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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL July 20, 2016 Contest Corner 9A Feud winners, 2016 Grovers go all-out for victory Twenty Miles by Wheelbarrow Two Towns Tug-O-War Fuse Winder Cherry Pit Spitting, Accuracy Jennalyn Kruger Paul Kruger First: Shawna Bratton Second: Kris Worley Thread the Needle Chance Ralston Creed Lufkin Candlestick Run First: Niko Susec Second: Chance Ralston Diggin the Dark Jennalyn Kruger Bryden Huffman photo by Jon Stinnett Costume contest Slabtown (at right) eventually prevailed over Lemati in a close contest to win the Two Towns Tug O' War. At right: Noe Valley spits a cherry pit for accuracy. Men: Steve Coady Women: Helen Banneck Child: Niko Susec Beard, Stately Slabtown Men: Will Davey Women: Noe Valley Child: Bene Susec Cherry Pit Spitting, Distance Men: Scott Boxberger, 42 ft. Women: Jessica Downey, 27 ft. Child: Chance Ralston, 26 ft. Historical Treasure Hunt Friday $100 winner: Anne- Marie Hallwyler Saturday: Jordan Kraker Sunday: Shawna Bratton $200 bonus winner: Levi Wood Steve Dick Beard, Untamed Ian Carter photos by Sam Wright BMD's Jake Boone with costume contest winners, from top, Helen Banneck, Niko Susec and Steve Coady. Shawna Bratton used a refi ned technique to become the top Fuse Winder. Mayors and such photo by Greg Lee Cottage Grove on parade Grand Miners Parade winners Grand Miner's Award Friends of the Cottage Grove Public Library Bohemia Ambassador Award CG Prospectors and Golddiggers Mayor's Award Shampoo Dolls Salon photo by Bruce Kelsh Friends of the Library parade members Samantha Duncan, Amber Sherman, Jace Mey- er, and Mary McNamara led two electric cars and took home the Grand Miners Award. Judges award Lauraine's ATA Martial Arts Festival Award Cottage Grove Rodeo Spirit Award One More Time Marching Band The Prospectors and Golddiggers took home the Ambassador Award. Madeleine Sisson goes royal as the Red Queen in the Storybook Theater fl oat. photo by Matt Emrich The Rosie the Riveters had a ball at BMD. Competition was fi erce in the Gold Dash 500-meter kids' run. Ben Price brought smiles with his tiny bike. (Winners of the Bohemia Deputies contests) Slabtown Mayor: Niko Fusec Lemati Mayor: Chance Ralston Slabtown Sheriff: Kira Shively Lemati Sheriff: No participants Kids deliver at CT melodrama BY SAM WRIGHT The Cottage Grove Sentinel T o accompany the Bohe- mia Mining Days cel- ebrations this weekend, the Cot- tage Theatre hosted an original melodrama written by Keith Kessler called “As the Butter Churns…Or All that Glitters is not Gold.” It was another pre- sentation of colorful fun and big laughs, but the play separates itself in that the entire cast was under the age of 15. Executive Director of the Theatre, Susan Goes, organized a group of over 30 kids between the ages of nine and 14 in a per- formance that acts as a compli- ment to the BMD festivities. The play is set in the late 19th Century, when electricity had just swept the nation. The small Oregon town of Leaven-Worth has been taken hostage by the Butterworth mafi a, led by but- ter Tycoon Big Paddy Butter- worth (Cormac Mayhue) and his butter bandits. Big Paddy has schemed the town into his pocket, and everyone is in debt to him. His fi nal plot is to steal all of the money raised at the “Stairway to Leaven” festival, forcing foreclosure on homes and businesses and achieving “total town domination.” The heroine of the tale is the town librarian and family mem- ber of the city founders, Ms. Brulee Brioche (Kenady Con- forth). Ms. Brioche is pressured into marrying the villain to avoid foreclosure on her library. The actors and actresses were wonderfully cast, as Conforth perfected the innocent “sweet girl” look, melting the hearts of the audience. And Mayhue’s butter-blonde head and pomp- ous persona evoked plenty of “boos” and hisses, though he was able to get some laughs ev- ery once in a while, too. By the fi rst introduction of each character (or even by just looking at the program) it’s easy to tell that Kessler went wild with puns. Bread and butter puns were so ubiquitous that it went past the point of ridiculous and back to cheeky and funny. But perhaps the biggest as- sistants to the comic relief were never center stage. The “Town Curmedgeons,” Loe and Bea Holde (Campbell Conforth and Kira Carver), were two senile old women who made witty and cynical commentary as the plot moved along and taking the pun game a step further when it got overwhelming on center stage. The melodies were playfully directed and choreographed by Janet Rust, and the songs took buttery spin-offs of hits like “Surfi n’ USA” (Churnin’ USA). In this appropriately themed melodrama, it was impressive to see such a large group of young people achieve coordination and fl air in their singing, dancing and acting. It was an encourag- ing display of youth acting. BMD Continued from page 1A photo by Jon Stinnett The Bloomers Parade returned to celebrate Women's Suffrage on Thursday. photo by Jon Stinnett Little Lion Cheer Camp brought spirit to Friday's Kiddie Parade. As has been customary in re- cent years, the 2016 Two Towns Feud brought the historically “combative” towns of Lemati and Slabtown, two relics of Cot- tage Grove’s early history, back to duel it out in a series of games. This year, it would be Slabtown (basically the area west of the Coast Fork of the Willamette River) prevailing 118-117 in the closest Feud in years. On Saturday, appreciative crowds lined Main Street for a packed Grand Miners Parade. Weeldreyer, who took the BMD helm after years of serv- ing as a volunteer, called serv- ing as festival coordinator “a blast,” though she was quick to highlight the work of others in making the event happen, even singling out festival board mem- bers Joel Reiten, Cathy Sim- mons, Jerry Vaverka and Jimmy Schapper for their efforts. “The festival would not exist without the efforts of so many,” she said. “I’m thankful for ev- eryone, especially those who took on a double shift when we were short-handed.”