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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL July 15, 2015 Cottage Grove Retrospective ust before press time Mon- day evening, a press release from South Lane County Fire and Rescue indicated that crews responded to a report of a truck rollover on Row River Road at about Milepost 13 at about 6:20 p.m. Division Chief Joe Raade stated that fi rst responders found a full-size pickup on its side with bystanders attempting July 11, 1935 Stump struck by ax set afi re To see a large oak stump burst into fl ames when struck lightly by an ax would aston- ish most anyone. That certainly was the ef- fect it had on Walter Graham, a lad who was working at the golf course the past week. He was one of a number of boys who are earning dues by cleaning up rough spots and chopping out some oak sprouts. In doing so he struck a nearby stump and it burst into fl ames. He was almost as badly frightened as he was astonished and went right away from there to inform Groundskeeper Bagley, who was aware that stumps had been treated this spring with sodium-chlorate, a highly infl ammable substance. Bagley had no idea that it could be set off in that fashion, but he took advantage of the fact to set other stumps afi re. A large portion of the rough was in that manner cleaned up with a mini- mum of physical exertion. July 14, 1955: Winner of the animal drawn conveyance division of the Cen- tennial Parade was Tucker’s covered wagon, drawn by six work oxen. Pic- tured is one of the stage coaches in the parade. An estimated 20,000 viewed the parade, which lasted approximately an hour and went from Pioneer Bridge, down Main Street and up the highway to Sixth Street. Cottage Grove Police Department 24-Hour Anonymous Tip Line: 767-0504 Information — attempt to locate, bike path behind Safeway Theft, Speedway The complainant, who was calling from Eugene, requested to fi le a theft report as her purse fell below the grandstands while at the location watching races on Saturday between 6 and 9 p.m. The complainant further reported that when she went to retrieve her purse $50 in cash as well as RX meds — methadone and oxycodone — were miss- ing. A male with black hair had a knife in his hand and told the caller to walk the other way. The suspect also chased after a girl on the bike path. The sus- pect then left the area in a black Mazda Prelude. Theft, Thayer Ave. The complainant observed a male transient hiding near a train car behind the location. The complainant said that the subject appeared to be spray painting the train car. The sub- ject was last seen wearing a blue shirt, black shorts and carrying a backpack and was heading south bound on the tracks. The caller reported the theft of several bags of pop cans, approximately worth $60. The caller also reported additional thefts that had occurred previ- ously, including baseball equip- ment valued at $200. The caller did not fi le a report. July 8 Suspicious subject, Jim’s Tire Factory CITY BEAT Governor declares July “Water Awareness Month” Last week, Governor Kate Brown declared July “Water Awareness Month”. There are 20 counties under emergency drought declarations and ap- CPR on a female who was later pronounced deceased. Raade said fi ve of the vehicle's other occupants were in the vicin- ity and none were trapped in the vehicle. Two were trans- ported to Riverbend Hospital in Springfi eld, while three refused care. The Sentinel will release updates as they become avail- able. CLIP N' CARRY GARAGE SALES POLICE BLOTTER July 6 Crash on Row River Rd. claims a life J A look back at Sentinel stories from 60 and 80 years ago 5A Offi cers contacted the sub- ject, who was intoxicated, near the south end of Bohemia Park. Offi cers gave the subject a cour- tesy ride to the ER for treatment of a large bruise on his back. The subject’s dog was lodged at the kennels until the subject is released from the hospital. Burglary attempt, N. 11th St. The property owners said that it appears someone drove through the new garage door and tried to pry open the door to the other side of the garage. He also said there was evidence of several BB holes in windows on the back of the residence. Of- fi cers determined that no entry was made and a canvas of the area was negative. Kidnap, Quality Inn The caller said her cousin was taken by force from the location sometime that morning. The caller was able to communicate with the victim via text. The subject said she also received the following text: “She owes me and she’s going to make it right. She is going home with me.” July 10 Information, Landess Rd. The reporting person said a neighbor shot her dog, possibly for getting into his chickens. An offi cer contacted both parties. SALE - July 16-18 78598 Sears Road Thurs-Fri-Sat Gates open 8 a.m.; Close 5 p.m. IH Farm Wagon, Lumber Rack like new, Commercial Fish Cleaning Table, Step Ladders, Pole