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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL June 10, 2015 CITY BEAT Kids teaching kids Excerpts from the City of Cottage Grove's Friday Update grass, hazardous vegetation and Representative combustible materials during the fi re season from June 15 to Nov. Hayden visit Lincoln Middle School students pass on lessons learned to elementary-school kids BY JEREMY SMITH LMS Principal R eading and writing is nothing new to Lincoln Middle School students, but with Lisa Sherman’s creative idea, students were engaged in a unique way. “Students in my writing class completed an informational es- say on ‘How to Make Friends.’ Then they were asked to trans- late this essay into a picture book format. They created a storyboard and planned out which illustrations went with which details,” Sherman ex- plained. Students also printed, illustrat- ed and bound the pages of their books. Eighth-grader Chance Ralston felt that “The best part was writing it because we got to do it on our own.” Sherman’s student Summer Hall relayed “I learned how to write in a way to get your reader’s interest.” Sher- man explained that “the project allowed seventh and eighth- grade students to improve their expository writing skills in an engaging way and gave them opportunities to practice their public speaking skills.” When the students were done with their books and felt com- fortable presenting them to peers, Sherman walked her stu- dents to Harrison Elementary, where they read to Val Rankin’s third grade class. Lincoln stu- dent Samantha Nunn felt that “I taught the elementary stu- dents how to make new friends and new ways to make them. It taught me how to work with the little kids.” Sherman agreed courtesy photo Alvaro Miranda and Chris Temple read their books to Harrison students. with Nunn, stating, “Elemen- tary students learned some new skills from older peers, which is often more engaging to them than listening to adults.” This was a valuable lesson for Sherman’s class as well as Rankins. Hall explained, “For me, the funnest part of this proj- ect was getting the kids perspec- tive on what they got out of the story and how they answered our questions about their expe- rience with friends.” She also stated “I think it is a great proj- ect. It mixes writing skills with drawing skills. Being able to read to the kids, got our class very excited.” ODFW on its website and in other promotional products. Wildlife viewing photos must be of native species in a natural environment. If there are people in the pho- to, get permission from them before you submit photo. Only HIGH RESOLUTION photos, at least 1 megabyte, will be accepted. ODFW employees are not eligible to participate in the contest. Submit: Enter your photos via the ODFW website in the About Us section, in Photo/Video gallery, http://odfw.wufoo.com/forms/ odfw-photo-submission-form/ Winners: One winner will be chosen in each of fi ve categories by a panel of ODFW judges: fi shing, hunting, crabbing, clamming and wildlife viewing. Each winner will receive a $50 gift certifi cate to Cabela’s. See past winners online, http://www.dfw. state.or.us/images/photo_sumb- missions/july_contest/ Christian Fellowship COMMUNITY BRIEFS 912 Project Dave Haasl of the National Liberty Alliance will talk at the next meeting of the Cottage Grove 912 Project on Monday, June 16 at 6:30 p.m. at Stacy’s Covered Bridge Restaurant, lo- cated at 401 E. Main St. Haasl will discuss the organization’s mission, which is to restore the people to sovereignty through knowledge. The meeting is open to the public and there is no cost to attend. Hearing loss meeting The Hearing Loss Associa- tion of Lane County is holding a meeting on the topic, “If You have Trouble Hearing” for those with hearing loss, their family members and friends. The meeting will be held Thursday, June 11 from 7-9 p.m. at the Hilyard Center, 2580 Hilyard Street in Eugene. The meeting is open to the public. ODFW photo contest The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife wants to showcase your fi shing, hunting, crabbing, clamming and wildlife viewing photos on its website, in promotional materials and on social media sites. “It’s a great chance for people to share their best shots,” said Rick Hargrave, Information and Education Administrator. “Last year’s photo contest win- ner in the fi shing category was featured on the 2014 Sport Fish- ing Regulations, and we have highlighted the photos of doz- ens of contest entrants in other places.” Guidelines: The contest opens June 3 and closes June 24, 2015. There are fi ve categories: fi sh- ing, hunting, crabbing, clam- ming and wildlife viewing. All photos must have been taken by you personally in Or- egon. By submitting a photo, you agree that it can be used by Douglas G. Maddess, DMD A Christian fellowship meet- ing will take place Sunday, June 14 at 11 a.m. in the Re- ception Room of the Cottage Grove Community Center, 700 E. Gibbs Street. The group be- lieves in living by every word of God including baptism in the name of Jesus Christ as taught in the bible and Wm. Branham. (Pastor: Jarius Sathianathan) Call 541-946-1445 for more in- formation. Crafty happenings The Crafty Mercantile at 517 E. Main St. announces a Crafty Book Tour with S. Largent and a Storytime and Bug Lids Craft, a free event that will take place Wednesday, June 10 from 1:30- 3:30 p.m. For life insurance, call a good neighbor. FAMILY AND GENERAL DENTISTRY Brightening Lives One Smile at a Time #OMPREHENSIVE .OW &INANCING Matt Bjornn ChFC, Agent 1481 Gateway Blvd Cottage Grove, OR 97424 Bus: 541-942-2623 matt@bjornninsurance.com 7ELCOMING 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. ™ #ALL See our new website: douglasgmaddessdmd.com The Cottage Grove Blackber- ry Pie Society will be hosting an opportunity for the community to visit with Representative Ce- dric Hayden through the group’s speaker series on Wednesday, June 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Brew- station, located at 106 South 6th Street. Oregon National Guard 2 – 162 Infantry “Call to Duty” City Manager Richard Mey- ers recently coordinated a meet- ing with local organizations and the Oregon National Guard 2-162 Infantry to discuss and introduce the Summer “Call to Duty” program. The 2-162 Infantry will be performing a summer of service projects in their local communities as their annual training. Members of the Battalion will be participating in projects and activities through- out the community this summer. The playground installation at Bohemia Park is the fi rst of the opportunities to use their help. Pickleball is coming City Manager Richard Mey- ers reports that he has met with individuals interested creating Pickleball courts in Cottage Grove. Pickleball is currently the fastest growing sport in the world. In the coming week two trial Pickleball courts will be installed in the tennis courts at Coiner Park. The Pickleball lines will be placed in yellow on the court to not interfere with tennis lines. The Pickleball players will use portable nets that will be placed to play and removed after playing. Any- one wanting more information or wishing to join in the group playing Pickleball can contact the City Manager’s offi ce for more information. Tall grass/ hazardous vegeta- tion removal All property owners or per- sons in control of property are required in the City of Cottage Grove to cut or remove tall 1 (CGMC 8.12 Nuisances). Tall grass and hazardous veg- etation includes wild blackberry bushes, weeds and grass more than 12 inches tall anywhere on a property including public lands out to the street. Vegetation that is likely to en- danger buildings or other prop- erty should it catch on fi re must also be cut or removed. During the fi re season inspec- tions will be made and property owners notifi ed that they must cut or remove the hazardous vegetation. Failure to cut or remove the grass or vegetation will result in the City having to abate the problem. The cost of abatement will be charged to the property and if unpaid will become a lien against the prop- erty. Property owners are remind- ed that they must keep hazard- ous vegetation and tall grass cut less than 12 inches until Nov. 1. Questions can be answered by the Community Development Department at City Hall, by calling (541) 942- 3340 or by email: planning@cottagegrove.org Tree branch pick-up Last week, the City Utilities Crew completed a very success- ful tree branch pick-up. A total of 34 dump truck loads (340 yards) of limbs and branches were collected from City streets and transported to the City Shop property. The collection oc- curred between May 26 and June 2. The City says the limb and branch pick-up went much quicker this year because the crew did not perform on-site chipping. All limbs and branch- es were stockpiled at the City Shop property, and all of this woody material is scheduled to be chipped sometime during June. Public Works allocated funds in the FY14-15 budget to rent a large commercial tub grinder to chip all of the woody debris that has accumulated at the shop. Funds have also been allocated, for this same purpose, in the FY 15-16 budget. 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