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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • MARCH 20, 2019 • 7A PHOTO COURTESY OF DONALD BURTON Left: The original one-room school house with the geodesic art dome in the background. “This picture depicts London’s commitment, despite the conditions, to teaching old-school values with modern quality education,” said London School Office Manager April Sexton. Above: Volunteers from the Christian Aid Ministries Disaster Re- sponse Service spent time in Cottage Grove in the days following the snowstorm, meeting each morning at The Koffee Kup before break- ing off into groups with lists of people to help. Among them was the Polgars, located way up Abbet Lane north of Cottage Grove. PHOTO COURTESY OF APRIL SEXTON, LONDON SCHOOL OFFICE MANAGER Stories from A1 front of the school, he said, “The reason we didn’t do that again is because it got destroyed immediately.” Though he’s proud of this year’s accomplishment, James doesn’t think he’ll continue the tradition. “This is the last one,” he laughed. “That was way too much work.” Rural Rescue April Klein woke up Monday morning after the storm to find that snow effectively walled in the little Dorena street of Sallee Road. “We were buried,” Klein said. “It was probably 18 to 24 inches of snow just mounded and fro- zen in the road and driveway.” Some households on the street had generators, though, and neighbors worked togeth- er to clear debris, share water and check on each other, but by Wednesday there was still too much snow on the street for smaller cars to get out. “You couldn’t even get out of your driveway to get to the store, to go to work, to go into Worship Directory DRAIN: HOPE U.M.C. 131 W “A” St. Drain, OR 541-315-1617 Pastor: Lura Kidner-Miesen Fellowship & Song: 11:30am Potluck Lunch: 12:00pm Worship: 12:30pm COTTAGE GROVE: 6th & Gibbs Church of Christ 195 N. 6th St. • 541-942-3822 10:00am Christian Education: Pre-K through 5th www.6thandgibbs.com 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 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 Services: 9:00am & 10:45am 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 First Baptist Church 301 S. 6th st • 541-942-8242 Pastor: David Chhangte Sunday School 9:30am Worship Service 11:00am Youth Wednesday 6:30pm cgfi rstbaptist.com First Presbyterian Church 3rd and Adams St 541-942-4479 Rev.: Karen Hill Worship: 10:00am Sunday School: 10:00am fpcgrove.com 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 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” 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 Living Faith Assembly 467 S. 10th St. • 541-942-2612 Worship Services Sundays: 9a & 11a Youth Worship Sundays: 11a (all ages welcome) Mondays: 5:30p (6th-12th grades) United Methodist Church 334 Washington • 541-942-3033 Pastor:Lura Kidner-Miesen Worship: 10:30am umcgrove.org Non-Denominational Church of Christ 1041 Pennoyer Ave 541-942-8928 Preacher: Tony Martin Sunday Bible Study:10:00am Sunday Worship:10:50am & 5:30pm www.pennoyeravecoc.com Old Time Gospel Fellowship 103 S. 5th St. • 541-942-4999 Pastor: Jim Edwards Sunday Service: 10:00am Join in Traditional Christian Worship Our Lady of Perpetual Help and St. Philip Benizi Catholic Churches 1025. N. 19th St. 541-942-3420 Father John J. Boyle Holy Mass: Saturday Vigil – 5:30 PM Sunday – 10:30 PM For weekday and Holy Day of Obligation schedule see website OLPHCG.net Confession: 4 PM to 5 PM Saturdays or by appointment St. Philip Benizi, Creswell 552 Holbrook Lane Sunday 8:30 AM town to get water if you needed it — nothing,” said Klein. Residents pooled together some money and posted a plea on Facebook for someone to plow the area. “We had a couple of folks in- terested on Facebook, but they said it would be another day or so,” said Klein, “and then this guy in a white truck and trailer with a John Deere on the back with a blade on it — we saw him driving up and down road.” The man stopped once to ask Sallee Road neighborhood boys if they needed help, “but they didn’t realize what he was asking and they said, ‘no,’” laughed Klein. However, on another pass, one of the neighbors caught the driver’s attention. “It turned out he had just driven from Harrisburg and just wanted to help people,” said Klein. Some young men jumped out of the truck with the driver and began pushing and scoop- ing snow from the street and driveways. Klein estimates about 17 to 20 people were stuck on that road. “It freed everybody,” she said. “It was just such a nice thing.” “One of the first questions people asked was, ‘How much do you charge?’” said Gene Hursh, the driver of the truck. “Well at that point we weren’t charging anything — we were just looking to get people help.” Hursh, a Harrisburg resi- dent, is a grass seed farmer and owns acreage in the Creswell and Cottage Grove area. After checking on his crops, he re- alized how badly people in the area needed help. “I have equipment to do the job and I thought, well, I’ll go down and see where I can start,” he said. “So I just started knocking on doors.” He and his nephews worked their way down Row River Road, past Dorena, looking for houses which seemed snowed in and offering their services to surprised residents. Hursh cleared the road for about “about a dozen or more” houses all together, he said, working both Wednesday and Thursday to help people as far as Pleasant Hill. One family in particular, Hursh remembered, had no electricity or even a wood heating system. “They were really cold,” he said. “They were very grateful to be able to get out of there and get back into town.” Klein expressed her appreci- ation for living in an area with such community spirit. “It’s just amazing,” she said. “The com- munity and the support and people coming together and helping each other. It’s just been incredible.” Some of that appreciation, expectedly, was reserved for Hursh. “It was a big impact for our tiny little area,” Klein said. “He didn’t want any money, but of course we paid for his efforts.” Do you have a Snowstoem 2019 story to share? Email us at nhickson@cgsentinel.com or dsherwood@cgsentinel.com. Cloverdale Chapel & Meetinghouse Cloverdale Oregon at the Corner of Danstrom & Rogers Roads Unique Historic buildings where you can host any special occasion. “VICTORY” Country Church 913 S. 6th Street • 541-942-5913 Pastor: Barbara Dockery Worship Service: 10:00am Message: “WE BELIEVE IN MIRACLES” • Weddings • Receptions • Community Gatherings • Family Reunions • Anniversaries • Bring your requests Creswell, Oregon 97426 | 541.521.2601 CRESWELL: 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 Cottage Grove Worship With Us! St. Andrews Episcopal Church 1301 W. Main • 541-767-9050 Rev. Lawrence Crumb “Church with the fl ags.” Worship: Sunday 10:30am All Welcome 200 Gateway Blvd. Cottage Grove, OR 97424 (541) 942-5400 Mon. - Sat. 8am - 9pm Sun. 9am - 8pm Ed & Kori Sowa Independent Owner-Operators facebook.com/CottageGroveGroceryOutlet SAVE 40-70% ON GROCERIES. BEAUTIFUL, HUH? 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