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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL March 11, 2015 Cottage Grove Retrospective A look back at a Sentinel story from 50 years ago March 11, 1965 March 2 Mental, Main and I St. Multiple calls came in regard- ing a male subject that appears to be trying to “dress the tele- phone pole” with various items of clothing, talking to himself, throwing objects into the street. When fi rst observed, the sub- ject had a knife in his hand and was cutting the T-shirt attached to the pole. Offi cers contacted the subject and advised him in regard to disorderly conduct. Concerning Creswell News and notes from our neighbor to the north Ernest Sloan, 71, (above right) will have an important part in an intercollegiate log-bucking contest held March 31 at Bozeman, Mont. His part was completed early last week when he fi nished fi lling two old-time bucking saws that were sent to him for sharpening by the Utah State team of Logan, Utah. John Ray Shoberg, Dorena, is a member of the Utah State team. As the team practiced for the event, he told the other members about the expert saw fi lers of the Cottage Grove community, and as a result he sent the two saws to his father, Carl Shoberg (above left). Shoberg, administrative assistant in the Georgia-Pacifi c Springfi eld Division timber department, looked up Sloan, who retired several years ago after a long career in the local timber industry. He worked for Row River Lumber and Booth-Kelly Lumber, retiring about the time Booth-Kelly sold to Georgia-Pacifi c. “I knew that if anyone could put these saws in top-top condition, Ernie could do it,” said Shoberg. Sloan uncovered his old fi ling bench on the bank of the Mosby Creek, unpacked his carefully stored fi les, ham- mers, gauges and other tools and went to work. He said one of the saws was at least 40 years old and both were made of good material. It took about a day for Sloan to get the saws into condition that satisfi ed him. According to the somewhat sketchy reports on the forthcoming contest from his son, Shoberg said he believes the meet in Montana is a regional affair, with a number of colleges participating. “I hope the boys work at it harder than they do at jobs around home,” he added. POLICE BLOTTER 5A Suspicious package draws concern L ane County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to investigate a suspicious pack- age that arrived on the door- step of a Creswell daycare last Tuesday morning. The Sheriff’s Offi ce said that, on Tuesday, March 3, at 7:13 a.m., it received a call from a staff member at Grow- ing Place Pre-School and Daycare regarding a suspi- cious package found in front of the business entrance door upon arrival. The Daycare school shares a building with the Creswell U.S. Postal Of- fi ce. Police say the caller de- scribed the package as a heavy cardboard box that was “taped up really tight,” with “Happy Birthday Billie” written on it. The caller advised there is no Billie working at or attending the school. Deputies responded to the scene and requested that the joint-agency Explosives Dis- posal Unit (EDU) respond to the scene as well. Both the daycare and Post Offi ce per- sonnel sheltered in place in the back of the building with an evacuation plan in place if needed. The Sheriff’s Offi ce said that EDU offi cers evaluated the package and were able to determine no explosives were present. Inside the package was a sweatshirt and pair of overalls. They say there was no indication on the outside or inside of the package to deter- mine where it came from. Cottage Grove Police Department 24-Hour Anonymous Tip Line: 767-0504 bucket of oil fell off a truck that departed the area and oil is now all over the road. Per caller the oil is contained but he requested help from CG Public Works to keep it from entering a nearby storm drain. March 3 Suspicious condition, S. Eighth and Arthur Multiple calls regarding pos- sible shots fi red or illegal fi reworks in the area. Traffi c hazard, Row River Road March 4 March 5 Burglary, S. 6th St. Caller advised his residence has been broken into again. This time they took items from the enclosed back porch, including two suitcases containing ap- proximately 1000 cds, suitcas- es, cd player and clothing. Menacing, Birch Ave. Caller advised she saw subject shoot at a cat in a nearby yard. She said something to the man, who reportedly came back out of the residence with a different pellet gun. Subject left the resi- dence and offi cer was unable to make contact. Criminal mischief, CG Jail Arrestee Sean Rentz charged with third-degree criminal mischief for throwing food con- tainers outside his cell, throw- ing partial cups of tea at the jail camera and urinating on the jail fl oor. Caller reported a fi ve-gallon Douglas G. 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Additionally, Dunny Soren- Day set for April 4 Cottage Grove City Manager Richard Meyers and Finance Director Bert Olsen recently at- tended the annual City/County Insurance Services (CIS) Con- ference, which provides an op- portunity to meet with other local government leaders and discuss risk management and in- surance issues facing communi- ties. The City of Cottage Grove is a member of CIS, which was jointly formed by the League of Oregon Cities and the Asso- ciation of Oregon Counties and provides risk management as well as property, liability, work- ers’ compensation and employ- 6 son, Senior Risk Management Consultant with CIS, visited with the City Manager in Cot- tage Grove this week to review the City’s Risk Management program and provide assistance in strengthening the City’s risk management program. City Council tours On Wednesday, March 11, City staff were scheduled to conduct whirlwind tours of City facilities for the City Council. -day weather forecast THURSDAY March 12 FRIDAY March 13 39° | 67° 48° | 71° Partly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy SATURDAY March 14 SUNDAY March 15 48° | 57° 41° | 61° Rain A.M. Showers MONDAY March 16 TUESDAY March 17 45° | 69° 44° | 69° Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Families interested in angling can fi nd a great fi shing oppor- tunity Saturday, April 4 at the Cottage Grove Pond in Row River Nature Park. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife plans to release approximately 2,000 rainbow trout into Cot- tage Grove Pond in advance of the Family Fishing Event. ODFW staff and volunteers will be on hand from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm to provide access to fi shing equipment and angling instruc- tion. Under Oregon Sport Fish- ing Regulations, anglers under the age of 14 can fi sh for free. A juvenile license is required for anglers 14-17 years of age. Juvenile angling licenses can be purchased for $9 from ODFW fi eld offi ces and license outlets. All other anglers must have an Oregon adult fi shing license. This event is for kids, so while the standard fi shing regulations will apply, ODFW would like to ask adults to leave the fi shing to the young anglers for a few hours. This will be the twelfth year for this event. Cottage Grove Pond is located in the Row Riv- er Nature Park off Row River Road east of Cottage Grove. Tidy up the Town Volunteers will meet in down- town Cottage Grove on Friday, March 13 from 9 am to noon to “Tidy Up The Town,” an an- nual event that brings volunteers together to clean up downtown sidewalk areas, wash windows and generally tidy things up. Those interested in helping out are encouraged to bring a friend and plan to join the group. Welcome new librarians The Cottage Grove Public Li- brary is excited to welcome two new librarians to its team. 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