What started as an informal way for plant-lovers to gather and learn from each other has steadily grown over the past four decades into a group with about 400 members who share the same passion: gardening. The Willamette Valley Hardy Plant Group (WVHPG) was founded in 1986 by Roger Gossler[Read More…]
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Huerta/Chávez celebration features performances
SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Alliance for Equity and Respect (SAfER) hosted the annual Huerta/Chávez Celebration April 11 at Hamlin Middle School. Springfield students and teachers from elementary school through high school attended the event to celebrate Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chávez and raise awareness for social justice. Presenters spoke in[Read More…]
Colts softball team ‘found the mix’
SPRINGFIELD – On March 26, the Thurston Colts softball team lost two games at the North Medford Spring Break Tournament and fell to 2-6 on the season. Since that day, the Colts have won six straight, allowing only 14 runs and winning those six games by a combined run margin[Read More…]
BUSINESS BRIEFS – Week of April 18
Lane County storm drain cleaning program accepting business signups through May ■ After launching last fall, Lane County’s Storm Water Management Program is back and accepting business applicants. The voluntary program allows businesses in Lane County to help maintain storm drains for a reduced flat fee of $65 per drain.[Read More…]
OHA study reveals no link between Covid-19 vaccine and cardiac deaths
PORTLAND – Covid-19 vaccination is not linked to death from cardiac causes among previously healthy young people, according to an Oregon Health Authority study published by the Centers for Disease Control. The study, appearing in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, examined nearly 1,300 deaths among Oregon adolescents and[Read More…]
Warming climate, budget cuts among most serious challenges
I’ll leave it to my readers to determine the cause, whether our changing climate is the result of a cycle or human activities. There is no doubt, however, that our climate is warming. The warming has become so acute that according to climatologists the number of days we now experience[Read More…]
CG Special Olympics bring home medals
Nick Frost, Gary Hilgendorf, Cedar Panella, and William Craft earned the gold medal for the 3-on-3 basketball tournament during the 2024 Special Olympics Oregon Winter Regional Games tournament at Medford on March 9. The team is coached by Ron Gernhardt and John Baker. Cottage Grove’s individual skills athlete – Mari[Read More…]
SUB earns reliability award
SPRINGFIELD – Springfield Utility Board has received national recognition for “achieving exceptional electric reliability” in 2023, according to a news release from the utility. The recognition comes from the American Public Power Association (APPA), a trade group that represents more than 2,000 not-for-profit, community-owned electric utilities. APPA helps electric utilities[Read More…]
HSSZ: Week of April 18 Capsules
THE MAIN EVENT: BOYS VOLLEYBALL CRESWELL (1-0) AT PLEASANT HILL (0-1)■ Game facts: Thursday, April 18 at 7 p.m., PHHS■ Setting up: The Creswell and Pleasant Hill boys volleyball teams face off for the first time as boys volleyball gets its first season of being an “emerging sport” underway. The[Read More…]
Sister Margaret J. Murphy: March 15, 1934-April 3, 2024
Sister Margaret J. Murphy, “Peg” (Sister Mary Patricia), died peacefully at St. Joseph Residence in West Seattle on April 3, 2024. She was born in Rockchapel, County Cork, Ireland, on March 15, 1934, and entered the Dominican Sisters of Tacoma on Oct. 7, 1958. Funeral Liturgy Wednesday, April 17 at[Read More…]
