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By Damien Sherwood
dsherwood@cgsentinel.com
As the Aug. 25 fi ling
deadline for the City of
Cottage Grove mayoral
and councilor positions ap-
proaches, applicants around
Th e Grove have begun to
throw their hat in the ring.
Th ree seats on the Cot-
tage Grove City Council
and the offi ce of mayor will
be fi lled by voters in the
General Election this Nov.
3.
Along with the mayoral
position, Ward 2 Council-
or, Ward 4 Councilor and a
Councilor at Large position
will be on the ballot.
Th e mayor’s seat is cur-
rently held by Jeff Gowing,
the Councilor at Large po-
sition by Kenneth Roberts,
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a low tonight of 49.
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Drain approves
business licences,
restrictions for
‘adult entertainment’
RECREATION
Drain City Council
held a special session to
adopt a new ordinance
PHOTOS BY DAMIEN SHERWOOD
Nguyen’s art is currently on display in the Axe and Fiddle (top); the artist shows off her 2017 portrait
of Opal Whiteley, which will be included in the project.
‘Music in Motion’
kids virtual camp
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CG artist awarded grant for local project
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dsherwood@cgsentinel.com
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The Lane Arts Council has
awarded local artist Uyen-Thi
Nguyen with a $2,000 grant to
complete a project centering
around the Cottage Grove com-
munity.
Nguyen was among only five
artists in Eugene and the sur-
rounding area to receive the award
through the Artist Grant program.
“It was awesome. I wasn’t ex-
pecting it,” she said. “There are no
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Schools consider latest reopening metrics
attend onsite class in a limited hy-
Most grades will remain
with online learning to start brid model as early as September.
Last week, Brown changed plans
the year this September
by releasing three additional met-
By Jared Anderson
541- 942-3325 ph • 541-942-3328 fax
P.O. Box 35, Cottage Grove, OR 97424
for The Sentinel
New state opening metrics re-
leased Tuesday by Oregon Gov.
Kate Brown will mean the major-
ity of students in Oregon schools
will be attending online only until
at least October. The only excep-
tion to this could be K-3 students,
which may possibly be allowed to
rics:
• Statewide, the positivity rate
for all tests must be at or below 5
percent to allow opening.
• County-wide, the positivity
rate must also be below 5 percent.
• Also, county-wide, there must
be 10 or fewer cases per 100,000
people over a seven-day period.
For Lane County schools, the
biggest issue is the state metric.
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But by People
45 YEARS
Cottage Grove
Genealogical Society
700 Gibbs Ave.
P.O. Box 388
Cottage Grove, OR 97424
541-942-9570
Though the current county case
rate is trending down (Under 15
and going to 10) with the positiv-
ity rate between 1 and 2. But the
state positivity rate remains too
high for any school to open for
general onsite operations.
While the state positivity rate
has been trending downward, it is
still brushing against the 5 percent
threshold.
Last Thursday, the Oregon
Health Authority (OHA) reported
By Damien Sherwood
dsherwood@cgsentinel.com
In a special session on
Aug. 1, the Drain City
Council approved Ordi-
nance 436 in a 3-2 vote,
adding new defi nitions of
prohibited conduct with-
in city limits in regards to
adult entertainment as well
as introducing business li-
censes to the city’s Code of
Ordinances.
Th e new restrictions were
draft ed in response to the
recent opening of Top of
the Bowl, a local nightclub
which includes nude enter-
tainment.
Th e business, which saw
its soft opening early in
June, caused a stir in the
community when locals be-
came aware of its inclusion
of nude dancers, particular-
ly as the business is situated
about 25 feet from a neigh-
boring church, Gateway
Family Fellowship.
“If I’m reading the com-
munity accurately, they are
greatly relieved to see that
the city drew a line in the
concrete with this ordi-
nance,” said Councilor Jo
Barker in an interview with
Th e Sentinel. “Th ey know it
has teeth.”
Th e business has billed it-
self as a bar and restaurant
with “special events,” which
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