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467 S. 10th St. • 541-942-2612
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Agricultural practices with-
in the group’s vision have been
instrumental in development of
the Farmer’s Market and Coast
Fork Farm Stand as well.
In sum, Orion feels that im-
pact on the local mentality has
played an important role in the
nonprofit’s community interac-
tions.
“I would say one of the main
things Aprovecho has brought
is the vision of living more
sustainably for the community
here,” she said.
Despite its achievements,
however, sentiments among
some community members
who attended Saturday’s meet-
ing were that the group’s golden
age has long past.
Accusations of cultural in-
sensitivity were leveled toward
the group during the meeting,
especially in regard to the his-
torical transgressions of early
settlers upon the native pop-
ulation, who were forcibly re-
moved from the area.
“As a board member, I’ve
never felt I’ve been culturally
insensitive,” said member Jude
Hobbs. Nonetheless, she add-
ed, “I feel like the board needs
training so that people feel like
we’re listening more. … We are
listening to what everyone says
and we will be culturally sensi-
tive to the feedback we got.”
While Hobbs attributed
much of the dissatisfaction to
miscommunication, Orion was
hopeful about establishing a
new direction for the group.
“Like any nonprofit or busi-
ness in general there’s kind of a
life cycle of people who are in-
volved,” she said. “So now we’re
at a point where we can decide
Vets
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
generating many ideas on the
themes of cultural sensitivity
to the native population and
increasing the board’s financial
transparency.
The role and usefulness of
engaging past participants also
came up as contributors specu-
lated that stronger connections
to graduating members would
help foster a culture of mentor-
ship.
Finally, the group’s name
was put on the chopping block,
partly in effort to rebrand the
organization, but also because
of controversy surrounding its
translation.
“Aprovecho” takes its name
from Spanish. Though the or-
ganization on its website trans-
lates its meaning “I make best
use of,” native Spanish speakers
in attendance explained that
the word actually translates in a
more negative connotation: “to
take advantage of.”
One attendee pointed out
that a new name should be re-
flective of the organization’s
new values and would best be
informed by first constructing
mission and vision statements
after the ideas generated at the
session were distilled.
As the session wrapped up,
Thompson mentioned that it
may take until this fall for tran-
sition team members to extract
a useful roadmap from it all.
While still months away, the
potential impact of the organi-
zation’s renewed vision on the
wider community has implica-
tions for issues facing Cottage
Grove today.
Notably, a skilled labor force
is needed for the town to en-
ergetically address its housing
issue. Affordable housing proj-
ect SquareOne Villages, for in-
stance, has reportedly benefit-
ed from taking an Aprovecho
graduate on board as lead con-
tractor.
“What
I
love
about
Aprovecho is that they are
working on solving the need for
young people to get the skills
to make a living in this day and
age,” Hobbs said.
Also, following back-to-back
weather disasters in the Cot-
tage Grove area, emergency
preparedness has emerged as a
concern for those in both rural
and urban settings. Elements
of Aprovecho’s philosophy and
practices of self-sufficiency
may have a place in addressing
those worries.
“I think they’re one and the
same,” said Hobbs. “If you are
truly sustainable and you are
prepared for the electricity be-
ing out for three weeks, then
that’s emergency preparedness.”
Techniques such as back-up
systems, wood heat, eliminat-
ing the need for flushing, wa-
ter catchment and buildings
designed for heat efficiency all
contribute to a state of resil-
ience in the face of disaster.
“Part of permaculture is ‘de-
sign for catastrophe,’” Hobbs
said. “I love the idea of us doing
more training in preparedness.”
As the organization ended
the session and set forth to di-
gest the ideas raised, the skepti-
cism of some concerned voices
was balanced by an optimism
from those on the board, par-
ticularly regarding community
engagement and future work-
shops.
“One of the goals has been
and always will be education,”
said Hobbs. “So what kind of
educational workshops and
classes do people want to see in
this community and how can
we serve the community that
way?”
suicide rate for veterans in
Oregon in 2016 — the most
recent year for which data is
available — increased 25.9 per-
cent between 2005 and 2016.
