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businesses totaling $85,000
and three loans totaling
$30,000,” Gowing said,
adding that more assis-
tance is needed. “Our local
businesses not only pro-
vide jobs, but they are a big
part of making all of our
events and activities in the
community a success.”
The mayor then ap-
pealed to the rest of the
council to consider waiv-
ing the liquor renewal fees
for businesses in Cottage
Grove that hadn’t closed
operations during 2020, a
move which would follow
the city’s removal of other
licenses for taxis and used
merchandise businesses.
In light of the many chal-
lenges posed in 2020, Gow-
ing took time to recognize
three members of the
community who strived
to bring the community
together through difficult
times.
Covered Bridge Brewing
Group was recognized for
its collaboration with oth-
er local businesses to work
within the parameters of
the pandemic restrictions
and keep the local econo-
my moving.
Gowing said it represents
“an example of the type of
business community that
Cottage Grove is.”
Next, community mem-
ber Ernie Olson received
recognition for transfor-
mation of his lot on the
corner of S. 16th and Main
streets into a “unique piece
of property” which now
offers space for two retail
businesses and an apart-
ment.
In addition, Olson al-
lowed for the use of his
property in 2019 to estab-
lish a memorial bench for
Clarence Kreamier, the
iconic “Cottage Grove Wa-
ver.”
L ast ly, Et han
Bearden-Tanton was rec-
ognized as “an outstanding
youth” in the community
for encouraging the city
and Chamber of Com-
merce to organize last
year’s drive-thru Hallow-
een event.
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“Ethan saw a need to
think outside the box for
Halloween since we were
unable to have a celebra-
tion,” said Gowing. “It was
a very successful event and
allowed us to still provide
a festival for the commu-
nity.”
Gowing also praised
Councilor Jake Boone for
his role as President of the
League of Oregon Cities
during a difficult year.
Turning to housing, the
mayor pointed to a suc-
cessful series of projects
which propelled the city
beyond its stated housing
goals.
In 2018, the Cottage
Grove Housing Needs
Analysis identified a deep
need for more housing
availability at all income
levels and established a
goal of creating 69 dwell-
ing units per year to meet
the city’s threshold of 1,379
more units by 2038.
With the completion of
several projects such as
Cottage Village, Legion
Cottages, a DevNW project
and new units at Magnolia
Gardens Senior Living, 97
new housing units popped
up last year, said the mayor.
“2021 is looking even
better for housing,” Gow-
ing continued. “We have
four more tiny homes at
Cottage Village underway,
14 townhomes are current-
ly in the approval process,
a 42-unit apartment com-
plex is also in the process,
and discussions are under-
way for an 84-unit devel-
opment that plans on being
completed by the end of
the year.”
In addition, Gowing
pointed to the needs of un-
sheltered individuals and
expressed his appreciation
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
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
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: James D. Boram
Bible Study: Saturday, 9:15 am
Worship Service: Saturday, 10:40
Mid-week Service: Wednesday, 1:00
Trinity Lutheran Church
6th & Quincy • 541-942-2373
Pastor: James L. Markus
Sunday School & Adult Education
9:15am
Sunday Worship 10:30 am
Comm. Kitchen Free Meal Tue & Thur
5:00pm TLC Groups
tlccg.com
Living Faith Assembly
467 S. 10th St. • 541-942-2612
United Methodist Church
Worship Services Sundays: 9a & 11a 334 Washington 541-942-3033
Cottage Grove Faith Center
Youth Worship Sundays: 11a (all
Worship 10am
33761 Row River Rd.
ages welcome)
umcgrove.org
541-942-4851
Mondays: 5:30p (6th-12th grades)
Lead Pastor: Kevin Pruett
“VICTORY” Country Church
www.cg4.tv
Non-Denominational
913 S. 6th Street • 541-942-5913
Full Childrenʼs Ministry available
Church of Christ
Pastor: Barbara Dockery
Services: 9:00am & 10:45am
1041 Pennoyer Ave
Worship Service: 10:00am
541-942-8928
Message: “WE BELIEVE IN
Delight Valley
Preacher: Tony Martin
MIRACLES”
Church of Christ
Sunday Bible Study:10:00am
33087 Saginaw Rd. East
Sunday Worship:10:50am & 5:30pm CRESWELL:
541-942-7711 • Pastor: Bob Friend www.pennoyeravecoc.com
Creswell Presbyterian Church
Two Services:
75 S 4th S • 541-895-3419
9am - Classic in the Chapel
Our Lady of Perpetual Help and Rev. Seth Wheeler
10:30am - Contemporary in the
St. Philip Benizi
Adult Sunday School 9:15am
Auditorium
Catholic Churches
Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am
1025. N. 19th St.
website www.creswellpres.org
First Baptist Church
541-942-3420
301 S. 6th st • 541-942-8242
Father John J. Boyle
Pastor: David Chhangte
Holy Mass:
Sunday School 9:30am
Saturday Vigil – 5:30 pm
Worship Service 10:30am
Sunday – 10:30 am
Youth Wednesday 6:30pm
For weekday and Holy Day of
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Obligation schedule see website
OLPHCG.net
Confession: 4 PM to 5 PM
Saturdays or by appointment
St. Philip Benizi, Creswell
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for the quick action of
the city and the nonprofit
Community Sharing to es-
tablish a warming shelter
when Beds for Freezing
Nights announced it could
not provide services this
winter.
