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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL APRIL 25, 2018 9A EARTH DAY CLEAN-UP A SUCCESS Unemployment report shows job growth in March PHOTOS BY KEN ROBERTS Cottage Grove Councilor Ken Roberts stands between Cottage Grove High School Principal Mike Ingman (right) and athletic director Gary Roberts (left) during Saturday's downtown clean up that was part of the city's Earth Day festivities. Roberts said he was pleased with the turn-out and hopes to see more people join the effort next year. Health, Happiness & Wellness A guide to local businesses committed to helping our community thrive Counseling & Mental Health South Lane Mental Health Serving Cottage Grove Since 1988 • Outpatient Counseling for Children, Adults & Couples • Psychiatric Medication Management • Crisis Assistance 541-942-2850 • 541-942-3939 • www.slmh.org Dental Health Delaying going to the Dentist? Sedation Dentistry is a Dream come True... find out if its for You! BIRCH AVENUE DENTAL • Comprehensive General Dentistry • Advanced Cosmetic Techniques • Implants 1325 Birch Avenue, Cottage Grove 541.942.2471 Park W. McClung, DDS & Tammy L. McClung, DDS Dr. Bitner D.D.S., P.C. 350 Washington Ave • Cottage Grove Lumineers The Most Natural Veneer (behind International Fitness) 541-942-7934 Douglas G. Maddess, DMD Preventive and Cosmetic Family Dentistry New Patients Welcome Lorane County News Submitted by Lil Thompson Tomorrow, Thursday April 26, is Kindergarten Roundup for the Crow Applegate Lorane School District. If you have a child who will be fi ve (5) by September 1, 2018, come to Apple- gate Elementary at 3:15 pm meet your teacher and see your classroom for the upcoming school year. Bring your child's birthday certifi cate and immuni- zation records. Come out on Saturday, April 28 and enjoy a delicious Bake sale and won- derful Craft Faire at Lorane Grange. The Lorane Christian Church ladies are hosting this event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Later that evening, come to the Lo- rane Grange's Dessert and Bingo start- ing at 6 p.m. Progressive blackout has still not been won and chances to win are growing. Bring your friends and neighbors for a fun day in Lorane. The Easy Acres Neighborhood Watch Group invites everyone to a Wild- fi re Prevention Presentation at Lorane Grange , Sunday, April 29th from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The program will be given by Alex Rahmlow, the Oregon Department of Forestry, District of Western Lane, Fire Planning Coordinator. All of us can benefi t from this presentation. For more information, call John H. Eck- les-541-517-5798. If you are defi nitely going you may RSVP to him or to the Lorane site. Plan to attend. Eighth Grade Recognition parent meeting is tonight, April 25 at CMHS Library at 6:30 pm. Contact Mary Houle - 541-935-2227 for further infor- mation. 914 South 4th St. • Cottage Grove • 942-1559 Oregon’s unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in February and March. For 15 consecutive months, the rate has been close to 4.1 percent, its lowest lev- el since comparable records began in 1976. The U.S. unemployment rate was also 4.1 percent in both Feb- ruary and March. The economy continues to expand as refl ected by record highs in Oregon’s civilian labor force (2,132,000 individuals) and total employment (2,043,000 individuals). In March, Oregon’s nonfarm payroll employment grew by 4,200 jobs, following a revised gain of 700 jobs in February. Recent growth was somewhat stron- ger than during much of 2016 and 2017 when growth averaged 3,700 jobs per month. In March, retail trade added 2,400 jobs, due to stron- ger hiring patterns than normal during the fi rst three months of the year. These gains followed somewhat lackluster holiday hiring in retail at the end of 2017. In the past 12 months, the retail components adding the most jobs were motor vehicle and parts dealers (+1,000 jobs) and food and beverage stores (+1,000 jobs). Manufacturing rebounded in March, adding 1,200 jobs, following a loss of 900 in February. Oregon’s manufacturing sector is growing, adding 4,200 jobs over the past 12 months. Durable goods manufactur- ing picked up the pace of hiring in recent months. Its growth was led by computer and electronic product manufacturing, which added 2,100 jobs over the past 12 months. Professional and business services was the only oth- er major industry with a notable over-the-month job change in March. It added 800 jobs, putting this large industry back on a track of modest expansion. Within the past 12 months it added 2,800 jobs, or 