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The Flower Basket and Gift Boutique “A Flower Shop and so much more” Floral Arrangements Boutique Clothing Accessories Jewelry Balloons Home Décor Fine Gifts Deliveries Locally and Worldwide Locally owned and operated since 1984 Quality and Satisfaction Guaranteed 119 South 6th Street • 541-942-0505 www.cottagegroveflowerbasket.com “It looks like three differ- ent buildings,” said Black- stone when he started the project in earnest last year. Choosing the Bank Building was part of Black- stone’s strategy to tackle to Cottage Grove’s largest downtown opportunity cost. “We started with the biggest, ugliest building downtown,” he said. “It was a diamond in the rough.” At the time of purchase, the Bank Building had seven low-income apart- ments upstairs and was home to Juanita’s Latina Store, Jim Downing Realty and Christi’s Barber Shop downstairs. After renovation, six middle-income apart- ments have been filled with tenants upstairs. Mean- while, Juanita’s remained downstairs (though relo- cated in the building) and the rest of the space is oc- cupied by financial advisor Edward Jones, new Italian restaurant Bartolotti’s and Blackstone’s own project, the Bank Building Offices. Response to what the renovated building is of- fering has been energetic. “Our apartments up- stairs were rented, in some cases, months before they were done,” said Black- stone. Bartolotti’s, too, has seen an unanticipated rush of patronage. Just hours after the restaurant’s inspection was completed last Mon- day, Blackstone recalled that people were lining up at the door. Blackstone was able to 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 — Len Blackstone, developer cubicles and open work- spaces are all available to be rented out to members while conference rooms, “Zoom Rooms” for private online meetings and hour- ly passes are rented out to the general public. The unique setup is geared toward remote workers, small businesses, organizations and start- ups which need workspace but can’t justify the cost of renting a whole building. “There’s really nothing that is like this exactly in Cottage Grove where you can rent an office, where you can rent a cubicle or you can rent an open space,” said Blackstone. “It’s opened up an oppor- tunity that never existed in this town.” Though finishing touch- es are still being done, of the 10 office spaces, eight have been claimed while one of four cubicles has al- ready been rented out. The office spaces are new not just to the build- ing, but to the town. The building’s reno- vation is the product of Blackstone’s own desire to leave a lasting impact on the city. “This all started with a very simple question I question,” he said. The city’s Housing Needs Analysis reported in 2018 that Cottage Grove’s vacancy rate was less than 2 percent. Blackstone was on the committee which helped put the analysis to- gether and he said, in terms of apartments, the vacancy rate is effectively zero. Blackstone approached the problem using his background as a man- agement consultant and brought in a team to do an analysis. “I treated Cottage Grove like it was a client,” he said. “My goal: well-paying jobs. That’s what I was after.” Blackstone pointed out that, in his consultant ex- perience, solutions are typically found in obvi- ous oversights rather than epiphanic realizations. “I’ve often said, don’t ex- pect the ‘Wow.’ Expect the ‘Duh,’” he said. In this case, “jobs are connected to business. Business is con- nected to buildings. And buildings are connected to land.” Though he initially in- tended to create a non- profit which would recruit companies to relocate to Cottage Grove, at the end of the day Blackstone real- ized he needed a better rev- enue model to accomplish the task of bringing lasting changing to the area. That in mind, he got his real estate license and, after helping broker some local real estate deals, got to work on his own project with the Bank Building. As the project nears completion, Blackstone feels he’s accomplished the goals he’s set out to do. “I think we’ve played a small part of what needs to happen in Cottage Grove, which is to create an envi- ronment in which business can thrive and grow,” he said. “It provides space for business to happen.” Blackstone added that he has a tremendous amount of gratitude for the ways the community has con- tributed to the project. “The support that this project has had from this community is incredible,” he said. In reflecting on the con- tributions, Blackstone not- ed that he saw convergence of a diversity of people in to get the project done as a symbolic of the potential for unity. Despite community members having vastly dif- ferent viewpoints, Black- stone was heartened to see them come together. “It didn’t matter when it came to building this project and it doesn’t mat- ter with regard to build- ing a community,” he said. “What we have in common is so much greater and so much more important than how we differ. Our differences — our diversity — is actually our strength.” With the building on its feet and operational, Blackstone is now focus- ing on touching up the last few details to round out the project’s completion. “But in one sense, it’s never done,” he mused. 5i5]w>><]cw:TcFCci5tTc]F5tcc]ciHc[>cj>MTT:R>5]cjFww>itCciCi>> 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 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! S entinel “It’s opened up an opportunity that never existed in this town. ” 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 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 C ottage G rove asked myself, which is, ‘What can I do to help Cot- tage Grove?’ I didn’t realize at the time that that would be such a life-changing Trinity Lutheran Church 6th & Quincy • 541-942-2373 Pastor: James L. Markus Living Faith Assembly Sunday School & Adult Education 467 S. 10th St. • 541-942-2612 9:15am Worship Services Sundays: 9a & 11a Sunday Worship 10:30 am Youth Worship Sundays: 11a (all Comm. Kitchen Free Meal Tue & Thur ages welcome) 5:00pm TLC Groups Mondays: 5:30p (6th-12th grades) tlccg.com Father John J. Boyle Holy Mass: Saturday Vigil – 5:30 pm Sunday – 10:30 am tap into another apparent need in Cottage Grove with the introduction of his office spaces. 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