High school student Garrett Anderson holds on tight during Saturday night’s junior bull riding competition. Anderson’s sister, Keleigh, took first place in the event. Jen Blue/The Creswell Chronicle The 71st Annual Cottage Grove Rodeo was jam-packed full of action last…

Burger: 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined ¼ cup green onions, chopped ½ jalapeno, chopped ¼ cup cilantro, chopped 1 celery stalk, chopped fine 1 lemon, zested and juiced 1 egg, beaten ¼ cup almond flour ½ teaspoon salt…

Red currants: Coming to us in a small package – while offering a burst of sweet-tart flavor – these red berries have a long and flavorful history. Enjoyed in the Lorraine province of France since the 1300s as Lorraine jelly…

Courtney May seems delighted with the ”alien” slime she’s making during Creswell’s Library’s Space Party, a Summer Reading Program event. Gini Davis/The Creswell Chronicle A long line of 80-some kids eager to make some ”alien” slime formed July 10 in…

With August peeking around the corner, the availability of locally grown produce begins to shift and gardeners find themselves wondering what’s still worth planting. It’s the middle of berry season, and in stock at The Farmer’s Wife on Edenvale Road…

Volunteers remove invasive teasel along Springfield’s Mill Race. Photos Provided/Meghan Murphy Outdoor enthusiast Terry Keene said every time he walks his dog down the McKenzie river, he always carries a grocery sack to pick up trash. ”I feel real ownership…

Erin Gilfillan stands in front of her local, organic produce at the Main Street Market in Springfield. Gilfillan is also the owner of Friendly Street Market in Eugene. Aliya Hall/The Creswell Chronicle Erin Gilfillan had always loved grocery stores and…

Man on the Moon, July, 21, 1969. Photo provided/NASA Purists will complain that the title of this column is an abbreviation of the first words spoken from the moon’s surface. I grant that claim and wish to point out that…