8A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL JANUARY 24, 2018
Banquet
Health, Happiness
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& Wellness
A guide to local businesses committed to helping
our community thrive
Counseling & Mental Health
South Lane Mental Health
By Caitlyn May
cmay@cgsentinel.com
On any given day, the Cottage Grove Armory is, at best, a work in progress. The halls echo in the
empty spaces, grounded by yet-to-be-refi nished hardwood fl oors and reminders of its long-ago aban-
doned function are scattered throughout the building. But on Saturday, Jan. 20, the hardwood was cov-
ered in red carpet and workmen were replaced by men in tuxedos, women in ball gowns and crowds of
well-wishers and do-gooders for the Cottage Grove Area Chamber of Commerce 69th Annual Awards
& Installation Banquet.
The event has moved locations from the city’s Catholic church to the Emerald Valley facility in
Creswell before coming home to Cottage Grove and the armory. The transition from building under
construction to red-carpet ready facility is facilitated by city crews and provides a stunning backdrop
for one of the community’s most popular events.
“This event gives us the chance to honor and recognize businesses who are doing more than just
conducting business,” Cottage Grove Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Travis Palmer
said. “These are people who are going above and beyond everyday business. They’re doing more to
make Cottage Grove a better place.”
Nabbing 2017 Business of the Year was Territorial Seed. Handing over the reins was Cottage Grove
Sentinel General Manager Gary Manly. “It was a shock to be named business of the year in 2016 and
we were honored by the distinction,” Manly said. “We are pleased to pass the torch to Territorial Seed.”
In the last 30-plus years, the company has donated more than $1 million in seeds to community gar-
dens locally and around the world.
“After losing a valued member of our staff in 2015 to cancer, we established the Territorial Seed
Company/Marlece E. Arthur Memorial Scholarship through the Cottage Grove Community Founda-
tion,” said Territorial Vice President Julie Johns of the company’s continued efforts in the community.
“This annual scholarship is awarded to a high school senior who plans to attend college to study busi-
ness, agriculture or veterinary medicine.”
Other winners included “First Citizen” Greg Lee who routinely volunteers his time to photograph
community events, Jr. First Citizen Chelsea Armstrong and non-profi t of the year, Family Relief Nurs-
ery.
“We really feel like no matter who wins, it’s important to recognize all the nominees,” Palmer said.
Also honored were South Lane Teacher of the Year Sarah Drews and classifi ed employee of the year,
Pat Ware.
“The school district, I don’t think they have an event or venue to do a teacher of the year or classifi ed
employee of the year so they’re a sign part of the community and workforce in Cottage Grove and
therefore a sign part of the chamber,” said Palmer who also noted that the event was a success.
SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK
Governor Brown declares Jan. 21-27 as school
choice week
Gov. Brown has proclaimed
Jan. 21-27 to be Oregon School
Choice Week. She joins dozens
of other governors and hundreds
of state and county leaders in is-
suing offi cial proclamations for
the week.
Oregonians have planned
more than 300 events to cele-
brate opportunity in education
and raise awareness of the types
of educational opportunities
that parents have, or want to
have, for their children. The
school fairs, rallies coffeehouse
meetups, festivals, and round-
table discussions are designed
to spark conversations about
school choice.
More than 32,000 inde-
pendently planned events will
take place nationwide.
“We’re excited to see the
enthusiasm for school choice
growing in Oregon and across
the country,” said Andrew Cam-
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“They’re not using any of the
services and they make it dif-
fi cult for people to use the ser-
vices. So, if you’re not using the
services, you can’t stay there.”
Unattended children are also
noted in the new set of rules
with the code specifying that
children will not be ordered out
of the building but if the respon-
sible party cannot be found, the
Cottage Grove Police Depart-
ment will be notifi ed and take
custody of the child.
Meyers said the code of con-
duct is meant to ensure that res-
idents can use public facilities
without disruption and have
equal access to city services.
“We had an individual come
in a few days ago and sit for a
while, talking to himself and
then he would get up and curse
and scream and then sit down
again and we just said, ‘You
can’t do that here.’”
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panella, president of National
School Choice Week. “We’re
grateful that Gov. Brown has is-
sued this proclamation to raise
awareness of this important is-
sue.”
Held every January, Nation-
al School Choice Week is an
independent, nonpartisan, non-
political public awareness ef-
fort designed to shine a positive
spotlight on effective education
options for every child. Through
thousands of independently
planned events across the coun-
try, National School Choice
Week raises public awareness of
all types of educational choices
available to children. These op-
tions include traditional public
schools, public charter schools,
public magnet schools, online
learning, private schools, and
homeschooling.
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