Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
At Shady Oaks Plants and Produce in Cottage Grove – family comes first. Owned by Cindie and Mike Lentz, Shady Oaks has been offering plants, fresh fruits, vegetables, breakfast, lunch and desserts since 2002. Their menu items vary weekly, but their quiche, farm-fresh eggs and…
Local businesses are the backbone of small communities, and Backstage Bakery & Cafe is no exception. Locally owned and operated, Backstage Bakery & Cafe has been providing Southern Lane County residents with made-from-scratch breakfast and brunch menu items since 2011. Focusing on quality, local ingredients,…
Do you know what the Harvest Moon is and how it got its name? The full moon closest to the Autumnal Equinox gets this title, usually by being the September Full moon. Due to the equinox, the moonrise comes soon after the sunset giving an…
(left to right) Clowns Eric Nilsen, Ryan Britton and Gary Hilgendorf emerge from the clown car to dance during opening night of ”Under the Big Top” on Friday, Sept. 9. The actors are part of Creative Chaos Actors, which is a troupe specifically for disabled…
Pictured is a scene from one of last year’s performances by Creswell Community Singers. PHOTO PROVIDED CORRECTION In the Aug. 30 edition regarding Creswell Community Singers, it was incorrectly stated that the Kelleys wrote a song for the proper way to spell their last name.…
Actors: Alana (Clare McDonald) and Johnny (Malakhai Schnell). PHOTO PROVIDED/MATT EMRICH Treehouse, the world premiere production by Joe Musso, is a remarkable, must-see performance this summer. Performing August 10 to 26 at Cottage Theatre at 700 Village Drive in Cottage Grove, Treehouse tells the story…
IMAGE PROVIDED Toga! Toga! Toga! will be the clarion call at the emerging Bohemian Festival in Cottage Grove, Aug. 17-19, 2018. The commemoration, beginning at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18, will feature the World’s Largest Toga Party, with a nod from the Guinness World…
SCOTT OLSON/THE CRESWELL CHRONICLE The 24th Annual Blackberry Jam Festival was held at Rolling Rock Park in Lowell July 27 through 29. It featured great music, unique crafts, car and quilt shows, fishing derby, a 5K run and lots of delicious food-including a blackberry pie…
Hal Holbrook, of Cottage Grove, recently had his work recognized at the 2018 Paris Book Festival. He was awarded honorable mention for his children’s book, ”The King Who Wanted a Whale.” ERIN TIERNEY/THE CRESWELL CHRONICLE Back in March, The Chronicle had the opportunity to attend…