COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL April 8, 2015
Cottage Grove Retrospective
Run/walk
planned at
Covered Bridge
A look back at Sentinel stories from 20 and 60 years ago
April 7, 1955
Portland ‘A-Attack’ to
alert guard
Cottage Grove National Guardsmen,
Company B, 186th Infantry, will par-
ticipate in activities for Oregon during
the simulated atomic attack on Portland,
which is scheduled for sometime this
month, according to Sgt. Jerald Jordan of
the local group.
At the time of the “attack,” National
Guard units throughout the state will be
alerted.
Radio stations will fl ash messages of
the “attack” and units will be given one
hour to see how many men receive the
message and arrive at the local armories
and meeting places. Each unit will send
hourly reports to Portland.
Unit headquarters will receive a phone
call as notice at the start of the attack.
Sgt. Jordan has reminded local resi-
dents that this “attack” is for practice
purposes only and he asks that no one call
the armory with questions since their line
will be busy with reports. Jordan stated
that to his knowledge the city fi re siren
will not be blown during the “attack.”
he Great Ice Cream Bowl, billed as a
family friendly run/walk, will start at 10
a.m. on Saturday, April 18 at the Chambers
Railroad Bridge. Sign-ups start there at 9:15
for the event, which is free and is associated
with Cottage Grove's A Primary Connection,
the 90 by 30 initiatve and the Cottage Grove
Jogging Club. It features a .8-mile river stroll,
a 2.3-mile hill hike or a combination of the
two. Questions can be directed to A Primary
Connection at 541-541-942-4967 or to Jim
Settelmeer at 541-968-2392.
CITY BEAT
Cottage Grove Police Department 24-Hour Anonymous Tip Line: 767-0504
March 30
March 31
Theft from vehicle, S. 2nd St
Criminal mischief, Dollar Tree
A caller reported that an unknown
suspect entered her husband’s car
while parked in the driveway at the
location overnight. The stolen prop-
erty, which was valued at $300, in-
cluded the victim’s wallet, leather
jacket and GPS.
During a routine patrol, offi cers
observed graffi ti on the back of the
building. The damage was estimated
at $80.
Suicidal subject, Holly Ave
Motor vehicle accident — injury,
4th St and Hwy 99
The caller reported that after a
verbal dispute the subject picked
up a kitchen knife and tried to stab
himself. The subject then put the
knife down, said that he wanted to
kill himself and left the location in a
white Chevy pickup.
The suspect was gone when of-
fi cers arrived, and the complainant
told them that the subject contacted
her via phone and made threats to
harm her.
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April 12, 1995: Cottage Grove
proclaimed tree-mendous city
— From left to right, Chris Louie,
Andy Gilroy, Wayne Kleckner and
Michael Louie work on getting
a tree into the ground on Main
Street. The planting took place
last Earth Day.
POLICE BLOTTER
April 1
last seen wearing a grey shirt, dark
pants and a white towel wrapped
around his face.
A second caller said that the sub-
ject was in her backyard. Offi cers ar-
rested the subject, who had warrants
in New Mexico and Idaho.
April 3
Menacing, Buster’s Main St Café
Multiple callers reported a car at
the location hit a child.
April 2
A mid-20-year-old male subject,
wearing a black trench coat and rid-
ing a bike, pulled a knife on the vic-
tim for no apparent reason. The com-
plainant stated that the victim called
him to make sure that the back door
of the location was locked.
Suspicious subject, Burger King
Theft, E. Washington Ave
The caller said that a male was at-
tempting to get into a customer’s ve-
hicle while it was occupied. The sub-
ject is approx. 30 years old and was
The caller said the suspect just
stole several items including his de-
ceased mother’s wedding ring and
multiple pieces of silver. The suspect
ence, respect and awe we once had
for the Lord. Shake up those memo-
ries of what God has done for you.
Begin to do what you did when you
were fi rst fi lled with God’s pres-
ence, His grace and love. Learn to
maintain that amazement, because
the more amazed you are…the more
hopeful, joyful and peaceful you’ll
be, and the more “fl avor” you’ll add
to this world.
There are several ways we can
stir ourselves up. Just stop and think
for a moment. Begin to reminisce
about the goodness of God in your
life. Remember things He’s done for
you. Consider some of the bad situa-
tions He has protected you from, like
perhaps a bad accident you missed
because you locked your keys in the
car and ran late for work. Things like
this are not necessarily coincidences,
and we will be able to see the hand
of God at work in them if we simply
pay attention.
Keep a journal to record your
prayer needs and then the answers
and breakthroughs, or a gratitude
notebook to just write down things
you are thankful for. Share with oth-
ers what God is doing in your life!
It doesn’t matter whether they’re big
or small things; remembrance is vital
to maintaining hope, and these things
can help remind you.
When you focus on how wonderful
God is and all the great things He’s
done—is doing—and even will do in
was last seen heading westbound on
Main St. in a red Toyota Celica.
Suspicious subject, Dari Mart
An employee said that a male sub-
ject in the bathroom at the location
appears to be under the infl uence of
methamphetamines. The subject was
yelling, screaming and fl ailing his
arms before he came into the store.
