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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL May 27, 2015 Local WWII veterans catch their Honor Flight BY MATT HOLLANDER The Cottage Grove Sentinel T hree Cottage Grove-area World War II vet- erans have returned home after taking the Honor Flight to visit the nation’s capitol. The Honor Flight Network works to fl y veter- ans of World War II and the Vietnam and Korea confl icts to Washington, D.C. to visit the memori- als built to honor their service, and on May 15, Glen Bricker, Roy Haymes and Cart Woodard, along with 43 other veterans from Lane, Linn, Lincoln and Benton counties, took their turn to be recognized. During their overnight trip, they visited 10 me- morial sites, all the time accompanied by a full police escort, which allowed their buses to travel from point to point without delay. “It was truly exciting,” said Haymes, who served with the U.S. Army 718 Amphibian Trac- tor Battalion from 1943-46 and participated in the Leyte Invasion on Oct. 20, 1944 and the Okinawa Invasion on April 1, 1945. “Us old guys don’t move around so fast anymore, so to see so many monuments up close on a quick trip was a once- A LONG FOR THE R IDE in-a-lifetime experience.” Bricker served as a Radioman 3rd Class in the Navy in Guam from 1944-46 and on the USS Los Angeles during the Korean War, and Woodard served as a First Lieutenant in the Marine Corps from 1941-45. Haymes said that he did not know of Bricker or Woodard prior to the trip and that it was a neat ex- perience to discover new connections with people in from Cottage Grove. Along the way, the Honor Flight veterans were greeted by hundreds of well-wishers who thanked them for their service and sacrifi ce to the coun- try. “It’s very nice to be remembered,” Haymes said. “It was a long time ago, and you can forget what it was all about. But this reminded me that there was a real reason to go.” The South Willamette Valley is one of fi ve Honor Flight hubs in Oregon. There’s no cost to the veteran to participate, and those interested may apply at http://swvhonorfl ight.org. The next Honor Flight is scheduled for October. courtesy photo Additional pictures and video clips of the Honor Carlton Woodard with Lt. Col. Kirsten Palmer at Flight can be viewed at the KVAL-TV web site. the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. BMX track idle, city seeks interest courtesy photo Cottage Grove's Carol Wood re- cently returned from an Honor Flight herself, having accompanied Pend- leton's Gib Brandstetter, who fl ew with the Honor Flight Network of the Bend Heroes Foundation. Art Walk to shine spotlight on youth C BY JON STINNETT The Cottage Grove Sentinel P assersby may have noticed recent activity at the BMX bicycle track in Cottage Grove, though it’s not the type of activity most commonly associated with the venue. Public Works employees with the City of Cottage Grove have been working to clean up the track, which has “basically been abandoned” by area riders, according to City Manager Richard Meyers. “We’re still trying to fi gure out what to do with it,” Meyers said of a facility that has hosted regular events and local organizations in the past but has struggled to maintain its momentum. “Right now we’re cleaning the place up, trying to get as much of the junk out of there as we can. But there’s nothing scheduled there now at all. There are still some people using it, but the riding club went away last year,” he said. The challenge to keeping the track up and operating, Meyers believes, is that over the years, groups of young people and their photo by Jon Stinnett Activity at Cottage Grove's BMX track has waned in recent years, and the City of Cottage Grove is considering its options for the venue. parents have utilized the track and invested trolled cars have also been bandied about, in its success. Then, as those young people and a group of RC car enthusiasts visited grow up, graduate from school and often the site but decided that the track wasn’t move on to other concerns, interest and ac- suitable for just their endeavor. But Meyers said the City is open to other ideas. tivity at the BMX track wanes. “We’re willing to see what we can put to- “There isn’t sustainability to it,” Meyers said. “If we can get an organization inter- gether,” he said. Those interested in forming a group or ested in keeping up and operating the track, scheduling events at the BMX track can call we’d be all for it.” Ideas for mountain biking on the track City Hall at 541-942-3325. and outfi tting it as a track for radio-con- ottage Grove’s Downtown Art Walk will feature the work of the community’s young artists this Friday, May 29 from 6-8 p.m. Guests can peruse local art in historic downtown Cot- tage Grove on the last Friday of every month from April to October. Complimentary treats, tastings and live music accom- pany visitors throughout the Art Walk, which is a free event. The artist listing for this month includes: Bohemia Rose — Cottage Grove Artist Hannah Brown Buster’s Main St. Cafe and Bottle Shop — open Delight — Maya Ahara: drawings, patches and acrylic paintings; Maisey Folb —block prints and photography Apple Pie Antiques — Lin- coln Middle School artists: handmade wood and acrylic pens; Joe Burrus — vintage bi- cycles Big Stuff BBQ — open for dinner Axe & Fiddle — open Kalapuya Books — Child’s Way Charter School student art Coast Fork Feed and Brews- tation — Heather Pickett, pho- tography Analog Barbershop — Don Rich, stencil techniques series 1: street art/spray paint on can- vas; DJ music and refreshments Imagine It Framed — Local art, music and refreshments Timeless Treasures — open The Crafty Mercantile — Nico Cornelius: Eclectic art; London School artists: kids workshop Opal Center — Chalk art Victoriana — open Shampoo Dolls — Mckayla Martindale, painting and paper art Stacy’s Covered Bridge — open for dinner The Bookmine — Penny Schaack, jewelry; Rod Wil- liams, author; Ron O’Keefe — music; clarinet and fl ute music performed by Jon Douglas and Spencer Mort Cottage Theatre presents 2015 3A A story of love, genius and instability By David Auburn Directed by Alan Beck June 12, 13, 14* 18, 19, 20, 21* 25, 26, 27, 28* *matinee sponsored by: Find Local Businesses. ,QWURGXFLQJWKHQHZHVWZD\WR´QGWKH Find Local Businesses. businesses that mean the most to you. ,QWURGXFLQJWKHQHZHVWZD\WR´QGWKH businesses that mean the most to you. www.shoppelocal.biz www.shoppelocal.biz Find GREAT MONEY SAVING COUPONS from local businesses Cottage Grove Sentinel Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama www.cottagetheatre.org Tickets available online, by phone, or at the door one hour before performance Thursday−Saturday 8:00 pm; Sunday 2:30 pm. $19 Adult, $16 Youth (age 6−18) 700 Village Drive, Cottage Grove 541-942-8001 www.cottagetheatre.org • 541-942-8001 • 700 Village Drive • Cottage Grove Shoppe™ is a trademark of News Media Corp.
