10A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
Employment report for August shows decline
Oregon's
Employment
Declines
in
August. In Au-
gust, Oregon's
nonfarm pay-
roll
employ-
ment dropped
by 9,500 jobs,
following
a
revised gain of 7,400 in July. This was the fi rst
decline in seven months, dating back to January
when employment dropped by 1,300.
The August jobs report indicates that Ore-
gon's over-the-year job growth, while strong, has
slowed. Between August 2016 and August 2017,
payroll employment expanded by 44,600 jobs, or
2.4 percent. This is a reduction from the 3.1 per-
cent job-growth rate seen through July.
"August's job losses were an unusually sharp
departure from months of very large job gains,"
said Nick Beleiciks, Oregon's state employment
economist. "But looking past recent gains and
losses, Oregon's over-the-year job growth contin-
ues to be very good."
The decline in August was concentrated in
four of the 14 broad industry groups: leisure and
hospitality (-3,600 jobs), government (-3,200), fi -
nancial activities (-1,300), and wholesale trade (
1,300). None of the major industries added more
than 400 jobs.
The drop in leisure and hospitality came on the
heels of unusually strong hiring in June and July.
The industry's employment of 206,800 in August
is back on the trend line established during the
prior 18 months. These restaurants, hotels, and
other entertainment establishments now employ
7,100 more workers than in August 2016, an in-
crease of 3.6 percent in the past 12 months.
Similarly, the August government job loss off-
set the robust hiring in the spring and early sum-
mer: While 3,200 jobs were cut in August, 3,500
LORANE NEWS
Today, Wednesday, September 20 is Crow Middle/High School open House at 6 p.m. Congratulations to the Kindergarten, 4, 5,
and 6 grades for perfect attendance since school started this fall. Homecoming Week is scheduled for October 2 - 6 at Crow Middle/
High School. NO SCHOOL on October 13 for State wide In-Service. Booster Club Auction and Carnival 3-5p.m. on October 14
in the high school gym. Mark your calendars for an exciting Preservation and Canning clinic including dinner on Friday night at
Lorane Grange on October 20 through October 22. All attending the dessert and bingo last Friday at the Grange had a great time.
Bingo is back and they hope to see all of you who missed this one next month. Lorane Grange will host a baked potato bar with all
the trimmings followed by Bingo on Friday, October 27. Plan on an exciting evening at Applegate Elementary on Saturday, October
28 for the FREE Harvest Festival/Carnival from 6 - 8:30 pm. Mark your calendars.
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Rotary
Club of
Cottage
Grove
Continued A1
Lincoln (Grade 8): 60.2
London (Grade 5): 81.8
Kennedy: 33.3
CoƩ age Grove High
School: 85.9
SLSD Average: 71.1
State Averages
All Grades: 61.4
High School: 56
Grade 5: 65.1
Grade 8: 61.8
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In
Honor
of All
Veterans
The Cottage Grove Sentinel is preparing to publish its
“Salute ot Vets” a special section devoted to all military veterans
who are Cottage Grove-area residents or have a connection to this
area.
If you are interested in sharing your military story in the annual
Veterans Day publication, or in updating information that we have
published previously, please complete the form below and submit
it to the Cottage Grove Sentinel. Service photographs are also
welcome.
Submit forms and photos (preferably) by e-mail to cgnews@
cgsentinel.com; or by mail to Cottage Grove Sentinel, Attn: Caitlyn
May, PO Box 35, Cottage Grove, OR 97424; or drop forms off at
the Cottage Grove Sentinel, 116 6th Street, Cottage Grove.
Please be sure that all materials are carefully labeled with your
name and phone number. ALL FORMS AND PHOTOGRAPHS
MUST BE SUBMITTED BY OCTOBER 31, 2017.
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honor our veterans.
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jobs were added during the prior three months.
Oregon's unemployment rate rose to 4.1 per-
cent in August from 3.8 percent in July. 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 5.0 percent in August
2016. The U.S. unemployment rate was 4.4 per-
cent in August 2017.
These preliminary estimates of jobs and other
labor force data are produced in cooperation with
the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, are based
largely on a survey of businesses and a survey of
households, and are subject to later revision.
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THE CITY OF COTTAGE GROVE
PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTERSTATE
COOPERATIVE PROCUREMENT
Pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes 279A.220 and
City Contracting Rule 137-046-0460, notice is
hereby given that the City of Cottage Grove intends
to enter into a contract with Motorola Solutions in
an amount not to exceed $267,074.74, for the
purchase of multi-band portable and mobile radios,
dispatch radio consoles, and related software and
hardware equipment. The contract is based on the
terms of an interstate cooperative procurement
administered by Houston-Galveston Area Council of
Governments (HGAC), in accordance with ORS
279A.220. The purpose of this notice is to provide
information to the public and invite interested
persons an opportunity to submit written comment.
Written comments and protests must be delivered to
the City of Cottage Grove no later than 5:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, September 27, 2017. Written protests
received after this deadline will not be considered.
Submittals should be addressed to Chief Scott
Shepherd, 400 E Main St., Cottage Grove, Oregon
97424, and shall provide a detailed factual and legal
basis for the comment/complaint and the relief
requested. Protests will be handled pursuant to City
Contracting Rule 137-046-0460, 137-046-0470 and
ORS 279A.225.
DATED THIS 18th DAY OF September 2017.
Scott Shepherd,
City of Cottage Grove, Chief of Police
PUBLISHED: Wednesday, September 20th, 2017
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