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Halloween ‘Mashup’ begins Oct. 31 at Opal
There’s no better time
of year than Halloween to
dig deep into the macabre
world of serial killers and
psychopaths.
In an evening made
up of actual psychopaths’
writings, movie character
monologues and twisted
turns on TV theme songs,
The Psychopath Mono-
logues explores the dark
side of humanity with the
irreverent glee and black
humor that local fans have
come to expect from OPAL
Center for Arts and Edu-
cation’s annual Halloween
Mashups.
Performances will be
Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, 2, 3,
8 and 9. Each show is at 8
p.m. Tickets are $12, avail-
able online or at The Crafty
Mercantile.
The Opal Center is locat-
ed at 513 East Main St. in
Cottage Grove.
Young CG author pens book on ‘Compassion’
A new novel is gracing
the shelves of many local
bookstores that aims to do
the impossible: Save the
world.
When asked about his
motivation for the book,
“Arcturian: A Novel of
Compassion,” local and
newly published author
Justin Nowak said, “As we
run around from day to day,
chasing all of the things we
are told to chase, it’s easy for
us to allow very unimport-
ant matters to distract us
from what is most import-
ant: compassion,” Nowak
explained. “I kept all of the
distractions we face and
what adopting compassion
into our lives can do for us
as a collective community
in mind as I sat down to
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Nowak will be hosting a
book signing event during
the art walk on Friday, Nov.
29, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Ka-
lapuya books in celebration
of his new novel.
OSU offering woodland management, planning course
Oregon State Universi-
ty (OSU) Extension-Lane
County will be offering a
six-session course for any-
one who is just starting out
taking care of a woodland
property or writing a man-
agement plan.
The “Introduction to
Woodland
Management
and Planning” course will
be held on Tuesday eve-
nings starting on Nov. 5
through Dec. 10, from 6 to
8:30 p.m. in the library at
Pleasant Hill High School.
Classes are designed to
provide woodland owners
with a broad and thorough
overview of many topics of
importance when manag-
ing a woodland.
While learning about
your property we will guide
you through writing a for-
est management plan that
is tailored to your property
and your woodland man-
agement goals. You will re-
ceive an on-site visit of your
woodland.
The cost of this workshop
is $50 per person and $15
for each additional person
sharing materials. Space is
limited so pre-register by
Friday, Nov. 1.
Registration information
is available on the OSU Ex-
tension Service Lane Coun-
ty website at www.exten-
sion.oregonstate.edu/lane/
events/learn-burn-hands-
slash-burning-workshop or
stop by the OSU Extension
Service office at 996 Jeffer-
son St. in Eugene (enter on
10th Street at the ramp).
For more information
or to request registration
support, contact Lauren
Grand, OSU Extension
Forester in Lane County, at
541-579-2150 or email Lau-
ren.Grand@oregon-state.
edu.
Cottage Theatre to hold auditions for ‘Arsenic & Old Lace’
Cottage Theatre will hold
auditions this Sunday, Nov.
3, beginning at 6:30 p.m.,
for “Arsenic and Old Lace”
by Joseph Kesselring. This
classic comedy will kick off
the theatre’s 2020 season
with a three-weekend run
from Jan. 31 through Feb.
16.
This tale of merry may-
hem and murderous aunts
features roles for three
women and 11 men. The
play will be directed by
Keith Kessler. No appoint-
ments are necessary; audi-
tions will consist of reading
from the script. These audi-
tions will be held at Cottage
Theatre, 700 Village Drive,
in Cottage Grove.
“Arsenic and Old Lace”
premiered in 1939 and still
ranks among the best-sell-
ing Broadway plays of all
time.
Abby and Martha Brew-
ster are charming spinster
sisters who lovingly care
for their eccentric nephew
Teddy, who believes himself
to be President Theodore
Roosevelt.
The sisters give gener-
ously to local causes, serv-
ing homemade biscuits and
jam whenever Reverend
Harper comes to tea. So,
their nephew Mortimer is
flabbergasted to discover
that the cellar is filled with
a dozen deceased gentle-
men who “benefitted” from
his aunts’ peculiar brand of
end-of-life charity.
Additional audition de-
tails are available at www.
cottagetheatre.org, or by
calling Cottage Theatre at
541-942-8001.
• The Booster Club held a Elementary. All the children
very successful Harvest Par- and adults had a wonderful
ty on Saturday at Applegate time.
for The Sentinel
• Tomorrow is Halloween
with lots of activities. The
(use less radiation) Lorane Christian Church is
hosting their annual “Trunk
Implants •Teeth Whitening • Extractions
’n’ Treat” in the church park-
ing lot. Members of the com-
Lumineers (no prep veneers as seen on TV)
munity will park and hand
out treats from their car
trunks. Adults enjoy soup
and hot chocolate while
handing out goodies. Fire
Department Volunteers, di-
rectly across from there, also
hand out treats.
