12A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL August 5, 2015
Super Art Walk
turns into an
A/C crawl
BY MATT HOLLANDER
The Cottage Grove Sentinel
T
he weather did its best to foil Cottage Grove’s
plans for a Super Art Walk Friday night. When
triple-digit temperatures lingered into the early eve-
ning and the downtown streets were sparsely popu-
lated, one might have thought that Mother Nature had
succeeded. But there were in fact many people who
came to take in the festivities — they just preferred to
stay inside where it was cooler.
“I believe there has been a lot to see tonight, and
there has been some particularly good music,” said
Laura Panella, who was enjoying the folk band Cor-
win Bolt and The Wingnuts at the air-conditioned
Victoriana’s with her out-of-town acquaintance, Frank
Xavier.
“It’s been amazing,” added Xavier, who was visit-
ing from Southern California. “We came for booze
and stayed for the band.”
The last Friday Art Walk was hyped by city lead-
ers as a Super Art Walk due to the Oregon Mayors
Association’s 2015 Summer Conference being held in
Cottage Grove. On top of the usual Art Walk activi-
ties, Friday’s hours were expanded to 4-9 p.m. with
several additional displays and activities.
“We’ve all had a great time, and the city is wonder-
ful,” said Scappoose Mayor Scott Burge.
Due to the extreme heat, several of the conference’s
activities were rearranged; for example, an outdoor
lunch at Bohemia Park was relocated to the Village
Green.
Burge said he has been to nine OMA conference’s
in a row, including the 2010 meeting that was also
held in Cottage Grove. He said that although it was
much hotter than fi ve years ago, he appreciated the
new twists on the event; for example, each conference
attendee was given a dessert coupon to use at a local
restaurant during Friday’s Art Walk.
photos by Matt Hollander
Top Left: Rarely
opened to the
public, Territorial
Seed Co. opened its
doors for the Super
Art Walk so that
people could take in
the commissioned
murals of Michael
Jamisch.
Top Right: Scap-
poose Mayor Scott
Burge poses with
the Animal House
Deathmobile.
Left: Corwin Bolt
and the Wingnuts
(from left) — Josh
Britton, Jeremy
Sher, Tim Long and
Corwin Bolt play at
Victoriana's during
Friday's Art Walk.
M AYORS
Continued from page 1A
opening ceremonies and the
appearance of Ted Wheeler,
Treasurer of the State of Or-
egon, as keynote speaker, noted
as a highlight of the weekend
for many of the mayors.
High temperatures began to
interrupt plans on Friday, and
the day’s two meals — a lunch
under the stage cover at the Bo-
hemia Park amphitheater and
dinner at the Cottage Grove
Armory, were moved to cooler
locations (the Village Green
Resort and Community Center,
respectively). Many of the may-
ors could later be seen fanning
out throughout downtown Cot-
tage Grove following Friday’s
dinner to take part in the Super
Art Walk, which included a pro-
gressive dessert and a charm
bracelet scavenger hunt.
Saturday brought presenta-
tions about Oregon’s Scenic
Bikeways, tours of local muse-
ums and lunch with pilots gath-
ered for the annual Stearman Bi-
plane Fly-in at the CG Airport.
On Monday, an exhausted
Cottage Grove City Manager
Richard Meyers said that the
weekend was a big success.
“It’s a fun thing to do every
fi ve years or so,” he quipped.
Mayors from larger commu-
nities included Eugene Mayor
Kitty Piercy and Biff Traber,
who was attending the confer-
ence for the fi rst time as the
Mayor of Corvallis. Trader
noted the presentation by Trea-
surer Ted Wheeler as a highlight
because it allowed the visiting
mayors to view the bigger pic-
ture with regard to how the state
operates.
“Before now, I’ve been very
much focused on local activi-
ties,” Traber said. “But as may-
or, I’m beginning to realize that
I have a substantial responsibil-
ity to represent the City at the
state level.”
Myrtle Creek Mayor Ken
Brouillard and his wife, Mari-
lyn, said they thoroughly en-
joyed the tours of Pacifi c Yurts
and the Dorena hydro project.
Brouillard is himself a newly
elected mayor of a town of just
over 3000 inhabitants.
“It’s nice to see what other cit-
ies are working on, what they’re
working with and what they’re
facing,” he said. “You come
here and fi nd out that you’re not
in a room all by yourself.”
Brouillard said that, much like
Myrtle Creek, he observed that
Cottage Grove “wants an iden-
tity” and “wants opportunities
for its businesses to do well.”
Cottage Grove Mayor Tom
Munroe observed that everyone
he had interacted with seemed
to be enjoying themselves. He
said a spirit of service unites the
mayors.
“Most of us approach it with
an attitude that we’re volun-
teers,” Munroe said. “I don’t
see any of the snobbery, wheth-
er it’s from a big city or small
town. It’s just a good bunch of
people.”
Post a picture of
your garden (vegetable, fruit or
fl ower garden) on our Facebook page
and earn the chance to
WIN A $200 GIFT CERTIFICATE
CONTEST RULES: Visit the Cottage Grove
Sentinel Facebook page at https://www.
facebook.com/pages/Cottage-Grove-Sentinel/
and upload a picture of your vegetable, fruit or
fl ower garden to the photo album section of
the page. In the comment space, describe what
makes you so proud of your garden. The person
who receives the most “likes” by August 10, 2015
will win the $200 gift certifi cate valid at one of
the participating businesses. The name of the
winner will be posted on our Facebook page on
August 12, 2015. Participants must be 18 years
old or more. Employees of the newspaper and
participating businesses and their immediate
family members are not eligible to participate in
this contest.
Lawn & Garden Supplies
Canning Supplies
901 Row River Road
Cottage Grove, OR 97424
(541) 942-4600
www.walmart.com
FRESH PRODUCE
LOTS OF VARIETY
Patton’s
Country Gardens
Apricots, Peaches, Berries,
Hermiston Melons, Corn,
U-Pick Flowers & Veggies
Variety of Other
Fruits & Veggies Available
80432 Delight Valley School Rd.
541-942-7672
Perrenials, Annual, Veggie Starts, Hanging Baskets, Roses,
Trees, Shurbs, Rhodys, Garden Art, Statuary
& Lots... Lots...More to see!
541-912-0931
83404 Rodgers Road • Creswell, Oregon 97426 • License#179798