Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Caster Semenya (above) has inherent physical attributes – similar to Secreteriat and Wilt Chamberlain – that help them outclass their peers. File Photo ”All Olympians have some exceptional traits. That is why they are elite athletes. A level playing field…
Sir Anthony Hopkins IMBd photo file Actor Anthony Hopkins was born under the sign Capricorn during the Chinese lunar Year of the Ox. This astrological combination of East and West is the epitome of the characterized ”strong, silent type.” Although…
Dear Editor, I am glad they’ve decided to remove the books but I don’t want this to be the final step they take. This issue is larger than one book series. Skippyjon Jones was just an example of how racism…
Dear Editor, Some children’s books have been removed from Creswell School District libraries. Their removal is being considered by the Creswell Library Board because some people find them offensive. A child’s book may appear a thing of no consequence. I…
I am Kim Wilbur. I share this email with Dennis Michael Fisher, my partner. We are retired educators with combined 60+ yrs. in public schools in Douglas County, Ore. We appreciated your column, “We are Creswell, we can do better,”…
Kobe Bryant’s sudden death is an opportunity to better understand forgiveness and personal growth, Chronicle columnist Pat Edwards says. Photo provided This past week, many of us – possibly most of us, in the U.S. – experienced the horrific pain…
• McHAFFIE — Dick Brian McHaffie, 62, of Yoncalla, died Jan. 25, 2020. Arrangements by Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel in Cottage Grove . • ELLINGSON — Uriah Ell Ellingson, 9, of Creswell died Jan. 27, 2020. Arrangements by Musgrove Family Mortuary…
David Lanning – April 13, 1953 – Jan. 26, 2020 David D. Lanning, 66, of Springfield, Ore., died Jan. 26, 2020 of a sudden heart attack. He was born in Yreka, Calif., the son of Jesse and Audrey Lanning. His…
Ruth Millner Kazebee – April 25, 1921 – Jan. 30, 2020 Ruth Millner Kazebee, 98, of Cottage Grove, Ore., passed away Jan. 30, 2020. She was born April 25, 1921 in Baltimore, Md. to parents Clarence and Addie (Axt) Millner.…
Talmadge Stiles – Dec. 9, 1924 -Jan. 28, 2020 Talmadge Stiles, 95, of Springfield passed away on Jan. 28, 2020. He was born Dec. 9, 1924 in Dillsboro, N.C., to Hicks and Alice Stiles. Before coming to Oregon, he worked…