Community Newsletter for Jan. 29

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By Ron Hartman – Reporter

Colonel Richard “Dick” Michael Heyman Jr.: May 25, 1924 – Jan. 25, 2026 Fighter pilot extraordinaire Colonel Richard “Dick” Michael Heyman Jr., 101, of Creswell, died on Sunday, Jan. 25,…

By Theresa Hausser

Many years ago, I walked home irritated with my spiritual director (my professional training is as a minister). Her sin? She had said that she thought I’d be a lot…

By Chronicle Staff Report

COTTAGE GROVE – The victim in the shooting death from last week has been identified as Eusebio Pablo Pablo, 50, of Cottage Grove. The death is being investigated as a…

By FRANK ARMENDARIZ for The Chronicle

The Oregon Department for Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) has kicked off its annual trout stocking program. The hatchery tankers, filled with feisty rainbow trout, have hit the road, making the…





‘A DAY OF ACTION’ Crowds mix celebration, protest at MLK Day in Eugene

University of Oregon’s acrobatic and tumbling team entertains the crowd by showing off their dance moves before the march. BOB WILLIAMS / CHRONICLE PHOTOS

EUGENE – Around 1,000 people met up on a cold Monday morning at Autzen Stadium to join the Eugene-Springfield National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s (NAACP) march and celebration.

What started as a few hundred people gathered outside the icy X’s and O’s on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. grew into nearly 1,000 folks as they walked through Alton Baker Park and over to The Shedd Institute. Kiddos as young as three and people over 80 stood side by side in puffer jackets and gloves with signs to petition solidarity.

The march was in collaboration with “A Day Without Immigrants,” highlighting the contributions of immigrants to the economy and society.

“It’s so important to be out here,” said marcher Mary Addams. “It’s an honor to be here.”

The University of Oregon’s acrobatics and tumbling team provided entertainment and support while folks waited for the march to start.