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Grove celebration brings down the ‘House’
40th anniversary of
film brings in possible
record-breaking
crowd
By Zach Silva
zsilva@cgsentinel.com
W
hile as of Mon-
day it is still
unknown if a
world record
was set in Cottage Grove over
the weekend for the world’s big-
gest toga party, it was clear that
Bohemia Park was the place to
be on Saturday night.
Donning their best white
sheets, buying a toga on-sight
or rocking a specially crafted
garment for the occasion, an
estimated few thousand people
made their way to the park to
celebrate the 40th anniversary
of the movie “Animal House”
which had scenes filmed in
town.
In addition to the party, event
organizers and participants had
their eye on bringing the world
record back to Cottage Grove.
The record was set in Cottage
Grove in 2003 at the 25th cele-
bration of the movie before be-
ing broken in 2012 when 3,700
individuals donned togas for a
PHOTOS BY GREG LEE/FOR THE COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
party at an Australian univer- A re-creation of the famed “Deathmobile” (above) rolls down Main Street during Saturday's parade; togo-wearing participants during the evening concert.
sity.
officially proclaimed August 18, said Roberts who had not been
“Regardless of whether or not eos and clicker counters. Palm-
er
feels
that
it
is
still
too
close
to
2018 as Animal House Day with back to the area since the film-
we get the record — which we
call
at
this
point
but
has
reason
“Louie Louie” being the official ing of the movie.
still don’t know, we know it was
to
believe
they
may
have
broken
song — kicked off the parade in
What stands out to Roberts is
close but we’re still trying to
the
record.
full
toga
attire
while
riding
his
the
fact that despite the decades
certify that. But regardless of all
“Just
looking
across
the
motorcycle.
that
have passed, there is still
that, we threw a heck of a par-
crowd
at
various
points
of
the
There
were
the
typical
fix-
excitement
around this movie.
ty. The feedback has been phe-
day,
I
mean,
that’s
the
biggest
ings
of
a
normal
parade
with
“I
think
that
the cream rises
nomenal, the people that were
event
that’s
ever
taken
place
in
people
passing
out
candy
and
to
the
top.
The
movie is just a
there had a wonderful time,”
that
park
for
sure.
We’ve
been
local
businesses
with
their
own
hotbed
of
talent
and style. And
said Travis Palmer, executive
doing
the
Eugene
Symphony
floats.
This
parade
then
added
a
it
really
is
timeless,
” she said,
director at the Cottage Grove
there
for
several
years
and
es-
re-creation
of
the
iconic
Death-
adding:
“For
some
reason,
the
Chamber of Commerce.
timates
from
the
Eugene
Sym-
mobile
and
a
float
from
the
stuff
that
was
funny
then
is
still
Palmer noted that the event,
movie. Actress Eliza Roberts hilarious.”
which sold tickets for $35 at the phony (at their events) were
anywhere
from
3,000
to
3,500
who played the role of Brunella
Joining Roberts was her son,
door, cost between $65,000-
people.
in
“Animal
House”
was
also
in
Keaton,
who she was pregnant
$75,000 to put on.
“So,
if
those
numbers
are
ac-
the
parade.
with
during
the filming of the
While no one from Guinness
curate,
we
know
we
blew
that
“It’s
very
emotional
to
be
back
movie.
Coincidentally,
Eliza
it
was
a
day
of
celebration
in
wearing
their
best
homemade
World Records was on hand
out
and
we
got
at
least
4,000
in
Cottage
Grove.
It
really
is.
It
picked
Keaton
as
a
name
after
Cottage
Grove.
The
festivities
togas.
The
parade
followed
the
at the event, Palmer and the
because
we
easily
eclipsed
brings
to
mind
everything:
just
watching,
and
subsequently
started
at
noon
with
a
parade
same
route
that
was
taken
in
the
Chamber of Commerce docu-
the passage of time, lifespan. loving, Buster Keaton’s “The
mented the number of people in the symphony numbers,” said on Main Stteet, where specta- movie’s climactic scene.
Palmer.
Everything heavy like that and
tors
and
participants
alike
were
Mayor
Jeff
Gowing
—
who
togas via tickets, pictures, vid-
See TOGA 9A
Regardless of any records,
then it’s also incredibly joyous,”
Drain couple loses
home in potentially
invalid foreclosure
By Caitlyn May
cmay@cgsentinel.com
Teresa and Rick Heib love pugs. If they came in
more than three colors, Teresa says, they would be in
trouble because there’s little room in the trailer parked
outside their daughter’s house in Drain for their be-
longings, let alone a herd of pugs. The three they have
now, a cranky grandmother who is missing an eye, a
slightly more patient mother and rambunctious pup-
py, are the first things they grabbed when two sheriff ’s
deputies knocked on their door on April 4 of this year.
See DRAIN 8A
Oregon Legislature sets goals for 2019
By Caitlyn May
cmay@cgsentinel.com
The League of Oregon Cities has an-
nounced its legislative priorities for the 2019
legislative session.
The annoucement comes weeks after the
league asked cities throughout the state to
weigh-in with the Cottage Grove City Coun-
cil compiling a list detailing what issues the
city preferred lobbying efforts focused on.
The league has chosen six of the more than
dozen issues it proposed to cities: third party
building inspection preservation, right-of-
way and franchise fee authority preservation
and broadband investment, infrastructure
finance and resilience investment, homeless-
ness and housing improvements, property
tax and PERS reform and mental health in-
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All three of the priorities the Cottage Grove
City Council chose in July (broadband, men-
tal health improvements and property tax re-
form) made the list.
According to a statement released by the
league, the priorities were established after
taking into account the cities’ lists of pri-
orities and focus on the theme, “Let Cities
Work.”
Mental Health was named the number one
priority.
“While the state and Oregon’s 36 coun-
ties serve as the direct providers of mental
health services, service levels have not kept
pace with demands. This has resulted in cit-
ies responding to an increasing number of
situations in which people are in crisis,” the
statement read.
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“In 2015, the legislature invested in crisis
intervention services, expansion of emergen-
cy access to care, rental assistance for mental
health clients, and specialized training for
police. The league asks that the legislature
recognize the power of these investments and
continue to protect them through the chal-
lenging budget process in 2019.”
Cottage Grove is currently served by South
Lane Mental Health that extends its services
to each of the schools in South Lane School
District and has a relationship with the lo-
cal police department in working to address
mental health in the community.
Other stand outs on the list include rev-
enue reform including property taxes and
PERS reform. The league cites the need for a
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