COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL September 2, 2015
New drug dog
helps police
make arrests
Cottage Grove Retrospective
A look back at Sentinel stories from 30 and 60 years ago
Sept. 8, 1955
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Sept. Oregon Ducks open
football drills last
Wednesday with
inexperienced crew
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene (Spe-
cial) – Coach Len Casanova saw a turnout of 45
players here Wednesday for physical examina-
tions and picture taking in preparation for the
fi rst of a series of “daily doubles” on Thursday
which opened the preparation for the 1955 foot-
ball season.
Only 14 lettermen returned with two of these
returning from the service after missing at least
two seasons, and only four of the veterans are
regulars from the third place team of 1954.
Phil McHugh, the talented end from Portland,
Capt. Lon Stiner, a member of the 1954 PCC
all-star squad at tackle, Reanous Cochrane at
guard, and Dick James, a second team all-PCC
choice and co-holder of the scoring title, at left
halfback are the remaining fi rst stringers.
The other lettermen include Harry Johnson,
Chuck Austin, Jim Potter, and Jerry Nelson at
tackle, Harry Mondale and Jim Jacques (both
back from the Army) at guard, Art Weber and
Nick Markulis at center, and Tom Crabtree and
John Keller at quarterback.
Spike Hillstrom, a non-letterman in 1954 who
has made a strong bid for a starting guard job,
Hank Loumena and Dick Pavlat at halfback and
Wally Russell at quarterback are the other mem-
bers of the 1954 squad who will again be on.
Sept. 4, 1975
Water on the way
At least one Cottage Grover voter who cast
a negative vote on the city’s budget request in
early August did so because she thought the city
staff was guilty of waste and lack of progress
on proposed improvements to the city’s water
system.
“Three hundred thousand dollar bond im-
provement; no improvement,” she wrote on
a comment form provided at the polls. “That
$300,000 was the city’s to bring in new wells
of water for shortages and our city’s growth.
Gentlemen, no swells and you have spent the
money and now ask us for more.”
City Engineer Roger Sinclair, the man in
charge of the city’s public works department,
discussed that voter’s comments Friday as he re-
ported on the progress being made on the city’s
water system.
“I realize our public relations are nil,” Mr.
Sinclair said. “But I’ve seen other places where
POLICE BLOTTER
Welfare Check, Row River Rd
Taco Bell
Caller requested a welfare check
on a female in a semi at the loca-
tion. Her hands appeared to be
tied together and the male that was
with her was acting very odd. He
made her get into the cab of the
vehicle on the drivers side.
Aug. 26
Hit and Run, 16th and Main
Offi cers located the subject’s ve-
hicle at 810 Lincoln St. Transport-
ed the driver to the police depart-
ment where he blew a 0.18 BAC.
The subject was charged with two
Harassment, 4th St
The caller advised police that he
is legally growing marijuana and
his place has been cased multiple
they make a big to do about everything.”
Saying he would rather produce than pro-
claim, Mr. Sinclair added, “I’m just not a horn
tooter, I’d rather wait until it’s done and then
say, ‘see, there it is!’ That’s my approach.”
In spite of that philosophy, Mr. Sinclair ad-
mitted that the low visibility of the water system
improvement construction work makes it natu-
ral that residents might not notice progress on
the project.
Also, some three years as passed since city
voters went to the polls in May of 1972 and
approved a $350,000 bond issue to fi nance the
proposed improvements (not $300,000 as the
angry woman voter thought).
Presently, the city is drawing its water from
the Layng Creek watershed east of the city. That
water is collected at the Layng Creek Dam and
carried some 23 miles by pipeline to the city’s
reservoirs.
Sinclair said the city has been getting its water
from Layng Creek since approximately 1910.
Cottage Grove Police Department 24-Hour Anonymous Tip Line: 767-0504
times through the fence. One of
the subjects made verbal threats to
beat up the caller. Caller was not
very cooperative and made agitated
threats to shoot the subjects. Upon
additional questioning it was deter-
mined that the caller does not have
a fi rearm.
