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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL June 3, 2015 Velomobiles zip through Cottage Grove BY JON STINNETT The Cottage Grove Sentinel D uring a rest stop at Buster’s Café on Thursday, riders with Left Coast Velomobiles spent some time talking about what has to be one of their favorite subjects: their unique vehicles. The Left Coast Velomobile Gath- ering brought about eight riders to Cottage Grove for the fi nal day of a ride that began in Portland and worked its way south last week. While in the area, riders rode their velomobiles — basically bikes that are enclosed for aerodynamic pur- poses — around Dorena and Cot- Community Foundation awards scholarships Fifty-three awards totaled $53,000 tage Grove reservoirs, then across the local covered bridges and back to Creswell, in the process racking up between 50-60 miles per day for the trip. Cottage Grove’s Taylor Wilhour, who can often be seen pedaling around town in his own “velo,” said the Row River Trail was a popular aspect of the South Lane County portion of the ride. Wilhour, who pedaled across the United States in his vehicle in 2011, joined others who had completed similar feats, each eager to extol the virtues of Please see VELOS, Page 11A T photo by Jon Stinnett Velomobile riders took in the sights including the Chambers Railroad Bridge. Eastside Market changes hands BY JON STINNETT The Cottage Grove Sentinel M andy and Garry Dhanju know how positively nearby recreation oppor- tunities have affected their business at Fern Ridge Market, and they say it’s a big reason they wanted to operate a similar market in Cottage Grove. The Dhanjus found their chance with the recent purchase of the Eastside Market, one of the last stops for provisions on the way to Dorena Reservoir. They also own the Get N Go Deli in Springfi eld. “We wanted to buy something down here,” Garry Dhanju said. “We already have Fern Ridge, and we thought we could do even better in Cottage Grove.” The couple took over ownership follow- ing a 15-year run by previous owners Jin Hwan and his wife, who recently sought retirement. The Dhanjus have been operat- ing the market since April 1 and are excited about the changes they have made and will be making, including the addition of hot food such as breakfast sandwiches, more grocery items and a walk-in beer “cave.” “Come in and see the difference,” Mandy Dhanju said. Eastside Market is located at 3075 Row River Road. It is open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. photo by Jon Stinnett Mandy and Garry Dhanju assumed ownership of Eastside on April 1. BY MATT HOLLANDER The Cottage Grove Sentinel A photo by Matt Hollander t least 60 kids and their parents participated in the fourth annual Cottage Grove Water Safety Day, held Satur- day at the Warren H. Daugherty Aquatic Center. During the 2 1/2-hour event, which was free to the public, families rotated through sev- eral interactive stations to learn about life jackets, boating safe- ty, water rescue and hypother- mia. Participants also practiced getting in and out of a boat in the pool. Cottage Theatre presents 2015 he Cottage Grove Com- munity Foundation pro- vided 57 scholarships to stu- dents from Cottage Grove High School, Kennedy Alternative High School and Creswell High School for a total $53,500. Additionally, 22 previous recipients received renewable scholarships for a total award of $1,000. Scholarships range from $500 to $2,000 each, and since its inception in 2002, the Foundation has given out al- most $490,000 to deserving stu- dents to help them pay for their education. “Each year we receive funds to disburse for scholarships from 16 endowment funds. This year we also had funds from nu- merous donors including many members of the faculty of the South Lane School District who have opted for monthly payroll deductions for scholarships for the South Lane School District students,” said Kathryn Porter, Coordinator for the Founda- tion’s Scholarship Committee. The recipients of this year’s scholarships are: Jared Alis, Samantha Aring, Sara Bass, Justin Bennett, Luke Bennett, Kayla Bethke, Claisey Buron, Awbree Cardwell, Reid Center, Sabra Chambers, McK- enzie Edmunds, Emily Elligott, Janae Fain, Mariah