1.2 percent. Total nonfarm payroll employment grew by 41,000 jobs, or 2.2 percent, since March 2017. Oregon is add- ing jobs faster than the U.S. rate of 1.5 percent. Notes: All numbers in the above narrative are seasonally adjusted except for the component industries within retail trade and manufacturing. The Oregon Employment Department and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) work cooperative- ly to develop and publish monthly Oregon payroll employment and labor force data. The estimates of monthly job gains and losses are based on a survey of businesses. The estimates of unemployment are based on a survey of households and other sources. *Effective with the January 2018 data, employment of Oregon’s approximately 17,000 home care workers are counted in private health care and social assistance instead of state government. The change was due to legislative action clarifying that for purposes of work- force and labor market information, home care workers are not employees of state government. The reclassifi - cation affects private sector and government monthly change fi gures for January 2018 and will affect over- the-year change fi gures through December 2018. It does not affect total payroll employment levels. The pdf version of the news release, including ta- bles and graphs, can be found at www.QualityInfo.org/ press-release. To obtain the data in other formats such as in Excel, visit www.QualityInfo.org, then within the top banner, select Economic Data, then choose LAUS or CES. To request the press release as a Word docu- ment, contact the person shown at the top of this press release. For help fi nding jobs and training resources, visit one of the state's WorkSource Oregon centers or go to: www.WorkSourceOregon.org. Equal Opportunity program — auxiliary aids and services available upon request to individuals with dis- abilities. Contact: (503) 947-1794. For the Deaf and Hard of Hearing population, call 711 Telecommunica- tions Relay Services. Dr. Shane Parsons 605 Jefferson Ave. Cottage Grove CITY COUNCIL: IN BRIEF Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm Emergency appts. available daily New patients welcome 2 Hygienists available • Same friendly and caring staff Please call for an appointment at 541-942-9171 Pharmacies BI-MART Pharmacy OPEN at 9am Mon. - Sat. • Convenient Walk-Up Window 100 Gateway Blvd. • 942-9107 To list your business call us 541-942-3325 By Caitlyn May cmay@cgsentinel.com The Cottage Grove City Council met briefl y for a reg- ularly scheduled meeting on Monday, April 23. Planning and community de- velopment director Faye Stew- art fi lled in for absent city man- ager Richard Meyers. Bikes, bikes, bikes: Cottage Grove Mayor Jeff Gowing proclaimed May to be Bike Month in Cottage Grove. The mayor noted the city's bike paths and the sect of tourism that relies on them. This June, the city will welcome the Gran Fondo on June 2 and on June 16, Gowing will lead his sec- ond Mayor's Bike Ride, inviting community members to ride the trail with him. Dog park: The city accepted the dona- tion of LuLu's Dog Park as part of its consent agenda on Mon- day night. The deal includes land valued at approximately $271,242, benches, fences, a sprinkler system, gates, dog waste stations and a bulletin board. In exchange for the do- nation, the city has agreed to keep the name Lulu's and the land will remain a dog park for a minimum of fi ve years. Budget committee: Two members of the com- munity were appointed to the budget advisory committee. Four people applied for the positions--one left vacated by new city councilor Greg Er- vin--including Dana Merryday, Miriam Udosenata, Tom Mun- roe and Donn Rust. Merryday withdrew his application and Udosenata was not available for an interview as she was out of town running the Boston Mar- athon. Rust and Munroe were appointed to three-year terms. Swinging Bridge: Amy Merryday gave an up- date on behalf of her husband Dana, on the effort of the com- munity group, Friends of the Cottage Grove Swinging Bridge to fund the structure's repair. During the Earth Day celebra- tion in Coiner Park on Saturday, the group hosted a rummage sale and earned a little over $1,100. The city fund--funded by dona- tions--now has $10,176.88. The latest estimations provided by the city for the cost of repair are approximately $1 million. Agenda sessions: The board voted to hold agen- da sessions on the Fridays be- fore Monday council meetings for councilors to ask questions of staff. The meetings will begin at 8:30 a.m. and are open to the public but no decisions will be made and no public comment will be held.
