Weekly Clips for Dec. 18

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By Ashlin Sanderson

COTTAGE GROVE – Downtown Cottage Grove has been under construction since February 2025. Last Friday night, City officials administered a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the long-awaited two-way…

By Ashlin Sanderson

CRESWELL – Christmas magic sprinkled its sparkles over the City of Creswell last Saturday when the 22nd annual Creswell Winter Lights Festival spread holiday cheer. Luminous dance group performs in…

By Ashlin Sanderson

SPRINGFIELD – Opal Whiteley would have turned 120 years old last Thursday, Dec. 11. The American nature writer, diarist, and local legend to the Cottage Grove area is still making…

By Ashlin Sanderson

CRESWELL – Downtown Creswell recently got a new addition to its storefronts. Last Thursday, Audrey Sizemore and her husband, Dan, cut the Creswell Chamber’s ribbon across their new store door,…

By Chronicle News Service

SPRINGFIELD – PublicHouse at 418 A St. in Downtown Springfield will celebrate the holiday season with its annual Winterfest through Dec. 21. The event features a variety of winter drinks,…

By Chronicle News Service

COTTAGE GROVE – The Cottage Grove Police Department held its annual “Shop with a Cop” event this past Saturday, Dec. 13. It marks the third consecutive year CGPD has partnered…

By Chronicle News Service

On Dec. 11 at 1:40 p.m., LCSO Search & Rescue located Erik Everardo Aguilar-Cisneros, 32, of Springfield, alive in the Hadsall Creek area south of Mapleton. Aguilar-Cisneros was reported missing…

By Erin Tierney-Heggenstaller – Executive Editor

CRESWELL – With strings of twinkling lights delicately draped over downtown’s trees, Oregon Avenue always shines especially bright this time of the year. Thanks to a county grant, plans are…




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No rain, plenty of warm fuzzies at Springfield’s ‘Oldest & Coldest’

A crowded street scene along Mohawk Blvd. in Springfield on Saturday.
Adon Eccles / CHRONICLE PHOTO

SPRINGFIELD – Springfield’s Oldest & Coldest Christmas Parade embarked on its 73rd year last Saturday as downtown businesses opened their doors and folks set up camp on the sidewalks for a front-row view.

Oregon’s typical rainy winter weather held off for the day, and a few rays of sunshine slipped through the clouds. Parade participants took a while to snake their way from the Mohawk Blvd. starting point to the Main Street section, arriving close to 1:45 p.m. In the meantime, people took a gander through the downtown storefronts, ordered drinks from local restaurants, and even played a game or two of chess.

Eugene Police Officer Garrison King entertained his son while waiting for the action to start by giving him a feel for what it is like to ride on a police bike. According to other officers, little Brooks King has a bike of his own at home.

Brenda Hughey, president of Oregon Riders Society, which hosted the event, said the turnout was better than expected.