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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
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On top of learning new
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skills, ODFW staff saw events this year will pro-
the event as an opportu-
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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
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June 1 and June 15 as part
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“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
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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-
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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.
Th e Opal Th eater 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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