2A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL April 8, 2015
Pinwheels,
colors draw
awareness to
90 by 30 effort
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BY JON STINNETT
The Cottage Grove Sentinel
R
epresentatives of Lane County’s 90
by 30 campaign in Cottage Grove are
working to raise awareness of issues related
to child abuse in the community to com-
memorate April as Child Abuse Prevention
Month, and judging by the buzz created by
a few of the group’s installations downtown,
Grovers are indeed taking notice.
Last week, fl ower planters downtown
were festooned with the blue colors and
pinwheels symbolic of the 90 by 30 cam-
paign, which aims to reduce child abuse in
Lane County 90 percent by 2030. Further
displays can be found at the Cottage Grove
Library, where a tabletop setting of brilliant
blue is meant to symbolize family together-
ness, according to Pete Barrell, a member
of the 90 by 30 campaign and the City of
Cottage Grove’s Community Services Di-
rector.
Barrell said 90 by 30 has drawn togeth-
er representatives of the major agencies
charged with combating child abuse in
South Lane County, adding that regional
leadership teams are also forming.
A 2011 forum introduced the public to
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photo by Jon Stinnett
Cottage Grove Community Services Director Pete Barrell and Community
Coordinator Teresa Cowan examine a display of the 90 by 30 campaign at
the Cottage Grove LIbrary.
the 90 by 30 effort, which was spearhead-
ed by representatives of the University of
Oregon’s School of Education, CASA of
Lane County and Lane County Health and
Human Services, according to the organi-
zation’s website. It states that the group is
advocating a three-step process to meet its
goal: Recognizing that all Lane County res-
idents have a role in preventing child abuse;
ensuring that all residents know how to pro-
mote a safe community and promising that
all can act to prevent child abuse.
Barrell said that local efforts in South Lane
County include a survey of the community’s
needs related to risk factors for child abuse
in addition to basic awareness of abuse
prevention. Those interested in more infor-
mation about the group or learning how to
become involved can call South Lane Team
Co-chairs Karla Snell at 541-579-7852 or
Colleen Stewart at 541-514-3819.
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It’s never
Living amazed: guarding
too late
against becoming too familiar to honor the
A
mazing
grace…how
sweet the sound! How
great Thou art! Jesus, Jesus,
Jesus…There’s just something
about that Name! Praise God
from Whom all blessings fl ow!
These are all lyrics to a few
old hymns of the church. Their
words convey a certain wonder
and adoration of the greatness
of God. This kind of wide-eyed,
jaw-dropping amazement should
certainly promote a hopeful out-
look on life.
Today we have numerous
ways to experience God’s good-
ness. We can watch and listen
to Bible teachings on TV, radio
and the Internet, fi nd encour-
agement in social media, listen
to uplifting music, read inspir-
ing books…the list is almost
endless. Sadly, it still seems that
a lot of our reverence for God is
gone from the Church at large.
Even with all the ways the
Word is available to us, it seems
as though we have lost some of
the respect we once had, and
familiarity may be the culprit.
Now, it’s not that familiarity is a
bad thing necessarily, but when
something—or someone—be-
comes common or ordinary to
us, we begin to take it for grant-
ed and it is no longer special.
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I believe that is what has hap-
pened.
Born again, not bored again
If we can’t fi nd anything else
to be amazed about, we can at
least rejoice that we will live for
eternity! But in the meantime,
there is much more to inspire
our wide-eyed wonder; all we
have to do is simply pay atten-
tion.
Think back to a time shortly
after you were born again. How
did you feel? Were you extreme-
ly happy? Were you amazed by
the presence of God, His grace,
His love for you? How did you
express your love and gratitude
to Him? Did you laugh, cry or
dance before Him? Did you
shout praises to Him or maybe
bow in silent reverence? What-
ever you did was your expres-
sion of the value, or importance,
of your new and growing rela-
tionship with God.
It was the same for the Chil-
dren of Israel. The Ark of the
Covenant was extremely impor-
tant to the Israelites because it
contained the presence of God.
It was holy and revered. It was
special—so special it could not
be touched by human hands.
They inserted poles through
rings on its sides in order to
carry the Ark because no one
could touch it. The presence
of God was sacred to them.
