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6A | WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2019 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL Oregon Legislature approves funding for Cottage Theatre expansion One of the bills passed during the Oregon Legislature’s final jam-packed weekend of the 2019 session was HB 5050, a 43-page bill that includes some good news for Cottage Grove. Under section 39 of this bill, Cottage Theatre’s Theatre Expansion project was approved for $375,000 in state lottery bond funding during the upcoming biennium. Cottage Theatre will be ex- panding its facility to add 50 addi- tional seats, remodeling all public spaces and upgrading technical capabilities. “We are absolutely thrilled to receive this strong support from the state,” said Cottage Theatre Executive Director Susan Goes. “Our ‘ACT III’ project will make a significant economic impact on our community, and we are ex- ceedingly grateful to partner with the State of Oregon to make this project a reality. We send thanks to all of the many legislators who helped get this bill passed, espe- cially Senator Floyd Prozanski, who worked throughout several legislative sessions to secure fund- ing for this project.” Cottage Theatre is beginning work on the remodel this sum- mer, with planned completion in 2021. “Originally, we had planned to do the entire project in 2019,” said Cottage Theatre Board Treasurer Mark Allen. “However, this spring the total project costs unexpect- edly jumped from $1.5 million a year ago to $2.5 million due to the current Lane County construc- tion environment. So, we will be implementing the project in phases while we continue to raise the needed funds.” Cottage Theatre, founded in 1982, produces a year-round sea- son of plays and musicals and offers summer theatre camps for children. A member of the American As- sociation of Community Theatre (AACT), Cottage Theatre was one of just six theatres in the na- tion selected to give a world pre- miere as part of the AACT 2018 NewPlayFest. The theatre offers 80 public performances each year and serves an annual audience of 11,000 patrons. The ACT III ex- pansion will allow for 4,000 more patron visits annually. Additional funding for Cot- tage Theatre’s remodeling proj- ect has come from the Oregon Cultural Trust, Faye & Lucille Stewart Foundation, Travel Ore- gon, Autzen Foundation, Cham- bers Family Foundation, Mildred Baker Fund, and especially from individual donors. Cottage The- atre is selling seat sponsorships to help raise the necessary funds to complete the project. More infor- mation is available from Cottage Theatre at www.cottagetheatre. org or by calling 541-942-8001. The theatre is closed this sum- mer for the first phase of the ACT III remodeling. It will reopen and continue its 2019 season in Octo- ber with “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [Revised],” a zany romp through 37 plays in 97 minutes. Tickets will go on sale Sept. 11. Community input being sought for Wildfire Protection Plan update Do you live in or near a forested area? Are you con- cerned about the growing risk of wildfire? Do you want a voice in decisions addressing wild- fire risk? Lane County and its partners want to hear from you. Lane County, Oregon Department of Forest- ry and other partners are updating the community wildfire protection plan to better reflect communities and resources at risk of wildfire. The electronic survey aims to gather residents’ perceptions of wildfire risk, what type of help is needed and ways to fund the work. Lane County residents in the wildland-urban inter- face are encouraged to take the survey at www.lane- county.org/fireplan. Results from the survey will help local officials bet- ter prioritize where to put much of the Pacific North- west,” said Lane County Emergency Manager Pa- tence Winningham. “Most of Lane County is forest- ed. The updated plan will prioritize where work to reduce wildfire risk should occur and survey respons- es will help us understand how to get the most bang for our buck.” The survey will be avail- able through July and Au- gust. Residents living in