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six for the older kids’ camp.
The kids worked with CJ Cramer,
who ran the camp for the younger
actors; Carmen Dowell, who taught
the older campers stage manage-
ment; Hal Holbrook, who taught
playwriting and stage presence; and
Michele Rose, Opal executive direc-
tor who taught movement and pos-
ture. Dowell, Holbrook and Rose
By Sophia Edelblute
sedelblute@cgsentinel.com
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WEATHER
Harrison on
road to new
housing
Opal program teaches kids art of theater
Over the course of the last three
weeks, kids have had the opportu-
nity to learn the ins and outs of the
theater at Opal Center for Arts and
Education. The inaugural year of the
Opal Young Performers theater camp
saw 16 kids for the “littles” camp and
also co-directed the Opal Young Per-
formers camp.
“We’ve had different variations
of summer camp at Opal but we’ve
never tried to do a full theater camp,”
said Rose. “This camp came out of
discussions ... that we needed to offer
more theater-type things for kids.”
By Damien Sherwood
dsherwood@cgsentinel.
com
With the city’s recent
approval of the South
Lane School District’s
rezoning of the old Har-
rison School property,
some pieces of Cottage
Grove’s housing puzzle
seem to be moving into
position.
Though the property’s
rezoning and eventual
purchase by a developer
will undoubtedly have
impact on the city’s long-
term plans for housing,
some in the community
wonder what these de-
velopments mean for
their neighborhood.
“On their list of prior-
ities, I don’t know that
they checked in with the
community,” said Molly
Patterson, who resides
in the old school’s neigh-
borhood.
While concerns about
Harrison’s rezoning have
only recently been raised
in public hearings, the
school district’s current
step in the process is just
one among many.
When South Lane
School District’s mea-
sure 20-240 passed in
2016, the nearly $36
million list of proposed
bond projects includ-
ed $513,455 for the old
Harrison property’s reuse
by salvaging the gym and
fi eld space for communi-
ty recreational use.
Last fall, the board
began looking at the
costs associated with the
6.84-acre property more
deeply. As bond projects
were implemented and
price estimates shifted,
the district found it had
three options in front of
it regarding the fate of
Harrison’s property.
The fi rst option
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ietnam veteran Jan McHenry speaks to a room of about 20 people at the Community Center
during his workshop titled, “Operation: Veteran Freedom.” Though the workshop is geared
toward veterans and their family members, McHenry addressed a range of points of trauma,
empowering people through workshop experiences to take control of the narratives they tell them-
selves. “We don’t make them relive their trauma,” he said. The workshop returns Oct. 25 and 26.
CG skatepark after
15 years
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Rain can’t dampen spirits at Drain event
By Sophia Edelblute
sedelblute@cgsentinel.com
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Obituaries
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Listings and public
notices
B8-B9
Knick knacks, crafts, antiques,
clothing, books and much more
were on sale this weekend in Drain.
Despite occasional rain this past Sat-
urday, people who attended had ami-
able conversations with vendors and
there was a sense of community in
the atmosphere.
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In recent months, residents have contended with a 100-year snowstorm, fl ooding and fi res.
What do they tell us about our area’s readiness in the event of a major disaster?
By Damien Sherwood
/CGS ENTINEL
dsherwood@cgsentinel.com
@CGS ENTINEL
Editor’s Note: This is Part II of
a three-part series, which began
Aug. 7, to look at the state of emer-
gency preparedness in the Cottage
Grove area, identify possible future
threats and examine solutions.
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spot as well — with profit from vend-
ing spots sold going towards North
Douglas school sports programs.
The price was $10 for a space in the
park and $15 for a spot under the
pavilion. The community-wide sale
is also great for local businesses and
gas stations, according to Reed.
“I feel like it’s something
‘Are We Ready?’ Part II — Plans of action in The Grove
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This year was the 26th year of the
annual Citywide Yard Sale and Em-
ily Reed, the new volleyball coach
for North Douglas, helped organize
it. The process involved contacting
sellers from previous years to see if
they were interested in having a spot
in the upcoming sale. Anyone wish-
ing to sell was then required to fill
out a waiver and registration. New
vendors were allowed to sign up for a
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nderstandably shaken by
this year’s “wake-up call” of
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area residents and officials alike
are keen on developing readiness
strategies and learning more about
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The American Red Cross
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informed. Lane County has
compiled a comprehensive
“two-weeks ready” list and
thorough table of contents
for its recommendations on
how to be prepared.
emergency management.
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The Federal Emergency Man- a bad place to start and Cottage
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bers with standardized testing,
training and an operational frame-
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