2A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL August 26, 2015
IN MEMORIAM
Kathleen Marie Lentz
1937-2015
Kathleen Marie Lentz, 78,
of Cottage Grove passed away
peacefully at home from cancer
surround by family.
Kathleen worked in Cottage
Grove
at
Shady Oaks
Plant’s and
Produce
for many
years.
She loved
her family
and friends
and her dog, Cody.
LORANE
COUNTRY
NEWS
BY LIL THOMPSON
For the Sentinel
S
chool registration hap-
pens this week at Crow
Middle/High School. Seniors
registered yesterday. Today,
Wednesday, Aug. 26, grades
9,10 and 11 will register from
10 a.m.-8 p.m. There are also
sports physicals at the school to-
day from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. for $20
for each person. Registration
winds up on Thursday, Aug. 27
for grades 7-8 plus any new stu-
dents from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Any
seniors who missed Tuesday are
She is survived by a son and
daughter-in-law, Mike and Cin-
die Lentz of Cottage Grove, a
daughter, Kimberly Lentz of
Vancouver, Wash., a step-daugh-
ter, Mary Lentz of Billings,
Mont., and many grandchildren
and great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Charles M. Lentz,
and a grandson, Mathew W.
Lentz Allen.
Memorial gifts may be do-
nated to Cancer Research for a
Cure. Arrangements under the
care of Andreason’s, Spring-
fi eld.
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BIRTHS
Aug. 18, 2015
To Taylor Cooper and Steven Sanders of Cottage Grove, a
son.
Aug. 20, 2015
To Ashley and Cody Fitzgerald of Creswell, a son.
To Alicia Lilley and Julian Hastriter of Cottage Grove, a
daughter.
To Delfi na Carillo Mendoza and Antonio Mendoza of Cot-
tage Grove, a daughter.
To Roseann and Andrew Bishop of Creswell, a son.
L
awns languish in the heat
of summer unless show-
ered with the water they require
to thrive. But not to worry, the
grass isn’t dead.
Come fall when the rains start
again, grass greens up quickly,
said Alec Kowalewski, turf spe-
cialist for Oregon State Univer-
sity’s Extension Service.
While letting your lawn go
dormant in summer isn’t a bad
thing — especially with concern
about water shortages — lack
of irrigation does allow pesky
weeds to gain a foothold, he
said. And regular wear and tear
can cause compaction within a
lawn, which leads to brown or
bare spots.
Now is a good time to whip
your lawn back into shape, but
starting over usually isn’t neces-
sary.
“You should always try reno-
vation before putting in a new
lawn because it’s diffi cult to get
a stand of grass established,”
Kowalewski said. “So if you
have something to begin with,
go with renovating.”
What you have to begin with
can vary from addressing a
few brown spots to a desert of
weeds to hardpan soil. Assess
your lawn’s level of neediness
and then proceed with a regular
renovation or a no-holds-barred
one. Most often, a regular tune
up is all that’s needed.
Once you’ve got your lawn
established, follow Kowalews-
ki’s three steps to a healthy lawn
that will outcompete those pes-
ky weeds: water, fertilize and
mow properly.
Watering is a matter of one
inch a week, but don’t do it all
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Daily doubles have begun, so
please watch your speeds on the
roads.
It’s hard to believe that sum-
mer is coming to an end. Teach-
ers return on Sept. 1, and school
resumes on Sept. 8. Again, any
questions may be answered in
the offi ce.
Lorane Grange will be work-
ing on the roof this weekend,
Aug. 29 and 30. They weren’t
able to work on it last weekend,
so they are hoping for lots of
help. The Lorane Celebration
2015 plans are coming along
very nicely. There are still tables
to rent for crafts or artwork and
still time to place a home garage
sale on the map. Call 541-942-
5701 to sign up for either.
