Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Jacek Tomasik collects rocks and minerals from his home countries in Central Europe. He was one of the vendors at the 62nd Annual Thunderegg Rock and Mineral Show on April 6-7. Aliya Hall/The Creswell Chronicle For rock and mineral enthusiasts,…
Photo provided The Sound of Music, based on the book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, tells the true story of Maria von Trapp. Set in 1938 during Germany’s annexation of Austria, Maria, an unbreakable and energetic postulant, cares for…
Pictured is the Opal Whiteley Mural, as seen in Downtown Cottage Grove. Photo provided Cottage Grove and Opal Whiteley have a long and somewhat complicated relationship. She grew up in nearby Walden, Star, and other logging towns and camps and…
The big news this week is the high water, and we sure got our share of it. We can be thankful that we made it through without loss of life. I am certain that there were property losses, but it…
What does it mean to be from here? Sure, “local” can be defined in terms of geography. “I was born here and I’ll die here.” It’s a valid philosophy, and ultimately just a subcategory of the larger population. A splice…
Names of students who have made the Scholastic Honor Roll Winter term 2019 have been announced by Oregon State University. Creswell Straight-A Average: Rachael M. Hawken, Senior, Human Devel and Family Science; Hannah M. Williams, Junior, Psychology. 3.5 or Better:…
Maggie Rothauge captured this overwhelming flood scene on Ricketts Road on Monday morning, April 8. Ricketts Road is located just north of Creswell on Highway 99, and runs west.southwest off the highway to Sher Khan and south of Camas Swale.…
Debi Wilson A Creswell woman is the permanent general manager at Lane Electric Cooperative, after serving as acting manager since January 2019. Debi Wilson has worked for Lane Electric Cooperative for two decades, including 10 years in management. ”I am…
These photos, found recently in a photo album in The Chronicle office, shows how active the Creswell Neighborhood Watch was in the 1970s and ’80s.These photos are believed to be from ’83. At top is the classic neighborhood watch sign.…
Scott Byler is the owner of Delight Valley Farms and Saginaw Vineyards, which he runs with his family. The farm is located in Saginaw, right off the Interstate-5 exit. Aliya Hall/The Creswell Chronicle In the age of corporate farming, Scott…