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10A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL November 25, 2015 Umpqua National Forest announces summer hiring COMMUNITY BRIEFS Thanksgiving Dinner offered The First Baptist Church is offering a free Thanksgiving dinner for all community members. A full meal will be held on Nov. 26 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church located at 301 S. 6th St. Local meal delivery orders may be placed prior to Thanksgiving Day by calling the church at 541- 942-8242 or Mercy Johnson at 541-942-5229. Those who cannot place delivery orders before Thanksgiving Day can call First Baptist Church on that day at 541-942-8242. Housing rehab program St. Vincent de Paul’s Regional Housing Reha- bilitation Program RHRP currently has $150,000 spoken for to rehabilitate Cottage Grove homes. In December they will be receiving additional funds for 15 more homes to be serviced by the program. A $25,000 typical loan enables quali- fi ed homeowners to improve the livability, health and safety of their homes.Cottage Grove home repair RHRP projects have included new roofs, foundation work, plumbing, electrical, upgrading doors and windows, paint and more. Qualifying household incomes range from $31,000 for one person to $58,450 for a family of eight. There are no payments added to the monthly budget. The loans are due and payable upon the sale or transfer of the property. Homes accepted into the program are assessed and re- pairs made under the supervision of St. Vincent de Paul, utilizing licensed and bonded contractors of the homeowner’s choice. O FFBEAT Continued from page 4A restored the funding. As the 1960s ripened into the 1970s, Monmouth’s motivation for its Prohi- bition policy started changing. Toward the end, fewer voters were motivated by a desire for temperance per se, and more were simply voting to keep Mon- mouth unique. “The most prevalent feeling of those who don’t really have anything against alcohol,” the Polk Sun wrote in Sept. 8, 1976 edition, “is that Monmouth will be just like any other small town if they go wet. Being ‘dry’ to them is like be- ing the only folks on the block to own an Edsel.” As late as 1994, the town was cel- ebrating its dry heritage at a festival called the Purely Victorian Tea Festi- val, featuring The Temperance Singers in gorgeous Belle Epoque-era dresses and hats belting out grand old 1870s Prohibition Crusade songs in the city park. But by the end of the 1990s, the moral case for Prohibition had faded to almost nothing, and support for the law was all about owning that metaphorical Edsel. And even the proudest Edsel owner can be turned into a bitter ex-Edsel fan by getting stranded by the side of the road one too many times. Essentially, that’s what happened in Monmouth. In 2002, the town’s last full-size gro- cery market closed its doors. Its propri- etor — the fi fth since 1967 — was quite frank about why no one could make a go of selling groceries in Monmouth: It was Prohibition. Most of Monmouth did drink, and it was more convenient to do their shopping a mile away in Independence, where Roth’s Friendly Foodliner and Winco Foods awaited and offered prices the local market couldn’t touch — prices that were only possible because of liquor sales. That’s a big part of why Monmouth voted, in 2002, to open its doors to beer and wine sales — holding out, for the time being, against distilled spirits; Application period runs Nov. 30-Dec. 7 T he Umpqua National For- est is looking to fi ll up to 90 temporary job openings in fi refi ghting and another 20 po- sitions in recreation and natural resources for the 2016 fi eld sea- son. This year’s timeline to sub- mit applications is much earlier than in years past. Applications for summer tem- porary employment will need to be submitted online at www. usajobs.gov during an eight-day period that begins Nov. 30 and extends through Dec. 7, 2015. Interested applicants are encour- aged to create their USAjobs profi le now to begin developing their application and compiling the required documents. Temporary positions are available in Roseburg and in Glide, Cottage Grove, Tiller and Toketee. Specialties include fi re, trails, botany, recreation, wildlife and fi sheries. Position descriptions, duty lo- cations, grade levels and hiring manager contact information for the 2016 temporary positions are posted on the Umpqua Na- tional Forest’s website at: www. fs.usda.gov/main/umpqua/ about-forest/jobs. Additional information and resources for potential Forest Service job applicants, includ- ing reference links on how to apply, application and outreach sites, and benefi ts are available at: www.fs.fed.us/fsjobs. For more information about temporary hiring, please contact any Umpqua National Forest Offi ce: Umpqua National Forest Supervisor’s Offi ce, (541) 957- 3200 North Umpqua Ranger Dis- trict, (541) 496-3532 Diamond Lake Ranger Dis- trict, (541) 498-2531 Cottage Grove Ranger Dis- trict, (541) 767-5000 Tiller Ranger District, (541) 825-3100 whiskey drinkers would have to wait for the 2010 election. And with the results of that election, Monmouth offi cially joined the rest of the state. Exactly 1.5 centuries after the last fl ask of Ladd, Reed & Co. rotgut legally changed hands in Monmouth, the liquor trade had fi nally come back to the thirsty little town. But even the most ardent opponents of the city’s prohibition ordinance were a little sad to see it go. (Sources: Jansson, Kyle R. “The Changing Climate of Oregon’s Driest Town,” Oregon Historical Quarterly, Fall 2001; Polk County Itemizer-Ob- server archives, 5 June 2002, 14 Jan. 2003 and 25 May 2010) Finn J.D. John teaches at Oregon State University and writes about odd tidbits of Oregon history. For details, see http://fi nnjohn.com. To contact him The main street of Monmouth as it appeared in 1915. This location is or suggest a topic: fi nn2@offbeatore- still readily recognizable today. gon.com or 541-357-2222. -5IQV;\ZMM\541-942-6143 MARK YOUR CALENDARS Christmas in Cottage Grove is the First Saturday in December! FREE BOOK ALWAYS with $15 purchase Handbags Books, local art & Gifts CELEBRATE LOCAL POSSIBILITY A Cottage Grove Family Tradition Sat., Dec. 5th - Activities all day 5PM Tree Lighting at Trailhead Park Full Event Schedule available at C.G. Visitor Center A Cottage Grove Chamber Event HAND HELD BLOWERS Starting at $139.99 STOCK# BG55 Happy Thanksgiving! Order your Th anksgiving Turkey NOW! DROP OFF your thawed turkey by Tuesday, Nov.24th from 12 - 4 pm $1.50 per pound PICKUP Th ursday, Nov. 27th by Noon 541 942-3999 733 East Main Cottage Grove Black Friday Sale Gift and Holiday Purchases The Flower Basket and Gift Boutique A flower shop and so much more... DONATE NOW! Maximize your donation by donating to Cars for a Cause by Dec. 31st. We accept cars, trucks, RVs, boats & motorcycles CALL NOW! •Helps those in need in Lane County • Charitable donation •We do all the paperwork St. Vincent de Paul 2315 Hwy. 101 • Florence • 541-997-8460