Here is the planned sched-
ule for that day: an eye-opener
walk starting at the Grange at 8
a.m.; craft/sale tables and home
garage sales from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
with lunch at the Grange; deli-
cious goodies for sale all day at
the Lodge with family activities
too; emergency preparedness at
the fi re hall until 4 p.m.; bar-
beque and cider pressing in front
of the church from 3-5 p.m. and
an outdoor movie on the side
of the Lodge around 7 p.m./
dusk. Those with questions can
call Lil at 541-942-5701 or Jeri,
541-942-2448. Hopefully, ev-
eryone will take part in as many
activities as possible. Make it a
great day in Lorane — Saturday,
Sept. 12!
A big thank you to all who
took part in the fundraiser
for the Crow Booster Club at
Sweet Cheeks Winery last Fri-
day. Anyone still wanting to
help may send contributions to
CMHS.
Our old Lorane School build-
ing has a new roof and now
looks like a coat of paint will
soon help the improvements.
They hope to have a community
meeting about the school build-
ing usage in September. Watch
for notices.
Lorane Grange meets again
on Thursday, Sept. 3 at 7:30 p.m.
There will be potluck snacks for
the meeting and plans to sched-
ule the spaghetti dinner and bin-
go nights plus other events for
the rest of the year.
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at once.
“If you look at the roots, the
majority are in the top one inch
of the soil,” he said. “The deeper
you go the fewer roots there are
so watering more than a quarter
inch at a time is a waste. So ir-
rigate more frequently with less
amounts when it’s not raining.”
Fertilize four times a year. An
easy way to remember is to ap-
ply on Memorial Day, Fourth of
July, Labor Day and Thanksgiv-
ing.
When it comes to mowing,
never remove more than one-
third of the grass at one time.
That means if the lawn is three
inches long, cut only one inch.
Cutting more than one-third
weakens the lawn, leaving it vul-
nerable to weeds and diseases.
For most grasses, two inches is
about top range of what a hom-
eowner will tolerate, but higher
is even better.
“Increase the height of the
grass as tall as you can stand
it and mow once a week,” he
said. “If you mow it to an inch,
it’s horrible to the health of the
plant because you’re decreasing
rooting depth and stress toler-
ance. And you’ll have to water
more often.”
Mow once a week in spring
and fall, less often during sum-
mer and winter months. Instead
of bagging up clippings, consid-
er leaving them where they fall.
They break down quickly and
re-supply much-needed nitro-
gen. The more often you mow,
the easier this is to do. Don’t,
however, leave clumps of clip-
pings sitting on the lawn.
For more information, watch
Kowalewski’s video Integrated
Pest Management for Turfgrass.
Or check out the following
publications: Practical Lawn
Establishment and Renovation,
Practical Lawn Care for West-
ern Oregon, Retail Lawn Seed
Mixtures for Western Oregon
and Western Washington and
Fertilizing Lawns.
Kowalewski’s steps for reno-
vating a lawn
For regular renovation:
Do a pH test. Either take a
sample with help from Exten-
sion’s Guide to Collecting Soil
Samples for Farms and Gardens
and send it to a soil lab, or buy
a test kit at the nursery. Lawns
grow well in a pH of 6 to 6.5.
Remove weeds by hand or
with a broad spectrum herbi-
cide.
Aerate lawn with a machine
available at rental shops. Pay
particular attention to bare spots
or compacted areas. Rake off
plugs of soil removed by aera-
tor.
If the pH is on the low side
(below 6.0), add lime. It’s com-
mon in western Oregon for
lawns to need lime every two to
three years.
Fertilize with a product that
has plenty of nitrogen, low or no
phosphorus and a medium level
of potassium. Check the fertil-
izer label and choose something
with a high fi rst number (N),
low second number (P) and me-
dium third number (K) such as
20-2-6. You’ll get best results
using a rotary spreader.
Overseed at the recommend-
ed rate, going a little thicker on
really bare spots. Use a drop
seeder for even distribution.
Water daily unless it rains.
For major renovation, do the
above steps and add the follow-
ing:
Mow lawn as short as pos-
sible before getting started.
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Before aerating, dethatch the
lawn with a dethatching ma-
chine or power rake, which you
can rent. The idea is to expose as
much soil as possible. Run the
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