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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…
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…
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…
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,…
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,…
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…
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…
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’

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.


















