8A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL July 27, 2016
Despite lower attendance, Relay still called a success
BY SAM WRIGHT
The Cottage Grove Sentinel
Friday marked the 19th an-
nual Relay for Life, which cel-
ebrates those who have survived
cancer and loved ones who have
passed from cancer. The open-
ing ceremony began at 5 p.m.,
when after a brief introduction,
cancer survivors from the com-
munity walked a lap around the
track at Lincoln Middle School
and then friends, family and
supporters fell into line behind
them to show their support.
The yearly event is important
for people like Alice Knighten
and Kay Smith, who have been
attending the Relay since it fi rst
began 19 years ago. Knighten
and Smith are double can-
cer survivors who both fought
breast cancer.
“We’ve defi nitely formed a
close community of cancer sur-
vivors,” Knighten said.
The event was a bit quieter
than usual years. Event Direc-
tor Lynlee Young says that at-
BY KYM POKORNY
OSU Extension Service
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Photo by Isaiah Case
Cancer survivors took a victory lap before being followed by their supporters.
tendance was a bit down from
previous years.
“It was down because of all of
the other events going on over
the weekend,” Young said. With
the Triathlon, car show and chili
cook-off, along with the Mark
Howard Memorial events at the
Speedway, Relay for Life may
have been slightly overlooked.
She estimated around 150 to
200 people attended, though it
is usually closer to 300 during
other years.
“It was defi nitely still a great
time, and people showed lots of
support,” Young added. When it
got dark, survivors and support-
ers hosted a “luminaria” where
candles were lit to remember
those who died fi ghting cancer.
Planning Commission approves site review
for cottages, permit for water pump station
Station will provide
water for
subdivisions above
740 feet
BY JON STINNETT
The Cottage Grove Sentinel
A
t its Wednesday, July
20 meeting, the Cottage
Grove Planning Commission
approved the site design review
for a group of cottages on North
16th Street and a conditional
use permit for a pump station
that will supply drinking water
to two local subdivisions.
The Commission approved
the renewal of a site design re-
view for Emerald View Cottages
Take seven steps to
‘waterwise’ gardening
LLC, formerly Shelter Resourc-
es, which has planned for some
time to erect 32 housing units on
a lot near Our Lady of Perpetual
Help Catholic Church. The com-
pany turned in the same appli-
cation to develop the cottages,
which will be marketed to those
who make between 50 and 60
percent of the median income
in Cottage Grove, that it had in
previous years. The company is
applying for federal funding to
build the cottages, funding that
is diffi cult to secure, and City
Planner Amanda Ferguson said
the company applied again hop-
ing that the cottages will receive
funding.
The Commission also ap-
proved a conditional use permit
for a new drinking water pump
station at Taylor Avenue on the
site of the old Cottage Grove
High School. The City Council
had previously accepted a bid of
$1,080,000 from H&J Construc-
tion to install the station, which
will replace a pump at the site
that Public Works Director Jan
Wellman said is “at the end of
its life.”
Wellman said the new station,
which is expected to be built by
the end of this year, will replace
both the old Taylor Avenue sta-
tion and the Cottage Heights
pump station, which he said is
in a remote location and is dif-
fi cult to secure.
At over 740 feet above sea
level, the subdivisions at Tay-
lor and Cottage Heights are too
high in elevation to be served by
the City’s Knox Hill pump sta-
tion, Wellman said, due to the
lack of water pressure to push
water up to the subdivisions.
New generators and water lines
will also be constructed that
aim to provide better water fl ow
throughout the system and the
looping of lines that should do
away with stagnant water in the
system. New generators should
also keep water fl owing to the
subdivisions — currently, a loss
of power means that the subdi-
visions must also go without
water.
hough the fi rst half of July
was determinedly unlike
summer, saving water is a key-
stone to responsible gardening
no matter the weather.
“We have a role to play in
preserving our natural resourc-
es,” said Amy Jo Detweiler, a
horticulturist with Oregon State
University Extension Service.
“A waterwise garden is one of
the ways to do that regardless
of the amount of rainfall where
you live.”
For instance, in the high des-
ert around Bend where she lives,
rainfall during the growing sea-
son from May through Septem-
ber is only 5-7 inches. Except
for natives, most plants won’t
survive without supplemental
water. On the Willamette Val-
ley fl oor, rainfall averages fi ve
inches from June through Sep-
tember. In both areas, planning
for a low-water garden makes
sense, she said.
In her publication “An Intro-
duction to Xerascaping in the
High Desert,” Detweiler lays
out seven clear steps to develop-
ing a waterwise garden.
“The most important thing
you have to consider is to give
all these steps thoughtful con-
sideration,” she said. “It’s not
good enough to do a little here
and there. Go through the steps
from planning to plant selection
and bring them into the land-
scape.”
Other Extension offerings to
help with low-water gardening
include the publication Con-
serving Water in the Garden and
infographics Keys to Water-Ef-
fi cient Landscapes, It Pays to
Water Wisely and Landscape
Maintenance to Conserve Wa-
ter.
Amy Deitweiler's
seven steps to a
waterwise garden
Planning and design: Before
starting or changing your gar-
den, watch the sun and shade
exposure throughout the day,
check soil drainage in various
parts of the yard and determine
if there are soggy or especially
dry areas. In soggy areas, plan
for a possible rain garden or
bioswale.
Use rain barrels or under-
ground cisterns to capture what-
ever rainfall your climate pro-
vides to use in the garden during
dry times. Extension’s publica-
tion Harvesting Rainwater for
Use in the Garden can help with
that.
Don’t leave hardscape out of
the equation. Reduce wasted
runoff water by using perme-
able materials, leaving space
between fl agstone in pathways
or patios and reducing areas
with hard surfaces.
