Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Noel Nash, publisher My mother-in-law moved to the area almost one year ago, and we celebrated her 84th birthday this past weekend. I was able to spend time when many of her new friends, mostly residents of her apartment complex. Carol and Rob were nice…
Charles and Darlene (Hollister) Woods, would love to have friends and family come join “Our Celebration of 65 years of marriage!” Location: Marquis Eugene Community Center, 565 Country Club Road, Eugene, Oregon 97401Date: AUGUST 12, 2023Time: 1-5 pm A time of sharing our stories and…
When I was seven or eight, I remember telling my friends I wanted to be a watchmaker. I had no idea how I knew about watchmaking. The small parts and constant ticking fascinated me. And then again, my fifth grade teacher proclaimed one day that…
Considered a “newbie,” while I have only been a member of The Springfield Lions Club for two-and-a-half years, the association of the club has come to mean quite a lot to me. Let’s be clear: The stigma that the Lions Club is only for “old…
Erin Tierney-Heggenstaller, executive editor Reader Chelsea stopped by to say “hello” after running into Dee Dee dropping off papers at a Springfield Dari Mart. A bright, happy person, she gave me an unintended boost of energy on a Wednesday morning while working on my “things…
If you live in Cottage Grove, there’s a chance you received a postcard from The Chronicle this week asking you to subscribe to our newspaper and/or website. I’m taking this opportunity to explain the value proposition, specifically for Grovers, but it applies to all of…
I’m standing along the wall at the Walterville Grange, looking out over 40-some people gathered for a Lane Families for Farms & Forests tour up the McKenzie, focused on working forestry and ag lands and their relationship to watershed health. I hear my name and…
The high school sports season ended with a bang as the Thurston Colts baseball team grabbed the Class 5A State Championship. While the Colts’ win was the culmination of an incredible season, it also marked the end of our first year running the High School…
Cottage Grove High alums: Register for event by June 30 Did you graduate from Cottage Grove High School 50 or more years ago? Then you are a “member” of the Old Schoolmates Group and are invited to attend the festivities planned for Friday, Aug. 4…