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'Trashion' has its day at Opal Center, page 3A City Beat — 5A Scholarship night — 3A Kraft-tastic — 7A Albrecht, Parent honored as Athletes of the Year, page 1B $ PUUBHF ( SPWF 4 FOUJOFM WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2016 SOUTH LANE AND NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY'S MOST AWARD-WINNING NEWS SOURCE SINCE 1889 VOLUME 128 • NUMBER 50 Candidate fi lings begin Boone fi rst to fi le for Mayor, though others are expected BY JON STINNETT The Cottage Grove Sentinel Sentinel fi le photo The Eugene Symphony will make a return trip to Cottage Grove on Monday, July 18. Summer of '16 As usual, CG has a packed schedule for the warm months BY JON STINNETT The Cottage Grove Sentinel Last week’s sizzling temperatures offered a clue that summer is near, and if the weather wasn’t enough to clue Cottage Grove in to the changing of the seasons, the plethora of events coming up in the next few weeks and months I hear a symphony A large crowd enjoyed the Eu- gene Symphony’s fi rst visit to Cottage Grove last summer, and the ensemble will be back at Bo- hemia Park on Monday, July 18 for another program. The concert will begin with the music of local performers at 6:30 p.m., according to Cottage Grove City Manager Richard Meyers. The Symphony will thus start a half-hour later at 7:30 p.m. to al- low for cooler temperatures to (it is hoped) take over. Last year, the Faye and Lucille Stewart Foundation contributed $20,000 toward the $30,000 cost of bringing the Symphony to town. About $10,000 was made Buster Bash Cottage Grove’s love affair with iconic silent fi lm star Buster Ke- aton and the epic movie he largely fi lmed here, “The General,” may reach their zenith in 2016, a year that marks the 90th anniversary of the movie and a summer of fi lming that involved much of the community back in 1926. Local Buster Keaton buff Lloyd Williams said the celebration will be in high gear beginning Friday, Aug. 12, when members of the ‘Damfi nos,’ the Interna- tional Buster Keaton Society, will visit Cottage Grove for a Buster- themed gathering that takes place every fi ve years (the name refer- ences a habit Keaton had of say- ing “damn if I know” in response to a perplexing question.) Williams said around 40 Dam- fi nos will converge from through- out the U.S., taking in sights such as the fi eld behind Safeway where much of “The General” was fi lmed, Hansen Butte (a recurring could really drive the point home. Yes, Cottage Grove adds a diz- zying array of events — some recurring, some brand-new — to its already packed schedule this time of year, and it is our pleasure at the Sentinel to showcase some of this summer’s most impactful events: through fundraising in the form of sponsorships for last year’s event, Meyers said, though the City will be selling buttons and raffl e tickets to fi nance this year’s show. More sponsor tables are also being add- ed to raise funds. Free concerts in Cottage Grove, Eugene and Roseburg are sched- uled to kick off the Symphony’s 51st season. “I am pleased that Eu- gene Symphony in the Park con- tinues to be successful and grow in popularity,” says Maestro Danail Rachev. “We love providing the opportunity to spend a summer evening outside listening to high- quality orchestral music with the community. It lets us showcase our orchestra to a broader audi- ence beyond the concert hall.” shot in the movie), and of course, the location of the iconic train- wreck scene over the Row River. The next day, Saturday, Aug. 13, Bohemia Park will play host to a special outdoor screening of “The General,” a showing that will be set to music by Mark Or- ton, the Portland-based musician that composed the score for the Oscar-winning fi lm “Nebraska.” “It’s not going to be a score you’ve heard before,” Williams said, referencing a six-musician ensemble that also includes a sound-effects specialist. In a traveling show that Wil- liams said has “grown legs” since Cottage Grove fi rst started talking about commemorating 90 years of “The General,” the movie and Orton’s score will also travel to theaters in Portland, Coos Bay, Bend and Astoria, though this community will host the only free outdoor showing. The free showing of “The Gen- eral” is set to begin at dusk, though it will likely be preceded by other entertainment. Please see SUMMER, Page 10A A mid the ongoing hoopla regarding the 2016 presidential election, it can be easy to forget that the campaign season for positions in local government has just begun. In fact, Wednesday, June 1 was the fi rst day of availability for election pack- ets for those interested in running for the offi ces of Cottage Grove’s Mayor, City Councilor At-Large or City Councilors from Ward II or Ward IV in the Nov. 8 election. Each of these positions expires on Dec. 31, 2016. Mayor Tom Munroe has already indi- cated that he will not seek his third two- year term this fall. On Wednesday, City Councilor Jake Boone announced via Facebook that he had already been the fi rst candidate to fi le paperwork with the City to run for Mayor. On Monday, City Recorder Trudy Borrevik said that City Councilor Mike Fleck had requested but not yet returned the paperwork to run for Mayor. Fleck has already indicated an interest in running for the position, as has Councilor Jeff Gowing, who an- nounced his intention to run at local