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www.TheCreswellChronicle.com: Creswell News
Local property owner produces solar power for EPUD
Conceiving the idea of creating his own solar array after working on a project of similar magnitude for a construction company, Sly began the lengthy process of getting his project approved in December 2009.
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Party in the Park supplies, entertains students
Interfaith, Creswell Kiwanis, Sanipac and SOFCU Community Credit Union and other anonymous donors sponsored Creswell's sixth annual Party in the Park.Held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Aug. 28 in Harry Holt Memorial Park, the event supplied school-age children with free backpacks donated by Wal-Mart and Sanipac and stuffed those packs with free school supplies, including spiral notebooks, crayons, glue, pencils and even toothbrushes.
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Storyteller delights at Library Foundation Campfire
"I combine the acting and storytelling arts with the discipline of oral interpretation to bring reading and literature to life," Birran said in describing his performance style. "I present the comical, the tragical and the fantastical of classic literature."
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15 dishes vie for Dutch Oven Cookoff honors
The free, potluck-style dinner and contest featured meat/poultry dishes, soups/stews/chili, breads and desserts. "Basically, anything that can be cooked in a Dutch oven," reported Creswell Church of the Nazarene pastor Stacey Hanson, who organized the event.
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Guests tour McKenzie River Trust's Hollyer Prairie
Through a combined sale and donation of a conservation easement, 60 of the 87 acres that so captivated Hollyer nearly two decades ago was recently placed under the protection of the nonprofit McKenzie River Trust, which will manage the land even after title passes to another owner.
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Library celebrates record-breaking summer program
Creswell Library wrapped up its highly successful 2010 Make a Splash (for kids) and Make Waves (for teens) Summer Reading Program series with an all-ages finale that included storytelling, singing, prizes and awards and was held at Creswell Community Center on Aug. 10.
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SOFCU's Boyce earns management school honors
The accredited program, which is one of only four in the nation, "has given me a greater knowledge base about credit union history and my role in the credit union movement, so I'm able to pass it on to others here at the credit union and help educate," added Boyce, who in October will celebrate her seventh year with SOFCU.
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Sports physicals benefit athletes, nets $1,200 for CHS
In 2009 just 43 students were served during Creswell's sports physicals clinic, generating $860 for CHS. Those numbers this year were up to 61 kids, which generated $1,220 for CHS, because all proceeds from the annual clinics in Creswell and Cottage Grove are donated by PeaceHealth back to the athletic departments at Creswell and Cottage Grove high schools.
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Atypical teen brings versatile vocals to town
Already an award-winning singer, songwriter and veteran stage performer, Vettrus, who was born and raised in the small Oregon town of Turner, in Marion County, is slated to bring her versatile, passionate vocals to Creswell, performing at Creswell Coffee Company at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 14.
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Local woman celebrates near-century of life, memories
While the name of that first-date movie is long forgotten, Andrews remembered that "talkies were just coming in, and it was really something to go to a talking movie. Boy, that was really something." Radio was another technological advancement that seemed nothing short of magical to the young Andrews.
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Tie-dyeing, bubbles ‘make a splash' with kids
A myriad of rainbow-hued soap bubbles, wafting continuously from two small machines on loan from the Emerald People's Utility District (EPUD), also enchanted children, enhancing the library's popular annual tie-dye activity, which was held in the library's "backyard" on Aug. 3.
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Vintage vehicles elicit interest, admiration
For almost four hours, spectators came to admire and discuss the fine points of about three dozen predominantly locally owned cars and trucks displayed during Creswell Library's fourth annual Show and Shine, which was restricted to vehicles produced in 1980 or earlier.
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Kids turn ‘mad scientists,' teens dance at the library
During the library's latest offering in their Summer Reading Program series of events and activities, about 85 kids moved from station to station as they combined education with water-themed fun. "It's another great turnout," said Creswell Youth Librarian Esther Moberg as she supervised the event.
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Shared memories inspire Cloverdale School reunion
On Thursday, July 29, after a morning meeting at Cloverdale School attendee LaVae Griffith Robertson's house, alumni gathered, many accompanied by their spouses, under the stately oaks in the chapel's backyard to share a potluck picnic, family photographs and reminiscences of their early school days.
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Aquarium's Tales of Whales entertains, educates
Children and adults who attended Creswell Library's latest all-ages event in their Summer Reading Program series of Make a Splash-themed activities were treated to a whale of a tale as Oregon Coast Aquarium staffer Melody Lavrakas and volunteer David Daus presented Tales of Whales at Creswell Community Center on July 20.
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CHS class of '60 holds 50th reunion
On July 17, 2010, the Creswell High School class of '60 held their 50th Class Reunion at the local VFW Hall. The evening featured events between food courses prepared by Peggy Bryant and helper Pattie (Bruce) Bond. Invited photographer was Ron Jones.
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Library gearing up for car show
Creswell Library is currently displaying automotive art and books with automotive themes in anticipation of its fourth annual vintage car "Show and Shine" coming up on Sunday, August 8.
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Michele O'Connor, NP, joins Creswell Clinic
Nurse Practitioner Michele O'Connor is now welcoming patients alongside Dr. Harold Perez at PeaceHealth Medical Group's Creswell Clinic, having joined the practice in February.
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Church in the Park unites with music, testimony
A barbecue, featuring hotdogs provided by Ray's Food Place and soda and water donated by Bill Spencer, kicked off an evening of worship, inspirational music and Christian testimony that drew about 150 people.
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Creswell alums reconnect at All Schools Reunion
Contrary to the more similar memories and experiences shared by alums that attend a single class' reunion, the All Schools Reunion offers a chance to exchange stories and experiences that can help bridge the gap between generations.
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Sixth Creswell Run for the Kids nets $3,700
The 8K/5K run and all-ages family walk, which begins and ends at the park, is co-hosted by Creswell Kiwanis and Creswell Running Club as a benefit for the Kiwanis Club's children's projects. Entry fees and sponsor contributions this year netted an estimated $3,700, which has been earmarked for Creswell Clubhouse and the bark trail, according to Robertson, whose co-directors for the race were Al Bennett and Shawn Hittenberger.
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Turtles take to the air at kite-making clinic
"It's supposed to be a sea turtle; I was trying to find something to match the ‘Make a Splash' water theme," Dr. Page explained. "I couldn't come up with a simple design for a shark or something, so once I had an ‘ah ha' I went with it."
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Community Food for Creswell finds new long-term home
The new location facilitates cleanliness and food safety, promotes efficient and safe receipt of food (especially by minimizing strain on volunteer backs) and includes new areas for extra food storage, food repackaging, record maintenance and cleaning supplies.
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Crafts take kids on ‘cruise' around world
An oceanic cruise-inspired crafts day was held in the library's "backyard" on June 29, featuring six craft-making "ports of call" that included New Zealand, Africa, India, China, Egypt, Mexico and Greece.
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Creswell institution retires at 70
After almost 40 years in real estate brokerage, about 30 years of that time as the broker at Creswell's H. N. Traxler Real Estate, Larry Heater has made lots of friends from his customers and clients, many of whom became neighbors, as well as from professional associates he worked with.
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Creswell prepares for the 4th
This year's sponsors of the 20th annual 4th of July Celebration include the city of Creswell, Creswell Comfort Inn & Suites, Creswell Chamber of Commerce, Creswell School District, Foster Farms, Ray's Food Place, Sanipac and South Lane County Fire & Rescue.
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Hot dogs abound at Wiener Dog Races
Money was still being collected and final figures were not available by press time, but Shane May said that the popular and financially successful event generated between $3,000 to $4,000 to be shared equally by the two Cottage Grove-based organizations that serve human and pet residents of South Lane County.
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It's ‘Pirates ahoy' at Creswell Library
Donning eye patches and fake moustaches and going incognito under pirate aliases such as "Black Bart" and "Captain Jack" was just part of the fun as about 100 kids gathered at Creswell Library on June 22 to create pirate-themed crafts.
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Lou Hansen turns 104
Lou appeared to be a bit overwhelmed by the number of her visitors, attempting occasionally to sneak her wheelchair out the door of the meeting room to return to her room for a nap. "She is very healthy, and is not in pain," said one of Lou's visitors. "She told me once that her secret to a long life was in not going to the doctor."
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Community Sharing receives two grants
Community Sharing Program's mission is to provide South Lane County community members with basic needs resources, life-skill tools and resources toward self-sufficiency.
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CSD board adopts budget, teacher contract
Although more painful cuts remain to be made by district administrators, the Creswell School Board voted unanimously (board member Tammy Leatherman was absent) to approve the 2010-2011 school district budget in the amount of $14,979,387, and to levy the district's permanent tax rate of $4.6426 per $1,000 of assessed value during their June 16 board meeting.
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Illusionist opens library summer with a ‘splash'
A former schoolteacher and engineer, Nelson became enchanted with magic while in junior high and now performs year-round at schools and libraries throughout Oregon and Washington.
"I have this cool job where I get to travel around telling kids about all this cool stuff you can learn by reading books," Nelson said.
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Mill fire appears to have been set intentionally
"It burned hot and burned for a while, probably 20 minutes or so, before the alarm was turned in," Nielson said, indicating that it took about the same amount of time for responding firefighters to knock down the flames after they arrived on scene, halting the fire's advance further into the structure.
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Ceremony promotes Class of 2014 to high school
Welcomed as Creswell High School's Class of 2014 after receiving their promotion certificates, the 121 members of the Class of 2014 were encouraged to "reach for the peak" as "lifelong learners" and "productive citizens" who are "caring and respectful."
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Mayor, three council positions at stake in November election
Because Case's term expires Dec. 31, 2010, the person appointed to replace him would need to run for re-election in November, along with candidates for two other four-year at-large council positions that are currently held by Jean McKittrick and Bob Millam and the two-year position as mayor currently held by Bob Hooker.
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Russian festival wraps CMS school year
This year's Russian Culture Day honored the birthplace of CMS educational assistant Lera Ehrich, who rotated among several activity stations speaking briefly to students about aspects of her heritage.
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What's it going to be next year?
It will difficult to top this year's birthday observance for Evelyn LeValley, which included riding around Creswell in South Lane County Fire & Rescue's Engine 231.
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Awards banquet honors top FFA members
"We found out in the middle of planning this banquet that this might be the last FFA banquet we have," Hewett told the audience of FFA parents, alumni and community supporters, referring to the terms of the proposed budget recently accepted by the school district budget committee. "We may not have a chapter next year, without major changes, and Mr. Coltrin didn't let us drop. When many of us wanted to just give up, when I wanted to give up, he wouldn't let us quit."
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Class of 2010 primed to soar on wings of eagles
"You're looking at the future doctors, business leaders and McDonald's managers of America," Johnson told the audience. "So don't worry about your Social Security checks, 'cause we've got it covered."
After a pause, Johnson checked himself, drawing hoots and applause: "On second thought, you'd better start saving right now."
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CMS welcomes new Tigers on Move-Up Day
Fifth-graders and their families gathered instead in the CMS activity room, munching hotdogs and chips as CMS principal Shirley Burrus welcomed them to the school that will become, starting this fall, their educational home for the next three years.
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Creswell celebrates National Running Day
In theory, the motivation wasn't competition, but rather physical fitness and fun, as Creswell logged more than 2,000 miles as a community within 16 hours on June 2 as part of the town's second annual National Running Day observance.
