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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | JULY 2, 2020 | 3A Community members can share BMD Emerald PUD’s Short Mountain memories in special publication Landfill Generator Reaches Milestone Next week, The Sentinel will publish its annual “Bo- hemia Nugget” to celebrate the Bohemia Mining Days festival, which was can- celed this year due to the COVID-19 virus. Any community mem- ber who has a special mem- ory or a reason why BMD is important to them is en- couraged to write a short paragraph and email it to festival coordinator Cindy Weeldreyer at bmd@Bohe- miaMiningDays.org. The Sentinel would also like to publish communi- ty members’ favorite pho- tos, especially from the 1970s-1990s. For assistance submit- ting older photos, call Gary Manly at 541-942-3325. Submission deadline is Monday, July 6, to be in- cluded in this special keep- sake publication. Historical Society to host summer scavenger hunt The Cottage Grove His- torical Society has an- nounced that it will be sponsoring a scavenger hunt this summer. The hunt is designed for families but is open to ev- eryone. All locations are local and outside to accom- modate social distancing guidelines. Instructions are included at the his- torical society’s website at https://cghistory.org/imag es/2020_Scavenger_Hunt. pdf. It has been organized and funded by Cottage Grove area Partners in His- tory. Organizers hope the community and visitors alike will enjoy this free lo- cal activity. All forms must be sub- mitted by July 31st to be entered into the drawing for a family dinner ($150 gift certificate) at a local restaurant. Each tagged social media post will add an entry in the drawing and increase your families chance at winning so don’t forget to post using the hashtag #CGHistoryHunt. Emerald People’s Utility District’s Short Mountain Landfill gas generating plant recently celebrat- ed an impressive mile- stone: half a billion kilo- watt-hours of electricity produced since coming online in the early 1990s. This is enough energy to power approximately 32,000 homes for an en- tire year. More than just a large number, the figure speaks to the longevity and reli- ability of a plant that was well ahead of its time when first constructed. Short Mountain Land- fill, located just outside of Eugene, is owned and operated by Lane Coun- ty. In the mid-1980s, the county solicited proposals for capturing the methane gas produced at the facil- ity. Emerald PUD respond- ed with something of a radical idea at the time: use the gas to produce electricity. Although landfill gas generators are common today, back then there were few — if any — such plants on the west coast. In fact, Emerald PUD staff was forced to trav- el to other regions of the country to learn about this new approach. After years of study and planning, the Short Mountain generating plant was finally commis- sioned in 1992. Today, it features four generators, each capable of produc- ing 800 kW of renewable electricity to Emerald PUD’s 21,000 customers. “Short Mountain was kind of a wild idea at the time, but it’s proven to be a great resource for the utility,” said Doug Hoover, an Emerald PUD Landfill Gas Technician who has been there for every kWh produced since the begin- ning. “I’m proud of the way it has worked out.” In addition to the en- ergy production benefits, the plant also prevents harmful greenhouse gases from entering the atmo- sphere. In a typical year, more than 368 million cu- bic feet (CF) of gas is cap- tured at the plant, equiv- alent to the emissions of approximately 3,000 ve- hicles. Looking forward, Em- erald PUD plans to con- tinue operating at Short Mountain for at least the next several decades. The utility recently signed a new contract with Lane County to se- cure the gas utilization rights through 2043. Emerald PUD is a not- for-profit electric utility formed in 1978 by a small group of local citizens who wanted better, cus- tomer-oriented service at the lowest possible rates. Today EPUD serves more than 20,000 meters in Lane County, Oregon. Follow Emerald PUD on Twitter @emeraldpud or Facebook at www.face- book.com/emeraldpud. MH)@);D--,N;=DND=N+8=2N.=@N)CN8=;2N)CNL=HN=J;NL=H@N3=:-N=ANJ-NJ588N+9-);NL=HAN2HDE-@CN.=@N.@--N State Farm announces $25k relief-grant program Matt Bjornn, agent for State Farm, recently an- nounced that State Farm “Neighborhood Assist® is back for its ninth year in 2020. This year, $25,000 in grants is being offered at a time when nonprofits and the communities they serve need it most. Due to the many challenges fac- ing the nation, State Farm is removing all category requirements for sub- missions this year. This action will free up com- munities to submit causes to address their greatest needs. The program will con- tinue to award $25,000 grants to 40 nonprofit or- ganizations to help fund neighborhood improve- ment projects. According to a recent State Farm re- search study, one-quarter of respondents say that they are “extremely” or “very” involved in trying to improve their neigh- borhood and 6-in-10 are trying to improve their neighborhood in some capacity. Here’s how the program works: • Submission Phase: Starts July 15 and ends when 2,000 submissions are reached. Individu- als can submit a cause at www.neighborhoodassist. com starting July 15. Prepare now by going to the website and down- loading the submission guide. Once 2,000 sub- missions have been re- ceived, the State Farm Review Committee will then narrow the field to the Top 200 finalists using a scoring rubric. • Voting Phase: Sept. 23 through Oct. 2. Ulti- mately, voters will decide which community im- provement projects will receive grants. The public will have a chance to vote 10 times a day, every day, for 10 days between Sept. 23 and Oct. 2 from the list of finalists. Voting can be done online at www.neighbor hoodassist.com. • Winners announced: Winners will be an- nounced Nov. 4 at www. neighbor hoodassist.com, with the 40 causes that re- ceive the most votes each win a $25,000 grant. “Grant programs that address community needs like Neighborhood Assist are more important than ever,” said Bjornn. “This initiative truly embodies the spirit of being a Good Neighbor.” Last year, 163,000 peo- ple cast 4.4 million votes in support of their favor- ite causes, selecting win- ners from small towns and big cities. Since the program began, State Farm has awarded $8 million in support of more than 300 causes. 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