10A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL June 24, 2015
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Wellman instead suggested
extra law enforcement patrols
and ticketing in such areas, and
he called speeding a “problem
community-wide that is impor-
tant to people and needs to be
looked at.”
During a public comment
period dedicated to the agenda
item, several citizens agreed,
and City Councilor Heather
Murphy thanked the crowd for
participating and offering its
suggestions.
“We’ve got to slow these
people down,” said Duane Tad-
dei, who explained that a home-
made sign he’s placed in front
of his home has had an effect
on speeders there. Still, Tad-
dei agreed that other measures
could be effective.
“If we can get a commitment
from law enforcement to step up
patrols, to write tickets, I will
agree with the recommendation
for no more signs,” he said.
Jimmy Schapper commented
that speed-control measures
have “got to get people’s atten-
tion.”
“Anything we can do to calm
folks down, help them take their
time to enjoy their trip through
the City needs to be looked at,”
he said.
Merlyn Adams suggested
speed bumps or a roundabout in
problem areas.
“If they go over one of those
speed bumps at 40 mph, their
teeth are going to rattle,” she
said.
Councilor Murphy later stat-
ed that most traffi c problems in
Cottage Grove are “things that
drivers or pedestrians who are
paying attention could avoid,”
while adding that the Lane and
Douglas area of town is indeed
a site for escalating speeds. Har-
rison and R streets were also
identifi ed as problem areas, as
wider streets that tend to en-
courage speeding.
Councilor Jake Boone said he
would like to hear more from
city staff and law enforcement
on the subject, and City Man-
ager Richard Meyers said infor-
mation would be presented at
a subsequent council meeting.
The request for speed limit signs
died for lack of a motion, but
Councilor Mike Fleck said the
Council appeared to be “look-
ing into other options.”
Also on Monday, the Council
unanimously passed a number
of budgetary items.
First and foremost, the Coun-
cil adopted the 2015-2015 bud-
get of $26.4 million.
The Council also approved a
transfer of appropriations within
the General Fund, reducing the
amount in the contingency line
item in the Non-Departmental
Department by $53,320. These
funds will instead be placed in
a variety of other funds includ-
ing the Building Inspection Pro-
gram ($20,000) and the Com-
munity Promotions Department
($7,000).
The Council adopted a supple-
mental budget for the 2014-2015
fi scal year budget. An additional
$77,000 was appropriated to
complete a window restoration
project at the Armory and to pay
off debt in the Storm Drain Re-
serve Fund.
The Council approved the
purchase of two 2015 Chevy Ta-
hoes for the Cottage Grove Po-
lice Department. The vehicles,
which cost $30,679 each, will
be used to replace two vehicles
that are nearing the end of leas-
es. City staff evaluated the dif-
ferent options and determined
that it would be more benefi cial
to purchase new vehicles over
four years than lease new ve-
hicles for three years.
A third vehicle — a 2015 Ford
Explorer — was also proposed
to be purchased, however the
price was yet to be determined.
Additionally, Councilor Mike
Fleck was appointed to the Lane
Workforce Partnership Inter-
governmental Agreement and
Workforce Council.
dedicated tasting room for our
Acrobat label, a wine we have
never served at our King Estate
winery,” King said. “We think it
will be great for the brand, and
that people will eventually iden-
tify Acrobat as being from Cot-
tage Grove.”
King also hinted at a possible
project to bring other craft bev-
erage companies to town with
an additional tasting room. He
said the former Side Pocket
building will need some modi-
fi cations before it can be used
but added that the Industrial
Park is “logistically a fantastic
location” for the operation that
will make shipping and trucking
much easier than before due to
its location near Interstate 5.
“There’s a lot of great activity
in wine in the northern part of
the state; it will be great to see
more down south,” he said.
Ed King told the Eugene Reg-
ister-Guard last week that he
expects to break ground on the
winery next spring and have it
completed by the 2017 harvest.
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King said the Cottage Grove
expansion will be “done in phas-
es,” with the fi rst priority being
a warehouse to store all types of
King Estate wines. The facility
will also host a dedicated Ac-
robat winery that he estimated
could bring 25-30 jobs to town.
“We’re also excited to have a
fi ve-gallon bucket and head
toward places in Cottage Grove
where many locals never tread.
After a few false starts, I catch
up with her in such a place, on
the narrow, sun-baked roadside
leading onto the Cottage Grove
Connector, where Rapier is al-
ready busy wrestling trash from
among a tangle of blackberries.
“Don’t stand there too long,
or I’ll pick you up,” she jokes,
waving her trash grabber in my
direction.
Her cleaning efforts began in
Coiner Park near her home, she
tells me, and from the start, she
knew she had begun a long-term
endeavor.
“It’s not going to magically
disappear,” she says of the trash
she found there, before adding
with a wink, “of course it’s all
put there by people from out of
town.”
In addition to Coiner Park,
Rapier can often be seen clean-
ing up near the Interstate 5 over-
pass, where interstate drivers
carelessly toss a collection of
cigarettes, unwanted potato chip
bags, McDonalds wrappers and
various other unmentionables.
“This is all market research,
really,” she says with another
grin.
Soon, it’s obvious that Jane
truly loves her “job,” and she
tells me there aren’t many days
that she doesn’t want to clean
up.
