6A | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2019 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
Lane Electric Cooperative off ering
scholarships for high school seniors, adults
Lane Electric Cooper-
ative off ers several schol-
arships to members of all
ages, from high school se-
niors to adults who desire
continuing education. Be-
low are details about each
off ering. For all scholar-
ships, a qualifying mem-
ber or family member is
defi ned as: A Lane Electric
member, or dependent
of a member, who has an
active account, and is in
good standing with Lane
Electric Cooperative.
Applications are due to
Lane Electric’s offi ce no
later than 1 p.m. on Th urs-
day, April 4.
Applications are avail-
able for download at lane-
electric.com/scholarships
Lane Electric off ers
one $4,500 scholarship
for a Graduating Senior
interested in attending
Lane Community College
(LCC) in the fall.
Graduating Senior – Lane
Community College
Lane Electric off ers one
$4,500 scholarship for
College of Your Choice
Lane Electric off ers four
$1,500 “College of Your
Choice” scholarships for
persons interested in at-
tending any accredited
2-year or 4-year college in
the fall. Th e spirit and in-
tent of this scholarship is
to provide an opportunity
for eligible Lane Electric
members, or their depen-
dents, who are interested
in beginning a college ca-
reer.
Member At-Large
persons interested in at-
tending Lane Community
College (LCC) in the fall.
Th e spirit and intent of
this scholarship is to pro-
vide an opportunity for el-
igible Lane Electric mem-
bers who have been in the
workplace for a period of
time; members whose jobs
have ended; members in-
terested in changing ca-
reers; or for parents who
have raised their children
and are now ready to be-
gin a college career, etc.
VOLTA (Vocational
Outdoor Line Training
Academy)
Lane
Electric
of-
fers a $5,500 schol-
arship for the VOL-
TA training program.
Th e line construction
trade off ers a rewarding
career with exceptional
pay and benefi ts, and
Lane Electric’s desire is
to develop a qualifi ed
pool of candidates for
future positions in the
electric utility industry.
Lane Electric’s VOL-
TA scholarship program
is available for members
and /or applicants whose
parent or guardian are
active members, in good
standing,
with
Lane
Electric. Applicants must
be a at least 18 years old, at
the time of enrollment in
the VOLTA program, and
be a high school graduate
by summer of 2019 or
hold a GED.
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Opal Theater to host wide range of events in April
Come see Trek Theater’s
Winter show, “Space Seed,”
for a one-show-only Cottage
Grove engagement. The En-
terprise Crew encounters a
sleeper ship adrift in space
containing in suspended an-
imation, survivors of the Eu-
genics Wars and meet Khan
Noonian Singh. Admission
is free, but donations are wel-
come.
The performance will be
Sunday, April 7, beginning at
5 p.m.
On Friday and Sunday,
April 12 and 14, in a co-pro-
duction with Academy Arts
and Academics, “Opal—The
Journey of the Understanding
Heart” features young adults
and how they might react the
100-year-old story of Opal.
The play weaves between
scenes in a school classroom
and the world of Opal. Us-
ing imagination, projections,
music, dance, masks and
storytelling, the play covers
the highs and lows of her life
while letting the audience ex-
perience her relationship to
nature: “the fairyland around
us.”
The April 12 performance
is at 7:30 p.m., with a 2 p.m.
matinee on April 14. Cost is
$12 for adults and $10 for stu-
dents and children.
April 19-20, the Trashion
Show: Junk, Gunk, Fashion
Punk will take place at the
Opal Theater. Trashion (a
portmanteau of “trash” and
“fashion”) is a term for art,
fashion and objects for the
home created from used,
thrown-out, found and repur-
posed elements. Ten amazing
designers will dazzle visitors
with their creations. Come
April 19 at 7 p.m., or April 20
at 2 p.m. or 7 p.m.
Admission is $12 and tick-
ets can be purchased via the
Opal website at opalcentercg.
org/events/2019-trashion-
show-junk-gunk-fashion-
funk, or at The Crafty Mer-
cantile, 517 East Main Street.
The Opal Theater is locat-
ed at 513 East Main Street in
Cottage Grove. For more in-
formation, call the theater at
541-623-0513.
Sponsors include MECCA
and Goodwill Industries of
Lane and South Coast Coun-
ties.
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Coffee with AARP to offer
family caregiving tips
On Friday, April 12,
AARP of Oregon will be
hosting coffee and con-
versation on the topic of
Family Caregiving and
tips to take care of loved
ones, as well as other
subjects the AARP offers
to communities around
Oregon. This will be the
first of several commu-
nity conversation events
scheduled for the Cottage
Grove area in the next few
weeks.
Coffee with AARP will
be held at the Cottage
Grove Community Cen-
ter, 700 E. Gibbs Ave., be-
ginning at 10 a.m.
For more information
or to register, visit aarp.
c v e nt . c o m / C o f f e e C o t -
tageGrove or contact
Carmel Perez Snyder, Di-
rector of Advocacy & Out-
reach, AARP Oregon, at
541-525-8123 or by email
at csnyder@aarp.org.
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