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6A | WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2019 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL Awards from A1 could lead to an award,” said The Sentinel Gener- al Manager Gary Manly. “So, it’s nice to get feed- back from somebody who has no experience with our paper.” All in all, The Sentinel collected a pair each of second- and third-place finishes as well as one first-place prize. If a bit apprehensive to check the results, sports and education reporter Zach Silva said he was thrilled upon learning the outcome of the award cer- emony. “Well, [previous Senti- nel editor] Caitlyn May and I had been talking. We knew this was com- ing, we knew they were gonna announce yester- day. I had a feeling we’d win at least one, that was my hope. Like, ‘Wouldn’t that be cool if we won one award?’ I scrambled to my computer … and I saw from A1 Road a suitable compromise could be found. “We’re trying to think of things where we could still utilize the grant mon- ey, but maybe have a more thoughtful process of how we spend that money and if the community has sup- port for it,” said County Commissioner Heather Buch. At issue for many resi- Zach Silva “Our whole goal was to show these kids are just like any other kids in our community and they’ve just had some troubles or struggles along the way.” — Zach Silva, Cottage Grove Sentinel five results and thought, ‘That can’t be, there must be a mistake.’ I saw Cait- lyn and we won two, and I won two as well and … it was just exciting,” said Silva. For their lone first- place finish, in the Best Educational Coverage category, Silva and May were recognized for their article “Bad Kids Part IV,” one in a collection of arti- cles covering the struggles and triumphs of students and staff at Al Kennedy High School during the 2017-18 school year. “We put so much time and effort into that en- tire series … Caitlyn and I spent the entire year at Kennedy. We would go there basically a couple times a month and talk to students,” said Silva. “Our whole goal of be- ing there was to show these kids are just like any other kids that are in our community and they’ve just had some troubles or dents is the proposed cut- ting of 61 trees along the stretch, which in some cases provide privacy or even protection from out- of-control vehicles. “I don’t need a car at 55 miles an hour that loses control … come crashing through my yard and hit- ting one of my kids,” said resident Jim Poetzl at the Feb. 12 meeting. A second phase of the proposed project would also widen the road with two 11-foot travel lanes and four-foot shoulders on both sides, a modifica- tion that many fear could lead to more frequent speeding and crashes due to a false perception of safety by drivers. The July 29 public meet- ing is set to find solutions to these concerns. “We hope that we get a good crowd of interested folks so we can come up with a comprehensive, community-based solu- tion,” said Buch. Discussions with the grantors of the fund have hinted at the possibility of using the money in ways outside the original ear- marks. “Perhaps there’s some leeway there,” Buch said. “We’ll see what the com- munity has as ideas and see what we could possi- bly fit in this grant appli- cation.” Your Family Deserves The BEST Technology... Value... TV!... Add High Speed Internet /mo. 190 Channels America’s Top 120 CALL TODAY Save 20%! Caitlyn May Subject to availability. Restrictions apply. 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R FO Pricing above applies to U-pick berries only Call for Pricing and Availability of Pre-Picked Flats struggles along the way.” The two Sentinel jour- nalists also took home the third-place award in the same category. Their story, “Guns and our Schools,” took a look at gun violence and safe- ty preparedness at local schools in the wake of the Marjory Stoneman Doug- las shooting in Parkland, Flo., in February 2018. Coming in second in the Best Local Column category, Silva was re- warded for his work in “Farewell to Hayward Field,” a personal retro- spective from a Eugene native celebrating the history of Hayward Field while pondering the fu- turistic new facility’s place in the community. To complete his haul, Silva received another third-place award in Best Sports Story for “The Long Road from Cot- tage Grove to Corvallis,” chronicling the life and career of long-time Ore- gon State Beavers broad- caster and former Cot- tage Grove resident Mike Parker. As a paper, The Sentinel news staff was awarded one final second-place finish in the category of Best Special Section or Issue for their Cot- tage Grove Community Guidebook, an annual look at the community covering city government, school and local organiza- tion information. “Our readers tell us what a great job we’re do- ing and maybe when we don’t do a good job, but … we’re back on the course that we should be on as a community newspaper, so that’s the important thing,” said Manly. “To be getting from our read- ers telling us ‘I like how it looks, I like the stories I’m reading,’ that translates into lots of good things. We’re going in the right direction because our readers are telling us so.” Options have includ- ed reducing the amount of trees on the cut list or planting trees farther from the shoulder. Buch, county represen- tatives from the planning department and residents will be in attendance at the meeting. The format will give residents the op- portunity to brainstorm in small groups with county officials to find solutions. “I really want people to try to think outside the box [about] what we can do to improve their road that provides safety, but also aesthetics at the same time,” said Buch. TURNING 65 AND NEED HELP WITH YOUR MEDICARE CHOICES? Call Paul to help simplify the complicated. 541-517-7362 Paul Henrichs ~ Local Independent Agent coverage4oregon@gmail.com Preschool Story Time Wednesday, 10:30am All Ages Story Time Wednesday, 2:30pm Classic Movie Monday, 1:30pm Teen Hangout Night: Board Games, Movies, Art! Tuesdays: 5-8pm Crafternoons! Create and socialize with other “crafters”! Thursdays: 3-5pm • Saturdays: 1-3 pm 700 E. 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