Thelma Grace Orr Nov. 4, 2019
Thelma Grace Orr – Nov. 4, 2019 Thelma Grace Orr of Drain, Oregon, died on Nov. 4, 2019 at the age of 89. She was born in Spearfish, South Dakota to parents Harry and Ruth Mae (Reese) Keeny. She graduated…
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Apo is ‘king’ of prep football scorekeepers
Kai Apo discusses his passion for sports in a visit to The Chronicle’s newsroom. The CHS senior has covered football for the paper on its website, chronicle1909.com, this season. CHRONICLE STAFF PHOTO CRESWELL – A lifelong sports fan and entering…
CHS Bulldogs: Week in review
Karinna Leonard (right) races Central Linn’s Mya Rowland to the ball during Creswell’s Senior Night game. GINI DAVIS/THE CHRONICLE FOOTBALL Game: CHS shut out Jefferson 35-0 on Nov. 1 Recap: The Bulldogs started four seniors on Friday when Creswell turned…
Season’s end – SPRINGFIELD SCHOOLS’ SPORTS
Willamette Wolverines forward Alexis Martinez (No. 14) battles with Springfield Millers defender Alexandro Aguirre (No. 4) for possession of the ball. Both teams’ regular season finally ended in a 1-1 draw on Oct. 29 on Willamette’s home field. RESULTS Football…
School board discusses student investment, success
SPRINGFIELD – So what does a “life-ready” student look like? That was one of the questions addressed when the Springfield Public School Board met on Oct. 28 to discuss aspects of student success. A timeline by the Oregon Department of…
Revved up and ‘dolled’ up
A 1972 Delta 88 convertible, owned by Danny and Candace Solesbee, sits outside of two of the Solesbees’ businesses, 5 Flying Monkeys antiques and Shampoo Dolls, on Halloween, while a hairy primate takes the wheel. ERIN TIERNEY/THE CHRONICLE COTTAGE GROVE…
Transformational transportation
Good old Bus No. 98, captured during a regular stop. Dana Merryday/The Chronicle All aboard the LTD bus! We are a one-vehicle family. With my wife out of town with the truck, I have fared fairly well walking and biking…
Hatchery reopens, ready to stock trout
A trophy-size hatchery rainbow trout raised at Leaburg Hatchery, this one caught in the McKenzie River. Pink meat and suitable table fare, these fish range in size from one to over two pounds each. FRANK ARMENDARIZ/THE CHRONICLE November used to…
Oregon’s first murder defendant was saved from gallows by his wife
It’s hard to tell, just from reading between the lines of the court documents, but it’s probably a safe guess that Nimrod O’Kelly’s neighbors did not like him. It was the spring of 1852, and the Oregon Trail emigrations had…
Giving Thanks -Thanks for old schoolhouse support
On Nov. 7, it will be three years since a group of Creswell citizens who were concerned about the fate of Creswell’s Old to restore the exterior of the building in 2020. The exterior restoration involves several proj- ects. The…