SPRINGFIELD – From a party on Main Street, to uncovering of new public art, and a vivid celebration of culture, a trio of events on Sept. 8 in Downtown Springfield…
SPRINGFIELD – From a party on Main Street, to uncovering of new public art, and a vivid celebration of culture, a trio of events on Sept. 8 in Downtown Springfield…
SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Millers football team took down Marist Catholic 36-34 in an overtime thriller on Friday night. Not only did the win give Springfield a 2-0 start to…
SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Millers football team took down Marist Catholic 36-34 in an overtime thriller on Friday night. Not only did the win give Springfield a 2-0 start to…
COTTAGE GROVE – As city planner and Lane County floodplain administrator Eric Mongan delivered the news to city council on Aug. 28, councilor Alex Dreher said, “(Cottage Grove residents) will…
COTTAGE GROVE – As city planner and Lane County floodplain administrator Eric Mongan delivered the news to city council on Aug. 28, councilor Alex Dreher said, “(Cottage Grove residents) will…
Chase ‘sworn in asCGPD police chief There are many firsts in life – first step, first word, first day of school – and this past Monday was Cory Chase’s first…
Chase ‘sworn in asCGPD police chief There are many firsts in life – first step, first word, first day of school – and this past Monday was Cory Chase’s first…
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Millers’ Shelley passing lessons from one generation to the next
BOB WILLIAMS / THE CHRONICLE. Springfield athletic director Audrea Shelley poses in front of the high school. Shelley, a Springfield graduate, has been at the helm of the athletic program for 18 years and is a self-described “Miller for life.” From growing up in foster homes to serving overseas, Shelley’s journey has been anything but easy.
SPRINGFIELD – Growing up in foster care with multiple families, Audrea Shelley spent a lot of time looking for home. Born in Eureka, Calif. – the largest coastal city between San Francisco and Portland – Shelley lived the majority of her childhood prior to fifth grade in foster homes. She then spent almost three years in Powers, Ore., living with her biological father. Finally, in eighth grade, Shelley found her forever home.
“Two months into eighth grade I ended up getting taken in by a family here in Springfield,” Shelley said. “The dad was a pastor of a church here, and so they took me in and they became my family and my parents and raised me.”
Shelley attended Springfield High School and has been the athletic director there going on 19 years – though it wasn’t a quick journey back to her alma mater.
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