scarce resources. The ex- isting community wildfire protection plan was first developed in 2005. That plan identified which places were most at risk for wildfire and helped direct grants and commu- nity-funded fuel reduction projects to lower wildfire risk around homes and property. “We continue to expe- rience hotter, drier and longer fire seasons across the wildland-urban inter- face (typically in unincor- porated Lane County) are encouraged to respond to the online survey. Printed copies of the survey are available by contacting Lane County Emergency Management at 541-682-6999. An updated CWPP is a requirement for receiving federal funds to reduce wildfire risk. A collabo- rative partnership among Lane County Emergency Management, Lane Coun- ty Land Management Divi- sion, Oregon Department of Forestry, Lane County Fire Defense Board, Ore- gon State University Exten- sion Service, the Bureau of Land Management and the United States Forest Ser- vice is working together to update the plan. Learn more at www.lan- ecounty.org/fireplan. New Life Church gives ‘new life’ to students with college debt New Life Church of the Nazarene of Medford raised and donated $30,000 to RIP Medical Debt, a char- ity based in Rye, N.Y., en- abling the congregation to free more than 1,200 Ore- gonians from medical debt. Historically, as a part of its commitment to the com- munity, New Life’s congre- gation engages in an annu- al fundraising project that begins with the Christmas season and is completed by Easter. Money raised is then used to help those most in need, locally and some- times farther afield. New Life’s pastor, Dale AUGUST 2019 Calendar FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF WEEKLY EVENTS VISIT THE CALENDAR CHOICES PAGE NEXT TO THE COMICS PAGE. 1 - THURSDAY 9am Ukulele Morning Jam Cottage Grove Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave 1pm Thursday Crafternoon Cottage Grove Community Center 700 E. Gibbs Ave 2 – FRIDAY 5pm American Legion BINGO! 826 W. Main Street For additional info call Jerry Kerns at 541-942-0234 3 - SATURDAY 1pm Saturday Crafternoon Cottage Grove Community Center 700 E. Gibbs Ave 10am 41st Annual Jim Wright Memorial Stearman Fly In Oregon Aviation History Center 2475 Jim Wright Way, Cottage Grove 4 - SUNDAY 5 – MONDAY 5pm LEGO Club for Big People [ages 13 and up] Cottage Grove Community Center 700 E. Gibbs Ave 6:30pm Bilingual Family Storytime The Axe & Fiddle 657 E Main Street Cottage Grove 6 - TUESDAY 5pm Board Game Tuesdays Cottage Grove Community Center 700 E. Gibbs Ave 5pm History Pub (Partners in History) The Axe & Fiddle 657 E Main Street, Cottage Grove 7 – WEDNESDAY 10:30am Preschool Story Time Cottage Grove Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave 2:30pm Lego Club Cottage Grove Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave 6:30pm Concerts in the Park – Gumbo Groove Bohemia Park Amphitheater 8 - THURSDAY 9am Ukulele Morning Jam Cottage Grove Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave 1pm Thursday Crafternoon Cottage Grove Community Center 700 E. Gibbs Ave 9 – FRIDAY 5pm American Legion BINGO! 826 W. Main Street For additional info call Jerry Kerns at 541-942-0234 6:30pm Cottage Grove Toast People (future Schaeffer, learned of RIP’s work in abolishing medical debt a few years ago and re- cently read an article about a church in North Texas that partnered with RIP to abolish $10 million in med- ical debt. New Life committed to this new campaign and set about raising some $30,000, directing RIP to use $20,000 of the campaign to locate, purchase and abolish the medical debt that was avail- able on the Oregon market. Any funds remaining were used to search for veteran and military med- ical debt radiating outward from Oregon – an addition- al one million dollars. Thirty-two of Oregon’s 36 counties had at least one resident whose med- ical debt was erased. In Lane County, 162 residents owed a total of $346,756 in medical debt that was in collections. Each resident Community Center 700 E. Gibbs Ave 5pm The Rotary Club of Cottage Grove’s Village Uncorked “Havana Nights” The Village Green Resort 725 Row River