Weekly Clips for December 21

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This week’s top highlights…

Straight to the pint: Young entrepreneur makes Downtown pop with vibrant, new ice cream shop
SPRINGFIELD — What’s the scoop on Main Street? You might ask PJ Smith, 19-year-old owner of Mr. Ice Cream — a real cone artist who is one of Springfield’s newest…
Straight to the pint: Young entrepreneur makes Downtown pop with vibrant, new ice cream shop
SPRINGFIELD — What’s the scoop on Main Street? You might ask PJ Smith, 19-year-old owner of Mr. Ice Cream — a real cone artist who is one of Springfield’s newest…
Creswell City Council backpedals on appointment of unhoused woman
Allen would’ve been first unhoused person to serve on council; Kent elected to fill her seat CRESWELL – A newly discovered conflict of interest has left the Creswell City Council…
Creswell City Council backpedals on appointment of unhoused woman
Allen would’ve been first unhoused person to serve on council; Kent elected to fill her seat CRESWELL – A newly discovered conflict of interest has left the Creswell City Council…
Billies come up big in I-5 tourney 
COTTAGE GROVE – Saturday night’s Battle of I-5 Holiday Tournament girls final was quite a test of wills. Crosstown rivals Pleasant Hill and Creswell weren’t backing down from one another.…
Billies come up big in I-5 tourney 
COTTAGE GROVE – Saturday night’s Battle of I-5 Holiday Tournament girls final was quite a test of wills. Crosstown rivals Pleasant Hill and Creswell weren’t backing down from one another.…
A new start for YMCA
EUGENE – The Eugene-Springfield YMCA opened its new center on Saturday, as clouds parted and sunlight smiled down on a huge crowd of supporters and well-wishers. The official ribbon-cutting featured…
A new start for YMCA
EUGENE – The Eugene-Springfield YMCA opened its new center on Saturday, as clouds parted and sunlight smiled down on a huge crowd of supporters and well-wishers. The official ribbon-cutting featured…

In case you missed it…

Photos: Creswell’s Winter Lights shine bright

BOB WILLIAMS / THE CHRONICLE

CRESWELL — The annual Winter Lights Celebration on Dec. 9 sure added a twinkle in the eyes of its participants. Santa — and in some cases, multiple Saint Nicks — took to the streets to chat with youngsters and rode on light parade floats down Oregon Avenue. Hosted by the Creswell Chamber of Commerce, the event also boasted a winter vendor market at Creswell Grange and the Creswell Community Center; Mrs. Claus reading to children at the Creswell Library; a performance by the Oregon Tuba Ensemble; a Christmas Tree Silent Auction that benefited Creswell First at the Masonic Lodge; and a sale at the Presbyterian Church. Above, Lily, Evie, and Kelly Gillespie and Katie Vasquez are all smiles with Santa.

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