COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL May 25, 2016
B EYOND THE G ROVE
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C.G. COMMUNITY
BRIEFS
News from Lane County and CG's neighbors
Community Baby Shower
LORANE COUNTRY NEWS
Parents, families and soon-to-be parents are invited to a
Community Baby Shower on Saturday, June 4 at the Bohe-
mia Park pavilion from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Parent Partnership is
hosting the event to bring awareness of its programs and to
raise funds and donations for South Lane County families
and students in need.
The Community Baby Shower will feature raffl es, dona-
tion drive, car seat checks by South Lane Fire and Rescue,
crafts for kids, and a little pampering for busy parents. Those
who bring a donated item or cash can get a free raffl e ticket.
Parent Partnership is looking specifi cally for donations of
baby and hygiene supplies, diapers, baby wipes, bibs, and
other items struggling families, parenting teens and students
of all ages might need.
BY LIL THOMPSON
For the Sentinel
L
ast week, I attended two amazing musi-
cal performances in our C.A.L. School
District. The fi rst was the Crow benefi t con-
cert and dinner.
The dinner was served by the Booster Club.
While we ate, Eugene’ s Premier Tuba Ensem-
ble played a variety of songs from America,
from lively marches to “It’s a Small World.”
Then the entire district choirs fi lled the room
with wonderful voices, followed by the bands
from grades 5-12. Everyone was very im-
pressed. It was a delightful evening. Compli-
ments to Pat Dixon, our district music director,
for a fantastic job.
On Friday, along with many other visitors
and the entire Crow Middle/High School, we
enjoyed the Minidoka, a Japanese Swing
Band’s fantastic music. It was accompanied
by slide show presentations and several per-
sonal experiences of families who lived in In-
ternment camps. It was an incredible ending
to the schools Japanese-American internment
camps studies.
School is winding down with many activi-
ties and events to attend. This Wednesday,
May 25, is half-day art day with Lorane artist
Beth Robinson, who will help students create
a visual story to be printed on a portable press
photo by Lil Thompson
Japanese swing band Minikoda entertained an appreciative crowd Friday.
so students will make their own artist books.
There will be no school on May 30 for Me-
morial Day. Then on June 1, there will be
two important events for parents and family to
attend at Crow Middle/High School. At 8:30
a.m., there is an all-school award assembly
where scholarships are also announced.
That evening at 7 p.m., everyone is invited
to attend Senior Recognition in the Crow Mid-
dle/High School gym.
On June 3, in the front yard of Crow M/
HS, will be the unveiling of the time capsule
planted 50 years ago on Dec. 26, 1967. Guests
can enjoy hot dogs off the grill while witness-
ing the capsule’s contents that have remained
untouched all this time. Then another capsule
will be planted for another 50 years.
Sunday, June 5 will be the high school Bac-
calaureate at the Crow Nazarene Church at 6
p.m.
Crow High School graduation is Friday, June
10 at 7 p.m. in the gym. Everyone is welcome
to give our students a rousing send-off.
Lorane Grange meets Thursday, June 4 at 7
p.m. The women will serve the men.
BRIEFS FROM BEYOND
National Trails Day
event at Marsters
trailhead
In celebration of National Trails
Day®, the Umpqua National For-
est is hosting an event on Satur-
day, June 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Participants can celebrate NTD
with a family-friendly trail main-
tenance project to improve the
Marsters Segment of the North
Umpqua Trail. Tools and safety
equipment are provided, as are
snacks and beverages.
Marsters Trailhead is reached
by driving to milepost 50 on Or-
egon Highway 138. Turn right
onto Forest Road 4770 towards
Twin Lakes. Continue ¼-mile to
the trailhead. People wanting to
‘Explore the Secrets
Behind Being Happy’
shuttle from the North Umpqua
Ranger Station in Glide should
call 541-496-3532 before June 4.
“The Forest Service looks for-
ward to hosting this trail main-
tenance event with our partner
groups. We hope that by hosting
public-service events like this,
we can encourage people to not
only get out and enjoy their public
lands, but to take pride in them as
well,” says Bill Mulholland, North
Umpqua District Ranger.
National Trails Day® is the
country’s largest celebration of
trails. This event is just one of
hundreds occurring across the na-
tion to encourage participants to
enjoy and give back to their trails.
For more information, contact the
North Umpqua Ranger District at
541-496-3532.
Students donate
handmade blankets
to the Sheriff’s Of-
fi ce
Students from a local home
school group called “For His
Glory” recently donated 67 hand-
made blankets to the Sheriff’s Of-
fi ce. The blankets are kid-sized
with different patterns and colors,
and each blanket is wrapped with
a bow.
The project came about when
the students at “For His Glory”
approached the Sheriff’s Offi ce
and asked what they could do to
help the patrol division. They
collected over $800 through fund-
raisers for the materials and each
Stay
In Control
on Memorial Day
blanket is crafted by the students.
Sergeant Carrie Carver says,
“The blankets are a way for us to
help a child during a diffi cult time,
and to provide a little comfort.”
Several deputies have the blan-
kets in their patrol cars ready to
pass on the warmth to children in
need who may have been lost or
abused.
Moveable Feet
Moveable Feet, a family- and
community-dance for ages eight
to adult, meets on Friday, June 3,
at Creslane Elementary School
Cafeteria from 7-9 p.m. The caf-
eteria is at the west end of the
school and has its own door from
outside. Street address: 996 West
A St., Creswell. Traditional and
folk dances from many world tra-
ditions will be taught and prompt-
ed by experienced dance teachers.
The dance is free. More informa-
tion http://moveablefeet.weebly.
com or 541-895-2254.
South Lane Mental Health will be showing the movie
“Happy” on Thursday, May 26, starting at 6:30 p.m. at First
Presbyterian Church, 216 S. Third St., in Cottage Grove.
“Happy,” an Academy Award-nominated documentary
that explores human happiness through interviews with
people from 14 different countries, is the last in a series of
Thursday evening events taking place through May in Cot-
tage Grove to mark Mental Health Awareness Month.
Popcorn will be provided and admission is free.
The 2016 events are hosted by South Lane Mental Health
and sponsored by Northwest Health Foundation and the
Cottage Grove Sentinel.
For more information or to request a sign language in-
terpreter or other accommodations, call South Lane Mental
Health at (541) 942-3939 or visit www.slmh.org.
South Lane Mental Health is a nonprofi t comprehensive
mental health services provider based in Cottage Grove.
Nutrition on the go
Some of us may have heard a lot about how smoothies are
a great way to start the day or provide nutrition on the go. At
the Cottage Grove Garden Club’s Tuesday, June 7 presenta-
tion, guests can also learn how to dramatically increase the
nutrient density of their diet from their garden, every day.
Yaakov Levine, NTP and Nutritional Health Coach, will
demonstrate how to supercharge a garden smoothie for per-
sonalized health benefi ts.
As always, this presentation is free and open to the pub-
lic. The Garden Club meets on the fi rst Tuesday of each
month at The First Presbyterian Church on the corners of
Adams and Third Streets. The business meeting begins at 6
p.m. and is followed by the presentation at 7.
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Day weekend ranks second only to New Years in percentage of alcohol-
related trai c deaths. Whether you’re driving a car or a boat, it’s
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holiday weekend and year-round by staying sober behind the wheel
and keeping friends from drinking and driving.
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