Category Opinion & Editorial

2019 FILE PHOTO The last “official” parade in Creswell featured everything spectators would hope for – including the lack of partisan political messaging. The school teacher called, concerned about “the impact on our kids.” Multiple business owners shared concerns regarding the potential near- and long-term…

Fitzpatrick For the second year in a row, Memorial Day observances in communities, organizations and even within family groups will look different later this month because of the pandemic. The parades, large ceremonies and other occasions, which I and so many others in the Oregon…

Spaulding Historic Preservationists and Geocachers hunt for treasure. They both hunt for cultural treasure and often they cross paths in their methods. Historic Preservation is a profession and Geocaching is a hobby. When the contractor excavated for the new foundation of the Old Schoolhouse, cultural…

Pat Edwards Last week, Jim and I were ecstatic to hear the announcement from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) that our country has reached the point in our continued fight against COVID-19 where all of us who are fully vaccinated will no longer be…

PHOTO PROVIDED The school bell was received in November 2020. In November 2020, I was contacted by Steve Jones who said that his family was in possession of a bell that may have come from Creswell’s old schoolhouse. It was on their property on Gibson Lane,…

I am a retired, lifelong construction worker, a man approaching 70. Blue collar to the core, I was and remain a proud member of the working class. I am at an age where the rearview mirror holds more image than the windshield. Perspective we call…

McCoy Editor’s note: May is National Historic Preservation Month. The Creswell Heritage Foundation offers a column on the topic each week.  In 1927, the Creswell Civic Improvement Club (CCIC) bought the building on the NW corner of south 2nd and D Streets from the Oregon…

Our culture is changing. This idea of culture is not confined to race. The culture of doing business, communication, spiritual services, interacting with our community, requires our ability to adapt, accept and respond to this reality. These shifts do not ask for our permission. They…

During the April 19 City Council meeting on police use-of-force Mayor Sean VanGordon stated, “progress is different than perfection.” Implied in VanGordon’s statement is: 1. Perfection starts with progress. 2. Striving for perfection (excellence) is a worthy and real goal for Springfield. Longtime observers of…