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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL July 29, 2015 CLIP N' CARRY GARAGE SALES Cottage Grove Retrospective A look back at Sentinel stories from 50 and 60 years ago July 29, 1965: Booming Sport — Trapshooting contestants blaze away at targets during a meet at Cottage Grove Rod and Gun Club range, acclaimed as one of the fi nest in the Pacifi c Northwest. Local riders to enter “Express” Approximately 15 riders of the Cottage Grove Riding Club will take part in a “Pony Express” between Eugene and Roseburg early Sunday morning. The riders are rac- ing against the Southern Pacifi c “Nightcrawler,” which runs from Portland to Ashland. The train leaves Eugene at midnight and is supposed to arrive in Cottage Grove at 12:50 a.m. It reaches Roseburg at 3:10 a.m. The Express is being whipped up as a protest against the slowness of the Espee’s “Rogue River” passenger train which the Company is planning to discontinue. Rid- ers from other communities will enter the express too. Roseburg is trying to have an early morning celebra- tion to greet the riders and the train. Included in the pro- gram is a turtle race. (Symbolic, perhaps). Theft of bicycle, East Regional Park The caller said an unknown male took the his bicycle and rode off to- ward Taco Bell. The bicycle is a spe- cialized P2 Jumper, 26”, single-speed mountain bike valued at $600. Police were unable to locate the suspect. Burglary, Bryant Ct. The caller said he arrived home from the hospital and found his resi- dence had been broken into; he was unsure of what was missing. Domestic disturbance, Relax Inn The caller said there was a dis- turbance in progress at the location. He heard yelling and screaming and walked in and found a male half choking a female. The suspect was July 23 A person of interest in a homicide outside of Eugene: Howard Stull, a 79-year-old white male, who was last seen wearing a white shirt and khaki pants. July 24 The complainant had been allowing a subject to stay in the carport at the location as long as she was “clean.” The subject arrived that night loaded with syringes; the complainant asked the subject to leave. The subject told juveniles at the location that she was going to slit their throats. She then left the location. Suicidal subject, Speedway CITY BEAT Selections from the City's Friday Update Grove to be a part of the conference The mayors are by attending the Art Walk on Friday, July 31. The Art Walk is being called coming! Next week, mayors from around the state of Oregon will be coming to Cottage Grove for the annual Or- egon Mayors Summer Conference to be held here in Cottage Grove. The City encourages everyone in Cottage The caller was told that there was a suicidal female at the location in a white vehicle. The onsite manager was attending to the subject, who had ingested unknown pills. Civil problem, E. Adams Ave. Attempt to locate, citywide July 22 the “Super Art Walk” because of all the activities and groups that are in- volved. The mayors will be down- town for the Super Art Walk from 4:30-6 p.m. SAVINGS Row River Trail mile markers From the Mosby Creek trailhead to the top of the Row River Trail, there are mile markers every one-half mile. Many of the numeric discs, mounted on posts, have either fallen off or been pried off. The Public Works Department recently ordered 64 re- placement mile marker discs to re- place those that are damaged, faded or missing. Initially, the discs will be replaced on the existing mile marker Continued from page 4A SAVE UP TO 15% OFF with your SEARS card NOW THRU - AUGUST 1st Extra 5% OR 18 months special fi nancing over $499 w/Sears Card OR Free Delivery over $499 w/Sears Card 118 Gateway Blvd. Cottage Grove 541-942-7377 Open 7 Days a week 6 YARD Sale 77821 S. 6th St. Fri 9a-4p; Sat 9a-1p ESATE SALE 33939 E. Martin Rd., Creswell Fri-Sat 9am-5pm House for Sale too. Household items, furniture, tools, art welder, generator, fork lift, chest freezer, microwave and more! GARAGE SALE 76358 London Rd. Fri-Sat 10am-4pm Sizing down. Information, Union 76 gas station The reporting person said that a white female, approximately 20 years old, attempted to change two $50 bills, which were fake. The suspect was last seen heading southbound on Highway 99 in a blue Ford. Domestic disturbance, Hwy. 99 The caller said that someone had been stabbed at the location. July 25 Theft, Carver Pl. The caller requested a said that a gun, a Ruger 44-40 handgun, was missing from the location. She