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6A | THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL LCC kicks off bond campaign The Lane Community College Board of Edu- cation and supporters kicked off the college’s 2020 bond campaign at a noontime event this past Tuesday on the main campus. Board Chair Mike Ey- ster announced that the board had reduced the amount of the bond to $121.5 million, down from $145 million, after soliciting public feedback and hearing that while people strongly support Lane, they were con- cerned about taxes. “It’s been 10 years since LCC went out for a bond and in the meanwhile, our needs have grown,” said Eyster. “We wouldn’t go out for this bond if we didn’t absolutely need it.” Other speakers in- cluded LCC President Margaret Hamilton and State Representative Marty Wilde. State Sena- tor James Manning stood with the speakers in sup- port of the bond, along with other community leaders. Speakers said that the $121.5 million bond would fund critical safe- ty and security upgrades, bring learning facilities and labs up to a 21st cen- tury level, and improve and increase career and workforce training fa- cilities for growing pro- grams such as health professions, and bringing Lane’s dental clinic back to main campus. In addition to bond funding, LCC plans to address those needs through state matching grants for seismic reha- bilitation, and other re- sources. 2020 Eugene Boat, Sportsman Show will ‘Pack Punch’ Big birds, big motor- cycles and big bucks and bulls are just a few of the highlights scheduled for visitors to the upcoming 47th annual KEZI Boat & Sportsmen’s Show, pre- sented by Bi-Mart. Guests can catch all the animals, activities and attractions at the Lane Events Center in Eugene from Jan. 31 through Feb. 2. Joe Krathwohl will present the 5-foot tall, 95-pound double wattled cassowary and several oth- er birds on stage during his Birdman Bird Show. Combat Hero Bike Build will roll a three-wheeled motorcycle into the shows. Combat Hero modifies motorcycles for wounded warriors. The 2020 Tour of North- west Big Game Animals will feature record sized deer, elk, bear and a couple wolves. Educational and factual information will be available to read for each animal. Providing introduc- tions for these features at each of the four ExpoSure shows will be emcee Rob Gensorek. Gensorek, the owner of Basin Tackle in Charleston, Ore., will also promote numerous other show activities as well as provide fishing tales and tips. Visitors will have an opportunity nto view pre- sentations and the hun- dreds of exhibits, covering fishing, hunting, boating, RVing, ATVing, camp- ing, canoeing and kayak- ing, rafting, climbing and more. The latest boats, RVs, ATVs, hunting and fish- ing equipment and other outdoor items will also be displayed. An impressive list of experts will make presen- tations in the Sportsmen’s Theater and demonstra- tions on the giant fish tank. For kids, the trout pond, climbing wall, archery range and ODFW Shoot- ing Gallery are sure to capture their attention and involvement. Bi-Mart’s Kids S.A.F.E. BB Gun Range returns to the show and will focus on teaching basic gun safety to young shooters. From novices to old pros, outdoors men and women will find some- thing of interest at these shows through the many unique exhibits, perfor- mances, attractions and demonstrations. Hours are Friday, noon to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is payable on-site. Children under age 5 are free. Free screening of ‘The 11th Hour’ documentary this Friday As a follow up to the Cli- mate Strike Event held in Cottage Grove on Sept. 20, participating groups orga- nized an educational series of films and lectures on the environmental issues fac- ing our planet at this crit- ical time. For the fourth install- ment in this series of cli- mate-related events, the community is invited to a free screening of the “The 11th Hour” on Friday, Jan. 24, beginning at 7 p.m. The screening will be followed by a discussion of the film. Along with these pre- sentations, Climate Action Cottage Grove, Forest Web, and Sustainable Cottage Grove will be hosting a Cli- mate Town Hall Meeting on March 14 at the Cottage Grove Armory for com- munity members and local officials to participate in a forum on ways the town can reach the goal of being carbon neutral by the year 2030. The event will include speakers, information ta- bles and breakout sessions to work on possible solu- tions. The film “The 11th Hour” includes contribu- tions from more than 50 politicians, scientists and environmental activists, including former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, physicist Stephen Hawk- ing, Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai, journal- ist Armand Betscher and Paul Hawken. The film documents the grave problems facing the planet’s life systems. Glob- al warming, deforestation, mass species extinction and depletion of the ocean’s habitats are all addressed. The film proposes po- tential solutions to these problems by calling for restorative action by the reshaping and rethinking of global human activity through technology, social responsibility and conser- vation. Kevin Crust, a critic from the Los Angeles Times, said the film “Asks why these things are happening and apportions blame in varying degrees to govern- mental indifference tied to its allegiance to a corporate economy that is addicted to growth at any cost and perhaps, most insinuating of all, to the culture of con- sumerism. Disposable has trumped sustainable in our society, and we’re now paying the price. Thankfully for audienc- es, the filmmakers save the most exhilarating por- tion for last when they ask what’s being done about the problems.” The film, which will be screened at The Rural Or- ganizing Project Building, 632 E. Main Street in Cot- tage Grove, will be free to the public. Oregon Health Authority reminds residents to test for radon Many parts of Oregon remain at risk of high ra- don — an odorless, taste- less and invisible gas. It is a naturally occurring ra- dioactive gas that comes up from the ground and is drawn into buildings, where it can build up to dangerous levels. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency esti- mates that radon is respon- sible for more than 20,000 lung cancer deaths per year in the United States. Radon is the second leading cause of lung can- cer in the U.S. after cig- arette smoking, and the leading cause of lung can- cer among non-smokers. “Every homeowner should test their home for radon every two to five years,” says Curtis Cude, Radon Awareness Program manager at the Oregon Health Authority. “The best time to test is during the heating season, when the windows and doors are closed up tight.” Many test kits are priced between $15 and $25 and can be found in most hard- ware stores. 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