COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL February 24, 2016
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dio-controlled craft, known popularly as
“drones,” has helped bring new passion to
the pursuit.
“We call these multi-rotors; the media re-
fers to them as drones,” Goins said. “They’ve
made fl ying so simple, so much easier than
fl ying a helicopter. You can fl y them in your
backyard or anywhere else. That’s what’s
launched this new interest.”
Goins showcased some of the maneuver-
ability of a multi-rotor craft that includes a
camera; with the use of a headset, its driver
can view the craft’s fl ight from its point
of view, and races are sometimes held in
courses set up in gigantic stadiums.
was later changed. Flyers from through-
out the area reportedly attended the group’s
fi rst fl y-in in 1986.
These days, the club is interested in at-
tracting a new generation of enthusiasts,
according to member Marvin Goins, who
spearheaded Friday’s Fun Fly. Drawing
new blood is critical to the club’s future, and
organizers said that the club has struggled
with its numbers in recent years. In fact, its
signature event, “Warbirds over the Pacifi c,”
a gathering of those who fl y World War II
replica airplanes, will not be held in 2016.
Still, Goins said that a new class of ra-
“Once you put on the goggles, you’re
hooked in a heartbeat,” he said.
On Friday, though, keeping the group
well stocked in batteries seemed to be the
biggest concern.
“A lot of people fl y these in their living
rooms, and they’re the el-cheapo variety,”
Goins said. “But now they’re better and
cheaper, which is very practical, because if
it still fl ies, you’ll keep fl ying it.”
More information on the South Lane RC
Modelers can be obtained at its website, lo-
cated at https://www.rcfl ightdeck.com/club.
cfm?id=370.
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“We feel strongly about how
the music is tied to the history
of this place,” Applegate said.
“These songs are about the West
of the imagination, and many of
us are old enough to have gone
to see the old cowboy movies.”
The Ponies have opened the
South Coast Music Festival,
and Stutzman said the experi-
ence found her back onstage at
the historic Egyptian Theater in
Coos Bay, where she performed
for the fi rst time back in 1946.
“We’ve been devoted to this
harmony thing our whole lives,”
Applegate said. “It takes work,
and we rehearse every week.”
“But we also love each other,
and that’s really important, too,”
Stutzman said. “Our families
have been friends for over 150
years.”
But how does Stutzman rec-
oncile the historically strained
past relationships between cow-
boys and Native Americans?
“A lot of these songs were
written by people just trying to
get by,” she said. “They’re about
joy or sadness, and the exchange
of energy between native and
pioneer cultures is a special part
of that blend.”
worth of accumulated sediment.
He said the largest fossil of a lion
was recently discovered there,
in addition to a fossilized el-
ephant that showcased evidence
that it may have been butchered
by early human ancestors about
a million years ago.
About 6000 fossils of indi-
vidual human predecessors have
been discovered to date, Potts
said, and stone tools are the
calling cards of early humans.
The ability to control fi re and
use symbols to convey ideas are
also hallmarks of human evolu-
tion.
“It’s a fi eld of constant dis-
covery,” he told the crowd. “This
exhibit offers us an opportunity
to explore its milestones.”
Potts spoke of other human-
like ancestors whose ways of
life became extinct long ago.
“We’re the last bipeds stand-
ing,” he joked, adding that our
closest kin on earth today are
primates.
“This kinship with other forms
of life is one of the hallmarks of
evolution,” he said, adding that
evidence of caring for others of
the species and social responsi-
bility are other hallmarks.
Potts said that a special meet-
ing held prior to last Wednes-
day’s event specifi cally for
clergy members boasted the
best attendance the exhibit has
experienced. He acknowledged
that the subject of human evo-
lution is diffi cult for some faith
communities that believe that
the earth is very young.
“The real success in Cottage
Grove started with the clergy
tour of the exhibit,” he said.
“Of all the places we’ve gone,
we saw the broadest cross-sec-
tion of faiths and denominations
there.”
About 20 clergy members
attended the meeting, Barrell
said, a meeting that was closed
to members of the public.
“The main goal was to hear
what they have to say, to make
sure people can hear one an-
other,” Potts said. “It’s impor-
tant for people to say what they
think all of this means, even if
they reject it.”
On opening night, Ken Willis,
who said he’s been a creationist
since the early 1960s, rejected
much of what he had heard.
Willis, who attends CG Bible
Church, said that “miracles are
required” to explain the origin
of life on earth, whether scien-
tists believe it or not.
“Evolution and the Bible
don’t square,” Willis said. “The
purpose of evolution is to get
rid of God so they can explain
things without him.”
Willis acknowledged that
artifacts have been discovered
but stated that “the times they
are assigning to them are outra-
geous.”
Willis said that the earth must
be young because the Bible
states that there was no death
before man brought sin into the
world.
On Monday, Potts acknowl-
edged that human evolution is
a challenging subject and reiter-
ated that the goal of the Smith-
sonian exhibit was not to con-
vince those who held differing
beliefs.
