THE OLD SCHOOLHOUSE WAS LIFTED LAST WEEK AS PART OF CRESWELL HERITAGE FOUNDATION’S EFFORTS IN REPLACING THE FOUNDATION AND THE FRONT PORCH OF THE HISTORICAL BUILDING. CALVIN L. LEWIS CONSTRUCTION, LLC AND HIS CREW ROLLED THROUGH AND SLOPPED THROUGH THE MUD ON MARCH 7 TO GET THE JOBE DONE. Erin[Read More…]
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Friendly City gives back during snowstorm
SANIPAC DRIVER JOSH STANLEY, 24, OF CRESWELL, IS THE ”BUN MANAGER” AT CRESWELL COURT, HELPING FEED THOSE WITHOUT POWER AFTER THE FEBRURY 2019 SNOWSTORM. ERIN TIERNEY/THE CRESWELL CHRONICLE Creswell’s motto of being ”The Friendly City” was reaffirmed during last week’s snow storm, as evidenced by the countless stories of neighbors[Read More…]
Meet Noel Nash, new Chronicle publisher
The predawn hours are filled with a certain, specific kind of anticipation. The sun is on its way, soon to break through with splintered light across the sky, illuminating familiar sights. With maybe a surprise, too. The air is cooler in those dark hours, creating another kind of anticipation –[Read More…]
Homeless students in our schools
As the state of Oregon faces a crisis of homelessness and a lack of affordable housing, ripple effects are cast into education, as students and their families in Creswell are dealing with its ramifications. According to data from Oregon’s homelessness count, there were 70 students in 2017-18 who are homeless[Read More…]
Educate yourself before using organic pesticides
Reaching for a pesticide – even an organic one – should be a thoughtful act: Nothing used to kill pests is risk-free. The first question to ask is if pesticides are really needed at all is by practicing Integrated Pest Management or IPM, said Kaci Buhl, Statewide Pesticide Safety Education[Read More…]
Chronicle changes hands, welcomes Noel & Denise Nash
Noel & Denise Nash are the new owners of The Creswell Chronicle, made official on Feb. 28. Flip to page 4 (Opinion) to read Chronicle Publisher Noel Nash’s introductory column.
Offbeat Oregon History: Old-time country doctors led colorful and interesting lives
DR. HUCKLEBERRY AS A YOUNG MAN, POSING WITH HIS DOCTOR’S BAG AND HUDSON AUTOMOBILE-AMBULANCE. Image provided/E.R. Huckleberry One of the most colorful and rewarding occupations in human history was that of a country doctor in the first half of the 20th century. By about 1900, breakthroughs in medical science had[Read More…]
Sweet Lorane Community News
The Unicorn Ranch in Lorane has just announced that it is signing area-based youth from ages eight to 19 for its Lane County 4-H programs. They will definitely have a horse project, but they are also considering adding art, agriculture, growing herbs and other projects if enough interest is shown[Read More…]
Two wrestlers win state championships for Lowell
KASEY ERWIN WORKED OFF THE BOTTOM FOR A 16-0 SEMI FINAL WIN ON THE WAY TO THE 132 POUND TITLE. Tom Page/For The Chronicle A pair of state individual champions helped Lowell place third behind Culver and Glide at the state 2A-1A wrestling tournament in Portland. Syman Thurman, seeded third,[Read More…]
Two Pleasant Hill wrestlers earn state titles
TITUS RICE AS SEEN WITH HIS HAND RAISED FOLLOWING A SEMI FINAL WIN. Tom Page/For The Chronicle A pair of Pleasant Hill wrestlers earned individual state titles at the state 3A tournament in Portland. Titus Rice (145), a transfer from Creswell, earned his third trip to the top of the[Read More…]
