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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
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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
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New teachers
Calendar ...................................... B11
Channel Guide ............................... B5
Classifieds ...................................... B7
Obituaries ...................................... A2
Opinion ......................................... A4
Sports ............................................ B1
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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