Aug. 24
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counts of assault, DUI, four counts
of reckless endangerment, and fail
to obey a traffi c control device.
in a parking lot. The second caller
was transferred to Central Lane for
medical care.
Aug. 28
Burglary, Green Gables Storage
The reporting person advised that
there was a pick up truck backed
up to the fence of the storage
facility and the subject appeared
to be inside throwing items over
the fence into the pick up. Offi cers
contacted the subjects: a female
got locked inside after 9 pm and
the male subject was assisting with
getting her out and getting the re-
mainder of the items into their unit.
Fraudulent use of credit card,
8th St.
Reporting person advised police
that an unknown subject used her
credit card for purchases in Port-
land, losing a total of $15,000.
Motor Vehicle Accident, Main
St.
Multiple 911 calls came in regard-
ing a vehicle hitting a pedestrian
he Cottage Grove Police Department is cred-
iting the newest member of its staff with help
making four recent drug-related arrests.
Corporal David Burgin announced that he and his
new drug-sniffi ng partner, Kimber, a black Labrador
Retriever and the daughter of CGPD’s late drug-sniff-
ing dog, Bo, recently passed their tests and received
their certifi cation to be deployed in the fi eld.
Burgin said that, on Aug. 27, the duo, along with
Offi cer Matt Walker, Offi cer Shawn Branstetter and
Offi cer Steve Sherwin made four drug-related arrests
at 330 Madison Avenue in Cottage Grove for charges
of frequenting a drug house.
“This residence has been a problem for CGPD and
the neighbors for some time, with drug use, dealing
and short-stay traffi c from numerous members of the
Cottage Grove drug community,” Burgin said.
With help from the residence’s primary tenant, po-
lice entered the residence and arrested Shawn Duane
Shepherd, 41, Benjamin Lee Robinson, 38, Erin Ray
Garrison, 30, and Brandy Jo Johnson, 29. In addition
to the frequenting charge, police said Johnson was ar-
rested for outstanding warrants.
Earlier, on Aug. 16, police arrested Leonard Mar-
shall Robinson, 57, for unlawful delivery, unlawful
manufacture and possession of methamphetamine
during what police called a “buy bust” utilizing a po-
lice informant at the Cottage Grove Market.
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GARAGE SALES
MOVING SALE
PART 2
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more!
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TOOLS AND MORE!!
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Sept. 4-6, 2015
Fri-Sat-Sun 9am-5pm
LIKE NEW Craftsman tools: table saw, radial
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heaters, patio umbrella, other misc.
TOO LATE TO
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CITY BEAT Selections from the City of Cottage Grove's Friday Update
September is National Pre-
paredness Month.
During September, each Friday
Update will include informa-
tion on personal and family
preparedness. This week we
are starting with:
FAMILY
COMMUNICATIONS
Your family may not be to-
gether when disaster strikes, so
plan how you will contact one
another. Think about how you
will communicate in different
situations. Complete a con-
tact card for each adult family
member. Have them keep these
cards handy in a wallet, purse
or briefcase, etc. Additionally,
complete contact cards for
each child in your family. Put
the cards in their backpacks or
book bags. Check with your
children’s day care or school.
Facilities designed for children
should include identifi cation
planning as part of their emer-
gency plans.
Family communication tips
Identify a contact such as a
friend or relative who lives out-
of-state for household members
to notify they are safe. It may
be easier to make a long-dis-
tance phone call than to call
across town, so an out-of-town
contact may be in a better posi-
tion to communicate among
separated family members.
6
-day
weather forecast
THURSDAY Sept. 3
FRIDAY Sept. 4
44° | 69°
45° | 71°
Sunny
Showers
SATURDAY Sept. 5
SUNDAY Sept. 6
47° | 74°
49° | 80°
Partly Cloudy
Sunny
MONDAY Sept. 7
TUESDAY Sept. 8
50° | 80°
51° | 77°
Sunny
Sunny
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Be sure every member of your
family knows the phone num-
ber and has a cell phone, coins
or a prepaid phone card to call
the emergency contact. If you
have a cell phone, program that
person(s) as “ICE” (In Case of
Emergency) in your phone. If
you are in an accident, emer-
gency personnel will often
check your ICE listings in order
to get a hold of someone you
know. Make sure to tell your
family and friends that you’ve
listed them as emergency
contacts.
