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$1.00 PERSONAL | COMMERCIAL BENEFITS | SURETY S entinel C ottage G rove SOUTH LANE AND DOUGLAS COUNTY'S MOST AWARD-WINNING NEWS SOURCE SINCE 1889 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2017 (541) 942-0555 PayneWest.com/Cottage-Grove SPORTS North Douglas takes on Yoncalla and Cottage Grove football works to defend its perfect season. B1 FACEBOOK.COM/CGSENTINEL • TWITTER.COM/CGSENTINEL WED 54º/39º For a complete six- day forecast please see page A5. CGSENTINEL.COM A night at the theatre: Jekyll and Hyde debuts By Eric Schucht For The Sentinel PHOTO BY EMILY BLY/COTTAGE THEATRE Above Sir Danvers Carew (Spike Gildea), Emma Carew (Phoebe Gildea) put on a show during the opening weekend of Jekyll and Hyde at Cottage Theatre. The show runs through October 29. Below, Kory Weimer and Josh Carlton share the title role. See page A11 for additional photos. Cottage Theatre’s Jekyll & Hyde brings to life the classic story of good versus evil as a rock opera. Adapted from the 1886 novel, the musical fol- lows the kind-hearted Dr. Henry Jekyll who uses the power of science to separate the good and evil in his soul. Soon that evil possesses Jekyll and takes on a life of its own as the demonic persona, Edward Hyde, goes on a murderous rampage in Victo- rian era London. The wonderful set design and large cast help set the mood of the piece and helps put you in the Halloween spirit. It’s a cross between the aesthetics and dark themes of Sweeney Todd with the large cast and energy of Je- sus Christ Superstar. Directed by Mark VanBeever, the director of last year’s 25th Annual Putnam County Spell- ing Bee, this adaptation has an interesting twist on the classic story. Unlike the traditional ver- sion, this rendition has Hyde shadowing Jekyll throughout the entire show. It’s not uncom- mon for two actors to play the roles of Jekyll and Hyde. Hav- ing Hyde shadow Jekyll as a silent, ever present reminder to the audience of the evil inside Please see PLAY PG. A9 Student numbers down for SLSD By Zach Silva zsilva@cgsentinel.com CITY DISCUSSES URBAN RENEWAL It was Urban Renewal 101 on Monday night and the city council went to school. Elaine Howard of Elaine Howard Consulting and Scott Vanden Bos presented an hour-long informational presentation to the Cottage Grove City Council on the ins and outs of creating an urban renewal area. The meeting was a work session with no action items. By Caitlyn May cmay@cgsentinel.com The idea of an urban renewal area is not new for Cottage Grove. The city has had two within the last 25 years and the prospect of creating a new one will be up to the city council. Established federally in 1949 and in Oregon in 1951, an urban renewal area provides a fi nancing mechanism for a city to complete projects aimed at expanding the tax base. Projects can include streetscaping, lighting, signage, storefront improvements or sewer and water infrastructure improvements. To complete these projects, the urban renewal area allows for the tax value within the area to be frozen. “The money does not come from no where to do these projects,” Vanden Bos told the council, “They do forgo taxes on any growth in the area.” Taxes in the urban renewal area are still paid. How- ever, tax growth within the area goes toward the urban renewal district. Please see RENEWAL PG. A9 GOVERNMENT Swinging Bridge North Douglas welcomes new teachers to class. Swinging Bridge will have to look for other funding options. PAGE A11 PAGE A3 INDEX EDUCATION New teachers Calendar ...................................... B11 Channel Guide ............................... B5 Classifieds ...................................... B7 Obituaries ...................................... A2 Opinion ......................................... A4 Sports ............................................ B1 cgnews@cgsentinel.com (541) 942-3325 ph • (541) 942-3328 fax P.O. Box 35, Cottage Grove, OR 97424 Corner of Sixth and Whiteaker, Cottage Grove _______________ VOLUME 129 • NUMBER 64 Last week at the school board meeting, South Lane Superin- tendent Krista Parent reported that the district currently has 23 less students than it had this time last year. “You don’t want that to go down very much because you are funded by how many kids you have,” said Parent. “So we’re going to get 23 times, roughly, $7,500 a kid less in money from the state.” While losing over $170,000 would be diffi cult, Parent is not yet concerned because of the nature of attendance. “We’re always looking for is for this number to be fairly steady. And the thing is, this fl uctuates a lot. I get these re- ports weekly and you’ll watch, you’ll see that we could come back in November and Novem- ber is even. Kids come and go all the time, it’s crazy what you see happen. So, this doesn’t