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8A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL November 2, 2016 St. Clairs celebrate 60 years together N orman and Beverly St. Clair of Drain, Oregon were married Nov. 10, 1956 in Glendale, Oregon. Norman was employed in the timber indus- try, cutting and heli-logging. Beverly worked as a housewife, for the state tree farm and in convenience stores. They enjoy gardening, visiting with family, and going to garage sales. Their children are Steven (Ronda) St. Clair of Roseburg, Pam (Jack) Dailey of How to snip some stems and have new plants in spring Reedsport, Greg (Cindy) St. Clair of Drain, Lisa (Mike Carpenter) St. Clair of Cottage Grove, and Ashley (Aaron) Kephart of Cottage Grove. The couple also has 14 grandchildren, nine great- grandchildren, and step-grandchildren that consider them grandpa and grand- ma, too. They will celebrate their marriage of 60 years with family and friends. BY KYM POKORNY OSU Extension Service S nipping some cuttings from the garden will pro- duce your own private nursery of plants by spring. Whether you plant the results of your “snip and stick” project or give them away, propagating by cuttings can be a rewarding process. Although some sources of in- formation can be intimidating, Neil Bell, a horticulturist for Oregon State University Exten- sion Service, has good news. “I do lots of them at home,” he said. “I don’t use a greenhouse or even bottom heat. What that means is that the average gar- dener can propagate their own plants with nothing more than a tray, a decent medium, a bit of rooting hormone and a place to keep them out of the way.” Greenhouses are advanta- geous, but not necessary. Using bottom heat can help as well if you’ve got room in the house to set up a system. But Bell keeps his trays of cuttings outside in a sheltered area and has reason- able success. Not all cuttings will “take” and produce roots, he said, but enough will to make it worth the attempt. Up to 100 to 125 cuttings can fi t in one tray, so if you’ve never propagated by cut- tings, try one or two trays and you’re bound to get some plants out of your efforts. “There’s no need to compli- cate it,” he said. “Even if you end up with 10 percent rooting, you’ve succeeded and most of R ENTALS Continued from page 1A While it’s diffi cult to fi nd data to pinpoint the vacancy rate in Cottage Grove, many believe that the number here is even lower. Mike Fleck, director of Community Sharing in Cottage Grove, said that the agency can frequently green-light funding help for families in search of an affordable place to rent, but these families are often unable to fi nd a place to live. A rebounding economy has meant several new hires at South Lane School District, which in turn means that many new school employees are un- dertaking the rental search. “Most of them are new to the area and want to wait to buy something, so they check out rentals fi rst,” said Sherry Du- erst-Higgins, a member of the South Lane School Board in ad- dition to a realtor with Remax. “A lot of times they can’t fi nd anything here and end up look- ing in Eugene and Springfi eld, which is probably where they’ll stay once they fi nd a place.” Duerst-Higgins said she’s not alone among landlords who have raised the rent for their properties in response to high demand. “If I get 20 calls a day about a place, that tells me something,” she said. “It’s a great time to be a landlord,” said another local property owner. “There’s not much available, so I’m bombed with applications. If something comes open, we advertise it, and immediately, we fi ll it.” Still, there is reason to believe that at least some relief may be on the horizon for Cottage Grove’s version of the rental housing crisis, as housing de- velopment projects that have been slow to take shape have begun to progress in recent weeks. On Friday, the Sentinel spoke with Richard Gordon, who has owned the former Cot- tage Grove Hospital building in the Northwest Neighborhood since 2008 and who, together with his wife, Nedora, has re- cently resumed plans to convert the building into 27 one and two-bedroom apartments, along with three 2000 square foot of- fi ce spaces. Gordon said he’s almost ready to present plans to the City for building permits and hopes to do so by Dec. 1, once his archi- tect fi nalizes them. His plans had been approved before the Great Recession, but the eco- nomic dive shelved those plans for him. Now, Gordon said he has seven of the apartments al- ready spoken for. “We’re happy to be doing this project again,” he said. “It was viable back then, and it still is. We’re excited to be back, and the demand is greater now. We’re looking forward to this, and we think it’s very positive for Cottage Grove.” Meanwhile, the City said it has received word from Hayden Homes, which steadily built its Riverwalk development of starter homes in Cottage Grove throughout the economic down- turn, that it wishes to resume its plan to build 32 cottages in the lot next to Riverwalk, a project that had also stalled after its ap- proval. Its plan calls for mostly three-bedroom cottages averag- ing 1064 square feet. Additional two-bedroom cottages at 880 square feet and one-bedroom units of 400 square feet are also planned. The City recently re- ceived a request from Hayden Homes for an estimate of the fees it can expect to pay for the project, indicating renewed in- terest. City Planner Amanda Fergu- son said the City has also been informed that Shelter Care, which works to provide afford- able housing access locally among its other missions, may be closer to receiving the fed- eral funding that will allow the human services agency to pro- ceed with its plan to build over 30 apartment units of varying size on a lot next to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. Shelter Care’s plan for the development was approved several years ago, though it had to resubmit those plans after it was unable to secure the needed funds. Taken together, Ferguson said that, should those three