COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL July 22, 2015
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Another busy
weekend approaches
M AYOR READS TO AREA YOUTH
Chili, triathlon highlight calendar
T
his Saturday, July 25 may be the
busiest single day of the Cot-
tage Grove area's calendar year, with
the annual Tri at the Grove triathlon
beginning with the fi rst wave of sprint
course participants at 8 a.m. at Cottage
Grove Lake. Blair Bronson of Best in
the West Events, which purchased the
Tri from dark:30 Sports following the
2014 Tri, said registration numbers are
“looking good” for this year’s event.
Again this year, the Tri at the Grove
will take place on the same day as the
Downtown Chili Cook-off and Rock,
Roll and Rumble car show, which
starts at Cottage Grove High School,
continues with a show-and-shine
downtown from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. and a
dance from 8:30-11:30 p.m. at the cor-
ner of Seventh and Main Streets.
LORANE COUNTRY NEWS
BY LIL THOMPSON
For the Sentinel
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photo by Debra Fitzgibbons
Cottage Grove Mayor Tom Munroe stopped by Bohemia Elementary School on Wednesday, July
15 for an hour of reading with local children at the Reading Spot held three days at week at Bohe-
mia. The event offers an hour of reading and the chance to take home a free book every day. The
program’s organizer, Chandler Duff, said the Summer Reading Spot will be held Tuesdays through
Thursdays from 12:30-1:30 p.m., a time that occurs immediately after the free summer lunch offered
at Bohemia by Food for Lane County. Duff said the Reading Spot is in need of volunteers through-
out the summer who wish to read to kids, and those interested in volunteering are asked to contact
Duff at cduff@unitedwaylane.org or at 541-741-6000 ext. 133.
he Lane County Fair begins to-
day, and it’s Grange Day at the
Fair. All day, grangers from various
granges in Lane County will be serv-
ing cookies and beverages for FREE!
There will also be information about
the Grange. Be sure to stop by!
Everyone is enjoying the “little cof-
fee hours” each Wednesday at the Re-
bekah Lodge. Coffee and muffi ns are
served from 7-9 a.m.
For everyone interested in having a
table at the Lorane Celebration 2015
or putting your garage sale at home on
a map, there is a sign-up sheet at the
Lorane Family Store, or those interest-
ed may also call Lil at 541-942-5701
to sign up. Remember, the date is Sept.
12 with activities all day.
It is so hard to believe, but back-to-
school specials are in all the stores!
The last information from the CAL
School District has the supplies re-
quired for all grades, and many stores
have them posted.
Lorane Grange will be working on
its roof all weekend starting early.
Please slow down as you go by.
Just a reminder of the pancake break-
fast fundraiser for Michael Matchulat
on Aug. 1 from 7-11 a.m.
Exciting events are coming! There
is a “Grange to Grange Cruz” on Sat-
urday, Aug. 8. Crow Grange is the be-
ginning and ending starting at 9 a.m.
Each destination Grange has events
planned and is raffl ing a basket with
the winners drawn at Crow around 3
p.m. Lorane Grange is a destination
Grange and is selling raffl e tickets.
Call any Lorane Granger to purchase
tickets. The proceeds go toward the
Oregon Paralyzed Veterans and the host
Grange. The “Cruz” is a fundraiser for
the Oregon Paralyzed Veterans.
Ten all-around great shrubs for water-wise gardens
BY KYM POKORNY
OSU Extension Service
H
otter-than-usual
tem-
peratures and longer
stretches between measurable
moisture this year mean plants
need more water from the end
of a hose.
Choose plants that require
less water and you’ll save time
and money and help sustain Or-
egon’s water supply, said Amy
Jo Detweiler, a horticulturist
with Oregon State University’s
Extension Service.
Detweiler recommends these
10 plants for water-wise gar-
dens:
Cinquefoil (Potentilla fru-
ticosa): A compact deciduous
shrub that grows about three feet
tall and fi ve feet wide and sports
sunny yellow fl owers from June
until frost. Best in full sun, but
will tolerate light shade. Hardy
to Zone 2.
Flowering currant (Ribes
sanguineum): Hummingbirds
and butterfl ies fl ock to this large
shrub that gets about 10 by fi ve
feet. Long clusters of dark pink
fl owers drip from branches in
May and June. Give it full to
partial sun. Hardy to Zone 5.
Globe blue spruce (Picea
pungens ‘Globosa’): A small
conifer with striking silver-blue
foliage that grows slowly to fi ve
to six feet. Plant in full sun for
best color. Hardy to Zone 2.
Manazanita (Arctostaphy-
los): A large genus of evergreen
shrubs that run from two to 12
feet. Interesting in all four sea-
sons with often twisting, ma-
hogany bark and hanging clus-
ters of bell-shaped white to pink
fl owers in late winter to early
spring. Hummingbirds love it.
Hardiness varies by species and
cultivar. Check your local nurs-
ery for those appropriate in your
area.
Ninebark (Physocarpus opu-
lifolius): Domes of white fl ow-
ers in early summer show beau-
tifully against the mid-green
foliage of this six- to 10-foot de-
ciduous shrub. It has the added
attractions of peeling bark and
superb fall color. Birds, bees
and butterfl ies love the blooms.
Two cultivars of note are ‘Dart’s
Gold’ with chartreuse leaves
and ‘Diablo’ with purple foli-
age. Hardy to Zone 2.
Spirea japonica ‘Little Prin-
cess: Clusters of pink fl owers
in summer prove irresistible to
birds, butterfl ies and bees. A
compact, mounding deciduous
shrub that tops out at about three
feet tall and six feet wide. Plant
in full sun. Hardy to Zone 4.
Russian sage (Perovskia at-
riplicifolia): Fragrant, grayish-
green foliage distinguishes this
three- to fi ve-foot tall shrub that
needs full sun. Spires of airy,
lavender fl owers bloom mid-
summer to fall and are good
candidates for bouquets. Hardy
to Zone 4.
Serviceberry (Amelanchier):
Here’s a shrub that has it all:
showy white fl owers in early
spring, edible purple-red ber-
ries that attract birds and stun-
ning red and yellow fall color.
Wants full sun to perform its
best. Grows six to 10 feet tall
depending on the species. Har-
dy to Zone 2.
Snowberry (Symphoricar-
pos): In spring, small, bell-
shaped blooms appear at the end
of branches on this fi ve-by six-
foot, deciduous shrub. The best
part, though, are the white ber-
ries in fall. Birds love the ber-
ries. Bees, hummingbirds and
butterfl ies are attracted to the
fl owers. Plant in full to partial
sun. Hardy to Zone 3.
Wayfaring tree ‘Mohican’
(Viburnum lantana ‘Mohican’):
Flat-topped clusters of white
fl owers come out in spring and
are followed by fruits that start
out pink turn to red and then to
black. This seven- by eight-foot,
rounded deciduous shrub turns
deep purple in fall. Give it full
You Can Help
Cottage
Grove
Kids!
GIANT
YARD SALE
Delight Valley Church of Christ
33087 Saginaw Road E.
Exit 176 off of I-5
Date: Saturday August 1, 2015
Vendor set up: 8am – 9am
Sales from: 9am – 3pm
Bring your stuff, sell it, and make a buck!
No Charge to vendors, bring a table or two!
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Phone: 541-942-7711 or 541-517-8493
Volunteer as a
Court Appointed
Special Advocate
A rewarding, professional volunteer opportunity
in 10-15 hours a month helping Cottage Grove
foster children to stay safe and healthy.
Cottage Grove training begins this fall,
with applications due by August 11th.
Visit www.casa-lane.org.
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for abused kids