COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL July 22, 2015 Cottage Grove Retrospective A look back at Sentinel stories from 30 and 60 years ago July 21, 1955 New South Lane Recreation swim pool opens Saturday p.m.; receives enthusiastic welcome T he new South Lane Recreation Inc. swimming pool, which opened Saturday, has received an en- thusiastic welcome from swimmers of all ages. Approximately 250 swimmers have been in attendance daily during the good weather, despite a low fi rst day at- tendance of 176. Pool manager, Wally Ciochetti, and other pool personnel have been working hard to eliminate some of the problems that have developed. The pool fi lter has been taxed to capacity to clear the water initially and it has necessitated that pool personnel backwash the fi lter at odd hours during the night. Starting tonight, July 21, the pool will be open from 7 to 9 each night. Monday nights will be reserved for organizations and Wednesday nights for adults only. The other nights the pool will be open for anyone who wants to swim with the whole family being admitted for one dollar. The pool will be open daily from 1 to 5 each afternoon. Pool charges are 50 cents for adults and 20 cents for other swimmers. The South Lane Recreation is a non-profi t set up to provide recre- ation facilities and opportunities for the First day swimmers are shown frolicking in the water. community. All pool receipts are used to operate ganization to promote their variety of ditional funds from organizations and the pool. Most of the funds of this or- recreational efforts are received from individuals. the Community Chest with some ad- POLICE BLOTTER O FFBEAT Cottage Grove Police Department 24-Hour Anonymous Tip Line: 767-0504 Continued from page 4A tractor brought in with a team of builders to work on the fa- cility. So attired, he’d simply walked out of the pen. A desul- tory manhunt had ensued, but Miller wasn’t exactly a killer, so the Oregon authorities hadn’t worked too hard at recapturing him. Harry had been able to easily elude their halfhearted dragnet by changing his name to McKay and moving to Cali- fornia. And he might have been OK there, had he not — on the spur of the moment, he later claimed — decided to try his hand at stagecoach robbery, thereby bringing himself to the attention of Sheriff Standley. Now pretty sure he had the right man, Standley tracked his quarry down to Santa Rosa, where he found him sitting in the lobby of the Burns Hotel reading a newspaper, and ar- rested him. “Of course, I shall plead guilty and suffer the penalty,” Harry Miller said in his confession. “I bear my father no ill-will for the way he treated me, and all I ask is that he keep away from me. I don’t care to see Joaquin Miller again. If it had not been for the letter of my brother to me that Sheriff Standley found, my identity would never have been known. I would have gone to prison as Joe McKay…The last thought in my mind was 6 that of bringing disgrace on my brother, sister and aunt.” He pointedly didn’t mention his father on that list. Time may heal all wounds, but it seemed clear that it was going to take an awful lot of it to take the edge off the bitterness Harry felt for his illustrious father — and the feeling appears to have been mutual. Joaquin several times claimed Harry was not biologi- cally his son, and several of the biographies published after his death list him as having two children rather than three. Harry Miller was booked into San Quentin State Prison less than a month later, in January 1892, for a two-year stretch. He was released four months early. After his release, he seems to disappear from history. (Sources: Wilson, R. Michael. Stagecoach robberies in Califor- nia. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2014; Wagner, Harr. Joaquin Miller and His Other Self. San Francisco: Wagner, 1929; Or- egon Statesman, 11 Aug. 1891; Portland Morning Oregonian, 14 Dec. 1891) 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. -day weather forecast THURSDAY July 23 FRIDAY July 24 51° | 81° 53° | 85° Sunny Sunny SATURDAY July 25 SUNDAY July 26 52° | 81° 49° | 81° Mostly Sunny Sunny MONDAY July 27 TUESDAY July 28 51° | 81° 52° | 85° Sunny Sunny July 18 July 16 July 14 Unauthorized use of motor vehicle, Grocery Outlet Warrant service, Davisson Rd. Custodial interference, Bohemia Park The caller said she gave the subject a ride to town, and the subject stole her truck from the location. The vehicle is a black Toyota 4 Runner with no windshield or top. Offi cers brought the sus- pect into custody on a Lane County Circuit Court warrant for tampering with a witness. The suspect was transported to Lane County Jail, where her bond was set for $30,000. The reporting person said that a female was attempting to take a child placed in her care by the Department of Human Services. The subject is a female friend of the biological father. Offi cers contacted all parties and contacted DHS for possible solutions. The report- ing person kept the child. Illegal parking, downtown Attempt to locate, Citywide Twenty citations were is- sued to cars parked in down- town that had elapsed