COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 2019 | 3A
Community News
Final countdown to
Bohemia Mining Days
• Advanced All-Day
Carnival Ride Bracelets:
Last call for discount cou-
pons available at the Cot-
tage Grove Bi-Mart store
until Thursday, July 18, at 3
p.m. Cost is $22 in advance
and $30 on site. Families
save even more on Thurs-
day (only) with a 2-for-1
“Buddy Day” deal.
Registration fee: $15 per
dog.
• Bloomers (ladies only)
Parade: Join Magic 94.5
FM Morning Show Hosts
Liz & Reilly for a unique
experience to kick off the
opening of Bohemia City
on July 17. Got bloomers?
Make your own or pur-
chase a pair at Delight, 538
E. Main St. Parade line-up
begins at 6 p.m. near the
corner of Fifth and Main
Streets.
The parade steps off at
6:30 p.m. and proceeds
eight blocks east to Bohe-
mia City in Coiner Park.
There is no entry fee.
A float is available for
participants who have mo-
bility issues.
• Saturday’s Covered
Bridge Tours: In part-
nership with South Lane
Wheels and the Cottage
Grove Tour Guides, BMD
offers two 2-hour tours of
local covered bridges at
noon and 2 p.m. Seating is
limited to 18 participants,
so buy early. Great idea for
visiting family and friends.
Tickets are $10 per person.
Call Cindy at 541-942-
5064 to check on ticket
• Three Themed Meals:
availability.
Help support logistical
costs by enjoying one of
• Grand Miners Parade: three fundraising meals in
Applications are still being the Chuckwagon area next
accepted but will be as- to the Basketball Court.
sessed a $5 late fee. Entries Miners’ Steak and Beans
registering on Parade Day dinner on Thursday from
will pay an additional $10 6 to 7:30 p.m. is $17.
fee. Applications are avail-
On Friday and Saturday
able on the website or out- morning, enjoy a Chuck-
side the festival office door wagon Breakfast from 7 to
in the Cottage Grove Hotel 10 a.m. for $7.
(next to Buster’s Café).
• Bingo is back: After
• Ugly Dog Contest: As nearly a decade-long hi-
part of the BMD 60th an- atus, the Cottage Grove
niversary celebration, this Brewers Guild brings
once popular contest re- this popular game back
turns. Awards will be given to Bohemia City with all
to first-, second- and third- proceeds donated toward
place winners in four cate- BMD operational expens-
gories: Best Costume, Best es.
Owner/Dog Look-alike,
For more info visit www.
Best Tricks and Ugliest bohemiaminingdays.org
Dog. Registration forms or call 541-942-5064.
are on the BMD website.
VLT to present Pulitzer Prize-winning ‘Harvey’ in August
The Very Little Theatre con-
cludes its 90th season with “Har-
vey,” the delightful, Pulitzer
Prize-winning classic play by Mary
Chase, directed by Kari Boldon
Welch.
“Working with a classic play
doesn’t mean re-creating what has
been done but re-imagining with
fresh eyes and bringing timeless
themes to light,” said Welch. “This
play is funny and poignant with
some fun surprises thrown in.”
In the story, social-climbing
Veta has been trying to introduce
her daughter, Myrtle Mae, into
society but that isn’t easy as her
dear brother, Elwood P. Dowd, is
constantly underfoot with his best
friend, Harvey — a six-and-a-half-
foot-tall rabbit whom only he can
see (or is he the only one?). Veta’s
attempt to commit Elwood to a san-
itarium goes awry and ends up with
Veta being treated for hallucinations
at Chumley’s Rest, while Elwood
and Harvey head to Charlie’s Place,
a local tavern, to greet friends. As
everyone scrambles to fix the mix-
up, Harvey weaves his way into not
just Elwood’s psyche but our own
and the true meaning of connection
with our fellow man is revealed.
