8A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL MARCH 21, 2018
Kennedy
ation that are going to be great
contributors to our community,”
said Ketcher.
***
Back at the high school, the
school garden has taken on a role
in the classroom. The science
and math classes regularly work
in the garden and have worked
to design garden beds, layout de-
sign and are learning about how
things grow.
The other group that helps with
the garden is the Green Team
spark. The spark class, a class
that focuses on fi nding out what
sparks an individual, has had big
plans for the garden. With great
ambition, the team has at times
been stymied by reality but they
keep looking for new ways to
make things happen.
Since the start of the year the
goal has been to get compost
bins that have worms in them to
help break down waste. It was
said by Ketcher, it was said by
spark instructor Jessica Marti-
nez and it was said by students.
Worms were the goal.
Sketches were drawn up as
it was worked out exactly what
would work best for what they
needed. Debates were had about
buying or building the structure
and about how this will best
serve the school. But ultimately,
it was deemed that keeping the
worms would not be viable and
that they should look for some-
thing else.
Now the students are locked
into designing
a three-bin sys-
tem for com-
post. Sitting in
a group during
SPARK, Chase,
a senior, de-
cided to take
over the con-
versation. As
he
sketched
out how to best
have this set up
that will be 12
feet long, three
feet wide and
four feet deep,
he was set that
this
model
would be both easy to make and
use.
“I’ve worked in construction,
I’ve built houses,” he told those
sitting next to him as he dia-
gramed how they would build
this.
As the class gathered around
the group to see how the design
would work, they began to ask
questions. Martinez specifi cal-
ly wondered about the lid and
whether it would be made of
plywood or metal and whether
or not it would be too heavy to
open.
“You’ve got some muscles,
you’ll be able to lift it,” he said
with a smile and a laugh.
***
While the Green Team has
been working on designs, they
have a number of other proj-
ects they have been working on.
There’s one that has drawn some
buzz: bees.
“Kennedy used to have bees
and all of this stuff but it wasn’t
sustainable. People would start a
green team but then the teachers
would leave… or they would
lose the time in the way cohort
schedules are arranged they
would lose that time and then it
all goes away,” said Martinez.
Working with a local beekeep-
er, the school now has a couple
of boxes of and bees and when
the weather gets nicer students
will have a fi rsthand experience
with them.
The Green Team has also been
working with schools across the
county as a part of the Our Fu-
ture Oregon. The group that in-
cludes schools such as South Eu-
gene High School and Sheldon
High School, work together to
better the environment. At Ken-
nedy that has meant recycling,
composting and getting students
on board.
“It used to be like, ‘Recy-
cling? Yeah whatever,’ and put
it anywhere. But after a year, it’s
a habit now. And I would say a
lot of that was the kids we had
in here that fi rst year were really
adamant about, well hey actually
this goes here. And this is why
we need to. And now it’s part of
the culture,” said Martinez.
While Kennedy, a school of
less than a 100, can get every-
body on board and change the
culture rather quickly, the bigger
schools see Kennedy as an inspi-
ration.
“A lot of the other schools
are more into the social justice
side. The environmental activ-
ism, I guess. Like going up to
Salem and lobbying and doing
all of this stuff, which is really
cool, something I wish we did
more of,” said Martinez. “We do
a lot more of that local culture
change. And they do more of the
big, big time change. More of the
like changing the school culture.
And they’re both really import-
ant.”
The Kennedy students also see
the bigger school as inspiration
not just on how they work with
laws but on other projects such
as more effi cient light bulbs.
“Right now we’re kind of fo-
cusing on littler things like small-
er things like plumbing. Water
and that. So, we’re working on
doing an audit to see what we
actually use to see if we can de-
crease the amount,” said Blaize
Shawbuck who has attended the
meetings in Eugene.
Shawbuck, along with his
classmates and students around
the county, are just interested in
that same thing that Kennedy has
been focused on: sustainability.
“We’re focused on improving
the schools.”
Baby Boxes help new parents
Welcome Baby Box, pictured above, helps new parents develop community
bonds. Photo courtesy 90 by 30.
By Caitlyn May
cmay@cgsentinel.com
Having a baby can be over-
whelming.
90 by 30 is trying to make it a
little easier.
The county-wide program is
dedicated to preventing child
abuse by 90 percent by 2030
and in the fall of last year, it
rolled out the fi rst tangible pro-
gram aimed at achieving that
goal.
The Baby Box program pro-
vides families residing in Lane
County newborn essentials and,
hopefully, a connection to the
community.
“It’s based on Finland’s con-
cept,” said 90 by 30’s Rachel
Norquist. “It’s surrounding the
goal of a safe sleep system and
preventing SIDS (Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome) but the box is
a vehicle to create a connection
with the community so new par-
ents have a support system.”
While new parents in Finland
get an empty box for babies to
sleep in, parents who receive
a box from 90 by 30, get a bit
more.
In every box, there are new-
born essentials: a sleep sack,
onesies, diapers, wipes and san-
itizer. But that’s not all. Families
are also gifted donated items
handmade by organizations like
Tummy Time Quilt and Click
for Babies Cap. Both organiza-
tions create the products specifi -
cally for the baby boxes and try
to include encouragement even
when it’s not immediately ob-
vious.
“The caps for the babies have
a lot of purple in them to rep-
resent the ‘period of purple cry-
ing.’ Just as a reminder to new
parents,” Norquist said.
The Period of PURPLE Cry-
ing is part of the National Cen-
ter on Shaken Baby Syndrome,
a non-profi t organization. The
goal is to provide information
to fi rst-time parents on the mis-
conceptions of “fussy” babies.
According to the program,
the period of PURPLE crying
begins at approximately two
weeks and runs until about four
months old and is described as a
developmental stage. The letters
P-U-R-P-L-E- stand for Peak of
Crying, Unexpected, Resists
Soothing, Pain-like Face, Long
Lasting and Evening, a way to
remind parents that the crying
will pass.
“It’s reassuring parents that
sometimes babies cry and
you’re not doing anything
wrong,” Norquist said.
The program’s goal is to re-
duce frustration through edu-
cation and decrease the cases
of shaken baby syndrome. So,
volunteers incorporate the color
purple into their blankets and
caps for the baby box.
“You should see their fac-
es when they get this box,”
Norquist said. “Some of our
low-income families say they
fi nally have a space for their
baby.”
Since its conception last Oc-
tober, the program has handed
out 26 baby boxes with only a
staff of volunteers and one paid
employee. “I come from cor-
porate America and when we
launched this box I said, ‘Guys,
we just launched a product,’”
Norquist said. “We launched a
product with volunteers when it
would have taken 30 people and
a budget of a million dollars.”
Baby box applications are
simple. South Lane County
residents must fi ll out an in-
vitation—which is less than a
page long—or contact Norquist.
There are no other requirements
for receiving a baby box.
“It’s a self-referral program.
We get people who their friends
refer them but mostly it’s a self-
referral and all they need is to
reside in South Lane County,”
Norquist said.
Currently, the program has
65 registrants and on Thursday,
March 15, Norquist was off to
deliver another box to a family
and its newborn.
To register for a baby box
or for more information, visit
90by30.com or contact (541)
870-0689.
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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
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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.
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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
Worship Services Sundays: 9a & 11a
Youth Worship Sundays: 11a (all ages
welcome)
Mondays: 5:30p (6th-12th grades)
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
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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
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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
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“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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