8A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL June 15, 2016
COTTAGE GROVE COMMUNITY BRIEFS
Linfi eld local
graduates
A total of 637 candidates for
degrees were presented at the
Linfi eld College commence-
ment exercises Sunday, May
29.
Local graduates include:
From Cottage Grove, Goretti
Pham, with a Bachelor of Sci-
ence in Nursing. From Creswell,
Sarah Rena Evans, with a B.S.
in Management.
Students who graduated with
honors are listed with honors
designation in parentheses.
Those graduating cum laude
carried a grade point average
of 3.650 to 3.799; magna cum
laude graduates carried a 3.800
to 3.899; and summa cum laude
carried a 3.900 to 4.000.
Food system
assessment to be
presented
On Tuesday, June 21, Jules
Reynolds, Sustainable Cottage
Grove’s RARE specialist, will
summarize her year-long food
system assessment of southern
B EYOND
THE G ROVE
News from Lane County and CG's neighbors
Drain/Yoncalla calendar
June 16-22
Thursday
Meals on Wheels – Meatloaf
w/gravy, whipped potatoes
w/gravy, mixed vegetables,
bran wheat bread, molasses
cookie.
Noon: North Douglas Fire &
EMS. Drain Station.
Noon – 1 p.m.: North Doug-
las Betterment. At Yoncalla
City Hall.
3 p.m.: Yoncalla Historical
Society. At Yoncalla City
Hall
6:30 p.m.: Yoncalla Rodeo
Association. At Yoncalla
Community Center.
Friday
Meals on Wheels – Cur-
ried chicken and rice salad,
potato onion soup, country
coleslaw, whole wheat bread,
poppy seed cake.
Willamette Valley. With fi nan-
cial backing from Oregon Food
Bank and in collaboration with
Healing Matrix, SCG secured
Reynolds as an Americorps in-
tern to perform interviews and
research, document what is hap-
pening (or not) in our regional
food system, and identify oppor-
tunities and make recommenda-
tions to strengthen our efforts
at providing equitable access to
fresh local foods for all.
Saturday
10 a.m.-4 p.m.: Blooms and
Butterfl ies. Gardens, music,
5K run/walk, vendors. At
Elkton Comm. Ed. Center,
15850 Hwy 38 West, Elkton.
5:30 p.m.: North County
Movie Wagon. In park by
Civic Center in Drain. Movie
starts at 6 p.m. Bring chairs/
blankets. Free popcorn for
this debut party. No pets,
alcohol or smoking in view-
ing area.
Monday
7 p.m.: N. Douglas Co. Fire
& EMS Board Meeting. At
531 S. Cedar St., Drain.
Tuesday
Meals on Wheels – Spaghetti
w/meat sauce, Oregon bean
medley, rom iceberg salad/
red wine vinaigrette, garlic
French bread, cherry whip.
7 p.m.: Yoncalla Planning
Commission. At Yoncalla
City Hall.
912 Project
The next meeting of the Cot-
tage Grove 912 Project will be
Monday, June 20 at 6:30 p.m.
at Stacy’s Covered Bridge Res-
taurant, 401 E. Main St. Lane
County Sheriff Byron Trapp
will discuss public safety in the
county and law enforcement is-
sues that effect Cottage Grove
residents inside and outside the
city limits. This meeting is open
to the public.
LORANE COUNTRY
NEWS
BY LIL THOMPSON
For the Sentinel
T
oday, Wednesday, June 15 is the last day of school
for the Crow/Applegate/Lorane School District,
and it is a half-day for all students. Have a wonderful
and safe summer vacation.
Rural Art Center is planning its summer 2016 fi lm
camp for August for anyone in grades K-12. Those in-
terested can contact any RAC board member for more
information.
Grangers are working on their plans for the Lane
County Fair booths. The fair starts July 20, so those
with produce are asked to let them know.
Crow High School needs some coaches for fall...foot-
ball, boys and girls basketball coaches. Anyone inter-
ested may pick up an application at the district offi ce.
‘Little Women’
auditions
Storybook Theatre presents
auditions for Little Women on
Friday, June 17 at 3 p.m. and
call-backs the next day at 3
p.m.
Performance dates are Dec.
1-4 and 8-11 for the play, which
is adapted and directed by Judy
A. Smith.
These early auditions are held
to determine casting for leading
roles only. Those not interested
in auditioning for a leading role
but who still wish to have a part
in “Little Women” have until
Sept. 7 to register. The second
round of auditions will be held
on the second week of rehears-
als, Sept. 14, for ensemble parts
only.
Flag Day
On Thursday, June 16 at 7
p.m, the Cottage Grove Elks
Lodge, located at 755 N. River
Road, will be hosting a Flag Day
Ceremony. The lodge would like
to encourage everyone to show
support for the “Red, White and
Blue”. Families are encouraged
to attend.
Firefi ghters battle summer's
fi rst blaze north of Sisters
C
rews with the Oregon Depart-
ment of Forestry reported a
“great day on the fi reline” in their
efforts to contain the Akawana fi re,
a lightning-caused blaze that started
Tuesday, June 7 about 13 miles north
of Sisters.
As of the end of Sunday, the fi re
was burning 2094 acres but was de-
scribed as 80 percent contained. A
total of 537 personnel, including 21
hand crews, 16 fi re engines, fi ve bull-
dozers, 11 water tenders and six heli-
copters fought the fi re on Sunday.
“Firefi ghters continued aggressive
mop-up, making sure that this fi re
will not reignite and fl are up later this
summer,” according to a DOF press
release, which added that “no addi-
tional growth has occurred in the last
operational period.”
Firefi ghters expected a warming
trend and stronger winds Monday that
may pose a mild test to containment
lines.
BRIEFS FROM BEYOND
3 Leg Torso in
Elkton
Tomaselli’s Café and Elkton
Community Education Center
will present an evening with
Portland’s 3 Leg Torso on its
“The Third Time is the Charm
Tour” on Friday, June 24 begin-
ning at 7 p.m.
The event raises fund for the
Elkton Community Education
Center. The band is described as
Portland’s premier world music
ensemble. Advance tickets for
$10 will be on sale at Toma-
selli’s Café and ECEC. Tickets
will be $15 at the door the night
of the show.
Structure fi re
North Douglas County Fire
and EMS responded to a struc-
ture fi re at 755 South Elk Creek
Road Tuesday evening, June 7,
at 8:13 p.m. First units report-
edly arrived within six minutes
to fi nd a fully involved double-
wide mobile home with fl ames
through the roof. The agency
said the fi re was under control
about an hour later. They say
the structure was a total loss,
adding that no one was injured.
According to fi refi ghters, the
home owner stated the fi re start-
ed as a result of a grease fi re in
the kitchen.
ODOT reduces
speed limit to 55
on four sections of
U.S. 97, U.S. 20
ODOT Deputy Director
for Highway Paul Mather an-
nounced last week that speed
limits for two segments of U.S.
97 and two segments of U.S. 20
will be reduced to 55 mph. The
changes will take effect when
new speed limit signs are post-
ed—expected in the next two to
three weeks.
The four segments where
ODOT is reducing the speed
limit from 65 to 55 mph are:
U.S. 97 from Madras to Ter-
rebonne (about 16.5 miles)
U.S. 97 at the La Pine south
city limit (1 mile)
U.S. 20 from the Bend east
city limit to Dodds Road (six
miles)
U.S. 20 from Vale to Cairo
Junction (about 11.5 miles)
Speed limits increased on
about 300 miles of interstate
highway and about 1,200 miles
of non-interstate highways
March 1, following a new state
law.
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Apple Zuc Bread
Fresh Fruit
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