COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL June 8, 2016
Opal Center hosts
designers with a
passion for 'Trashion'
BY SAM WRIGHT
The Cottage Grove Sentinel
O
ver the weekend, the
Opal Center downtown
held a fashion show that was
garbage — literally. Over the
course of three nights, design-
ers and models showed off their
glamour with the help of outfi ts
made out of reclaimed materi-
als.
A group led by Terissa West
put on a colorful show that
stunned audiences by the de-
signer’s creativity with trash.
West has been very passionate
about the issue of waste and the
mass pile-up of garbage pro-
duced by humans, and the show
was meant not only for enter-
tainment, but for awareness pur-
poses as well. With the show,
West hopes to educate the com-
munity on sustainability issues
and the necessity of recycling.
“I was by the cycling race
(Gran Fondo) and saw two trash
bags of towels that were just go-
ing to be thrown away,” West
said, pointing out examples
within the community where
materials are improperly dis-
posed of. And that is where the
“Trashion Show” comes in.
Titled “Repurpose aWEAR-
ness,” the show provided more
than a few laughs; it proved that
many of the items we consider
garbage are actually reusable.
From receipts used to create a
stylish skirt to bottle caps used
to make a colorful top, Repur-
pose Awearness dove into a
unique area of creativity.
The Trashion show featured
eight lines by various design-
ers and used anywhere between
one and four models in different
costumes. Designers included
Sofi a Katherine, Katt Baxley,
Michele Rose, Hannah Bevan,
Bailey Moana Arthur, Sara Bar-
rett, Morgan Farringer, Carmen
Dowell, David Garafalides, Ni-
cole Garafalides and West.
T
Photo by Sam Wright
Megan Martinez shows off a costume titled “Paper Reef,”
which features receipts, unused napkins, paper bags
and cardboard. The outfi t was designed by Bailey Moana
Arthur.
Preparations for the event took
a total of four months. While
not every line took that amount
of time to design and create, that
was the time need for the entire
production.
“I’m very passionate about
this issue, so it was a lot of fun
to work on for a while,” West
said. The show featured around
seven different lines that had
various different themes, in-
cluding Victorian styles and
even beach wear.
Eugene’s Materials Exchange
Center for Community Arts
(MECCA) helped to provide a
lot of the materials used.
Arrests expected
after vandalism
he Cottage Grove Police
Department said that ar-
rests are likely to be the result
of an ongoing investigation into
a bout of vandalism downtown
over the weekend.
The CGPD press log includes
an account of early-morning
contact between an offi cer and
three subjects encountered just
before 3 a.m. Sunday. Offi cer
Jason Cross reportedly con-
tacted three males on foot near
the Sixth and Main Street inter-
section “throwing things” at a
building. Two concrete fl ower
pots were also knocked over,
as was a trash can and realtors’
pamphlet box.
Shepherd said 25-year old
Blake Rayburn Rogers was ar-
rested following the incident
for DUII, though no arrests had
been made with regard to the
vandalism by press time Mon-
day. Shepherd said he expects
further arrests and charges to
come as police continue their
investigation.
The broken fl ower pots were
the third and fourth such pots
L
ast week, Cottage Grove
High School hosted its
annual scholarship awards night
for graduating seniors. The
awards hosted over 50 scholar-
ships to be awarded to over 50
different students. The schol-
arships totaled over $110,000.
Many of the scholarships came
in sums of $1000 to $1500, but
some went up to as much as
$7,000.
All of the scholarships were
given out through an extensive
application process where stu-
dents had to list their GPA and
extracurricular activities, and
most required an essay as well.
Members of the community
and various businesses walked
up to the podium one at a time
Photo by Sam Wright
Reily Boyce, Maeve Dahlen, Hannah Gilmore, Agnes Hite and
Grace Payne pose with their Charlie Stovall scholarships.
to present their scholarship to
the deserving student, or in a lot
of cases, multiple students.
While there were many stu-
dents who received a variety
of scholarships, it was Kale’a
Galbreath who secured the
most with eight different schol-
arships, including Women in
Engineering, the Rotary Club
scholarship and the Chamber of
Commerce Scholarship.
One of the larger scholarships
was the Charlie Stovall Kiwanis
scholarship, which was award-
ed to fi ve different students.
Reily Boyce, Maeve Dahlen,
Hannah Gilmore, Agnes Hite
and Grace Payne all received a
$1,500 scholarship. The schol-
arship was presented by Morris
Dahlen, who praised each recip-
ient individually.
“I wish you all the best in
the future of your education,”
Dahlen said.
Rex Basting also presented a
new scholarship this year that
came from the school. The Cot-
tage Grove High School Lion
scholarship went to Jaylene
Forrester for overall academic
performance and extracurricular
activities.
High school principal Iton
Udosenata capped off the night
with a few refl ective words.
“It’s so great to see so many
organizations raise so much for
a wide variety of our students,”
he said.
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Cottage Grove Police say
they have a good idea who
broke this fl ower pot.
broken downtown in recent
months. Shauna Neigh, coor-
dinator of the Main Street Pro-
gram in Cottage Grove, said the
pots cost about $250 each and
are purchased with funds from
the community and not city
money. Public Works will work
to clean up and remove the dam-
aged pots.
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CEREMONY
Scholars shine on CGHS awards night
BY SAM WRIGHT
The Cottage Grove Sentinel
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