Creswell Library Summer Reading Events 2018
Kite Day with Dr. Page July 11, 11 a.m. to noon, Creswell Library Backyard. Kite Day was a ton of fun last year and Dr. Page is back to do it again. Build your own kite. Make Your Own Instrument…
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Truman’s Truths – Ponderings from the desk of a 9-year-old
Photo taken of instruments during the Creswell Library Summer Reading program. TRUMAN DERMINER/THE CRESWELL CHRONICLE Editor’s note: Truman Derminer is The Chronicle’s newest, and possibly youngest ever column writer! This spunky, smart 9-year-old from Creswell will keep us up-to-date with…
Bring your kids to Health Hub Summer Camps
Yah for summer! If you are looking for activities for your kids this summer, it’s not too late to register for Cottage Grove’s Health Hub Summer Camps. Health Hub offers four half-day camps in July and August, each with a…
Cascades Raptor Center invites families Family Nature Discovery Day
Conversation with a Bald Eagle at the Cascades Raptor Center. PHOTO CRAIG VOLPE Cascades Raptor Center invites families to take part in our second Family Nature Discovery Day of the year on Saturday, July 7, between the hours of 11…
#XtheTXT campaign features local seniors
Creswell, Pleasant Hill and Cottage Grove seniors are featured on a billboard on N. 9th St. in Cottage Grove. The seniors are, from left, Zoey Minium of Cottage Grove; Izzy Ramirez of Creswell; Kailey Cummings of Cottage Grove; Hannah Bettis…
Oregon was John F. Kennedy’s make-or-break state in 1960 primary
Sen. John F. Kennedy greets Mrs. Mary M. Barr at the Salem airport on Sept. 7, 1960. IMAGE: MARION COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY As the 1960 Democratic presidential primary neared, Sen. John F. Kennedy was looking at Oregon with increasing apprehension.…
A very private American moment
We all watched as the flag came by. It was the first thing in the parade, of course. A great big one, carried by two of the kids from the ROTC at the high school. The bands followed, along with…
Janet Lynn (Gribos) Grousbeck – March 13, 1948 – June 22, 2018
Janet Lynn (Gribos) Grousbeck – March 13, 1948 – June 22, 2018 PHOTO PROVIDED Janet Lynn (Gribos) Grousbeck, of Creswell, died June 22, 2018. She was born March 13, 1948 to Alfon and Virginia Gribos in Hoquiam, Wash. Janet graduated…
Norma Louise Bradford
Norma Louise Bradford, 90, of Creswell, died May 23. A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 14 at the Creswell Church of Christ, 380 Kings Row, Creswell, OR 97426. Arrangements by Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel…
Creswell deputies have the need for 18-speed
SCOTT OLSON/ THE CRESWELL CHRONICLE Lane County Sheriff Sergeant Scott Denham poses with a new 18-speed mountain bike that will be used by deputies at the Creswell office, along with an additional bike for the reserve officers. According to Sgt.…