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City Beat — 5A Prozanski recall — 3A Pets for any family — 7A That time again! 'Bohemia Nugget' details all things Bohemia Mining Days — inside this edition! $ PUUBHF ( SPWF 4 FOUJOFM WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2015 SOUTH LANE COUNTY'S MOST AWARD-WINNING NEWS SOURCE SINCE 1889 VOLUME 127 • NUMBER 3 Steve Ryberg cleans up items he says were left behind by swim- mers illegally access- ing the Row River from his property. Ryberg said trespass- ing, drunkenness, illegal camping and dogs that are out of their owner's control are just a few of the problems that resi- dents living along the river have to deal with each summer. Also inside: Preparing for 'The Really Big One' Small earthquakes can serve as a reminder that larger ones are a possibility BY JON STINNETT The Cottage Grove Sentinel A photo by Jon Stinnett THE RIVER WILD Dunn moves on CG sprint standout takes the next step, page 1B Residents near the Row River say visitors are tearing up the place BY JON STINNETT The Cottage Grove Sentinel F Loading up More of what's on tap this summer, page 8A or many, summertime by a lazy river conjures up idyllic images of cool swims, encounters with wild- life and long, beautiful sunsets. But for some homeowners who live by the Row River southeast of Cottage Grove, summer can be anything but relaxing. “We’re at our wit’s end,” said Cin- dy Ryberg, who lives with her hus- band, Steve, on property that fronts the river near Culp Creek. “Between the traffi c, the people who throw their trash on the road and camp out on any place they fi nd, it’s just ridiculous. The things we have to put up with out here will curl your hair. We hate sum- mer, and this is why.” The Rybergs have a deep swim- ming hole behind their home even in dry weather, and they say it’s often diffi cult to convince people who have was early.” The Rybergs agree that the situa- tion near the river has continued to deteriorate. “Every summer, it’s getting worse,” Cindy Ryberg said. “It’s never been this bad before.” In addition to picking up human waste, used needles and other unsa- vory items, the Rybergs say they’ve witnessed couples having sex in their backyard and drunk drivers plowing into nearby bridges. “This is a beautiful area, but it isn’t so beautiful anymore,” Steve Ryberg said. “It’s party central, and it’s pretty scary for us. We're not unreasonable people. We’re just fed up.” Ryberg said the majority of visitors seem to be young people that have driven down from the Eugene/Spring- fi eld area, people who appear loath to carry out the trash they’ve brought journeyed to the area for a swim that they’re on private property. “We have ‘no trespassing’ signs, but people just ignore them or move them out of the way,” Cindy Ryberg said. “My husband is so nice when he asks them to move along, but he’s been cursed at and had dogs called on him. There’s a mindset that it’s a river, and people feel they have a right to be in it.” Nancy Nott, who lives near the Ry- bergs, said there are always a lot of people swimming in the area on hot days, but lately, she hasn’t been one of them. “I always try to stay in my house,” she said. “There’s always a lot of drinking and people driving around, usually to and from Wildwood Falls. In the last few years, the river’s got- ten so bad with people camping for long periods that won’t clean up after themselves. It usually starts about the time school lets out, but this year, it Please see WILD, Page 10A n earthquake centered near Walterville shook many area residents awake this past Independence Day, but according to a spokesper- son with Oregon’s Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, the quake could also potential- ly serve as a different kind of wake-up call. “A lot of people felt this one,” DOGAMI’s Ali Ryan said, “which is a great reminder that we live in a place that is prone to earthquakes.” Ryan said the magnitude 4.2 earthquake oc- curred on a fault line close to the surface, which is why it was noticed by so many people in such a broad area. But a smaller earthquake like the most recent one can also serve as notice that the pos- sibility for a much larger, much more damaging earthquake is defi nitely real. “The Cascadia Subduction Zone is right off the Oregon Coast, and when that one rips, everybody is going to feel it. There will be no question that we’re having an earthquake,” Ryan said. This week, the “New Yorker” magazine detailed the nightmare scenario that will most certainly fol- low a large-scale earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a fault line of some 700 miles under the ocean that runs parallel to the Cascade Mountains. Titled “The Really Big One,” the ar- ticle refers to the possibility of an earthquake of a magnitude 9.0 or greater that could devastate the Pacifi c Northwest and level Seattle, Portland and pretty much anything else located west of the Cascades. The article, which is available at http:// www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/20/the- really-big-one, says the quake will be “the worst natural disaster in the history of the continent” and will create many problems — some more pressing than the quake itself — in its wake: “It will also induce a process called liquefaction, whereby seemingly solid ground starts behaving like a liquid, to the detriment of anything on top of it. Fifteen percent of Seattle is built on liquefi able land, including 17 day-care centers and the homes Please see QUAKES, Page 10A Symphony set for free Bohemia Park performance BY JON STINNETT The Cottage Grove Sentinel F or the fi rst time in its 50-year history, the Eugene Symphony is coming to Cottage Grove. The Symphony will perform a free concert at the Bohemia Park amphitheater on Monday, July 20 at 7 p.m., and Scott Freck, the Sym- phony’s executive director, said the concert is “going to be a thrill.” “The stage cover is a fabulous addition to an already great park,” Freck said of Bohemia. “We’re thrilled to be among the fi rst groups to perform there.” Freck said he was introduced to Cottage Grove City Manager Rich- ard Meyers this spring and the idea of a symphony performance here soon took root. The Stewart Family Foundation contributed $20,000 of the expense of bringing the Sym- phony to town, with the City of Cottage Grove paying the remain- ing $10,000. The Foundation’s Faye Stewart said the concert is a way to thank those who have contributed to efforts to build the park so far. "We think hosting the Eugene Symphony in its 50th anniversary season is a great way to share our vision for Bohemia Park with the community,” Stewart said. “It is a cornerstone arts organization in the region and something we should all be proud of.” Freck said performing in Cottage Grove is a way to bring the Sym- phony to a wider audience. “We’re known as the Eugene Symphony, but we see ourselves as the professional orchestra for the entire southern Willamette Valley,” he said, “and we want to make sure that the music we play really is for everyone.” The evening’s entertainment will be family friendly, Freck said, and include an introduction to orches- tral music for those who may not already be that familiar. The pro- gram includes the overture to “The Barber of Seville,” which an astute Bugs Bunny fan may recognize, in addition to a march by John Phillip Sousa, a “Phantom of the Opera” medley from Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture,” which Freck called “a great way to end an orchestral performance.” “What’s fun about the live orches- tra is that you really get to hear the power that such a large ensemble can create,” he said. About 70 mu- sicians are expected to perform on Monday night. No tickets are required for the free show, which Freck said he hopes can happen again soon. “The park is a great place to make and to hear music, and we’re so ex- cited to be playing there,” he said. 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