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ST. PAUL CELEBRATES HISTORY, UPGRADES 3A DECEMBER 10, 2025 • Vol. 23, No. 28 The Clawson Christmas tree lights up Dec. 3. Photos by Erin Sanchez
Amid North Pole snow and cold, Santa Claus arrives on a Clawson fire truck.
Clawson tree lighting brings city closer together
BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN tchristensen@candgnews.com
ROYAL OAK — Moonbeams for Sweet Dreams, hosted by Corewell Health Children’s in Royal Oak, helps light up the lives of the youngest patients in the hospital during the holidays. The annual event has been a staple at the hospital for seven years, and its coordinators are looking forward to many more years of Moonbeams. Moonbeams for Sweet Dreams will take place Dec. 9-23 at Corewell Health Children’s at William Beaumont University Hospital, 3601 W. 13 Mile Road. On each of these days at 8 p.m. sharp for 10 minutes, participants will come together with flashlights, shining them up into the hospital rooms of the pediatric patients. The beams are meant to shine in hope and cheer to the young patients.
BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN
tchristensen@candgnews.com
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he city of Clawson kicked off the holiday season with its annual lighting of the tree at Memorial Park on
Dec. 3. Despite the cold weather, approximately 200 people attended the lighting, according to Alec Speshock, executive director of the Clawson Chamber of Commerce. “It was a great night. Obviously, we had the fun of snow and the chilling temperatures. The snow was beautiful and it made See CLAWSON on page 12A
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