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10A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL October 28, 2015 P ARKS COMMUNITY BRIEFS Continued from page 1A that area,” she said. “I think it’s worth trying to put those signs up.” New Councilor Amy Slay asked how the ordinance would be enforced. Meyers stated that if a violation was witnessed by law enforcement, the offender would be asked to leave and smoke elsewhere. “If there are people hanging out under a pavilion, we’ll be checking on them,” he said. Slay asked if Meyers was 4-H Continued from page 1A “4-H has a lot to offer,” Kue- bler said. “It’s diffi cult for some parents because it’s often a mat- ter of timing. A lot of families have confl icts with sports, and I think there’s a basic misconcep- tion about what 4-H is. People think it’s all about animals, but if you think of it as having a hobby, there’s probably a way to use it to participate in 4-H.” Kuebler pointed out that 4-H C ITY Continued from page 5A Covered Bridges Scenic Bikeway proponent meeting The Covered Bridges Scenic Bikeway management group met on Thursday morning to review the successes associated suggesting establishing a des- ignated smoking area at parks. He responded that there are areas around City Hall and the Community Center that are designated as parks and that there are designated areas there where City employees are al- lowed to smoke. Councilor Mike Fleck said he was “torn” by a desire to pro- tect personal freedoms while limiting secondhand smoke exposure in the parks. He said the establishment of designated smoking areas could help gar- ner his support for the ordi- nance. Councilor Jake Boone agreed, adding that the City should install receptacles so smokers “don’t have to throw it on the ground.” “I don’t think it’s our place as a Council to try to make our citizens make better decisions,” Boone said. “But it is our place to make sure citizens aren’t dosed with anything against their will.” The Council, minus an ab- sent Councilor Heather Mur- phy, voted unanimously to pass the ordinance. Under new rules that govern the Council’s actions, a unanimous vote in favor can cause an ordinance to pass in one meeting if the ordinance has been available for review by the public for at least a week. However, City Recorder Trudy Borrevik said that, because the ordinance was not available to the public until last Wednesday, another major- ity ‘yes’ vote would be needed to pass this ordinance. Veterans lunch at CGHS so those who plan to attend are asked to call Lisa Thoms at (541) 942-3391 to make a reservation. In honor of the military ser- vice of local veterans, the student council at Cottage Grove High School would like to cordially invite them to lunch on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 11:15 a.m. Students will greet veterans at the door of the cafeteria and escort them to their seats. They would like to know how many are planning to attend by Thursday, Nov. 5, 912 Project Serenity Lane's Jerry Gjesvold will address the effects of the newly legalized marijuana law at the next meeting of the Cottage Grove 912 Project on Monday, Nov. 2 at 6:30 p.m. at Stacy's Covered Bridge Restaurant, 401 E. Main St. offers a way to develop skills in archery, crafts, Lego robotics and a host of other disciplines in addition to raising animals, though there are categories for rabbits, swine, poultry, sheep, guinea pigs, cows and more. “People can have small ani- mals,” she said. “You don’t have to live on a farm. We just tell people to bring what they have. The goal is to get people in- volved, so it doesn’t necessarily have to be a pedigreed animal.” Young people who do choose to raise animals for showing in 4-H, however, can learn a lot, according to parent Launa Brink. “It teaches them how to han- dle their animals, and that takes training over time in things the animals aren’t necessarily used to,” Brink said. “They learn how to care for animals when they get sick and learn so many other lessons about the animals them- selves.” But perhaps the biggest les- son 4-H can provide, Brink said, is a deeper one. “The biggest thing it teaches is responsibility,” she said. “My daughter had to care for her animal and feed it, because she knew I wasn’t going to do it. It became a daily thing, and that’s what I appreciate the most.” Last month, a group support- ive of the Extension Service and 4-H approached the Lane Coun- ty Board of Commissioners to propose a tax levy of 1.5 cents per $1000 of property value to fund offerings from the Exten- sion including 4-H. The Com- missioners held a worksession last week and directed County Administrator Steve Mokrohis- ky to work with the Extension Service to begin drafting lan- guage for the levy to be included on the May of 2016 ballot. “We’re hoping we can bring those activities back,” East Lane Commissioner Faye Stewart said Monday. “They’re pretty critical to our rural residents.” In the meantime, organizers