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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL January 7, 2015 9A COMMUNITY BRIEFS Folk history of Hwy 99 Well-known local authors Pat Edwards and Jo Brew will speak on their latest release “Oregon’s Main Street — US Highway 99 — The Folk Histo- ry” on Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 11 a.m. in the Shepherd Room at the Cottage Grove Community Center. This event is open to the public at no cost, and copies of their books will be available for sale. The event is sponsored by the Cottage Grove Genealogical Society, and refreshments will be served. For life insurance, call a good neighbor. Matt Bjornn ChFC, Agent 1481 Gateway Blvd Cottage Grove, OR 97424 Bus: 541-942-2623 matt@bjornninsurance.com Call me and I’ll help you choose the right life insurance for you and your family. We put the life back in life insurance. ™ State Farm Life Insurance Company (Not licensed in MA, NY or WI), State Farm Life and Accident Assurance Company (Licensed in NY and WI), 1311000 Bloomington, IL We Want Your News! $ PUUBHF ( SPWF 4 FOUJOFM In person: 116 N. Sixth Street, Cottage Grove Email: cgnews@cgsentinel.com Office phone: 942-3325 Yoncalla Yesterday The Yoncalla Historical So- ciety will celebrate the publica- tion of its second book, "Yon- calla Yesterday Revisited," at a book signing on Saturday, Jan. 10 from 1-4 p.m. at the His- toric Birch Street Church, 175 Birch Street in Yoncalla. The book will be available for pur- chase at the event. Editors and contributors will be on hand to sign copies, and refreshments will be provided. The book can also be ordered by contacting the Historical Society by e-mail (Yoncalla_Historical@yahoo. com) or on Facebook (Yoncalla Historical Society). SLSD seeks bond committee members South Lane School District is seeking members of the com- munity to be on an Education Bond Advisory Committee. The charge of the committee will be to look at the district’s long-range Facility and Proper- ty Plan and examine the funding needed to turn the community’s educational vision into a real- ity. The SLSD Bond Advisory Committee shall meet on a reg- ular basis to review and priori- tize facility needs and confer on recommendations to the South Lane School District Board of Directors regarding a bond to replace Harrison School and consider other facility upgrades to be included in the bond. The School Board’s main focus is a replacement school for Harrison, but other facility upgrades previously discussed include technology and security upgrades throughout the district, a swimming pool, a baseball fi eld, another turf fi eld and a performing arts center/theatre. Those interested in serving on the committee can fi nd the ap- plication on the district website at slane.k12.or.us or by stopping by the District Offi ce, located at 455 Adams Avenue. Completed applications should be returned to the District Offi ce by Mon- day, Jan. 12 at 4 p.m. Lorane Movie Night This Saturday is the second Saturday of the month, so it is time for Dinner and a Movie Night in Lorane. Doors at the Lorane Grange open at 6 p.m. for soup and bread. The movie is “Mildred Pierce," an intense drama starring a young Joan Crawford as Mildred Pierce, a divorced single mom who suc- ceeds against all odds and opens a restaurant. For more information or di- rections, go to the Rural Art Center website: http://www.ru- ralartcenter.org/#!movie-night/ ck0q Historic project grants The State Historic Preserva- tion Offi ce is offering grants for work on historic properties and for archaeology projects. The annual grants fund up to $20,000 in matching funds for preservation projects. The Preserving Oregon Grant can fund preservation of historic buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Work may include non-main- tenance preservation like win- dow repair, roof work, founda- tion projects, and plumbing and electrical needs.The Diamonds in the Rough grants help restore or reconstruct the facades of buildings that have been heav- ily altered over the years. The grant’s purpose is to return the buildings to their historic ap- pearance and potentially qualify them for historic register desig- nation (local or national). There will be grant workshops on project planning and grant writing. A two-hour workshop will be in Salem on Feb. 3. A one-hour webinar will be avail- able on Feb. 5. To learn more about the grants and workshops visit www.oregonheritage.org or contact Kuri Gill at Kuri.Gill@ oregon.gov or 503-986-0685. African drumming and dancing classes Cottage Grove's Odd Fellows Hall is slated to play host to West African drumming and dancing classes under the instruction of master drummer Fode Sylla, now a Creswell resident, begin- ning Wednesday, Jan. 14. Sylla grew up and began his studies in Guinea and trained and performed with Circus Bao- bab, Ballet Sembe de Guinea, Ballet Africa and the Universoul Circus, among other acts and ensembles. He'll offer separate drumming and dance classes for $10 each, though those who pay in advance can receive fi ve dance classes for $40. The Odd Fellows Hall is located at 317 Main St. in downtown Cottage Grove, and those interested in registering can call 541-505- 6399. D OCTORS Continued from page 1A through the Affordable Care Act are also attempting to es- tablish new relationships with primary care physicians. “That’s a good thing, because we want people to have access to the care they need, but it’s an issue for all healthcare sys- tems,” Herrmann said. “How do we provide continued access and new models for healthcare. It’s a challenge for all of us, and a reason we’re constantly recruiting new physicians. Doc- tors are an aging workforce, and we’re always seeking new ways to recruit ahead-of-time.” Herrmann said the lack of physicians has not effected operations in Cottage Grove’s Emergency Room. For those seeking appointments with a primary care physician, he rec- ommended making one in ad- vance wherever possible. “If you’re able, book them out as far as you can,” he said. “The unknown is always the biggest challenge. In the meantime, we will continue service with the walk-in clinic, as that may be the best answer we have.” in 2014,” Ziller said. “There should be a signifi cant part of the run this year. Some salmon were caught in the Coast Fork, and they were fi sh that had spawned there, but not in num- bers we might have expected given the numbers of fi sh we released. The return may be stronger in 2015, and if it isn’t, we may look to change things over time. If the Coast Fork and the Row are going to produce a fi shery, 2015 would be the year to see it.” Ziller said that if a return by Chinook to the area were to oc- cur, it would typically happen in late May or early June. If an- glers are lucky enough to catch one, he said ODFW would love to know about it. The agency planted salmon at various points throughout the river system in an effort not to concentrate the spawning fi sh below the dams, which will stop their upstream progress and could create the conditions of “combat fi shing,” or anglers jockeying for the opportunity to catch fi sh in a concentrated area. “We’re hoping for a relaxed Chinook fi shery that’s more spread out so that people can fi sh from a number of places,” Ziller said. “It may be pie-in- the-sky, but that’s what we en- visioned.” Should the fi sh start showing up, Ziller said anglers will soon know about it. “There would be a great suck- ing sound coming from the Row and the Coast Fork,” he said. S ALMON Continued from page 1A “There were four-year olds only coming back to the river A New Year - New Beginnings Price Reduced! Stunning custom home w/gorgeous rock fi replace w/gas starter, stone patio, fantastic gourmet kitchen w/ island and 6 burner range w/grill. 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