Marvin Dale Gowing
Marvin Gowing Marvin Dale Gowing, 84, of Cottage Grove, passed away on Aug. 16, 2019. He was born in Eugene to parents Earl and Nellie (Vaughan) Gowing on April 6, 1935. Marvin served in the Army National Guard and worked…
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Community THANK YOU notes
Party in the Park 2019 organizers wish to THANK all volunteers, contributors and participants for an outstanding event on Aug. 10, including Creswell Faith Center, Creswell Family Dental Clinic, Platinum Hair, Whistle Stop Barber Shop, Demarcos Wright/Panacea Barbershop & Lounge…
Population concerns
Letter to the Editor: I was pleased to see a guest column on human population increase and the adverse effect on the environment. I was displeased to find the column a thinly veiled antiimmigration piece. The adverse effects of human…
Remembering the fishin’ musician
Tom Harada Photo provided When Ulla Hacker-Harada’s friend lost someone to cancer, she thought that she was being a sympathetic and supportive pal, one who was there for whatever her friend needed. But when her own husband, Tom Harada, died…
Pisgah burns
Jen Blue The Mount Pisgah fire on Aug. 15 that burned over 50 acres was caused by a lawn mower, county officials said. A call came into fire crews about noon last Thursday. Locals with emergency alert text messages configured…
Next challenge?
Former Creswell Elementary School Principal Ryan Beck Aliya Hall After eight and seven years, respectively, in the Creswell School District, Todd Hamilton and Ryan Beck and have said goodbye – but they didn’t move far. Both former administrators have been…
It’s a party!
PHOTOS BY GINI DAVIS Back-to-school necessities, food and fun aplenty greeted families at Creswell’s 15th annual Party in the Park last weekend in Holt Park. Within two hours, 290 of 320 free backpacks stuffed with school supplies were given to…
Anglers continue hauling in salmon
Captain Ryan Mitchell of Elmira, Oregon with a couple of nice chinook salmon that were part of a limit his boat harvested from the ocean just outside the Siuslaw River breakwater. All photos by Frank Armendariz At the top of…
Rad games, mad science
Aaron Berenbach from Explosions, Inc. combusts a hydrogen-filled balloon, allowing kids to observe a chemical reaction involving removing hydrogen gas from hydrochloric acid, capturing the escaping hydrogen in a balloon, and then exploding that flammable-gas-filled balloon by igniting it. Gini…
Chronicle Kitchen
Living close to the coast is awesome! Having freshly caught fish on a local level is a dream come true to me. It’s tuna and salmon time on the Oregon coast, so it’s the perfect month to try this recipe.…