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Kindergarteners let Painted Ladies fly free
The Painted Lady butterflies, raised each year from caterpillars in each of the three kindergarten classes taught by Cheryl Clancey, Debbie Larson and Michelle Mercer, allow the children to learn about and observe the life cycle of the butterfly.
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Where's ‘Pirate' Dewey?
Children who spot Dewey, who is costumed as a pirate in keeping with the program's theme this year, "Make a splash – Read," around town are asked to come to the library and tell a staff member where they saw him in order to be entered into a drawing for that week's prize.
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5Cs graduation, concert melds future, past
Hisey and Lake thanked their staff, whom they described as God's "handpicked crew," as well as the families of their students and other supporters for standing by them during an economically difficult year that saw enrollment drop significantly at the two schools.
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Library district budgets for new HVAC system
Although Lane Library District's 2009-2010 budget allocated $10,000 for a new HVAC system for the Creswell Library, the elderly heating/air conditioning system continued to operate and the funds were not expended.
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Social graces on display at CMS formal dinner
While demonstrating proper table manners and engaging in polite conversation, the students enjoyed raw vegetable appetizers, salad, a main course of roast turkey with mashed potatoes and gravy, dinner rolls and dessert.
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Achievements honored during spring recital
The piano duo of Hanna Shumate and Meghan Jordan shared the coveted SHO Performing Arts Student of the Month award in October 2009, and on May 17 each received their Level X Syllabus evaluation trophies and medals during a two-part Spring Piano Recital held at Yost Music Studio in Eugene.
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Achievements honored during spring recital
The piano duo of Hanna Shumate and Meghan Jordan shared the coveted SHO Performing Arts Student of the Month award in October 2009, and on May 17 each received their Level X Syllabus evaluation trophies and medals during a two-part Spring Piano Recital held at Yost Music Studio in Eugene.
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Camas Swale land now protected forever
I an extremely happy that I was in a position to leave a legacy to future generations," Hollyer said. "I was surprised and pleased when Ryan asked me if I had any objection to MRT naming the conservation easement ‘Hollyer Prairie.' After all, how many people have prairies named after them?"
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CHS show sizzles with lightning, talent
Once the show resumed, students who moments ago had been clapping and chanting a request to be released to go home began cheering as Colby launched once again, with showmanship and aplomb, into What Goes Around Comes Around.
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Extension plans to close Lane County office
"While local Extension programming will end in Lane County, local residents will still have access to Extension educational materials and online learning opportunities through the Internet," said Dodrill.
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Spring Jam wraps stellar CHS music year
"It's not just them; it's been a journey, and I do feel changed from it," Green said as jazz band members, most sporting colorful caps crocheted by Jan Johnson, mother of bassist Jamie Johnson, came onstage. "It's been amazing watching them grow," Green added. "It's been a miracle—not a quick miracle; it's been a six-year miracle. And I want to thank them."
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Student Art Show gleans praise, sales
Garnering 40 submissions in four categories, the first annual Creswell High School Student Art Show, held in the gallery area at the entrance to the school's senior hall on May 20, was a rousing success, a fitting showcase for students' imaginations and artistic skill.
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CHS dramatists shine in wacky comedies
"I have been wanting to do this play for a few years," Kingsbury related. "This time I had actors who personified the characters so well that I could not pass up performing the play this term."
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Creslane walks to Yellowstone Park, almost
All Creslane students from kindergarten through fifth grade except the 56 morning kindergartners participated, along with staff members and many parents who responded to the invitation to accompany the group, totaling approximately 627.
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Creswell first grade students learn to care for their teeth
This year, about 110 youngsters from Creslane Elementary School's four first-grade classes and Creswell Christian School's first grade, accompanied by teachers and some parents, toured the dental clinic in shifts, beginning at 8:30 Thursday morning, May 13.
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Energy, musicianship highlight spring concert
"What a year," said Green of a school year that saw the CHS performance choir and jazz band place at a number of festivals, capped by the jazz band's triumphant win over 16 schools in their division at the Reno Jazz Festival in May.
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District hires new firefighter/paramedic
"I'm still pleasantly surprised that I'm actually getting to live my dream," said Devin Monte, South Lane County Fire & Rescue's newest career firefighter/paramedic. "Since I was very young, I had my eyes set on fire service. My father and grandfather were inspirations."
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Donkeys go astray, FFA plays anyway
Somehow, however (no one is quite sure how it happened), a communications or contractual glitch kept the expected donkeys from arriving at the appointed place and time.
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Kindergarteners' tea celebrates moms
Fabric tablecloths, flowers, cookies and punch treated kindergarteners and their mothers during Creslane Elementary School's annual kindergarteners' Mother's Day Tea, held on May 7.
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Local girl raises autism funds, awareness
Gabi, a seventh-grader at Creswell Middle School, took the initiative to raise money to help support Eugene's Bridgeway House, which provides services to autistic children and their families.
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Spring concert wraps Creslane music year
As a former music teacher herself, "This is a fun time for the old music teacher to watch the younger music teacher taking over," Robertson said, introducing Creslane music teacher Erik Telfer.
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Western singer/songwriter performs in Creswell
Accompanying herself on her Larrivee guitar, her voice projected beautifully in the former church that has now been transformed into Heidi Tunnell's Event Center. "These old churches are the best performance venues because they were designed for a normal speaking voice without amplification," she commented. "They were built for acoustics."
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Art display caps Community Banking Month
Siuslaw Bank's Creswell branch capped their observance of Community Banking Month on Friday, April 30 with an art display and reception honoring its Customer of the Week, artist Don Prechtel.
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Auction tally tops $30,000 for 5Cs, CCS
"It was an incredible evening; it far exceeded our expectations," added 5Cs Director Debby Hisey. Held on April 30 at Riverside Community Church in Cottage Grove, the event drew more than 140 people.
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CMS concert displays next generation's talent
"It's been really fun working with these guys this year," Strandjord said. Noting that CMS choir numbers are up over last year, he added, "I'm hoping to keep all these eighth-graders next year in high school; and you [fifth-graders], I'll be looking for you."
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CMS students, staff meet Marathon challenge
Healthful exercise and plenty of good clean fun was had by all as about 75 percent of Creswell Middle School staffers ran or walked in the fifth annual Eugene Marathon on May 2, while 21 youngsters, most of them CMS students, participated in the associated Kids' Marathon on May 1.
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Monster Truck attracts plenty of attention
"For the last five years, the Tire Factory has been sponsoring Bainter, a Washington resident who has been appearing at Monster Truck shows for 20 years," Spencer explained.
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Spring recital showcases Creswell students
Seven Creswell piano students of former Creslane music teacher Mary Ellen Yost, who now operates Yost Studios in Eugene, performed during an Oregon Music Teachers' Association (OMTA) recital on May 2 at United Lutheran Church in Eugene.
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Chamber honors annual award recipients
During its 41st annual community appreciation awards banquet, held April 23 at Emerald Valley Resort, Creswell Chamber of Commerce recognized several area residents as outstanding examples of volunteer service to the Creswell community.
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Jazz Band takes top prize at Reno festival
"It was so exciting to hear our name announced as the division's first-place winner," Green said. "We knew that we had either scored first or second, and of course as soon as they announced the second-place winner the kids knew that they had won. We were all very, very excited."
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Kounovsky crowned Mr. Bulldog, pageant nets $5,268
Every penny of the $5, 268.01 raised goes to the Children's Miracle Network (CMN), and directly benefits premature and critically ill infants and children served by the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Pediatrics Unit at Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend.
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Outdoor education, fun mark Earth Day
Activities included testing water quality, creating sculptures out of repurposed items not easily recycled, trail restoration, nature walks and learning about native versus invasive species, and why some species shouldn't be released into the wild.
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Garage Sale nets $1450 for 5Cs, CCS
"We've done really well; the first day it was packed," reported sale coordinator Cathy Hendrix, who was also one of the volunteers manning the two-day event.
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Jazz Café wows; band, choir place at P-Hill
On the Rocks, the University of Oregon premier, all-male a cappella ensemble, had the capacity crowd cheering as the featured performer for the annual Creswell High School Jazz Café, held on April 13 in the CHS Commons.
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Creativity on display at CCS Science Fair
"We had some really good experiments this year; we always do, though," said CCS Director Becky Lake.
CCS students in kindergarten through fifth grade designed science-based experiments, models and presentations that included both visual and written components.
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Creswell to celebrate Earth Day at Garden Lake Park
With extensive support from the Creswell School District, the Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council and a number of other regional organizations, the city of Creswell will hold its first Earth Day Celebration in Garden Lake Park on Thursday, April 22 from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Mr. Bulldog contestants have fun, help kids
Six seniors will vie to be crowned Creswell High School's Mr. Bulldog 2010 during the school's annual Mr. Bulldog Pageant, to be held at CHS at 7 p.m. on April 24. Zach Maillard, Tanner Smith, Cody Klohn, Paco Rodriguez, Robert Shepler and Chris Kounovsky are this year's contestants.
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April weather carries punch
The most dramatic of the erratic weather events occurred during early afternoon on Friday, April 2, when rain accompanied by strong winds hit the Creswell area, toppling several trees.
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Creswell Christians carry crosses to commemorate crucifixion
On Good Friday, April 2, parishioners from several Creswell churches carried crosses of various sizes re-enacting the Way of the Cross, the route taken by Jesus Christ as he was forced to carry the cross on which he was to be crucified to the site of his execution outside Jerusalem on Golgotha.
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‘Creswell Chat' produces constructive conversation
Those present focused mostly on transportation issues, specifically inadequately developed and maintained city streets, as well as traffic congestion caused by trains blocking the railroad crossing at West Oregon Avenue.
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Creslane fifth-graders show Haiti earthquake in art and poetry
The corridor running the length of Creslane Elementary School's old section provides a gallery of students' artwork, displaying a wide range of subjects reflecting current classroom studies. The corridor's most dramatic and emotionally compelling exhibit is entitled "Haitian Scream," comprising paintings and poetry produced by Lynn Robertson's fifth-grade class.
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Four to be awarded FFA State Degree
Rebecca Hober, Samantha Pifferini, Shelley Hurlburt and Casey Smith, all seniors and four-year FFA members, will receive their degrees during the State FFA Convention in Corvallis on March 22.
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Bill's excellent adventure
"Looking forward, Tire Factory should be a success story for years to come," he said. "Its members not only get good prices on the products but also profit from the organization-owned warehouses."
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Fifth-grader performs at classical music festival
Creslane Elementary School fifth-grader Allison Bagenski represented Creswell during last weekend's Festival of Classical and Romantic Music, held on March 14 at the Wildish Community Theatre in Springfield.
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School district restores five days
Creswell School District's board of directors voted unanimously at their March 10 meeting to approve the restoration of days as recommended by the district's 12-day committee.
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Sixth ‘Night of Bulldog Magic' raises funds for CHS athletics
Despite a dismal local economy, about 165 attendees at the Sixth Annual Night of Bulldog Magic dinner/auction, held Saturday evening, March 13 at Brindiamo's Event Center at Emerald Valley Resort, dug deep into their pockets to support Creswell High School's athletic programs.
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Standing tall and proud for Creswell
You could see the pride in both men's eyes and their body language after Creswell resident Katherine Leatherman, a tournament volunteer, placed a medal around each of their necks during the closing ceremonies, a tradition that is expected be repeated at this time every year for decades to come.
