10A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL July 26, 2017
Wildfi re
Safety
As Oregon's weather heats up
and vegetation dries out, State
Fire Marshal Jim Walker is cau-
tioning Oregonians and summer
visitors to be vigilant with wild-
fi re prevention and safety.
"Oregon has already ex-
perienced a number of hu-
man-caused wildfi res, said State
Fire Marshal Jim Walker. "It's
fortunate that no lives have
been lost to this point, and we
all need to take every precaution
to ensure that doesn't happen."
The OSFM encourages ev-
eryone to follow these wildfi re
prevention guidelines:
* Know fi re risks and obey
fi re restrictions, such as camp-
fi re bans.
* Avoid parking or driving
on dry grass as hot vehicles can
start a wildfi re.
* Vehicles are required to
have a shovel and fi re extin-
guisher or at least a gallon of
water in many areas.
* Do not use candles, fi re-
works, tiki torches, or other
open fl ames in wildland areas.
* Remember that sky lanterns
are illegal in Oregon airspace.
* Dispose of smoking materi-
al in deep, sturdy ashtrays.
* Make sure butts and ashes
are extinguished with water and
sand.
* Never discard butts on the
ground or in vegetation.
For more wildfi re prevention
information and restrictions,
we encourage you to visit Keep
Oregon Green at www.keepore-
gongreen.org and the Oregon
Department of Forestry at www.
oregon.gov.
ties was the only major industry
to cut substantially, as it shed
800 jobs.
Over the past 12 months,
Oregon's payroll employment
rose 47,300, or 2.6 percent. This
rapid pace was an acceleration
from earlier in the year when
over-the-year growth was hov-
ering around 2.0 percent.
Oregon's unemployment rate
was little changed at 3.7 percent
in June. The rate remained near
its all time low of 3.6 percent
reached in May. Oregon's rate
was signifi cantly below its year-
ago rate of 5.1 percent in June
2016 and well below the U.S.
unemployment rate of 4.4 per-
cent in June 2017.
Other signs of a tight labor
market in Oregon include fewer
long-term unemployed and fall-
ing measures of labor underuti-
lization.
The number of Oregonians
who have been unemployed for
more than six months dropped
to 10,700 in June, the lowest on
record dating back to 2002. In
contrast, the long term unem-
ployed reached a peak of more
than 100,000 in 2010, during
the aftermath of the Great Re-
cession.
Meanwhile, U-6--the broad-
est measure of labor underuti-
lization, which includes the
unemployed, those who have
stopped looking for work with-
in the last year but still want a
job, and those who are working
part-time but would prefer to
work full-time--dropped to 7.4
percent in June.
This was by far Oregon's
lowest U-6 since comparable
records began in 2002, and was
a continuation of its downward
trend since reaching a peak of
21.1 percent in May 2009. In
recent months, Oregon's labor
market tightened so rapidly that
Oregon's U-6 dropped below
the national U-6 of 8.6 percent
in June 2017.
Tips for
the Eclipse
6 WAYS TO BEAT THE
HEAT DURING #ORECLIPSE
from Oregon Department of
Transportation.
Arrive early; stay put; leave
late. Stay cool; stay hydrated;
stay informed.
So you’re in a hot car, on hot
pavement, in high heat, with a
long line of the same in front of
you: Not the #OREclipse ex-
perience you expected? ODOT
and the Oregon Health Author-
ity have some tips to keep you
out of that dark place—so you
can enjoy the two minutes of
dark you came to see.
A real concern for people who
aren’t prepared is the possibili-
ty of heat-related illnesses. Be-
ing stuck in traffi c under high
heat conditions without enough
cold air and cool water could
lead to heat exhaustion or even
heat stroke—which can be life
threatening.
Now that we’re one month
away from the big day, ODOT
and OHA have six suggestions
to help you beat the heat.
STAY COOL: Make sure
your car’s air conditioning is
working properly—you may
need it in Oregon in August, es-
pecially if you’re in central or
eastern Oregon.
STAY HYDRATED: Make
sure you’re traveling with plen-
ty of water for everyone in your
car—including your pets.
STAY INFORMED about
your planned travel path: Use
www.TripCheck.com and its
400 highway cameras to check
travel conditions on your route
in real time. Listen to your radio
to keep up with the changing
temperature, humidity and heat
index.
AVOID TRAVELING AT
THE
EXPECTED
PEAK
TIMES—Sunday and Monday.
