Mervol ‘Keith’ Kerr
Mervol ‘Keith’ Kerr Mervol ”Keith” Kerr passed away peacefully at home on Feb. 10, 2018 at the age of 90, surrounded by family and friends. Keith was born Dec. 7, 1927 just outside of Creswell to James Travis Kerr and…
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South Lane County Fire & Rescue’s ‘Learn to Burn’ an enlightening experience
Some SLCF&R crew members pose for a photo mid-burn during their Learn to Burn exercise at the old Lorane Cafe earlier this month. MIKE ROTHGEB The people of Lane County are fortunate to have so many trained and experienced men…
Phyllis Marie Tharp
Phyllis Marie Tharp Phyllis Marie Tharp, 96, of Creswell passed away Feb. 7, 2018. Phyllis was born Nov. 11, 1921, in Creswell, Oregon to John and Francis (Perry) Wullschleger. Phyllis graduated from Creswell High School. She was a waitress at…
Patricia ”Pat” Pittman
Patricia ”Pat” Pittman Patricia ”Pat” Pittman, 93, passed to heaven on Jan. 29, 2018, capping a life filled with family, faith and service to her community. Pat was born Sept. 27, 1924, in Eugene to Charles Arthur Mahany and Ethel…
Nutritionally Speaking:
Happy ”Heart Health” Month! This is a great opportunity to focus on supporting your cardiovascular superpump. There’s no better way to celebrate this time of year than to share with those we love hacks (tips) for supporting cardiovascular health. Fortunately,…
Tree huggers unite
Dear Editor, Like it or not, we live in a blue state. That being the case, we are not considered good citizens unless we, among other things, show compassion and empathy for those apparently less fortunate than us. Some of…
Pedestrian safety: Safety can’t be painted
Dear Editor, Under Oregon law there is a crosswalk at every intersection; a pedestrian is crossing the roadway in a crosswalk when any part or extension of the pedestrian, including but not limited to any part of the pedestrian’s body,…
Cottage Grove carousel project has successful fundraiser
Dear Editor, Would like to report a very successful Saturday night dinner/dance fundraiser for the carousel. We had over 100 ticket sales. The fundraiser was held at the Cottage Grove High School cafetorium, and I’m happy to report the food…
Proud of the efforts that goes into Saucy Jazz fundraiser
Saturday night there were two very important happenings in Creswell. One was the annual Creswell Chamber of Commerce awards banquet at Emerald Valley Golf & Resort; we really desired to go to that activity as it is important to recognize…
Creswell Chamber of Commerce Award Finalists 2018
Business of the Year The Creswell Chronicle Sanipac Wise Woman Herbals Agri-business of the Year Bear Mountain Honey CK Farms Twin Timbers Rose Barker Lifetime Achievement Cuddeback Family Larry Schrenk Bill and Pam Spencer Citizen of the Year Doug Allison…