Blueberry Festival
Vanessa Crump, 38, and Holly Hine, 30, strike a pose while taking a ride on camel named “Shock Top.” PHOTOS BY EMMA ROUTLEY There was plenty of pickin’ and grinnin’ going on at the 9th annual Adkins Farm Blueberry Festival…
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Finding that ‘safe haven’ to escape
Bob Beck Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress. He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed. They were glad when it grew…
Business loans still available
CRESWELL – City leaders placed $50,000 in a fund supporting Creswell-only businesses in July, and continue to search for ways to financially support small businesses in town. Community Lending Works has been tasked with administering the grant program, which has…
Still a chance for football; other sports’ openers pushed to Sept. 23
The Oregon Schools Activities Association released on Wednesday evening its updated policies and guidelines for fall activities, keeping football on the sidelines and delaying the start to other sports. “Football is considered a full-contact activity per the Governor’s and OHA…
Finding a way forward
Editor’s note: The Chronicle reached out to area leaders and residents for their ideas on how our communities might heal and move forward in a positive manner following social media posts by SLCF&R Fire Chief John Wooten and his statements…
New fire station plans ‘on ice’
CRESWELL — South Lane County Fire & Rescue will not be pursuing the bond measure for the proposed new fire station in Creswell in November, Division Chief Joe Raade said on Tuesday, citing financial impacts because of the Coronavirus. …
‘Babying’ birth moms
The Lucinia Birth Center, Cottage Grove. PART II (Read Part 1 here) In talking with Gail Hoelzle at the Bookmine, the subject of natural childbirth came up and why am I not surprised to learn that little ol’ Cottage Grove…
A Street: ‘Think Oregon Avenue, but smaller-scale’
Delta Construction is more than a week into the city’s A Street renovation between 1st and 5th Avenues. EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE CRESWELL — City planner Maddie Phillips said that to imagine what the A Street construction will look like in its…
Nancy Fay Bergerson
On Sunday, July 12, Nancy Fay Bergerson, wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away at 80 years of age. She is survived by her eldest daughter Char Witmer, her husband Rob and their daughter Taylor, her youngest daughter Jayna Bergerson, and…
Spencer T. McGuire Jr.
Spencer T. McGuire Jr. was born June 7, 1943, in Springfield, Oregon, to parents Spencer T. and Clara B. McGuire. He was their first child. He had one brother and four sisters. He graduated from Springfield High School and…