First impressions to meet
Cottage Grove First Impressions Program Plans
for Enhanced Visitor Experience – Meeting on
November 15.
What do visitors to Cottage Grove think about
our community? Are we rolling out the welcome
mat to tourists, potential new residents, and pro-
spective business owners? Can we make changes
that will attract more visitors to stay longer in our
area? How can we work together to enhance the
“fi rst impressions” of our business districts, visi-
tor services, and unique tourist attractions?
The Cottage Grove First Impressions Pro-
gram is a project of the Cottage Grove Cham-
ber of Commerce, City of Cottage Grove, Main
Street Program, and the Rural Economic Vitality
team from Rural Development Initiatives (RDI).
Support for the program also comes from Cycle
Oregon and the Ford Family Foundation. This
program launched in July 2017, with the goal
to support enhancement of the city’s downtown
business area and bicycle tourism.
First Impressions partners two communities in
the region, to provide volunteer teams to visit and
provide an objective feedback. In August, a vis-
iting team of volunteers from Oakridge conduct-
ed a day-long “fi rst impressions” assessment in
Cottage Grove, driving around the city, exploring
on foot, and visiting businesses in and around the
central business district, all with a focus on visi-
tor-oriented stores and services, and amenities for
bicycle tourism.
The assessment team looked at local infra-
structure and amenities, building exteriors, inte-
riors, and customer service. The report generated
from this visit will be presented for a communi-
ty-wide discussion about how well local efforts
are achieving their goals and where future proj-
ects can be implemented to further support the
vitality of our local businesses and community.
Please join us for this important conversation and
interactive Action Planning session:
Cottage Grove First Impressions – Community
Action Planning Meeting
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
6 – 8:30 p.m.
*Light dinner served starting
at 5:45 p.m.
Cottage Grove Armory, 628 Washington St.
For more information about this meeting con-
tact:
Cottage Grove Chamber of Commerce: Travis
Palmer
email: travis.cgchamber@gmail.com
(541) 942-2411
Rural Development Initiatives: Anne Mitchell
email: amitchell@rdiinc.org (541) 256-0551
COMMUNITY BRIEFS
The League of Women Voters is having a dis-
cussion group at Lane Community College in
LOST DOG!
Cottage Grove on Wednesday, Nov. 15th at 1 p.m.
The discussion will be on Civil Discourse. The
local unit welcomes anyone in-
terested in the topic to attend.
Beds for Freezing Nights
Beds for Freezing Nights
needs volunteers to staff its
emergency warming center
this winter. Training provided
on Saturdy, Nov. 11 from 10
a.m.-noon at First Presbyterian
Church, Third & Adams. For
more information, go to www.
freezingnights.com.
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Worship
Directory
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 Faith Center
33761 Row River Rd.
541-942-4851
Lead Pastor: Kevin Pruett
www.cg4.tv
Full Childrenʼs Ministry available
Service: 10:00am
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
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
First Presbyterian Church
3rd and Adams St
541-942-4479
Pastor: Karen Hill
Worship: 10:00am
Sunday School: 10:00am
www.cgpresbynews.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
Calvary Chapel Cottage Grove
1447 Hwy 99 (Village Plaza)
541-942-6842
Pastor: Jeff Smith
Two Services on Sun:
9am & 10:45am
Youth Group Bible Study
Child Care 10:45am Service Only
www.cgcalvary.org
Center for Spiritual Living
Cottage Grove
700 Gibbs Ave.
(Community Center)
Rev. Bobby Lee
Meets Sunday 3:00 p.m.
cslcottagegrove@gmail.com
Church of Christ
420 Monroe St • 541-942-8565
Sunday Service: 10:30am
Cottage Grove Bible Church
1200 East Quincy Avenue
541-942-4771
Pastor:Bob Singer
Worship 11am
Sunday School:9:45am
AWANA age 3-8th Grade,
Wednesdays Sept-May, 6:30pm
www.cgbible.org
Hope In The Grove
700 E. Gibbs • 541-520-9529
Pastor: Wayne Husk
Sunday services:
