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Drain
from A1
include sports viewing par-
ties, poker tournaments,
live music, burlesque
shows and both male and
female topless dancing.
However, some in the
community have called
foul, protesting that the
establishment’s owner was
not forthcoming about
the intent to include nude
dancing.
Proponents of the new
ordinance aim to restrict
Top of the Bowl’s oper-
ations as well as future
adult-oriented businesses.
New Rules
In establishing its pur-
pose, the ordinance states:
“Th e City of Drain fi nds
that it is necessary to li-
cense and regulate all law-
ful business, trade, occupa-
tion, profession or calling,
carried on or conducted
within the corporate limits
of the city by establishing
a business license permit;
and, to license, regulate,
control, restrain, and or
prohibit the nuisances
caused by adult entertain-
ment businesses that serve
alcohol beverages pander-
ing public nudity through
‘lewd exhibitions’ by es-
tablishing time, place and
manner regulations for the
public morals, public safe-
ty, public health and public
convenience of the inhabi-
tants of the city.”
Ordinance 436 thus cre-
ates a new chapter within
the city’s Code of Ordi-
nances for business licens-
es and permits, introduces
several restrictions to the
operation of adult enter-
Worship
Directory
COTTAGE GROVE:
6th & Gibbs Church of Christ
195 N. 6th St. • 541-942-3822
10:00am
Christian Education: Pre-K through 5th
Tim Baker, Senior Minister
www.6thandgibbs.com
First Presbyterian Church
3rd and Adams St
541-942-4479
Rev.: Karen Hill
Worship: 10:00am
Sunday School: 10:00am
fpcgrove.com
Calvary Baptist Church
77873 S 6th St • 541-942-4290
Pastor: Riley Hendricks
Sunday School: 9:45am
Worship: 11:00am
The Journey: Sunday 5:00pm
Praying Thru Life: Wednesday 6:00pm
Hope Fellowship
United Pentecostal Church
100 S. Gateway Blvd.
541-942-2061
Pastor: Dave Bragg
Worship: 11:00am Sunday
Bible Study: 7:00pm Wednesday
www.hopefellowshipupc.com
“FINDING HOPE IN YOUR LIFE”
Church of Christ
420 Monroe St • 541-942-8565
Sunday Service: 10:30am
Cottage Grove Bible Church
1200 East Quincy Avenue
541-942-4771
Pastor:Bob Singer
Worship 11am
Sunday School:9:45am
AWANA age 3-8th Grade,
Wednesdays Sept-May, 6:30pm
www.cgbible.org
Cottage Grove Faith Center
33761 Row River Rd.
541-942-4851
Lead Pastor: Kevin Pruett
www.cg4.tv
Full Childrenʼs Ministry available
Services: 9:00am & 10:45am
Hope In The Grove
Baptist Church
77820 Mosby Creek Rd
Pastor: Wayne Husk
Worship: Sunday 10:00am
Evening Bible Study: Wednesday
6:30pm
541.649.1043
For weekday and Holy Day of
Obligation schedule see website
OLPHCG.net
Confession: 4 PM to 5 PM
Saturdays or by appointment
St. Philip Benizi, Creswell
552 Holbrook Lane
Sunday 8 am
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
1301 W. Main • 541-767-9050
Rev. Lawrence Crumb
“Church with the fl ags.”
Worship: Sunday 10:30am
All Welcome
Seventh-day Adventist Church
820 South 10th Street
541-942-5213
Pastor: Kevin Miller
Bible Study: Saturday, 9:15 am
Worship Service: Saturday, 10:40
Mid-week Service: Wednesday, 1:00
Non-Denominational
United Methodist Church
Church of Christ
334 Washington 541-942-3033
1041 Pennoyer Ave
New Pastor Craig Pesti- Strobel
541-942-8928
Worship 10:30am
Delight Valley
Preacher: Tony Martin
umcgrove.org
Church of Christ
Sunday Bible Study:10:00am
33087 Saginaw Rd. East
Sunday Worship:10:50am & 5:30pm “VICTORY” Country Church
541-942-7711 • Pastor: Bob Friend www.pennoyeravecoc.com
913 S. 6th Street • 541-942-5913
Two Services:
Pastor: Barbara Dockery
9am - Classic in the Chapel
Old Time Gospel Fellowship
Worship Service: 10:00am
10:30am - Contemporary in the
103 S. 5th St. • 541-942-4999
Message: “WE BELIEVE IN
Auditorium
Pastor: Jim Edwards
MIRACLES”
Sunday Service: 10:00am
First Baptist Church
Join in Traditional Christian Worship CRESWELL:
301 S. 6th st • 541-942-8242
Creswell Presbyterian
Pastor: David Chhangte
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church
Sunday School 9:30am
and St. Philip Benizi
75 S 4th S • 541-895-3419
Worship Service 10:30am
Catholic Churches
Rev. Seth Wheeler
Youth Wednesday 6:30pm
1025. N. 19th St.
Adult Sunday School 9:15am
cgfi rstbaptist.com
541-942-3420
Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am
website www.creswellpres.org
Our Worship Directory is a weekly feature.
