Regional Roundup.Byline: The Register-Guard COTTAGE GROVE Cottage Grove, village (1990 pop. 22,935), Washington co., SE Minn., near the St. Croix River; inc. 1965. There is farming (cattle, sheep, corn, and soybeans) and manufacturing (chemicals and machinery). Growers' Market opens: The first Growers' Market of the season will be held Saturday at Coiner Park at 14th and Main streets, with new extended hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Organizer Darrell Palmer says many new vendors have been added to this year's lineup - with room for more - and the live musical entertainment also has been expanded. This weekend's music will be provided by The Obscure Brothers, Pacific Wind Band and the Boot Scooters List of scooter models per manufacturer Aprilia
The market will continue each Saturday through Nov. 2, featuring home-grown fruits, vegetables and flowers as well as high-quality craft items and food. For more information, call Palmer at 942-4200 or e-mail him at quailcreek@oip.net. DOUGLAS COUNTY Douglas County is the name of twelve counties in the United States:
TODAY Planning Commission Noun 1. planning commission - a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments commission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle - 7 p.m., Room 216, County Courthouse, 1036 S.E. Douglas Ave., Roseburg. Public hearings: Umpqua Excavation and Paving conditional use permit request for aggregate removal and storage at the end of Felt Road southwest of Roseburg; Douglas County zone change request for public reserve zoning east of N.E. Stephens St. south of Currier Avenue; Nace conditional use permit for a personal use airport south of Azalea-Glen Road adjacent to Fortune Branch Rural Service Center Community. For more information, call 440-4289. OAKRIDGE River enhancement planned: The Middle Fork Willamette Watershed Council will host a four-hour river enhancement work party Saturday along the Middle Fork Willamette River The Middle Fork Willamette River is one of several forks that unite to form the Willamette River in the western part of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is approximately 115 mi (185 km) long,[1] . Participants will meet at Greenwaters Park at 48362 Highway 58 at 9 a.m. and disperse to various sites along the river to pick up litter, remove graffiti, work on trails and pull invasive weeds. Afterward, workers will regroup re·group v. re·grouped, re·group·ing, re·groups v.tr. To arrange in a new grouping. v.intr. 1. To come back together in a tactical formation, as after a dispersal in a retreat. at the park for thank-you pizza and soft drinks. River cleanup activities will be going on throughout the state this weekend as part of the seventh annual "Down by the Riverside" event coordinated by SOLV SOLV Stop Oregon Litter & Vandalism (state program sponsoring beach cleanups, etc.) SOLV Save Our Little Village (St. Petersburg Beach, FL) and sponsored by the Oregon Lottery The Oregon Lottery is run by the State of Oregon. History The present-day Oregon Lottery was enabled by an amendment to the Oregon Constitution approved by voters in the 1984 general election. . For more information, call 937-9800 or e-mail mfwwc@efn.org. THE REGION FRIDAY Regional Investment Board of Benton, Lane, Lincoln and Linn Counties - 10 a.m. to noon, Cascades West Council of Governments, 1400 Queen Ave. S.E., Albany. For more information, call 924-8458 or 924-8420. SOUTHWEST OREGON Awards dinner set: The Area Health Education Center of Southwest Oregon will hold its seventh annual awards dinner Friday at the Seven Feathers Hotel and Casino Resort. The center will honor volunteers who have helped the nation recover from the Sept. 11 East Coast terrorists' attacks. Joanie McGowan of Jefferson Public Radio Jefferson Public Radio is a regional public radio broadcasting network serving a 60,000 square mile (150,000 km²) mostly rural area of Southern Oregon and Northern California. will emcee the event. Tickets cost $33 each and can be bought by calling toll-free (800) 501-1566. WALTERVILLE School celebration planned: Organizers of the Walterville School 50th Anniversary Celebration and Carnival are seeking volunteers and contributions. The event, which will be held at the school at 40589 McKenzie Highway, will feature an alumni reception, car museum, student performance and barbecue/sock hop. For more information, call 744-6415. |
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