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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • JUNE 27, 2018 • 8A Kennedy students’ skills continue ‘growing’ through summer By Caitlyn May cmay@cgsentinel.com School is out for the sum- mer but there are still students hard at work at Kennedy High School. On June 18, a small group of students gathered in the fi eld beside the school where gardens have been growing all year. Th ey stripped beans from stalks and moved soil across the rows of plants as the sun worked hard as well, heating the day to a summer-like 80 degrees. “We’re transitioning from spring to summer,” said Matt Hall who leads the crew throughout the school year and who will guide it through sev- eral projects this summer. With the help of several grants, including $13,000 from Oregon Youth Conservation Corps (OYCC), the students at Kennedy will work with the Bureau of Lane Management and the forestry service to weed out invasive species and im- prove the Row River bike trail undergoing construction later this summer. But two weeks ago, they were cleaning house fi rst, making sure the grounds at Kennedy were ready for the summer sea- from A1 FIRE on Hwy. 99 for approximately one year but have plans to stay in the city. “It’s just been so much love,” she said. “Even the cashier at Bi-Mart when we went to get some toiletries, came and BMX from A1 funding, equipment, the dirt. We’re hoping to fi nd compa- nies to donate.” According to Meyers, the former BMX track fell into disrepair when the BMX pro- gram left town. “City crews cleaned the property and removed the structures to mitigate haz- ards,” Meyers wrote in his weekly update on the state of city projects and events. Be- fore the track was fl attened, it drew crowds and hosted events including the 30th an- nual Governor’s Cup. “Right now, we’re in the early, early stages,” Britz said of the project. Th e commit- tee, made up of parents inter- ested in seeing a BMX track return to Cottage Grove, are in the middle of establishing a non-profi t status for the group so it can begin taking donations. “We don’t want to do a go- fundme,” Britz said. “It takes some of the donations as a fee and so we’re just looking at other ways we can do it.” While the group is in the early stages, it has already made contact with BMX offi - cials and will begin working on plans, with Britz noting son. Th ey tossed fava beans into bins, holding conversations between the rows of garlic, po- tatoes and onions they’d grown all year. Th e garden helps to feed the students at Kennedy but it also makes its way out into the community. Th e crew donates some of its harvest to Soup’s On, a weekly dinner hosted at the communi- ty center for anyone who may need a meal. Th e program was started by resident Sharon Jean and was just recently handed off to her band of volunteers aft er she retired to Hawaii. Th e food from Kennedy’s garden helps Soup’s On provide home cooked meals with fresh pro- duce rather than frozen and canned foods that are oft en all charitable food pantries can af- ford. Once the Kennedy gardens are squared away the crew members, who earn $10.75 an hour throughout the summer, will work with state and federal agencies on a variety of proj- ects. CAITLYN MAY/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL “It depends on what they want us to do,” Hall said. “We’ll Students at Kennedy High School tend to the garden, which contributes to the Soup’s On community dinner program. Th e BLM is just one of It works to build connections Several students at Kenne- was off ered a position with the remove noxious weeds, we might do some trail work, the the agencies that works with between positive experiences, dy have taken part in the pro- forestry service as a result of his BLM might have us work on OYCC, which was founded in work skills and personal respon- gram over the years, according time in OYCC and crew pro- 1987 through legislative action. sibility for Oregon students. to Hall, and a recent graduate grams. the bike path,” he said. hugged us.” She also noted that she was grateful for the fi refi ghters who responded to the call and credited them, and their neighbors, with saving her roommate’s life. “She had just laid down to go to sleep. I am so grateful be- cause sometimes the boys are back deeper in the house and recognizing that it’s a loss but it could have been catastrophic loss because we didn’t lose our lives.” No cause for the fi re has been released. Th e family’s go- fundme page can be viewed at https://www.gofundme.com/ h2y4j-smith-family-house- burnt-down. that it plans to redesign the track. Interested individuals who would like to join the com- mittee or take part in the re- building of the track can visit the Cottage Grove BMX Re- build Project page on Face- book. Sale Buy One get One Free! All Plants Wednesday & Thursday June 27th & 28th Shady Oaks Plants & Produce It’s the Place to Be!!! 77380 Hwy. 99 South shadyoaksplantsandproduce.com Did You Know? 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