time limits. July 15 A Seattle air traffi c control- ler said that a plane fl ying at approximately 12,000 feet had a lazer pointed at it from with- in the city. July 17 Fraud, N. 7th St. A complainant at the sta- tion requested assistance with a possible instance of iden- tity theft. A subject opened up three online bank accounts in the complainants name. The complainant is not out of any money, and all of the accounts were subsequently closed. There was no suspect infor- mation. Motor vehicle accident — unknown injuries, Pine Meadows Campground Multiple callers reported a rollover accident near the lo- cation. July 19 Criminal mischief, Pink House The reporting person said that a male subject slashed tires on two vehicles at the location. The suspect was de- scribed as a white male, ap- proximately 35 years old, bald with a “bro” beard, and he was last seen walking into Safeway with a female and child. Motor vehicle accident — injury, 10th and Main Multiple callers reported a motor vehicle accident involv- ing a pedestrian. CITY BEAT Oregon City/ County Management Association summer conference City Manager Richard Mey- ers attended the annual Oregon City/County Management As- sociation’s summer conference in Bend last week. Meyers said the conference provided an outstanding opportunity for lo- cal government managers from around the state to gather and share ideas about how to ad- dress the many challenges fac- ing Oregon communities. Mey- ers said he especially found a report from Wilsonville and 5A CLIP N' CARRY GARAGE SALES GARAGE SALE Resurrection Life Church parking lot at 6th and Filmore. Fri-Sat 8:30am-4:30pm JASON LEE AVE. NEIGHBORHOOD SALES - SEVERAL ON THE STREET Fri-Sat 9am-5pm Some Sat only. YEARS OF ACCUMULATION! ANNUAL BETA SIGMA PHI GARAGE SALE 1490 Jason Lee Ave. Sat. only 8am-4pm All sorts of good stuff from a group of 11 households! Good prices. LARGE MULTI-FAMILY SALE 602 N. 8th St. Fri-Sat 9am-2pm Washer/dryer, bicycles, fur- niture, kitchen, lots more stuff! MULTI-FAMILY YARD SALE 34056 Scott Rd. (3.5 miles out Mosby Creek Rd.) Fri-Sat 9am-5pm Like new name brand clothes - women's and girl's, household items and more! MULTI-FAMILY BENEFIT SALE 745 S. 1st St. Fri-Sat 9am-5pm Large variety of items includ- ing clothing, home goods, furniture, exercise equipment, electric organ. GARAGE SALE 1213 Dublin Lane Fri-Sat-Sun 9a-4p No Early Sales. A little bit of everything. ESTATE SALE by ROGER'S ANTIQUES Must See Sale! 152 Village Drive Fri-Sat-Sun 9am-4pm Amish hand crafted din- ing room set, Royal Dalton, albums, bdrm set, perspecta African art work, tools, garden Excerpts from the City of Cottage Grove's Friday Update Sandy regarding some innova- tive ways to use Urban Renewal funding in economic develop- ment efforts useful and will be exploring that issue further. The managers also heard a report on the marijuana legislation recently passed by the legisla- ture and what it means for lo- cal governments; a presentation on the federal FirstNet system and a discussion about local government potential fi nancial liabilities under the continued implementation of the Afford- able Care Act. Police administrative assistant retiring Cottage Grove Police Depart- ment Administrative Assistant Beverly Kelly retired Friday after 10 1/2 years with CGPD, and staff at City Hall marked the occasion with a lunch in her honor. Vehicle and equipment repair and maintenance With the close of the Fiscal Year 14-15 budget, it is instruc- tive to note what the City spends on vehicle and equipment repair and maintenance services dur- ing a fi scal year. The City Shop repairs and maintains vehicles and equipment for all City de- partments. During fi scal year 2014-2015, this work included Middlefi eld Golf Course (29 percent), Community Develop- ment (.5 percent), Police (10 percent), Engineering (.5%), City Shop (57 percent), waste- water (two percent), and water (one percent). Total equipment and vehicle repair costs for FY 2014-2015 were $69,275 which the City says was gen- erated by a total of 277 repair orders. Police and Community Development make direct pay- ments for their respective ve- hicle and equipment repair ser- vices. Vehicle and equipment repairs/maintenance for Public Works and the Middlefi eld Golf Course are covered by respec- tive budget line items within the various enterprise funds. As a comparison, during FY 2013- 2014, total vehicle repair costs were $72,186 based on a total of 303 repair orders. Protect your world Auto • Home • Life • Retirement 2X4 8' DF $1.69 EACH LANDSCAPE AND BUILDING MATERIALS Open 7 days a week! 79149 N. River Road CITY COUNCIL VACANCY 541-942-4664 In person: 116 N. Sixth Street, Cottage Grove Email: cgnews@cgsentinel.com Office phone: 942-3325 ERIK BENSON 541-942-2605 (*'>8K<>IFM< \i`bY\ejfe7XccjkXk\%Zfd Insurance subject to terms, qualifications and availability. Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Co., Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Co., Allstate Insurance Co., Allstate Indemnity Co., Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Co. 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