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6A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL JUNE 28, 2017 BMD Countdown South Lane collects fi ve seismic grants T h e bridges are ex- pected to fail. Shortly after, the electric- ity will go. Estimates say cell phone service will go down and hopes of having modern conve- niences up and running prior to weeks-long days are slim. The Cascadia Quake has been the talk of scientifi c communi- ties for decades but a Pulitzer Prize-winning article in the New Yorker brought the issue to kitchen tables and city coun- cil meetings. It's also become a contributing factor to budgets and buildings. The South Lane School Dis- trict was recently awarded fi ve seismic grants to improve the structures at Lincoln Middle School which is comprised of 10 separate buildings. The grants, obtained through the Department of Education, By Caitlyn May cmay@cgsentinel.com were a tough get according to South Lane Superintendent Krista Parent. She informed the school board on Thursday, June 22 that the school district was only expected to earn two of the fi ve grants they eventually were awarded. According to documentation supplied by the school district, upgrades to Lincoln to adhere to new seismic codes are expected to cost approximately $300,000 per building. The grant applica- tion focuses on only fi ve of the 10 buildings on campus. "These fi ve buildings are of the same construction type and were built in the same time peri- od and comprise the core of the school," the report on the grant funding states. The buildings were built be- tween 1958 and 1963 prior to the current seismic require- ments. "It's that fl at roof that is the majority of the problem," Par- ent told the board on Thursday. According to maintenance and facilities manager Matt Allen, the work will revolve around collapse prevention. "It's a combination of the roof and the construction of the walls. So, what we're doing is creating a better attachment of the roof to the masonry walls so the building can move without collapsing," he said. "The neat thing is that they approved us for all fi ve of the buildings in- stead of just two." The work is expected to begin at the end of June 2018. The district received a total of $2.2 million dollars to upgrade the buildings at Lincoln accord- ing to the following breakdown: Building C:$473,292 Building D:$355,142 Building E:$355,142 Building F:$510,277 Building G:$510,277 Construction is expected to be completed in September of 2019 and will be included in the rash of other projects taking place around the district. In November of 2016, voters passed a bond focused on up- grading school properties. The majority of the money, nearly $23 million, was earmarked for the new Harrison Elementary School scheduled to open in the fall of 2018. The remainder of the money is scheduled to be spent around the district, most notably at the Warren H. Daugherty Aquatic Center. The community pool has been in need of an upgrade, including its locker rooms and during Tuesday's meeting, Par- ent noted that the district is working to form a committee tasked with outlining the most crucial needs of the building be- fore construction begins some- time next year. "Animal House" celebration planned Nearly 40 years ago, the “Animal House” parade scene made up of local leaders, business owners, longtime residents and chamber members. cmay@cgsentinel.com Their task is to organize local resources and court those involved with the movie 40 years ago to revisit Cottage Grove. “For the 25th an- niversary, Cottage Grove had a big event,” said Cottage Grove Chamber CEO Travis Palmer. “We actually got the Guinness World Re- cord for the largest toga party.” The city has since The Cottage Grove Chamver of Commerce plans to roll out a replica of the lost the title (to a "Deathmobile" it purchased to celebrate the movie's 40th anniversary. university in Aus- put Cottage Grove on the map. Togas and tralia that boasted 3,700 togas) but Palmer, the Death Mobile headed down Main St. along with the Double Secret Society is de- and the city headed to the history books as termined to get it back. the cult-classic’s stomping grounds. Next It’s only a portion of what the group has summer, the Cottage Grove Chamber of planned for 2018. Along with dressing ev- Commerce has plans to capitalize on the ery man, woman and child in a toga for the movie’s popularity and draw crowds to event, the society is hoping to include indi- mark its 40th anniversary. viduals who worked as extras on the fi lm as They call themselves the Double Secret part of the celebration. According to Palm- Society for obvious reasons and the group is er, the society has already been in contact By Caitlyn May with Universal Pictures and Guinness. “We’d also like to have showings of the movie and we’ll be using the Death Mobile, of course,” Palmer said. “We also want to add the world record for the biggest food fi ght.” As for who would be responsible for cleaning up the mess, Palmer said he hopes to use popcorn to make the job easier. Cottage Grove City Manager Richard Meyers said of the plan to have half the city throw food at the other half that it's been done before during a city celebration of "Animal House." As