The Lane County primary election on May 21 will allow those who are registered to vote by April 30 to address federal, state, county, and city offices as well as a handful of measures. House Districts: District 7 has republican Cory Burket and democrats John Lively, current representative, and Ryan[Read More…]
Pleasant Hill
Creswell, Pleasant Hill boys volleyball ‘emerging’ as competitive, good time
PLEASANT HILL – Anna Baltrusch, one of the most-decorated high school girls volleyball coaches in Oregon during her tenure at Creswell High School, said she was often beset with one question from boys. “Boys forever would ask me, ‘Why can’t we play volleyball? Why isn’t there a league for us?’”[Read More…]
Pleasant Hill’s Caden Richardson wins Athlete of the Week
Gardening enthusiasts still growing after four decades of sharing passion
What started as an informal way for plant-lovers to gather and learn from each other has steadily grown over the past four decades into a group with about 400 members who share the same passion: gardening. The Willamette Valley Hardy Plant Group (WVHPG) was founded in 1986 by Roger Gossler[Read More…]
Pleasant Hill traditional artist earns prestigious award
PLEASANT HILL — Gayle Oram of Pleasant Hill is one of five traditional artists in Oregon to receive a Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program (TAAP) award. The stipend supports the artists in teaching traditional art forms to apprentices from their same cultural communities, Tribes, sacred, or occupational groups. Oram’s Norwegian Rosemåling[Read More…]
Pleasant Hill’s Sari Strinz wins Athlete of the Week
Pleasant Hill baseball wins Team of the Month
Billies softball returns plenty of firepower to defend MVC
PLEASANT HILL – The Pleasant Hill Billies softball team is off to a fast start this season after opening Mountain Valley Conference (MVC) play with a 10-0, six-inning mercy rule win over Harrisburg last Tuesday. The win was a major one despite how early in the season it is for[Read More…]
Sustainable landscaper’s business is blooming
Morganic Roots owner, a former point guard, finds true outside game COTTAGE GROVE — A couple of decades ago, the Morgan family was known as a basketball family. After graduating from South Eugene High School in 2005, point guard Arnold E. Morgan Jr. – better known as J.R. Morgan – moved[Read More…]
Billies pitching provides sweet revenge
PLEASANT HILL – The Pleasant Hill Billies baseball team earned sweet revenge last Friday with a 7-3 win over Brookings-Harbor, the No. 3 team in the Class 3A preseason coaches poll and the team that knocked out Pleasant Hill from the postseason in the quarterfinals last year. Did the win[Read More…]
