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Council addresses
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Main St.
CROSSING THE FINISH LINE
By Caitlyn May
cmay@cgsentinel.com
PHOTO BY ZACH SILVA/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
Chris Funch of Springfi eld crosses the fi nish line fi rst at the Cottage Grove Half Marathon on Saturday, April 7. The annual race saw more than 300 entrees
and a bit of a scare when one racer was taken to the hospital after being struck by a dead tree compromised by the high winds. For complete converage,
see page B1.
Cottage Grove Mayor Jeff Gowing was on vacation the last week
in March and when he returned home, it was to messages from local
media outlets asking him for comment on Wolfclan Armory's move
to town.
The business had drew the attention of concerned citizens after a
banner appeared in the window of the old museum building on Main
St. announcing Wolfclan's arrival. A small group of protesters had
gathered outside, citing the businesses ties to Jacob Laskey who is
currently facing charges related to a January stabbing at a Creswell
mobile home park. Laskey, whose mother Jeanette is part-owner of
Wolfclan Armory, previously served 11 years in federal prison for
throwing rocks through the window of a synagogue.
On Monday night, the protest moved into city hall.
Several residents spoke during public comment during Monday
night's city council meeting asking the council to prohibit the busi-
ness from opening. Councilman Jake Boone was the fi rst to say, it's
just not possible.
"(The city council) is unable under the constitution, state law or
local statute, to decide a business can open based on the words or
opinions the owner may have," he said, "It's not a power we have...
the path to making this business go away does not come through
this chamber."
Councilor Mike Fleck echoed Boone's statement and noted that, if
hate speech was being perpetuated by a business in Cottage Grove,
he would join protesters in the street. "It's been reported that this is
the son and not the family but I will look," he said.
Jeanette Laskey spoke to The Sentinel during last month's protest
and said she was not aware of the Facebook posts on Wolfclan Ar-
mory's social media that promote books questioning the Holocaust
with other that refl ect white supremacy and its ideals.
Gowing said he visited the business and was told by an individual
there that the store sold survival gear and BB guns.
"He said, 'My son was convicted of a felony for a gate crime but
it's not me,' I don't know if he was lying to me but I said it's free
Please see CITY COUNCIL PG. A10
"Legally Blonde:
The Musical"
debuts at Cottage
Theatre
A Q&A with director Madison Baker
By Caitlyn May
cmay@cgsentinel.com
What’s your history in the theatre?
In general, I started when I was nine or 10. I grew up here so
I started doing children’s theatre in Eugene. I went on to gradu-
ate from North Eugene and then I went to college in New York
for theatre and then came back here and got involved with Cot-
tage Theatre. My fi rst show was “Les Miserables” in 2015 and then
from there I’ve just done a lot of shows with them on stage or stage
managing or assistant directing. After that, everyone was like you
should pitch a show for this season. I was like, why not?
What was the transition like from actor to director?
The transition to assistant director wasn’t as big as a jump be-
cause I’d done stage management but transition to a full director
was different because at a place like Cottage Theatre, because ev-
eryone is like family, learning the difference between director and
fellow actor is defi nitely different. I learned a lot, it’s been really
awesome to envision the show how I want it to be and see it come
to life. It’s different to be the person giving the vision and commu-
nicate that to people in a way that makes it come to life.
This is a show that has 26 musical numbers in it. How did you
balance such a hefty song load with the dialogue so it didn’t feel
like it was just fi lling in between songs?
One of the things we’re lucky with is that this show has so much
music in it that when the book was written they made it so it would
PHOTOS BY EMILY BLY
Theatre veteran Autumn Carter (above) stars in "Legally Blonde: The Musical" now on stage at the Cottage Theatre through April 29. The show, directed by
Carter's former co-star Madison Baker, features rotating sets and (two!) dogs who steal the show. Tickets available by visiting cottagetheatre.org.
Please see MUSICAL PG. A9
SPORTS
Sports auction
Run, run, run, run
CGHS boosters work to
raise funds. PAGE A10
The Cottage Grove
Half-Marathon ran through
town. PAGE B1
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