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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL OCTOBER 11, 2017 9A Renewal Continued from A1 The Cottage Grove Police Department took part in "Coffee with a Cop" held across the nation on Wednesday, October 4. The event began as a grassroots movement to help police offi cers build relationships with the com- munities they serve. Cottage Grove offi cers were at the local Ducth Bros. location from noon to 1 p.m. There is no time period requirement for urban re- newal areas but accord- ing to How- ard, they typically last between 20 and 25 years PHOTO BY CAITLYN MAY/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL but can close out early City council viewed a presentation on urban renewal areas, if the proj- including a simulated tax bill on a $100,000 property. ects within the plan are “In 1997 I described this as a forced savings program,” completed ahead of schedule. Several entities were present Cottage Grove City Manager Richard Meyers said. “We es- during Monday’s work ses- tablished the base amount we sion including representatives collect but everything above from the fi re district, business that goes to a savings account or community and school district. those projects we’ve identifi ed According to Howard, school districts generally support ur- in that plan.” ban renewal areas, citing their tendency to increase the tax base and subsequently add stu- dents to schools. She noted that the fi rm has worked with fi re districts within urban renewal areas as well. The next step, according to Meyers, is for the city council to decide whether or not it would like to create an urban renew- al area, hold a public meeting to make a decision and vote and possibly hire a consulting fi rm. It take approximately six months to create an urban re- newal plan. “I don’t now anyone who does it on their own,” How- ard said. “Typically, you hire a consultant.” Howard’s fee has a base starting rate of $30,000. $1.7 million in Oregon tax dollars waiting to be claimed Thousands of Oregonians may be letting mon- ey slip through their fi ngers. Approximately 9,000 letters were sent to Ore- gon residents in July warning them that they had unclaimed state tax return checks due to a vari- ety of reasons including change of address and changed names. Now, those funds totaling $1.7 million, must be claimed by October 13--this Fri- day. Unclaimed funds will be transfered to the Un- claimed Property Program in the Department of State Lands. Residents may still claim their mon- ey but will require a notorized claim and copies of documents verifying their identity. CGSENTINEL.COM Read up to 10 stories a month for free Worship Directory Cottage Grove Faith Center 33761 Row River Rd. 541-942-4851 Lead Pastor: Kevin Pruett www.cg4.tv Full Childrenʼs Ministry available Service: 10:00am DRAIN: HOPE U.M.C. 131 W “A” St. Drain, OR 541-315-1617 Pastor: Lura Kidner-Miesen Fellowship & Song: 11:30am Potluck Lunch: 12:00pm Worship: 12:30pm COTTAGE GROVE: 6th & Gibbs Church of Christ 195 N. 6th St. • 541-942-3822 Pastor: Aaron Earlywine Youth & Families Pastor: Seth Bailey Service: 10am, Sunday School: 9am for all ages Christian Education Nursery for pre-k - 3rd Grade www.6thandgibbs.com Calvary Baptist Church 77873 S 6th St • 541-942-4290 Pastor: Riley Hendricks Sunday School: 9:45am Worship: 11:00am The Journey: Sunday 5:00pm Praying Thru Life: Wednesday 6:00pm Delight Valley Church of Christ 33087 Saginaw Rd. East 541-942-7711 Pastor: Bob Friend Two Services: 9am - Classic in the Chapel 10:30am - Contemporary in the Auditorium First Presbyterian Church 3rd and Adams St 541-942-4479 Pastor: Karen Hill Worship: 10:00am Sunday School: 10:00am www.cgpresbynews.com Our Lady of Perpetual Help and St. Philip Benizi Catholic Churches 1025 N. 19th St. 541-942-3420 Father: Joseph Hung Nguyen Holy Mass: Tue-Thu: 8:30am; Sat:5:30pm Sun: 10:30am Confession: After daily mass, Sat. 4-5pm or by appointment St. Philip Benizi, Creswell 552 Holbrock Lane 541-895-8686, Sunday: 8:30am St. Andrews Episcopal Church 1301 W. Main • 541-767-9050 Rev. Lawrence Crumb “Church with the fl ags.” Worship: Sunday 10:30am All Welcome Seventh-day Adventist Church 820 South 10th Street 541-942-5213 Pastor: Kevin Miller Bible Study: Saturday, 9:15 am Worship Service: Saturday, 10:40 am Mid-week Service: Wednesday, 1:00 pm Hope Fellowship United Pentecostal Church 100 S. Gateway Blvd. 541-942-2061 Pastor: Dave Bragg Worship: 11:00am Sunday Calvary Chapel Cottage Bible Study: 7:00pm Wednesday Grove www.hopefellowshipupc.com 1447 Hwy 99 (Village Plaza) “FINDING HOPE IN YOUR LIFE” Trinity Lutheran Church 541-942-6842 6th & Quincy • 541-942-2373 Pastor: Jeff Smith Living Faith Assembly Pastor: James L. Markus Two Services on Sun: 467 S. 10th St. • 541-942-2612 Sunday School & Adult Education 9am & 10:45am Pastor Rulon Combs 9:15am Youth Group Bible Study Sunday Worship 10:30 am Child Care 10:45am Service Only Worship & Childrenʼs Church 10:00 am Comm. Kitchen Free Meal Tue & www.cgcalvary.org Youth 180 Mondays 5:30-8pm Thur 5:00pm TLC Groups tlccg.com Center for Spiritual Living Non-Denominational Cottage Grove Church of Christ United Methodist Church 700 Gibbs Ave. 1041 Pennoyer Ave 334 Washington • 541-942-3033 (Community Center) Pastor:Lura Kidner-Miesen 541-942-8928 Rev. Bobby Lee Worship: 10:30am Preacher: Tony Martin Meets Sunday 3:00 p.m. Comm. Dinner (Adults $5, Sunday Bible Study:10:00am cslcottagegrove@gmail.com Kids Free) Sunday Worship:10:50am & 2nd & 3rd Monday 5-6:00pm 5:30pm Church of Christ cottagegroveumc.org 420 Monroe St • 541-942-8565 www.pennoyeravecoc.com Sunday Service: 10:30am Old Time Gospel Fellowship “VICTORY” Country Church 913 S. 6th Street • 541-942-5913 Cottage Grove Bible Church 103 S. 5th St. • 541-942-4999 Pastor: Barbara Dockery Pastor: Jim Edwards 1200 East Quincy Avenue Worship Service: 10:00am Sunday Service: 10:00am 541-942-4771 Message: “WE BELIEVE IN Join us in Traditional Pastor:Bob Singer MIRACLES” Christian Worship Worship 11am Sunday School:9:45am AWANA age 3-8th Grade, Wednesdays Sept-May, 6:30pm www.cgbible.org Worship With Us! Our Worship Directory is a weekly feature in the newspaper. If your congregation would like to be a part of this directory, please contact the Cottage Grove Sentinel @ 541-942-3325 Oregonians who would rather avoid the added paperwork can claim their funds prior to this Fri- day by either signing the original notifi cation sent in July and returning it before October 13. The fastest option, however, is to call (503) 947-0024 and request a new check. Offi cials estimate that of the 9,000 residents warned in July that tax funds were owed to them and that they must be claimed, approximately 7,000 have yet to claim their checks. To see if you may have an unclaimed tax check with the state of Oregon, please visit the state's offi cial website or call (503) 378-4988. Play Continued from A1 him is an interesting idea. While this seems like a cool way to bump up the creep factor on paper, in practice it’s a bit distracting and what started out as creepy became a bit tiresome and awkward. As Hyde is never introduced, someone unfamil- iar with the story may be confused in the begin- ning by a greenly lit man running around on stage unnoticed. Hyde, for the most part is always in the middle of the action, constantly pacing with fi sts angrily clenched as he stares at Jekyll. I found this a bit distracting and detracted from the main focus of the scenes. I thought it took away from the moral of the story; the fact that all people, no matter how good they are, have a dark side to them. By hav- ing Hyde appear as an evil, separate individual trapped in Jekyll's mind, it takes away from this theme. It wipes clean the responsibility of the questionable actions of Jekyll and puts the blame on Hyde. Thus, a story about everyone having a dark side becomes simplifi ed to just pure good versus pure evil. It shows that Jekyll is good and only does bad things because Hyde, the ever pres- ent shadow, is there to guide and persuade him to do so. I’m not a Jekyll & Hyde purist, I like the idea of making a change like this to the piece as it puts a lot of new variables into play, but I think I would have preferred the show without Hyde being ever-present. Josh Carlton does a good job as Henry Jekyll, but I found myself wishing for him to go bit bigger at times. I see Jekyll as a person who is almost too good, like a super Boy Scout, so his personality should be a bit more of an exaggerated innocence and naivety. Carlton plays him more as a straight- forward everyman, which works, but could have exaggerated lines more to create a Jekyll who is too good of a person in order to better contract the wickedness of Hyde. Kory Weimer is creepy and sinister as Edward Hyde and does a great job at bringing out the creep factor of the character. He seems like someone who would tie a person to a set of train tracks and laugh maniacally as they're run over. You can tell he was enjoying ev- ery one of his lines, but it was Tracy Nygard as the Jekyll’s love interest, Lucy Harris, who wowed me. Nygard had the strongest performance and her powerhouse singing voice was only matched by Phoebe Gildea who played Jekyll’s fi ancé, Emma Carew. Jen Ferro as Lord Savage was a favorite of mine and I loved her comedic mannerisms. A bit goofy, but the kind of dorky fun that always made me laugh. It was clear to me that Ferro, along with Aislinn Wright Mirsch as the supporting character Nellie, a brothel worker, were both having a lot of fun with their roles and stole any scene they were in. All the actors who made up the group of characters called the Governors were highly en- tertaining and gave me the chuckle I needed to offset the drama of story. If you are a huge theater nerd and are familiar with the story, then I think you’ll fi nd a lot to like out of this performance. If you’re not a huge the- ater fan and aren't familiar with the story, then this one might not be for you. You can catch Jekyll & Hyde from October 6th - 29th at the Cottage Theatre in Cottage Grove. Total runtime is two and half hours with a 15 minute intermission. The production is advertised as mature, but is suitable for anyone 13 years or older. The show avoided serious complication after it was served with a cease and desist letter just prior to opening night. Music Theatre International sent the letter citing the theatre's plan to have two actors play Jekyll and Hyde--a role usually reserved for a single ac- tor. In the Cottage Theatre's version, both actors are on stage with one always in the background while the other runs through dialogue. However, according to the cease and desist, this version vio- lated the "intent: of the play and actors in Cottage Grove worked to reherse an alternate play in case Music Theatre International stuck to its ruling. Cottage Theatre Executive Director Susan Goes told media outlets that the decision was reversed just prior to the fi rst showing and both actors will be permitted to play the part as originally planned by Cottage Theatre. ALL SEASONS BAZAAR Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church 1025 N. 19th Cottage Grove, OR October 20 ~~~10 am to 3 pm October 21 ~~~10 am to 3 pm Raffle, Baked Goods, Books, Crafts, Harvest, Jams, Jellies, etc. Homemade soups, lunch, & desserts (We also serve to go!)