Fountain, Melissa Frei, Sara Gardner, Ronan Hall, Courtney Ham- mel, Samantha Harvey, Skylee Holland, Mackenzie Husko, Mikayla Kerns, Sarah Kumlin, Libby Ladd, Kendall Lefl er, Aubry Martini, Mary Meier, Amber Miller, Emily Morelock, Georgia Morrill, Eva Murtaugh, Adam Najera, Gavin Nash, Ash- lee Neely, Liam Onaitis, Kolby Owens, Cindy Pleitez, Jarrett Raade, Mackenzie Roberts, Glen Rust, Cameron Sandoval, Tay- lor Sayles, Kaylee Schickling, Shania Schueller, Aimee Sena, Abigail Shelton, Roxanne Shel- ton, Deidre Simons, Lindy Lou Smith, Whitley Tucker, Brendon Vichi and Alexa Young. CITY BEAT Water Safety Day promotes life-saving skills From left: Grace Cross, Lily Cross, Owen Beatty, Rian Hanson, Rendon Hanson and Bryce Johnson with Bob- ber the Water Safety Dog and park ranger Christie John- son after Cottage Grove’s Water Safety Day on Saturday. 3A A story of love, genius and instability “In this community, we have access to so many lakes, rivers and streams, and it is crucial that kids and parents know how to be safe around bodies of wa- ter,” said Christie Johnson, Park Ranger and Outreach Specialist for the U.S. Army Corps of En- gineers. Johnson said that many par- ticipants come to the event with some base knowledge of water safety but that it’s important to reinforce good practices right before the summer. Lane County Search and Res- cue also hosted a life jacket ex- change during the event. Thir- ty-fi ve kids exchanged old life jackets for better-fi tting ones. Additionally, the Cottage Grove Community Foundation provid- ed 25 brand new life jackets to be given away. The Cottage Grove Water Safety Day was organized by “Friends of the Pool” in partner- ship with the South Lane School District, U.S. Army Corp of En- gineers, Lane County Sheriff’s Offi ce, South Lane County Fire and Rescue, Make a Splash Foundation and the City of Cot- tage Grove. Excerpts from the City's Friday Update If treated water is too corro- Lead and copper sive, it can react with the lead solder, copper pipes or fi xtures testing The Environmental Protec- tion Agency (EPA) requires the City of Cottage Grove to test for the presence of lead and cop- per in targeted homes that were constructed between 1983 and 1985. Currently, the City is required to test for lead and copper once every three years so, the next triennial testing will occur dur- ing 2015. EPA’s current re- quirements are that the City test 20 homes, but City Manager Richard Meyers said the City samples 40 homes to get a better citywide representative sample. Water Production staff will delivers sample bottles and in- structions to selected customers. The customers take the water sample, return those samples to Public Works, and they are test- ed by an independent lab for the presence of lead and copper. Meyers said the City occa- sionally detects minute levels of lead and copper in some of these samples, but he said the 90th percentile sample has never exceeded established EPA maximum contaminate levels of 15 milligrams per liter for lead and 1.3 milligrams per liter for copper. Homes that were con- structed between 1983 and 1985 may have used lead solder to connect household plumbing. over time to bring these metals into solution. These metals in solution would only affect the household plumbing system that they are coming from. The City, through its water treatment pro- cess, works to control the corro- sive nature of the treated water to eliminate lead or copper from dissolving into the system. The triennial lead and copper test- ing will occur during June of this year. Once Cottage Grove reaches a population of 10,000, the EPA will require that the City increase its routine sample testing for lead and copper to 60 homes. Pat Patterson Youth Advisory Council Scholarship On Wednesday, the City Man- ager attended the Senior Schol- arship night at Cottage Grove High School to present the 2015 Pat Patterson Youth Advisory Council Scholarship. The $500 scholarship was awarded to Jar- ett Raade in recognition of his service on the YAC for the last four years. Raade has also been a regular representative to the City Council. Another dental visit? Turns out, you have better things to do with your time. 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