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8A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL July 22, 2015
F ESTIVAL F EATURES
An in-depth look at highlights from the 56th Bohemia Mining Days
'Legion of S.T.E.A.M.' saves the day in CT melodrama
BY MATT HOLLANDER
The Cottage Grove Sentinel
C
ottage Theatre’s ninth-an-
nual melodrama debuted
Friday evening to a sold-out
crowd, which “booed,” “hissed”
and “cheered” the 29 young ac-
tors through their performance
of “By Wing, By Wheel, By En-
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Mayor Major Payne (Calvin
Johnson), his daughter
Ophelia Payne (Maia An-
drews), and his wife Royale
Payne (Aislyn Morrill).
gine of Steel… Or the Mayor has
Loco-Motives.”
Written by local playwright
Keith Kessler, “By Wing, By
Wheel, By Engine of Steel” is set
in Bohemia City, 1871. The Cali-
fornia, Oregon and Washington
Railroad Line (also known as the
C.O.W. Line) is scheduled to be
completed in Bohemia City, and
Mayor Major Payne (played by
Calvin Johnson) has announced
a celebration in which he will
drive in one of 26 ceremonial
golden spikes to commemorate
the completed railroad. How-
ever, Mayor Payne and and his
family (Aislyn Morrill and Maia
Andrews) have hatched a plan to
steal the golden spikes.
It’s then up to the Legion of
S.T.E.A.M.: Sleuths, Tinkers,
Engineers, Adventurers and Mac-
Guyvers (Rhea Florez, Claire
Jenkins, Maia Wilhour, Campb-
bell Conforth, Ceder Earlywine,
Abigail Earlywine, Samuel Pear-
son and Owen Hovet) to thwart
the villains.
Spolier alert: They do.
The performance was the cul-
mination of the Cottage Theatre’s
two-week melodrama camp for
actors ages nine to 14. The young
actors began with auditions and
then memorized lines, learned
music and choreography.
The show began with several
musical numbers that showcased
the young performers' mastery of
jazz, which was this year's melo-
dram theme. The audience was
also invited to participate in an
old-fashined sing-along.
“This is a unique program
in Lane County,” said Cottage
Theatre executive director Su-
san Goes. “I’m not aware of any
other summer camp for youth
that culminates in a full-staged
public performance like this.”
Saturday night's a
breeze for The Ridge
Iconic local band returns to familiar
festival time slot
BY JON STINNETT
The Cottage Grove Sentinel
F
photo by Jon Stinnett
The Confederate fl ag could be
seen a lot at BMD this weekend
and was even worn as a kind of
cape by some fair-goers.
Festival fi nds itself
amid Confederate
controversy
BY JON STINNETT
The Cottage Grove Sentinel
or a couple hours Sat-
urday night, the clas-
sic tunes wafted over Coiner
Park, guests shimmied to the
music and the band — likely
the area’s longest-running
local outfi t — rocked right
along with them.
This year’s Bohemia Min-
ing Days brought the return
of an old Cottage Grove fa-
vorite with a new name, as
The Ridge, formerly Windy
Ridge, closed out the busiest
day of the 56th incarnation of
the festival in its typical fes-
tive style. And judging by the
size of the crowd Saturday
night, Cottage Grove and its
visitors were happy to wel-
come them back.
Please see FLAG, Page 11A
photo by Jon Stinnett
The Ridge brought its time-tested brand of harmony to BMD Saturday.
eron Reiten of radio station
KNND.
Though it's somewhat rare
to see The Ridge — Curt
Munsell, lead vocals and per-
cussion; David Munsell, lead
vocals, guitar and keyboard;
Joe Tennis, lead guitar; Brian
Gushwa, drums; Ken Bachel-
der, bass; Hal Holbrook, key-
board and guitar and Dave
“Sonic” Schenkel, sound
engineer — live these days,
Munsell said the band still
gets together to run through
tunes once a week, every
week, as it has for 40 years.
“I came home from Viet-
nam and started playing with
these guys, and we’ve been
playing together ever since,”
he said. Munsell said it was
his band’s idea to move the
main stage at Coiner into
the trees and away from the
dreaded gazebo, a move
countless musicians have ap-
preciated since. And on Sat-
urday evening, the harmonies
and hometown feel of The
Ridge capped off a scorching
day of festivities.
