Jewel Goddard
Jewel Herbert Goddard, 92, died on March 29 in Olympia, Washington, at his home of natural causes. His wife, Kris, was by his side. There was an irony of living his final days in the midst of a general quarantine…
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Diane Kay Gammell
Diane Gammell peacefully passed on May 28, 2020 at the age of 79. Born on Dec. 15, 1940 in Oakland, Nebraska to Herb and Magel Young. She graduated from Oakland High School in Nebraska in 1958 and attended the University…
Carmen Maebelle White
Carmen Maebelle White, 96, of Cottage Grove, Oregon, passed away June 4, 2020. She was born May 20, 1924, in the Cooley Century home in Cottage Grove to parents Virgil D. and Maebelle O. (Seybold) White. Carmen weighed 2½ pounds…
Ronald ‘Ron’ Glaspie
Ronald “Ron” Eugene Glaspie, 85, of Cottage Grove died June 9, 2020. Ron was born April 3, 1935 in Waterloo, Iowa, to parents Robert and Leola (Dietz) Glaspie. He graduated from high school and attended some college. Ron served as…
Moving on up
From his own stage in the backyard of grandparents Jim and Nancy Honer’s Creswell home, 5Cs kindergarten grad Blakely Adler, son of Zach and Carmen Adler, addresses his audience of family members. CARMEN HONER/PHOTO Although Creswell Christian Child Care Center…
5th-graders ‘drive in’ to middle school
Just promoted from a fifth to a sixth grader, a delighted Haley May seems eager to wear the commemorative class T-shirt she designed to mark her class’ transition to middle school. PHOTO PROVIDED/AMY HALLEY During a “drive-thru” promotion event June…
8th-grade grads ‘distant, still together’
Eighth grade “grads” Lillie Stepp (left) and Haley Ross celebrate their promotion from the back of a red truck driven by Lillie’s dad, Jack Stepp. CMS STAFF PHOTO Like their high school counterparts, this year’s Creswell Middle School 8th-graders couldn’t…
How does a city budget in a pandemic?
Renovations continue taking place at the library while city leaders deal with the pandemic, public health, and budget concerns. If you can imagine trying to rebuild a car engine while it’s running, you might have an inkling about the task…
Opinion: Let’s all flush away those bad early teachings
Pat Edwards Words escape me. For days now, I have been trying to figure out a way to express my thoughts about the current historical events we are living through right now since George Floyd died at the hands of…
Wooten investigation ongoing
South Lane County Fire & Rescue Chief John Wooten was placed on leave last week. COTTAGE GROVE – It’ll be another week before the South Lane Fire County Fire & Rescue board reconvenes to discuss the investigation of fire Chief…