COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL June 1, 2016
A LL -A MERICA C ITY S QUARE
Comm. Foundation
awards scholarships
Design
charrette
details park
wishlist
Sixty-two awards
total $61,550
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BY JON STINNETT
The Cottage Grove Sentinel
A
round of applause closed the second
in a series of meetings called to dis-
cuss a downtown Cottage Grove park last
week.
Representatives from the City planning
department and the architect fi rm DLA Inc.
welcomed a sizable crowd to the Armory
on Tuesday, May 24 to discuss potential
changes to the layout of All-America City
Square, located at the corner of Seventh and
Main streets in downtown Cottage Grove.
The City had received a $3000 grant from
the National Park Service and State Historic
Preservation Offi ce to plan possible updates
to the park, and City Planner Amanda Fer-
guson said that issues with the fl agstone
pavers there helped prompt the series of
meetings that included last week’s design
charrette.
Attendees at the fi rst meeting, held on
May 17, used sticky notes to identify the
aspects of the park, redesigned by local ar-
chitect Marston Morgan and built in 2010,
that they appreciated, as well as issues they
felt needed to be addressed. Results indi-
cate that many liked the idea of lighting the
park more fully at night, removing a circular
concrete planter in the center of the park,
courtesy graphic
New entrances on the west and south sides of All-America City Square were
planned to aid access to the park there.
refurbishing the Opal Whiteley mural that
oversees the location and adding interpre-
tive signage to detail the signifi cance of
Whiteley and the mural.
The changes that DLA Inc. representa-
tives David Dougherty and Luzanne Smith
detailed last week included night lighting
and the transition of the circular planter into
a paving feature. Prominent changes often
concerned accessibility and traffi c fl ow in
the park, and as such a wall at the back of the
park that separates it from a nearby parking
lot was marked for removal. A new entrance
was envisioned at the south end of the park,
and trees are included behind the restrooms
there in the new design. Another entrance is
also planned in preliminary drawings on the
Seventh Street side of the park, where a wall
and plantings currently exist.
Dougherty asked the gathered crowd about
the possibility of mobile seating and um-
brellas at the park, and while many seemed
to like the idea of added seating there, some
also worried that umbrellas might block the
mural. Disagreements were also registered
with regard to changing the fl agstone pav-
ing in the park, and Dougherty asked those
present to register their thoughts about pav-
ing specifi cally.
The third meeting of the All-America
City Square planning project will be held
Tuesday, June 14 at 6 p.m. at the Cottage
Grove Armory. At this meeting, a synthesis
of comments from the open house held on
May 17 and charrette held on May 24 will
be presented.
he Cottage Grove Com-
munity Foundation re-
cently provided 62 scholarships
to students from Cottage Grove
High School, Kennedy Alter-
native High School and Cre-
swell High School for a total
$61,550.
Additionally, 28 previous
recipients received renewable
scholarships for a total award
of $29,750. Scholarships range
from $500 to $2,000 each, and
since its inception in 2002, the
Foundation has given out al-
most $490,000 to deserving
students to help them pay for
their education. Recipients and
donors are listed at http://www.
cgcfoundation.org/.
The recipients of this year’s
scholarships are:
Scott Anderson, Christine
Ansite, Jack Bartram, Benja-
min Bauml, Kalea Brick, Emma
Browning, Carrie Calkins,
Derek Carlton, Alice Christ-
man, Chris Clure, Eve Cor-
nelius, Nico Cornelius, Carol
Crum, Maeve Dahlen, Rachel
Ferguson, Jaylene Forrester,
Tesslyn Foster-Gordon, Kale’a
Galbreath, Allyssa Ganchegui,
Bradley Geisler, Casey Genth-
ner, Hannah Gilmore, Ashley
Goertzen, Agnes Hite, Shelby
Kidd, Aunchaleepom Kripeera-
pan, Abigail Ladd, McKayla
Martindale, Melissa McCasline,
Daisy Nash, Delia Nichols-
Ferguson, Savanah Nickerson-
Banks, Grace Payne, Amelia
Phillips, Nick Russo, Lacey
Schneider, April Sherrod, Aus-
tin Shipley, Haley Simsonsen,
Jadon Snauer, Zachary Snauer
and Breanna Wright.
Members of
SLBA's Hip Hop
4 class:Kenady
Conforth, Han-
nah Donner,
Kathryn Pearson,
Megan Sch-
neider, Ezryn
Cook and Mad-
eleine Sisson
— will be among
the performers
at Saturday's
spring concert.
Fire damages Riverside apartments
O
ffi cials with South Lane
County Fire and Rescue
say they believe melted wax
may be to blame for a fi re that
damaged apartments in a Cot-
tage Grove complex on Tues-
day, May 25.
Personnel were called to a
report of a fi re in the Riverside
Apartments complex in the 1700
block of Highway 99 in Cottage
Grove. Police advised fi refi ght-
ers that smoke was visible com-
ing from one of the four-unit
structures there. Police evacuat-
ed the building while fi refi ghters
brought the blaze under control.
South Lane Fire said that there
were no civilian or personnel
injuries and that all occupants
exited the building safely. They
say the fi re was confi ned to one
downstairs apartment, though
smoke damage also occurred to
the apartment directly upstairs.
Shortly after the fi re, South
Lane Chief John Wooten issued
a press release declaring that the
fi re “was started by melting wax
left unattended on the stove in
the downstairs apartment,” add-
ing that the stove was “on a the
time of ignition.” They say the
fi re has been ruled unintention-
al. The fi re reportedly affected
three adults and two children,
and the Red Cross provided re-
sources to help address the im-
mediate basic needs of those
affected such as temporary
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SLBA presents spring concert
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Firefi ghters battle a blaze in the Riverside Apartments
on the evening of Wednesday, May 25. The fi re damaged
two apartments there.
housing, food, clothing, comfort
kits, blankets, information about
recovery services and health and
mental health services.
2016
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outh Lane Ballet Academy will be presenting their
Spring Concert entitled “Tune In and Turn Out” this
Saturday, June 4 at 3p.m., in the CGHS Cafetorium. TV
show theme songs are the inspiration for this show. Dancers
ages 3-45 will perform ballet, tap, jazz, modern and hip hop
dance to over 30 theme songs, both old and new. General
admission is $8 with a discounted rate of $5 for kids under
the age of 12.
Cottage Theatre
presents
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2155 Getty Circle ~ Unit #1
in the Cottage Grove Industrial Park
South on Hwy 99 past the High School
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Email
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June 10, 11, 12* • 16, 17, 18, 19* • 23, 24, 25, 26*
*matinee
A zany modern day farce inspired by Moliere; a fun-filled ride full of
slapstick, ridiculous chase scenes, disgruntled waiters, and misbehaving
sausages. Warning: your belly might just ache from laughing so hard!
By Frank Dunlop and Jim Dale
sponsored by:
Directed by George Comstock
Tickets available online, by phone, or at the door one hour before performance
Thursday−Saturday 8:00 pm; Sunday 2:30 pm. $20 Adult, $15 Youth (age 6−18)
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