Edward Metz
Edward (Ed) Metz, 75, of Cottage Grove, Oregon, passed away on August 1, 2020. He was born on October 29, 1944, to Edward and Edwina (Sweeney) Metz in Newark, New Jersey. He is survived by his wife of 53 years,…
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Joyce Marie Smith
Joyce Marie Smith, 77, of Springfield Oregon, passed away peacefully in her home, with family by her side on July 23, 2020. She was born February 12, 1943, in Hamilton, Montana, to James and Mary Jo Fullerton. She married Gary…
Jonathan Verl Miller
Johnathan Verl Miller of Cottage Grove, Oregon, passed away at the age of 68 on August 1, 2020, following complications with Alzheimer’s. John was born in Cottage Grove on July 13, 1952, to parents Benjamin and Rose (Rentz) Miller, one…
Carma Halverson
Carma Halverson, 86, of Coburg, Oregon, passed away on Monday, July 27, 2020. She was married to her sweetheart, Lloyd Halverson, in 1992 who preceded her in death in 2010. She was also preceded by her parents Chester and Verna…
Bill Perry
Bill Perry passed July 30, 2020, after a long illness. He was born in Talihina, Oklahoma. He is survived by wife Susan from Springfield and daughters Denise Lawry and Tish Maxfield from California. His son Richard predeceased him. He also…
Albert ‘Al’ Rohrbach
Albert “Al” Rohrbach, 88, of Cottage Grove, Oregon, passed away August 3, 2020. Al was born January 17, 1932, in White Plains, New York, to parents Albert and Elsie (Crumm) Rohrbach. While attending San Bernardino Community College he met the…
The story of the ‘donation boot’ – and a thank you!
Above, the donation boot has come full circle over 56 years, once again connected to fundraising. I would like to take a moment of the readers’ time and thank the wonderful donors to the recent fundraising drive for BMD at…
Opening a space for beauty
I started wearing a camera around my neck when I was 15, and for 25 years, I took pictures. Faces interested me most. I studied portrait photographers and learned that the best portrait comes when you are close to the subject,…
Local honey a hard-earned, and delicious, reward
July is harvest time for the Pleasant Hill Humble Bee Honey beekeepers. Since March, when the bees returned from annual pollination duty in California’s almond groves, the beekeepers have cared for hives by treating for mites, control for swarming, and…
‘Tacos & Tequila’ festival canceled
Because of COVID-19, the 2nd annual Tacos & Tequila Festival, which had been scheduled to run today through Sunday, Aug. 9 at PublicHouse, has been scrapped. “Unfortunately, we have canceled all of our large events for the year,” PublicHouse manager…