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‘A dose of reality' for Cobalt Building Project
The city plans to convert the 9,000-square-foot former factory on Cobalt Lane off N. Fifth St. in northwest Creswell to a community center with classroom and flexible spaces for use by community youth and seniors, with all programs sharing core building infrastructure such as restrooms and mechanical systems.
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Book Fair nets $800 for CMS library
The large, window-lined second-floor library at the new CMS building provided the venue for this year's Book Fair, which was held from March 1 through March 5.
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Green eggs, ham mark Dr. Seuss' birthday
"The kids study Dr. Seuss all week long and it's always fun," said kindergarten teacher Cheryl Clancey as students enjoyed their tasty treat on Friday, March 5.
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Middle school acquires state-of-the-art maps
erome said that the map has transformed his room. He anticipates sharing the Raven maps with other CMS social studies teachers, but is keeping a watchful eye on the Oregon topographic map. "None of our textbooks are this accurate," he exclaimed, excited that all the maps are state-of-the-art and totally up to date.
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Chess team ends season, seeks new players
After beginning their 2009-2010 competition season with just three players, the Creswell High School chess team later succeeded in attracting three more players to fill boards four and five, boards on which the team had been forced to forfeit during most of this season's matches.
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CHS jazz band performs at Idaho festival
"The festival was a great experience. It was an adjudication-only festival, but I have never heard the band play better," Green reported. "It was a special performance that they gave, and the whole audience, including the adjudicators, were truly lit up when we finished."
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Vandal strikes Snak Shak
After finding the Snak Shak's back door breached, the deputies entered the storeroom and discovered extensive vandalism, with food strewn over the room and a computer monitor overturned and its screen smashed.
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Volunteer firefighters honored
The evening was devoted to volunteers, who collectively dedicate hundreds of hours annually to the district, and their supportive spouses, who were presented with red roses and blue carnations as tokens of appreciation.
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Bats be gone!
They voted unanimously to request city council approval to spend up to $5,000 of the funds currently in the committee's budget to hire a bat removal specialist to clean the attic and block bat access to the building prior to the migratory bats' spring return.
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Battle of Books tests, rewards knowledge
Twenty-four Creswell Middle School students are testing their knowledge and recall of a selection of novels during Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB), a statewide voluntary reading program in which the school is participating for the first time this year.
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City to map wetlands, riparian areas
The city is currently conducting a buildable lands inventory and evaluating its urban growth boundary (UGB) to determine where to expand in the future.
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Forum addresses bullying, harassment in schools
Educating students about legal definitions and potential legal and social consequences of harassment and equipping students and adults to respond to incidents of harassment that they witness or experience were central to Cornwall's message. Harassment, Cornwall said, is defined as "unwanted behavior that causes harm." That behavior may be physical, verbal, graphic (pictures/images) or symbolic (such as staring).
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Haiti benefit concert raises $2,750
To assist with those needs, 100 percent of the money raised during the benefit concert will be donated directly to Doctors Without Borders, Green told the audience. The $2,750-plus raised included matching funds provided by an anonymous donor, who volunteered to match any checks written by concert attendees for between $50 and $500.
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Bottles and cans shower Scouts
It was the second fundraising drive local Scouts have held since between $600 and $700 worth of previously donated bottles and cans were stolen from their Scoutmaster's property last November.
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Creswell public schools might add five days back to calendar
With the recent passage of Measures 66 and 67, money may be available to allow five days to be returned to the current abbreviated calendar for Creswell's three public schools, Creswell School District board members learned at their Feb. 10 meeting.
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Cyberbullying to be subject of school forum
Cyberbullying, including the phenomenon known as "sexting," the practice of sending sexually suggestive or explicit photos of oneself or others over cell phones and other electronic media, will be the focus of student assemblies and an evening forum for parents and community members at Creswell Middle School on Feb. 22.
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Fatal vehicle/bicycle crash on Hwy. 99 near Creswell
Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers are continuing the investigation into a Wednesday night fatal traffic crash about two miles south of Creswell that resulted in the death of a 38-year old Creswell-area man riding a bicycle.
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South Lane Wheels can get you there, but
If all goes well, SLW's vans should soon be more frequently spotted in and around the Creswell area as more residents become aware of other transportation options SLW provides or hopes to provide in the near future.
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Local musicians to host Haiti Benefit concert
Admission to the concert is free, but a "free-will collection" will be taken during the concert, according to Green. "One hundred percent of the money collected will be donated to Doctors Without Borders in Haiti," Green said.
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Siblings to celebrate simultaneously
A combined family reunion and joint birthday celebration will culminate in a cake-coffee-punch reception from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 13, to which Creswell community members have been invited, at the EPUD building's courtyard lunchroom on Seavey Loop.
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Sisters share spotlight at Sweet Night Out
The approximately 100 attendees at Creswell Public Library Foundation's sixth annual Sweet Night Out fundraiser received a double treat when not only the featured speaker, Eugene author Bonnie Henderson, but also her sister Heather Henderson, a voiceover actress, appeared at the Feb. 6 event.
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Library Foundation's annual event to feature author Bonnie Henderson
Attendees at the Creswell Public Library Foundation's Seventh Annual Sweet Night Out event will learn that, during the mid 1990s, Henderson agreed to visit mile 157, about halfway between Winchester Bay and Florence, at least four times a year to briefly report on seasonal changes and watch for potential problems that could threaten the public's access to the state's publicly owned beaches.
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Siuslaw Bank announces Leadership Scholarship opportunities
In 2010, Siuslaw Bank will again award a $1500 Leadership Scholarship to a graduating senior student at each of the following Lane County high schools: Creswell, Cottage Grove, Crow/Applegate, Elmira, Lowell, Mapleton, Oakridge, Pleasant Hull, Siuslaw, Springfield and Thurston.
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‘Grab'n Go Green' bags help feed hungry families
By offering "Grab'n Go Green" reusable fabric shopping bags at 50 cents per bag and donating all proceeds from sales of the bags from Jan. 15 through Feb. 15, 2010, to FOOD for Lane County, Dari Mart also continues its ongoing support of the local food bank.
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Beware of tax preparer scams
Every year, scammers prey on unsuspecting Oregon taxpayers, stealing their refunds and leaving them with significant tax liabilities. The scammers also inflate expenses and claim false deductions and unallowable credits.
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CHS drama delights in ‘Death by Chocolate'
Allie Hurst served as student assistant director of the production, which was directed by CHS English teacher and drama club advisor, Laura Kingsbury. "This is our first play of the year and we've been working really hard," said Hurst as she welcomed the audience for Death by Chocolate's opening night performance on Jan. 20.
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Creslane Elementary School has history of heating woes
The boiler was installed approximately 10 years ago when the Creslane building was expanded. It has experienced several problems, but never the same problem, so school officials have been unable to anticipate what issue would arise and when.
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Jazz band plays at LCC, will host benefit
"The [LCC] jazz festival was awesome," said CHS instrumental director Sandi Green, who noted, "This was not a competitive festival, but a chance for us to get feedback on our music."
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Local volunteer has international impact
"I brought home enough pigeon peas to practice cooking with them. Pigeon peas have far greater nutritional value than soybeans, without the fat, although soy has lots of byproducts," Twete said. "I gained an appreciation of the basic necessities of life that we take for granted here," she commented about her experience in East Africa, adding, "We have so much and others have so little. The experience helps me keep my life simple."
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Measures 66, 67 appear to be winning easily
At 8 p.m. when Lane County Elections posted preliminary results of the Jan. 26 Special Election referring State Measures 66 and 67 to the electorate, Lane County voters appeared to be approving both measures by a comfortable margin.
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Watch for funny money
Local law enforcement officials are warning Creswell area residents and businesses to be on the lookout for counterfeit $5 bills.
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Animals safe after grease fire in Creswell residence
Smith doesn't know who called in the 3:40 p.m. report of a house fire with visible flames, but South Lane County Fire & Rescue firefighters responded rapidly from the nearby Creswell fire station with Engine 231 and Medic Unit 238, to find the fire already extinguished.
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Fire district modifies call-back procedure
"It didn't eliminate the problem of broken sleep, but it improved the situation by cutting down the number of repeated calls for backup for the same incident," commented volunteer firefighter Dan Moore from the audience during the Jan. 13 board of directors meeting.
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School Budget Committee seeks community members
With three new community members needed to serve on Creswell School District's Budget Committee, those registered voters living within the district's boundaries who have an interest in how public schools are funded are encouraged to submit an application for one of the vacant positions by Feb. 5.
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It's not too late to vaccinate
"Pandemics come in waves," said Mel Kohn, M.D., M.P.H., Oregon Public Health director. "As flu activity continues to increase in other states, Oregon has an opportunity to prevent illness by continuing our vaccination efforts."
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Missing driver and car found in Coast Fork
The search for Jones had begun at 4:17 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 10, when her relatives reported her missing after she failed to return to her home southwest of Eugene on Saturday morning.
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No ballot yet? Here's what to do
By law, ballots are NOT forwardable, so if you are not going to be at your regular residence or mailing address, you need to submit a request for an absentee ballot at your temporary location.
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Please make my (rabbit) chocolate
The mother and daughter duo that runs the rabbit rescue operation, which, according to their research, is one of only three in Oregon, has their cages and hands full with 49 rescued rabbits currently in residence at their Creswell area property.
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Seven-digit dialing to end in 541 area code
Since July 12, 2009, telephone customers have been able to make calls by dialing either seven or 10 digits, but beginning Jan. 10, Oregonians who live in the 541 area code must also dial a three-digit area code for their local calls to be connected.
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Shorter Master Gardener Class offered
The Oregon State University Extension Service is offering a condensed version of its popular Master Gardener training beginning January 7 in Eugene.
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Special Election ballots arriving soon
Lane County ballots for the Jan. 26 Special Election go in the mail on Friday, Jan. 8, with most Lane County voters expected to receive ballots from Saturday, Jan. 9 through Tuesday, Jan. 12.
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2009 News in Review
Despite continued economically challenging circumstances, Creswell witnessed the completion of several public construction projects that will contribute positively to the quality of life for area residents for decades to come, as well as two privately funded facilities.
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12-24-09 Correction
A correction for Dec. 17 issue, in a story titled "Fire District to retain current shift schedule."
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CMS Holiday Concert aglow with young talent
"I'm so proud of all of our middle school students," Burrus said, extending appreciation to Green and Strandjord as their musical directors. "We're fortunate to have them working with our kids," she said.
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H1N1 vaccine -- the gift that keeps giving
"There are many good reasons to get an H1N1 vaccine, most significantly to protect yourself and others from getting the flu," said Mel Kohn, MD, MPH, Oregon Public Health director.
"Many Oregonians at high-risk for complications from the flu have been vaccinated, which will continue. Now it's time for everyone else to get vaccinated too."
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Jingle Run marks successful CMS food drive
Creswell Middle School students celebrated the successful conclusion of their annual, school-wide canned food drive and their final day of school before winter break with a special Jingle Run, held at Creswell High School on Dec. 18.
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Kindergarteners build, garnish gingerbread houses
Fathers, grandfathers, or other male family members or friends joined the kindergarteners in crafting their gingerbread houses, embellished with gumdrop doorknobs, candy cane chimneys, licorice window panes and enough icing trim and jewel-toned confections to tempt any young Hansel or Gretel.
