Community Blessings – Anna Mercer
Of the many people and blessings I am grateful for in my life, two stand out to me the most: My grandmother and my dog, Watson. Watson was a starved and abused black long-hair chihuahua when I found him at…
Of the many people and blessings I am grateful for in my life, two stand out to me the most: My grandmother and my dog, Watson. Watson was a starved and abused black long-hair chihuahua when I found him at…
I am thankful to be born in a country that produces enough food to feed the population. I am thankful to be born in a country I can attend the church of my choice, that I can write for my…
I have many things to be thankful for in 2018. In my personal life, I am especially thankful for my wonderful wife. She helped me through a really tough time following my major shoulder surgery in the Spring. I am…
What Thanksgiving means to me in 2018… Thank you to the people I work with at City Hall. You make every day better (yes, really). Happy days spent within the community of Creswell. I look forward to being a resident…

ANDREW BREIG, PHOTOGRAPHER When The Creswell Chronicle asked contributors to write about their blessings for the year, my mind immediately went to one thing – exploration. Every free moment of 2018 I spent trekking through our state of Oregon, and…

CHRISTOPHER PALANUK, PHOTOGRAPHER ”Count what you have now/ Don’t count what you don’t have/ Find that you have so much.” Mariya Takeuchi sang those words in her song ”Measure of Happiness” in a 2008 maxi single from Japan. Considering how…

MIKE ROTHGEB, REPORTER For some, Thanksgiving seems to have lost its meaning. It’s become just another stepping stone to Christmas, a time to indulge in gluttonous acts and a break from work or school. What a lot of us are…

GINI DAVIS, REPORTER This Thanksgiving, I am most grateful, as always, for my much-loved family – warm, capable, independent, fun, loving people all: My daughter Meghann, son-in-law Austin and their precious children, Emma and Bryson; my son Jef; and my…

ALIYA HALL, REPORTER Even with Thanksgiving’s dark history, the idea of taking a moment of reflection for the blessings in your life is important – no matter what the occasion. I’m most thankful this year – and always – for…

CHERYL RICHARD, SALES MANAGER This month marks two years with The Creswell Chronicle and Emerald Valley Magazines. Those two years have flown by! I love to look back and see the growth and change that has happened at The Creswell…