COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL July 8, 2015
B EYOND THE G ROVE
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Impactful news from Lane County and surrounding communities
Drain man arrested on charge of murdering girlfriend
T
he Douglas County Sheriff’s Offi ce
says the boyfriend of a deceased
woman has been arrested on a murder
charge and is lodged at the Douglas Coun-
ty Jail in Roseburg.
The Sheriff’s Offi ce communications
department stated that, at 5:35 a.m. Sat-
urday, it received a call from an employee
at the Drain Shell station indicated that
a male there had requested help for a fe-
male who was bleeding at a residence in
the 400 block of B Avenue in Drain.
At the scene, Sheriff’s deputies and
medics encountered Gregory Solberg,
who reportedly told them that Tonya Ful-
len was in the residence and deceased, a
claim police later confi rmed. The Sher-
iff’s Deputy judged the scene to be suspi-
cious, according to a Saturday Oregonian
article.
Detectives from the Oregon State Po-
lice department and the Douglas County
Medical Examiner were called to the
scene, and the initial indication ruled the
death a homicide.
After an interview with Solberg, he
was reportedly arrested and booked on a
charge of murder and lodged at the Doug-
las County Jail.
Deputies seek possible Springfi eld shooting witness
Victim was reportedly
sleeping in his vehicle
T
he Lane County Sheriff’s Offi ce
reports that on Monday, June 29 at
3:38 am, it received a report of a gunshot
wound at the Riverview Market on Camp
Creek Road in Springfi eld. The victim
was reportedly asleep in his vehicle out-
side the market when an unknown person
reached through the open window of his
car and discharged a fi rearm, striking the
victim. He was treated at the hospital and
released.
Video surveillance cameras show the
truck at the market just prior to when the
Sheriff’s Offi ce believes the shooting took
place (time stamp on photos is not accu-
rate). The truck may be a 2001 or 2002
Dodge Dakota ¾ cab and has a missing
tailgate. The Sheriff’s Offi ce is interested
in contacting the driver of the vehicle, as
he/she may be a witness in the shooting.
They are asking anyone with informa-
tion regarding this case or the pictured The Lane County Sheriff's Offi ce
truck to contact the Lane County Sheriff’s hopes to speak with the driver of
Offi ce at 541-682-4141.
this pickup in regard to a shooting.
LORANE COUNTRY NEWS
BY LIL THOMPSON
For the Sentinel
T
his Thursday, July
9, the Lorane Cel-
ebration committee will
meet at the Grange at 6:30
p.m. The Grange meets on
Thursday, July 16, and at-
tendees are asked to come
with ideas for the Lane
County Fair booth, which
we will be setting up on the
following Saturday.
On Friday, July 17 be-
ginning at 5 p.m. and again
Saturday, July 18 at 7:30
a.m., the Crow Booster
Club will be working to
rebuild the seating in the
football grandstands. They
received a generous dona-
tion of lumber from West-
ern Structures that will be
used to re-plank the seat-
ing. The old lumber will
be used to make risers
that will enclose the seat-
ing. The club is asking for
volunteers to help with
some minor construction
and for volunteers to help
with painting and clean up
around the school grounds.
Those who are able to help
are asked to respond to
crowboosterclub@yahoo.
com.
There is a metal recycle
bin in the parking lot at
the High School, and the
Booster Club asks residents
to leave their metal “junk”
there and help the school at
the same time!
“Little Coffee Hours”
take place at the Lorane
Rebekah Lodge every
Wednesday from 7-9 a.m.
Those who have missed
coffee and visiting at the
Deli can come enjoy coffee
and muffi ns at the lodge.
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The owners of a small shop in
Elkton say their bigfoot statue
vanished early on the morning
of July 1. Anyone who may have
seen him is urged to call 541-
391-2466.
Elkton Community Education Cen-
ter located at 15850 Hwy 38 in Elk-
ton, will host a community dinner on
Thursday, July 9 at 6 p.m. Volunteers
are preparing a “Summer Salad Sup-
per” dinner. Held on the greenhouse
patio, there will be varied kinds of
main meal salads, bread, beverages
and dessert. The suggested donation is
$10 per person with a limit of 60 peo-
ple. All proceeds from the dinner go to
sustain programs at ECEC. Reserva-
tions would be appreciated by calling
ECEC at 541 584-2692 or emailing to
info@elktonbutterfl ies.com.
Torch run
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The Law Enforcement Torch Run for
Special Olympics is scheduled to run
through Douglas County on Tuesday,
July 7. Local law enforcement offi cers
will be “Guardians of the Flame” as
they relay the Special Olympic Torch
through Douglas County. Offi cers
from Myrtle Creek Police Department,
Winston Police Department, Roseburg
Police Department, Sutherlin Police
Department and the Douglas County
Sheriff’s Offi ce will be participating
in this relay to bring awareness to Spe-
cial Olympics and the upcoming State
Summer Games. The community is
welcome and encouraged to come out
to support and cheer on the runners.
The Special Olympics Oregon’s annu-
al Summer State Games will be held
on July 11-12, in Newberg, Oregon.
The Special Olympic Summer
Games torch will begin its journey
through Douglas County in the Myrtle
Creek Area at approximately 8 a.m. It
is scheduled to be handed off by the
Myrtle Creek Police Department to
Winston Police Department at approx-
imately 9:30 a.m., then to Roseburg
PD at approximately 11 a.m. It should
reach the Douglas County Courthouse
at noon. There will be a short media
event at that time. Roseburg Police
Department will continue the relay
through the city on Stephens Street.
The torch will be handed off to the
Sheriff’s Offi ce and then to the Suther-
lin Police Department. Sutherlin will
then hand it off back to the Sheriff’s
Offi ce who will continue to relay it up
to the Lane County border.
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