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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL April 15, 2015 Wild pursuit ends in pasture Local programs now online T he pursuit by Lane County Sheriff’s Depu- ties and state troopers of a man allegedly trespassing on property near Sears Road came to a wild end in a nearby cow pasture Friday after- noon. The Lane County Sheriff’s Offi ce states that, at about 11:35 a.m. Friday, it received a call from a homeowner on Sears Road advising that an un- known subject came through her gate and was driving his red pickup around inside the perimeter of her property. The male subject got in and out of his vehicle several times and continued to drive around the property, including through pastures and behind barns. The fi rst Deputy Sheriff arrived soon after and reportedly confronted the subject, who initially complied but soon rose to fl ee. The deputy deployed his Taser; however, the subject broke contact and fl ed to his vehicle. The subject then continued to fl ee from the deputy in his vehicle, driving north across the rural farm property. Eventually the subject parked his vehicle on the back of the property and fl ed on foot, jumping into the Coast Fork of the Willamette River, the western Cottage Grove TV returns in digital form BY CINDY WEELDREYER For The Sentinel F courtesy photo State Police and South Lane Fire and Rescue helped Sheriff's Deputies apprehend Kevin Crook in a cow pasture Friday afternoon. boundary of the victim’s property. Additional deputies responded along with troop- ers from the Oregon State Police to attempt to lo- cate the subject on the west side of the river. At 12:38 p.m. police say the subject, later identi- fi ed as 55-year old Kevin D. Crook, was confronted by Sheriff’s Deputies as he attempted to run west- bound across a cow pasture at 81275 Davisson Road. They say the subject was again non-compli- ant and fought with deputies, kicking one in the chest several times. Crook was eventually able to be subdued with assistance from additional deputies and troopers. He was taken into custody, checked by medics on scene, and transported to be lodged on charges of trespassing, methamphetamine pos- session, eluding police and resisting arrest. On Monday, LCSO spokesperson Carrie Carver said Crook insistently told troopers he believed he was driving on his own property, which Carver added is not near the Sears Road property. Oil leak causes sheen on Coast Fork downtown BY JON STINNETT The Cottage Grove Sentinel A n unnatural shine on the sur- face of the Coast Fork of the Willamette River in downtown Cot- tage Grove alarmed several passersby last weekend and eventually drew a response from city crews and Ore- gon’s Department of Environmental Quality. The oily sheen was fi rst no- ticed on Sunday evening, April 5, and Cottage Grove Police contacted city staff about the oil slick. Crews with Public Works spent the next day fol- lowing the sheen upriver, removing 3A manholes to trace its path through the City’s stormwater system, according to Mike O’Reilly of the City’s main- tenance department. “We could smell the oil when we got to a catch basin at Sixth and Madison, where we noticed an old oil container leaking all over the parking lot,” O’Reilly said. Eventually, they arrived at the for- mer location of Oletsgo Automotive, where an oil tank apparently used to hold waste oil had failed and begun to leak oil onto the nearby parking lot and, eventually, into a nearby storm drain. Oregon DEQ was called in response to the incident, and State On-Scene Coordinator Geoff Brown said that about half of the tank’s 60-70 gallon capacity may have leaked over time. “We had the owner spread out ab- sorbents on the parking lot, and we put out absorbent booms to catch more of the oil,” Brown said. He added that the catch basin nearby was also pumped clean. Brown said that, in this particular case, there weren’t many cleanup options available. “Typically, cleanup involves some sort of soil removal, but because this oil was released to asphalt, there wasn’t any more we could do,” he said. “We lost a lot of it to rain that carried it through the stormwater sys- tem.” Brown said there was “not a lot of risk” posed by the relatively small amount of oil released to the river. “It takes very little oil to create a large sheen,” he said, “and it’s not un- common to see a sheen without any major spill. You’re going to fi nd some petroleum in any urban setting; it’s the world we live in. There’s no ex- treme risk, but it’s the responsibility of the property owner to do what can be done to minimize that risk.” ans of CGTV programs will be hap- py to know many of them are now available online. For 3 ½ years CGTV programs were shown on the local trans- lator system on Channel 38.2. Local vid- eographer Dan Holt worked with other regional videographers to provide 24-hour programming, which featured travel docu- mentaries, Christian programs, alterna- tive health and coverage of local events in South Lane County. New management at His Word Broad- casting took the channel in a different di- rection in 2014, removing CGTV programs and disappointing loyal viewers. Holt has now uploaded more than 300 videos to YouTube that are available anytime on de- mand for free. To view them go to www. youtube.com/user/danholtvideo then click “videos.” Thus far there are three days of programs available under “playlists.” Some videos are also available at www. dailymotion.com/danholtvideo, however viewers must activate the full screen fea- ture to ensure the advertisements don’t block the program being viewed. Holt said one of the drawbacks of put- ting these programs on the web is the pro- hibition of copyrighted music. The Booher Family and the Pacifi c Gospel Music Asso- ciation were popular programs on CGTV which cannot be shown on YouTube. For additional information or assistance call Dan Holt at 541-946-1445 or send an email to danholtvideo@gmail.com. Event planners band together to seek equipment funding Photo by Claire Sylvain B oard members and coordinators for four lo- cal summer events gathered last Wednesday evening, April 8 at the Cottage Grove Commu- nity Center with a grant writer seeking funds for equipment they plan to share. Grant writer Rose Miller worked with leaders of Bohemia Mining Days, Oregon Covered Bridge Festival, Rotary’s Cycle The Lakes and the WOE Heritage Fair to agree on what items are needed by all the groups. After introductions and discussion the participat- ing organizations determined their highest shared equipment needs were tables, chairs, shade sails and storage for the items. Leaders of local summer events at recent summit meeting included: [clockwise] Marie Longfellow, OCBF Board and Quilt Show Coordinator; Don Strahan, Rotary Cycle The Lakes Coordinator; Cindy Weel- dreyer, BMD Board; Kerri Warren, BMD Board; Jim Gilroy, former CG Mayor and lo- cal events supporter; Jimmy Schaper, BMD Board; Lorraine Eriksen, OCBF Board; Dena Twite, Carolin Pettit and Judy Cash, WOE Board; Nancy Glines, BMD Festival Coordinator; Cathy Simmons, BMD Board and grant writer Rose Miller. SPRING CLEAN UP Come in for your tools and supplies at our Cottage Grove & Creswell locations. Birch Avenue Dental Park W. McClung, DDS • Tammy L. McClung, DDS Where dentistry is our profession but people are our focus WELCOMING NEW PATIENTS! “WE MOW D O W N H I G H PRICES” Check out our exclusive Birch Avenue Dental Program that provides all the rewards of dental insurance without the headaches. For more information please call 541-942-2471 or visit us at www.birchavenuedental.com MEET MY FARMER Sunday, April 19 th 11:30 – 2:30 First Presbyterian Church (Corner of Adams & 3 rd Streets) Sponsored by the Earth and Social Justice Commission of the Presbyterian Church and cgFEAST •Free Samples • Produce • Plant Starts • Poultry & Meat • Many Vendors (541) 942-1301 6RXWKWK&RWWDJH*URYH & & Equipment Rental (541) 895-4166 6RXWK0LOO6W&UHVZHOO 0RQ6DWDPSP6XQGD\DPSP A lunch of African stew from InStove and homemade tortillas will be offered. Presentations include: •CG High School Community Garden •Local CSAs •Bees and Beekeeping •Our Local Food Movement •Compost Tea Take time to learn about our area farmers and other community supported agricultural opportunities. All Are Welcome!
