6A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL June 17, 2015
Chatterbox
The
Digital changes are ‘new-news’ sources
BY BETTY KAISER
For the Sentinel
“Well, what shall I talk about? I
ain’t got anything funny to say.
All I know is what I read in the
newspapers.”
— Will Rogers
T
his famous statement by renowned
American humorist Will Rogers
was originally used during his appearanc-
es in Ziegfeld’s Midnight Frolic shows
in 1915. One hundred years later, it still
rings true for many of us today. We get
meaningful news from newspapers.
The times, however, are changing. Our
news today comes from many sources,
including radio, television and the In-
ternet’s social media. All of which are
(presumably) more attractive to today’s
on-the-go generation. It’s sad but true
that hold-in-your-hand newspapers are a
dying breed of communication.
It was shocking to me when “The Or-
egonian” ceased a daily publication in
2013 and went mostly digital. Today,
one can pay for unlimited (seven days a
week) access to the Oregonian Digital
Newspaper with apps from a tablet, smart
phone or computer. Twice a week, a print
edition is delivered and sold on the news-
stand.
Recently, the “Eugene Register-Guard”
announced that the family-owned paper’s
new publisher was not a family member.
They were proudly heralding a new era
of digital change to become “more than
a newspaper.” With that thought in mind,
one has to wonder how long before they
quit printing.
This is not good news for us real news-
paper junkies. I subscribe to both the R-G
and the Sentinel and used to buy the Sun-
day Oregonian. I wake up to radio news,
read the daily Internet news and watch
two different news channels at night. I
like to know what’s going on in the rest
of the world as well as Lane County.
It’s because of Yahoo! that I discovered
“Katie’s FYI.” Former news anchor and
daytime TV star Katie Couric is now Ya-
hoo’s Global News Anchor. I was never
a big fan of hers, so frankly, I ignored
her Internet presence until last Decem-
ber. Then, I stumbled across her report
on falling oil prices. In a segment that
she calls, “Now I get it,” she explained
(in words that I could understand) the oil
crisis situation.
Suddenly, I was a fan. I signed up at
http://katiecouric.com/katies-fyi/
to receive her daily reports. Turns out
that I like her news choices as much as I
did her commentaries. Now, every morn-
ing, a variety of important and interesting
news gets delivered to my email inbox.
They range from breaking hard news to
whimsical articles that make me think.
In January, the fi rst headline that
grabbed my attention was: “Unlock your
creativity this year: Get bored, early and
often.” The author was a mother with a
colicky baby. But it wasn’t a sweet moth-
er-child relationship study. Instead, this
working mom had to turn off her iPhone
while walking her baby. She was bored.
Eventually she discovered that this mind-
less activity of walking and thinking paid
great dividends in productive thinking.
Imagine that!
In March, thanks to Katie, I watched a
fascinating video on a very timely sub-
ject: “Cancer’s Most Controversial Sur-
gery.” Can you guess which one it is?
Breast cancer. Today about 60 percent of
women diagnosed with early-stage breast
cancer choose lumpectomy surgery fol-
lowed by radiation instead of a complete
mastectomy. Once this was not a choice.
Now it is.
In May I read a fascinating piece about
an outspoken Iraqi parliamentarian tak-
ing a brave stand against ISIS. We don’t
hear much about how ordinary people in
Iraq feel about this scourge. Certainly
not if the person is an unveiled woman,
who believes in democracy! But there
is such a woman, and her name is Vian
Dakhil. She cares about all the people in
her country and is working politically to
save the endangered Yazidi religious and
ethnic minority. Her story gave me hope.
It was published in “Fast Company.”
Other headlines have included “Who
decides where autistic adults live?” “Can
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one man end the global drug war?” “Will
Cleveland’s police reform offer blueprint
for other cities?” “Why cursive mat-
tered.” And “The real reason you have a
terrible memory.” There’s something for
everyone. Check it out.
Thanks to Katie my horizons are
stretched in different ways every day.
I need that. Otherwise I might get lazy
and settle for being spoon fed whatever
pops up on my screen i.e. the latest UFO
sighting or Kardashion fashion statement.
