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8A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL October 5, 2016 COMMUNITY BRIEFS Classes available for teen parents Teen parents who are inter- ested in positive family relation- ships are invited to participate in a series of free classes that get underway in mid-October. The class series — Secure Kids, Successful Futures — features Circle of Security, an interna- tionally recognized program that aims to help parents and caregivers understand and meet their child’s needs in a healthy, loving way. Classes will be Tuesdays from 4 to 6 p.m. starting Oct. 18 at Al Kennedy High School, 1310 S. Eighth St. in Cottage Grove. The classes are open to all South Lane County area fami- lies with parents under 21 and are free of charge. Free dinner and childcare are also provided. The program is a collaboration of South Lane School District’s Teen Parenting Program, South Lane Mental Health, Parent Partnership, and Peggy’s Pri- mary Connection. Those seeking to pre-register can contact Brandi Baker Ru- dicel at brandi.bakerrudicel@ slane.k12.or.us or at (541) 942- 2104. Class sizes are limited, so early registration is encouraged. The classes are offered for free courtesy of a grant from the Children’s Trust Fund of Ore- gon, a Portland-based nonprofi t organization with a mission to foster healthy child develop- ment and to support caregivers in becoming the best parent pos- sible. CG Community Foundation grants The Cottage Grove Com- munity Foundation 2017 grant application is now available; applications must be completed and in the foundation offi ce by 4 p.m., on Tuesday, Nov. 22. Grants are made annually to applicants who are non-profi t organizations or government organizations in Cottage Grove or servicing Cottage Grove who are engaged in educational, medical, cultural, social and civic projects or activities. Ap- plications are available online at www.cgcfoundation.org. The Cottage Grove Commu- nity Foundation Community grant awards will be announced before the end of February, 2017. For additional informa- tion, contact the Cottage Grove Community Foundation offi ce at 541-942-0014. Couples’ check-in South Lane Mental Health will hold a free event on Satur- day, Oct. 15 entitled the “Sweet- est Day,” which originated in Cleveland, Ohio in the 1920s. On this day, thousands of boxes of candy were distributed to news- boys, orphans, the elderly, and the poor as a gesture of love and kindness. This year, South Lane Mental Health will be offering a free couples’ check-in. During their “Recharge Your Relation- ship” event, SLMH will open its doors to the community and provide a free hour of strengths- based relationship counseling as a way to “help people see what they are doing right as well as get a few tips on how to make things even better.” Any rela- tionship type is welcome, and guests do not need to be an ex- isting client to attend. Anyone can call 942-3939 to set up an appointment, though walk-ins are also welcome. Home wood heating season be- gins; open burning season delayed tection Agency (LRAPA) an- nounced the beginning of daily home wood heating advisory on Oct. 1. The start of open burn- ing, or backyard burning, has been delayed until Oct. 15. Home wood heating refers to indoor residential wood heating in fi replaces, woodstoves or pel- let stoves. Residents in Eugene city limits and Urban Growth Boundary; Springfi eld city lim- its and Urban Growth Bound- ary; and Oakridge city limits must follow the daily burn ad- visories. People outside of these areas are also encouraged to fol- low the advisories. The home wood heating season produces daily adviso- ries from Oct. 1 until May 31. These daily burn advisories are determined by weather fore- casts, analysis of real-time and predicted air quality data from monitoring sites, and weather inversion patterns. The advisory is posted at 2 p.m. every day and goes into effect at 4 p.m. that day for 24 hours. LRAPA asks that the public check the advisory be- fore using a wood stove or fi re- place by going online to www. lrapa.org or calling the hotline at 541-746-4328. Volunteers to beautify Gateway Park and sections of Row River Trail Community volunteers aged 14 years and older are needed to help clean up and improve trail- side conditions in Gateway Park and sections of the Row River Trail in Cottage Grove, Ore. be- ginning at Gateway Park on Sat- urday, Oct. 15 from 9-11 a.m. Volunteers will assist with removing ivy and blackber- ries from trees and picking up trash. Education about invasive plant identifi cation and proper removal techniques will also be