projects come to pass, it would repre- sent by far the most signifi cant growth in multi-family housing in Cottage Grove in over a de- cade. “We need a variety of options, and this is a nice range,” Fer- guson said. “With the planned construction of the new school and these projects, we’re going to be busy.” As detailed in a recent edition of the Sentinel, a group calling itself the Cottage Villages Co- alition is also moving forward with plans to bring “tiny homes” to town to serve those most at risk of being homeless here. The group, which will model its ef- forts on Eugene’s Square One Villages initiative, will present its plans to the Cottage Grove City Council on Nov. 14. Rep- resentative Sharon Jean said the group is in search of a property that can host the project, having recently found that a vacant lot behind the City that it was in- terested in is likely too small, is zoned for parks use and would require prohibitive regulation changes. Despite its challenges, Jean said the movement to serve this at-risk population is growing in strength everyday. “This is a population that is extremely at risk,” she said, “and it’s people who live here now. It isn’t strangers that are going to relocate here expecting us to house them. They’re good people going through unfortu- nate circumstances.” City Manager Richard Mey- ers said that these projects could fi ll a realm of housing that doesn’t currently exist in Cot- tage Grove. “We may see some of this really start improving, and it’s very exciting,” he said. Still, Meyers wondered if the com- munity could support new arriv- als in another way. “If we fi nd in the near future that we have the housing, I won- der if we’ll have the jobs to sup- port them?” he asked. SENIOR MEALS PROGRAMS Offering Meals on Wheels and Cafe 60 at the following locations: Anyone age 60 and older is served, regardless of income, suggested donation is $3. Guests under age 60 are welcome to attend for $8 per meal. Creswell Cresview Villa 350 S. 2nd St., Creswell Noon: Mon., Wed., Fri. THURSDAY, NOV. 3: Turkey Pasta Salad or Curried Chicken & Rice Salad FRIDAY, NOV. 4: Pork Choppie w/Gravy or Honey Mustard Chicken MONDAY, NOV. 7: Cowboy Campfi re Stew Please see STEMS, Page 10A Friday, November 4th 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, November 5th 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Come and t see wha we have for our raffl e! THURSDAY, NOV. 3: Salisbury Patty w/Gravy FRIDAY, NOV. 4: Tuna Salad 1/2 Sandwich w/Vegetarian Veg. Soup TUESDAY, NOV. 8: Breaded Chicken Patty w/Mayo or Beef Sloppy Joe on a Bun For more information please contact the Public Works Department at (541)942-2042 during working hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00AM to 5:00PM. The easiest cuttings to take are shoot tips from strong-grow- ing twigs. Cut the twig about 3- 4 inches long, which will leave American Legion Hall • 826 Main Street, CG Served at 400 Main St., Yoncalla. (For Douglas County Meals on Wheels eligi- bility, call 541-440-3677.) Suggested donation $3.50 Tips for Leaf Placement in Street ✓ Only piles of loose leaves will be picked up ✓ Pile leaves on the street surface near the gutter, keeping gutter and catch basins free of leaves so storm water is not obstructed ✓ On streets without curbs and gutter, pile the leaves near the street surface away from ditches ✓ Stack the leaves so that they don’t block bike and traffi c lanes ✓ Leaves should be piled in rows so they do not block the fl ow of water along the curb and do not encroach on the traffi c lane ✓Do not place leaves in the streets where curbside parking does not exist. You may bring those leaves to the designated area outside the Row River Water Treatment Plant at 3300 Row River Road ✓ Do not place your leaves in plastic bags ✓ Branches will not be picked up ✓ Shrub prunings and blackberry vines will not be picked up ✓ Do not include rocks, metal or other debris in your leaf pile ✓ Lawn clippings will not be picked up Fill tray with perlite-peat moss mixture. 6th Annual Christmas Bazaar or Chicken Lo Mein TUESDAY, NOV. 8 Breaded Baked Fish/Tar- tar Sc or Chicken Patty w/Dijon Sc WEDNESDAY, NOV. 9: Hot Turkey Sand- wich or Hot Meatloaf Sandwich The City of Cottage Grove Public Works Department will be conducting its annual Leaf Pickup during the following weeks: November 14 th -18 th • December 5 th - 9 th • December 19 th -23 rd Start with a healthy plant. Those stressed by disease, pests or drought will have a high fail- ure rate. Humane Society of Cottage Grove’s Drain/Yoncalla area Cottage Grove Riverview Terrace 925 W. Main St., Cottage Grove Noon: Tues., Wed., Thurs. the time you can do far better.” This list of possible plants to propagate from hardwood cut- tings in October and Novem- ber is long, but some common ones include rosemary, rhodo- dendron, hydrangeas, fl owering currant (Ribes), Oregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium), mock orange (Philadelphus), redtwig dogwood (Cornus sericea), rock rose (Cistus), manzanita (Arcto- staphylos), Hebe, Cotoneaster, barberry (Berberis) and Pyr- acantha. If you grow half-hardy shrubs like salvia, cuttings taken now are great assurance against winter injury. Bell’s recommendations for taking hardwood cuttings: You’ll need: clean small clip- pers (the sharper the better), clean 3- to 4-inch deep tray, rooting hormone, tight-fi tting gloves to protect hands against prickles and hormone, and a soilless mixture of 80 percent perlite and 20 percent peat moss. If you’ve used the tray be- fore, wash with soap and water or a mild bleach solution and let them dry thoroughly. Collectibles Decorations Christmas Cards Lights and Much More All Proceeds Help Animals in Our Community. 27th Annual Cottage Grove Emblem Club #269 Craft Fair & Flea Market Cottage Grove Elks Lodge 755 N. River Rd e k Now Ba le! Reserve Your Table a S To reserve tables call Alair at 541-942-2871 Set up Fri. 4-6 PM & Sat. 7-9AM Emblem Club #269 is a Nonprofit Organization Dedicated to helping the Elks and Our Community.
