8A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL July 29, 2015
Elks donate to
Knox Box program
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Knox Box program that allows com-
munity members that are experiencing fre-
quent falls or other medical conditions to
have a Knox Box placed temporarily on their
residence. The Knox Box allows the resident
to place a set of keys to their residence inside
a secure box that Fire/EMS can access in an
emergency.
Cottage Grove ELKs lodge No. 1904 re-
cently donated $700 to the project as part of
an ELKS National Foundation project.
Community members who believe that they
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could benefi t from this program may call the Pictured with Chief John Wooten are Marie Ammon, Rick Bock and Elks
Fire District to get on a list for a Knox Box. Exalted Ruler Bill Jones.
Open Daily 8-5pm
Accommodate off hour picking by appointment
July –August with
seven different varieties
No Spray!
We provide buckets & boxes
Please leave pets at home.
COMMUNITY BRIEFS
Bowling in Drain
The Senior Citizens Bowling
League starts on Wednesday,
Sept. 2 at the Family Fun Bowl-
ing Center, 279 3rd St., in Drain.
All seniors 55 and older who
are interested in joining an ac-
tive group of senior bowlers are
encouraged to register now. For
more information or to register,
contact Ginny at 541-510-0160
or Darlene at 541-836-7643.
912 Project
Robben Lyons of Court Ap-
pointed Special Advocates
(CASA) will speak at the next
meeting of the Cottage Grove
912 Project on Monday, Aug. 3
at 6:30 p.m. at Stacy’s Covered
Bridge Restaurant, 401 E. Main
St. The meeting is open to the
public and there is no cost to at-
tend.
Pickleball makes
its debut in Cot-
tage Grove
Pickleball, one of the fastest
growing sports in America, has
made its debut in Cottage Grove.
The sport is low impact and pro-
vides fun and competition for
all ages, including the senior
set. The game is played on a
court that is one-third the size of
a tennis court and includes the
skills of tennis, ping-pong and
badminton. The pickleball club
is currently painting the pickle-
ball courts on the tennis courts
by Coiner Park so that pickle-
ball or tennis can be played on
any of the courts.
The pickleball group has
scheduled play at the following
times: Monday and Friday at 9
a.m., Wednesday evening at 7
p.m. and Saturdays at noon. Or-
ganizers say they will adjust the
times as daylight changes and
will be moving into the Armory
for the “wet season”. Those in-
terested in trying out the game
can come by or just watch, and
extra paddles are always avail-
able.
Those interested in learning
more can go to www.usapa.org
and watch the “Featured Video”
near the bottom. For more infor-
mation, contact Ken Welker at
541-729-2077.
ODOT adds six
new road cameras
in southern Or-
egon
The Oregon Department of
Transportation announces that it
recently completed the installa-
tion of road cameras and weath-
er stations at six new locations,
including three along Interstate
5.
The locations are: I-5 at East
Pine in Central Point (milepost
33); I-5 at Canyon Mountain
(milepost 90); I-5 at Rice Hill
(milepost 147); U.S. 101 (Or-
egon Coast Highway) at Bul-
lards Bridge in Bandon (mile-
post 259); Oregon 38 (Umpqua
Highway) at Wells Creek (mile-
post 18) and Oregon 62 (Crater
Lake Highway) at Union Creek
(milepost 52).
The cameras are now online
and can be viewed at ODOT’s
travel website, www.TripCheck.
com.
The TripCheck system was
introduced in 2000, and ODOT
currently has cameras at about
280 locations on the state high-
way system, including 35 in
Douglas, Coos, Curry, Jose-
phine and Jackson counties.
Most locations feature two
cameras, one pointed in each
direction of traffi c, as well as
weather and pavement sensors.
The cameras and weather sta-
tions allow motorists to gather
real-time information before
traveling through areas that are
prone to poor weather or traffi c
congestion.
The system also helps ODOT
maintenance crews monitor road
conditions and quickly respond
to hazards.
Backpack giveaway
Students in Cottage Grove can
benefi t from a national back-
pack giveaway on Saturda, Aug.