If your congregation would like to be a part of this directory,
contact us today!
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C ottage G rove
during such exhibitions if
liquor is served.
Further,
“dress-code
lewd exhibitions” may only
be performed two nights a
week, on Friday and Sat-
urday, from 8 to 10 p.m.
Doors must be closed by 10
p.m. all days of the week.
Adult
entertainment
business must also prevent
direct view into the venue
from the outside.
“They go through a little bit deeper scrutiny
because they are pandering public obscenity.
... They are pandering public nudity; public
nudity is a crime.”
— Drain City Councilor Jo Barker
defi ned by the applicable
state law; and taken as a
whole, lacks serious liter-
ary, artistic, political or sci-
entifi c value.”
Th e section goes on to in-
clude a litany of grievances
and concerns regarding
the establishment includ-
ing: evidence of crimes oc-
curring in and around the
business; the owner having
presented “false represen-
tation or statements” to the
city regarding the nature
of the business’ operation;
substantial moral outrage
expressed by the commu-
nity (in particular at the
establishment’s
proxim-
ity to churches); historic
secondary negative eff ects
caused by such businesses;
and concerns for the safety
of vulnerable citizens.
New restrictions were
also introduced, which
take aim at the “nuisance
aspects of establishments
that off er entertainment or
serve alcohol beverages.”
Such regulations include
limiting the alcohol con-
tent of beverages served
during any form of public
nudity exhibitions to 6 per-
cent and the requirement
that “pasties” for women
and G-string thongs for
any nude dancers be worn
In restricting the place-
ment of adult entertain-
ment businesses which
off er “public nudity enter-
tainment,” the ordinance
sets a 500-foot buff er zone
between such establish-
ments and a list of other
sites which include, but are
not limited to, locations
where minors may congre-
gate, parks, medical mar-
ijuana facilities, doctor’s
offi ces, health care clinics,
churches, libraries and
restaurants.
Additionally, no two
adult entertainment busi-
nesses are allowed to be
within 1,000 feet of each
other within city limits.
Th e addition of business
licenses is also a new de-
velopment for the City of
Drain, making it unlawful
for any person to conduct
business within city limits
without fi rst having ob-
tained a license. With some
exceptions, all businesses
are required to fi le for a li-
cense within 90 days aft er
Sept. 1.
Adult
entertainment
businesses are targeted
in particular to provide
a statement of whether
the applicant or anyone
involved in the establish-
ment’s operation has been
convicted in the past 10
years of any crimes listed
in the ordinance. Finger-
prints, photos and a police
department background
investigation are also to be
included.
“Th ey go through a little
bit deeper scrutiny because
they are pandering public
obscenity,” explained Bark-
er. “Th ey are pandering
public nudity; public nudi-
ty is a crime.”
All adult entertainment
businesses are also subject
to annual Planning Com-
mission reviews.
Community Debate
Th e Aug. 1 city council
meeting was held before a
divided public audience,
some of whom had rallied
in support of Top of the
Bowl.
Staff and city council,
too, seemed to lack con-
sensus on the issue.
As explained at the
meeting’s outset by City
Administrator Steve Dahl,
the city’s attorney had
previously suggested that
“passing an ordinance ban-
ning nude or topless danc-
ing would go against the
Oregon Supreme Court
view of freedom of expres-
sion.”
However, Ray Hacke, an
attorney with the conser-
vative legal defense organi-
zation Pacifi c Justice Insti-
tute, contested that the city
would not be in violation.
Hacke, who is off ering
his services to the city pro
bono, collaborated with
Barker and Dahl to devel-
op the ordinance.
In Saturday’s meeting,
Mayor Justin Cobb stat-
ed that he had previously
expressed concerns about
the requirement of back-
ground checks.
“I still have those same
concerns,” he said. “I think
that’s a bit overreaching.”
Audience commenter
Michael Welch-Cook, who
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6th & Quincy • 541-942-2373
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467 S. 10th St. • 541-942-2612
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tainment businesses and
lists particular grievances
and concerns directed at
the existing establishment
in question.
Th e ordinance establish-
es that the city and com-
munity “fi nd that public
nudity is public indecency
taken as a whole, appeals
to the prurient interest, is
patently off ensive, is sex-
ual conduct specifi cally
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AMERCIAN LEGION
CALVIN FUNK POST #32
and
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST #3473
On the 11th of each month, the veteran members of American
Legion, Calvin Funk Post #32 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
#3473, post fl ags on Main St. here in Cottage Grove. We post both
U.S. fl ags and POW/MIA fl ags to honor all veterans and to show
support for our great country. Since Veterans Day is the 11th of
November, we have decided to use the 11th of each month to
honor our veterans, whose sacrifi ces have made it possible for
everyone to voice their opinions and live in a free country.
The City of Cottage Grove installed the holes in the sidewalk so we
could post the fl ags along the street and the American Legion is
marking and maintaining the holes.
It is an Honor and a Privilege to provide this service to our
community.
AMERICAN LEGION, CALVIN FUNK POST #32
COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON
STEVE WESOLOWSKI - COMMANDER