10A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL February 25, 2015
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The inside scoop on
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February 25, 2015
Got Rhythm!
Organizers are calling last week’s
Metropolitan Rhythm and Blues Revue
was a tremendous success, selling
480 out of 600 available tickets over
its four performances. The annual
fundraising event featured over 40
students Cottage Grove High School’s
music department, along with staff and
community musicians. With the help
of generous sponsorships, the show
raised $8000, which goes to support
festival fees, equipment purchases
and scholarships.
The singers pictured are Janet Rust
and Glenn B. Rust. Janet is a teacher
at the high school, and her son is a
senior. The musicians behind them
are (from left to right): David Richards
(CGHS graduate), Travis Wong, and
David Larsen (CGHS music director).
courtesy photo
Lincoln's Tigers are now using sporks in their
cafeteria.
Lincoln students
back the 'spork'
Untensil change aims to reduce waste,
produce savings
BY JEREMY SMITH
Lincoln Middle School Principal
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Photo by Kim Larsen Photography
Bond Committee takes a look at Harrison building
A
committee of about 40
community
members,
district staff and members of
the South Lane School District
Board of Directors has been
tasked with exploring the pos-
sibility of a bond levy to replace
the aging Harrison Elementary
School building.
The Bond Advisory Commit-
tee has been meeting bi-weekly
these past two months; it is
tasked with discussing a pos-
sible bond to rebuild Harrison
while also discussing the possi-
bility of other upgrades in South
Lane including a new pool to
replace the aging Warren H.
Daugherty Aquatic Center.
The new Harrison would be
built on the site of the old Cot-
tage Grove High School prop-
erty at 8th and Taylor streets; a
decision has not been made on
what the fate of the property
that currently houses Harrison
would be.
At its Jan. 29 meeting, Super-
intendent Krista Parent told the
group about reasons the Dis-
trict feels it is the “right time”
to pursue a local option levy. A
recent restructuring of the bond
that built the current Cottage
Grove High School means that
the rate on that bond will drop
signifi cantly in 2017, and Par-
ent explained that, if passed, a
bond to replace Harrison could
take effect in conjunction with
that rate drop, meaning that lo-
cal taxpayers wouldn’t see a re-
sultant increase in their property
taxes.
Parent said that a strong econ-
omy and the rate decrease on the
current bond have the District
targeting either the May or No-
vember 2016 election in which
to put the issue before voters.
On Tuesday, Feb. 24, the
Committee was scheduled to
take part in an in-depth tour of
Harrison Elementary to gauge
the health and needs of the
building. The Sentinel will up-
date progress from this meeting
in its next edition.
O RDINANCE
P LAN
Continued from page 1A
During public testimony,
Jimmy Schapper pointed out
the subtlety between quieting
and choking off downtown traf-
fi c. Lexie Simpson said she’s
always hoped that revamping
downtown could be done with
a minimum of disturbance to
downtown business owners. Ar-
chitect Marston Morgan urged
more specifi c guidelines for how
many Main Street trees could
potentially be saved, in addition
to a fi rm commitment from the
Council to leave All-America
City Square as it is.
Downtown business owner
Danny Solesbee said the Main
Street trees are a nuisance.
“The trees drip sap on cars,”
he said. “Their leaves block
storefronts. I’m tired of wash-
ing my sidewalks on a weekly
basis in the fall and summer. I
don’t agree with everything in
the plan, but we need to have a
plan to fi x the streets and side-
walks.”
Another downtown busi-
ness owner, Tim Schweitzer,
said public safety should be the
plan’s fi rst priority.
“We don’t need to spend
money on fl uff,” he said. “The
priorities are the Main Street
crown and fi xing the sidewalks.
The trees are a secondary is-
sue. They never should’ve been
planted in the fi rst place.”
Christina Hubbard repre-
sented Friends of Main Street,
a group opposed to many of
the specifi cs of the fi rst Refi ne-
ment Plan. Hubbard said FOMS
hopes the plan can retain current
sidewalk and travel lane dimen-
sions. She added that public
consensus on the plan could’ve
been more easily reached if
more citizens had known about
the public process.
Craig Simons said he had
helped plant the Main Street
trees but they have outlived their
life expectancy.
“We don’t need ‘em down-
town,” Simons said. We need
‘em at the park. We need safe
streets and sidewalks down
Main Street. I don’t need you
taking my extra money and
planting trees, then constructing
cantilevered sidewalks so the
trees don’t tear things up.”
Business owner Su Rosenthal
pointed out that the Refi nement
Plan is a fl uid document. Cham-
ber of Commerce Director Tra-
vis Palmer said the plan is not a
perfect one but is a “jagged little
pill” that is eventually going to
be healthy for downtown.
During her testimony, Beth
Pool requested an extension of
the public hearing, which the
City Council seemed eager to
accommodate. The Council
agreed to continue accepting
written testimony on the plan for
another week and did not delib-
erate on the plan. The Council
will revisit the plan at its Mon-
day, March 9 meeting, where a
unanimous vote in favor could
bring its adoption. Two majority
votes in favor would also be suf-
fi cient to adopt the plan.
Continued from page 1A
cretion of local law enforce-
ment regarding the issuance of
citations for possession and use
of e-smoking devices by minors
or other infractions.
Boone said he was "philo-
sophically very against relying
on prosecutorial discretion as an
excuse to write vague law."
Boone wondered whether the
Council could simply ban the
free distribution of nicotine-
containing products, but City
Manager Richard Meyers point-
ed out that there is no way to
quantify the nicotine contained
in those products.
During public comment,
Shauna Neigh encouraged the
adoption of the ordinance, re-
lating an incident involving her
son and an e-cigarette.
"Anything we can do to keep
this stuff out of the hands of mi-
nors needs to be done," Neigh
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simple idea is now making a positive impact on the
environment. The idea was sparked by some Lincoln
Middle School students, and it’s also saving money for the
school district. In a word, it’s sporks. If you’re not sure what
a spork is, it is a spoonlike utensil with three to four fork tines
on the end, making it a fork and a spoon in one.
In the fall of 2012, LMS science teacher Beverly Wilson
held a class where students learned about sustainability.
Students were given a task to “brainstorm campus changes
that could make LMS more sustainable,” says Wilson. This
is where the group of students chose to research the use of
plastic utensils. “In their research, they found that if the LMS
cafeteria switched to sporks, we could save $2,574 per year,
as well as cut our plastic waste from utensils in half,” Wilson
explains. “They also suggested that a switch to metal silver-
ware would be a good idea. It would help us save $4,902 and
would help eliminate plastic silverware from the dumps.” The
students did not factor in the cost of using a dishwasher and
soap that would likely lower the savings from their estimate
for metal silverware.
Wilson was quite impressed with their fi ndings and passed
along their research to Principal Jeremy Smith, who was also
impressed. Mr. Smith contacted Monica Yoss, the Food Ser-
vice Supervisor for South Lane School District.
“I appreciated the fact that they took into consideration
how much more labor it would take to go with stainless steel
silverware. I felt going to a plastic spork and eliminating one
utensil was a nice compromise,” Yoss explains. “The South
Lane School District Food Service program is self-support-
ing, so whenever making a change we need to make sure it is
affordable. It turned out to be a positive change for our depart-
ment.”
Sporks have made their way into Lincoln’s cafeteria this
week, lightening the budget and the garbage bags. With
changes like this, it is easy to see why the school’s motto is:
“At Lincoln, we never stop learning.”
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