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Cottage Grove Retrospective A look back at Sentinel stories from 20 and 60 years ago JUNE 21, 1995: Cithy Hosts Gold Wing motorcycle gathering — The Gold Wing Touring Association held its fi rst state-wide motorcycle gathering this past week in Cottage Grove. Participants were entertained by the eight-mem- ber Northwest Wings Drill Team from Seattle, Wash. The team is shown performing a maneuver called 8-Up. June 23, 1955 The president, however, will be unable to attend the tournament and sent, through his secretary, the following letter: Eisenhower sends ‘regrets’ on golf meet invitation The White House Washington June 15, 1955 Last week a letter was writ- ten to President Eisenhower in- viting him to participate in the Cottage Grove Centennial Golf Championships, July 2, 3 and 4. Dear Mr. Martin, The President has received your letter of June tenth and has asked me to thank you for the cordial invitation which you extended to him, on behalf of your Committee, to participate in the Cottage Grove Centen- nial Golf Championships to be held at Cottage Grove, Oregon, July second through the fourth. He appreciates your justifi able pride in this event and indeed, your appealing description of your part of the country makes it diffi cult for the President to POLICE BLOTTER June 16 Attempt to fl ee, Madison Ave. The reporting person said that the driver’s side window of a customer’s vehicle, which was parked at the location, had been broken sometime over the previous weekend. Offi cers re- viewed a surveillance tape and determined that the suspects were two unknown males. The damage was valued at $200. The driver bailed and ran from a moving vehicle. The passenger was able to bring the vehicle to a stop. June 17 Discharge fi rearm in city, Benjamin Ave. CITY BEAT Oregon Scenic Bikeways Committee The City announces that City Manager Richard Meyers has been selected by Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Di- rector to serve as a member on the State Scenic Bikeway Com- mittee representing the League of Oregon Cities membership. The 11-member committee With best wishes for the cen- tennial celebration. Sincerely, Bernard M. Shanley Secretary to the President 5A CLIP N' CARRY GARAGE SALES GARAGE SALE 32361 Green Acres Lp. Fri-Sat 7am-4pm Camping, sporting goods, garden supplies, microwave, housewares. MULTI-FAMILY SHOP SALE Rain or Shine 78650 N. Cedar Park Rd. (follow signs) Sat-Sun 8am-4pm TAG SALE 1250 E. Jefferson Ave. Fri-Sat 8am - ? GARAGE SALE Fri-Sat-Sun 8-? 412 Adams Collectables, Antiques, Furniture EARLINE & FRIENDS ANNUAL GARAGE SALE 1710 S. 5th off 6th & Film- ore Fri-Sat 8am-4pm Furniture, kitchen cabinets, vintage collectibles, lamps, linens, tools, succulents, clothes, garden stuff, wom- en's leather jackets - large. YARD SALE 1038 E Van Buren Ave Sat. only 8am-4pm Housewares, clothes 2XL/ 3XL, guy stuff, misc. RUMMAGE SALE FUND- RAISER for EMBRACE Community Outreach 1115 S. 6th St. Sat. only 9am-3pm FARM TO TOWN SALE Fri-Sat 9-4 1611 W. Main St Farm equipment, tools, Furniture, achery equipment, camping gear, crocks, small chest freezer, much more. MULTI-FAMILY YARD SALE THURS-SUN 9-? 320 Grant Ave HUGE GARAGE SALE SAT 8-4 78696 Bryson-Sears Rd MULTI-FAMILY SALE FRI-SAT 8-1 1215 S 4TH ST Tools, Clothes, antiques Cottage Grove Police Department 24-Hour Anonymous Tip Line: 767-0504 June 15 Criminal mischief, Automo- tive Specialists send regrets. However, he is heavily committed for the next several weeks and cannot pos- sibly add this engagement to his crowded calendar. COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL June 24, 2015 The complainant at the sta- tion reported he accidentally discharged a fi rearm within city limits. The bullet entered the neighbor's home, and the com- plainant made sure that every- body was okay in the house. June 18 Criminal mischief, S. 12th St. The caller said an unknown suspect had been taking an ax to his truck at night. There was slight damage to the rear tail- gate and right bed wall, as well as key marks to the right front quarter panel. The estimated value was $123. June 19 Follow up, Hillcrest Market During a routine attempt to locate a stolen vehicle, offi cers observed the vehicle parked at the location. The vehicle ap- peared to be driveable. June 20 Offi cer safety info, Bennett Creek Rd. A caller said his residence was burglarized one hour ago. The caller said he attempted to chase down the burglar in his truck. The