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Symphony, conductor pack the park in Grove
COTTAGE GROVE – It looks like Alex Prior is everything he was cracked up to be. As the Eugene Symphony performed “The Liberty Bell” on Monday night at Bohemia Park,…
31 Jul 2025
Symphony, conductor pack the park in Grove
COTTAGE GROVE – It looks like Alex Prior is everything he was cracked up to be. As the Eugene Symphony performed “The Liberty Bell” on Monday night at Bohemia Park,…
31 Jul 2025
Update: Creswell senior living center closes before it opens
This story was updated at 9:50 a.m. on July 31 as more information became available. CRESWELL – “Sorry we missed you” sticky notes from the Post Office layer Volante Senior…
31 Jul 2025
Update: Creswell senior living center closes before it opens
This story was updated at 9:50 a.m. on July 31 as more information became available. CRESWELL – “Sorry we missed you” sticky notes from the Post Office layer Volante Senior…
31 Jul 2025
SUB lights up new exhibit to celebrate 75 years
SPRINGFIELD – Springfield Utility Board (SUB) is celebrating its 75th birthday by highlighting the utility’s history in the community with a free art exhibit at the Springfield History Museum. The…
31 Jul 2025
SUB lights up new exhibit to celebrate 75 years
SPRINGFIELD – Springfield Utility Board (SUB) is celebrating its 75th birthday by highlighting the utility’s history in the community with a free art exhibit at the Springfield History Museum. The…
31 Jul 2025
Mayor explains budget strategy
This article was updated on Aug. 1 to issue corrections and make clarifications. SPRINGFIELD – Mayor Sean VanGordon last week discussed Springfield’s financial future with community members during a Springfield…
31 Jul 2025
Mayor explains budget strategy
This article was updated on Aug. 1 to issue corrections and make clarifications. SPRINGFIELD – Mayor Sean VanGordon last week discussed Springfield’s financial future with community members during a Springfield…
31 Jul 2025
Former sheriff settling into new role at hospital
SPRINGFIELD – From Lane County Sheriff to PeaceHealth’s Oregon network security manager, Cliff Harrold, “was designed to serve.” Harrold dedicated 35 years to the LCSO, having been appointed sheriff in…
31 Jul 2025
Former sheriff settling into new role at hospital
SPRINGFIELD – From Lane County Sheriff to PeaceHealth’s Oregon network security manager, Cliff Harrold, “was designed to serve.” Harrold dedicated 35 years to the LCSO, having been appointed sheriff in…
31 Jul 2025
2 officers hospitalized, suspect dead on Gateway
SPRINGFIELD —On July 30at about 2:37 p.m., officers with the Springfield Police Department responded to a call of a disorderly subject inside a business in the area of Gateway Street…
30 Jul 2025
2 officers hospitalized, suspect dead on Gateway
SPRINGFIELD —On July 30at about 2:37 p.m., officers with the Springfield Police Department responded to a call of a disorderly subject inside a business in the area of Gateway Street…
30 Jul 2025

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Mayor, families soak in the sun and fun

It was a picturesque day for the parade down the Historic Main Street in Cottage Grove
ALL PHOTOS BY BOB WILLIAMS

COTTAGE GROVE – Spirits were high at Coiner Park last weekend when the Wild West blew into town for a few days. The Spirit of Bohemia Mining Days celebration paid tribute to the 66th annual BMD festival, filling the park with rich local heritage, artisan vendors, classic fair food, and interactive opportunities that got the kiddos involved.

Matthew Hewlett has been taking old-timey photos in his Jail Cell Photobooth since 2019 and just last year stepped up to lead the reinvented SBMD. Despite a few hiccups with getting enough power to operate two stages and over 80 vendor and food booths on opening night, Hewlett said, “This is on some level better than Christmas for me. I get to see not just folks I know or family, I get to meet everyone in Cottage Grove and see folks I saw last year and the year before. This is almost like a huge family reunion,” he said.

Folks dressed in old western attire dispersed through the park in cowboy hats, boots, and bandanas, with fake, prop-like weapons strapped around their waists. City Councilor Dana Merryday fashioned a full suit, complete with a pocket watch and top hat, to play his part as Bohemia City Mayor. The voice of the festival can be attributed to Cowboy Buck, who served as the master of ceremonies for the main stage.

Thursday night also featured a Miner’s Dinner, inviting guests to step into the boots of a prospector and enjoy a hearty, camp-style feast, just as miners used to do. The Chuckwagon Area – a designated spot in the front corner of the park – held tables, chairs, and a large grill filled with steaks manned by Aaron Kitterman. For $15 a plate, folks could get steak, a baked potato, cornbread, baked beans, and a cookie, all prepared by Wanda and Dave Johnson and Sylvia Kitterman.

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