Weekly Clips for November 7

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This week’s top highlights…

Morgans move in: First Story unlocks future for couple

SPRINGFIELD — “I’m going to sing from the rooftop,” Marie Morgan, 25, said. Her brand new rooftop, that is. Marie, her husband Kees, 26, and their baby Everette, 6 months,…

7 Nov 2024

Morgans move in: First Story unlocks future for couple

SPRINGFIELD — “I’m going to sing from the rooftop,” Marie Morgan, 25, said. Her brand new rooftop, that is. Marie, her husband Kees, 26, and their baby Everette, 6 months,…

7 Nov 2024

Creswell City Council seeking to revise ‘72-hour rule’

CRESWELL — The dust has settled since the Grants Pass v. Johnson case was overturned, and the city attorney is again drafting an ordinance to re-address the unhoused situation in…

7 Nov 2024

Creswell City Council seeking to revise ‘72-hour rule’

CRESWELL — The dust has settled since the Grants Pass v. Johnson case was overturned, and the city attorney is again drafting an ordinance to re-address the unhoused situation in…

7 Nov 2024

Blues for the Revue: Salgado headlines Springfield event

SPRINGFIELD – Curtis Salgado has accumulated a dozen Blues Music Awards. He’s won for Album of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, and B.B. King Entertainer of the Year,…

7 Nov 2024

Blues for the Revue: Salgado headlines Springfield event

SPRINGFIELD – Curtis Salgado has accumulated a dozen Blues Music Awards. He’s won for Album of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, and B.B. King Entertainer of the Year,…

7 Nov 2024

Creswell discussing 2nd Street improvement options

CRESWELL — Home to the Creswell Bakery and encircled by pastel-painted residences, South Second Street boasts its fair share of activity and needed street repairs. On Oct. 28, the Creswell…

7 Nov 2024

Creswell discussing 2nd Street improvement options

CRESWELL — Home to the Creswell Bakery and encircled by pastel-painted residences, South Second Street boasts its fair share of activity and needed street repairs. On Oct. 28, the Creswell…

7 Nov 2024

Local Election Results Roundup: Nov. 6

State Representative, 7th District Rep. John Lively (D) retains his seat in D7 (Springfield), garnering 55.70% or 17,852 votes, while Cory Burket (R) trailed behind at the polls, securing 44.15%…

6 Nov 2024

Local Election Results Roundup: Nov. 6

State Representative, 7th District Rep. John Lively (D) retains his seat in D7 (Springfield), garnering 55.70% or 17,852 votes, while Cory Burket (R) trailed behind at the polls, securing 44.15%…

6 Nov 2024

Did you hear that? Schools salute locally-grown food with simultaneous crunch

Serenity (5) giggles as she enjoys her fresh pear. BOB WILLIAMS / THE CHRONICLE

Not far from the bustling hub of urban neighborhoods in Eugene and Springfield is a thriving agricultural area. The outskirts of Lane County are scattered with family farms working to feed their community. But besides farm stores and farmers markets, these farms do not always have the opportunity to sell all their produce.

For example, Annette Pershern, pictured above, is the owner of River Bend Farm in Pleasant Hill, and has had seasons when she had thousands of pounds of pears she could not distribute to her community.

This is where the Farm to School program comes in to help.

October was Farm to School month, and this year was the first year Springfield Public Schools participated in Oregon’s annual CRUNCH event. On this day, students nationwide can bite into a locally grown fruit or vegetable for a simultaneous crunch.

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