A mobile shower trailer
is also scheduled to arrive
in the community by early
February to complement
the warming shelter during
its operation.
Gowing then turned his
praise to city staff for man-
aging to continue to pro-
vide services through the
year such as notaries and
access to library services.
City projects, too, con-
tinued through the year
despite the pandemic and
wildfires slowing some
progress.
Projects like Safe Routes
to School and the 12-mil-
lion-gallon pond at the
wastewater plant, Gowing
said, are bringing safety
and sustainability improve-
ments to the city which will
impact the community for
years to come.
The mayor finished his
address by stating his ap-
preciation that Cottage
Grove has remained rela-
tively immune from the di-
visive and dramatic events
unfolding nationally over
the past year.
“I want to close by
thanking the citizens and
staff and my fellow city
councilors for the time and
efforts they have dedicated
to making the community
a better place,” he said.
In other council news:
Statement denouncing
attack on U.S. Capitol
The Cottage Grove City
Council joined local lead-
ers who have come to-
gether to issue a statement
denouncing last week’s
riotous events in Washing-
ton, D.C. in which the U.S.
Capitol came under attack.
The statement was is-
sued the day of the riot and
calls for communities to
come together to partici-
pate in civil democracy.
The statement reads as
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follows:
There are certain prin-
ciples and rights that we,
as Americans, have estab-
lished. Those include the
right to peacefully assemble
and our right to dissent —
both of which are critical to
our democracy. We cannot
mistake what is happening
today in Washington, D.C.
for lawful or peaceful as-
sembly.
The actions that occurred
at the U.S. Capitol today are
an assault on our Repub-
lic and our Constitution; it
goes far beyond the partisan
politics that have so divided
our nation in recent years.
We denounce these ac-
tions.
We can and must do bet-
ter. Please join us in com-
mitting to working together
to ensure our communities
continue to participate in
civil democracy where we
come together to improve
our communities for every-
one.
Local leaders who have
signed on to this statement
include:
• Lane County Board of
Commissioners Chair Joe
Berney
• Eugene Mayor Lucy
Vinis
• Council President
functioning as Springfield
Mayor Steve Moe
• Cottage Grove Mayor
Jeff Gowing
• Oakridge Mayor Kathy
Nichols Holston
• Westfir Mayor Melody
Cornelius
• Coburg Mayor Ray
Smith
Councilor Mike Fleck,
Youth Advisory Council
member MJ Raade and
Lane County Commis-
sioner Heather Buch, who
attended Monday’s city
council meeting virtually,
praised the move.
“This is about America
and our democracy,” said
Fleck. “And so I think it’s
very strong that peoples
of all parties and back-
grounds support our coun-
try’s rules and standards;
and if they disagree, to do
it peacefully.”
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Councilor Greg Ervin
qualified his support for
the statement by going on
to specifically condemn
the unlawful and destruc-
tive acts that occurred on
Jan. 6.
While addressing con-
cerns from council, Coun-
cilor Jon Stinnett made an
appeal for individuals to
reject the division, violence
and vitriol which have
characterized the country’s
landscape.
“Now is not the time to
withdraw from our neigh-
bors or treat each other as
enemies or others,” he said.
“Rather, it is essential that
we reach out to each oth-
er, reaffirm our common
bond, our common goals
and plan together for a
prosperous and inclusive
future.”
Used merchandise
business licenses
The city council held its
second vote on used mer-
chandise business licenses,
adopting a new ordinance
and amending city code.
The first vote on Ordi-
nance No. 3135 amending
Chapter 5.28 of the Cottage
Grove Municipal Code re-
garding the business li-
censes was held at the pre-
vious city council meeting.
The ordinance removes
the license requirement
and creates a business reg-
istry that is maintained by
the Cottage Grove Police
Department.
The ordinance also re-
duces recordkeeping re-
quirements, removes pen-
alty provisions and adds
cell phones, computers and
other personal electronic
devices to the list of items
defined as used merchan-
dise.
Councilor
Candace
Solesbee recused herself
from voting due to her
ownership of a used mer-
chandise business.
Positions filled
Chloe Beckes and Beau
Solesbee were appointed
to the Planning Commis-
sion for three-year terms
that will expire on Dec. 31,
2023.
On the Budget Commit-
tee, Donn Rust and Chalice
Savage were appointed to
full three-year terms, ex-
piring Dec. 31, 2023, and
Armando Garza will fill
a vacated term, expiring
Dec. 31, 2022.
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