Category Opinion & Editorial

Seeking contact for Mary Gay Cogswell Pioneer Cemetery

Dear Editor, The Creswell Area Historical Society has received a call from a fifth-generation descendant of Martin Baker Gay. This lady wants to take her grandson to the Mary Gay Cogswell Pioneer Cemetery which is in the swale area. It is a private cemetery for…

May is National Historic Preservation Month

Creswell Heritage Foundation unearthed this two-ounce druggist bottle, filled with a distilled elixir, during a preliminary architect assessment of the Old Schoolhouse foundation in March. PHOTO PROVIDED Over 100 years ago, a Creswell resident discarded a two-ounce druggist bottle filled with a distilled elixir, likely…

The secret to getting older is living life

Quite often, people tell me I don’t look my age. I’m not certain if they believe I look older than my years or younger. Whatever, I soon reveal I’m proud I made it this far. I’m asked, how did I live this long, or, what…

The secret to getting older is living life

Quite often, people tell me I don’t look my age. I’m not certain if they believe I look older than my years or younger. Whatever, I soon reveal I’m proud I made it this far. I’m asked, how did I live this long, or, what…

Vote with your food dollars

We’ve recently celebrated Earth Day, a day we celebrate each year with an opportunity to learn of better options to support the health of our planet. We learn about the importance of our pollinators, whose populations are often diminished by our less-than-optimal choices in our…