COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL JANUARY 3, 2018 9A
Year in Review Continued from A8
Football Champions
It was a year unlike any other for the
Cottage Grove football team. For the
fi rst time in school history, the Lions
completed an undefeated season and
brought home the state football title.
A year after falling in the state title
game, the Lions capped off the season
by defeating Marshfi eld 48-14 in the
championship.
Cottage Grove was not just victorious
throughout the year but dominated
teams from the start of the season. The
team averaged 48 points in each con-
test while giving up an eye-popping
13.6 points per game.
The championship team featured head
coach Gary Roberts who was named
OSAA 4A coach of the year for the
second season in a row. The Lions
also claimed offensive and defensive
players of the year at the 4A level with
wide receiver Jacob Woods and line-
backer Cooper Ladd. In total, the Li-
ons had six players named to fi rst team
all-state (Dylan Graves at quarterback,
Woods and Hayden Glenn at receiver,
Cooper Ladd at center, Nate Farrell as
an offensive lineman and Erick Giffen
as kicker) and three players on the fi rst
team all-state defense (Ladd, Woods
and Glenn).
Swinging Bridge
After city engineers deemed the
Swinging Bridge unsafe in 2016, the
city set on a course to fi nd funding to
fi x it. A grant through the state parks
department was denied. A group,
Friends of the Swinging Bridge
popped up at local festivals and fairs
accepting donations and the city
implemented a “round-up” program
on water bills for residents to give to
the cause. Several options for repair
were presented to the city council with
a heavy reliance on the public’s de-
sire to maintain the bridge’s original
design. Of the three choices laid out by
the city, the council chose the option
that preserved the movement of the
bridge but did not meet state standards.
Repairs are expected to range between
$200,000 and $400,000. As of De-
cember, the community had raised just
over $2,000. However, according to
city manager Richard Meyers, Cottage
Grove is due for a transportation check
from the state of Oregon than can be
used, in part, to help fund the repair
of the bridge as well as a re-submitted
application for the state parks grant.
Wildfi res
2017 was on fi re. South Lane Coun-
ty Fire and Rescue crews were dis-
patched throughout Oregon and Cali-
fornia last year as more than a dozen
wildfi res broke out between the two
states. At the height of the season, 17
wildfi res burned in Oregon alone and
thousands were evacuated, losing their
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 times: 9am & 10:30am
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 • 401-855-5668
Pastor: Wayne Husk
Sunday services:
Worship: 9am
Coffee Fellowship: 10:15am
Bible Study: 10:30am
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)
1st & 3rd Monday 5-6:00pm
umcgrove.org
Wildfi res burned through Oregon and California. Photo courtesy of Inciweb.
homes. Horror stories emerged from
California including tales of husbands
holding wives in their backyard pools
to try and escape the fl ames and entire
families perishing in the disasters.
Grabbing the most headlines was the
fi re started by a teenage boy from
Washington that eventually engulfed
the Columbia Gorge, burning near-
ly 50,000 acres and torching natural
landmarks, closing the area to resi-
dents.
By late summer, air quality in the
valley had diminished with Lane
Regional Air Protection citing the air
as unhealthy or dangerous for several
days at a time.
The Oregon State Fire Marshal sent
several strike teams from Oregon
to our neighboring state for the fi rst
time ever under mutual aid agree-
ments, garnering SLFR an estimated
$350,000 to $450,000 in time and
equipment.
The season was called the worst in
Oregon’s history and just as the last
strike teams made it home to Cottage
Grove in time for Christmas, Division
Chief Joe Raade said California’s
Santa Ana winds paired with dry con-
ditions had fueled the hard-to-contain
fi res.
*Bonus story: HB3030
The Youth Advisory Council managed
to get a bill passed during the legis-
lative session. House Bill 3030 was
The Carousel
the council's answer to an issue that
After more than 20 years, the ef-
sprouted up in Cottage Grove. Resi-
fort to bring a carousel to Main St.
dent Karen Munsell came before the
fi red up again. Originally owned by
city council with a personal problem:
Judy Cash, the antique carousel was
her son had nearly lost his life after
fi nding "whippets" or
nitrous oxide cannisters.
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Worship Service: 10:00am
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brought to Cottage Grove in the ‘90s
when Cash came into family money
and pursued her dream of owning a
carousel. She had said Cottage Grove
reminded her of a 1950s town and
deserved to have one of the attractions
as its centerpiece. However, early ef-
forts to restore the attraction and fi nd
it a home within the city failed. By
2017, Friends of the Cottage Grove
Carousel had started tackling the
project again. The group included Don
Williams and several Cottage Grove
notables with an agreement in place—
the carousel would be gifted by the
Cash family to the group if the project
got off the ground.
Armed with the success of the Albany
Carousel, the group continued fund-
raising efforts including a no-show
banquet and members traveled to
Florence to acquire an organ to ac-
company the carousel. High school
students pitched in and restored the
animals during art classes and dona-
tions came in from the community.
Cash, who was diagnosed with cancer
last year, passed away in the fall.
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