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Local volunteers take donations for BMD festival
By Damien Sherwood
dsherwood@cgsentinel.com
(541) 942-0555
WEATHER
Est. 1889
Bohemia
Mining
Days
(BMD) staff and volunteers
turned out in Coiner Park last
week during what would have
been the festival’s 61st celebra-
tion to take donations from the
community.
“We’re out here raising mon-
ey for Bohemia Mining Days,”
said Cottage Grove High School
student volunteer Mikayla
“Because of COVID-19, we can’t do it this year, so
we’re making money for next year.”
—Cottage Grove High School student volunteer Mikayla Carr
Carr. “Because of COVID-19,
we can’t do it this year, so we’re
making money for next year.”
Public health officials have
prohibited large gatherings
due to the spread of the novel
coronavirus and financial un-
certainty among businesses led
the BMD Board of Directors to
cancel the event this year.
The unexpected cancellation
has forced the organization to
find other revenue sources for
next year’s event.
From July 16–19, festival sup-
porters had a chance to drop by
Coiner Park and donate to the
cause.
Youth volunteers set up in
front of a “Bohemia City”
façade near along Main Street,
waving signs and accepting
cash donations while other vol-
unteers elsewhere in the park
sold collectible gold coins and
distributed BMD keepsake
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Coast Fork Brewing and Feed Store owners Emily Rinck (left) and Dale Smith keep business running while wearing face shields.
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Covered Bridge Brewing Group
co-owner David Barclay (left) and
staff at the Axe and Fiddle contin-
ue serving while keeping in com-
pliance with new state mandates.
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tance from people outside their
households.
Though Oregon also now has
a ban on indoor social gather-
ings of more than 10 people, the
limit on indoor gatherings does
starting July 15, Oregon began not apply to houses of worship
requiring people to wear face and businesses.
The new mandates came
coverings outdoors when they
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Drain City Council considers ordinance restricting ‘adult entertainment’
By Damien Sherwood
dsherwood@cgsentinel.com
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541- 942-3325 ph • 541-942-3328 fax
P.O. Box 35, Cottage Grove, OR 97424
A small-town controversy
made movement toward its
next chapter on July 13 as the
Drain City Council continued
work on a draft ordinance and
considered business licenses in
response to the opening of Top
of the Bowl, a local nightclub
which includes nude entertain-
ment.
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ity such as drugs and sex traf-
fi cking to the community.
Protesting voices were par-
ticularly critical of the es-
tablishment’s location — the
second fl oor of a building im-
mediately adjacent to Gateway
Family Fellowship church.
“We are obviously opposed
to any kind of adult or sexual-
ly-oriented business or activity
going on anywhere near our
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The business has billed itself
as a bar and restaurant with
“special events,” which are to
include sports viewing parties,
poker tournaments, live music,
burlesque shows and both male
and female topless dancing.
At a June 8 Drain City Coun-
cil meeting, a large turnout
of community members de-
nounced the business variously
as sinful, corrupting of youth
and likely to bring illicit activ-
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Councilor Jo Barker ex-
pressed her displeasure with
the establishment, which she
said “causes great concern”
for vulnerable members of the
community as nude entertain-
ment would attract “unsavory
elements” to the town.
Top of the Bowl, which
opened last month, caused a
stir in the community when lo-
cals became aware of its inclu-
sion of nude dancers.
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s Oregon COVID-19
cases spike, local busi-
nesses have continued
to adapt to a changing land-
scape of health mandates while
trying to maintain a welcoming
environment for clientele.
“Many of us don’t just want
to meet the requirement, but “That is what really drives us to
exceed the requirement,” said stay on our toes.”
Coast Fork Brewing and Feed
While masks were already re-
Store co-owner Dale Smith. quired in public indoor places,
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