April 4
Hit and run — property, Walmart
The caller said that a Hispanic
subject struck her vehicle and ran
back into the store. Offi cers on the
scene located the male suspect inside
the store, brought him into custody
for driving with a suspended license
and issued a citation on the scene.
J OYCE
Continued from page 2A
erential fear and awe of God. But
all hope is not lost. I think we could
also say that the more amazed we are
by the presence of God, the more of
His glory we will see in our lives.
The apostle Paul told Timothy to stir
himself up (see 2 Timothy 1:6), and
I think we should take the same ad-
vice.
Stir it up
It’s like a jar of salad dressing sit-
ting on a shelf—most of the season-
ing settles to the bottom of the bottle.
But when you shake that bottle up,
all the ingredients mix together and
then the dressing can add fl avor to a
salad. In the same way, we can stir
ourselves up and regain the rever-
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your life, your natural response will
be praise, adoration and awe. Don’t
let yourself ever get used to it…stay
amazed!
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From the City's
'Friday Update'
Summer Water Supply
Forecast
With the summer irrigation season
quickly approaching, it is very informative
to look at the reservoir refi ll projections
from the Army Corps of Engineers for the
Willamette System. With the mild winter
and virtually no snow pack, refi lling of the
Willamette Basin reservoirs is a concern.
The Willamette System is currently 36 per-
cent full and 35 percent behind what is ex-
pected by April 3. Dorena Reservoir is 39
percent full and 18 percent behind. Infl ow
to Dorena Reservoir is 511 cubic feet per
second (cfs) and outfl ow is 149 cfs. At this
time last year, these amounts were 802 cfs
and 416 cfs, respectively. Dorena and Cot-
tage Grove reservoirs are both projected
to fi ll to a point where minimum summer
fl ows can be maintained, while other Willa-
mette System reservoirs are still question-
able. Reservoir levels for both Dorena and
Cottage Grove are important to the City.
As the spring season progresses, Public
Works will continue to closely monitor lo-
cal reservoir operations.
Free Soccer Golf At
Middlefi eld Golf Course
In observance of Child Abuse Prevention
Month, the City is offering $1 Soccer Golf
throughout the month of April at Middle-
fi eld Golf Course, and on Saturday, April
11, Soccer Golf will be FREE all afternoon
beginning at 1 p.m. Groups of up to eight
people can all play together.
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V8 4-speed.
$800
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O FFBEAT
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resigned) moods. “He cannot be
long content in any part of the
globe, and as I am only a lesser
light, following in his wake like
phosphorous after a vessel at
sea, I fall in naturally when he
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takes up the line of march. Tents
being struck in the night-time,
the morning sun shines only on
the ashes of our campfi re.”
The morning sun may have
shone on their old home, but
it was not much involved with
the Victors’ voyage to their new
-day
weather forecast
THURSDAY April 9
FRIDAY April 10
38° | 43°
41° | 65°
Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
SATURDAY April 11
SUNDAY April 12
36° | 55°
37° | 59°
Showers
Partly Cloudy
MONDAY April 13
TUESDAY April 14
40° | 65°
39° | 57°
Partly Cloudy
A.M. Showers
one. It was a horrible, stormy
trip aboard the ill-fated steamer
Brother Jonathan. But at the end
of it, the two of them arrived
in Portland for the fi rst time on
Christmas Day, 1864.
The fi rst person Frances met
in Portland was her husband’s
new boss, Addison Gibbs, own-
er of the Oregon Iron Works.
Frances laughingly told him she
knew almost nothing about her
new home. Indeed, when they
had arrived, she had been sur-
prised to learn of the existence
of a big river about which all
books she’d read about Oregon
seemed to know absolutely
nothing — a river called the
Wallamet, or Willamette.
Gibbs told her that wasn’t
surprising, because very little
had been written about Oregon
yet. And, knowing she was an
author of some renown, he sug-
gested that after she’d oriented
herself a bit, she might be just
the person to remedy that.
“Oh, if that is what is wanted,
it is just in my line,” she replied,
according to her later recollec-
tion; “and I should enjoy study-
ing the country with the purpose
of writing it up.”
It was this conversation that
led her to Judge Deady’s front
porch — and to the subject
that would become her avoca-
tion and her primary profes-
sional interest for the rest of
her life. It would be an interest
that would transform her from a
gifted writer of frivolities, light
verse, witty prattlings and pot-
boilers, into a giant of Pacifi c
Northwest letters and, as the
Portland Morning Oregonian
acknowledged, the “Mother of
Oregon History.” And it would
also make her a little bitter, as
she saw the fruits of her life’s
work and the reputation she had
earned being appropriated by an
out-of-state commercial histo-
rian in exchange for the modest
monthly salary that she needed
to buy her bread.
We’ll talk about Fuller Vic-
tor’s career as an Oregon histo-
rian in next week’s column.
(Sources: Martin, Jim. A Bit
of a Blue: The Life and Work
of Frances Fuller Victor. Salem:
Deep Well Pub., 1992; Mills,
Hazel Emery. “Frances F. Victor
in Ascent,” Oregon Historical
Quarterly, Dec. 1961; Browne,
Sheri Bartlett. “Frances Fuller
Victor,’
oregonencyclopedia.
org)
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. Maddess, DMD
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