COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL FEBRUARY 7, 2018
CYCLE OREGON
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n Jan. 31, Cycle Or-
egon announced the
routes for the 30th
running of the Classic, as well as
routes for WEEKENDER, Joy-
ride, and a brand new offering,
Gravel.
Cycle Oregon’s iconic sev-
en-day cycling experience, the
Classic, is starting in Baker City
at the foot of the Elkhorn Range.
The route takes riders past stoic
peaks, through historic frontier
towns, and past wide-open farm-
land. WEEKENDER riders are
in for a two-day bike bash on the
University of Oregon’s campus in
Eugene and participants in Cycle
Oregon’s women’s-only Joyride
will soak up the scenery and ca-
maraderie while exploring Wil-
lamette Valley wine country near
McMinnville. In addition, an all-
new event called Gravel has been
announced that will take riders
into the Tillamook State Forest
exploring roads less pedaled.
Cycle Oregon’s signature ride,
the Classic (September 8-15),
will be heading to beautiful East-
ern Oregon. Riders will cross
paths with the Oregon Trail on
their way to Wallowa Lake,
spend time in Pendleton during
the world-famous Round Up, and
wind their way back home past
towering mountains and sprawl-
ing farmland. This stunning ride
will cover nearly 400 miles, pass-
ing through the communities of
Baker City, Halfway, Joseph,
Elgin, Pendleton and La Grande,
before looping back to the start-
ing point at Baker City.
The 2018 WEEKENDER ride
(July 13-15), billed as two days of
bikes, music and beer with great
rides and good friends, starts in
Eugene on the campus of the Uni-
versity of Oregon and explores
the Willamette Valley northeast
of Eugene on the fi rst day and
west of town on the second. Both
days feature beautiful cycling
roads rolling through forest and
farm, hills and fl ats. Riders can
choose between short, medium,
and long routes each day, mak-
ing this event an ideal option for
groups of friends or families. A
kid’s bike camp will be offered
both days.
The women’s-only Joyride
(June 9) is a one-day bike ride
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that starts at the Stoller Family
Estate vineyard in the Dundee
Hills of the Willamette Valley
and travels through the sur-
rounding countryside. There
will be multiple routes offered,
making it an accessible event
for cyclists of all levels. Beyond
the great roads, riders will en-
joy great food, great wine, great
music and sisterhood to round
out the day.
The big surprise of the night
was the introduction of a brand
new event for 2018. Gravel will
set up camp for this two-day
event in the Tillamook State
Forest near Timber, OR. This
is the fi rst time that Cycle Ore-
gon has produced an event that
seeks out unpaved roads. Each
day riders can choose between
different length routes traveling
down very low traffi c gravel
roads, through stunning vis-
tas and then return to camp for
great meals, music, refreshing
beverages and camaraderie.
“We’re especially excited to
get back with our friends and
back on our bikes this year for
these four great events that offer
something for just about anyone
looking for two-wheeled adven-
ture,” said Cycle Oregon ex-
ecutive director, Steve Schulz.
“With all our riders, partners
and volunteers we look forward
to being able to take the concept
of transforming lives and com-
munities through cycling to a
whole new level.”
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tion by Cottage Grove High School on Monday, Feb. 5. Cottage Grove instructor Carmen Adler
said of the award, "The student body votes for two teachers and two students and then our student
council nominates four community businesses/organizations and then votes."
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RAC Movie Night is this Saturday, Feb.
10 starting with soup dinner at 6 p.m. As
per tradition, it is bring your favorite choc-
olate desserts to help celebrate Valentine's
Day. Prior to the movie, Crow Middle
Schoolers share their work by showing
their Super Hero shorts.
The fi lm, " Yellow Dog" follows. All
this takes place at Lorane Grange. Come
our for a fun evening in Lorane.
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Lorane Christian Church annual
Friendship Dinner is this Sunday, Feb. 12,
at Izzy's off W 12th next to Freddy's. All
Lorane families are welcome to join in the
visiting and and fun. Great guest speaker
coming. No host, so we all pay for our
own meal.
Half day this Friday for conferences.
Oregon Battle of the Books ( OBOB)
regional competition is around the corner.
Practive battles have begun and the school
battles begin Feb. 20. Final battle will see
who represents Applegate Elementary.
Congratulations to all the Crow Wres-
tlers on a great job!
Lorane Grange had a super so dinner
and bingo. Next one is Saturday, Feb. 24
at 5:30 p.m. Tell your friends and neigh-
bors, the progressive blackout has still not
been one!
OSP announces new program
The Oregon State Police
(OSP) is excited to launch
*OSP (star OSP). This is a fast
and easy way for you to contact
the Oregon State Police's dis-
patch for a non-emergency from
your mobile phone.
*OSP (*677) is a mobile
phone direct call number estab-
lished to provide the public with
a quick, easy to remember num-
ber to use for non-emergency
reporting of traffi c safety, high-
way hazards & obstructions,
minor crashes, and requests for
assistance. *OSP is not an emer-
gency number and 9-1-1 still
remains the emergency number
to call for an emergency. *OSP
rings directly into the State Po-
lice Dispatch center and is an-
swered by a live dispatcher 24
hours a day, 7 days a week.
The Department in collabo-
ration with Oregon Department
of Transportation (ODOT) and
Oregon's cell phone provid-
ers have secured this number
to make it easier to contact the
OSP for non-emergency police
services and road hazards.
Currently, Verizon, AT&T,
Sprint, T-Mobile, and US Cel-
lular have worked with the De-
partment to facilitate this ser-
vice. It is the Departments goal
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other cell providers will part-
ner with us in this venture to
provide access to all cell phone
users.
Now that the majority of mo-
torists have cell phones, this
easy to remember number will
help ensure people have a way
to report non-emergency issues
directly to OSP. For members of
the public who do not have cell
phone service, or have provid-
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this access number, they can
still dial the Department's toll
free phone number 800-452-
7888.
EPUD
Continued from A1
The statement, released last
Tuesday promised to waive all
late fees related to December
and/or January bills, replace
those bills with a lower balance
by enrolling customers in the
company’s Equal Pay program
and offer an extended payment
arrangement for residents who
would rather pay the billed
amount.
Going forward, customers
who use more power will pay
more under the three-tiered sys-
tem, which according to EPUD,
will remain in place.
Customers who use between
one and 600 kWh will pay .0696
per kWh, a one-cent reduction.
Those who use between 601 and
1,800 kWh will remain at the
current rate of .0796 per kWh
and those who exceed 1,801
kWh will pay .1089.
“EPUD customers now de-
mand over 10 percent more
power than they did in 2015,” a
statement from EPUD concern-
ing the rate increase read. The
company also cited the expira-
tion of a power contract in 10
years, the fi nancial uncertainty
of investing in power plant in-
frastructure and limits placed on
how much power public utilities
can purchase from Bonneville
Power Administration for in-
creasing rates.