The cast features Russell Dyball
as Elwood P. Dowd, Mary McCoy as
Veta Louise Simmons, Sarah Nesslin
as Myrtle Mae Simmons, Eve James
as Miss Johnson, Susan Creed as
Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet, Katelyn Lew-
is as Ruth Kelly RN, Adam Leonard
as Duane Wilson, Kelly Oristano as
Lyman Sanderson MD, Rod Ander-
son as William R Chumley MD, Tere
Tronson as Betty Chumley, Hershell
Norwood as Judge Omar Gaddney
and Dave Smith as EJ Lofgren.
Michael Walker is the set and
lighting designer and Rebecca
Blanchard is the costumer. The play
also features art work by middle
schooler Emily Simms.
An Opening Night Gala with
refreshments following the show
is open to all those who purchase
tickets to the Friday, Aug. 9 perfor-
mance.
Performance dates are Friday
through Sunday, Aug. 9-11; Thurs-
day through Sunday, Aug. 15-18;
and Thursday through Saturday,
Aug. 22-24. Curtain time for each
performance is 7:30 p.m. except for
the 2 p.m. Sunday matinees.
Reserved seat tickets are $21; se-
nior and student admission is $17.
Tickets go on sale today, July 17,
and are available online at TheVLT.
com, or through the Box Office
from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m., Wednesday
through Saturday, or by calling 541-
344-7751.
— Submitted by By Mary Chase
Willamette Valley Project celebrates 50th anniversary
The Willamette Valley Project’s
50th Anniversary will be presented
by Erik Petersen, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers (USACE) Operations
Project Manager for Portland Dis-
trict’s Willamette Valley Project, as
the topic of this month’s Science Pub
on July 23. In this talk, Petersen will
explain the history of the Project’s
13 dams and reservoirs and discuss
current challenges faced by USACE
managers in their maintenance and
W I L D F I R E
operations.
The Coast Fork Willamette Wa-
tershed Council (CFWWC) hosts
a family-friendly monthly public
meeting series called the Coast Fork
Science Pub on the fourth Tuesday
of each month from 5 to 7 p.m.
at the Axe & Fiddle, 657 E. Main
Street, in Cottage Grove. The event
begins with informal socializing,
trivia and updates about the water-
shed and watershed council during
the first hour.
The Science Pub presentation be-
gins at 6 p.m. CFWWC receives 10
percent of all sales from the evening
between 5 and 7:30 p.m. The event is
free to the public, with a $5 donation
suggested.
For more information, visit the
Coast Fork Willamette Watershed
Council on Facebook or online at
www.coastfork.org.
S A F E T Y
TIPS & COLORING ACTIVITY
Fire Prevention with Campfi re Safety
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n the United States, nearly nine out of 10 wildfi res are caused by
people not being careful. Help Smokey prevent these types of fi res
by learning to be careful and helping others do the same. Make sure
that the grownups building your next campfi re follow all the rules below,
and tell them to check out Campfi re Safety to learn even more. Make
sure you are at a site that allows campfi res Make sure there are no burn
bans and it’s not too windy Dig a pit away from overhanging
branches Circle the pit with rocks Clear a 10-foot area around
the pit down to the dirt, removing anything that could catch
on fi re Stack extra wood upwind and away from fi re Aft er
lighting, throw the match into the fi re Never leave a campfi re
unattended; an adult should supervise the campfi re at all
times Keep a bucket of water and shovel nearby Never put
anything but wood into the fi re Do not pull sticks out of the
fi re Do not sit on the fi re ring or rocks around the campfi re.
Th ey will heat up quickly and they’ll stay hot for a long time
When it’s time to put the fi re out, dump lots of water on it,
stir it with a shovel, then dump more water on it. Make sure
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it is COLD before leaving the campsite. If it’s too hot to touch, it’s too
hot to leave! And remember, Smokey’s friends never play with matches,
lighters, lighter fl uid or other fl ammable liquids. If you fi nd any of these
items, tell a grownup where they are. If you see younger children playing
with them, tell them to stop, and then tell a grownup. Kids who help
prevent wildfi res deserve a Smokey Bear Hug.