“We have fun at Bohemia
Mining Days because we
know everybody,” Munsell
said. “If we’re not related
to ‘em, we probably know
somebody who is.”
Antique engines bring a rattle and hum to BMD
BY JON STINNETT
The Cottage Grove Sentinel
T
he recent massacre of nine parish-
ioners in a church in Charleston,
South Carolina has sparked a nationwide
debate surrounding the use of Confederate
fl ag, a debate that found a local expres-
sion and controversy at Cottage Grove’s
Bohemia Mining Days festival over the
weekend.
Sam Moody of Sutherlin, who has op-
erated a booth at BMD for a number of
years, said sales were brisk of the Confed-
erate fl ag and the various incarnations of
the fl ag that festooned his booth, includ-
ing one adorned with a picture of a busty
lady and the caption “Redneck Woman.”
Around Coiner Park, the fl ag could even
Of course, they had no-
ticed the absence of Windy
Ridge on the 2014 BMD mu-
sic lineup, a notable develop-
ment for a band that had run
the sound at the main stage
in Coiner Park in addition
to performing as Saturday’s
closing act for 14 years, ac-
cording to guitarist Dave
Munsell, who said the band
opted for a name change to
differentiate itself from other
outfi ts.
“Apparently there are a
lot of bluegrass bands called
Windy Ridge, and we had
people calling us the ‘Windy
Ridge Boys,’ which we really
didn’t like,” Munsell said.
Munsell said The Ridge
was happy to stick to per-
forming this year and leave
the sound booth to Cam-
T
hroughout the weekend, a chorus of ma-
chinery popped, spurted and hissed, as if
to supply power to the festivities that carried on
all around them.
Near the main entrance to the 56th annual
Bohemia Mining Days celebration, Jim Brown,
John Barrong, Roger Rue and others showcased
their addiction to passersby.
“It’s a mad hobby, collecting antique iron,”
Barrong said. “We’re into anything old — air-
planes, automobiles and anything else.”
The festival’s theme this year, “By Wing,
By Wheel, By Engine of Steel,” offered a nice
chance for these iron enthusiasts — denoted as
“Cottage Grove Antique Machinery” on Face-
book — to showcase a bevy of old engines and
automobiles, including a Model A and seven
engines of about 100 years each in age.
“I don’t mind getting dirty,” said Eugene’s
Brown, the owner of many of the machines on
display at BMD. “It’s such a special thrill to
see an engine run after having sat idle and rusty
for 60 years. To see us take a rusty piece of
junk and make it go again is quite a sight — we
just cackle and laugh.”
Barrong, of Cottage Grove, explained that
many of the engines viewed by the public were
used to perform the basic functions on a farm,
in a mine or in the woods.
“These are four-stroke, hit-and-miss
Please see ENGINES, Page 11A
photo by Jon Stinnett
From left, Jim Brown, Roger Rue and John Bar-
rong offer a little TLC to an antique engine.
W orship D irectory
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
1447 Hwy 99 (Village Plaza)
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
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
Sumer Schedule Sunday, Service - 10am
Full Childrenʼs Ministry available
Covered Bridge Nazarene Church
152 S. M St.
541-942-4422
Pastor: Cindy Slaymaker
Sunday School: 9:30am
Worship 10:30am
Delight Valley
Church of Christ
Center for Spiritual Living Cottage 33087 Saginaw Rd. East
541-942-7711
Grove
Pastor: Bob Friend
700 Gibbs Ave (Community Center)
Two Services:
Rev. Bobby Lee
Meets Sunday 3:00 p.m.
9am - Classic in the Chapel
10:30am - Contemporary in the
Info: 541-767-0182 (Mrs. “T”)
Auditorium
Church of Christ
First Baptist Church
420 Monroe St • 541-942-8565
301 S 6th St 541-942-8242
Sunday Service: 10:30am
Pastor: Steve Johnson
Sunday School: 9:30am
Worship: 11:00am
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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” Sat Evening Service 6:00pm
Youth 180 Mondays 5:30-8pm
Childrenʼs Breakout Class: Wed. 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
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:Lura Kidner-Miesen
Worship: 10:30am
Adult & Sunday School: 9:30am
Comm. Dinner (Adults $5, Kids Free)
Mon. 5-6:30pm
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“VICTORY” Country Church
913 S. 6th Street • 541-942-5913
Pastor: Barbara Dockery
Worship Service: 10:00am
Message:
11:00am
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