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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL February 11, 2015 POLICE BLOTTER Cottage Grove Retrospective Cottage Grove Police Department 24-Hour Anonymous Tip Line: 767-0504 A look back at Sentinel stories from 30, 60 and 70 years ago Jaycee who has not brought in a new mem- ber, dues paid, since the fi rst of the year will be charged with the care of club’s newly attained “treasure” until he has done so. At their next regular meeting every JC who has not done his part in the membership drive will put his name in a hat to see who will be the lucky one to fi rst get the goat. From there “it” will be passed on. Jaycees not at- tending the next meeting will also have their names in the “pot.” Feb. 15, 1945 Feb. 17, 1955 Phone 555. The above want ad is being placed here to inaugurate the Cottage Grove Jaycee’s membership drive. Membership chairman, Jim Rhodes and Al Martin announced to local JC’s during their February 10 dinner meeting the following plan to obtain new members: A goat will be borrowed, or accepted as a gift, from a local farmer and kept by the Jaycees for an indefi nite period of time. Any Jaycees would like to get your goat WANTED: (either to borrow or for keep) One goat. Sex, size or color is immaterial. Must like Jaycees. Contact either James D. Roles or Albert O. Martin at the Sentinel. Feb. 2 Feb. 7 Criminal mischief, Village Green Domestic disturbance, Van Buren Ave An employee reported that a forced entry was made to the garden shop and possibly other buildings sometime over the weekend. It was unknown if any property was missing. Dam- age to door was estimated to be $25. A caller said that he woke up to his wife beating on him. He then said that she was uncon- scious and that he was bleeding. The call was transferred to 911. The female was interviewed at River Bend hospital. Feb. 8 Feb. 4 Garbage service is available to those who may want it Feb. 13, 1985: Vocational education classes still keep wheels turning — Ed Walley and Davis Squires troubleshoot a problem in their automotive class. 5A Criminal mischief, S. 14th St Theft, N. K St Some confusion apparently exists among the residents residing within the city limits with reference to the garbage disposal ser- vice now available to every resident within the corporate limits. Last month the city council signed a contract for garbage dis- posal with Fred Annett, who lives two miles east of town at the dump grounds and in our issue of January 25th, rates for this service were published. Rates approved in the con- tract were 75 cents per month in the resi- dential district; for restaurants, no less than $3 nor more than $10 per month. Others for dry refuse not including garbage by agree- ment between parties but not to exceed $3 per load. Mr. Annet said yesterday he had to take over the garbage route before he was really prepared, but that he was in position to care for the work now. A complainant at the station reported that a theft had oc- curred at the location on Sun- day between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. The stolen property was valued at $270 and included one ounce of marijuana, an iPhone, and 14 klonopin. Armed subject, Main St and River Rd There were multiple reports of a subject walking westbound on Main St carrying a rifl e. One caller said the subject was point- ing it towards the street. The subject was brought into custo- dy for unlawful entry into motor vehicle and theft I. The arrestee was released and transferred to the Relax Inn for the night. The gun was destroyed. A caller reported damage to the rear hatch of his vehicle while it was parked on the street in front of the residence over- night. Unknown suspects threw a fi re extinguisher at the rear hatch causing $500 in damage. Criminal mischief, E Wash- ington Ave A complainant at the station reported that unknown suspects sliced the passenger-side front tire sometime between 8 p.m. on Feb. 7 and 9 a.m. on Feb. 8. The vehicle was parked on the street. Suicidal subject, N. Mill St A reporting person said a 42- year-old male had taken a full bottle of unknown medicine. CITY BEAT Information gleaned from the City of Cottage Grove's 'Friday Update' inquisitive astronomy Cottage Grove Police Depart- posts and should further in- NASA coming to answer questions inside the Library ment impounded the fi rst dog crease the chances that own- during the event. at the new City of Cottage ers are quickly reunited with town On Monday, March 16, the Cottage Grove Public Library will host NASA Astronomer Teena Della and the Eugene Astronomical Society (and their telescopes) for an eve- ning “Star Party.” The party begins at 7:30 p.m. when it gets dark enough to really see