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Santa and elves make annual visit to Health & Rehabilitation Center
Accompanied by the facility's activity director Kathy Holman and other SOFCU and CH&RC staff members, Santa and his elves made their yearly appearance Thursday afternoon, Dec. 17, distributing goodies, using seasonal humor to banter with gift recipients and, perhaps most importantly, hugging all those who reached out to touch and hold Santa.
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Street trees illuminate seasonal celebration
Throughout the evening, Creswell Chamber of Commerce members, along with members of the Creswell Tree Lighting Celebration Committee, accepted nonperishable food donations and served coffee, hot cider and cookies provided by Ray's Food Place.
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Students serenade seniors
Students from Creswell Christian Child Care Center and Creswell Christian Center put on an energetically performed and greatly appreciated program of sacred and secular songs of the season at the Creswell Health and Rehabilitation Center Thursday morning, Dec. 17.
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5Cs/CCS Christmas program celebrates kids
The theme of this year's program, which featured its usual delightful mix of sacred and secular Christmas tunes and adorable handmade costumes, was Don't Wanna Grow Up.
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Fire district to retain current shift schedule
A sharply divided board of directors narrowly approved retaining the current shift schedule for South Lane County Fire & Rescue district's career firefighters during a Dec. 8 special board meeting.
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School district's technology grant application falls short
Higdon said that he had learned from Carla Wade of the Oregon Department of Education that the grant application had been "very close" to being chosen and, in light of the application's quality, ODE wanted to give the District a mini-grant of between $7,000 to $10,000 for staff development in the technology area.
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Winter musical highlights Creslane concert
A musical called The Legend of Polar Mountain that showcased the dramatic and vocal talents of Creslane Elementary School fourth- and fifth-graders delighted the audience during the school's Winter Concert, held on Dec. 8.
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Blaze damages garage/apartment, firefighters save attached home
Firefighters' rapid response time and effective work in knocking the fire down near its point of origin kept most fire damage restricted to a garage with an apartment on the upper story, preventing a blaze from spreading to the attached single level residence at 26 W. D St. in Creswell.
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Booster Club congratulates CHS fall sports teams
The Booster Club congratulates the boys' and girls' soccer teams, football team, volleyball team, cross country team and cheerleading squad. Thanks again for a great season, and good luck to our winter sports teams!
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Fire board delays shift schedule decision
In an effort to make a decision prior to the Dec. 31 deadline to notify the firefighters' union that they plan to return to the work schedule that had been in effect until Jan. 1, 2009, when career personnel began 48/98 shifts, they will hold a special board meeting on Dec. 9.
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Kid campers cheer during basketball game
Proceeds from the $25 per person cost of the cheerleading camp will go to support the CHS competition cheer squad's anticipated trip to the OSAA 3A/2A/1A state cheerleading championships, according to Creswell head cheerleading coach Tangie Clark.
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Lifting of airport building moratorium may be in sight
"The last phase of the fire suppression waterline extension at Creswell airport has been installed and flow tested, and the water supply passed the bacteria tests," Humble said. "We're waiting for one or two more pay requests to close out the grant and complete the project," she said. "Then we'll go to the fire marshal for a letter officially lifting the airport building moratorium."
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Play-a-Thon features local piano students
The Play-a-Thon is a fundraiser for Eugene District OMTA, which sponsors performing opportunities and testing for area music students. This year's Play-a-Thon featured about 200 young performers who are students of 22 area music teachers.
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Bertram 16th at World Weightlifting Championships
Making her first appearance at the World Weightlifting Championships, held in Goyang City, Korea from Nov. 17-29, Sarah Bertram, who works and trains at Ironworks Gym in Creswell, placed 16th overall while establishing a new Oregon women's record for her weight class in the snatch.
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Grooving 4 food makes for a guilt-free Thanksgiving
The event, organized by Creswell Jazzercise instructor Lezlie Bigham, filled the available space at Creswell Middle School's cafetorium. "Remember, you're going to eat lots of turkey today," Bigham reminded participants as she led the enthusiastic group through several routines.
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New Hope Baptist donates third annual community feast
Groundwork started in September for the third annual feast sponsored by Women of Purpose, the church's Friday morning ladies group, said Midge Hegel, head of the kitchen committee. "All the supplies were donated, and about two dozen different people helped put the event on," Hegel said. Members of the church's youth group served patrons.
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Oil illegally dumped on Bald Knob mill site
Both the timing of and motive behind recent illegal dumping of oil into a pond on the former Bald Knob Veneer Mill site has puzzled employees of Pacific States Industries, Inc., owner of the affected property, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality representatives and Creswell city officials.
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Time to step up to the plate for CMS baseball fields
The Creswell School Board has approved the naming rights of these fields to honor and recognize Bruce Breslaw, a long-time youth baseball coach, who passed away last year. The Breslaw fields will accommodate both little league and t-ball facilities.
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Creswell High School honors veterans
In addition to speeches, the assembly included a rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" performed by the CHS Choir and Band, as well as an instrumental version of "America the Beautiful."
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Windstorm causes only scattered power outages in Creswell area
The three electrical power companies serving the Creswell area, Emerald People's Utility District, Lane Electric Cooperative and Pacific Power, reported varying numbers of power outrages as the result of a rainstorm packing gusty winds that hit southern Lane County on Monday evening, Nov. 16.
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CMS students and staff celebrate school's new sports field opening
About a hundred students gathered on the school's west patio, waiting impatiently for the signal to run out on the sidewalk leading through the recently seeded lawn to the still-unfinished track to the combination football/soccer field glistening in the sunlight.
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Comfort Inn & Suites welcomed to Creswell
Following its "soft opening" during October, Creswell's new hotel, Comfort Inn & Suites, held a Grand Opening event on Friday evening, Nov. 6, to enable community members to become familiar with the facility's features and meet its owners, manager and other employees.
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Harvest Dinner offers good food for good cause
"It used to be just the Women's Association members who did all this, but now it's the whole church; everybody does something now," said church member LaVae Robertson, noting that her husband Jack Robertson and son Lonn Robertson had each baked two pies for the event.
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Kiwanis appreciates Ray's Food Place
"We know the people who come in and shop with us. There were at least 35 people waiting at 6 a.m. on Friday [the first day of the open house]. When everybody walked through the front door, we knew everybody," he said.
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Property taxes due Nov. 16
Although there is no Creswell drop box location this year, local property owners may still mail in their payments, which must be postmarked by midnight on Nov. 16. Officials caution that post offices in outlying areas often bring mail to a central location for postmarking, so postmarks may not be applied on the day mailed.
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Reward issued in Creswell deer poaching case
The Humane Society of the United States and The Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust have granted a $2,500 reward to a confidential informant who provided a tip leading to the citation of a man for illegally killing a buck deer in Creswell.
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Bands' Haunted House teems with Halloween spirit
More than 50 students, many parents and even some recent band graduates assisted with the project, including setup, breakdown, makeup and/or performing as characters inside the Haunted House.
"Wow, what a huge project; it took two days to set up and a full eight hours for 10 people to deconstruct," said Creswell instrumental director Sandi Green, who coordinated the event and noted that she had been "making monsters in my basement since June.
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Delma Kollar is 111, or is it 112?
The candles on her cake said 111, but new census evidence indicates that she's more likely 112.
Originally thought to have been born in 1898, Creswell Health and Rehabilitation Center resident Delma Kollar apparently became a supercentenarian, someone who has attained the age of at least 110, on her Oct, 31, 2008 birthday.
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Jesse James finds ‘hidden treasure' in Creswell
Creswell area residents tuning in to The History Channel on their televisions at 8 p.m. on either Monday, Nov. 9 or Tuesday, Nov. 10 to view Jesse James' Hidden Treasure, a new documentary about the infamous outlaw, may recognize some familiar faces under the makeup and period clothing.
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Witch, mummy win SOFCU pumpkin contest
Each year, Creswell's SOFCU credit union gives out free pumpkins to children who visit the branch's office, located in the Ray's Food Place plaza, and invites kids to return the decorated pumpkins to enter in the credit union's Halloween pumpkin contest.
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Four men accused of wildlife crimes
Three Cottage Grove residents and a Creswell resident have been identified and are facing wildlife crime charges following the unlawful killing of four branch-antlered bull elk south of Cottage Grove.
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Local dentists try to put themselves out of business
"We'll pay children $2 per pound, up to 10 pounds maximum, for the candy they bring to our office at 195 Melton Rd. in Creswell," Bahen said. "Plus, we'll give out tooth-care items such as toothpaste, floss and toothbrushes. We want to help kids prevent cavities, and we're willing to put our money where their mouths are."
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Massive ferns relocated to new homes
Volunteers employed shovels, levers and lots of muscle power to remove a dozen "old growth" sword ferns that had encroached on the rotting boards that form skirting along the north side of the historic building on the northwest corner of S. Second and D Streets on Saturday morning, Oct. 24.
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Neighborhood Watch organizing efforts continue
"The grant has come through to pay for a part-time city code enforcement officer," Hooker said. "Depending upon the qualifications of the person hired, perhaps the city could add some money for that person to coordinate the Neighborhood Watch."
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CenturyTel becomes CenturyLink
Local customers will begin seeing the new name and logo on bills, buildings and vehicles beginning later this month. Although the name is changing, the way customers interact with the company will mostly remain the same.
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CMS sports field/track
nearing completion
Creswell School District Business Manager Jennifer Heiss reported that the regulation-size, combination soccer-football sports field portion of the $775,000 project is scheduled to be finished by the end of October, weather permitting.
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Creswell Flu Alert
H1N1 flu found in Creswell public schools,
immunization clinics to be held soon
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Creswell's Pioneer Cemetery shines
after Eagle Scout project completed
When Reiss Stanley, 16, began thinking about what worthwhile community activity he could undertake for his Eagle Scout project, he remembered prior Father's Day and Memorial Day visits to the Creswell Pioneer Cemetery to clean his grandfather Kent Olsen's headstone and spruce up his grave.
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Influenza vaccine update
H1N1 vaccine coming more slowly to Oregon than expected -- public health officials call for patience and increased focus on other prevention measures.
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New RARE intern tackles
several city projects
City of Creswell RARE intern Titus Tomlinson has been in Creswell for less than a month, but he's already identifying and meeting community leaders in order to accomplish a set of challenging projects during the year he will spend here.
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Kaiki Walsh Trust gives $30,000 to Creswell's three public schools
Kaikilani (Kaiki) Walsh moved into the Creswell area around 1952. She and her husband Geoff were strong supporters of schools and the community throughout their lifetimes. As part of her legacy, she set aside $10,000 for each Creswell public school to be used to provide support and increased educational opportunities to students.
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Plein Air artists depict historic Creswell structure
Area residents will have an opportunity to view a dozen artists' images of the historic building on the northwest corner of S. Second and D Streets at an art show scheduled to open at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14 at the Creswell Library.
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Police call for information on bad checks and credit cards
A surge in financial crime has caused the Lane County Sheriff's Office to alert local merchants, businesses and residents that at least 25 incidents of uncollectible checks and credit card fraud have been reported in the Creswell area, with at least 60 to 75 open cases in central Lane County.
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Scarlet silhouettes bear silent witness to domestic violence
Until the end of October, those who enter the lobby of Creswell's interim City Hall will come face to face with a free-standing, life-sized image of Shelley Renee Vaughn, 32, a lifelong Portland resident and mother of a six-month-old daughter, who was stabbed to death on Jan. 31, 1993 by her boyfriend who then fled with the child, later recovered unharmed.
