included building the two bathrooms and a small kitchen,
leasing parking spaces and making other required changes.
In the city’s records, Fogelstrom says that as of April
23, he didn’t know what “change-of-use” was or what it
entailed. As of May 5, records show he was working with
the city of Eugene to bring the buildings up to code.
According to an April 20 letter of notice to Fogelstrom
from the city, Fogelstrom would have needed to submit a
change-of-use permit application by May 4 if the properties
had remained leased. Now that the properties are vacant,
the letter says, Fogelstrom cannot legally rent them out
again until they are code compliant.
Maude says he wants people to know that Hard Times
Distillery itself is not closed, and the distillery in Monroe
remains up and running. “Hard Times Distillery has always
worked to live up to its name,” Maude says. “It’s kind of
heartbreaking to lose Blair — it was a great space and we
loved the Whiteaker — but we will find a new space, or
we’ll find a new niche that works for us.”
Shimmen says he is still interested in opening his
kombucha taphouse elsewhere, but since he invested most
of his funds into the property in the Whiteaker, he’s not sure
how he’ll accomplish it and may consider fundraising. His
Kore Kombucha products are still available for purchase.
He says he plans to pursue legal action against Fogelstrom.
— Amy Schneider
CORVALLIS PLAY STRUCTURE
TO HONOR TRIBES AND A CHILD
A play structure at Shawala Point in Corvallis’
Riverfront Park will honor the short life of a little boy
and pay tribute to the Kalapuya people who lived in the
Corvallis area in pre-settlement times.
Trish Weber has begun fundraising for the memorial for
her son, Nigel Rose Weber, and says she hopes to raise
$30,000 for the play structure, which will be in the shape
of a traditional Kalapuya bowl. The bowl, about 4 feet tall,
will have handholds for kids to climb on it.
Seven-year old Nigel died unexpectedly April 4, 2014,
after staying home from school for an illness.
Weber says in addition to the climbing wall, the memorial
will have a rubberized mat area around the structure, several
concrete benches shaped like traditional Kalapuyan canoes,
concrete planters containing native plants significant to the
Kalapuya people and interpretive signage.
Weber is an activist who fights “extreme energy projects
— pipelines, tar sands development all over the U.S. and
Canada,” and says through her activism she has forged
alliances with indigenous peoples. When the idea came
for the memorial, she says, she wanted to honor the native
people who once lived there. The memorial will be a piece
of art, a sculpture, but art that kids can play on.
“He was an awesome kid,” Weber says of her son. “If
our communities are able to grow more deeply connected
as a result of his having lived and our having lost him, I
think his life will have been well memorialized.”
The design of the play structure was developed with the
Confederated Tribes of the Grande Ronde, which include
the Kalapuya. Kathy Cole of CTGR says the location at
Shawala Point is one that would have been perfect as a
beach landing for canoes.
Cole says, “We’ve worked with other cities on art
projects but never a memorial, so this is even more
special.” She adds that when it comes to this project, “I’m
a little biased because I’ve lost a son too,” and she sees the
project as a way to honor Nigel’s life, “memorialize him
and also bring the community together.”
According to Jacqueline Rochefort of Corvallis Parks
and Recreation, while Corvallis has done memorials in the
past — she cites the Jim and Ruth Howland Memorial
Plaza and the Helen Berg Memorial Sculpture as similar
examples — she says that “this project is unique in how
closely we are working with the family on something as
tangible as a play structure.”
Rochefort says the project is “a late addition to the
Capital Improvement Plan,” adding that the Corvallis City
Council will review and vote to adopt the plan at its June 2
meeting. She adds that city staff “is also reviewing the site
to determine permit requirements.”
She says if the project is approved for this location,
which is still in need of a master plan, then “a play structure
that honors both the Native American culture of the site as
well as a child from this community will be a wonderful
feature in the area.”
Non-tax-deductible donations can be made to the
Nigel Rose Weber Memorial Fund at amemorialfornigel.
org, though larger tax-deductible donations can be made
through the city, according to the fund.
A dedication ceremony is scheduled tentatively for
Aug. 4 and will include representatives from Grand Ronde
arriving by traditional canoe. Additionally, the observance
will include traditional native ceremonies and songs.
According to a fundraising sheet about the project,
“Also honored will be the connection between humans and
the Earth and nature, which is appropriate as Nigel was a
great lover of nature.” — Camilla Mortensen
STATE LAWS WOULD
SUPPORT LOCAL DISTILLERS
Rep. Jennifer Williamson told the Oregon Legislature’s
House Committee on Business and Labor that her two
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