The Ark went before them ev-
Eileen Aanrud
1925-2015
Eileen Aanrud of Cottage Grove
died on April 2 at the age of
89. She was born on October
30, 1925 in Conemaugh, PA to
William and Marie (Burger)
Diamond. She married Richard
Aanrud on January 10, 1945 in
New York, NY, and traveled all
over the country, including to Cuba, as a Navy spouse. She was a
wonderful mother and grandmother. She was also an accomplished
seamstress. She worked as a seamstress and waitress. She was a
member of the VFW, and of OLPH Catholic Church in Cottage
Grove. Eileen is survived by daughters, Arleen Funai, Honolulu,
HI; Sherry Farmen, Cottage Grove, OR; Rickie Jeramiah, Payette,
ID; sons, William Aanrud, Anchorage, AK; Owen Aanrud, Cottage
Grove, OR; Lewis Aanrud, Coquille, OR; sisters, Arlene Diamond
and Helen McClemins, both of Pennsylvania; 13 grandchildren, 17
great-grandchildren, 4 great-great-grandchildren. Preceded in death
by her husband, Richard Aanrud; daughter Alice Kennedy; and her
fi rst born son Lewis Aanrud the 2nd. There will be a funeral at
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Cottage Grove on
Saturday, April 11 at 11:00 am. Interment in Fir Grove Cemetery. A
reception will be at the family home, 34896 Garoutte Road, Cottage
Grove. Memorial contributions may be made to The Federation
of the Blind, or the American Cancer Society. Arrangements by
Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel in Cottage Grove.
erywhere they went. They fol-
lowed it—followed God—into
battle…and when they did, they
won every confl ict.
But when Israel began to get
too familiar—to take the pres-
ence of God for granted—their
enemies began defeating them
in battle. The Philistines actual-
ly took the Ark away from them.
They lost the presence, the glory
of God! And even when they
eventually got the Ark back,
some of them treated it disre-
spectfully by touching it and as
a result, many of them fell over
dead. (See 1 Samuel 4-6.)
It might seem that much of
the glory of God is gone from
the Church today. And maybe
it’s for the very same reason:
because we have lost our rev-
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Jessie Rutter-Cothrell-Humble
1909 - 2015
Jessie Margaret Rutter-Cothrell-
Humble passed away on March 27,
2015, in Astoria, Or., from a life
well-lived. She had just celebrated
her 106th Birthday. She was born on
March 24, 1909 in a small cabin on
her family’s ranch near Susanville,
Oregon. Jessie was the youngest
of six children born to Albert and
Hallie Rutter.
Her early years were spent on the
family ranch near Galena, Oregon.
In 1917, her family sold the ranch and began the four year journey that eventually
led Jessie to Roseburg, Oregon, where she grew up as a young woman. Along the
way, Jessie took her fi rst train ride, saw her fi rst automobile and electrical light, and
saw the Pacifi c Ocean for the fi rst time. “Th at’s too much water,” she had said of the
Pacifi c, the place she came to love the rest of her life.
Jessie graduated from Roseburg High School in 1927, and worked as a hairdresser.
In 1929 she married Clarence (Buster) Cothrell. Th ey moved to Cottage Grove in
1946, raising two children. Buster passed away in 1955. Jessie was a member of
the Presbyterian Church and the Order of the Eastern Star. During her life she
owned and operated a freight company, was a fl orist, owning and operating her
own fl ower and gift shop, and a bookkeeper. In 1968 she married Leonard Humble.
Th ey lived in Corvallis, Mesa, Az, Eugene, and Florence. He preceded her in death
in 1985. For the last thirty years Jessie lived in Woodburn, Seaside, and Astoria.
Jessie enjoyed hunting, fi shing, knitting, gardening, golfi ng, coin collecting,
crossword puzzles, card playing, and crabbing along the Oregon coast. She loved
traveling the United States. On one trip she drove from the Pacifi c coast to the
Atlantic, and back, making sure she waded in both the Pacifi c and Atlantic oceans
at the beginning, middle, and end of her journey. Closer to home, some of her
favorite places to visit were Paulina and Twin Lakes.
Jessie’s surviving family includes her son and daughter-in-law, LeRoy and
Bonney Cothrell, Cottage Grove; Her daughter, Mary Perkins, Astoria; Stepson
and daughter-in-law, Leon and Carole Humble, Tempe, AZ.; Stepdaughter and
son-in-law, Alice and Malcolm Halvorson, ND.; Stepdaughter, Eunice Johnson,
ND.; Grandchildren: John Perkins, Steve Perkins, Robin Tubbs, Kelly Lanzarotta,
Eric Cothrell, Scott Humble, David Humble, Paula Boerwinkle, Scott Schuetze,
Stephan Schuetze-Coburn, Carissa Lewis, Janell Ginsberg. And many beloved
great and great-great grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
Preceding her in death, Son-in-law, Troy Perkins; Daughter-in-law, Janice
Scheutze-Cothrell; Her siblings: Frank Rutter, Albert Rutter, Bernice Rutter,
Edith Epping, Elizabeth Hutchins. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary is In charge of
arrangements. Visit www.hughes-ransom.com to share memories and sign the
guest book.