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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2019 | 3A Community News ODFW hosts local fishing event Garner. Jeff Ziller, District Fish Biologist for the ODFW South Willamette Water- amilies and fishing shed, took palpable joy enthusiasts gathered in instructing new an- in Row River Nature glers at the pond. Park Saturday as part of “It gets people out- the Oregon Department side,” Ziller said. “The of Fish and Wildlife’s other thing is, it makes (ODFW) Family Fishing you self-sufficient. You Event, the first of four can go out and get your events this year intended meal. And that’s some- to generate an interest in thing today’s society fishing. doesn’t really under- Despite the threat of stand all that well. It’s downpour, turnout for the neat to be able to under- DAMIEN SHERWOOD/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL event was positive as an- Monique Porter of Portland caught her first fish with stand where your food is glers young and old cast the help of Jeff Ziller, fish biologist for ODFW’s South coming from.” their lines into a pond Portland resident Mo- Willamette Watershed District. stocked by ODFW with nique Porter made the 2,000 rainbow trout, giv- trip down I-5 to Cottage ing newcomers to the rec- local habitat types. It gets on site to provide rods, Grove specifically for the reation a high chance at people connected to local reels, bait and instruction opportunity to learn a new reeling in their first catch. fish species. They get to be on casting, catching and skill. “It’s a great activity,” outside, enjoy being out- cleaning. “I think this is a great said ODFW Fish Biol- side and learn a little bit in “The volunteers who are event,” she said. “I’m really ogist Emma Garner. “It the process.” here have gone through glad that I found out about gets people connected to Staff and volunteers were classes to get certified to it.” With Ziller’s help, Mo- z å work with family groups and work on all the infor- nique snagged a rainbow mation you need to learn trout on her first cast and the basics of angling,” brought the wriggling Garner said. “So you can catch to a cleaning table show up to an event, just where Ziller demonstrated bring yourself and bring the steps to gut and clean your interest and we pro- the fish. vide the equipment, we “I think this was a real- provide the bait and we ly good experience,” said have volunteers that walk Porter. “It took the fear you through the process. of actually fishing and e Funeral & Memorial e Planning e … And you can leave out what it is you’re supposed with what you caught.” Cremation Options to do.” On top of learning new e e e Future family fishing Monuments & Memorials skills, ODFW staff saw events this year will pro- the event as an opportu- Cemetery Options vide similar chances for nity for families and com- fishing experience and munities to strengthen education. Three more their bonds. events are planned at Al- “You get to see families 123 South 7th, Cottage Grove, Oregon th ton Baker Park Canoe Ca- connecting to the out- 541-942-0185 •www.smithlundmills.com nal in Eugene on May 5, doors and families con- June 1 and June 15 as part z å nected to each other,” said of the Cumulus Media Kids Fishing Derby. “If people are inter- ested in being part the events, whether partici- pating as anglers or par- ticipating as volunteers, they can reach out to their local office,” Gar- ner said. “We hope that people can take what they learned here, bring it home and keep fishing and keep being a part of Q. Why do you work at Brad’s? the community.” A. I worked on cars for Uncle Bud from 1975 to 1987. So when I decided to get into the sales side, it was like coming home. I have known Brad for over 20 years and there is no better employer or friend than Brad. Q. What do you like most about Cottage Grove? A. Th ere is no better place to raise a family. We are so blessed to live here. Th e convenient location…close to everything; the beach, skiing, a big city…but in a beautiful small town. Th e most important reason is the people, especially our teachers in the South Lane School district who really care about our kids! Q. What type of activities are you involved in your community? Or what other outside- of-work activities are you involved with? A. Beside spending time with my beautiful wife, Tracy, my 4 step-children & 4 grand children. I like golfi ng and taking the boat out on weekends to our beautiful lakes. I am the vice president of a local non-profi t organizations where we help children, the needy, disabled folks and the veterans in our community. I’m most proud to be doing my part in giving back to the community. By Damien Sherwood DSHERWOOD@CGSENTINEL.COM F Funeral & Memorial Planning Cremation Options Monuments & Memorials Cemetery Options Please Celebrate the 4th of July Safely! 123 South 7 , Cottage Grove, Oregon www.smithlundmills.com Meet JOHN SILVA Community invited to meeting, potluck with Aprovecho Center team Th e Aprovecho Sustain- ability Education Center’s Transition Team is hosting a Community Meeting and Potluck this Saturday, April 13, at the Cottage Grove Community Center Recep- tion Hall, 700 E. Gibbs Ave., from 1 to 5 p.m. Th e local organization wants to learn from com- munity members. Community members will work in teams to ex- plore key strategic ques- tions about Aprovecho’s future. Th e event will be an opportunity to welcome community members into the organization’s transition process, engage with neigh- bors on how our Aprovecho can best serve the commu- nity, and to build relation- ships while breaking bread together. Anyone who would like to attend can RSVP at goo. gl/forms/obBiQLGi7h3kb- Fxx1 For more information or for special accommoda- tions, contact Aprovecho at apro@aprovecho.net or call 541-942-8198 (Si tiene cualquier necesi- dad de accesibilidad (tra- ducción al español, lenguaje de señas, etc.), favor contac- tarnos a apro@aprovecho. net o al 541-942-8198. Ha- remos todo lo posible para acomodarle.) Opal Th eater to host wide range of events in April On Friday and Sunday, April 12 and 14, in a co-pro- duction with Academy Arts and Academics, “Opal—Th e Journey of the Understand- ing Heart” features young adults and how they might react the 100-year-old sto- ry of Opal. Th e play weaves between scenes in a school classroom and the world of Opal. Using imagination, projections, music, dance, masks and storytelling, the play covers the highs and lows of her life while letting the audience experience her relationship to nature: “the fairyland around us.” Th e 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 students and children. April 19-20, the Trashion Show: Junk, Gunk, Fashion Punk will take place at the Opal Th eater. 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 re- purposed elements. Ten amazing designers will daz- zle visitors with their cre- ations. 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 Th e Craft y Mer- cantile, 517 East Main Street. 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