Understanding our five senses

Our senses enable us to navigate and make sense of our environment, but more importantly, they enable us to find food and mates, and to avoid danger. Our sense of taste and smell help us to learn what’s poisonous and…

Our senses enable us to navigate and make sense of our environment, but more importantly, they enable us to find food and mates, and to avoid danger. Our sense of taste and smell help us to learn what’s poisonous and…
SUNDAY, JULY 31 ○ K9 Pool Party, 1-3 p.m, Aquatic Center 1440 S. 8th, Cottage Grove. $20 per dog, includes a goody bag and raffle ticket. Proceeds fund Tucker’s Cupboard. JULY 30-31 ○ The 28th annual Blackberry Jam Festival, 9…

Pacific Source Health Plans announces that long-standing president and CEO Ken Provencher will retire on March 31, 2023. Provencher has served as Pacific Source’s president and CEO for 21 years, and is only the fifth PacificSource CEO since the company’s…

SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Alliance for Equity and Respect (SAfER), a CALC program, is is celebrating 25 years of working for social justice in Springfield. In partnership with the Willamalane Park and Recreation District, there will be a family-friendly bash…

Kimberly Jo Mason, 57, of Creswell, passed away on July 16,2022. She was born April 12, 1965 to Ray and Arleta Smith in Springfield. Kim was survived by her husband Terry Mason for 16 years, and her three children Brandon…

Linda Woodworth, 86, passed away in Eugene on July 9, 2022. She was born in Los Angeles, Calif. and then moved with her family to Roseburg, Ore., where she attended Roseburg High School. She met her husband, E.R “Woody” Woodworth…
Eva Marie Schueller, 86, passed away peacefully at home on June 26, 2022. Eva was born on March 14, 1936, in Davison, Mich. to Harold and Dorothy (Bossardet) Amidon. Eva married her lifelong love of 68 years Gerald “Jerry” Schueller…

Darrell was born on a very foggy night in North Bend Oregon. Darrell’s dad was in the Coast Guard at the time, and they had to travel by boat across the bay to get to the hospital. Because it was…

Retired USAF Major Richard “Dick” Ives, 94, passed away on July 4, 2022 in Eugene, Ore. He was a beloved husband, father and grandfather, providing a sterling example of tenacity and ingenuity in solving problems and teaching his children to…

Claudia Dale Taylor, aged 84, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully on June 28, 2022, after a brief but serious illness. She was born Sept. 15, 1937, to Elizabeth Susan Hammond Taylor and Ernest Arthur “Bud” Taylor. Claudia is survived by…