COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2019 | 3A
Community News
Black Butte
project update at
next Science Pub
On Tues., Oct. 22, the Coast
Fork Willamette Watershed Coun-
cil will welcome the Environmen-
tal Protection Agency Black Butte
Mine Superfund Project Team
members for the October Science
Pub presentation of “Update on
the Black Butte Mine Superfund
Project and Understanding Local
and Global Mercury Impacts.”
Rebecca Chu, Dominic Giaud-
rone, Lon Kissinger and Chris Eck-
ley will share information about
recent cleanup work at the mine
site, the regulatory framework for
Superfund, and understanding
risk assessment.
In addition, the latest studies
will be presented on mercury dy-
namics in Cottage Grove Reservoir
considering local impacts from the
mine and impacts from the global
mercury cycle.
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 and Fiddle, 657 E.
Main Street in Cottage Grove.
The event begins with informal
socializing, trivia and updates
about the watershed and water-
shed 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
Coast Fork Willamette Watershed
Council on Facebook or www.
coastfork.org.
Carousel closing in on completion
COURTESY PHOTO
Grant writers Cindy Weeldreyer and Nadine Kelley have obtained two grants, $3,000 from the National Carousel
Association and $2,700 from the Oregon Community Foundation, for the Cottage Grove Carousel. The $3,000 grant
will cover the cost of the wheelchair handicap ramp and necessary electrical equipment to safeguard against false
starts when the ramp is in place. This grant will also go towards purchasing additional lights for the cross arms to give
the carousel sparkling illumination. The $2,700 will partially cover the cost of security fencing.
Free ‘Operation: Veteran Freedom’ workshop next week
A
free,
transformational
workshop, hosted by the Odd
Fellows-Cottage Grove, will be
held for all area veterans and
their families on Fri., Oct. 25 and
again on Sat., Oct. 26, from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.
Tuition is free for service
During National Food Bank week, October 13th
through October 19th, it’s important to remember
our neighbors struggling to provide their families
with enough food to eat. In Cottage Grove, and the
surrounding areas, lower income families can fi nd
help at Community Sharing Program. Community
Sharing is a local non-profi t that provides community
members basic needs, life-skill tools, and resources
towards self-suffi ciency. Each month an average of 877
emergency food boxes are distributed by Community
Sharing’s pantry. Emergency food boxes are meant to
supplement SNAP assistance (previously called food
stamps) with a 3-5 day supply of food. As a partner
agency, Community Sharing gets over half of its food
from the county’s food bank, Food for Lane County.
Th e rest is donated by local individuals, organizations,
and businesses.
Historically the need for emergency food in the fall
and winter is signifi cantly higher than in the spring
and summer. Our current record month served 836
food boxes. Following this pattern, the fall and winter
months might see even more record-breaking numbers
of families in need.
In addition to the increased number of our
neighbors facing food insecurity. Th at means local
food donations are critical, now more than ever, to
members, veterans and adult
family members, and breakfast
and lunch will be provided.
The workshop is led by a Viet-
nam-era combat veteran who
will relate and give attendees and
their family members the pow-
er to shift traumatic or troubled
views of life to facilitate freedom
from the past with new possi-
bilities for veterans and those
around them.
Pre-registration is required
and can be made online at www.
na2evs.org/events or by contact-
ing Mark Ayers at mark.ayers@
meet the basic needs of an ever increasing number of
eligible families.
In addition to food, Community Sharing accepts
donations of essential non-food items, such as hygiene
items, clothes, and cleaning supplies, to provide to its
client families. Th ese items aren’t covered by SNAP
assistance, but clothes, toilet paper, diapers, and soaps
are almost as vital for day-to-day living as food.
Community Sharing also relies on local volunteers to
operate eff ectively. Our board of directors is composed
of dedicated community leaders who volunteer many
hours supporting this organization. In the pantry,
volunteers help sort the donations, stock the shelves,
and assist clients through the pantry process. Offi ce
volunteers are needed to give out critical information,
help clients fi ll out necessary forms, and provide a
kind ear to clients on the edge of crisis. In addition
to our current support from local volunteers, we are
always looking for volunteers who would be willing to
help stop local hunger by organizing a food drive, or
fundraising event in Community Sharing’s honor.
During the coming holiday season, Community
Sharing will be off ering food box clients a special food
box for December holiday celebrations. Clients will
begin signing up for the special food box in November.
Th e box contains seasonal foods and a frozen turkey
na2evs.org or calling him at 541-
623-0757.
Both workshops will be hosted
at the Odd Fellows, 317 E. Main
St. in Cottage Grove.
For workshop details, visit
www.na2evs.org/ovf
or chicken for each family. Community sharing will be
selling buttons to support our holiday food boxes over
the next two months to help put on this special event.
We will be selling these buttons for $10 each, please
call one of our board members or come by our offi ce to
purchase a turkey button and provide a holiday meal to
one of your neighbors. In December volunteers from
all over the community will help distribute the holiday
food boxes at OLPH Catholic Church. Th e event is an
amazing, nondenominational display with concerned
community members coming together to give back.
Th ere are also a number of annual donations drives
this time of year, such as the local U.S. Postal Service’s
food drive, Boy Scouts’ door-to-door donation
collection and the South Lane School district’s food
drive. Please consider supporting these organizations
in their eff orts.
Th e directors, staff and volunteers at Community
Sharing would like to thank the Cottage Grove
community for their continued support. Together
we are able to provide desperately needed basic
needs services to our community as a result of your
generosity.
To fi nd out how you can help, call Community
Sharing at 541-942-2176 Monday through Friday from
11am- 3:30pm.
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1520 Gateway Blvd
541-942-0024
FORT ROCK CONSTRUCTION
(541) 767-1611
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF
LANE COUNTY AND
SOUTH COAST COUNTIES
COTTAGE GROVE OFFICE
1205 HWY 99 N
COTTAGE GROVE, OR 97424
SOUTH LANE FIRE
233 E HARRISON AVE
541-942-4493
MCDONALD’S
1520 GATEWAY BLVD
541-942-0024
PINOCCHIO’S PIZZA
1795 E MAIN ST,
541 942-5531
LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA
24 N 9TH ST,
541 942-2551
HITCH PRO & TOW
4701 W 11TH AVE
541-434-2403
COMMUNITY SHARING PROGRAM
1440 BIRCH AVE.
541-942-2176
COTTAGE GROVE SENITNEL
116 N. 6TH STREET
541-942-3325