Dear Editor: It is that time of year again for good cheer and giving. The time grows short to make a 2018 tax deductible charitable contribution to the Friends of the Cottage Grove Carousel restoration fund. Those who have been following the rebuilding of the carousel know we are about[Read More…]
Opinion & Editorial
Why I honor the American flag
CONNER COSTA Erin Tierney/The Creswell Chronicle Editor’s Note: Conner Costa, eighth grader at Lincoln Middle School in Cottage Grove, recently won the local VFW Patriot’s Pen contest, after writing this winning essay on why he honors the American flag. Costa read his speech at the VFW potluck dinner on Friday,[Read More…]
10 gift ideas for the gardeners in your life
Photo provided Whether a gift giver who enjoys splurging or staying within a budget for the gift-giving season, Oregon State University Extension Service has everyone covered. Extension Service experts stepped up with ideas for the gardeners in everyone’s life. Their thoughtful suggestions range in price from $7 to more than[Read More…]
It’s beginning to smell a lot like Christmas: Lutefisk is in the air!
Editor’s Note: This column was originally published in the Dec. 20, 2012 edition of The Creswell Chronicle. Christmas is a coupleweeks away and my salivary glands are already beginning to flow at the thought of biting into a piece of pickled herring as the aroma of baked Lutefisk fills the[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor – Thank you, sir
I am fortunate to have retired Colonel Richard Heyman as a neighbor here in Creswell. I consider an iron-jawed icon of the American fighter pilots of yesteryear. Today he is enjoying his well-earned retirement with his beautiful English bride. During World War II, at the age of 19, he prowled[Read More…]
Passion for wildlife shouldn’t override progress, survival of human race
I am amazed at times when I read about freedom of animals. Contention is that all animal life should be free and not encumbered in any manner shape or form. I can understand some of the reasons even though I do not always agree. What would it be like if[Read More…]
Mayor’s Message – On council culture
Editor’s Note: This is a speech presented by Mayor Dave Stram to Creswell City Council on Nov. 26. I want to talk with you tonight about the subject of council culture. As my service as mayor winds down, I’m excited to be passing the baton to Mayor-Elect Richard Zettervall. I’m[Read More…]
Happy birthday, Opal
OPAL WHITELEY Photo provided Opal Whiteley looms large in Cottage Grove – namely about 18 feet tall – smiling down from the newly restored mural in the Opal Whiteley Park on Main Street. She is one of the area’s most interesting and mysterious former inhabitants, and there is a birthday[Read More…]
Through the Eyes of the Colonel – A tribute to my lifelong friend
This past week I received word that a friend passed away. This friend, Jack Leisure, became my friend in 1935 when we were both 11-years-old. Our friendship lasted all these years from belonging to the same Boy Scout Troop, DeMolays, and same classes in school from fifth grade to graduation.[Read More…]
Chronicle Blessings – Erin Tierney, Editor, The Creswell Chronicle
ERIN TIERNEY, EDITOR As I count my blessings this Thanksgiving, I find myself reflecting a bit differently this go around. I find myself thinking of time not as a linear construct, but instead as this intricate, interwoven assembly of moments. I am sensing this more and more the longer I[Read More…]
