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Felicia Skriver
News Editor
Hundreds o f people packed
themselves into Pioneer Square
to get a glimpse o f the giant 75
foot tree. Many o f the Portlanders
propped umbrellas above their
heads as they listened to the
music streaming down from the
giant stage. Thomas Lauderdale,
with members o f Pink Martini
and Friends, performed carols as
people gathered around the tree’s
base.
Then the time caihe where
everyone in the square started to
count down until the tree’s lights
were turned on. Three... Two...
One. All 14,000 bulbs on the tree
lit up in a multi-colored splash
against the black sky while the
carols continued, keeping every
one in the holiday spirit.
In Portland, the lighting o f the
tree ceremony has been going on
for the last 28 years, and every year
it gets bigger. Organizers encour
age everyone to join; the event is
aimed to be family friendly.
“Oh yeah, it’s a lot o f fun. It’s
a big family event,” said Regan
Bauman, the brochure services
coordinator at Pioneer Square.
“It’s like when you’re a kid and
you get to sit on Santa’s lap. It’s a
great tradition. I mean only years
ago we had the tree and the carol
ers, now w e’ve got this big stage
out there.”
With the Christmas season ju st beginning, people are shopping fo r trees and lights fo r their homes. A t Pioneer Square, hundreds o f people came to see the
wonderfiil lighting o f this 75foot tree that carried 14;OOO Christmas bulbs. Music and caroling helped get everyone in the Christmas spirit.
Please see LIGHTS , P age 2
Thanksgiving invitational nets
2 wins, 1 loss for women’s basketball
Andrew Millbrooke
Sports Editor
The Clackamas Community
College women’s basketball team
opened up the season last Friday
with a trouncing o f an alumni
team o f former Southern Region
players, 100 to 37.
The Cougars hosted seven
other teams in the Thanksgiving
Invitational last weekend at
Randall Gym, winning two games
before losing 87-74 in the final
to a solid squad from Umpqua
Community College.
Clackamas 100, Southern
Region Alumni 37
Clackamas unleashed a fury of
three pointers and provided plenty
o f pressure defense in running out
to a 23-0 lead after eight minutes
against a team o f alumni play
ers from various Southern Region
schools. The alumni finally got
its first basket almost 10 minutes
into the game and after its second
basket, CCC led 34-4 with seven
minutes left in the half.
“It was a good game,” said
sophomore Jenny Johnson. “We
just got to keep it up through
out the tournament and can’t be
intimidated by our next oppo
nent.”
Johnson led the Cougars with
20 first half points. The Cougars
controlled the glass, out-rebound
ing the alumni 31 to 10 in the
opening half.
Please see INVITATIONAL, Page 8
Jenny Johnson, a sophomore from Tualatin H.S. scored 54 points and dished out 13 assists in the Thanksgiving Invitational on Black Friday. The w omen’s
basketball team won two out o f the three games they played. The first game was a success fo r CCC. They won 100-37 against Southern Region Alumni.
They won the second game against Pierce but lost the third against Umpqua.