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Incidents FRIDAY, JUNE 21 Fight: 9:05 p.m., 3300 block Gateway Street. Police responded to a fight outside a service station. A caller said up to six men were armed with sticks. Another caller said a belt and a cane were being used as weapons.

A SummerFair ‘squirrel hunt’ The SummerFair Filbert Hunt is set to begin Monday, and this year there’s a new twist — in the form of a small gray filbert fiend with a bushy tail.

Shame on bag cheater As a fellow Springfield citizen, I say shame on Guy Kudlemyer for stealing produce bags to carry his groceries in an attempt to get around the plastic bag ban ... and then bragging about it in a June 30 letter to the editor (Register-­Guard).

Events scheduled by Willamalane Park and Recreation District for the week of July 7-14. Monday, July 8 Beginning Tribal Fusion Belly Dance — Ages 15 and up. Improve fitness and core strength while working out to world music.

Every summer, the Springfield Public Library offers an incredible selection of summer reading opportunities for every member of the community. Our super-­popular summer reading program for kids and teens kicked off on June 18.

I am too easily seduced. What was I thinking when I agreed to participate in a daylong flea market on a day that promises to be mercilessly hot? I wasn’t. Thinking.

EDITOR’S NOTE: In Case You Missed It is a digest of recent Register-Guard articles of interest to Springfield readers. SALEM — With almost no discussion, the Oregon Education Investment Board on Monday unanimously confirmed Nancy Golden, the longtime Springfield schools superintendent, as the state’s interim education chief.

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food. — Hippocrates “This is a perfect summer salad, on a perfect summer day,” Nancy Graham says, tossing cups of bright red beets, purple-­skinned kohlrabi and white turnips into a large metal bowl.

From banjo players to crooners of Italian art songs, it’s clear that youngsters in Springfield have budding talent. On a sweltering afternoon, 14 performers between the ages of 3 and 18 took the stage at Willamalane Park for the Willamalane Park and Recreation District’s annual Just For Kids talent show.

Tweens invited to hang out at the library The Tween Scene at the Springfield Public Library will be held from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday. Kids ages 9 to 13 are invited to drop in, hang out, make a craft or play a game, and have a snack.