say that those interested in 4-H in the area can visit the Exten- sion Service website at http:// extension.oregonstate.edu/lane/ 4h for more information or call 541-344-5043. The group will also hold regular meetings at the Fairgrounds the third Sunday of each month at 4 p.m. with the Scenic Bikeway and to look at areas to improve in the coming year. The City Manager and City Planner Amanda Fer- guson attended as the City’s rep- resentatives on a group tasked to prepare an annual report to the State to report the work to im- prove the scenic bikeway that has occurred in the last year. Painting projects also painted the high service pump station building at the Row River Water Treatment Plant. This is a cinder block building that houses the 100 horsepower pumps that move fi nished water from the treatment plant to the Knox Hill Reservoirs. In anticipation of the change back to standard time on Nov. 1, Public Works just complet- ed a survey of all streetlights throughout the City to identify any street lights that are not working. Streetlights through- out the City are owned and main- tained by Pacifi c Power, EPUD, the City, or private homeowner associations. Streetlights that were not functioning correctly were noted and reported to the proper authority for repair. There were a total of 31 street- lights throughout the City that were not functioning properly. There were 22 belonging to Pa- cifi c Power, seven that belonged to Emerald People’s Utility District and two that were the responsibility of the City, which asks that when members of the public see a street light that is not functioning correctly, they note the pole number and utility company name and report it to Public Works at 541-942-3349 so the City can contact the re- sponsible party to begin repairs. Gibbs picked the goose up and hustled it out of the light- house, stowing it in a sheltered spot there. (The goose’s wing was most likely just bruised, not broken, since it was gone the next day.) Then he climbed back into his bunk and tried to go back to sleep. When he reported for his watch an hour or two later, the keeper he was relieving stared at him. “What’s the matter with ya?” he asked. “Ya look like you seen a ghost.” It was to be a long and dread- ful night for Gibbs. His nerves, already keyed up by the goose incident, were not helped when an unearthly moaning started coming from a nearby empty room. Seeking some reading material to take his mind off his fears, he soon found himself reading a maritime magazine — with an article about a haunt- ing at the Navassa Lighthouse in the Caribbean. The story ended with the lightkeeper going mad and being carried from the light- house in a straightjacket. And all the while, that weird, never-to-be-explained moaning was going on in the other room. “It was one of the longest nights of my life,” he wrote. This week, two painting proj- ects were completed; the fi rst was the bell tower that adorns All-America City Square on South 7th and Main Streets. Public Works contracted to have the bell tower power washed, scraped, primed and painted. The bell tower was repainted with colors that were as close to the original colors as possible. This week, City crews Streetlight Survey O FFBEAT Continued from page 4A “A mammoth goose with a broken wing sat in the middle of the fl oor,” Gibbs recounted. “Evidently blinded by the bea- con, it had fl own through the open porthole and broken its wing en route.” HISTORIC DOWNTOWN COTTAGE GROVE Bewitching Art (Sources: Gibbs, James A. Tillamook Light. Portland: Binford, 1979; Smitten, Susan. Ghost Stories of Oregon. Ed- monton: Ghost House, 2001; www.atlasobscura.com) Trick or Teat In Historic Downtown Cottage Grove Friday, October 30th 3pm -5pm Join us for October 30 PET COSTUME CONTEST Sponsored by the Cottage Grove Aqua Lions KNND PUMPKIN CARVING CONTESTS KIDS COSTUME CONTEST LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH 6:00 TO 8:00 PM Sponsored by Friends of the Cottage Grove Library SELFIE STATION Sponsored by Lane Community College BPOE 16th ANNUAL Veteran’s Appreciation Dinner & Show So long as there are veterans, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will never forget them. P LEASE JOIN US IN OUR V ETERANS ON N OVEMBER 7 TH , 2015 F OR OUR USO S HOW & D INNER ! " # $ % ' ( ' ) ' " * + DINNER FREE TO VETERANS Donations of $5 are gratefully appreciated. ! " # % : ; " " < = : ' ( > % * > ? : % * ' > ( ' % Turkey Dinner at 5-6pm, Entertainment starts at 6pm @ " > * $ ) ' % K ) * + Call 541-942-3554 for details WINDOW DECORATING CONTEST sponsored by EBID and the Main Street Program CITY HALL HALLOWEEN DISPLAY WITH SELFIE STATION COOKIES AND CIDER AT ALL AMERICA SQUARE Sponsored by the Cottage Grove Lions Club and Don Williams Scavenger Hunt, Death mobile on display, Street Performers, Music, and Trick or Treating Roads will close prior to the start of the event and reopen by 6pm for Artwalk. www.facebook.com/cottagegrovechamber
