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Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
The volunteer staff at the Creswell Food Pantry would like to thank the entire Creswell community for the incredible outpouring of support these past two months. It all started with a Creswell Food Pantry Facebook post, announcing that our shelves were nearly depleted of canned…
We received our voting ballot for the November election, and I noticed that there are only two persons running for the Creswell city council; however, there are three vacancies. I hope there are some write-ins. We need a full council to conduct the city’s business.…
1990 was a pivotal year in my life and it was time for a change. I left my native Florida in a painted-up Ford van a la Ken Kesey, which I had rigged out to live in. Having had the “On the Road” experience with…
Dear Editor, Voters in House District 11 have a new choice — an experienced choice — to represent them in Salem. Mark Herbert brings a solid history of thoughtful management, reasoned decision making and community involvement to the position. Mark’s thoughts about issues important to…
Dear Editor, Very soon you will be voting on Creswell’s next mayor. Two members of the city council have applied for the position, councilors Zettervall and Mounce. Several months ago, I encouraged Councilor Zettervall to run for mayor, and I will be casting my vote…
Dear Editor, Community Food for Creswell would like to thank Creswell First! for our two 2018 Community Service Fund awards, totaling $1,764. We purchased four stationary wire shelf units for use in our walk-in cooler, four mobile wire shelf units used for overflow foods in…
Dear Editor, As a subscriber to The Chronicle and as a citizen of our community, I applaud the sentiments and intelligence of both Erin Tierney’s piece, ”On reporting the tough stuff,” and Aliya Hall’s opinion piece, ”Local journalism matters because our communities matter,” in last…
Blueberries. The biggest blueberry nursery in the country, perhaps in the world, is right here in our neighborhood – and they don’t sell a single blueberry. No, they produce and sell millions of starter plants all over the world. Fall Creek Farm and Nursery is…
Dear Editor, In Oregon, it’s the sixth leading cause of death and affects 65,000 of your relatives, friends, coworkers or neighbors. Five million Americans are impacted. This looming health crisis will cost us $1.1 trillion. Alzheimer’s disease hits close to home — my father-in-law succumbed…