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2010 Census cautions
With the U.S. Census process beginning, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) advises people to be cooperative, but cautious, so as not to become a victim of fraud or identity theft.
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Country Store offers crafts, homemade food items
Held on the first Friday and Saturday in November, the event, along with the associated Friday evening Harvest Dinner, is part of year round efforts to raise funds for the PWA's many and varied missions, which include a wide range of local, national and international causes.
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Creswell City Hall
City staff expects to move in on Friday, Nov. 13, with the new facility to be open for business on Monday, Nov. 16.
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Food distribution location(s) still unresolved
The board of directors of Community Food for Creswell, the nonprofit organization that operates the pantry, has appointed a search committee, chaired by Jenny Carmichael, to find a new permanent location for the Pantry, perhaps one that could also accommodate the Rural Delivery Program.
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Neighborhood Watch in Creswell's future?
"The primary purpose of Neighborhood Watch patrols is as witnesses and information gatherers," Hollis said, pointing out that much information about forming and operating a Neighborhood Watch is available on the National Sheriff's Association Web site.
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Piano duo are Performing Arts Students of Month
The pair of Creswell High School seniors have been performing as a piano duo since 2006, and during a concert at the Hult Center in Eugene on Oct. 1, Meghan Jordan and Hanna Shumate were honored together as the SHO Performing Arts Students of the Month.
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Chronicle wins 4 advertising awards
Pamela Palmer won first place in the Best Black and White Ad category for newspapers with circulations up to 5,000 for her design of an Art & Wine Testing event at Creswell Coffee Co.
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City water quality dramatically improved
In order to avoid a monitoring and reporting violation, water samples must be collected by Sept. 30, 2009. The sample will be sent for lead/copper content testing to Delta Environmental Services in Eugene, which has six weeks to turn the results in to the state of Oregon.
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Creswell Toolbox initiates marriage coaching project
Sponsored by Creswell Toolbox, a non-profit group headed by Bill Spencer, Lonn Robertson, Dale Riddle and Sue Bowers and advised by Creswell Interfaith ministers, the event acquainted attendees with Ray's unique program, which trains couples to "coach" other couples, and with an upcoming series of Six Great Dates planned by Creswell Toolbox (see sidebar).
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Lions Recycle for Sight
Creswell Lions Club members collected eyeglasses that were no-longer-needed by their local owners but that will be recycled for use in correcting vision problems in Mexico and Central and South America.
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Women's champion weightlifter has Creswell ties
Earning a spot on the national weightlifting team that will represent the United States at the 2012 Olympic Games in London is a dream that recently took a big step closer to becoming reality for a young woman with ties to Creswell.
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CSD board to consider revised school bus pickup plan
Because of hazardous conditions, such as lack of sidewalks, in 1992 the school district added many areas of the city to the transportation pick-up map even though students in those areas lived less than a mile from the school.
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H1N1 Flu Fact Sheet for Creswell Public Schools
Creswell Public Schools has created and implemented a detailed protocol based on recommendations from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) in response to the H1N1 flu pandemic. The district's highest priority is the health and safety of staff and students.
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Wanted – photos of old schoolhouse
The donated funds will be added to $5,250 in city funds for a total of $6,000 in seed money that Creswell city councilors voted unanimously during their Sept. 14 meeting to move from the city's Operating Contingency Fund to its Materials and Services Fund.
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Ambulance fees to increase
The new base and mileage charges will go into effect on November 1, 2009, after a review during the October board meeting. The minimum bill would increase from $1,167 ($1,150 base plus $17 per mile) to $1,620.
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City Hall to close on Fridays
After hearing about the amount of preparation that will be required to move into the new City Hall building, city councilors decided by consensus during their Sept. 14 meeting to close interim city hall offices on Fridays beginning on Sept. 18 and continuing through the end of the year.
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Four firefighting agencies respond to field fire north of Creswell
Firefighters were able to contain the fire, which was called in at 2:16 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13, to a few acres, but their efforts to move equipment on site to douse the flames were hampered by mounds of concrete debris that had been scattered over much of the property.
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Thieves hit Applegate Trail Monument, again
During the Sept. 14 city council meeting, city administrator Mark Shrives told council members that in addition to the recent thefts, there had been incidents of vandalism, including spray painting on benches and prying at the information signs inside the pavilion.
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Two slightly injured in small plane crash
A press release from the Lane County Sheriff's Office indicated that the pilot lost power after take off to the north and attempted to return to the airport, but hadn't attained sufficient altitude and was forced to land in the field.
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Young Eagles take to the skies
The EAA Young Eagles program took flight in 1982 to give interested children and youth an opportunity to go flying in a general aviation (non-commercial) airplane. The flights are offered at no cost and are made possible through the generosity of EAA member volunteers.
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Footbridge will link Garden Lake Park trail
Members of the Ford Family Foundation's 2008-2009 Leadership Class, which is comprised of Creswell and Cottage Grove area volunteers, have designed and are building, along with other community volunteers, the second of two footbridges intended to link portions of Garden Lake Park's trail system.
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Homeschoolers perform Shakespeare's As You Like It
Directing the production was Melissa Norland, 26, who holds a degree in choral education and teaches at Springfield's Logos Academy, a resource for home-schooled students that offers advanced English and math, band, choir "and other classes that are harder to do at home," Norland explained.
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Library board discusses building purchase
From the very beginning, it was apparent that the space that had housed the hardware store would not be sufficient to create a library space of the size appropriate for the population of the Lane Library District, which is approximately that of the Creswell School District.
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Creswellians win awards at WOE Fair
The following Creswell area residents won awards in various categories during the 2009 WOE Fair and Timber Show, held at the WOE Fairgrounds in Cottage Grove on August 21, 22 and 23.
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Facility to be ready for start of school
Despite a series of delays caused by plumbing problems inside and unforeseen site issues outside the new building, Creswell Middle School will be ready for the start of school next week.
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Feline leukemia on upswing at area shelters
Although recent cases diagnosed by local veterinarians have been confined to strays and kittens from known feline leukemia-positive populations, Lane County shelters, including Greenhill Humane Society in Eugene, are seeing an uptick in feline leukemia cases, reported Janetta Overholser of the Humane Society of Cottage Grove.
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Financial help needed to ‘Save the Lucky Dog'
A "Save the Lucky Dog" fund has been set up to help with Lucky's medical expenses. Donations may be brought in or mailed to Creswell Veterinary Hospital at 345 W. Oregon Avenue, Creswell, OR 97426. Please specify that the funds are to be applied to Lucky's account.
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Red-tailed hawk soars free in memory of Gordon Scott Sr.
Seeking to honor the memory of their father, Gordon Ray Scott Sr., a lifetime Creswell area resident who died Sept. 14, 2008, Gordon Scott Jr. and Jennie Lynn Scott were able to coordinate the release of a red-tailed hawk in a field on the family farm north of Creswell.
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Signs popping up where they shouldn't
If you place a sign illegally, it may be removed by Lane County Public Works. You can be reunited with your sign(s) at 3040 N. Delta Highway within 30 days of removal. But, after 30 days, the sign(s) will be destroyed.
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‘Roguish' young artist sketching out freelance career
A lifetime's worth of graphite and charcoal figure studies, still-life bottles and bowls of fruit, and colorful, cartoon-style digital images reflecting recent evolutions in the artist's style surround Melissa Johnson as she sits in the living room of her family's Creswell home.
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Center gets new name, new focus
The renamed Creswell Health and Rehabilitation Center, known as the Creswell Care Center since its construction in 1982, held an open house on Friday, August 21 to display the results of the facility's extensive remodeling project and demonstrate its expanded emphasis on sub-acute short-term inpatient rehabilitation.
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Creswell pilots mourn Scott Henderson's death
Benjamin Scott Henderson had become a well-liked regular of the airport after he and Bill Kelly of Creswell-based About Time Aviation purchased a sailplane from Coburg area resident Mike Greer last fall and prepared to move the Coburg Hills Sailplane Club to Hobby Field.
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Captain Phil Harris sails into Creswell
Thanks to efforts by C&K Market in Brookings, Oregon, headquarters for Ray's Food Place stores; Creswell's Ray's Food Place Manager Dan Murray and the sea gods, approximately 600 fans from the Creswell area had a chance to meet, have their pictures taken with and get an autograph from Captain Phil and his son Josh at Ray's on Friday, Aug. 14.
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Congressman DeFazio's Cottage Grove Town Hall meeting draws overflow crowd
Reminding attendees that there were other issues he wanted to discuss in addition to health care reform, DeFazio pointed out that the health care bill the House of Representatives had produced before the August recess was evolving and would continue to evolve as the three House committees working on the bill reconvene and continue to create amendments modifying it.
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Dutch Oven Cook-off offers food, fellowship and music
Organized by Pastor Stacey Hanson, the second annual Dutch Oven Cook-off and Concert took place on Sunday, Aug. 16 at Creswell Church of the Nazarene. Community members competed in Dutch oven cooking and horseshoes.
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Past fire district directors honored
During their August 13 board meeting, current South Lane County Fire & Rescue board members honored two directors whose terms ended earlier this year.
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Variety show finale closes summer reading program
Participation was also up, with 259 kids registered this year compared to 219 in 2008. Of that number, Moberg reported that 188 picked up their free books from Creswell Library and 104 kept reading logs, while "the others just attended the events."
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Creswell hits century mark, new city hall dedicated
The several hundred local residents and others with Creswell ties participating in the outdoor celebration marking Creswell's founding on August 9, 1909, appeared to be enjoying the city's open air 100th birthday party with its own special small town flavor.
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Downtown pocket park proposed
During an Aug. 10 joint meeting of the Creswell City Council and Creswell Planning Commission, RARE (Resource Assistance for Rural Environments) intern Rajah Shah presented a specific strategy to attract citizens to downtown by creating a "civic anchor" to promote the vitality of the area.
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Instrument ‘petting zoo' educates, entertains
A keyboard, an accordion, saxophones, a trombone and a collection of small percussion instruments from around the world enticed children during a musical instrument "petting zoo" held in the Creswell Library "backyard" on August 4.
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Library teen finale offers gaming, sundaes
A lively party featuring PlayStation 2 and Wii games, karaoke, unlimited web-browsing minutes and free ice cream sundaes and root beer floats wrapped up Creswell Library's 2009 Express Yourself-themed Summer Reading Program for teens on August 6.
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Creswell's complex community food distribution system poorly understood
A complicated interlocking and overlapping set of programs has been developed over time to provide a food safety network for the Creswell community, but even those eligible to participate in one or more of the programs appear not to understand fully the functions and inter-relationships of the various programs.
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Deceased occupant of burned vehicle identified
Investigators from the Oregon State Police and State Fire Marshal's Office are attempting to determine the cause and origin of the vehicle fire, while Medical Examiner's Office personnel are investigating the cause of death.
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Firewise grants available to county residents
The county's new Firewise Incentive Program provides cash incentives to residents who make landscaping and structural improvements to their properties, which may help protect their home in the event of a wildfire.
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Tie-dyeing, game night help kids beat record heat
About 30 teens and preteens also took advantage of the library's air-conditioned environs while surfing the web, playing PlayStation 2 games and singing karaoke during a teen game night on July 30.