Treat this 3-hour event like it’s a
3-day event because of the large
crowds on the roads: It is NOT
anything like a college football
game day.
HAVE A PLAN B: Where can
you get off the highway to get
into air conditioning and refi ll
your water, if necessary?
LEARN THE SIGNS AND
SYMPTOMS OF HEAT-RE-
LATED ILLNESSES so you
can react appropriately at the
right time.
OHA and ODOT want you to
have a great time—and a safe
time—in the days surrounding
the eclipse. We’re doing what
we can to keep things as safe as
possible. Please remember that
you and other travelers have a
shared responsibility to keep
yourself safe on and off the
road.
Plan to have a good time
in Oregon during the August
#OREclipse. Plan ahead so you
can.
Cottage
Grove
Theater
Cottage Theatre continues
its 2017 season in August with
The Good Doctor by Neil Si-
mon and Anton Chekhov. This
laugh-out-loud comedy features
a collection of comical Russian
tales infused with American wit.
Cottage Theatre's production of
The Good Doctor will run for
three weekends from August 11
through August 27.
The Good Doctor blends the
talents of two widely respected
writers from different countries
and centuries. American play-
wright Neil Simon dramatizes
several short stories by Russian
author Anton Chekhov in this
amusing concoction, fi rst pro-
duced on Broadway in 1973.
The play consists of a series
of sketches, narrated by a char-
acter called The Writer, who in-
troduces the stories, comments
on them, and occasionally plays
a role in them.
In one sketch a neurotic
government clerk sneezes on
a General during an opera per-
formance, with spectacularly
unfortunate results. In another,
a crafty seducer sets his sights
on a wedded woman, with the
unwitting aid of her husband.
Let us not forget the ridiculous
tale of a man who offers to
drown himself for three rubles.
Animated by Simon’s rapid-fi re
one-liners and witty dialogue,
the nine sketches illuminate
Chekhov’s take on the human
condition through stories that
are droll, outlandish and fun.
Cottage Theatre's production
of The Good Doctor is directed
and designed by Kory Weimer,
with costumes by Chris Carter,
and lighting by Amanda Fergu-
son. The cast features Sophie
Blades, Randall Brous, Tra-
cy Nygard, Kathryn Pearson,
Glenn Rust, Tony Rust, and
Kory Weimer.
The Good Doctor runs for
eleven performances at Cot-
tage Theatre from August 11-
27. Performances are Thursday,
Friday and Saturday evenings
at 8:00 pm, and Sunday after-
noons at 2:30 pm.
Tickets are available online
at www.cottagetheatre.org, by
phone at 541-942-8001, or in
person at the Cottage Theatre
Box Offi ce, 700 Village Drive,
Cottage Grove. Tickets are $25
for adults and $15 for youth
(ages 6 - 18). Box Offi ce hours
are Wednesday through Friday,
10:00 am to 2:00 pm, and one
hour before performances.
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Eugene
Police
Seek Help
The Eugene Police Depart-
ment is requesting information
related to a possible runaway
juvenile or missing person case.
The subject is described as a
white male, 5'6''-5'8'' tall, 120
pounds, with brown wavy/curly
hair approximately 2-3 inches
in length, blue eyes.
The subject was likely last
seen wearing a black sweatshirt
with "Young & Reckless" writ-
ten on the front, black sleeveless
Iron Maiden t-shirt, grey sweat-
pants with "Dark Side" written
on the left pant leg, black Adi-
das casual/skate shoes, wearing
a black "Everest" brand back-
pack.
Please contact Detective
Chris Mackey with any infor-
mation at
541-682-5111.
CONTACT INFO:
Melinda McLaughlin, Public
Information Director
(541) 682-5124, Melin-
da.V.McLaughlin@ci.eugene.
or.us
John Hankemeier, Public In-
formation Coordinator
(541)
682-5197,
John.T.Hankemeier@ci.eugene.
or.us
Oregon
Job
Growth
In June, Oregon's nonfarm
payroll employment grew by
8,500 jobs, following a gain of
2,600 in May. The June increase
was the largest gain since Feb-
ruary 2016 when 9,600 jobs
were added. Gains were wide-
spread among the major indus-
tries, with 11 of the 14 indus-
tries adding jobs.
Leisure and hospitality added
the most, increasing by 2,100
jobs. In addition, strong hir-
ing occurred in construction
(+1,600 jobs) and manufactur-
ing (+1,400). Financial activi-
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