And overall, rates of suicide
have been increasing for both
men and women — across all
age groups — in the United
States for the past 20 years.
According to a recent CDC
report, the age-adjusted rate of
suicide increased by 24 percent
between 1999 and 2014.
The military has attempted
to make counseling services
and support more available to
vets and the money allocated
for these services has increased
dramatically during the ongo-
ing wars in Afghanistan and
Iraq. Unfortunately, these ef-
forts have met an increasing
tide of servicemen and women
suffering from Post-Traumat-
ic Stress Syndrome (PTSD) in
addition to serious brain inju-
ries and the effects of being de-
ployed to a war zone on multi-
ple occasions.
There has also been an ap-
parent disconnect between the
policy of promoting education
and connecting with vets and
its implementation.
The Department of Veter-
ans affairs had a 2017 budget
of $6.5 million for public out-
reach and education yet only
used $57,000 of the money al-
located for that purpose.
“A lot of people in the public
think the problem is financial,
but there is money literally sit-
ting there that is supposed to
be used for suicide prevention
and it is not being used,” Shore
said.
Still, every day, more than
400 VA Suicide Prevention
Coordinators and their teams,
located at every VA medical
center, connect veterans with
care and work towards educat-
ing the community about sui-
cide prevention programs and
resources.
The question is whether the
availability of these services
will be able to meet the rising
rate of vetern suicides in Ore-
gon, as well as around the U.S.
If you or someone you know
is experiencing depression or
talks about suicide the Veter-
ans Crisis Line is available 24
hours a day, seven days a week
at 1-800-273-8255.
In addition, there are also
walk-in veteran out-patient
clinics in Newport, North
Bend and Eugene that will see
clients without an appoint-
ment.
EASTER
services
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
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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
“VICTORY” Country Church
913 S. 6th Street • 541-942-5913
Pastor: Barbara Dockery
Worship Service: 10:00am
Message: “WE BELIEVE IN
MIRACLES”
Living Faith Assembly
Sunday April 21st
Nursery and Children’s
Classes 9:00 am and 11:00am
467 S. 10th St
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
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St. Andrews Episcopal Church
1301 W. Main • 541-767-9050
Rev. Lawrence Crumb
“Church with the fl ags.”
Worship: Sunday 10:30am
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First Presbyterian Church
3rd and Adams St
541-942-4479
Rev.: Karen Hill
Worship: 10:00am
Sunday School: 10:00am
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C ottage G rove
what a new trajectory might
be.”
Concerned voices in the
group expressed skepticism at
the process, citing past failures
to address such issues by the
board. Adding to management
concerns were the absence of
key Aprovecho educators and
board members at the meeting.
“It’s a bit disturbing that they
missed such a key event,” said
one person who asked not to be
named.
Though this undercurrent of
concern lingered through the
session, much of the group’s
energy was distributed among a
selection of other topics.
Facilitator Terrill Thomp-
son led the group through a
SWOT analysis, a strategic
planning technique that iden-
tifies strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities and threats in an
organization.
Topics such as accessibility,
lack of local issue awareness
and income streams emerged as
problems to be addressed while
positive elements focused on
the group’s resilience, history
and potential to become more
deeply involved in the commu-
nity outside the Aprovecho site.
Around 40 attendees were
split into groups to generate
productive ideas and solutions
regarding these and other top-
ics.
On the topic of community
involvement, participants took
an index of local groups and
community needs. The necessi-
ty for more public outreach, ad-
dressing emergency prepared-
ness and increasing accessibility
to the public rose the top of the
idea list.
Discussion around
Aprovecho’s future and what
sort of meaningful change
should take place was robust,
541-942-3325
116 N. 6th Street
Cottage Grove, OR
6th & Gibbs Church of Christ
195 N. 6th Street
Cottage Grove, OR
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Easter Service : 10 a.m.
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Ages 3 yrs to 5th grade
Nursery provided
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