Even worse, I could become depressed
over the depravity of this world—mur-
ders, molestations, global warming,
genocide, terrorism and more. No, I need
a balanced look at the world, and Katie’s
FYI provides it.
Locally, “Around the Grove,” is a new
weekly resource for events that are hap-
pening here in Cottage Grove. Its goal is
to encourage community participation.
This enews made its debut a few months
ago and is an additional resource to the
Chamber of Commerce, radio station
KNND and the Sentinel.
ATG is a nice addition to the mix with a
laid out calendar of events that I fi nd easy
to read and mark on my own calendar. Al-
though it’s technically not a news source,
I always learn something. For instance:
Do you know what the networking acro-
nym TEAM means? “Together Everyone
Achieves More.” A worthy community
goal.
KNND calendar coordinator Cindy
Weeldreyer is the editor of ATG. If you’re
interested in getting on the weekly email
list or would like to submit an item for
the weekly calendar, send an email to cin-
dy@knnd.com or drop it off at KNND,
321 Main St.
Yep. Times have changed. I do wonder
what Will Rogers would say about all
these new-fangled options. But he was a
simple guy. He’d probably still be funny
and fi nd a newspaper to read.
Betty Kaiser’s Chatterbox is about
people, places, family, and other matters
of the heart. Contact her at 942-1317 or
via e-mail — bchatty@bettykaiser.com
Bohemia Mining Days
Countdown
The 56th Annual Bohemia
Mining Days Festival is just
a month away. Here are a few
ways you can plan ahead to
make your experience an en-
joyably memorable one. Visit
the BMD website at www.
bohemiaminingdays.org for
details on what to do and see
this year.
DISCOUNT ADVANCE
CARNIVAL ALL-DAY RIDE
BRACELETS
Haworth Family Shows returns
to Bohemia Park. Discounted
ride bracelets are on sale now
for $22 at Bi-Mart in Cot-
tage Grove. Save $5 on each
bracelet and help raise extra
funds to pay for BMD’s opera-
tional costs. Advance tickets
are redeemed for a bracelet at
the Carnival. The all-day ride
bracelets will be $27 each dur-
ing the four days of the festival.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Get your community spirit
groove going by joining BMD’s
Volunteer Brigade and earn
points for your town in The
Feud. There are lots of im-
portant jobs to do: set-up and
breakdown, staff info booth and
themed meals, monitor parade
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festival-goers. Applications are
available on the website under
the “Join In” Menu. For non-
Internet users call the BMD
Offi ce at 541-942-5064 to get
an application.
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ENTRIES WANTED
Pretty please, don’t wait until
the last minute to sign up for
Saturday morning’s Grand
Miners Parade. Download the
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Nancy at 541-942-5064.
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Volunteer applications can be
found at www.bohemiamin-
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6th & Gibbs Church of Christ
195 N. 6th St. • 541-942-3822
Pastor: Aaron Earlywine
Youth & Families Pastor: Seth Bailey
Services: 9am and 10:30am
Christian Education
Nursery for pre-k - 3rd Grade
www.6thandgibbs.com
Calvary Baptist Church
77873 S 6th St • 541-942-4290
Pastor: Riley Hendricks
Sunday School: 9:45am
Worship: 11:00am
The Journey: Sunday 5:00pm
Praying Thru Life: Wednesday 6:00pm
Calvary Chapel Cottage Grove
522 E Whitaker • 541-942-6842
Pastor: Jeff Smith
Two Services on Sun: 9am & 10:45am
Wednesday Service 6:45 pm
Child Care 10:45am Service Only
Youth Group Bible Study:
Wed. 6:45 pm & Sat. 6 pm
www.cgcalvary.org
Center for Spiritual Living Cottage
Grove
700 Gibbs Ave (Community Center)
Rev. Bobby Lee
Meets Sunday 3:00 p.m.