said the gun belonged to her brother, who was recently killed in a car accident. posts between Mosby Creek Trail- head and the top of the Row River Trail. Later on, the City says it will in- stall posts and discs along its portion of the trail, between Trail Head Park and the Mosby Creek trailhead. The bike path is 16 miles in length, with three miles under the ownership of the City and 13 miles under the own- ership of the Bureau of Land Man- agement. Bicycle enthusiasts have stated that they like the mile markers to keep track of progress on the trail. YARD SALE 77722 Dugan Lane (off Hwy 99 S.) Sat. only 8am-3pm MOVING/GARAGE SALE 31136 Gowdyville Rd. (1.5 miles on left) Sat. only 8am-5pm Numerous books, household items, a life- time of misc. tools and bizarre parts and pieces, Chinkapin oak lumber and maple burls. GARAGE SALE 196 River Walk Place Sat. only 9am-3pm YOUTH GROUP GARAGE SALE And COMMUNITY SPACES welcome to set up for free, also. The more the merrier! Delight Valley Church 33087 E. Saginaw Rd. Sat. only 9am-3pm For more info: email: terrahoy@outlook.com YARD SALE South O Street Sat. only 8:30 - ? YARD SALE 1315 E. Jefferson Fri-Sat-Sun 7am-4pm Little bit of everything. YARD SALE 716 N. 10th St. Fri-Sat-Sun 9am-3pm 15 tables of merchandise! Some large items. O FFBEAT STARTS NOW GARAGE SALE 141 N. L St. Fri-Sat 8am-5pm Furniture, craft supplies, misc. houseware and more! Cottage Grove Police Department 24-Hour Anonymous Tip Line: 767-0504 placed in custody for assault. July 21 YARD Sale 724 S. 8th St. Thurs-Fri 9am-5pm Wide assortment! July 28, 1955 POLICE BLOTTER 5A -day weather forecast by refi ning it themselves would expose themselves to sometimes deadly levels of both alpha and gamma radiation. Miners who worked in underground mines would spend the entire work- day inhaling radioactive dust — sometimes they’d have com- petitions at the end of the day, breathing on the Geiger counter and betting on whose exhala- tions would raise the needle highest. For most of them, death from lung cancer was not more than a decade or two away after that kind of exposure. Oregon had just one underground op- eration, part of the White King mine. Nor did Oregon sacrifi ce any priceless relics of its ancient past on the altar of uranium profi ts, as did Utah. In July 1955, a geologist there found an almost complete skeleton of a juvenile stegosaurus — but the petrifi cation of the bones had occurred with uranium-rich minerals. Into the processing mill the priceless 150-million- year-old artifact went, yielding for its happy fi nder a few hun- dred dollars’ worth of uranium. A similar fate befell a massive log of petrifi ed wood, 100 feet long and four feet in diameter. Oregon didn’t exactly get off scot-free, though. Today, both THURSDAY July 30 FRIDAY July 31 58° | 101° 59° | 101 Sunny Sunny SATURDAY Aug. 1 SUNDAY Aug. 2 e v i t o m o Aut s e i t l a i c e Sp 59° | 97° 57° | 95° PRACTICING THE ART OF TRANSMISSION REPAIR SINCE 1991 Partly Cloudy Sunny MONDAY Aug. 3 TUESDAY Aug. 4 58° | 96° 55° | 92° Sunny Sunny 8"X8"X6' TREATED TIES $9.99 EACH Manual & Automatic Transmission Repair Tune ups 30-60-90K Services Brakes, belts, hoses and cooling system services Muffl ers & Custom Exhaust Drive-train repair such as clutches, u joints and differentials All makes and models. MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE AFFORDABLY LANDSCAPE AND BUILDING MATERIALS WE LIVE IN THE SAME TOWN WE WORK IN “ NO MONKEY BUSINESS!” Open 7 days a week! 79149 N. River Road www.automotivespecialties.biz 541-942-4664 DUSTIN TULLAR & RUSS OWENS 541-942-8022 • COTTAGE GROVE the White King and the Lucky Lass are Superfund cleanup sites. In recent years, proposals have been fl oated for a resump- tion of uranium mining in East- ern Oregon, under the auspices of major mining companies that would presumably follow better practices. Unlike the situation in the 1950s, though, there has been considerable resistance to these plans. Hundreds of tons of high-grade “yellowcake” ore remains out there in the Oregon high desert, and mining it could yield plenty of good-paying jobs — but a substantial percentage of the population is no longer convinced it’s worth the risk. (Sources: Allen, Cain. “Ura- nium miners,” Oregon History Project, ohs.org; Ringholz, Raye. Uranium Frenzy. Logan, Utah: USU Press, 2002; Seff, Philip and Nancy. Petrifi ed Lightning. Raleigh, N.C.: Contemporary, 1996; Portland Morning Orego- nian, 03 July 1956) 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.