Saw, Adiron- dack Chairs, Dressers, 2 old Cast-iron Bathtubs, 2 old Cast-iron Stoves, 6'x10' Cargo Rack powder coated, Large/Small Trash Pumps, Coleman Stoves, 2 old Shot Guns, Indian Rugs, Mal- bestos Pipes, Tiffany Lamp, 8500 Watt Commercial Gen- erator, Antiques, Cast-iron Cookware, Air Compressor, Ford 16.5 Tires and Wheels, Attic Stairs, 10' Koffl er Pram, Oak Wind-up Phono- graph, Old Bottles and Jars, Lots of $1.00 items, Tools and Smalls. HUGE THREE GENERATION SALE 76720 London Rd. (Two miles out from I-5 freeway) Fri-Sat 8am-4pm Household, camping, farm, shop and more! MULTI-FAMILY SALE 557 Deer Valley Lane (off Bennett Creek Rd.) Fri-Sat 8am-4pm Books, collectibles, boat, linens, tent, sleeping bags, heater, new items, lots of misc. FOUR PARTY GARAGE SALE 32800 Saginaw West Road Fri-Sat 8:30a-4pm Hutch, patio furniture, misc. 541-942-7860 HUGE MULTI-FAMILY SALE 253 Watagua Way (Follow Signs) Fri-Sat-Sun 9am-4pm Furniture, tools, household, collectibles. Something for everyone. YARD SALE 251 Sweet Lane Fri-Sat 9am-4pm No Early Birds. CHANGING LIFESTYLE 78108 Daybreak Dr. Fri-Sat 9am-4pm Futon mattress 52x70, furniture, craft accessories, fi rewood $50/level pickup. MOVING SALE Corner N. 6th St. and White- aker Ave. Sat. only 8am - ? Wood stove, truck canopy, clothes, misc. GARAGE SALE 77915 S. 6th St. Sat. 8:30 a.m. - ? Furniture and MANY other items. MOVING SALE 1180 N. 16th St. Sat-Sun 8am-3pm Excerpts from the City of Cottage Grove's 'Friday Update' proximately 98 percent of the state is experiencing drought. “I am asking all Oregonians to do their part to use water wisely,” said Governor Brown. “Water is the foundation for local economies and ecosys- tems, and essential to the health and well-being of Oregonians. Drought is a slow moving disas- ter, adopting responsible water use practices now will help re- duce the impact of drought for years to come.” The proclamation cites as causes for concern the lowest statewide snowpack level on record; the third warmest aver- age temperature from January to May in the past 121 years; and below normal rainfall. The proclamation also recognizes some climate scientists’ predic- tion that over the next 50 years Oregon is likely to lose most of its snowpack and become a rain- dominated system. ed pouring down to the beaches to watch the disaster unfold- ing as best they could through the driving rain and whipping wind. Many of them left with armloads of salvaged goods from the Iowa’s cargo; the seas had done such a thorough job of breaking the hull apart that cases of canned salmon, bags of fl our and huge pieces of lumber had poured out and now littered the beaches, along with millions of soaking-wet matches. McLeod described one man, who for ob- vious reasons declined to give a name, beating a hasty and trium- phant retreat from the scene of carnage with 25 cases of canned salmon. The next day, the storm had blown itself out, leaving fl ooded roads and fl attened telegraph lines all over northwest Oregon. Aircraft and boats fl ocked to the scene of the disaster, looking for bodies to recover and answers to the questions that could never really be found. They discov- ered the ship was in about 20 feet of water, and realized that had she drawn just two feet less she would have been carried over the spit and probably either managed to get control again, South Fourth Street and Hayes Avenue water line replacement The City of Cottage Grove Public Works Department will be replacing the water main line on South Fourth Street from Grant Avenue to the end of South Fourth Street and from South Fourth Street to the end of Hayes Avenue. The new water line will be a combination of 12- inch and 8-inch C-900 PVC and is approximately 1300 feet in total length. One additional fi re hydrant will also be installed in this area. Preliminary work is scheduled to begin on the proj- ect the week of July 13. Due to the water line replace- ment there will be limited, and at times, no parking along Hayes and South Fourth Street. Water service will also be dis- rupted at times. Customers will be notifi ed door-to-door when these service disruptions are scheduled. Those with questions or con- cerns about this project may contact the Public Works De- partment at (541) 767-4100. or fetched up on a beach within breeches-buoy range of shore. To this day, the wreck of the Iowa remains the worst disaster in the history of the Columbia River Bar since 1852, when the sidewheel steamer General Warren foundered there (42 drowned in the General War- ren incident). And to this day, when people talk about the bar’s capacity to destroy even major modern oceangoing freighters, it’s usually the Iowa they have in mind. (Sources: McClary, Daryl. “SS Iowa wrecks on Peacock Spit … (Essay 11007),” Histo- rylink.org, Feb. 2015; Portland Morning Oregonian archives, Jan. 13-14, 1936; Marshall, Don. 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