Worship: 8:30a
Coffee Fellowship: 9:30a
Bible Study: 9:45a
Hope Fellowship
United Pentecostal Church
100 S. Gateway Blvd.
541-942-2061
Pastor: Dave Bragg
Worship: 11:00am Sunday
Bible Study: 7:00pm Wednesday
www.hopefellowshipupc.com
“FINDING HOPE IN YOUR LIFE”
Living Faith Assembly
467 S. 10th St. • 541-942-2612
Pastor Rulon Combs
Worship & Childrenʼs
Church 10:00 am
Youth 180 Mondays 5:30-8pm
Non-Denominational
Church of Christ
1041 Pennoyer Ave
541-942-8928
Preacher: Tony Martin
Sunday Bible Study:10:00am
Sunday Worship:10:50am & 5:30pm
www.pennoyeravecoc.com
Old Time Gospel Fellowship
103 S. 5th St. • 541-942-4999
Pastor: Jim Edwards
Sunday Service: 10:00am
Join in Traditional Christian Worship
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
Mid-week Service: Wednesday, 1:00
Trinity Lutheran Church
6th & Quincy • 541-942-2373
Pastor: James L. Markus
Sunday School & Adult Education
9:15am
Sunday Worship 10:30 am
Comm. Kitchen Free Meal Tue & Thur
5:00pm TLC Groups
tlccg.com
United Methodist Church
334 Washington • 541-942-3033
Pastor:Lura Kidner-Miesen
Worship: 10:30am
Comm. Dinner (Adults $5,
Kids Free)
2nd & 3rd Monday 5-6:00pm
cottagegroveumc.org
“VICTORY” Country Church
913 S. 6th Street • 541-942-5913
Pastor: Barbara Dockery
Worship Service: 10:00am
Message: “WE BELIEVE IN
MIRACLES”
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of the community.
The committee met
for the fi rst time earli-
er this month and as of
press time was sched-
uled to meeting again
on November 7.
Mike Goreman of
BLRB Architects--the
fi rm tasked with han-
dling the pool's con-
struction--addressed
the school board Mon-
day night.
He said the compa-
ny had arrived at list
of projects to bring the
district closer to budget
that included upgrading
the electrical system in
the building as well as
all of the mechanical
equipment, new pip-
ing for the pool, a new
pool deck and a fresh
coat of paint. The plan
would also include a
new, eight-lane pool,
a decision that was the
center of debate for the
design committee.
According to Parent,
the committee is made
up of both competi-
tive and recreational
swimmers. The current
years.
However, the ad-
dition of a bulkhead
would limit the pool
to six lanes while the
difference in cost be-
tween the addition and
a completely new pool
is $150,000.
"There was a lot of
talk about the compet-
itive versus the recre-
ational," Parent said.
The committee report-
edly discussed request-
ing the shallow end of
the new pool be three
and a half feet rather
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“Restoration will be more costly because
we’re following the guidelines of the
National Register and the place has to be
approved by the state preservation offi ce,”
McCoy said.
The group is focusing on the building’s
foundation, a project that is estimated to
cost $80,000. The entire renovation is ex-
pected to cost $250,000—a price tag that
has the foundation looking for grants and
community help.
A grant from the Oregon Cultural Trust
helped fund the plans for the building’s
foundation but the group is now looking
towards securing the fi nances needed to
complete architectural drawings.
“We are taking donations,” McCoy said.
“But we haven’t embarked on a fundrais-
ing campaign yet because we just now fi n-
ished the study and have an idea of what
we need to do. Once we know exactly
what to ask for, we’ll start a campaign.”
McCoy, who volunteered in the building
when it was a library, said she got in-
volved in the foundation because of her
time spent in the building which has been
vacant since 2006.
The building had been a library since 1927
and when the county attempted to run a
county-wide library system in the ‘70s, it
adhered to the effort, carrying on as a vol-
unteer library after the county effort failed.
But in 2006, the building was closed for
good and deeded to the city of Creswell in
1980. It has remained under its ownership
since—but that may soon change.
The Creswell City Council is scheduled to
discuss future ownership of the building
at its November 27 meeting—one McCoy
hopes residents attend as well as a No-
vember 17 meeting aimed at educating the
community on the foundation’s restoration
efforts.
The architect who completed the
grant-funded study will be available for
questions at the Creswell Community
Center on November 17 at 1 p.m. McCoy
encourages anyone interested in the proj-
ect to attend.
“In the future,” she said,” We defi nitely
will have other projects. We’re focused on
this project now but as our mission state-
ment says, we want to protect the physical
and cultural heritage of Creswell.” Report-
edly, that means next on the list may be a
walking tour of the history of Creswell’s
buildings.
For more information or to donate to the
Creswell Heritage Foundation, contact
McCoy at verlean@gmail.com or write
to the Creswell Heritage Foundation P.O.
Box 1337 Creswell Oregon, 97426.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3473 of
Cottage Grove will hold a celebration honoring our
Veterans, including those on active duty.
Saturday, November 11th at 11:00am
Lincoln Middle School Choir will be
performing several numbers.
Speakers will include Mayor Jeff Gowing and
Captain Allan Widener.
All are invited to enjoy this event!
Dennis Twite
VFW Post 3473 Commander
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than the standard four
feet to allow for more
use by little swimmers.
There was also talk of
a diving board and an-
other water feature.
"Something to make
it a fun pool, too," Par-
ent said.
The new plan pre-
sented by Goreman
would cost the district
$5.7 million; $600,000
over the current bud-
get.
"It's new plumbing in
the locker rooms, new
fi xtures, new lights, a
new epoxy fl oor," he
said. "The challenge in
expanding it is it's not
up to code so we'd just
upgrade. That's about
it, freshen it up," Gore-
man said of the locker
room.
The pool was not on
the agenda as an action
item and the board did
not vote on the infor-
mation it was given.
Creswell Foundation
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