“But this stuff is real,” he said,
“and it’s one of the most vibrant
fi elds of science. In Cottage
Grove, we found a tremendous
curiosity and understanding
fused with deep religious com-
mitments.”
The exhibit will be housed at
the Cottage Grove Library until
March 12. Related events still to
come include a meeting of the
Cottage Grove Wisdom Seekers
on Thursday from 6-8 p.m. and
a cave painting class from 1-3
p.m. on Saturday.
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humanity, and if attendance
fi gures alone are any indica-
tion, it’s a conversation that
was joined by many in Cottage
Grove last week.
Pete Barrell, Cottage Grove’s
Community Services Coordina-
tor and the person responsible
for writing the grant that made
this town one of only 19 stops
for the exhibit nationwide, said
Monday that 1855 people had
visited the exhibit in its fi rst
week here, with over 400 at-
tending fi ve related events held
Wednesday and Thursday.
“There was an endless stream
of people,” Barrell said. “It was
fantastic.”
On Wednesday, Feb. 17, Potts
detailed a few discoveries that
have helped inform the scientif-
ic understanding of the subject
in recent years, though he added
that humankind’s understanding
of itself has of course been in-
formed by religion, philosophy
and ethical questions, in addi-
tion to scientifi c inquiry.
“It’s the conversation that
matters,” he said.
Potts spends much of his
time in southern Kenya sift-
ing through thousands of years
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item. Safety and security up-
grades are slated to include new
fi re and security systems and
security cameras in all schools.
Maintenance projects include
new roofs at Dorena School and
Lincoln Middle School; paint
and exterior work at Lincoln and
Dorena; a new heating/cooling
system at Bohemia Elementary;
electrical upgrades at Bohemia
and window and siding work.
Network upgrades are slated to
replace some computer systems
approaching 15 years of age.
Renovations to the pool would
include its piping and pump
systems, heating and cooling
and dehumidifi cation systems.
Plans to relocate Kennedy High
School to the former Delight
Valley School site are included,
as are plans to turn the current
Kennedy facility into an early
learning center. Reusing the
current Harrison site involves
keeping the gymnasium and
kitchen facility there for pos-
sible community use and razing
the rest of the site. “Other costs”
includes furnishings, permits
and fees, development costs and
surveying.
Not everyone gathered at the
meeting approved of all aspects
of the plan. Three speakers dur-
ing the public comment period
spoke out in favor of additional
renovations to the pool.
A letter written by Rhonda
Chambers and read aloud indi-
cated that she believes the pool
is “in major need of more up-
grades than what is proposed by
the bond.” Former Board mem-
ber Joe Raade said that he re-
gretted retiring from the Board a
year ago, as he would have cast
a ‘no’ vote for the bond. The
pool needs to be upgraded to be
competition-sized, he said (cur-
rently, the pool is 33 1/3 yards
long, too long for competitions
that require a 25-yard swim
length.)
“My kids feel like second-
class athletes in the District be-
cause they don’t have a compe-
tition playing fi eld,” Raade said.
“I don’t understand how we
can’t get there.”
According to Monday’s pre-
sentation, the new Harrison
building is slated to be about
83,500 square feet in size and
accommodate 600-650 stu-
dents. It would primarily face
Taylor Ave., would be two sto-
ries tall and feature a separate
bus area and covered play area.
Kindergarten classrooms would
be located on a sort of sub-cam-
pus that connects directly to
the early learning center, and
classrooms will be grouped
around common areas in con-
tained “learning communities.”
Still, the architects called their
preliminary plans a “very con-
ceptual design.” Parent told the
Board that the planning com-
mittee had arrived at a $45 mil-
lion total cost estimate and then
pared its list down to projects
that could stay under the $2 per
$1000 property value threshold.
Additionally, the passage of
Senate Bill 447 has allocated
$125 million in funds for dis-
tricts that secure bond levies this
year and next year, with school
districts eligible to receive be-
tween $4-8 million. South Lane
appears fourth on a waiting list
for priority to receive $4 million
to put toward the bond, which
would be over and above the
$35-plus million bond total.
“It’s not guaranteed that we’ll
receive that money, but we are
very confi dent,” Parent said,
adding that many districts ap-
pearing above South Lane on
the priority list do not seem pre-
pared to pass their bonds.
Discussion on Monday in-
volved whether most or all of
the $4 million could be put into
renovating the pool, with var-
ied responses among the board
members. Architect McCracken,
however, stated that a process of
due diligence could be followed
to best determine how to use the
funds, and from the audience,
Laurie Hammond stated that
passing the bond fi rst was of the
utmost importance.
Parent then read the ballot
title and summary of the bond
that will be given to Lane Coun-
ty Elections this Friday, and the
Board voted its approval. The
bond’s Political Action Com-
mittee will now get to work se-
curing the 3000 or so ‘yes’ votes
the District believes it will need
to pass the bond, and canvassing
of neighborhoods by supporters
is scheduled to begin Saturday.
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