ra- dio station KNND prior to departing on a cross-country motorcycle ride in mid- May. Councilors Amy Slay and Kenneth Michael Roberts have indicated their in- terest in running for the positions they were each appointed to last year, though neither has yet fi led for election, nor has any potential challenger for their Ward IV and at-large council positions. The council terms of Boone and Fleck do not expire for another two years, though Gowing’s term as Ward II councilor ends this year. This means that, should Gow- ing not be elected Mayor, he will fi nd himself off the Council, an eventuality he has said he is prepared to handle. “In the event that I didn’t win, I’d just as soon not be there,” Gowing said re- cently. To qualify as a candidate for local offi ce, a person must be a resident of Cottage Grove during the 12 months im- mediately preceding the election and a qualifi ed elector within the meaning of the Constitution. Candidates fi ling for Ward positions must be a resident of that Ward at the time of the nomination and election and must live in the Ward dur- ing their term of offi ce. Those interested in seeing which Ward they reside in can consult a Ward map on the City website at cottagegrove.org/city council. Those seeking more information on the elec- tion can contact City Recorder Trudy Borrevik at (541) 942-5501 or cityre- corder@cottagegrove.org. Edible marijuana proves popular Candy, cookies and other laced products now available for retail sale BY JON STINNETT The Cottage Grove Sentinel T he latest milestone in Oregon’s evolving relationship with mari- juana brought customers aplenty into Cottage Grove’s dispensaries beginning last week. The sale and purchase of marijuana for recreational consumption became le- gal in Oregon for those over 21 years of age on Oct. 1, 2015, a day greeted with a frenzy of business at Cottage Grove dispensaries, which have until recently been the only outlets able to lawfully sell recreational pot. Since then, though, there have been items for sale at medical marijuana dispensaries that were not available for recreational purchase, including edible products like candies and cookies and marijuana-infused topical oils. On Thurs- day, June 2, local dispensaries were able to offer marijuana edibles and topical products to their recreational customers, and by all indications, a steady stream of customers came in to give them a try. At Mandy’s Med Club, Cottage Grove’s fi rst medical marijuana dispen- sary, Megan Higley said the frenzy for edibles rivaled the fi rst day of legal pur- chases last fall. “It’s like recreational day,” Higley said. “Every time someone walks out the door, somebody else walks in. And it’s been that way all day.” Higley said that even the lower dos- age mandated for edibles meant for rec- reational consumption has not hurt sales. By state law, edibles can only contain 15 milligrams of THC, the high-inducing compound in marijuana, per serving. By contrast, medical edibles can contain photo by Jon Stinnett Jamie Boren browses the new selection of edible marijuana products at Mandy's Med Club while Megan Higley talks about their effects. Packages of "That Taffy" are pictured below. much higher volumes of THC. Recre- ational customers are also only allowed to purchase one product per day. Higley said that the edibles meant for recreational customers at Mandy’s, in- cluding chocolates, hard candies, cook- ies and taffy, are priced the same as their more potent medicinal counterparts. Still, their popularity was evident last week. Across town at Apothecaria, Shenna Whitlock said the dispensary took a precaution and was closed for business Thursday. “There was some confusion with our license,” she said. “We wanted to make sure we were complying with the law 100 percent, and we were the whole time.” Despite losing the fi rst day of sales, though, Whitlock said Apothecaria was still quite busy later on. “It’s been crazy,” she said. “I worked yesterday, and there was four times the amount of sales for what is typical for a Sunday.” Both Higley and Whitlock said their biggest concern with the advent of ed- ibles has been educating their custom- ers, many of whom have not tried edible marijuana before. In contrast to smok- ing marijuana, edible products take ef- fect more slowly, and their effect can at times be much stronger. “It’s important to understand that you’re ingesting this,” Higley said. “It’s a lot like taking a pill; it takes time to feel the effects. We’ve been working a lot on education so that people can fi nd the chemistry that works right for them.” Whitlock said she’s talked to many customers so far about their options with regard to edibles. “It’s good to start slow,” she said. “Low and slow is our motto; even if there’s a low dosage, we recommend taking half to see how it makes you feel. We don’t want people to have a bad experience with edibles, especially with all the pro- paganda out their now saying how awful they are, because medically they’re quite wonderful.” Rain Country Realty Inc. SA G N I D N E LE P See Your Home Here! WEATHER Valerie Nash ....................521-1618 Licensed in the State of Oregon CONTENTS HIGH LOW 74 51 Mostly Cloudy Broker They are selling faster www.cgsentinel.com On the Internet (541) 942-3325 By telephone (541) 942-3328 By fax cgnews@cgsentinel.com By e-mail P.O. 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