Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Footnotes might be called the Rodney Dangerfield of American History: “They don’t get no respect.” Well, some of them anyhow. That’s a crying shame, too, because some can still teach us important lessons we could benefit from today, but only…
For several years, Cub Scout Pack 28 has helped Creswell VFW set up for Memorial Day ceremonies. BLYTHE HOUG/PHOTO Local Scouts and Creswell VFW Post 4039 members honor veterans – and particularly fallen and POW/MIA service members – each year…
BOB BECK / ROBERT’S RAMBLINGS Many of us remember our family gathering for Memorial Day when we were children. We would spend the day at the family gravesite, cleaning and weeding and leaving flowers. Then we would picnic, right beside…
Creswell’s Veterans Memorial will be silent this year. This is a day for remembrance. It was established many years ago to honor the military service members from the “War to end all wars.” In other words, World War I. I’m…
Bob Beck Even at age 10, Bob Beck knew he wanted to become an Army officer. His dream was West Point, but the physical requirements – namely, his height – granted only “provisional” acceptance. Typically, he didn’t take “no” for…
KENT – Jerry Lee Kent Sr. , 74, of Creswell, died May 8, 2020. Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Services. TROUT – Janet Bernice Trout, 80, of Lorane, died May 14, 2020. Arrangements by Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel. A private…
Mary Elisabeth Boyd passed away in Cottage Grove on May 8, 2020. She was born on July 3, 1943, in Watonga, Oklahoma. She married Charley Boyd and had three children. They raised their children in the Dorena and Cottage Grove area. Mary…
Toni Gates-Hanly died peacefully at home surrounded by family on May 9, 2020, in Eugene at the age of 67. Toni was born on Feb. 13, 1953, in Santa Ana, Calif., to Jack and Joanne Bottorff. Toni is survived by…
Vivian H. (Anderson) Bartholomew was born on a small farm outside of Eskridge, Kansas, in 1928. She was the oldest child of Kenneth H. and Marie O. Anderson. The family soon grew to five girls and one boy. Vivian’s family…
It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the loss of a vibrant member of our community who passed on Good Friday, April 10, 2020 at the age of 80; a lady who added energy and creativity to everything she…