Teach family members how to
use text messaging (also known
as SMS or Short Message
Service). Text messages can of-
ten get around network disrup-
tions when a phone call might
not be able to get through.
In Lane County sign up now for
ALERT ME! to receive emer-
gency notifi cations to your cell
phone or VoIP phone at: www.
lanecounty.org/prepare
Library summer camp
success
The Cottage Grove Public
Library completed exciting
summer fi lled adventure day
camps for kids and teens last
Friday. The fi nal Kids Ad-
venture trip took youth ages
7-12 to the Science Factory,
Planetarium, Minion’s Movie,
Autzen Stadium for lunch and a
private tour including free play
on the fi eld. And the day ended
at Amazon Pool for an after-
noon of aquatic fun.
Summer reading success
The Cottage Grove Public
Library Summer Reading Pro-
gram ended, and the numbers
are inspiring: 325 children
participated and they read
over 2500 hours in 10 weeks.
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PRACTICING THE ART OF TRANSMISSION REPAIR SINCE 1991
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
WE LIVE IN THE SAME TOWN WE WORK IN
“ NO MONKEY BUSINESS!”
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DUSTIN TULLAR & RUSS OWENS
541-942-8022 • COTTAGE GROVE
During the Summer Reading
Program the Library hosted 51
programs and special events
attended by over 1400 people
(and dogs).
“Sign, sign, everywhere a
sign...
The summer season seems to
bring with it a plethora of yard
sale, garage sale, for sale, lost
pet, event, and celebration signs
of various sizes and shapes.
Most of these signs seem to end
up on telephone poles, street
light poles, junction boxes,
traffi c regulatory signs, other
public and private buildings
and structures and in the public
right-of-way. Currently, the
downtown area is covered by a
wide variety of these types of
signs. The Police and Public
Works Departments constantly
remove real estate signs and
garage/yard sale signs that are
in the public right-of-way.
The City’s volunteer graf-
fi ti removal team is expand-
ing their scope of services to
include the removal of signs
attached to utility poles, build-
ings, structures and regulatory
signs. Many of the signs are
left over from events that have
long passed. Removing these
signs is a time-consuming job
that takes staff and volunteers
away from more productive en-
deavors. Citizens are reminded
that signs are not allowed in
the public right-of-way or on
utility poles, regulatory signs,
public buildings and structures,
or utility junction boxes. If you
did place signs, please remove
them once your advertised
event is over.
Membrane workshop
On Monday and Tuesday of
this week, Water Production
Superintendent Ray Pardee
and Public Works Director Jan
Wellman attended a Northwest
Membrane Operator Asso-
ciation sponsored workshop in
Arch Cape. The workshop was
attended by membrane plant
operators and manufacturer’s
representatives serving the
northwest Oregon area. The
workshop included a tour of the
Arch Cape water and sanitary
district’s membrane facilities.
Meet the DJ/Program Host
DALLAS MCCORD
Cowboy
Cultural
Corner on Sunday 1-4
KNND 1400 AM Dallas
and PJ McCord love
hosting the Cowboy
Culture Corner every
Sunday
aft ernoon
from 1-4 on KNND.
It gives us a chance to
share the fi nest cowboy
music and poetry that you would ever want to stick an
ear to. Dallas, an excellent singer, songwriter, emcee and
storyteller has been involved with the cowboy genre for 30+
years. Many of the artist he and PJ play on the radio are
friends and fellow performers. Th is brings a personal touch
to the show. In 2007 Dallas was awarded Small Region Disc
Jockey of the year from the Academy of Western Artist in
Arlington, Texas. What a thrill to represent KNND and
receive the award from Lynn Anderson. Tune in pert-ner
every Sunday, settle back and enjoy the old and new western
music and cowboy poetry. You will not be disappointed.
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