Superintendent Michael Johnson swears in new board members Mark Parker, Debi Wilkerson and Ashley Miller during the school board meeting on July 23. ALIYA HALL/THE CRESWELL CHRONICLE Creswell School Board Director Mike Anderson was elected board chair for the 2019…

Sanipac representatives Monday attended a Creswell City Council work session and requested a rate increase, but councilors want to hear more before approving another annual increase. Sanipac representatives Brian White and Aaron Donley were seeking a 2.9% rate increase due…

India Tornell Aliya Hall/The Chronicle Every plant in India Tornell’s garden tells a story. At a wedding she attended, they threw seeds instead of rice, and she planted them. Another clipping came from a neighbor from whom she bought raw…

A boy named Landon gets some help tie-dyeing a T-shirt during Creswell Library’s annual tie-dye Summer Reading Program activity. Gini Davis/The Creswell Chronicle About 100 kids let their inner ”flower child” out to play during Creswell Library’s ever-popular tie-dye activity,…

Local creatives gathered at last year’s first Art in the Country Fine Art & Authors Festival, including musicians, actors and food enthusiasts. This year’s event runs Saturday and Sunday, July 27 and 28. Photo provided This week I want to…

Sophie Bilyeu of Creswell spent a week in Huntsville, Ala., learning about all aspects of space travel. The space camp offers real-world experience for kids year-round. Photo provided Creswell’s Sophie Bilyeu recently attended Space Camp at the U.S. Space and…

I first wrote about lutein in a column back in 2008, I had just returned from visiting with my mom in Florida. It was a hard visit. As a relatively healthy 88-year-old, she was devastated; a couple of years after…

Zucchini Hummus Here come the zucchinis! This recipe will become one of your favorites if you like hummus. It’s lighter and fresh-tasting. Most folks I’ve served it to had no idea it has zucchini as the main ingredient. Ingredients 4…