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Time capsule sealed and stashed
Time Capsule Committee members Carol Hooker, Shelley Humble and Jean McKittrick worked under a strict time limit – they were tasked with collection and preparing items for inclusion in the capsule before the cavity reserved under the new city hall entry floor for it had to be covered over and finish flooring installed.
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Six ways to beat the heat
With triple-digit temperatures forecast throughout the Northwest this week, Pacific Power reminded customers how to beat the heat, use less energy and save money
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Creswell deer poaching suspects cited
Following news reports, a tip from a person who wished to remain anonymous helped an Oregon State Police (OSP) Fish & Wildlife Division trooper solve a case in which a buck deer was shot, butchered and dumped in the Creswell area.
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All School Reunion draws alumni and memories
Sitting in friendly clusters of lawn chairs or roaming among groups, exchanging hugs and family news, more than 100 people attended Sunday's gathering in the park. Most reported having graduated between 30 and 60 years ago, and some attended in family groups representing several generations that had graduated from Creswell High School over periods of three or four decades.
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Creswell man fatally shot, suspect in custody
At press time, Jarrod William Pardun, 28, of Creswell, remained in custody at the Lane County Jail on a preliminary charge of intentional murder after the July 18 shooting death of Creswell resident Steven M. Thurston, 59.
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Good cause sweetens deal at Ice Cream Social
Because everything served at the social, including the coffee, is donated and prices are modest—slices of cake are just $1, slices of pie are $1.50, ice cream is 50 cents a scoop--desserts are kept affordable even for those on fixed incomes.
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Reward offered for illegal buck deer kill information
Oregon State Police (OSP) Fish & Wildlife Division troopers from the Springfield Area Command Office are asking for the public's help to identify the person(s) responsible for the unlawful take of a buck deer shot, butchered and dumped in Lane County.
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Run under the sun benefits Creswell kids
Entry fees, coupled with contributions from race sponsors, raised an estimated $3,000 earmarked for Creswell Clubhouse and for maintenance on the Creswell bark trail, according to Robertson.
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‘Down Home' becomes ‘Downpour' Garden Tour
Despite a thunder and lightning storm that produced almost an inch of rain during the five-hour period that the tour took place, more than 40 appropriately attired visitors viewed each of the tour's five sites, which included the tour's headquarter location on North Sixth Street in addition to three vegetable gardens and an historic orchard property southeast of town.
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City to acquire new public works facility
Creswell city councilors voted unanimously during their July 13 meeting to approve the purchase of a parcel of land with several existing buildings to serve as a facility to house the city's Public Works Department.
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Firefighters ‘Fill the Boot' for MDA
South Lane County Fire & Rescue career and volunteer firefighters joined fire department personnel across the nation last week by giving their time collecting donations for the annual Fill-the-Boot campaign to benefit families served by the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).
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Grease cast, crew includes three with Creswell connections
Among the cast are 2008 Creswell High School graduate, Alex Franklin, an incoming sophomore at Seattle Pacific University, and incoming high school sophomore Dylan Johnson, who attends school in Eugene but whose mother, Jennifer (Shiffer) Snell, lives in Creswell.
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Bohemia Mining Days 2009 Festival – biggest and best yet
"This year Oregonians are finding many ways to celebrate Oregon's 150th birthday," Jean said. "Here in Cottage Grove we are honoring our state's statehood sesquicentennial with an expanded schedule that also celebrates our own Golden Anniversary."
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Park pavilion dedicated to Creswell's late mayor
Participating dignitaries sheltered under a canvas tent, and many audience members avoided the metal folding chairs and gathered in the shade under the recently completed Ron Petitti Pavilion during the ceremony dedicating the structure to the memory of Creswell's late mayor.
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Flags to fly on Applegate Trail Monument
The flag, designed by members of the historical society, depicts a wagon wheel on a brilliant red background with the words "1846 Scott-Applegate Trail Expedition – Creswell, Oregon" spelled out below.
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Historical museum to be open on July 4
Visitors to Creswell as well as local area residents who've not recently viewed Creswell Historical Museum's interior will have an opportunity to experience a taste of history on July 4 from 10 a.m. to the start of the parade at 11 a.m., and from the end of the parade about 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.
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If I Were Mayor…
Winners were selected by Creswell mayor Bob Hooker and members of the Creswell City Council on the basis of creativity, clarity and sincerity of thought, proper use of grammar and subject relevancy.
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Military jets and local aircraft to enhance parade
The military jets will be preceded by slightly slower but still speedy (from 190 to 250 miles per hour top speeds) experimental planes based at Creswell's Hobby Field airport and flown by their owner/pilots.
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Music in the Park offers bluegrass, gospel
About 25 to 30 people of all ages came and went casually, listening, chatting and clapping as musical groups performed, a handful of children danced and event organizer Larry Fortner of Creswell played guitar and, as he put it, "brought a little gospel message to the people."
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Pipe bomb blast destroys car
"When Captain Paul Furrer arrived in the second fire truck, steam was coming from the car, so he opened the driver's side door to make sure the fire had been completely extinguished, and a pipe bomb fell out," Eckstine said.
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Tiles, mosaics offer kids creative fun in the sun
The all-ages activity, the second in Creswell Library's Summer Reading Program's 2009 series, themed Be Creative for children up to age 12 and Express Yourself for teens, was held in the library's "backyard" (the old lumberyard behind the library) on June 23.
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Driver charged in fatal I-5 accident
Whitaker had been driving a motor home northbound on I-5 about 8:45 p.m. on Thursday, June 17 when he lost control. The motor home crossed through the center median into the southbound lanes, where it collided with a southbound Oldsmobile sedan driven by Cathleen Coontz, 35, of Springfield.
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Magic, movie kick off Summer Reading Program
The library's popular Summer Reading Program, this year with the theme of "Be Creative" for children and "Express Yourself" for teens, kicked off on June 16 with a "Slightly Illusional" magic show at Creswell Community Center.
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We will miss him very much.
To honor him, we will have the middle school open on Wednesday, June 24th from 10-11: 30 a.m. for students, staff and community to come and share stories, make cards and just be together.
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Cat overpopulation, strays a continuing problem
Statistics show that a single unaltered female cat and her mate, producing two litters per year with just 2.8 surviving kittens per litter, can, if unchecked, multiply into 376 cats in three years, 66,088 in six years and a staggering 11, 606,077 cats in 11 years.
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FAA demands that city prove on-airport drop zone unsafe
In a reversal of Federal Aviation Administration officials' previous position that Creswell's airport did not appear to encompass an area suitable for a safe parachute drop zone for skydiving operations, FAA officials now demand that the city prove that any on-airport drop zone is unsafe.
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Fifth-graders make EcoArts visit to Garden Lake Park
As part of a four-week EcoArts project at Creslane Elementary School, Lane Arts Council public artist Betsy Wolfston, supported by ecologist Tulsi Wallace, guided Creslane fifth-graders through an artist-led learning experience designed "to increase kids' awareness of their place in the ecosystem," said Creslane fifth-grade teacher Lynn Robertson.
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Fire district's financial picture improves
A TRAN is a loan to districts available through Special Districts Association of Oregon (SDAO) to bridge the gap between the beginning of the new fiscal year (July 1) and late November when the first real property tax revenues are disbursed to the districts.
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Free lunches begin, Summer Fun activities planned
Weekly recreational activities will also once again be offered to While families must qualify for free and reduced school meals, the federally funded summer food program provides free lunches to all children and teens between the ages of two and 18, regardless of income.
Creswell youth who will be entering grades three through eight in the fall of 2009 through Creswell School District's Summer Fun Program.
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Jack Stepp Sr. wins $1,000 in merchandise
Stepp almost didn't enter the contest because "he never wins anything," but did so on the final day after one of the store's customer service representatives urged him to do so.
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Lions Club to raffle ‘Log Cabin' quilt
Tickets go for $1 each or six for $5 for the quilt, which was pieced by Sew With Love members Bobbie Main, Martha McReynolds, Diana Moore and Lois Schibler and quilted by Lovenest Designs.
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Polka music highlights CMS German Festival
"This is our fourth or fifth year of doing cultural festivals," said Burrus, whose mother came from Deutschland (Germany), having met Burrus' father there when he was in the service during the Korean War.
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Wear a lid, save a kid…
The two objectives of the first helmet giveaway were "to keep children safe and give back to the community," said Marie Simarro, RN, a Cottage Grove Community Hospital trauma nurse and coordinator of the hospital's Trauma Nurses Talk Tough program.
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‘Future's so bright' for CHS Class of 2009
The sun didn't shine, but that's about all that didn't as the 99 members of Creswell High School's Class of 2009 celebrated their transition from childhood to an adulthood bright with promise with a commencement ceremony held in the CHS gym on June 5.
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Eighth-graders celebrate an ending, a beginning
"We're making history here tonight," Creswell Middle School Principal Shirley Burrus told eighth-graders as she welcomed them to a celebration honoring Class of 2013. "You'll always be able to say this: you're the first class to finish eighth grade in our new building."
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Green Team shares first harvest
The Creslane Garden Club, which calls itself "The Green Team," enjoyed their first harvest a week before the end of the school year.
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Town steps up to National Running Day challenge
"The turnout has been amazing," McMahon said, noting that as far as organizers have been able to determine, Creswell's was apparently one of very few and perhaps the largest organized National Running Day community event held throughout the country.
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5Cs, CCS commencement honors 19 students
Garbed in caps and gowns, three eighth-graders and 16 kindergarteners received certificates of completion during a combined graduation ceremony for Creswell Christian Child Care Center (5Cs) and Creswell Christian School (CCS), which was held, along with the schools' annual Spring Concert, at Creswell Church of Christ on May 28.
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Council recommends no staff CPI increases
During a special May 26 city council meeting, councilors voted 4-3 to accept City of Creswell Finance Committee recommendations with one modification, that of eliminating the 2009-2010 cost-of-living adjustment for city employees.
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Kindergarteners mark spring with butterfly release
"Butterfly, butterfly, come out, please," chanted groups of kindergarteners as they coaxed the butterflies one by one from their enclosures, held open by teachers Larson, Cheryl Clancey and Michelle Mercer.
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Creswell Faith Center project approved
During a May 21 public hearing, it took more than an hour of dialogue between Creswell Planning Commission members, city planner Denise Walters, Creswell Faith Center Pastor Jon Hovet and the applicant's representative, Ric Christian of GeoMax, but Faith Center's request for a major modification to a previously approved conditional use permit subject to conditions not yet spelled out was eventually approved.
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MacHarg-Ludeke Flights takes flight, at last
Ludeke and MacHarg first became friends in Detroit, Michigan, in a neighborhood school kindergarten class where they were seated next to each other as the result of the alphabetical classroom arrangement typical of the time, and remained close through high school, but until now they had not seen each other for at least 45 years.
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Memorial Day flags
Members of Creswell Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #4039 Women's Auxiliary stand at attention.
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Memorial Day Memories
Thank you, Dad. Thank you to all of those who gave their lives for our freedom to enjoy time with our families.
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Mission accomplished, Marines depart Creswell
In less than four weeks of day-long work, the 41 men and one woman had successfully cleared and leveled the site; poured the concrete handicapped parking area, sidewalk and pavilion floor; set 16 steel support columns four feet deep below the concrete floor in concrete bases and boxed the columns in with wood.