Info: 541-767-0182 (Mrs. “T”)
Church of Christ
420 Monroe St • 541-942-8565
Sunday Service: 10:30am
Cottage Grove Bible Church
1200 East Quincy Avenue
541-942-4771
Pastor:Bob Singer
Worship 8:30am, 11am
Sunday School:9:45am
YouthGroup Mondays 6:30pm
AWANA age 3-8th Grade,
Wednesdays Sept-May, 6:30pm
www.cgbible.org
Cottage Grove Faith Center
33761 Row River Rd. • 541-942-4851
Lead Pastor: Isaac Hovet
www.cg4.tv
Sunday Service: 9am and 11am
Full Childrenʼs Ministry available
Delight Valley
Church of Christ
33087 Saginaw Rd. East
541-942-7711
Pastor: Bob Friend
Two Services:
9am - Classic in the Chapel
10:30am - Contemporary in the
Auditorium
First Baptist Church
301 S 6th St 541-942-8242
Pastor: Steve Johnson
Sunday School: 9:30am
Worship: 11:00am
Come Worship with us
First Presbyterian Church
3rd and Adams St • 541-942-4479
Pastor: Rev. Bruce Cameron
Worship: 10:00am
Sunday School: 10:00am
www.cgpresbynews.com
Grove Community Church
77820 Mosby Creek Rd.
Cottage Grove, OR 97424
541-942-0123
Pastor: Bryan Parsons
Worship: 10:30 a.m.
Nursery: Infant - Pre-K
Kidʼs Church: K to 5th grade
Hope Fellowship
United Pentecostal Church
100 S. Gateway Blvd. • 541-942-2061
Pastor: Dave Bragg
Worship: 11:00am Sunday
Bible Study: 7:00pm Wednesday
www.hopefellowshipupc.com
“FINDING HOPE IN YOUR LIFE”
Living Faith Assembly
467 S. 10th St. • 541-942-2612
Pastor Rulon Combs
Sunday School All Ages 9am
Worship & Childrenʼs
Church 10:30 am
“The Bridge” Saturday Evening Service
6:00pm
Youth ABLAZE: Wednesday 6:30pm
Childrenʼs Breakout Class:
Wednesday 6:30pm
Non-Denominational
Church of Christ
1041 Pennoyer Ave * 541-767-0447
Preachers: Tony Martin & Robert Evans
Sunday Bible Study:10:00am
Sunday Worship:10:50am & 5:30pm
www.pennoyeravecoc.com
Old Time Gospel Fellowship
103 S. 5th Street • 541-942-4999
Pastor: Herb Carson
Sunday Service: 10:00am
Sunday Bible Study: 6:00pm
We sing the old time hymns.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
and St. Philip Benizi
Catholic Churches
1025 N. 19th St.
541-942-3420 / 541-942-4712
Pastor: Roy L. Antunez, S.J.
Euch. Liturgies; Sat. 5:30pm
Sun. 10:30am
St. Philip Benizi, Creswell:
552 Holbrock Lane • 541-895-8686
Sunday: 8:30am
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
1301 W. Main • 541-767-9050
Rev. Lawrence Crumb
“Church with the fl ags.”
Worship: Sunday 10:30am
All Welcome
Seventh-day Adventist Church
820 South 10th Street
541-942-5213
Pastor: Kevin Miller
Bible Study: Saturday, 9:15 am
Worship Service: Saturday, 10:40 am
Mid-week Service: Wednesday, 1:00 pm
Trinity Lutheran Church
6th & Quincy • 541-942-2373
Pastor: James L. Markus
Sunday Worship 9:30am
Sunday School &
Adult Education 10:45am
Comm. Kitchen Free Meal Tue & Thur
5:00pm TLC Groups
trinitylutherancottagegrove.com
United Methodist Church
334 Washington • 541-942-3033
Pastor:Jerry Steele
Worship: 10:00am
Adult & Sunday School: 9:00am
Comm. Dinner (Adults $5, Kids Free)
Mon. 5-6:30pm
cottagegroveumc.org
“VICTORY” Country Church
913 S. 6th Street • 541-942-5913
Pastor: Barbara Dockery
Worship Service: 10:00am
Message:
11:00am
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Directory is a
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directory, please
contact the
Cottage Grove
Sentinel
at 541-942-3325.