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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL October 28, 2015 Upcoming Art Walk billed as 'Bewitching' Free library dedicated on the square Cottage Grove’s Downtown Art Walk will bring “bewitching art” to Main Street this Friday, Oct. 30 from 6-8 p.m. Complimentary treats and live music accompany downtown visitors during each Art Walk. This Friday, the event takes place after downtown trick-or-treating. As always, Art Walk is a free event. Design replicates TV time machine BY JON STINNETT The Cottage Grove Sentinel T he design of the struc- ture itself has a decid- edly British feel, though the preparations that made the free library possible at All- America City Square in down- town Cottage Grove were completely homegrown. In the spring of 2014, a group of about 40 members of the Cottage Grove and Cre- swell communities began a leadership program offered by the Ford Family Foundation, in tandem with Rural Devel- opment Initiatives. As part of their training to become more effective community lead- ers, the group chose a fi nal project that would put the les- sons they’d learned to action. From a list of almost 70 pos- sible projects, the Little Free Library concept emerged, and on Friday, members of the leadership group gathered Artist Listing courtesy photo Members of the Ford Family Foundation's most recent leadership training pro- gram were on hand to help dedicate the library Friday. downtown to unveil what will arguably become the most prominent library among the 16 installed in the two com- munities. Reminiscent of an old-fash- ioned British “Police Box,” the library actually replicates the TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimension in Space), the time machine used in the “Doctor Who” television series and its spin-offs. As with many of the libraries, the TARDIS was planned and built by Kurt Blachnik, a graduate of the leadership program, though seven of the little free librar- ies were also put together by students at Kennedy High School. The libraries work on the “take a book, leave a book” concept, and there is room for additions in the form of children’s books — especially sought-after in the lending libraries — in each of them. There are 12 lending librar- ies installed in Cottage Grove and four in Creswell. A map of their locations can be seen at http://tinyurl.com/MapOf- SouthLaneLFLs. Community Foundation hosts annual dinner BY SAM WRIGHT The Cottage Grove Sentinel T he Cottage Grove Com- munity Foundation host- ed its annual dinner on Wednes- day, Oct. 21 at the Our Lady of Prepetual Help Parish Center. The dinner is hosted every year as a community outreach pro- gram to accrue donations and spread the word of the founda- tion’s role in the Cottage Grove Community. Executive Direc- tor of the foundation Travis Palmer explained the success the success that the Foundation has achieved since its inception in 1991. “Just this year the Foundation awarded 15 community grants 3A totaling over $20,000,” he said. In the past 14 years, the Foun- dation has recorded 216 grants for a total of $162,508. The dinner also saw Reaching Out Mentoring’s South Lane ef- forts represented by Marc Bass and Jeff Williams. The mentor- ing program was awarded the Margaret Mae Anibal Mentor- ing Grant for $33,000. There was also a unique ap- pearance from the mentoring program this year. Drew Blair, a 19-year old community college student who had a mentor for over four years, spoke during the dinner. Blair stated that he had been through over 23 dif- ferent foster homes, and having his mentor was a great anchor to have throughout his coming- of-age years. The dinner also hosted an auction in order to raise money for the Foundation. The pack- ages included a private air tour, a fi shing excursion, and other various trips around Oregon. Every package was sold for over $200, and some even crept towards the $1,000 mark. Sherry Duerst-Higgins pur- chased a wide variety of books for the community youth, and these were passed around and signed by everyone who attend- ed the dinner. Another large part of the Community Foundation is to raise money for scholarships for aspiring students. Throughout 2015, the foundation awarded a total of 92 scholarships with a total value of $101,620. Stu- dents at Cottage Grove High School received 64 awards, and the renewable scholarship pro- gram has grown with 25 former students at CGHS receiving a total of $25,100. Palmer hopes that the din- ner encourages community members to donate to specifi c causes. “We host this to really con- nect with the community. We have such a generous and close- knit community, hosting these events is always great fun,” he said. The foundation continues to seek support and reaches out to the community. Apple Pie Antiques: Hosanna Gaines — Macabre Delight: Tessa Lehman — Paint- ings Kalapuya Books: Lesley Strother — Abstract Painting Coast Fork Feed & Brewstation: Open for dinner, live music Imagine It Framed: Erich Schwartzwald — Paintings, live music and wine The Crafty Mercantile: Gina Tafoya — Paintings; Dani Clark and Heather Pennington — Mixed Media, and Nico Cor- nelius — Eclectic Sculptures Opal Center for Arts & Educa- tion: Original Theater produc- tion, “Rosemary Poppin’s Baby,” 8 pm; $12 Victoriana’s: Noelle Ervin — Handcrafted creations for all occasions Bookmine: Arlene Taddei — Folk art, music by Harpist Mary Grace In front of Pandora’s Box: Mari- lyn Wilber — Antt Farm Textiles Odd Fellows Hall, upstairs: Ste- ven Cross — Wood prints from old IOOF costume catalog Deputies, fi re personnel extract man from bridge T he Lane County Sheriff’s Offi ce reported that a crisis negotiator was able to coax a man from the edge of the East Oregon Avenue bridge in Creswell over Interstate 5 last week. According to a press release, on Wednesday, Oct. 21 just after 6 p.m., the Sheriff’s Offi ce re- sponded to a white male standing outside the protective fence on the bridge, holding onto the fence. Deputies responded with Or- egon State Police and South Lane County Fire and Rescue person- nel, and together they were able to secure the man, later identifi ed as 27-year old Richard Miles, to the fence while fi re crews re- sponded with a ladder truck from Cottage Grove. A deputy that is a trained Lane County Crisis Negotiator re- sponded and established commu- nications with Miles. The Crisis Negotiator was able to convince Miles to get some help and climb down the ladder. Oregon State Police and South Lane County Fire and Rescue stopped traffi c southbound while South Lane County Fire and Res- cue set up their ladder truck. 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