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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL October 7, 2015 11A UCC Douglas G. Maddess, DMD FAMILY AND GENERAL DENTISTRY Brightening Lives One Smile at a Time Continued from page 1A We also made contact with the local Lane Community Col- lege campus.” South Lane Superintendent Krista Parent said she fi elded numerous comments from par- ents and others who appreci- ated the police presence at local schools Thursday and Friday. “People were understandably nervous, and some parents came and picked up their kids, which is fi ne to do,” Parent said. “We were in constant communication with Chief Shepherd and got up- dates every 10 minutes. He kept assuring us that we were not in any danger, and folks said they really appreciated that.” South Lane also sent two of its counselors, Tom Partridge and Connie Wonham of Lincoln Middle School, to assist with counseling those affected by the tragedy. “Unfortunately, we have to have that kind of system in place, and there’s a team in Lane County that responds to these types of incidents,” Parent said. “It was a tense situation. You think it’s never going to happen to you, and all you can really do is hope for the best.” The Sentinel has learned of at least two events planned to benefi t the victims of the UCC shooting to be held in Cottage Grove. The Axe & Fiddle Pub will host an open microphone benefi t this Sunday, Oct. 11 be- ginning at about 4 p.m. and run- ning until about 9 p.m. The Cottage Grove Brewers Guild also announced via Face- book that it will host a Pints for UCC benefi t at Hard Knocks Brewing on Saturday, Oct. 17 from 8-12 p.m. The Sentinel would appreciate the chance to print news of other benefi t efforts, which may be sent to cgnews@cgsentinel.com or by phone at 541-942-3325. — I heard one person ask, ‘can I say the word ‘bong’? And I said ‘Yes, say it as loud as you can!” Valley said Apothecaria has been urging its medical mari- juana cardholders to stock up on the drug in advance of the Oct. 1 start of the sale of recreational marijuana at dispensaries, which the Oregon legislature approved as a means of providing a supply of recreational weed at the start of recreational sales. The ap- proval of Measure 91 provided for the legalization of marijuana for recreational purchases last year, though the establishment of regulations regarding its im- plementation is ongoing. The transition from “outlaw” status for recreational users has been a rapid one; House Bill 3160 provided for the estab- lishment of medical marijuana dispensaries in August of 2013; Cottage Grove had its fi rst dis- pensary, Mandy’s, in March of 2014. Its most recent facility opened this summer, and judg- ing by the volume of business in just the fi rst few hours of recre- ational sales, it’s clear that there is a large base of customers seeking to purchase the drug. Local dispensaries stated their intention to also cater to recreational customers prior to Oct. 1, and Apothecaria chose to raise its prices for recreation- al buyers in advance of the Jan. 1, 2016 onset of a tax on recre- ational purchases, a move that the other three dispensaries in Cottage Grove have as yet cho- sen not to make. Medication Station Manager Sharon Cohen said that business was steady all day Thursday, with most of the customer base composed of seniors. Cohen said a deadline of Nov. 1 would have been more benefi cial for the start of recreational sales, as it would have allowed this year’s harvest to help meet the new demand. “There may be a small short- age, but it should only be for a matter of days,” she said. Riley Llamas of the Holistic Co-op on Main Street said he opened his dispensary in Cot- tage Grove in anticipation of the ability to also cater to rec- reational customers. A long line of customers outside the Co-op greeted Llamas upon his arrival Thursday morning. At Mandy’s, the fi rst dispen- sary to open in Cottage Grove, Manager Gordon Peppers said 15 customers had been served by 10:30 a.m. “We fi gured it would be busy, but we didn’t know it would be like this,” he said. “I’m glad ev- eryone gets to enjoy it.” Peppers said that recreational customers now have plenty of choices among local dispensa- ries, adding that an abundance of facilities may not be sustain- able in the long term. “Having four in a town of 10,000 people is crazy, right?” he said. W EED Continued from page 1A See our new website: douglasgmaddessdmd.com NO MATTER WHERE YOU PURCHASED YOUR HEARING AIDS WE ARE HERE TO HELP! Jenna Buetow Hearing Consultant Grant Gording, BC-HIS Board Certifi ed in Hearing Instrument Sciences Celebrating 20 years of providing the best customer service in the business. to open last year, to open ear- ly, according to owner Colleen Valley, who said that the dis- pensary experienced only brief lapses in an otherwise steady stream of customers. Man- ager Jake Boone could be seen handing out numbers for those waiting in line in the dispen- sary lobby, where Boone also checked identifi cation to verify that customers were at least 21 years of age. “Everybody is in a great mood, and they’re super patient with us,” Valley said. “People have been pretty cautious, too CLARIFICATION: An article in the Sept. 30 Cottage Grove Sentinel asserted that "popes have been writing about Catholicism since the 1900s." In fact, the article should have read "popes have been writing about capitalism since the 19th Century." The Senti- nel apologizes for the error and any resulting confusion. FREE Hearing Screenings FREE Hearing Aid Checks & Cleanings Just call to schedule an appointment! Grant's Hearing Centers www.grantshearing.com Cottage Grove 1498 E. Main Street 541-942-8444 www.andreasons.com 541- 485-6659 Purchase Clones - up to 4 Plants Recreation Purchases 1/4 oz. Loyalty points collected and used. 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