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National Running Day 16-hour Challenge planned
Community members are invited to join in the fun during a full day of walking and running challenges and events for all ages to be hosted at Creswell High School on June 3 in conjunction with National Running Day.
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Recital, awards night showcases piano students
A spring recital for piano students of former Creslane Elementary School music teacher Mary Ellen Yost showcased 19 local youth, ranging in age from elementary school through high school students.
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Unofficial final election results confirm early voting trends
n a Special Districts Election notable for low voter turnout, only 43,778 (21.09 percent) of Lane County's 207,544 registered voters cast ballots by the 8 p.m. May 18 deadline, unofficial final results mirrored the voting trends indicated by early returns.
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Community bids firefighter farewell
Don Furrer served 45 years as a volunteer firefighter, for several decades with Creswell Rural Fire Protection District, most recently as its fire chief, and later with South Lane County Fire & Rescu
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Items sought for Creswell's time capsule
Because all items will need to be preserved before going into the capsule, donations should be submitted by June 13. Please call Carol Hooker at 915-1743 for any questions, including information on where items may be dropped off.
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City council toughens park ordinance
Council members also voted unanimously to authorize city administrator Mark Shrives as the city's designee to post signs on park properties giving notice of use limitations. After park rules are posted, rule violators can be cited for park violations.
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Kindergarteners host Mother's Day Tea
The tea, held this year on May 8 and hosted during morning and afternoon kindergarten classes by teachers Cheryl Clancey, Debbie Larson and Michelle Mercer, is one of several family-inclusive events planned at Creslane to help ease kindergarteners' transition into their first year of public school.
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Round it up and move it out for safe disposal
Lane County residents may also call 541-682-4120 to make an appointment to drop off hazardous materials at the agency's Glenwood facility every Thursday morning and two Saturdays a month.
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The circus is coming, the circus is coming!
On Thursday, May 7, Skeeter visited Creswell Christian School, Creslane Elementary, Creswell Clubhouse and the Creswell Library to make area children aware that the circus is coming.
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Two local girls are pageant's Outstanding Princesses
Named Lane County's Outstanding Princess was Reina Ramirez. Named Linn-Benton's Outstanding Princess was Jayda Epperson of Cottage Grove. The University of Oregon's Outstanding Princess was Ryleigh Anderson of Creswell.
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Wild iris flowers herald Willamette Valley spring
Several days of sunshine interspersed between rain showers have coaxed wild Oregon irises (Iris tenax tenax) to display their creamy white to lavender to deep purple and occasionally yellow flowers in open and lightly shaded oak woodlands around Creswell.
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Christian Schools auction, yard sale net $20,500
An annual benefit auction and garage sale netted a combined $20,500 that is sorely needed during the current economic downturn to help fund scholarships at Creswell Christian School (CCS) and Creswell Christian Child Care Center (5Cs), according to 5Cs director Debby Hisey and CCS director Becky Lake.
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City council censures councilor Case
Councilor David Case failed to show up for an April 30 special meeting of the Creswell City Council during which the remaining six councilors voted 5-1 to censure and publicly reprimand Case for violation of council rules. Jane Vincent cast the only vote in opposition to censure.
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Creswell resident to stand trial on multiple charges
Loughary had turned himself in at the Lane County Sheriff's Office in Eugene about 8 a.m. on Thursday, April 30, after being sought in a vehicular assault on Creswell resident Lee Frank Humphrey that occurred about 5:32 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29 at 92 N. Eighth St. in Creswell.
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Protect against wildfire
In support of Wildfire Awareness Week, May 3-9, Oregon State Fire Marshal Randy Simpson encouraged home and building owners to protect themselves and their property from the risk of wildfires through safe debris removal, fire prevention and structural risk reduction.
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Creswell Farmers' Market returns for another year
The Creswell Farmers Market will be opening its 2009 season on May 5, just in time for Cinco de Mayo. As in the past, it will be held on Tuesday afternoons from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the covered area behind the library.
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Creswell Middle School time capsule documents, Part 2
This is the second document to be reproduced in The Creswell Chronicle from those revealed on April 8, 2009 when the time capsule deposited in the foundation of the former high school and, more recently, middle school was opened during the dedication ceremonies at the new Creswell Middle School.
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Earth Day rocks at Garden Lake Park
The Garden Lake Park pavilion will feature interpretive signage illustrating the sustainable design aspects of the pavilion, ecological aspects of the park, historical significance of the area and ongoing restoration efforts taking place in the park.
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Fire board candidates respond to questionnaire
Voters residing within the boundaries of South Lane County Fire & Rescue District will be presented with real choices between candidates running for the four board of directors positions up for election in the May 19, 2009 Special District Election.
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Middle school demolition creates mixed emotions
Some spectators rejoiced at the sight of the state-of-the-art educational facility that will be serving Creswell's children for decades to come, while other onlookers shed tears as Eugene-based Staton Companies' excavators pulverized the landmark that they, their children and grandchildren had attended, first as the town's high school (from 1941 to 1957) and later as its middle school (from 1958 to present).
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One home to be built on two lots
Action taken at Creswell Planning Commission's April 16 meeting will result in a single-family residence being constructed on the last two undeveloped lots in Phase 1 of the Emerald Valley Resort PUD.
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The U.S. Marines have arrived!
The first contingent of two contingents from U.S. Marine Reserves Eugene Engineering Company A of the 6th Engineering Support Battalion arrived Monday, April 20 to begin construction of the educational pavilion at Creswell's Garden Lake Park.
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City to seek grant funds for code enforcement
During their April 13 city council meeting, councilors were asked to provide direction as to how to make code violation enforcement not wait for complaints, as well as more consistent.
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Creswell Christians commemorate Christ's crucifixion
Procession participants ranged in age from children up to 78-year-old Norm Few, pastor at Creswell's Presbyterian Church for more than 50 years. As they walked along the sidewalk on a balmy spring afternoon, they took turns carrying the crosses and signs.
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Fire chief receives high marks
The summary stated, "Overall, the board is very pleased with the performance and dedication of the Fire Chief. We are pleased to continue employment with Chief David Nielson."
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Weather smiles on annual Easter Egg Hunt
With 10,000 plastic eggs filled with candy and certificates for prizes such as 10 bicycles and a Nintendo Wii, an estimated 1,000 children accompanied by several hundred parents, mostly Creswell area residents but some from Eugene, Springfield and Lowell, showed up to participate.
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China, UO latest stops on Hendricks' musical journey
"I had a lot of fun and played well," Hendricks said of the event, part of "Yes! We Can! The Power of Positive Expression," a showcase for original works of young Lane County artists sponsored by Upstart Crow Studios in conjunction with the Hader Exhibit, in the Hult Center's Jacobs Gallery through May 2.
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Love of flying a family affair for teen, grandfather
To date Bushman has logged about 85 flight hours and made about 300 landings. Because he began instrument training while awaiting his 16th birthday, when he could solo, he has also clocked about 10 hours of the 40 needed to become instrument-certified and will likely accumulate another 20 to 25 hours this year.
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Youthful anglers get a taste of trout fishing
"Although the catch rate wasn't as high as we would have liked to have seen, families seemed to be enjoying time together outdoors, which is really what it is all about in my mind," she said.
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CMS Tigers loose in halls of new school
"We've been working toward this day for so long and it's finally here," CMS principal Shirley Burrus told students during a welcome assembly that preceded a special schedule of abbreviated class periods, implementation of a new single, 30-minute lunch period, fire drills and teacher-guided tours of the new facility.
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Don Lown, volunteer extraordinaire
It's rare to find a person possessing as many talents as Don Lown, and even rarer to find a person who shares them with so many individuals and organizations as a volunteer.
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School board expected to hire Ruby Price as superintendent
Members of the Creswell School Board are expected to vote to hire Ruby Price as the school district's new superintendent at their April 8 meeting, which will take place at Creswell Middle School following the 6 p.m. dedication and open house at the new building.
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Kid power fuels middle school library move
CMS librarian Kim Jordan oversaw moving-day activities from the "old" middle school end, while library assistant Suzanne Amos greeted book-laden students on the receiving end in the bright, welcoming new CMS library.
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Pilot and passenger walk away from hard landing
Pilot in command Bob Russell and his passenger Eric Sampayo walked away from the hard landing of a light sport plane about 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18, at Creswell's Hobby Field airport.
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Are you the victim of an unreported theft?
Lane County Sheriff's Office Deputy Alysoun House asked Creswell residents who have experienced recent thefts that they have not reported to call the Sheriff's Office at 686-4150 to make a report and see if any of the recovered furniture or other items belong to them.
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Car fire doused, just in time
"If that had not been a concrete block exterior wall, the building would have become involved," said South Lane County Fire & Rescue Captain Paul Furrer.
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FFA fundraisers net $950
Creswell High School FFA members netted approximately $950 from a pair of March 14 fundraising events selling chickens and "kids" in the form of barbecued chicken halves and the services of members themselves, not baby goats.
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Public invited to observe superintendent selection
"We sincerely hope that the community will join us in this critical task of selecting our next superintendent," said board member/Superintendent Search Committee Chair Lee Kounovsky. "We've had an opportunity to review several excellent candidates."
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Area residents organizing to create community gardens
The group is soliciting donations to purchase these supplies; checks made out to FFA Community Garden Project may be dropped off at the Creswell Library or sent to PO Box 547, Creswell, OR 97425. Hurlburt can be contacted at 953-6656.
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Creswell's ‘bird boy' is back after adventure in Antarctica
Strycker, 22, who just returned home to Creswell after spending three months in a field camp at Cape Crozier on Ross Island, Antarctica with two other researchers, shared photographs and stories about his adventure with an audience of about three dozen during a March 3 presentation sponsored by the Creswell Public Library Foundation.
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Curbs, gutters and sidewalks coming to N. Fifth and A Streets
Creswell City Council members voted unanimously during their March 9, 2009 meeting to pass Resolution 2009-07, which determined it necessary to install curb, gutter and sidewalks along N. Fifth St. from A St. to Scott Ave., and on A St. between N. Fifth and N. Seventh Streets.
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Mounce recommended as new high school principal
In a March 4 press release, Creswell School Superintendent Rick Stuber announced that he would recommend Gary Mounce for the Creswell High School Principal position to the Creswell School Board during its March 11 meeting.
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Pacific Power offers help to struggling customers
During a Feb. 25, 2009 reception hosted by Pacific Power for Creswell and Cottage Grove community leaders, company president Pat Reiten urged customers experiencing difficulty paying their electricity bills to contact a company customer service representative for assistance.
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Fire district's volunteer association honors its firefighters/paramedics
Once a year, South Lane County Fire & Rescue's Volunteer Association hosts an awards banquet for career and volunteer personnel, along with their spouses and guests, to honor the district's most outstanding emergency responders and to enjoy the camaraderie that increasingly characterizes the entire organization.
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It's Girl Scout Cookie time again
Girls from Creswell troops will be selling the delectable cookies in the foyer at Creswell Ray's Food Place from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekends through March 15.
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Dan McGrorty appointed to fire board
McGrorty, who has been in the area for nine years, spent 22 years as a firefighter in southern California, working his way up from a volunteer position when he was 18, going full time at 22 and eventually becoming a deputy chief in a department with more volunteers than career firefighters.
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Public invited to attend principal selection process
Informal round table discussions and facility tours will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., and formal interviews begin at 11 a.m. The formal interviews will be open to the public, but public interaction will be limited.
