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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • SEPTEMBER 19, 2018 • Coast Fork Willamette Watershed to host movie night, seeks volunteers On Tuesday, Sept. 25, the Coast Fork Willamette Wa- tershed Council will show the documentary fi lm “Th e Lost Fish: Th e Struggle to Save Pa- cifi c Lamprey,” by Freshwaters Illustrated. Th e fi lm documents the determined eff orts of several Columbia Basin Tribes to re- store this sacred fi sh to their ancestral waters, and captures the passion and spirit of those working on behalf of lamprey, 3A Grove set to groove by ‘Light of the Harvest Moon’ including Nez Perce elder and Lamprey Champion, Elmer Crow Jr. Th e group is also in need of volunteers for National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 22. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., vol- unteers can help plant trees and shrubs at the Pine Mead- ows Campground and receive a free night of camping. Volunteers can RSVP by calling 541-942-5631. A Potluck Celebration of Life for DARREN M. JONES 1/2/1969 – 9/5/2018 Will be held at The Cottage Grove Elks Lodge • 775 River Rd on Sunday Sept. 30th We will be welcoming guest from 12-4pm Wear your Duck or Raider stuff. First-annual Harvest Moon Benefi t Concert will draw genres, community together at the historic Cottage Grove Armory this Saturday. A lover of music of many kinds, BJ Jones, founder of Cottage Grove-based non- profi t Music Money, has worked to bring an eclectic array of sounds to town for the past few years. Recently, Jones set her sights on reggae, and she’s reached out for a little help from her friends to craft an unforgettable evening. Th is Saturday, Sept. 22, the Harvest Moon Benefi t Concert at the Cottage Grove Armory will aim to support musical and cultural diversi- ty in this town of just under 10,000 residents, in addition to off ering the community a reason to gather and cel- ebrate the season — and of course listen and move to some fantastic tunes. Th e show runs from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. and will fea- ture performances by Lady Omega, Acoustic Folly, One Dollar Check and DJ King Toby. For help in organizing the benefi t, Jones reached out to Dana Merryday, a passion- ate supporter of eff orts to restore the swinging bridge that spans the Coast Fork of the Willamette River just a few blocks from the Armory. “BJ said that she needed some more people power, and I’m doing anything I can to get the bridge out there,” Merryday said. “Plus, I really like local music in Cottage Grove, so it was a win-win as far as I was concerned.” For his knowledge and connections to local reggae, Jones recruited Noah Wem- ple, whose Tayberry Jam drew some of the genre’s best acts in recent years. Th us, Music Money will host the benefi t with coop- eration from the Friends of the Swinging Bridge, KSOW Real Rural Radio 106.7 p.m. and Wemple’s Cougar Mountain Farms. Originally part of the duo of reggae band Afro Ome- ga, Lady Omega is known throughout the northwest reggae scene and as a teacher and supporter of Afro-Ca- ribbean dance. She’ll perform at the Ar- mory with an international band. Acoustic Folly features the energy and dynamism of Fortune Folly frontwom- an Calysta Cheyenne-Vox and guitarist Ira Mazie. Cre- swell’s One Dollar Check brings high and occasionally heavy energy behind their own brand of “dirty roots” tunes. As the host of “Roots N’ Kulcha Radio on KWVA 88.1 FM, King Toby spins a “cru- cial selection of founda-tion roots classics” that promise to “keep the roots Rastafari vibes fl owing throughout the night.” And keeping the good vibes fl owing is, according to Jones, what Music Money and the Harvest Moon Ben- efi t are all about. “We deserve great mu- sic in this town,” she said. “Community and coopera- tion is what it’s all about, and I hope to foster a community feeling and help everybody have a good time.” Th e Harvest Moon Ben- efi t Concert is sponsored by local organizations the Brewstation, Brad’s Cottage Grove Chevrolet, Banner Bank, the Opal Center for Arts and Education, Green Day Garden Supply, B&A Automotive and Boyce and Sons landscaping and build- ing supply. Tickets cost $10 each and can be purchased in advance at the Bookmine at 702 East Main Street in Cottage Grove, the Craft y Mercantile at 517 East Main and online at opalcenter.mytix.net. More information about the event can be obtained by calling Merryday at 541- 942-7037 or email-ing dana_ merryday@yahoo.com or bj jonesoregon@gmail.com. Public Lands Day this Saturday; Army Corps seeks volunteers Th e U.S. Army Corps of Engineers invites volun- teers who aren't afraid of the “Knights who say Ni” or shrubberies (Monty Python reference) to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of Na- tional Public Lands Day by planting trees and shrubs at Cottage Grove Lake on Sat- urday, Sept. 22. Th e event supports the nation's largest single-day volunteer restoration eff ort Cottage Theatre presents The fantastic fairytale adventure for the whole family October 5-28 Book & Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire Music by Jeanine Tesori Based on the DreamWorks Animation Motion Picture and the book by William Steig Directed by Keith Kessler, Music Direction by Keri Davis, Choreography by Janet Rust Sponsored by: 541-942-8001 • 700 Village Drive • Cottage Grove www.cottagetheatre.org for America’s public lands. Scouts, youth groups, civic clubs, families and individu- als are encouraged to partic- ipate in the event. For their eff orts, volun- teers can stay in Pine Mead- ows Campground for free, either the night before or the night of the event. Volunteers will also re- ceive a pass, which is good for free entry any day during the next year at public land sites managed by the Nation- al Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wild- life Service, Bureau of Land Management or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “Th e new plants and trees will provide habitat for wildlife and improve the environment for campers,” said Corps Park Manager Tami Schroeder. “We like to involve volunteers in these planting projects because it helps build a sense of stew- ardship for Corps-managed lands.” Th e event is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Pine Meadows Campground and volunteers will also receive a free lunch. All volunteers should wear sturdy closed-toe shoes and long pants. Gloves, tools and drinking water will be available. Th e campground is locat- ed south of Eu-gene: 75166 Cottage Grove Reservoir Road in Cottage Grove. Volunteers should pre-register by contacting U. S. Army Corps of Engineers park ranger at 541-942-5631. For more information about National Public Lands Day, visit www.publiclands day.org. Cottage Grove Dam and Reservoir is one of 13 dam and reservoir projects oper- ated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Willa- mette River drainage system. Each dam contributes to a water resource plan de- signed to provide fl ood risk management, power genera- tion, irrigation, water quality improvement, fi sh and wild- life habitat and recreation on the Willamette River and many of its tributaries Read more at www nwp. usace.army.mil/news/article /Article/1624458/we-want-a -shrubbery-or-some-volun teers-to-plant-shrubberies.
