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Color them revitalizedWho doesn't remember the delight of opening a box of Crayola crayons and pondering which tint to take first into a hot, childish grasp? Or deciding which vividly hued oval would get the first daub during elementary school watercolor sessions?
Color rarely loses its power to attract the eye. It's hard to imagine a better way to enliven a building's tired exterior than by applying a vibrant shade of paint.
The city of Myrtle Creek is making it easier for merchants and property owners to spiff up buildings visible from the public right-of-way. A total of $5,000 in grant money will be distributed to paint commercial buildings within the city limits. The city will purchase and provide recycled latex paint. Applicants must submit forms with the proper signatures and details including estimates of cost and amount of paint required. Once approved, participants will be able to choose two colors from a roster of 15 available shades.
That list of colors is too long to print here, but suffice it to say we'd like to offer the city roses colored carnation, espresso, Crater Lake, seashell, sweet corn ...
Thorn
Serial DUIIsMaybe he thought he didn't have anything to lose after his last DUII cost him his driver's license, but 40-year-old James Dean Goodell was wrong — this time he lost his freedom as well.
Goodell was arrested in Roseburg in February on his fifth charge of driving under the influence of intoxicants, and he is now in prison for two years and a month following a hearing before Judge Ronald Poole in Douglas County Circuit Court this week.
In the most recent case, Goodell was pulled over in a motor home that had a tail light out. His blood alcohol content was more than twice the legal limit at .17 percent.
In three of his five total arrests, Goodell was riding a bicycle. While not making light of the seriousness of the serial DUIIs, we wonder what one has to do to be arrested three times for driving a bike — hit a patrol car?
It was noted that the man has a serious problem with alcohol. We would tend to agree and hope that there are treatment programs in prison that may be available.
When Goodell gets out of jail, he will only be 42. The lack of a driver's license hasn't stopped him yet, but perhaps addressing the deeper issues surrounding his behavior will.
Rose
What a show!Dozens of roses should be delivered to the organizers of the Douglas County Lamb Show and the Rotary Junior Market Auction, events that make a big difference in the lives of the county youth who participate.
The youngsters learn a lot about responsibility as they care for, feed and exercise their lambs in preparation for the annual show. The goal is to produce the best lamb in the eyes of the judge to get top dollar in the auction ring.
Trent Pynch of Dixonville, who's part of a longtime county ranching family, landed grand champion honors for his 143-pound lamb. The Glide Middle School seventh-grader sounds like a dedicated sheepman. He says lambing is his favorite time of year and he's always ready to help his dad or grandfather with the sheep. Congratulations Trent!
Sherm's Thunderbird gets a rose, as well, for driving up the bidding to $11 a pound to buy the grand champion lamb.
We applaud all of the entrants in the lamb show for their hard work, and to all the volunteers who help run the show.
To the businesses and individuals who purchased the lambs, thank you for supporting a wholesome and worthwhile activity for kids.
