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OSAA announces latest high school sports season calendar for 2020-21
The Oregon School Activities Association’s plan pushes start date to late February, beginning with fall sports
By Ned Hickson
nhickson@cgsentinel.com
(541) 942-0555
WEATHER
Showers with a high
of 43 and a low
tonight of 37.
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COLUMNIST
On Monday (Dec. 7), the
Oregon
School
Activities
Association (OSAA) Executive
Board offered its revised calendar,
which moves the start of activities
to late February.
In explaining its latest decision,
the board said it had been hopeful
that the state’s landscape was going
to improve when it adopted the
previous calendar back in August,
which had a start date in
December.
But as COVID-19 cases contin-
ue to rise along with changing
county risk level metrics and
restrictions, activities have not
City Council to
vote on used
merchandise
business licenses
comments made during the meet-
ing that the OSAA and its member
schools are bound by the rules,
regulations and guidance set forth
by the Governor’s Office and the
OHA.
While the OSAA can’t waive
state mandates or provide excep-
tions for certain activities or coun-
ties in the state, OSAA staff remain
in contact with the Governor’s
Office, OHA and the Oregon
Department of Education (ODE)
to work toward a safe return to
in-person learning and high
school activities.
In Monday’s revised calendar,
fall sports has been moved to
“While disappointed that we need to adjust our
original schedule, we believe that keeping three
distinct seasons ... maintains potential
opportunities for all students moving forward.”
— Peter Weber, OSAA Executive Director
been approved by the Governor’s
Office and Oregon Health
Authority (OHA).
“Today’s decision by the execu-
tive board is another reminder of
the impact the pandemic has had
on Oregon students and schools,”
said Peter Weber, OSAA executive
director. “While disappointed that
we need to adjust our original
schedule, we believe that keeping
three distinct seasons — albeit in
shortened seasons — maintains
potential opportunities for all stu-
dents moving forward.”
The new plan encompasses
three seasons, each of which will
last six weeks and include a culmi-
nating week.
Board members made it clear in
See SPORTS 5A
Lane County
off ering small
business grants
All aglow in The Grove
Last week, Lane Coun-
ty opened the portal for
applications from small
businesses for Emergen-
cy Grants and will be
open through Sunday,
Dec. 13.
An aid amount of $3.6
million has been set aside
for grants and businesses
are encouraged to get
their application submit-
ted as soon as possible
at www.communitylend-
ingworks.org.
After the application
period closes, there will
be a two-phase lottery
system to ensure an eq-
uitable and fair distribu-
tion.
Grants will be distrib-
uted in the following
amounts in Lane County,
based on number of Full-
Time Equivalent (FTE)
employees:
By Damien Sherwood
dsherwood@cgsentinel.
com
Bettey Kaiser’s
Cook’s Corner
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Following a Nov. 9
discussion regarding
used merchandise busi-
ness licenses, the Cot-
tage Grove City Coun-
cil is set to vote on the
corresponding munici-
pal code next week.
During the Dec. 14
session, the council
will consider an alter-
native to its current
licensing code, which
came under council
scrutiny last month for
its lack of effi cacy.
Chapter 5.28 of the
Cottage Grove Munic-
ipal Code establishes
licensing,
operating
and recordkeeping re-
quirements for used
merchandise business-
es within the city lim-
its. License renewals
are required on a yearly
basis.
During last year’s
renewals, city staff re-
ceived comments ques-
tioning the necessity of
the licenses.
Before sending out
notices to the busi-
nesses this year for re-
newals, the issue was
brought before the city
council for discussion
in its Nov. 9 meeting.
Grant Amounts
Sole proprietor $7,500
1-5 FTE
$15,000
6-15 FTE
$20,000
16-25 FTE
$25,000
DAMIEN SHERWOOD/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
All-America City Square (aka Opal Whiteley Park) lit up on Saturday, announc-
ing the Christmas season with the vibrant glow of colored lights decked
throughout bushes and the park’s prominent Christmas tree. The lighting
ceremony was held virtually this year to comply with COVID-19 restrictions.
General Eligibility
Requirements
To be eligible, a busi-
ness must have been ad-
versely affected in either
one of the following two
ways:
• The business was
See GRANT 6A
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LATEST NEWS :
Deadline for Drain business licenses passes with few applicants
541- 942-3325 ph • 541-942-3328 fax
P.O. Box 35, Cottage Grove, OR 97424
A recent change to Drain city
code requiring business licenses
passed its deadline for applications
Dec. 1, though most businesses
have failed to file.
Drain Mayor Justin Cobb said
the city would be sending out re-
minder letters rather than issue
fines for the time being.
“It’s not uncommon for people
not to pay bills on time,” he said.
“My position at this point is it’s still
a learning experience for both the
businesses … and the city and right
now we’re both trying to learn how
to deal with this new system in
place.”
Creation of the ordinance was
prompted by the opening of Drain
business Top of the Bowl this June,
which controversially includes
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forthcoming about the intent to in-
clude nude dancing.
The subsequent ordinance add-
ed new definitions of prohibited
conduct within city limits in re-
gards to adult entertainment as
well as introduced business licens-
es to the city’s code.
The ordinance also requires that
owners and employees of adult
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adult entertainment in the form of
nude dancing.
The business has billed itself as
a bar and restaurant with “special
events,” which include sports view-
ing parties, poker tournaments,
live music, burlesque shows and
both male and female topless danc-
ing.
However, some in the commu-
nity called foul, protesting that
the establishment’s owner was not
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