suspect stopped in the middle of the road and fi red multiple shots at the caller. The caller described the suspect's vehicle as a blue Chevy pickup truck. June 21 Agency assist, W. Main St. The caller said that a female at the residence had taken an unknown amount of drugs and was overdosing. The subject was transported to the ER for an evaluation. Excerpts from the City of Cottage Grove's Friday Update includes representatives of bi- cycle advocacy organizations, tourism organizations, local governments and state agencies involved in bicycling recreation or transportation. The commit- tee evaluates proposed scenic bikeways and reviews existing bikeways to determine if they continue to meet the scenic bikeway criteria. Eugene Symphony The Eugene Symphony will be kicking off its 50th anniver- sary season with free outdoor concerts in Eugene, Roseburg and Cottage Grove. The con- cert in Eugene has limited seat- ing and tickets became available on Tuesday, June 16 and already the free tickets for the concert in Eugene are “sold out”. The City says no tickets are needed for the Cottage Grove concert, scheduled for Monday, July 20 beginning at 7 p.m. in Bohemia Park. Maestro Danail Rachev will lead the Eugene Symphony in popular audience favorites, including classical, pops and Broadway tunes including the works of John Philip Sousa, John Williams, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Rossini, Tchaikovsky and more. was haunted by the ghost of Emma Taylor. When the ship arrived in port under the command of the fi rst mate, it had to be sold to pay off the crew, as not a shekel could be found anywhere aboard. Ru- mors that the fi rst mate had ab- sconded with a chest full of the mistress’s gold, of course, soon were everywhere, and were al- most certainly true. Those wild days were long gone now, of course. The Mela- nope had, it seemed, been dis- masted for the last time. Aban- doned at sea, she now belonged to whoever could get a line on her and tow her to a port — that is, to the skipper of the North- land. After being towed to Astoria, the salvaged hulk of the battered old vessel was pumped free of seawater and sold to a San Fran- cisco outfi t, which cut it down Treated wastewater effl uent spraying This will be the fi fth summer that treated wastewater effl uent will be land applied at Middle- fi eld Golf Course for irrigation purposes. Between June 15 and Sept. 15 of each year, limits for phosphorus and temperature are placed on the Wastewater Treat- ment Plant discharge by the Department of Environmental Quality. Wastewater Treatment Plant staff recently completed total coliform tests and in- creased chlorine concentrations in the wastewater to achieve a seven day average coliform count of 2.2 colonies or less per 100 mils. This increased chlo- rine residual will be maintained throughout the irrigation season. During the summer months, the WWTP processes approximate- ly one million gallons of waste- water per day. The golf course requires between 350,000 and 450,000 gallons of irrigation water per day. for a barge. How long it contin- ued to serve in that capacity is unknown. Eventually, though, the rusty old hulk was towed to Comox Harbor in British Columbia, along with just over a dozen oth- er old worn-out iron hulls, and sunk in a line to form a break- water for the protection of the log booming area there. Worn and rusting away, the ships can still be seen there, rising skel- etally out of the harbor at low tide, a reminder not only of the golden age of sailing ships but that of Vancouver Island log- ging as well. O FFBEAT Continued from page 4A Taylor, actually went so far as to buy the Melanope and sail the seas with him in it, on a sort of extended working honeymoon 6 while the two of them carried on a long and torrid affair. But when she died of yellow fever, he lost his will to live and threw himself into the sea. After that, sailors whispered that the ship -day weather forecast THURSDAY June 25 FRIDAY June 26 59° | 89° 61° | 93° Sunny Sunny SATURDAY June 27 SUNDAY June 28 63° | 99° 65° | 98° e v i t o m o Aut s e i t l a i c e S p (Sources: Shady Isle Pirate Society, http://bbprivateer.ca; Gibbs, James A. Pacifi c Grave- yard. Portland: Binford, 1950) Finn J.D. John teaches at Or- egon State University and writes about odd tidbits of Oregon his- tory. For details, see http://fi nn- john.com. To contact him or suggest a topic: fi nn2@offbe- atoregon.com or 541-357-2222. 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