provided. Coffee and pastries from lo- cal businesses will be available at the start and all volunteers will be entered into a gift card raffl e. The event is sponsored by SOLVE Oregon, City of Cottage Grove Public Works, and the Coast Fork Willamette Water- shed Council. Former Cottage Grove resident Gabriel Wihtol, a senior Nursing student and representative of the University of Portland’s Presidential Advi- sory Committee on Sustainabil- ity, is organizing the event. Interested volunteers can reg- ister in advance at the following link: http://solveoregon.org/get- involved/events/row-river-trail- clean LWV discussing ballot measures Cottage Grove League of Women Voters will be meeting Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 1 p.m. at Lane Community College in Cottage Grove in Room 139. The discussion will be on ballot measures that will be on the Or- egon ballots in November. Any- one is welcome to attend. ORDER TODAY! Many styles, sizes and Colors to choose from The Lane Regional Air Pro- J OYCE Continued from page 2A means that before you ever get a problem, you already know that whatever problem comes your way, you can over- come it through Christ. You live with confi dence that God loves you no matter what and He will never leave you nor forsake you. And when you have this kind of relationship with Christ, you aren’t constantly afraid of bad news or of things that may happen that aren’t in your plan. When the unexpected happens or you’re disappointed, you won’t be devastated by it. See, when you get a revela- tion of who you are in Christ, you know that with Christ on the inside of you, there is nothing that can happen that’s more than you are because there’s nothing that’s too much for Him! First John 4:4 confi rms it: “Little children, you are of God [you belong to Him] and have [al- ready] defeated and overcome them [the agents of the anti- christ], because He Who lives in you is greater (mightier) than he who is in the world” (AMP). It’s so important for us to get this truth down in our hearts and see ourselves as more than conquerors through Christ Jesus because if we don’t, then our enemy, Satan, will be able to confuse us and keep us from vic- tory. And all the enemy wants to do is kill, steal and destroy what God wants us to have (see John 10:10). He wants to diminish you – make you small-minded and small in spirit so you’ll live a small, frustrated life. But we don’t have to live that way. Every person who con- fesses that Christ Jesus is Lord, repents of their sin and gives their heart to God is a child of God and belongs to Him. And in Christ, we are made right with God, we are His righteousness, and we have the power of Christ in us to live right. Do you realize what this means? It means that as we spend time with God in prayer and studying the Bible, we can access the wisdom and strength we need to make right choices and behave right. It doesn’t hap- pen all at once or overnight, but we will make progress every day that we seek God this way. I really want you to get this revelation of who you are in Christ as a born-again believer so you won’t be frustrated or discouraged or feel like you’re always under attack and just try- ing to get through the day. God has more for us than that! When you make a mistake and the devil comes and tells you “You’re no good,” you don’t have to take on the guilt and condemnation he wants to put on you. No! You can imme- diately confess your mistake to God, thank Him for forgiving you and cleansing you with the blood of Jesus, and move for- ward in the victory of His grace and forgiveness. Here’s a scripture that has helped me take hold of who I am in Christ and live with victory over the hardships of this world: “In this [union and communion with Him] love is brought to completion and attains perfec- tion with us…because as He is, so are we in this world” (1 John 4:17 AMP). I encourage you to learn who God really is. Get a deeper un- derstanding of His character and His heart for you. Spend time with Him, read His Word, and let Him love you. Know that He loves you unconditionally. He is good. He wants to bless you and help you. When we know this truth, we don’t have to be tor- mented by doubts about wheth- er God cares or whether He will take care of us. Whatever your situation is today, God knows about it. He sees you and hears the cry of your heart. And if you will give Him your problems and do what He tells you to do, you will ac- cess His overcoming love, grace and power and be more than a conqueror. Because in Christ, as He is, so are we in this world! 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