COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL APRIL 18, 2018
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Pageant helps students show their pride Earth Day in the
Lion Pride contestans visit the local NICU unit at RiverBend. The trip helps to remind the students why their raising
money. Below, this year's Lion Pride group.
By Caitlyn May
cmay@cgsentinel.com
On Tuesday, April 17, high
school students took over for
the staff of El Tapito trying their
best to earn tips for a worthy
cause--and a bit of pride.
The students are part of the
Lion Pride Pageant and have
been working for months to
raise funds for the local Chil-
dren's Miracle Network, the
benefactor of the pageant.
"It's something that we do
with other schools in Lane
County and it's actually nation-
wide," said Carmen Adler, the
coordinator for this year's pag-
eant.
The event, formerly the Lion
King pageant, has changed in
the last two years, allowing fe-
male students to embark on the
long journey towards the crown.
"It's a process," Adler said.
Students have to apply, under-
go and interview process, have
a 2.5 GPA and get teacher rec-
ommendations before they can
spend months doing extracur-
ricular activities and raising
money.
At the start, students visit the
local NICU and pedeatric unit at
RiverBend.
"It’s an impactful experience
for them and grounds them in
the why of why we’re doing
this," Adler said. "This year we
had a mother in the NICU just
cry and thank the kids because
she was from Cottage Grove.
It's helping local families."
To help as many families as
they can, students head a let-
ter-writing campaign relaying
their experiences at RiverBend
to potential donors in the com-
munity. Each week, students are
asked to write an average of 10
letters.
It's part of the contest: Who
can raise the most money.
Contestants aren't judged
solely on how much money
they raise, however. According
to Adler, the judging is much
more complex.
Not only are students judged
on how they behave during the
months leading up to the night
of crowning--from showing up
on time to taking part in practic-
es--but also how they do on the
night of the pageant.
"So, the pageant is broken
into sections," Adler said. Those
sections include a non-tradi-
tional sports competition like
bubble gum blowing or pillow
fi ghting, a question and answer
section and a skit portion. "They
also come out and read a letter
to their parents which is very
emotional," Adler said.
In the end, the student with
the highest number of points
wins.
"They get bragging rights,"
Adler said. "The real winner
is the Children's Miracle Net-
work."
The Lion Pride Pageant will
be held on April 28 at 7 p.m. at
the high school with a prize for
the fi rst 100 people through the
door. Tickets are $10 in advance
and $12 at the door.
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Dana Merryday helps three-year-old River cross a makeshift swinging
bridge during last year's Earth Day celebration.
By Zach Silva
zsilva@cgsentinel.com
Cottage Grove is excited to celebrate Earth Day.
On Saturday, Coiner Park will be the site of an Earth Day Celebra-
tion. Beginning at 10 a.m. and ending at 4 p.m., the park will feature
food, vendors and music to celebrate the planet. Community organiza-
tions will have booths around the park, there will be youth activities, a
local birding opportunity, a Native American blessing and a “Trashion”
show.
This year, the event will also feature three different tours that people
can go on to learn more about the community.
The fi rst tour, that begins at 10:30 a.m., is a tour of the Cottage Grove
drinking water treatment plant. Individuals will get the chance to see
both the water quality laboratory facilities and the computer control
system while learning about how water is treated and distributed.
The second tour, that starts at noon, is an examination of the waste-
water treatment plant. Visitors will learn how wastewater can re-enter
the water cycle with as little environmental impact as possible. Those
on this tour will also have the chance to examine the microorganisms
that help aid this process under a microscope.
The third and fi nal tour of the day is a look at Singing Creek Farm.
Individuals will get to see how the area that was once Kizer Creek
Farm grows greens and vegetables that go to local restaurants. Attend-
ees will also learn about biodynamic agriculture.
For each event, free transportation will be provided from Coiner
Park by South Lane Wheels. The bus will return after each tour. To
sign-up, individuals can go to the information booth at Coiner Park on
Saturday morning.
The free event is sponsored by the City of Cottage Grove, Coast
Fork Willamette, Presbyterian Church and Parent Partnership.
Additionally, over the weekend the Opal Center for Arts and Educa-
tion will be putting on their 2018 Trashion show. The event, which is
$15, features over 10 designers and over 20 models walking the run-
way wearing “fancy trash outfi ts”.
There are four different times for the hour and a half event over the
weekend. The event times are Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and
7 p.m. and a Sunday show at 2 p.m.
Tickets are available online.
at tables and served rather than having to
stand in line. Jean also serves appetizers and
provides a sack lunch for the next day.
“I just feed people," Jean said previous-
ly. "Some are homeless, some aren't. But
they sit very well together. Food is the great
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equalizer and it brings people together."
Burke said she plans to continue incorpo-
rating Jean’s policies and hopes to expand
the program’s focus on nutrition. Currently,
Soup’s On operates on donations from local
food pantries, churches and good Samari-
tans as well as com-
munity gardens like
the plot at Kennedy
High School.
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from local farms,
that’s my goal,”
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thanking the council who, in turn, thanked
her.
"It was one of those how are you going
to continue to sustain this?" Meyers said of
his initial meeting with Jean about Soup's
On seven years ago. "If anyone could she
could and so she did. She’ll be missed, she’s
been an energy and a force for good in the
community. She’ll take something and run
with it and is able to bring people together."
Jean is expected to leave Cottage Grove
in July for the sunny island of Hawaii where
she'll continue caregiving.
"I'm going to miss my people. I'm getting
teary-eyed just saying it," she said. "I'm go-
ing to miss the people and this community.
It's very special."
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