“It’s a pleasant way to get
outside and meet people,” she
says. “And I might as well keep
doing it, because the trash isn’t
going to stop.”
Cottage Grove Public Works
Director Jan Wellman, who su-
pervises the City’s own cleanup
efforts, said Rapier fi lls a need
the City cannot handle on its
own.
“We clean up those areas, but
as soon as we do, it’s right back
there,” he said. “Jane helps fi ll a
gap by keeping the area policed
when people are there.”
Wellman said the City is
“spread thin” in its parks depart-
ment; he added that much of the
land Rapier cleans up is prop-
erty supervised by the Oregon
Department of Transportation.
Trash troubles have recently
prompted the closure of the All-
America City Square restroom,
and the restroom at Coiner Park
is similarly treated with reckless
abandon.
“It’s hard to keep the bath-
rooms up,” he said. “You almost
need somebody there on an
hourly basis.”
Wellman said no one has un-
dertaken the commitment to
volunteer to clean up Cottage
Grove for as long as Rapier, and
in the spring of 2014, the City
Council presented her with an
award for her “amazing demon-
stration of community pride and
care,” in addition to the afore-
mentioned trash grabber and
orange vest.
“We appreciate very much
what she does,” Wellman said.
“You don’t know how valuable
that service is to this City; to
hire somebody full-time to do
the same job would be a major
expense.”
Fortunately for Cottage Grove
residents, Rapier doesn’t plan to
stop anytime soon.
R ELIEF
Executive Director Cindy Vi-
telli was honored for her time
as interim director following
the move of longtime director
Heather Murphy to another job.
“She offered leadership,
knowledge and stability through
a time of transition,” Hovet said
of Vitelli.
A video presentation detailed
the fact that alcohol and drug
abuse are the largest stress fac-
tors affecting Oregon families.
The Nursery served 205 fami-
lies in 2014 dealing with a list
of some 25 risk factors. In six
months, the Nursery saved $4
for every $1 of taxpayer money
spent on its services, the presen-
tation said.
Calvary’s fi rst anniversary in
Cottage Grove. A year later she
was hired as Pastor Jeff Smith’s
administrative assistant and
church bookkeeper. She has as-
sisted the pastoral team through
the major remodeling project.
“I am very excited to see how
God is going to bless folks in
our community, in building rela-
tionships with each other and in
learning more and more about
the God of grace we serve,”
Mayfi eld said.
Church leaders are quite hap-
py with the expanded and im-
proved space to better serve the
younger ones. Amanda Hinkle is
the Children’s Pastor and spent
many hours with a paintbrush
in her hand decorating the walls
with inspiring Bible verses and
age-appropriate themes.
Hinkle said, “Having a unifi ed
space for Children’s Ministry
allows our kids to feel more like
a part of a community. We can
worship together, play together
and create a cohesive learning
environment.”
Pastor Jeff Shroy oversees
church administration and
serves as the church youth pas-
tor. He worked prayerfully with
Smith as the project moved
from the drawing board to the
fi nal inspection and occupancy
permit.
Shroy is pleased with the ex-
tra space the youth group will
have in the new building.
“More room in the new build-
ing is going to be great,” he
said. “But the thing that makes
this youth group so great is our
youth team: Cody Conley, Lance
Quackenbush, John Levinhagan,
Kristen Shroy, and Darren Mey-
ers. Without them, there would
be no youth group. So the extra
room for the foosball and ping
pong tables is great but the peo-
ple are what really matters.”
Kishen, who joined Calvary
Chapel in 2007, is the son of for-
mer Cottage Grove Pastor Gene
Kishen. Kyle believes Calvary
Chapel’s biggest accomplish-
ment is yet to be seen.
“The building project is just
the beginning. We are excited to
see what, and who, the Lord will
bring,” Kishen said. “People in
our city are hurting. The world
has sold them on a false notion
that it’s more fun to party and
live life by our own rules. But
now they’re in bondage to the
very thing that promised them
freedom.”
Smith agrees; “The gospel
of John tells us that Jesus is the
truth who came to set us free
and only in Him will we be free
indeed and so we pray and hope
our lost community discovers
that for themselves.”
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for the kids and a higher ceil-
ing; much of this new facility
has been built by the hearts and
souls of this church, and I pray
they will reap the dividends
through spiritual growth and
evangelism,” Smith added.
For longtime members this
marks the newest move into a
larger facility. They are eager
to see the benefi ts of this new-
est chapter in their church’s his-
tory.
Victoria Tocher is one of the
original members who met in
the former Lane Community
College building on 5th and
Washington. She has seen the
church grow and evolve with
each new location.
“The thing that excites me the
most is the visibility we have
now!” Tocher said. “For years
people have asked me ‘Where is
your church’? Explaining that is
no longer an issue. Now all will
be able to fi nd us and hopefully
be introduced to God’s love and
grace as they enter. Our commu-
nity has growing needs and now
we have lots of room to fi ll it
wall to wall with people that the
Lord wants to love on through
us”.
Sharon Mayfi eld joined the
church on Easter Sunday 2000,
on the day members celebrated
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“My family all lived until their
late 90s, and they all worked un-
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Her efforts have earned her
plenty of praise around town,
but she said the reason she keeps
up the work is simple.
“I just want to make this place
look nice,” she said. “This is a
lovely town; it doesn’t need to
look like the entrance to the
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signifi cant loss with the passing
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