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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL April 1, 2015
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P R O J E C T
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nother round of construc-
tion on Interstate 5 south
of Cottage Grove is expected
to begin soon, according to of-
fi cials with the Oregon Depart-
ment of Transportation.
The $18.5 million project to
repair or replace much of the
road surface between Cottage
Grove Exit 170 and the Highway
38 junction began last spring
and will resume in early April,
according to ODOT spokesper-
son Dan Latham.
“Although most construc-
tion has been completed, the
contractor still has some bridge
work, corrective work, concrete
repairs and striping to com-
plete,” according to ODOT’s
two-week construction update,
which states that, “between
April 6 and May 21, I-5 will
be limited to one lane in each
direction through most of the
project area (milepost 162-170).
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PARTIAL ELEVATIONS
A R M O R Y
T
he vision held by many of the Cottage
Grove Armory’s transformation into a
multipurpose community center took a leap
forward last week with the City Council’s
approval of architectural designs for a refur-
bished structure.
The City of Cottage Grove purchased the
building from the Oregon Military Depart-
ment in 2010 for $395,000 after the local
unit of the Oregon National Guard relo-
cated to Springfi eld. The Armory has seen
sporadic use since, and a new roof over the
main drill hall and the restoration of many
of its windows have been the most notable
improvements during that span.
The City has since conducted several
tours of the Armory in the hope of inspiring
others regarding the building’s potential, in
addition to convening meetings of a group
of stakeholders to envision the best uses of
the building going forward. The committee
came up with a list of over 60 uses, includ-
ing wrestling or boxing matches; archival
and fi lm storage; conferences and conven-
tions; weddings; an emergency shelter and
Lane restrictions can
be expected south of
Cottage Grove
D E S I G N
G R O V E
C O T T A G E
BY JON STINNETT
The Cottage Grove Sentinel
Interstate construction
to resume next week
S C H E M A T I C
Armory designs
approved, cost
estimate due next
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Plans for a refurbished Cottage Grove Armory include a new entrance/exit
at the north end that is expected to see much of the foot traffi c into and out
of the 1931 building.
commercial kitchen. Local architects Stan competing with other business endeavors
Honn and David McClean were charged downtown. The Armory’s use as a homeless
with turning the community’s vision for the shelter was also nixed, as it was decided that
building into a set of plans for its remodel- providing the necessary amenities such as
ing, plans that received unanimous approval showers would not be feasible.
from the City Council on Monday, March
Much discussion involved the kitchen to
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be located downstairs, a kitchen designed
City Planner Amanda Ferguson explained to function as more of a prep kitchen than
that the Armory’s steering committee de- a location to prepare a 500-person banquet,
cided against providing space in the Armory
Please see ARMORY, Page 12A
to lease to commercial enterprises to avoid
All interchange ramps will re-
main open.”
The release cautions motor-
ists to expect delays during peak
travel times and to watch for
workers on the side of the road
and for construction vehicles
entering and exiting the travel
lanes.
Latham elaborated that about
400 feet of concrete next to the
Exit 170 overpass needs to be
removed and replaced, adding
that traffi c will have to cross
over to one lane at that loca-
tion in a similar fashion to last
year. Much of the pavement in
the 162-170 stretch must also be
striped.
Another interstate project
will follow, Latham said, which
will involve the replacement of
asphalt between Exits 154-162
with concrete.
“The contractor is leaning to-
ward putting off the bulk of that
project until next year,” Latham
said. “The plans aren’t settled,
but a lot of it looks like it might
be behind the guardrails or bar-
riers so there shouldn’t be too
many lane closures.”
New Bohemia Mining Days director settling in County Administrator
BY JON STINNETT
The Cottage Grove Sentinel
T
he new director of the Bohemia Min-
ing Days festival is no stranger to
Cottage Grove, though before she could re-
acquaint herself with the community, Nancy
Glines had to re-acclimate herself with her
home country.