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School District Finance Committee awaiting state funding reductions
With the state of Oregon expected to announce the shortfall in school financing for the remainder of the school year on February 20, the newly re-instituted district Finance Committee chaired by Lonn Robertson, will meet to discuss what immediate steps the district must take for the current school year.
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City administrator receives high marks
Reporting the results of Shrives' annual performance review during the Feb. 9 council meeting, mayor Bob Hooker said that Shrives' was rated "satisfactory" to "very satisfactory" in all 13 evaluation categories, with "very satisfactory" being the highest category.
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What were Oregonians like 150 years ago?
What better theme for the 2009 Sweet Night Out event during the year Oregon celebrates its sesquicentennial and Creswell its centennial than life during the mid to late 1800s in Lane County?
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Whoo, whoo are you?
Creswell resident Matyszak told the audience of about 20 children that Linnaeus, who was named after Carolus Linnaeus, the Swedish naturalist who created a taxonomic system to demonstrate relationships of plants and animal.
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CMS sports fields hit snag
While time has been the major issue in completing the new Creswell Middle School building (a protracted period of inclement weather delayed the start of the project), money is the major factor affecting construction of the CMS athletic fields.
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Jazz Band wins Clark College Festival
"What a couple of weeks we have had," said Creswell High School instrumental director Sandi Green enthusiastically after the CHS Jazz Band participated in two recent jazz festivals, capturing first place during the competitive Clark College Festival, held Jan. 30 in Vancouver, Wash.
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Joy K. Larson FOUND
Larson was reported missing/ overdue from a routine walk to a nearby department store in Cottage Grove on January 2
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MISSING ADULT
Joy Kathleen Larson
Missing Since: 01/28/2009- For additional information contact: John Miller, Search and Rescue Coordinator at (541) 682-8544 or email at john.miller@co.lane.or.us
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Cormorants and mallards frequent Garden Lake Park
The Double-crested Cormorant, a large, dark, fish-eating water bird with a long, hooked bill, long tail and long, thin neck, is the most numerous and widespread North American cormorant and is the only one that occurs in large numbers inland as well as on the coast.
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Entrants sought for Miss Lane County Pageant
Girls, teens and young women interested in competing at any of the three levels associated with the Miss Lane County Pageant have until Feb. 28 to complete their registration forms and pay associated fees.
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Library's financial position is sound
By Helen Hollyer
Lane Library District's board members heard the reassuring words, "You have a clean audit," from Certified Public Accountant Teresa Nohrenberg, who presented the results of her audit of the district for the year that ended June 30, 2008 at a Jan. 21, 2009, meeting.
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How are they going to get the crane out?
As the curved steel panels that will comprise the sides of a three-million-gallon clear well (water tank) have risen to its eventual 32-foot height with a 35-ton crane still inside the circular structure, Water Treatment Plant Operator Mike Howard is fielding numerous telephone calls.
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Creswell residents support National Day of Service
Creswell's service project was one of more than 5,000 in all 50 states organized by Renew America Together, a non-partisan effort to mobilize Americans with diverse backgrounds, experiences and beliefs on Jan. 17, 18 and 19.
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Energy efficiency is key component of state's economic recovery
"It's important that we maintain the tools that we need…the two key components are knowledgeable workers, which requires ongoing capital expense to educate the population, and infrastructure such as roads, railroads, ports, factories and the regulatory system that has established a set of expectations nationally," he said.
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Fire district responds to ISO concerns
Insurance Service Office (ISO) supplies information about risk to property/casualty insurers, who use that information to determine property owners' fire insurance premiums. Higher rating numbers indicate greater perceived risk, which generally lead to higher insurance premiums.
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Mayor Bob Hooker's 2009 State of the City address
I want to promise this community that we are all dedicated to achieving better communication with you and we will do whatever we can to keep the lines open.
"Attending city council meetings is the greatest way to stay informed and I welcome the opportunity to meet each of you at one of the council meetings throughout the year." Mayor Bob Hooker
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Mayor, city councilors sworn in
With the swearing in of re-elected councilors Jack Gradle and Bill McCoy, first time council member Jane Vincent and Bob Millam, who was appointed during the meeting to fill the council position vacated by Hooker, all council positions are filled, which has not been the case for more than a year.
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MLK holiday to be national day of community service
More than 5,000 nonpartisan and voluntary events are being held across the country.
The Creswell event will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 17. Volunteers will be collecting nonperishable foods for the Creswell Food Pantry.
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Shop Smart Cottage Grove to close
"We would like to thank the Cottage Grove community for its support of our store over the past seven months and remind everyone that C&K Market also operates a Ray's Food Place in Creswell (190 Emerald Parkway) and Pleasant Hill (35831 Hwy. 58)," said Greg Sandeno, vice-president and chief operating officer.
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City seeks councilor applicants
The position of city councilor is a four-year commitment, the learning curve is steep, there is no pay and holding the office guarantees that, at any one point in time, a substantial number of Creswell citizens will be upset about something a councilor said or how he or she voted on an issue.
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Dozens ring in the New Year at Swing Dance
About 50 people rang in the New Year during an entertaining evening of 1940s-era swing music provided by the Creswell High School Jazz Band, punctuated with vintage radio announcements, advertising jingles, skits and songs performed by students and community members.
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Recent Creswell weather anything but boring
Fog, freezing fog, rain, freezing rain, sleet, hail and snow, alone and in combination, made appearances ranging in length from a few minutes to several hours' duration, with gusty winds increasing the precipitation's impact.
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VFW Hall hosts monthly country dances
Local dance-lovers looking for a regular venue in the wake of two recent ballroom and swing-dancing fundraisers held in December at Creswell High School need look no further than the Creswell VFW Hall.
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2008 News in Review
At the end of each year, following a time-honored journalistic tradition, The Creswell Chronicle's editor selects what she considers to have been the most important news stories during the preceding 12 months.
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Santa, elves visit Creswell Care Center
For the last five years, the Creswell branch of SOFCU Community Credit Union has decorated its lobby with a Tree of Giving displaying ornaments bearing the first names of those currently residing at Creswell Care Center along with gifts each would most like to receive.
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Snow, ice blanket valley in hazardous beauty
Those coveted "snow days" fulfilled a wish high on nearly every child's holiday list, freeing students to go sledding on area hills, engage in snowball fights or build snowmen, and tantalized Creswell residents with dreams of a white Christmas—that picture-postcard ideal that happens rarely in the Willamette Valley.
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Tree of Joy brightens Christmas for local kids
Co-sponsored by the Creswell Library, Siuslaw Bank, Ray's Food Place, Creswell Kiwanis and Friends of the Creswell Library, the 2008 Tree of Joy program assisted 37 families hard hit by the current economic downturn or struggling with other challenges, reported Tree of Joy volunteer Emi Ikeda, 18, daughter of Lane Library District Director Su Ikeda.
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5Cs/CCS Pageant relates message of the season
After-pageant praise from audience members for the quality of the program and the children's performances garnered a humble response from Hisey that seemed to aptly sum up not only staff members' commitment to the annual pageant but the entire philosophy of 5Cs and CCS.
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Christmas Follies nourish body and spirit
A magical evening was had by all as ballroom dancers, special desserts and more entertained about 25 guests during the Creswell Christmas Follies, a benefit for Creswell Food Pantry held at Creswell High School on Dec. 13.
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Fire board powers through packed agenda
Despite reduced numbers, the three South Lane County Fire & Rescue district directors present during the Dec. 11, 2008 regular board meeting were able to handle an item-packed agenda in just under an hour and 40 minutes.
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Storms bring snow to Creswell
In town, much of the snow on city streets had melted Monday afternoon, but temperatures plummeted into the teens Monday night, creating a driving situation in which sheets of ice alternated with bare pavement. Most Lane County schools closed, but Creswell operated with a two-hour delay.
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Applegate Trail Monument nears completion
Taking advantage of cold but clear early winter weather, Northwest Monument owner Jim Watkins and his assistant Bobby Brown installed the first of two markers on the Applegate Trail Monument in Garden Lake Park on Dec. 5.
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Camas Mobile Home Park issues may find solutions
Real estate investor Larry Tardie, who purchased Creswell's 55 and older Camas Mobile Home Park in early September this year, has added a second aphorism to the more famous one relating to real property, adding "communication, communication, communication to "location, location, location."
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City requests federal stimulus funds
The city of Creswell has submitted 14 infrastructure project proposals with a total estimated cost of $11,658,824 for federal stimulus funding, city administrator Mark Shrives told city councilors during their Dec. 8 meeting.
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Deputies House and Hollis now serve Creswell
"I like to get to know the business owners as part of community policing," Hollis says. "I can't solve community problems, but I can help people solve the problems. I'm excited about coming up with a community policing plan for Creswell."
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Kiwanis donates $3,500
In keeping with its mission of changing the world, one child and one community at a time, members of Kiwanis Club of Creswell have donated half the proceeds of last summer's Run for the Kids to Creslane Elementary School's Creswell Clubhouse After School Program.
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Local music students join in Play-A-Thon
Creswell piano students of former Creslane music teacher Mary Ellen Yost participated in the Oregon Music Teachers' Association (OMTA) Play-A-Thon on Dec. 7 at Barnes & Noble in Eugene.
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Oregon auctioneer qualifies for world championship
Auctioneer Jake Cheechov qualified for his first World Livestock Auctioneer Championship (WLAC) by placing in the top eight of the Livestock Marketing Association's Midwestern region quarterfinal held Tuesday Dec. 2 at the Kingsville Livestock Auction in Kingsville, Mo.
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Over the river and through the woods
Seventy-four Creswell and Eugene residents participated in Creswell's second annual Over the River and Through the Woods 10K/7K run/walk, also known as the Jingle Bells Run, on Saturday, Dec. 6.
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Birthday girl gives Thanksgiving to local family
Ellee Mattheisen celebrated her tenth birthday on Nov. 21. But instead of having a birthday party or getting presents from friends, Mattheisen decided to buy a turkey and asked her classmates to pitch in with items to fill a Thanksgiving basket to be given to a local family in need.
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Conditioning, offense makes Tigers competitive
The Tiger football program at Creswell Middle School enjoyed record turnout this season, with nearly 50 seventh- and eighth-graders playing during the season and more than 60 students participating in a pair of summer conditioning camps.
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Historical society receives grant
The Creswell Area Historical Society is the recipient of a $4,607 grant from the Oregon Historical Trails Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation. The grant is the second from OCF; the first helped fund the Applegate Trail Monument at Garden Lake Park.
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Sailplane club coming to Creswell airport
"The jury is out on the body color," said Scott Henderson, referring to the OSU orange paint on the fabric fuselage of the 1974 Schweizer SGS 2-33A Sailplane that he and business partner Bill Kelly recently purchased and now base at Creswell's Hobby Field airport.
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Student body president tours interior of new CMS
"I'm awed and impressed -- just disappointed that I don't get to be in it very long," Parsons said. Construction is moving ahead on schedule for move-in over Spring Break, which takes place the last week of March, 2009.
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Church hosts sports service, tailgate party
An award for the best-decorated vehicle was awarded to the Blain family, whose Ford Expedition was decked out in red, black and white in honor of the CHS Bulldogs, complete with a football field mat and a yellow goalpost mounted on the rear fender and door.
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