Road Toastmasters Group) The Cottage Events Venue, 2915 Row River Rd 10 – SATURDAY 11am Party in the Park/Emergency Preparedness Fair Coiner Park 1319 E. Main 1pm Saturday Crafternoon Cottage Grove Community Center 700 E. Gibbs Ave 18 – SUNDAY ALL DAY - W.O.E. Family Fair & Lumberjack Show Western Oregon Exposition Fairgrounds 2000 N. Douglas 11 - SUNDAY 19 - MONDAY 6:30pm Bilingual Family Storytime Cottage Grove Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave 12 - MONDAY 6pm The Lovely Bones (Great American Read Book Club) Cottage Grove Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave 6:30pm Bilingual Family Storytime Cottage Grove Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave 13 – TUESDAY 5pm Board Game Tuesdays Cottage Grove Community Center 700 E. Gibbs Ave 14 - WEDNESDAY 10:30am Preschool Story Time Cottage Grove Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave 6:30pm Concerts in the Park – Windy Ridge Bohemia Park Amphitheater 15 - THURSDAY 9am Ukulele Morning Jam Cottage Grove Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave 4pm Bohemia Mining Days Festival Coiner Park 1pm Thursday Crafternoon Cottage Grove Community Center 700 E. Gibbs Ave 16 - FRIDAY 8:30 Breakfast Club Cottage Events Venue 2915 Row River Road. For more information call the Cottage Grove Area Chamber of Commerce 5pm American Legion BINGO! 826 W. Main Street For additional info call Jerry Kerns at 541-942- 0234 ALL DAY - W.O.E. Family Fair & Lumberjack Show Western Oregon Exposition Fairgrounds 2000 N. Douglas 17 - SATURDAY ALL DAY - W.O.E. Family Fair & Lumberjack Show Western Oregon Exposition Fairgrounds 2000 N. Douglas 9am Coast Fork Community River Project August Work Party Silk Creek Park located at Old Mill Pl. & South River Rd., Cottage Grove (near the Old Mill farm store) 1pm Saturday Crafternoon Cottage Grove 20 - TUESDAY 5pm Board Game Tuesdays Cottage Grove Community Center 700 E. Gibbs Ave 7:30pm Third Tuesday Poetry Night at Axe & Fiddle, hosted by Kalapuya Books at the Axe & Fiddle Public House 657 E. Main Street 21 - WEDNESDAY 10:30am Preschool Story Time Cottage Grove Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave 2:30pm Wrap-Up Party & Stop Motion Film Fest Cottage Grove Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave 6:30pm Concerts in the Park – Gabe Schliffer and the Sugar Pine String Band Bohemia Park Amphitheater 22 – THURSDAY 9am Ukulele Morning Jam Cottage Grove Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave 1pm Thursday Crafternoon Cottage Grove Community Center 700 E. Gibbs Ave 5:30pm Cottage Grove Area Chamber of Commerce Business Afterhours 23 – FRIDAY 5pm American Legion BINGO! 826 W. Main Street Old Mill Farm Store 327 South River Rd. • Cottage Grove 541-942-3042 received a letter from RIP informing him or her that their medical debt had been erased through the dona- tion of New Life Church and the charity of RIP Med- ical Debt. The average debt per individual in Oregon was $1,677. For additional info call Jerry Kerns at 541-942-0234 24 - SATURDAY 25 - SUNDAY 4pm Carousel Benefi t Concert - Men of S.U.R.F Calvary Chapel 447 N. Pacifi c Hwy (99) 26 - MONDAY 1:30pm Classic Movie Cottage Grove Community Center 700 E. Gibbs Ave 6:30pm Bilingual Family Storytime Cottage Grove Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave 27 - TUESDAY 5pm Board Game Tuesdays Cottage Grove Community Center 700 E. Gibbs Ave 6:30pm Jazz Jam at The Cottage - The Cottage Events Venue, 2915 Row River Rd 28- WEDNESDAY 10:30am Preschool Story Time Cottage Grove Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave 6:30pm Alzheimer’s and Dementia Support Magnolia Gardens 1425 Daugherty Ave 6:30pm Concerts in the Park – Calvary Creek Bohemia Park Amphitheater 29 - THURSDAY 1pm Thursday Crafternoon Cottage Grove Community Center 700 E. Gibbs Ave 9am Ukulele Morning Jam Cottage Grove Public Library 700 E. Gibbs Ave 30 – FRIDAY 5pm American Legion BINGO! 826 W. Main Street For additional info call Jerry Kerns at 541-942-0234 31 – SATURDAY 600 Jefferson Ave. Cottage Grove (541) 942-3371 www.nwcu.com 319 E. Main St. Cottage Grove (541) 942-7423
