Weekly Clips for August 1

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This week’s top highlights…

Chronicle pioneers volleyball jamboree
SPRINGFIELD – High school volleyball fans are set for a new experience later this month when the inaugural North Star Volleyball Jamboree is held at Springfield High School on Aug.…
1 Aug 2024
Chronicle pioneers volleyball jamboree
SPRINGFIELD – High school volleyball fans are set for a new experience later this month when the inaugural North Star Volleyball Jamboree is held at Springfield High School on Aug.…
1 Aug 2024
SVdP withdraws $2.3 million offer to help unhoused in Cottage Grove
COTTAGE GROVE – When mayor Candace Solesbee announced at the beginning of the July 23 special meeting that St. Vincent de Paul rescinded its offer to assist the City with…
1 Aug 2024
SVdP withdraws $2.3 million offer to help unhoused in Cottage Grove
COTTAGE GROVE – When mayor Candace Solesbee announced at the beginning of the July 23 special meeting that St. Vincent de Paul rescinded its offer to assist the City with…
1 Aug 2024
Getting Head Start on school year: Spiffed-up Springfield playground ready for fun
SPRINGFIELD – Although most people associate Girl Scouts with their annual cookie sales, they do much more than that. Giving back is a main virtue of the Girl Scouts, and…
1 Aug 2024
Getting Head Start on school year: Spiffed-up Springfield playground ready for fun
SPRINGFIELD – Although most people associate Girl Scouts with their annual cookie sales, they do much more than that. Giving back is a main virtue of the Girl Scouts, and…
1 Aug 2024
National Guard drops into Oregon for wildfire assistance
Gov. Kotek this month declared a State of Emergency for Oregon, and Lane County’s eight major fires continue to burn on this week. On July 29, Oregon Department of Forestry…
1 Aug 2024
National Guard drops into Oregon for wildfire assistance
Gov. Kotek this month declared a State of Emergency for Oregon, and Lane County’s eight major fires continue to burn on this week. On July 29, Oregon Department of Forestry…
1 Aug 2024

In case you missed it…

Tribute to Bohemia Mining Days did not skip a beat

BOB WILLIAMS / THE CHRONICLE Spirit of BMD, a tribute event that community members produced since Bohemia Mining Days, Inc. decided against putting on its annual summer event — brought Grovers together last weekend to celebrate BMD’s 65th birthday. Many attendees couldn’t even tell that this event was put together in just six weeks, and there were only positive reviews shared about the importance of togetherness as well as pride in being part of the Grove. Read the full story and check out the photo spread on pages 10 and 11.

Last weekend’s tribute event for Bohemia Mining Days seemed to be a success for the production team as Grovers wandered through Coiner Park with contagiously giddy energy.

Fundraising co-coordinator Cindy Weeldreyer said she likes to think of this annual celebration as a “community birthday party.” Since Spirit of Bohemia Mining Days was run mostly by retired alumni of Bohemia Mining Days, Inc., “it was like having one last ride together.”

According to financial coordinator Linday Oxley, the Spirit of BMD team raised just shy of its $39,000 goal, but she emphasized that all the necessary bills have been paid so far.

Matthew Hewlett, celebration and entertainment coordinator, said “it’s just an incredible blessing that we got all the support that we did,” calling the event “a one-hit wonder.” 

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Amanda Lurey was a reporter for The Chronicle.

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