Category Opinion & Editorial

Commercial Kitchen’ coming to fruition

Creswell (CFFC) wishes to thank the following donors and partners in fundraising for making our commercial kitchen project possible: Donors and Sponsors CreswellFirst! Community Foundation Pacific Power Corporation Wheeler Foundation Three Rivers Foundation Oregon Food Bank Randall Charitable Trust The Collins Foundation Cow Creek Umpqua…

Thanks for help with water main

Late afternoon on Tuesday, Feb. 18, an eight-inch water main at the intersection at East Taylor Avenue and Hillside Drive in Cottage Grove was damaged during a utility boring. The break released water down Taylor Avenue at a rate of 2,600 gallons per minute. It…

Old Schoolhouse update

• We held board and officer elections in January. The current board makeup is: Verlean McCoy, President; Don Ehrich, Vice President; Mary Ann Howard, Secretary; Patty Birch, Treasurer; and member Cheri Spaulding. • We received grants of $2,500 from Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund; $2,600 from Cycle…

Tough times? ‘Let’s keep going’

Even now, it’s difficult to think about it long enough to properly write on it. The wounds are still soft and sore, the scars are too fresh. And I’m confronted each day with so many events that require a forward-focused mindset, I’m grateful I can’t…

Johannes Kepler theorized lunar astrology

Astrology attracts controversy and is sometimes stigmatized. Some consider astrology ridiculous, taboo, a superstition. Others consider it valuable for offering reliable insight by describing personality traits and compatibility. Scientists use astrology to predict oceanic tidal patterns, weather and other environmental trends. However, scientists do not…

Legislators setting positive tone in Salem

Rep. Marty Wilde Archive photo I’ve been distressed to hear from people who believe that the Oregon Legislature does not hear and consider their perspectives. It has been the honor of my life to represent Oregonians in their legislature. I’m proud that my colleagues on…

Oregon State University flag display offensive

Dear Editor: Oregon State University, a public university located in Corvallis, has refused to remove an offensive flag from its building. The local community has requested this removal as early as November, and has offered an alternative flag for display in their building. However, OSU…

A public apology

Dear parents and schoolchildren of Creswell, I want to express my deepest apology for the incident passing the school bus on Holbrook on Feb. 13, 2020 when it was unloading children. There was, and is, no excuse and it has devastated me. Unfortunately, I was…

Einstein, Osteen, Seal, Kardashian similar?

I received a question from a reader of The Chronicle this week who wanted to know which sign would be romantically compatible with him. He was born under the sign Pisces during the Chinese lunar year of the Rabbit. A Pisces-Rabbit has a spiritual and…