Glines departed Cottage Grove for Cor-
vallis fi ve years ago after serving as ex-
ecutive director of Community Sharing. In
November, she returned to Oregon after a
2 ½ years in the Republic of Macedonia on
the Balkan Peninsula, where she served as
a community development offi cer, work-
ing with non-government organizations and
teaching English. Coming back to the States
offered a fair bit of culture shock.
“They tell you you’ll have issues with re-
entry, but you never believe it until it hap-
pens,” Glines said. “The biggest thing is
the crowds; I was just not used to all that.
I came back at Christmastime, and it was
hectic. Which was interesting, because I’d
never had that kind of an issue.”
Throughout her time overseas, Glines
courtesy photo
Nancy Glines (far right) with Nada
and Viktoria of her Macedonian
host family.
said she kept in touch with former BMD di-
rector Sharon Jean, and upon her return, the
two started talking about the Festival’s need
for a coordinator.
“She knew what was going on with BMD,
and she thought it might be a good fi t for
everybody,” Glines said. She said she’s been
involved with the festival since coming to
Cottage Grove 15 years ago.
“I love the festival; it’s a good fi t for me,”
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she said. The work is enjoyable; it’s not dif-
fi cult for me.”
In recent weeks, Glines has gotten settled
into the new position and is staying with her
son in Eugene while she looks for a new lo-
cal home. Bohemia Mining Days is current-
ly fi nalizing its music schedule and search-
ing out vendors and volunteers, and Glines
is excited to work with Claire Sylvian, the
festival’s new volunteer coordinator and a
Community Sharing veteran.
“Nancy is the ideal person to take the
helm of the Bohemia Mining Days Festi-
val,” said Cindy Weeldreyer, BMD Public-
ity Coordinator. “For years she was a BMD
volunteer and is familiar with our organi-
zation. As the former executive director
of Community Sharing, she is well respect-
ed in the community. We are fortunate to
have someone of such high caliber who has
years of experience in both nonprofi t man-
agement and event planning. We welcome
her to our leadership team and have great
expectations for BMD’s 56th year.”
Glines said BMD is in good shape despite
a period of turnover at its highest position.
“It will always need more money, but I
really think I can work with the
Board and can provide the conti-
nuity that’s kind of been lacking
in the last few years. We don’t
anticipate making any great
changes to the festival. It will be
what everybody is used to, and it
should be a great one.”
he Cottage Grove Black-
berry Pie Society will
host a community conversation
with Lane County Administra-
tor Steve Mokrohisky at 7 p.m.
on Thursday, April 2 at Hard
Knocks Brewing, located at
1024 E. Main Street in Cottage
Grove.
According to Chairperson
Leslie Rubinstein, the conver-
sation will include an informal
question-and-answer
session
with Mokrohisky as part of the
Blackberry Pie Speakers Series.
Mokrohisky, who has been the
county administrator since May
of 2014, will address local and
county issues and answer ques-
tions from the audience.
The event is free and open to
the public. Refreshments will
be available for purchase.
Those seeking more informa-
tion about this event may con-
tact Rubinstein at 541-521-2887
or blackberrypie@gmail.com.
Organizers: This year's
Home Show may be the last
P
lans for this year’s Home
and Garden Show in Cot-
tage Grove are coming along
nicely. Next year’s event,
though, is rather up in the air.
Scheduled for April 11 and 12
at Cottage Grove High School,
the Home Show will feature
demonstrations including sus-
tainable landscaping and fruit
tree pruning, in addition to Na-
tive American drumming, raffl es
and contests. Its organizer, radio
station KNND, will also broad-
cast live from the event for the
fi rst time.
Still, according to KNND
owner Cameron Reiten, the
2015 edition of the Home Show
may be the last.
“It used to be the only home
show in this part of the county,
but with three shows in Eugene
already, the bigger ones are like-
ly going to attract the vendors,”
Reiten said. “We’re contemplat-
ing a grand fi nale, but it’s still
up in the air.”
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