1. TCC, the largest Verizon Pre-
mium Wireless Retailer in the
U.S., will be donating 100,000
backpacks full of school sup-
plies to children through its an-
nual School Rocks Backpack
Giveaway.
Since 2013, TCC has donated
260,000 backpacks stuffed with
supplies.
Between noon and 2 p.m. on
Aug. 1, more than 400 nation-
wide participating TCC stores
are inviting local families to
bring their children to the store
to pick up a backpack fi lled with
pencils, paper, a pencil box,
folders, glue and more. The par-
ticipating store in Cottage Grove
is located at 1498 E. Main St.,
Suite 101 and 102. Each par-
ticipating store is donating 200
backpacks.
Old Schoolmates
reunion
The Old Schoolmates, a group
of those who have reached their
50th anniversary year of high
school graduations from Cot-
tage Grove High School, will
be gathering to socialize start-
ing with a dinner on Friday,
Aug. 7 at 5:30 p.m. at Cottage
Grove High School, 1375 S.
River Rd. The meal will be
prepared by the kitchen staff
of Monica Yoss and served by
the students of Cottage Grove
High School. This year the class
of 1965 becomes eligible and
will be inducted into the Old
Schoolmates. Raffl e tickets will
be available for purchase where
half of the money collected will
go for scholarships and the oth-
er half will be divided up to give
away three prizes in a drawing
to those who bought tickets.
On Saturday, the Prospectors
and Golddiggers will be serving
up breakfast at the Dr. Snapp
House, 360 S. River Rd., from
8 to 11 a.m. for the Old School-
mates and anyone else who
would like a delicious breakfast.
Cost is $7 for adults. Transpor-
tation will be available to and
from the Dr. Snapp House from
the high school.
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The Lane County Sheriff’s
Offi ce is hosting a deputy sher-
iff and reserve deputy sheriff
open house on Saturday, Aug. 8
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Shasta
Middle School, located at 4656
Barger Drive in Eugene. Attend-
ees will learn more about the
positions of deputy sheriff and
reserve deputy sheriff, includ-
ing what to expect from the test-
ing process, and be able to try
out the Oregon Physical Abili-
ties Test (ORPAT) course. At-
tendees who run the ORPAT at
the open house and pass will not
have to run the ORPAT again
during this application cycle.
Skilled Nursing at Coast Fork Nursing
Walking into Coast Fork one can tell this is a place filled with camaraderie
and closeness. This place radiates with the loyalty, love and laughter of old
friends. Spending time at Coast Fork Nursing Center is like joining a group
of life-long friends for coffee. The laugher spills over into the hallways, the
appreciation for each other rings in the words they say, and the commit-
ment to the future is evident in each and every heart.
Onsite Services provided by COAST FORK NURSING CENTER
• Activities • Housekeeping • Nursing
• Occupational therapy • Physical therapy
• Social work • Speech/language pathology
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Stearman Fly-in
The Oregon Aviation Histori-
cal Society brings vintage air-
craft to Cottage Grove for the
annual Jim Wright Memorial
Stearman Fly-In on Friday, July
31 from 3–6 p.m. and Saturday,
Aug. 1 from 10 a.m.–6 p.m., at
Jim Wright Memorial Field in
Cottage Grove.
Guests can hear the roar of
the engines, watch the aircraft
soar, and maybe even take a ride
in a biplane! The 37th Annual
Jim Wright Memorial Stearman
Fly-in will bring vintage aircraft
from all directions to Cottage
Grove, and the public is invited
free of charge to view the air-
craft, talk to the pilots and tour
the History Center. Organizers
say Saturday is the best day to
come out and see these vintage
beauties.
Weather permitting, between
25 and 30 open-cockpit bi-
planes and other vintage aircraft
are expected. Biplane rides by
Nostalgic Warbird & Biplane
Rides will be available for pur-
chase. Food and drink will also
be available on site.
Restorations in progress at
the Oregon Aviation Historical
Society include the 1931 Great
Lakes 2T-1A by barnstormer
Tex Rankin, an open cockpit bi-
plane that will be fully restored
and fl ying by summer 2016.
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