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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL May 11, 2016 LCC class teaches the art of the Planning meeting for A.A. Square set for Tuesday Jam T BY JON STINNETT The Cottage Grove Sentinel “ Our jam sessions need to be more in- formative. It’s not enough to just get together and play the tunes.” On a Wednesday evening, multi-instru- mentalist and instructor Justin Booher imparts such wisdom to his class, a hand- ful of adults of various ages gathered in a classroom at the Lane Community College branch in Cottage Grove. photo by Jon Stinnett “Music starts with rhythm,” Booher says. Justin Booher teaches a more relaxed approach to music in "Fast Track to “We’re looking to provide harmonic fi lls over the rhythm guitars, but we don’t want Jamming," held Wednesdays at LCC in Cottage Grove. to play the melody while the singer is sing- “It’s really unique,” said student Chrissy ing it, because we need to have a harmony.” ments can be made using only 12 sounds. It’s important to remember that you’re always Anderson. “I’ve never been taught music It’s “better to be a minimalist” with re- one note from the next chord change.” like this before. I was lost without sheet mu- gard to adorning a song, Booher said, be- Booher’s class frequently hears such en- sic, but he freed me. It’s a revelation.” cause the song’s lyrics tell the story. And couragement to ease the minds of those who Many musicians have had private lessons, Booher should know. As a son of the famous may be apprehensive about making music Booher said, but their musical education of- Booher family of musicians based in nearby or who think they need sheet music to play ten ends there. Scotts Valley, he has music fl owing through “We have to throw away our need to be his very veins, and though he’s still a young a song. “Humans like to complicate things,” he good, to look like we know what we’re do- man, he’s been teaching for 29 years. says. “People say things like, ‘I couldn’t ing,” he said. “We’re building a foundation On Wednesdays, Booher picks up his possibly do that; I didn’t get that gift. But that helps us understand chords so well that trademark fi ddle and sometimes a guitar to you have to throw that notion out the win- we realize their structure cannot be sepa- teach and take part in a class known as “Fast dow. There are all these amazing things rated from the melody.” Track to Jamming,” which has called LCC we’ve done in our lives, and yet we continue “Fast Track to Jamming” takes place at in Cottage Grove home since October. to second-guess ourselves.” LCC each Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. More “I want you to be able to anticipate the Instead, Booher teaches the belief that information is available at https://www.lan- chord changes,” he tells his students as they musical excellence is reachable and profes- ecc.edu/cotgrove/cottage-grove-classes. run through the classic “Moon River.” “We learn songs to help build our ideas, because sional-sounding music is accessible; in fact, all of the music we create with our instru- it’s one of the major tenets of his class. Osprey blamed for power outages relocate A pair of ospreys blamed for disrupting power lines near Cottage Grove’s Row River Water Treatment Plant has apparently ac- cepted a suggestion that they fi nd another place to nest. A spokesperson with the Emerald People's Utility District confi rmed Monday that the utility blames nest- ing osprey with building a nest on active power lines near the water treatment plant, activity that they say led to a recent power outage on April 29. City crews contacted EPUD about the issue, and EPUD workers removed nesting materials from the lines three times. 3A he City of Cottage Grove will join a handful of lo- cal organizations next week to discuss the potential solutions to issues at All-America City Square downtown. City Planner Amanda Fergu- son announced by press release that the City has received a grant from the National Park Service and State Historic Preservation Offi ce to conduct a community planning project for All-Amer- ica City Square, located at the corner of Seventh and Main streets, this spring. An open house is scheduled at the Cottage Grove Armory from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17, an event that aims to “gather ideas on needed park improvements and uses so we can sustain the park for future generations,” the release stated. The following Tuesday, May 24 from 6-8 p.m., the Armory will host a design Chamber releases Concerts in the Park lineup June 22: Crossing Neptune Smooth groove and dance Aug. 10: Annie Mae Rhodes Band, Bluegrass/folk June 29: Michael Kevin Daly and Frank Sprouse Americana Aug. 17: Windy Ridge Country Rock July 6: Soul Deception Rock, Blues Soul In its Friday Update, the City stated that “Since the birds appear to be persistent and the area around the Row River Water Treatment Plant provides good food and habitat, staff offered an abandoned power pole on the treatment plant property adjacent to the fi shing ponds as a location for a nesting platform.” Late last week, an EPUD service- man placed a platform on top of this pole and even added some sticks to encourage the ospreys to nest at this location, and by Friday, it appeared courtesy photos the birds of prey had warmed to their In the inset, EPUD serviceman Neil Williamson new home. installs a new osprey nesting platform, which the birds soon occupied. charrette facilitated by land- scape architect David Dough- erty from DLA Inc. to pursue design changes to bring about those improvements. A charrette is an interactive planning session where citizens, designers and others collabo- rate on a vision for a project. It provides a forum for ideas and gives immediate feedback to the designers. “We all love the All-America City Square. But it is almost 10 years old. We want to fi nd out what concerns people have and what issues have surfaced since the square was created,” Fer- guson wrote. “We have heard concerns expressed over the fl ag stone fl ooring, traffi c fl ow, safety, lighting, use, signage, maintenance, etc. What are your concerns? What would you like to see change? What would you like to see stay the same?” July 13: Letters from Traffi c Rock and Soul Funk July 20: Blue Skies Big Band Classic Swing Jazz July 27: Joy Mills Band Americana/Country Aug. 24: The Reveleers Rumble, Classic Rock Aug. 31: Calvary Creek Band 60s and 70s Folk Sept. 7:Abandon Shoe Indie Acoustic Rock, Alter- native Sept. 14: The Sugarbeets Folk-rock, soul-grass Aug. 3: Ian McFeron Bob Dylan, Folk Rock Folky pop, etc. "There is a lot of variety of music this season," wrote Chamber Director Travis Palmer. "Every week will be different than the next and we have great bands that are looking forward to enter- taining you with style and an abundance of awesome talent." Our guided fitness workouts and classes help you get stronger, improve balance, and increase flexibility, all in just 30 minutes. Join today for $ 10 * Live y your most incredible life with Curves. 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