• Please everyone, be care-
Dr. Brent Bitner, DDS ful. Drivers, be alert to kids
350 Washington, Cottage Grove (behind Better Bodies) in costumes on the roads;
and kids, carry flashlights to
be safe.
• On Wednesday, Nov. 6,
Crow High School will hold
its Fall Sports Awards at 6:30
p.m.
• Lorane Grange meets
again Thursday, Nov. 7, at
7 p.m. They will discuss fall
activities. Also, the Christ-
mas Food Box will be out to
collect non-perishable items
for the Christmas baskets for
those in-need in Lorane. The
Grange is collecting items to
send to a soldier we’ve ad-
opted. Items needed include
health bars, condiments,
school supplies, etc. Contact
any Grangers if you’d like to
help.
• The Lorane Fire Depart-
ment is hosting the RAC
movie night on Saturday,
Nov. 9, starting with dinner
at 6 p.m. If you talk to any
Rural Arts member, they can
tell you the movie title. Come
out for another fun evening
in Lorane.
• Mark your calendars for
the Community Thanksgiv-
ing Dinner hosted by Lorane
Christian Church on Sunday,
Nov. 17, beginning at 5 p.m.
at Lorane Grange.
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It is rare for a mare to lie down after giving birth, but
Glory’s premature colt curles up in her arms. (photo
by Renee Sigel)
A
fter living outside of Oregon for 14 years, in-
cluding six years in China, Renee’s family was
thrilled to move back. They celebrated with a
skiing trip, stopping at a restaurant, where an image of a
magnificent Gypsy colt graced the cover of a magazine.
“In that minute, I fell in love with the Gypsy breed,”
explains Renee. “The colt’s beauty took my breath away;
the hair on its mane and tail resembled long, fine and
beautiful feathers. After seeing the magazine, I was so
enthralled that I could not eat. Life seemed to come to
a stop until I could touch, feel and love a Gypsy horse.”
A month later, she was the happy owner of two Gypsy
horses and discovered this magnificent mystical looking
breed was cuddly looking, exceptionally giving, forgiv-
ing and loving.
Years later, Renee owned several more Gypsies, in-
cluding the mare Glory Upon Glory from Ireland. In
New York, the agricultural department unloads arriving
livestock, washes and disinfects their feet to prevent the
spread of hoof-and-mouth disease. From there, Glo-
ry was flown to Kentucky and trucked to Oregon, still
nursing a filly.
Later, Glory was bred through a Tennessee stallion’s
semen, which arrived in a box via Fed-Ex. Their veteri-
narian was the middle-man in the conception.
Glory’s colt was born 36 days premature, which was a
serious threat to the colt’s survival. Renee, knowing that
his early birth was dangerous to the colt, felt it needed
some divine help. So, she named him “Segway,” which
means a small pathway to the Lord.
“The first two hours, I watched Glory and Segway
in the pasture,” said Renee. “I had never seen a mare
lie down before, but Glory did. Little Segway crawled
into her lap and snuggled his muzzle into her cheek
and kissed her. Glory leaned her head on her son’s head.
Then, he put his head on her chest. She lay her head over
his neck and head, and he put his neck all the way down
onto her lap, and she lay her head on his body. It was so
precious. They lay quietly for 15 minutes and Segway fell
asleep.”
Renee walked out to the colt and coaxed him away
from his mother’s arms, to his stall, to encourage him to
nurse. “But he did not nurse and started to fail,” said Re-
nee. “I cried out, ‘Lord, you have to heal this baby.’ Then,
I phoned my church and asked them to please pray for
the colt. Then I phoned my uncle, a minister of anoth-
er church, and his congregation also began praying for
Segway. It was a very scary time.”
Renee said she milked Glory and hand-fed Segway
three times a day for three days.
“On the third day, I found him joyfully running
around his stall like a happy newborn colt! He was final-
ly nursing on his own,” Renee said.
In gratitude for all the prayer’s success, Renee sent an
email to her daughter, Lauren, and the stallion’s owner,
which included the cradling photos of Segway.
“From these two people things went crazy. Segway’s
photos circumnavigated the globe several times over,”
Renee said. “There was an avalanche of responses from
people wanting to use Glory and Segway’s photos as
their screensaver to give them inspiration,” said Renee.
Someone in Copenhagen, Denmark, even wanted to
make calendars, Renee said. An OB nurse in Ohio, who-
teaches “Kangaroo Care” (the process of connecting pre-
mature babies skin-to-skin with mothers to promote in-
fant well-being and improved brain development) asked
if she could put the photograph on a bulletin boardalong
with other pictures of newborn critters of all kinds in
kangaroo positions.
Clearly, Renee was right: Gypsy horses are special and
they can inspire people around the world.
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Gypsy horses look mystical and magical. When these
horses ‘dance’ in their pastures, they look like a unicorn
missing their horn.
Video of a magnificent running Gypsy stallion and his
four foot mane flying in the air at www.youtube.com/
watch?v=KgzTJo4u1p4.
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