COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • JULY 25, 2018 • A9
Voter participation on rise in Lane County
By Caitlyn May
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FROM THE HARTFORD
cmay@cgsentinel.com
Voters in Lane County
want their voices heard. At
least, 81 percent of them do.
The latest data, released by
the Ford Family Foundation
in collaboration with the Or-
egon State University Exten-
sion Service, reported that
Lane County has a voter par-
ticipation rate of 81 percent,
one percentage point higher
than the rest of the state.
It’s a large gap when com-
pared to voters nationally;
in 2016, 56 percent of the
estimated 157.6 million el-
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igible voters turned out to
cast ballots in the presiden-
tial election according to the
Pew Research Center — a
non-partisan
organization
that surveys Americans in
regards to social and political
issues.
The most recent election in
May saw just over 28 percent
of Lane County voters partic-
ipating, a rate that represent-
ed 90,329 individual ballots
and one that is on par with
national statistics concerning
off-year elections, or elec-
tions that do not feature con-
tests for president. And while
voter participation is up na-
tionwide and Lane County, a
large number of people who
can vote, aren’t.
A recent study by the Cen-
ter for American Progress
noted that 92 million Amer-
icans did not vote in the 2016
presidential election. It did
not offer a precict-by-precict
breakdown but 2018 number
for Lane County are up.
In the race of East Lane
Commissioner, which rep-
resents Cottage Grove, the
state of Oregon tallied more
than 16,000 votes distributed
among five candidates.
Oregon’s voting system was
touted during the last election
cycle when the issue of ballot
tampering arose due to the
state’s mail-in system. Voters
do not go to the polls and the
paper ballots are dropped at
drop-boxes or mailed in and
counted by computers not
connected to the internet
leaving little room for tam-
pering.
This year, voters in Ore-
gon will face several import-
ant decisions including the
a possible bill on the state’s
“sanctuary” status in regards
to undocumented residents, a
possible abortion bill, school
funding and a choice for gov-
ernor.
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Marine Board to assure boat tags are ‘Ship Shape’
The Oregon State Marine
Board, in partnership with 32
county sheriff ’s offices and
the Oregon State Police, will
be focusing their enforce-
ment efforts on boaters with
lapsed boat registrations
during the weekend of Aug.
4-5, for “Operation Ship
Shape.”
“So far this year, marine
law enforcement officers are
reporting unusually high
numbers of unregistered
boats,” said Randy Henry,
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Boating Safety Program
Manager for the Marine
Board. “This means that
those registered boaters who
are playing by the rules are
carrying the load for every-
one else. Without adequate
revenue, the agency is forced
to cut funds to our law
enforcement programs which
ultimately mean fewer patrol
boats on the water and longer
response times in emergency
incidents.”
“We’re at a five year high
for fatalities so far this year,
and we cannot afford to
reduce our agency’s services,
so we’re simply making sure
that all motorboats — any
boat with any mechanical
propulsion, whether gas,
electric, diesel or solar, and
all sailboats 12 feet or longer,
are currently registered.”
Henry added. “The fine for
lapsed boat registration is
$265, which is far more than
the cost of the boat registra-
tion itself. Fines do not come
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541-315-1617
Pastor: Lura Kidner-Miesen
Fellowship & Song: 11:30am
Potluck Lunch: 12:00pm
Worship: 12:30pm
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
Summer Service: 9:30 am
Christian Education:
Pre-K through 5th
www.6thandgibbs.com
First Baptist Church
301 S. 6th st • 541-942-8242
Interim Pastor: Reed Webster
Sunday School 9:30am
Worship Service 11:00am
Youth Wednesday 6:30pm
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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
First Presbyterian Church
3rd and Adams St
541-942-4479
Pastor: Karen Hill
Worship: 10:00am
Sunday School: 10:00am
www.cgpresbynews.com
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
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
Center for Spiritual Living
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
Cottage Grove Faith Center
33761 Row River Rd.
541-942-4851
Lead Pastor: Kevin Pruett
www.cg4.tv
Full Childrenʼs Ministry available
Service: 10:00am
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”
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
tlccg.com
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
umcgrove.org
Non-Denominational
Church of Christ
1041 Pennoyer Ave
541-942-8928
Preacher: Tony Martin
“VICTORY” Country Church
Sunday Bible Study:10:00am
Sunday Worship:10:50am & 5:30pm 913 S. 6th Street • 541-942-5913
Pastor: Barbara Dockery
www.pennoyeravecoc.com
Worship Service: 10:00am
Message: “WE BELIEVE IN
Old Time Gospel Fellowship
MIRACLES”
103 S. 5th St. • 541-942-4999
Pastor: Jim Edwards
CRESWELL:
Sunday Service: 10:00am
Join in Traditional Christian Worship Creswell Presbyterian Church
75 S 4th S • 541-895-3419
Rev. Seth Wheeler
Adult Sunday School 9:15am
Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am
website www.creswellpres.org
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back to the Marine Board.
When collected, those fines
go into the state’s general
fund. It’s better for all of us if
you register your boat now
than wait for a fine.”
Motorboat registrations
are $4.50 per foot, rounded to
the highest foot plus $5 for
the aquatic invasive species
prevention program. For
example: a 16-foot outboard
motorboat would cost $77.
Registrations are valid for
two calendar years.
Boaters can renew their
boat registration online at
w w w. b o at o r e g o n . c o m /
store, or can visit their local
registration agent. Boaters
can print off a temporary
permit after successfully
completing their transac-
tion online or will be issued
a temporary permit through
an agent for an additional
fee.
For assistance renewing
online, contact the Marine
Board at marine.board@
oregon.gov or 503-378-
8587.
For a list of registration
agents, visit www.oregon.
gov/osmb/title-registration/
Pages/Where-to-Register.
aspx.