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Carrying the torch of Liberty

Tom and Cynthia Ames SPRINGFIELD – You’ve probably seen them. No, you’ve definitely seen them. People in Statue of Liberty costumes on roadside sidewalks, sometimes spinning a sign or prop, waving and encouraging drivers to pull into the Liberty Tax…

Egan Warming Center warms hearts

Longtime Springfield Egan Warming Center volunteer Diane Cunningham shares her experiences with the organization during a volunteer training in Springfield on Dec. 19. Aliya Hall/The Chronicle SPRINGFIELD ­- Egan Warming Center has a personal connection for volunteer Shelley Davidson. Davidson…

Swinging’ into the spirit

Photo provided/Alesha Culp CRESWELL –Student musicians helped audiences swing into the spirit of the season with a trio of winter concerts: Creswell Middle School bands on Dec. 12, CMS choir on Dec. 17 and Creswell High School bands and choirs…

Young musicians playing it smart

Katie Allison (left) and Katie Culp – perform during The Glass Straws’ gig at the Blue Valley Bistro on Saturday night. Photo provided CRESWELL – While playing at the Blue Valley Bistro on Saturday night, Katie Culp of The Glass…

Fifty first names only …

Zachary, Aram, Dee Dee, Chelsea, Noel, Ethan and Scott: Familiar, first-name only folks celebrating the ”soft” opening for Pazzo earlier this week. Photo provided This is the 10th and final ”50 first names only” column … 500 total names, if…