some amazing celestial won- ders through the telescopes. Della will be on hand to The Library announced that it will also be holding nine astronomy workshops at Cot- tage Grove High School and Lincoln Middle School on Monday and Tuesday, March 16 and 17. New dog kennel opens On Thursday, Feb. 5, the Discount Smokes & Cigarettes BEST ! PRICES Grove dog kennel. The City says the dog was released lat- er that night after the owner contacted the Police depart- ment and paid the $20 im- pound fee. Now that the City kennel is in operation, the hope is that it will be easier and cheaper to reunite more dogs with their owners. Additionally, information and photos for each of the dogs that are impounded will be posted on the City of Cottage Grove and the Cottage Grove Police De- partment Facebook pages. Other community pages are sharing the posts to in- crease the visibility of the • Cigarettes • Cigars • Glass Pipes • Emerald E-Cigarettes • Emerald E-Juice Mon-Fri 8am-8pm; Sat-Sun 9am-6pm 541-649-1284 178 Gateway Blvd Cottage Grove (BiMart Shopping Center) 6 -day weather forecast THURSDAY Feb. 12 FRIDAY Feb. 13 43° | 65° 44° | 64° Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy SATURDAY Feb. 14 SUNDAY Feb. 15 44° | 61° 40° | 60° Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy MONDAY Feb. 16 TUESDAY Feb. 17 42° | 58° 42° | 53° Mostly Sunny Showers GUTTER SUPPLIES IN STOCK! their dogs. Bohemia Park pond cleaned Last week, Cottage Grove Public Works personnel and inmates from the Cottage Grove Jail cleaned the Bohe- mia Park Pond. City offi cials say the pond had not been cleaned since it was installed and the rocks and liner had been coated with sediment. A large amount of trash has also accumulated in the pond and sunk to the bottom. The pond was drained, trash removed, and the bottom cleaned of sediment. Of in- terest was the large number of gold fi sh that were discovered in the pond, along with sev- eral other aquatic creatures The City says most of the fi sh were caught and stored in a stock tank. The pond has been refi lled with fresh water and when the chlorine resid- ual dissipates, the gold fi sh will be returned to the pond, as they help keep the bottom of the pond clean and free of algae and sediments. Eventu- ally, City Manager Richard Meyers said the pond will be fi lled with treated effl uent from the Wastewater Treat- ment Plant, which will be used to irrigate the entire park on an ongoing basis. courtesy photo CJ Beach shows off two of the more notable creatures removed during a recent cleaning of the Bohemia Park pond. O FFBEAT Continued from page 4A courteous. Did Mr. McCornack have an employee by the name of Armstrong, they wondered? “As a matter of fact, I do,” he replied, or words to that effect, and the captain then called to Armstrong to come out and give himself up. He was, as it turned out, a deserter from the U.S. Cavalry. Once he’d been col- lected, installed on a horse and surrounded by his once-and-fu- ture comrades, the bugler played “recall” and the troop rode away in the direction of Eugene, leav- ing the astonished McCornacks to fi nish their supper. “Now, these troops were sta- tioned at Vancouver,” Elwin Mc- Cornack wrote in his account of his relatives’ adventure. “Had they ridden 150 miles to take Armstrong the Deserter? No, they had not. They had other business in this vicinity and had orders to pick up the deserter while they were there.” By the time poor Mr. Arm- strong was on his way back to the barracks, that business was e v i t o m Auto lties Specia all over and done, and the prize — a large home-made rebel fl ag — was safely stowed in a saddlebag. One source claims there was a “small skirmish” before the fl ag was confi scated. While possible, this seems unlikely; if shots had been fi red at U.S. Cavalry troop- ers, Smithfi eld would no doubt have been burned to the ground and its surviving occupants hauled back to Vancouver as prisoners. I’ve been able to fi nd no record of anything like that. But, skirmish or no, it was the fi rst and only incidence of an operation by the U.S. Army against a non-Native American military enemy on Oregon soil, and it ended in defeat for the Smithfi eld rebels. (Sources: McCornack, Elwin. "When the Rebel Flag Flew on the Long Tom," Lane County Historian, March 1962; Ap- lin, Glenn. "Notes on the Civil War," Pacifi c Northwest Forum, winter 1978; Fletcher, Randol. Hidden History of Civil War Oregon. London: The History Press, 2011) Finn J.D. John teaches at Oregon State University and writes about odd tidbits of Or- egon history. For details, see http://fi nnjohn.com. To contact him or suggest a topic: fi nn2@ offbeatoregon.com or 541-357- 2222. Douglas G. 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