Go through books and maga-
zines and visit gardens to get
an idea of what type of garden
you’d like and be realistic about
how much time and effort you
want to put into a garden. Con-
sider all of those elements when
designing.
Irrigation: Decide if you
want or can afford an automatic
system or will manually move
hose-end sprinklers. Either way
can be effi cient, but must be
used appropriately. Know your
plants’ needs and don’t deliver
too much or too little water; irri-
gate deeply and infrequently to
encourage deep roots (see “soil”
Please see WATERWISE, PAGE 11A
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DRAIN:
Gateway Family Fellowship
Church of the Nazarene
337 “C” St. Drain, OR
Sunday School 9:30am
Worship 10:45am
Living Hope Free Lunch
Wed. at 12:30pm
541-836-7051 www.drainnaz.org
HOPE U.M.C.
131 W “A” St. Drain, OR
541-315-1617
Pastor: Lura Kidner-Miesen
Bible Study: 10:45am
Potluck Lunch: Noon
Worship: 12:45pm
COTTAGE GROVE:
6th & Gibbs Church of Christ
195 N. 6th St. • 541-942-3822
Pastor: Aaron Earlywine
Youth & Families Pastor: Seth Bailey
Services: 9am and 10:30am
Christian Education
Nursery for pre-k - 3rd Grade
www.6thandgibbs.com
Calvary Baptist Church
77873 S 6th St • 541-942-4290
Pastor: Riley Hendricks
Sunday School: 9:45am
Worship: 11:00am
The Journey: Sunday 5:00pm
Praying Thru Life: Wednesday 6:00pm
Calvary Chapel Cottage Grove
1447 Hwy 99 (Village Plaza)
541-942-6842
Pastor: Jeff Smith
Two Services on Sun: 9am & 10:45am
Youth Group Bible Study
Child Care 10:45am Service Only
www.cgcalvary.org
Church of Christ
420 Monroe St • 541-942-8565
Sunday Service: 10:30am
Cottage Grove Bible Church
1200 East Quincy Avenue
541-942-4771
Pastor:Bob Singer
Worship 11am
Sunday School:9:45am
AWANA age 3-8th Grade,
Wednesdays Sept-May, 6:30pm
www.cgbible.org
Cottage Grove Faith Center
33761 Row River Rd. • 541-942-4851
Lead Pastor: Isaac Hovet
www.cg4.tv
Summer Schedule: Sunday Service 10am
Full Childrenʼs Ministry available
Covered Bridge Nazarene Church
152 S. M St.
541-942-4422
Pastor: Cindy Slaymaker
Sunday School: 9:30am
Worship 10:30am
Delight Valley
Church of Christ
33087 Saginaw Rd. East
541-942-7711
Pastor: Bob Friend
Two Services:
9am - Classic in the Chapel
10:30am - Contemporary in the
Auditorium
First Presbyterian Church
3rd and Adams St • 541-942-4479
Pastor: Karen Hill
Worship: 10:00am
Sunday School: 10:00am
www.cgpresbynews.com
Grove Community Church
77820 Mosby Creek Rd.
Cottage Grove, OR 97424
541-942-0123
Pastor: Bryan Parsons
Worship: 10:30 a.m.
Nursery: Infant - Pre-K
Kidʼs Church: K to 5th grade
Hope Fellowship
United Pentecostal Church
100 S. Gateway Blvd. • 541-942-2061
Pastor: Dave Bragg
Worship: 11:00am Sunday
Bible Study: 7:00pm Wednesday
www.hopefellowshipupc.com
“FINDING HOPE IN YOUR LIFE”
Living Faith Assembly
467 S. 10th St. • 541-942-2612
Pastor Rulon Combs
Sunday School All Ages 9am
Worship & Childrenʼs
Church 10:00 am
Sat Evening Service 6:00pm
Youth 180 Mondays 5:30-8pm
Non-Denominational
Church of Christ
1041 Pennoyer Ave * 541-767-0447
Preachers: Tony Martin & Robert Evans
Sunday Bible Study:10:00am
Sunday Worship:10:50am & 5:30pm
www.pennoyeravecoc.com
Old Time Gospel Fellowship
103 S. 5th St. • 541-942-4999
Pastor: Jim Edwards
Sunday Service: 10:00am
Join us in Traditional
Christian Worship
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
and St. Philip Benizi
Catholic Churches
1025 N. 19th St.
541-942-3420 / 541-942-4712
Pastor: Roy L. Antunez, S.J.
Euch. Liturgies; Sat. 5:30pm
Sun. 10:30am
St. Philip Benizi, Creswell:
552 Holbrock Lane • 541-895-8686
Sunday: 8:30am
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
1301 W. Main • 541-767-9050
Rev. Lawrence Crumb
“Church with the fl ags.”
Worship: Sunday 10:30am
All Welcome
Seventh-day Adventist Church
820 South 10th Street
541-942-5213
Pastor: Kevin Miller
Bible Study: Saturday, 9:15 am
Worship Service: Saturday, 10:40 am
Mid-week Service: Wednesday, 1:00 pm
Trinity Lutheran Church
6th & Quincy • 541-942-2373
Pastor: James L. Markus
Sunday School & Adult Education 9:15am
Sundway Worship 10:30 am
Comm. Kitchen Free Meal Tue & Thur
5:00pm TLC Groups
tlccg.com
United Methodist Church
334 Washington • 541-942-3033
Pastor:Lura Kidner-Miesen
Worship: 10:30am
Comm. Dinner (Adults $5, Kids Free)
2nd & 3rd Monday 5-6:00pm
cottagegroveumc.org
“VICTORY” Country Church
913 S. 6th Street • 541-942-5913
Pastor: Barbara Dockery
Worship Service: 10:00am
Message:
11:00am
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