Removing one book is not a ‘quick fix’
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…
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Archives
A thing of no consequence?
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…
Books are a matter of ‘freedom of choice’
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’s complicated legacy
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…
Death Notices – Feb. 6, 2020
• 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 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 – 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 – 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…
Louis Mosle Lyon – Oct. 28, 1944 – Dec. 15, 2019
Louis Mosle Lyon – Oct. 28, 1944 -Dec. 15, 2019 Louis Mosle Lyon filled his 75 years with love of earth, sky and family. Growing up in Hope Ranch in Santa Barbara, Calif., Louis’s passions were surfing, ”tinkering” with cars…
Ronald Gerald Reynolds – Oct. 21, 1933 – Jan. 25, 2020
Ronald Gerald Reynolds, 86, died on Jan. 25, 2020 in Creswell, Ore. Ron was born on Oct. 21, 1933 to Chester and Irene (Waterfield) Reynolds and grew up in Castaic, Calif. During his high school years, Ron joined the Naval…