COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2019 | 3A
Community News
Free community Christmas
dinner being offered Dec. 25
Our Lady of Perpetual
Help Catholic Church will
be hosting a free commu-
nity Christmas Dinner at
the church Parish Cen-
ter on Harvey Road and
North 19th St. in Cottage
Grove.
Dinner will include tur-
key, ham, gravy, vegetables
and dessert, from noon to
2 p.m.
The meal is free but any
donations will be accepted
and appreciated.
Communities should protect
themselves against norovirus
Nearby communities to
the north have been hit by
the norovirus in the past
few weeks. The week of
Nov. 25, the Greater Alba-
ny Public School District
shut down its campuses
due to a norovirus out-
break, inducing students
with symptoms such as
diarrhea and vomiting. In
the past two weeks, an-
other student in the Sweet
Home School District con-
tracted the norovirus.
The norovirus is very
common during the win-
ter months and is easily
spread person to person
from everyday objects and
airborne droplets of vom-
it while the virus is viral,
usually two to four days.
To avoid an outbreak,
health professionals rec-
ommend the following
advice:
• Always wash your
hands with soap and water,
as hand sanitizer will not
kill the virus. This simple
practice is extremely effec-
tive.
• Handle and prepare
food safely, which also in-
cludes washing your hands
before preparing food.
— Wash fruits and vege-
tables thoroughly.
— The norovirus is re-
sistant to temperatures as
high as 140˚F.
• Actively clean and dis-
infect surfaces.
— If an individual is
sick, infected areas need
to be cleaned right away to
prevent others from catch-
ing the virus.
If you start to feel symp-
toms like abdominal pain,
diarrhea and vomiting,
please contact your prima-
ry care provider or near-
est urgent care who can
provide advice and allow
you to treat your illness at
home to control and not
spread the virus.
Hydrate, eat what you
can tolerate, immediately
wash laundry and, most
importantly, stay home.
If you do not feel better
and feel increased thirst or
dizziness, call a nearby ur-
gent care to confirm if you
need to be seen by a doc-
tor. Symptoms usually last
around five days.
—Submitted by Kery
White, Physician Assistant
at Nova Health
DAMIEN SHERWOOD/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
The winning residential holiday lighting display was located at 1803 W. Main St.
Winners announced in city’s holiday lighting contest
N
ominations were received
for 16 homes within the
community for the Resi-
dential Holiday Lighting Contest
sponsored by The Cottage Grove
City Council.
The list of the nominations in-
cluded homes at: 644 Birch Ave.;
1803 West Main St.; 1990 Clark
Ave.; 1157 S. 2nd St.; 1950 S. Eighth
St.; 1304 Dublin Lane; 1226 Dublin
Lane; 1130 Dublin Lane; 1147 Dub-
lin Lane; 1213 Dublin Lane; 1225
Dublin Lane; 1247 Dublin Lane;
1305 Dublin Lane; 234 S. 11th St.;
315 Roberts Lane; and 1139 Lord
Ave.
After judging by the Council, the
following homes were selected as
winners:
• 1st Place: 1803 W. Main St.
• 2nd Place: 234 S. 11th St.
• 3rd Place: 1247 Dublin Ln.
The winning displays will be
awarded a $100, $75 and $50 cred-
its, respectively, on their city utility
bills.
The City Council thanked every-
one for their nominations.
TOPS Weight-loss Support Group to host open house
TOPS (Take Off Pounds
Sensibly5M), a nonprofit
weight-loss support orga-
nization, will hold an Open
House Thursday, Jan. 2,
from 10 to 11 a.m., at the
United Methodist Church,
334 Washington St.
The Open House is free
and open to the public.
Activities at the open
house will include two in-
spirational guest speakers;
the reigning Oregon State
Queen and a former State
Queen.
There will also be door
prizes.
Founded more than 70
years ago, TOPS is the only
nonprofit, noncommercial
weight loss organization of
its kind. TOPS offers an in-
dividual approach to weight
loss and overall wellness,
with thousands of chapters
in the U.S. and Canada.
Members learn about
nutrition, portion control,
meal planning, exercise and
more at weekly meetings.
Consistent group sup-
port, health education and
recognition are all key
components to successful
weight management.
TOPS members collec-
tively lose nearly 300 tons
of weight each year.
For more details about
the open house, contact
Joanne Farris at 541-649-
1530.
Family owned and operated for over 48 years.
LANDSCAPE AND
BUILDING MATERIALS
Open 7 days a week!
79149 N. River Road
541-942-4664
MERRY CHRISTMAS
from our family to yours
Our area houses of worship
invite you to rejoice this
Christmas season with praise,
refl ection, song and prayer.
Th eir doors are always open, so please join them
in celebrating the true meaning of the season.
COTTAGE GROVE FAITH CENTER
33761 Row River Rd
Christmas Eve
Candlelight service:
4pm & 6pm
DELIGHT VALLEY
CHURCH OF CHRIST
33087 Saginaw Rd East
Dec 22
Christmas Breakfast: 9am
Service: 10:30 am
Christmas Eve
Candlelight service: 6:30pm
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
3 rd & Adams St
Christmas Eve
Candlelight service: 7pm
LIVING FAITH ASSEMBLY
467 10 th St
Christmas Eve
Candlelight service: 6pm
S HERRY Y OSS
541-729-9797
GRI, B ROKER ,
Multi-Million $ Producer
914 9th (Hwy.99) • Cottage Grove, OR
541-942-4040
R YAN Y OSS
541-337-6607
B ROKER
J ULIE B ACKMAN
541-206-9312
B ROKER
ST. PHILIP BENIZI
CATHOLIC CHURCH
552 Holbrook Ln Creswell
Christmas Day,
December 25 th –
Mass 8:30am
OUR LADY OF
PERPETUAL HELP
CATHOLIC CHURCH
1025 N. 19 th St Co age Grove
Christmas Eve,
December 24 th
Mass 5:30pm & Midnight
Christmas Day,
December 25 th –
Mass at 10:30am
6 TH & GIBBS CHURCH
OF CHRIST
195 N 6 th St
Christmas Eve
Candlelight service: 5pm
COTTAGE GROVE
BIBLE CHURCH
1200 East Quincy Ave
Christmas Eve
Candlelight service: 6pm
Christmas Day service: 10:30am
Christmas Drama & Music
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
334 Washington St
Christmas Eve
Candlelight service: 5pm