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Coast Fork Kiwanis receives donation

Photo provided The officers of the local Coast Fork Kiwanis recently accepted a gracious $1,000 donation from Bob and Bonnie Britt, owners of Joe’s Diner. Some of the funds were generated from their jointly conducted Breakfast With Santa event during the holidays. The Breakfast With Santa event…

A desire to help: 480 homeless kits assembled

FROM LEFT ARE CRESWELL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH MEMBERS LONN ROBERTSON, REVEREND LARRY WHEELER, PEGGY BRYANT, LOIS SCOTT AND CHRISTINA ANDERSON MAKING HOMELESS KITS ON JAN. 27. PHOTO PROVIDED/ JUNE HARVEY About a month ago, a homeless couple was seen camping outside on the Creswell Presbyterian Church…

Ken Means works carousel wonders

Photo provided Renowned artist Ken Means is considered to be a master woodcarver and painter of carousel animals, and many other bigger than life sculptures carved out of wood, as well as finishing details. He has a carving school in Myrtle Point, Ore., and there…

4 honored for volunteerism

LLOYD SAFLEY RECIEVES A VOLUNTEER SERVICE PLAQUE FROM MAYOR ZETTERVALL. Four community volunteers were recognized for their service at this week’s Creswell City Council meeting. The men – having had collectively served Creswell for almost 46 years – received Volunteer Service plaques as Richard Zettervall’s…

Library Expansion Project fueled by generosity

WEYERHAEUSER REPRESENTATIVE BRENT CZABAN STOPPED BY THE LIBRARY DURING STORYTIME DEC. 6, TO PRESENT A CHECK CRESWELL LIBRARY. THE $5,000 DONATION WILL HELP WITH THEIR EXPANSION PROJECT. ERIN TIERNEY/THE CRESWELL CHRONICLE Creswell Library at 64 W. Oregon Ave. has been seeking donations for the Library…

Creswell Heritage Foundation receives $25K grant

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,…

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…