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Creswell, Oregon · CreswellSPRINGFIELD – If there’s one thing Alan Embree knows how to do, it’s win. Embree, in his first season at the helm of the Springfield Millers baseball team, has won at pretty much every level there is. The former left-handed pitcher won a state title at Prairie High School in Washington; a World Series championship with the 2004 Boston Red Sox; a West Coast League title as coach of the Bend Elks in ’15; and a state title as coach of Summit High S…See the Story
Millers coach Embree brings series of successes to Springfield
Volleyball · CreswellPLEASANT HILL – Anna Baltrusch, one of the most-decorated high school girls volleyball coaches in Oregon during her tenure at Creswell High School, said she was often beset with one question from boys. “Boys forever would ask me, ‘Why can’t we play volleyball? Why isn’t there a league for us?’” Baltrusch said. “Even at the club level rarely have we had an all-boys team. My daughters are in their 40s now, and for that length of time there has ha…See the Story
Creswell, Pleasant Hill boys volleyball ‘emerging’ as competitive, good time
Creswell, Oregon · CreswellOne bike at a time, citizen innovation helping shelter Creswell’s unhoused CRESWELL – Change doesn’t always come from a top-down solution. In fact, bottom-up solutions make noticeable differences in our communities. Creswell residents Bill Kent and Ed Gunderson have taken a creative approach to help shelter the City’s unhoused population by building Conestoga huts to provide unhoused people a safe place to sleep. “It wasn’t a big grant coming in…See the Story
Mobile, home
Housing · CreswellSPRINGFIELD – Earlier this week, the City moved along with its plan to implement a property tax exemption for multiple-unit housing to incentivize development of more diverse housing and address Springfield’s lack of housing choice. Council has been considering developing the Housing Diversity Tax Exemption (HDTE) since 2017, according to housing analyst Katie Caroll. More recently, council received public comment during the March 4 public hear…See the Story
Springfield moves along tax program for housing
Creswell, Oregon · CreswellWhat started as an informal way for plant-lovers to gather and learn from each other has steadily grown over the past four decades into a group with about 400 members who share the same passion: gardening. The Willamette Valley Hardy Plant Group (WVHPG) was founded in 1986 by Roger Gossler and Rozanne Britain, and it’s a nonprofit, volunteer organization whose primary purpose is to educate its members about plants to foster their love of flora. …See the Story
Gardening enthusiasts still growing after four decades of sharing passion
Creswell, Oregon · CreswellSPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Alliance for Equity and Respect (SAfER) hosted the annual Huerta/Chávez Celebration April 11 at Hamlin Middle School. Springfield students and teachers from elementary school through high school attended the event to celebrate Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chávez and raise awareness for social justice. Presenters spoke in both English and Spanish as they emphasized the lives of Huerta and Chávez; many awards were given …See the Story
Huerta/Chávez celebration features performances
Creswell, Oregon · CreswellSPRINGFIELD – On March 26, the Thurston Colts softball team lost two games at the North Medford Spring Break Tournament and fell to 2-6 on the season. Since that day, the Colts have won six straight, allowing only 14 runs and winning those six games by a combined run margin of +68. “It started on Saturday down at Ashland. We kind of got ourselves on track, and we changed our approach. We had some long conversations because we had been struggling…See the Story
