Community Newsletter for May 29

Community Newsletter

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What’s happening in our community:

Save the date! New print+digital calendar launching June 1
SPRINGFIELD – Willamalane has joined The Chronicle in launching a multi-platform, hyper-local calendar serving the communities Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, and Pleasant Hill. The digital calendar launches June 1, and…
29 May 2025
Save the date! New print+digital calendar launching June 1
SPRINGFIELD – Willamalane has joined The Chronicle in launching a multi-platform, hyper-local calendar serving the communities Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, and Pleasant Hill. The digital calendar launches June 1, and…
29 May 2025
We can take action to reduce the cost, destruction of upcoming wildfire season
As we approach another wildfire season, let’s talk about fires and what we can do to help prevent them. Let’s start with the facts. Last year, Oregon suffered a record-breaking…
29 May 2025
We can take action to reduce the cost, destruction of upcoming wildfire season
As we approach another wildfire season, let’s talk about fires and what we can do to help prevent them. Let’s start with the facts. Last year, Oregon suffered a record-breaking…
29 May 2025
Working – and still falling short: Nearly 2 in 5 Oregon workers in most common jobs struggling
In 2023, new data from United Ways of the Pacific Northwest and its research partner United For ALICE reveals that 37% of workers in Oregon’s 20 most common jobs lived…
29 May 2025
Working – and still falling short: Nearly 2 in 5 Oregon workers in most common jobs struggling
In 2023, new data from United Ways of the Pacific Northwest and its research partner United For ALICE reveals that 37% of workers in Oregon’s 20 most common jobs lived…
29 May 2025
‘Please help’ – 1.2 million pounds of food will not be distributed this year
Your neighbors in Lane County – kids, adults, families and seniors – need your help now. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has canceled the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) food purchasing…
29 May 2025
‘Please help’ – 1.2 million pounds of food will not be distributed this year
Your neighbors in Lane County – kids, adults, families and seniors – need your help now. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has canceled the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) food purchasing…
29 May 2025
Free Fishing Weekend is here
Oregon hosts three Free Fishing Weekends annually, set for mid-February, early June, and Thanksgiving. While the winter and fall weekends can be unreliable, the June Free Fishing Weekend — this…
29 May 2025
Free Fishing Weekend is here
Oregon hosts three Free Fishing Weekends annually, set for mid-February, early June, and Thanksgiving. While the winter and fall weekends can be unreliable, the June Free Fishing Weekend — this…
29 May 2025

In case you missed it…

Chronicle Foundation awarded
$7,500 grant

The Chronicle Foundation, which supports the only locally-owned general-interest newspaper in the area, received a $7,500 grant on Thursday, May 15, as part of the Oregon Community Foundation’s spring grant cycle program.

The grants specifically support nonprofits in the southern Willamette Valley who are addressing needs in rural and underserved communities. The Chronicle Foundation spends 100% of its fundraising and grant money on helping The Chronicle newspaper and website cover education and other nonprofits in the communities it serves.

“We are grateful for the support and resources,” said Noel Nash, president of The Chronicle Foundation. “We’ve always received great support from our readers – they’ve responded to previous fundraising efforts during challenging times. The OCF grant will help us fulfill our mission and commitment to the small and rural communities the paper covers.”

Read it here