Mary Lou Wilkinson
Mary Lou Wilkinson, age 87, joined her heavenly family on June 30, 2020, due to natural causes. Mary Lou was born on July 22, 1932, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Mazie and Ronald Stewart. Mary married the love of her life and…
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The five smartest people I have ever known were all mechanics. Two of them didn’t graduate high school, but the three who did also went to college but only used higher education as a means of burnishing their already well-designed engines…
Gun shop owner stresses instruction after run on guns
Gun store owner Raye Gunter is encouraging new gun owners to take safety courses. EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE As fear of the future grew in our community, toilet paper and hand sanitizer were not the only things unable to stay in…
‘Holidaze’ in the strange times
Here is hoping everyone had a safe and happy Fourth of July celebration in the strange new world we find ourselves. I know many Grovers were at a loss without the annual Creswell Celebration to crash. It has become a…
We hold these truths to be self-evident
Scott Bell calls the action during a Zucchini 500 race. The inspiration for this piece came while checking out at the Creswell Bi-Mart last week. There was an older man without a facemask on, bellowing his displeasure at Gov. Kate…
Charismatic Libra-Monkey & family dynamics
A reader born under the sun sign Libra during the lunar Year of the Monkey, asked about the dynamics between her family members and herself. Her daughter was born under the sun sign Sagittarius during the lunar Year of the Dragon;…
Selling the store … keeping the memories
Pat behind the counter in the old store Lorane – As many of you already know, Jim and I have owned the Lorane Family Store in Lorane for almost 43 years now. In 1926, Bill Mitchell and his wife Hattie…
Applying lessons learned during tough times
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not…
Springfield celebrates with a cruise
A variety of cars and trucks begin the trek to Albany behind the lead car, a classic Camaro. People drove from all over the state to attend the first Oregon Performance Cruise. It began at the Old Symantec building, now…
New deputies join Sheriff’s office in Creswell
ThomasLemieuxNixon Three deputies have joined the Lane County Sheriff Office’s contract team in Creswell. Deputy Amy Nixon began her career with the Sheriff’s Office in March of 2017 when she was hired in the Corrections Division. Nixon worked at the Lane…