COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL OCTOBER 11, 2017
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Renewal
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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.
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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
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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
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Worship 11am
Sunday School:9:45am
AWANA age 3-8th Grade,
Wednesdays Sept-May, 6:30pm
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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.
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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.
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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
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