12A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL June 10, 2015
The Feud is coming!
Bohemia Mining Days readies for another reprise
of Cottage Grove's classic quarrel
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BY CINDY WEELDREYER
For The Sentinel
O
rganizers of Cottage
Grove’s annual Bohemia
Mining Days Festival say it’s
time for Grovers to pick their
side in the third-annual “Slab-
town vs. Lemati Feud” during
the 2015 edition of the festival,
scheduled for July 16-19. This
year’s theme, “By Wing, by
Wheel, by Engine of Steel,” fo-
cuses on the community’s early
modes of transportation.
In the fi rst contest since the
feud’s revival at BMD, Slab-
towners were victorious the fi rst
year by a very narrow margin.
Lematians came roaring back
in 2013 and 2014 to claim the
Feud Rock Trophy (which is
now on display in the window
of the Bohemia Gold Mining
Museum on Main Street).
Organizers wished to thank
Lemati Mayor Maison Russell
and Slabtown Mayor Martina
Susec, along with Lemati Sher-
iff Colin McDowell and Slab-
town Sheriff Bryce Johnson,
for their service to the citizens
of their respective towns in the
past 12 months. These offi cials
will be honored as part of the
BMD kickoff press conference
at the Bohemia Gold Mining
Museum on Friday, June 26, at
3 p.m.
For newcomers, this very old
feud between two factions from
Cottage Grove’s earliest days
in the 1890s was rekindled in
a new way in 2012. Residents
who live on the west side of
the Coast Fork of the Willa-
mette River are “Slabtowners.”
Those who live on the east side
of the river are Lematians, but
for those playing from out of
the area, organizers recommend
choosing Slabtown, because it
has a much smaller geographic
area and population.
During the four days of
BMD, citizens of the two towns
compete in a variety of free and
friendly old-timey games, such
as the Two Towns Tug o’ War,
and the Cherry Pit Spittin’ Con-
test. Fancy-dancy costumes are
the rage for the Feud’s dress-up
day and Saturday’s costume con-
test. Cold, hard cash is awarded
to the best outrageous and fi cti-
tious story that goes with each
costume in three categories:
men, women and kids.
Speaking of cash… BMD
highly encourages everyone to
drop some in the antique elec-
tion boxes in Bohemia City Hall
to earn more points for their fa-
vorite town.
The top point earners from
each town at the end of Sunday
will be declared the new mayor
and will proudly preside over
their respective town until the
next feud begins.
For more information visit
www.bohemiaminingdays.org
or call the festival offi ce at 541-
942-5064.
photo by Cindy Weeldreyer
Contest organizer Jake Boone is pictured with his
Bohemia Deputies: Colin McDowell, Maison Russell,
Martina Susec and Bryce Johnson, at the end of Bohe-
mia Mining Days in 2014.
courtesy photo
The fi nal tally from the 2014 Feud shows the folks from Lemati coming out on top by just a few points. The contest
was won by Slabtown in 2012 with Lemati also winning in 2013.
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