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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | SEPTEMBER 9, 2021 | 11A Humane Society invites dog owners to ‘Bow Wow Around Town’ The Humane Society of Cottage Grove is holding its 15th annual dog walk on Sept. 11, 2021. This “Bow Wow Around Town” is a fundraiser for the Humane Society of Cottage Grove, whose primary mis- sion is to provide financial and transportation assis- tance for spay and neuter in our community. The organization is staffed 100 percent by volunteers. The dog walk will be a great opportunity to social- ize both humans and dogs with others in the commu- nity. The two-mile loop starts at Prospector Park at 10 a.m. Registration opens at 9:30 a.m. Scarves and gifts will be handed out for every dog and COVID-19 mandates and recommendations will be followed. The event is subject to can- cellation based on state and health authority guidelines. There is a $10 suggested donation, $15 per family. Public invited to help raise awareness around suicide September is Suicide Pre- vention Month. The Suicide Prevention Coalition of Lane County invites every- one in Lane County to join their efforts and assist in reminding people that they are not alone, the communi- ty cares for them, and there are people they can reach out to when they need help. The coalition will be hold- ing Signs of Hope rallies around the county today (Sept. 9) to share that mes- sage. Community members can join the efforts by: • Getting comfortable asking, “Are you okay?” and listening to the answer by checking out the Seize the Awkward Campaign. The Seize the Awkward Cam- paign (https://seizetheawk- ward.org/) website is loaded with resources to help pre- vent suicide and strengthen mental wellbeing. • Joining the Suicide Pre- vention Coalition of Lane County to get involved in lo- cal efforts to prevent suicide and promote mental well- being in your community. Check out their website. • Participating in training hosted by the Suicide Pre- vention Coalition of Lane County, such as Question Persuade Refer (QPR). • Participating in the ral- lies on Sept. 9. Learn more about these events by going to the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Lane County’s Facebook or Instagram pag- es. We have a beautiful selection of fresh local produce • plants perennials • annuals • baskets local artisan gifts and more! Desserts available for carryout. Shady Oaks Plants & Produce It’s the Place to Be!!! located at 77380 Hwy, 99 S www.shadyoaksplantandproduce.com REDISTRICT from A1 the U.S. Constitution stipulates that congres- sional representatives be apportioned to the states on the basis of popula- tion. There are 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Each state is allotted a portion of these seats based on the size of its popula- tion relative to the other states. Consequently, a state may gain seats in the House if its population grows or lose seats if its population decreases, relative to populations in other states. In 1964, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Wesberry v. Sanders that the popula- tions of House districts must be equal “as nearly as practicable.” In Oregon, congres- sional and state legis- lative district lines are drawn by the state legis- lature. District lines are subject to veto by the governor. If the legislature fails to establish a redistrict- ing plan for state legis- lative districts, it falls to the secretary of state to draw the boundaries. Or- egon currently has five Congressional Districts, and all will be examined and potentially redrawn as a result of this pro- cess, while a sixth is go- ing to be added. U.S. Census Bureau figures from 2021 show the state’s population increased by 10 percent over the past decade to more than 4.2 million, enough to give it an ad- ditional congressional district for the first time in 40 years. “It is exciting that we will gain an addition- al seat in Congress and Oregonians’ voices will be better represented in Washington D.C.,” said state Sen. Kathleen Tay- lor, a Portland Democrat who is the Senate Redis- tricting Chair. The addition of this seat would normally create an advantage for the state’s ruling party, but in this instance the Democrats reached an agreement to share the redistricting responsi- bilities equally with Re- publicans in exchange for a commitment from Republican lawmakers to stop delaying Demo- cratic legislative initia- tives. That agreement al- lows for each party to have three members on the state’s redistrict- ing committees and, if no agreement can be reached on U.S. Con- gressional boundaries, the redistricting bound- aries would be deter- mined by a panel of five judges, one from each of the state’s current dis- tricts. The members of the Redistricting Commit- tee are co-chairs Rep. Shelly Boshart Davis and Rep. Andrea Sali- nas, along with repre- sentatives Daniel Bon- ham, Winsvey Campos, Khanh Pham and House Republican Leader Christine Drazan. “Now that we have equal representation on the redistricting com- mittee, our legislative and congressional dis- tricts will be drawn in a way that avoids political gerrymandering,” said Drazan, a Canby Repub- lican. “Our current maps have favored one polit- ical party over another for the past 20 years, but Oregonians can be confident that this sixth congressional district will be drawn according to the rules to give peo- ple fair representation.” State law requires that congressional and state legislative districts meet the following criteria: • Districts must be contiguous. • Districts must “uti- lize existing geographic or political boundaries.” • Districts should not “divide communities of common interest.” • Districts should “be connected by transporta- tion links.” • Districts “must not be drawn for the pur- pose of favoring a polit- ical party, incumbent or other person.” The initial proposal from Democrats to re- draw the states districts focuses on counties which have higher rates of population growth, such as Washington County and the Salem region of the state. Republicans were fo- cused more on the sixth congressional district, with an eye towards reducing the area of districts currently rep- resented by Earl Blu- menauer and Peter De- Fazio, increasing them to include more Repub- lican strongholds in ru- ral areas of the state. The proposed place- ment of the six congres- sional district was not discussed by the com- mittee members, who met remotely by video on Sept. 3. A series of virtual public hearings about redrawing the districts will start today, Sept. 9. Under an order from the Oregon Supreme Court, lawmakers have until Sept. 27 to submit maps. If they cannot pass a plan, or a plan they do pass is vetoed by the governor, Secretary of State Shemia Fagan, a Democrat, will assume responsibility for draw- ing legislative districts. Congressional districts will be drawn by a ju- dicial panel, under a process that lawmakers created in 2013. For more information, visit www.oregonlegis- lature.gov/redistricting. Public Notices The Lowest Rates in Lane County PUBLIC MEETINGS, TRUSTEE NOTICES, PROBATE, AUCTION & FORECLOSURE NOTICES, AND MORE. Published weekly in the Cottage Grove Sentinel and online at cgsentinel.com S entinel C ottage G rove Contact: Meg Fringer 541-942-3325 x1200 mfringer@cgsentinel.com
