel Project is 85 percent complete
A little one poses for a photo on the Cottage Grove Carousel. PHOTO PROVIDED/FCGC When the Friends of the Cottage Grove Carousel began the restoration process three years ago, a commitment was made to donors and supporters of the carousel, and to those with interest in following the progress. The[Read More…]
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