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10A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL JUNE 21, 2017 "God of Carnage" showing at Opal Theatre Reaching 10,000 Continued from A1 Nikki Pagniano, Kim Fairbairn, Dale Flynn and Phil Dempsey perform "God of Carnage" at the Opal Theatre. It begins with a squabble over se- mantics regarding a fi ght between two 11-year-old boys but not before a pair of bumbling burglars serve as the traditional dancing popcorn and soda warning mov- ie-goers to silence their cellphones, inform the audience to do the same and pitch the opportunity to donate to the playhouse. It’s the Opal Center’s rendition of “God of Car- nage.” The Tony award-winning play comes to Main St. in Cottage Grove this month and it is not for the faint of heart. Vomit fl ies and once the ‘f-bomb’ is dropped mid-way through the play, it becomes all out warfare. Ben picked up a stick and hit Henry in the mouth. That’s what had their parents stuck in a room for 90 minutes running the spec- trum of humanity, society and depravity. By Caitlyn May cmay@cgsentinel.com And 30 minutes in, there was rum. It served as a catalyst for the marriages of Alan and Annette and Michael and Ve- ronica to unravel in the best way—Veronica doesn’t drink, it makes her mean. Michael is in fact, not a liberal. Alan isn’t a huge fan of his kid (neither is Michael of his) and An- nette is having the saddest day of her life. “It has so many different layers,” said Kim Fairbairn, the show’s Annette. “We take every path and explore every emotion.” What begins as a meeting of the parents to discuss the damage done to Henry’s teeth becomes a tortured back-and-forth between parenting styles and eventually, morality with a few reality checks brought to us in part by frequent phone calls; sometimes from Michael’s ill mother and others from a business associate of Alan’s who is ped- dling a drug most likely contributing to Mi- chael’s mother’s illness. The comedy is dark, the conversations darker and the fi nal moments of the play, the group’s refl ection of their behavior over the last 90 minutes hinges on a (hopefully not, probably is) dead hamster. While the start is slow-to-the-point and audience members may not buy into the conversation going beyond the fi rst fi ve minutes of discussing Henry’s injury, if rea- son can be suspended for a brief moment then the actors are good enough, convinc- ing enough, committed enough and the play is done well enough to force you down the road to boredom, confusion, investment in life and theatre. “God of Carnage,” a Yasmina Reza play, will be performed at Opal Theatre from July 15 to the 25. Phil Dempsey, Nikki Pagniano and Dale Flynn round out the cast. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at Opal The- atre on Main St. Fire Continued from A1 goes off, someone's life is being saved. We need to remember that," he said, promising to come back and visit the board and the members of the district's crew. Earlier in the meeting, the board approved a budget totaling a tad more than $9 million. "There were no surprises in this budget whatsoever," said district chief Joe Raade. The Creswell fi re station, part of the district, may be seeing an overhaul with the district working with the city to use the community center in some capacity. "It's just an idea right now. It's strictly an idea," Raade said. The building, which according to the district, could be replaced due to age and seismic shortcomings, is not on the schedule to be replaced due to cost. Jonathon Small was sworn in as the district's new fi re- fi ghter, following in his father's footsteps before chief John Wooten informed the public that the new fl eet of trucks will be complete later this summer. idential recycle bins to ensure residents are complying with the new law. There is another option, however. According to Meyers, other cit- ies collect waste without seperating it into categories and then uti- lize a conveyor belt system to sift through the trash and seperate it. “To me, the new law will have people creating more waste,” Meyers said. “They see the recycle symbol on a plastic container and throw it in recyling and then we come along and tag it and say it’s wrong. They’re not going to bother, they’re just going to throw it out.” When Cottage Grove hits 10,000, the city will also have to ad- dress its waste water system. The city will not have to build a plant but it will have to begin installing catch basins to seperate debris. “We started doing this but we have hundreds of storm water out- lets throughout the city and we’ll probably have a new staff member for this but it’s budgeted in our fi ve-year plan,” Meyers said. The new employee would be responsible for checking the storm water outlets and ensuring the collectors are functioning properly. In addition to budgeting for an additional employee, the city has also attempted to stay ahead of the 10,000-resident curve by pur- chasing a vactor truck. “We use it now but it can also suck up the storm catch basin de- bris,” Meyers said. The upgrades can’t come quickly enough. Cottage Grove grew from 9,975 to it’s current 9,892 in the span of two population read- ings. If the city continues the rate of growth, it will hit 10,000 with- in the next year or two. “It’s whenever PSU or the actual, 10-year census, not the census estimate, says we’re at 10,000,” Meyers said. “Until then, I don’t know what else we have to do. We’re looking into it as we get closer to that number.” LORANE NEWS Well, school is now offi cially out for the Crow-Ap- plegate-Lorane School District. Hope everyone has a fun and safe summer. Please watch out for children walking and riding along the roads and drive carefully, especially on the main part of Lorane on Territorial Rd. Remember, the speed there is 35 mph. The July Lorane Grange meeting is on the third Thursday. There is, however, a meeting prior to the Lane County Fair to put together all our ideas for the fair booth. Are you a resident of Yoncalla, Elkton or Drain and have your ear to the ground on community events? Send news tips and event dates to The Sentinel by emailing cmay@cgsentinel.com or calling (541) 942-3325. B ring the family and your camera to the Oregon Aviation History Center on June 24th for the Fourth Annual Wings & Wheels Vintage Aircraft and Car show!! The weather is supposed to be great this year and we are looking forward to a number of new cars and aircraft for the event. Event will host Big Bites food WUXFNZLWKÁRDWVDQGLFHFUHDP :HZLOODOVRKDYHRQVLWHUDIÁHV and a people’s choice award for car, aircraft, and motorcycle! 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