Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Bradley Scott Cole died Feb. 4, 2021 at Pete Moore Hospice House in Eugene. He was born Nov. 2, 1959 in Springfield, Ore. to Scott and Kay (Dannen) Cole. Brad attended several schools in this area and earned his GED…
OREGON DIVORCEE AGNES Anne “Annie” LeRoi arrived in Phoenix in the first few months of 1931 with her best friend and roommate, schoolteacher Hedvig “Sammy” Samuelson. They were climate refugees: Sammy had tuberculosis, and at the time the only cure for…
Publishers Clearing House reps Danielle Lam and Howie Guja on Sunday, Feb. 28, surprised Cottage Grove resident Tamar Veatch and her family with $5,000 every week for life. It’s among the biggest PCH awards, Lam said, because after Tamar passes…
FILE PHOTO The Firehole River in Yellowstone is known for its tremendous fishing and gorgeous scenery. Editor’s note: This is the third installment of a three-part series on visits to small-town Montana. In the last writing, your mind’s eye saw…
I received a question from a new mom whose son was born eight weeks ago under the sun sign Capricorn, during the lunar Year of the Rat (Metal Rat year). Individuals born during the Year of the Rat are likeable…
PHOTO PROVIDED The wood-frame church on the corner of 7th St and Adams Ave was built in 1892. As the first white settlers put down roots in the late 1840s in what is now Cottage Grove, they were scattered about…
High school students graduating in 2021 or 2022 can take one tuition-free course this spring or summer from Lane Community College to jump-start their college education. That’s a $480 savings for one four-credit course. Courses will be held remotely from…
“My dog knows it! He’s just being stubborn.” Do you find yourself saying this when your dog doesn’t follow your cue? We are guilty of thinking or saying this statement. I did it out of embarrassment in training class before…
FRANK ARMENDARIZ/THE CHRONICLE Tami Armendariz and good friend Phil Strader with a wild Umpqua River steelhead that was caught near Elkton. A “hen,” her body thick with eggs, this beauty was released unharmed to continue her journey home. If you…
The names of dead friends in my contacts list are growing. Embracing mortality with a touch of humor, I’ve been joking for the past few years that I leave the dead ones in so when they outnumber the live ones…