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LETTER
Thanks to the Sentinel
for factual reporting
I want to congratulate The
Sentinel for holding off on its
reporting until having all the
facts.
There is so much “fake
news” nowadays that so many
of us have just lost confidence
in any news story coming
from the mainstream media.
For a year and a half, we
were hearing about Russia’s
interference in the election.
Many who voted for Trump
did so because of our lack of
Send letters to:
trust of the Clintons and no
other country had anything
to do with it.
Please just continue to try
to give us nothing but the
truth.
—Dan Holt
Cottage Grove
Shared experiences are foundation of community
Last week, Main Street
was filled with families,
friends and neighbors
participating in Cottage
Grove’s annual Hallow-
een Trick-or-Treat in the
Historic District.
While it was an oppor-
tunity to provide local
children with a safe trick-
or-treating environment, it
was also much more than
that.
For every child dressed
as a superhero, ghost,
police officer or firefight-
er, there was a parent or
merchant in costume who
was sharing in that expe-
rience. While it certainly
added to the feeling of fun
and festivity, it also sent an
important message to our
children that we are active
participants as neighbors
and as a community.
In an age where fewer
and fewer people actually
know who their neigh-
bors are, and children are
spending less and less time
playing outside together,
we run the risk of develop-
ing into isolationists with-
floor at the Armory, with
some helping shore up
younger skaters who were
getting their first taste of
the roller rink experience.
It’s those moments that
lay the foundation of com-
munity for our children
who, in turn, build on that
foundation for the next
generation of Grovers.
From the Managing Editor’s Desk
Ned Hickson
in our own community.
Opportunities like last
Thursday’s trick-or-treat
night, as well as Sunday’s
rollerskating event at the
Cottage Grove Armory,
provide opportunities to
bring community mem-
bers together and bridge
the gaps we sometimes
overlook.
On Sunday, rollerskaters
of all ages and abilities cir-
cled around the hardwood
It’s also those moments
that carry over into ev-
eryday life and establish
connections with others
that we may not otherwise
have made.
The next time you’re
standing in line at the gro-
cery store, you may rec-
ognize someone who you
helped — or who helped
you — from landing
skates-up on the Armory
hardwood floor.
Or maybe it’s the
merchant who made your
child smile while dressed
as a witch or clown.
Maybe you’ll say some-
thing to them; maybe you
won’t. Regardless, you
have made a connection
that otherwise wouldn’t
exist without those shared
experiences.
Cottage Grove has
always done — and con-
tinues to do — its best to
create those opportunities.
Things like the carousel
project, Bohemia Mining
Days, farmer’s market, the
thriving arts and music
scenes, along with com-
munity enrichment pro-
grams through the library,
Chamber of Commerce
and local organizations all
build a sense of communi-
ty — and just as impor-
tantly, provide an example
to our children of what it
means to be a member of
that community.
nhickson@cgsentinel.com
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