for who's going to clean it up and what type of food will be throw he said the city and chamber would have to have a discussion. The food fi ght, toga party, recreation of the parade scene (complete with the con- struction of the famous fl oats), tours and a concert are expected to come in at a cost of $50,000. “We’ve reached out to Universal for a piece of it and we’re going to try and piece it together where we can,” Palmer said. “It’s going to be lots and lots of sponsors and do- nations.” The celebration is scheduled for July or August of 2018 and is expected to take the full year to plan. Councilman Bob Ehler and Mayor Jeff Gowing Time is ticking… Only 15 days until the 58th Annual Bohe- mia Mining Days festival, July 13-16. Here’s a few steps to take now to enhance these four days of summer fun. Volunteer to help. Call Volunteer Coordinator Wendy Johnson at 541-543-4869. Be a vendor. Applications still being accepted. Enter 3 BMD Parades and the BMD Gold Rush Twilight 5K Run/Walk. Details on festival website Dress Up. Show some BMD spirit and dress up in Western or Victorian costumes. Handmade bloomer outfi ts are now for sale at The Crafty Mercantile, 517 E. Main St. & custom orders taken. Saturday is Dress-up Day. All-day Carnival Rides. Discount Carnival Ride Bracelet Coupons are now at Cottage Grove Bi-Mart. $22 in advance & $30 on site. Save even more with 2 for 1 “Buddy Day” on Thursday (7/13). Limited number of coupons available while supplies last. Enter Drawing for Home Free Concert Meet & Greet VIP Ticket Package. Tickets: $5 (only 500 tickets available to sup- port festival operations) Buy via BMD website or call festival offi ce. Home Free $15 general admission concert tickets avail- able at TicketsWest.com or at Cottage Grove Bi-Mart. Downloadable applications for vendors, Saturday parade and volunteers are on the festival website or at KNND, CG Sentinel, and CG Library & CG Community Center Information Desk. More information is available at www.bohemiaminingdays. org or call 541-942-5064. Drip Irrigation and Sprinkler Systems in Stock. LANDSCAPE AND BUILDING MATERIALS Open 7 days a week! 7919 N. River Road HOME FREE COMING TO BMD Bohemia Mining Days has been at the cmay@cgsentinel.com center of Cottage Grove’s tourism season for 57 years and this year, something new is coming. “We wanted to fi nd a way to keep the fes- tival,” said Joel Reiten, president of Reiten entertainment and 22 year-resident of Cot- tage Grove. His solution to the dying fi nan- cial anchors of traditional country festivals? Build a new anchor. “With Bohemia Mining Days, we’re in a situation where it’s well known but as things change, we don’t have the timber barons anymore,” said Reiten, “and so it becomes the question of, what can we do to keep this festival going fi nancially?” Reiten has self-funded a concert, sched- uled for July 14, bringing the band Home Free to Cottage Grove. “I think they have a wide appeal and a for- pay concert will have the funds going back to Bohemia Mining Days,” Reiten said. The festival has remained fairly free of charge and so the addition of a paid portion By Caitlyn May raised issues such as crowd control, ticket sales and security. To monitor the crowd and ensure only ticket holders will be permitted in the stage area, the Bohemia Foundation is constructing a reusable fencing system. Faye Stewart of the Bohemia Foundation and the city’s planning department noted the fence would encircle the amphitheater and stand four-feet high. “It will be something we can re-use,” he said. “It will be temporary and have a green mesh material with the Bohemia logo on it.” The partnership with the Bohemia Foun- dation has helped, said Reiten but in the future, he hopes to continue bringing bands to Bohemia Mining Days—with less of the fi nancial burden. “I’d love for us to get big sponsors to carry some of the initial, up-front costs,” he said. “But we’re competing with other fes- tivals around the county at the same time, who would have the same type of sponsors.” Sweet Home and Brownsville, both in Linn County, host country music festivals in the months of July and August that draw thousands of tourists and are carried largely Th e News & So Much More Find Local Garage & Estate Sales In Print & Online Today! by fi nancial sponsors that cater to the same demographic as Bohemia Mining Days. “Home Free has a wide appeal,” Reiten said but he noted the band may draw similar demographics as the country music festi- vals. “They play country, gospel and patri- otic music,” he said. The group took home fi rst place on a mu- sic competition show and are currently tour- ing the country. “They sing acapella but you would swear there’s a band behind them,” Reiten said. Tickets are currently on sale and range from $20 to $150. “The high-priced seats sold out imme- diately,” Reiten said, who noted he is also working with veteran ticket agencies to pro- vide tickets to service members. “What’s moving slower are the cheaper tickets. We want to make sure if someone wants to see the show, they can because this is for the Bohemia Mining Days to keep it moving forward.” For more information, visit bohemi- aminingdays.org. 541-942-4664 WANTED! 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