COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL September 16, 2015
Cottage Grove Retrospective
A look back at Sentinel stories from 30 and 60 years ago
Sept. 14, 2005
Troops bus out
from Cottage
Grove
Troops from the 2nd Bat-
talion, 162nd Infantry loaded
on three buses Sept. 6 in Cot-
tage Grove and headed for
New Orleans as part of the
Oregon National Guard 41st
Brigade Combat Team relief
mission. Troops arrived Sept.
7 began security work.
First Sgt. Jeffrey McDow-
ell said the Oregon First Na-
tional Guard would aid in se-
curing New Orleans.
"We all took all of our
equipment for going into
the area. Soldiers have been
purchasing goods in town,"
McDowell said. We could be
there at least a month."
The 41st Brigade Combat
Team has established a bri-
gade headquarters and sol-
diers from other battalions
continue to fl ow into the city.
Guardsmen from the 2nd
Battalion, 162nd Infantry re-
turned from a tour of duty in
Iraq in March and April.
Gov. Ted Kulongoski re-
ceived a call from the Fed-
eral Emergency Management
Agency late last week, fol-
lowing reorganization of fed-
eral relief efforts, asking that
state, county and city efforts
remain on stand-by. Accord-
ing to FEMA, it is unlikely
that the Oregon shelter for
evacuees will be needed.
This week, some National
Guard military police re- Sept. 18, 1975: CG launches City Hall project — Area residents who have waited for some
turned to Portland after a time for signs of construction activity at the Main Street site of Cottage Grove's proposed
City Hall got a treat last week. Work crews at the site poured concrete for the fi rst time and
week in New Orleans.
the concrete truck that delivered the fi rst load nearly didn't make it out of the construction
site.
POLICE BLOTTER
Cottage Grove Police Department 24-Hour Anonymous Tip Line: 767-0504
vehicle at Layng Rd.
at all.
Sept. 7
Sept. 8
Theft, Thayer Ave
Caller advised her neighbor
came on her property, ripped
down an election sign and took
it. The caller retrieved the sign
out of the neighbor’s recycle
bin. All parties were counciled.
Civil Problem 2nd St.
The caller requested an offi -
cer regarding the caller’s neigh-
bor tearing down a fence that is
partially on his property. The
offi cer contacted the caller for
more info, and also contacted
the neighbor, and determined
that fencing being built is on the
neighbor’s property and not on
the caller’s property, that neigh-
bor is constructing and paying
for the fence and the issue does
not involve the caller’s property
Criminal Mischief, River
Rd.
A caller advised an unknown
subject was doing donuts in
the parking lot of the location
during the weekend. No infor-
mation at this time and no real
damage. A patrol car was posted
for Sunday and Monday night
graveyard shifts.
Information, Gateway Blvd
Offi cers were advised by a cit-
izen that a subject drove around
the back of the location in a sto-
len two-tone blue pickup truck.
The offi cers located the vehicle
going eastbound on Main St.
and the subject attempted to
elude them. Offi cers last saw the
O FFBEAT
Follow-up 99/N River Rd.
A man was taken into custody
for possession, manufacture and
delivery of meth along with pos-
session of ecstasy. The subject
was taken to the police depart-
ment and is scheduled to appear
in circuit court on Sept. 22.
Burglary, Patrick Loop
A caller came home to fi nd
somebody in her home and her
vehicle that was parked in the
driveway was running and ap-
peared to be occupied. The call-
er could see the subject opening
the windows.
Sept. 9
Near the church, a caller ad-
vised a kid wearing a baseball
cap in black jeans and a sweat-
shirt was punching himself and
hitting the building. Offi cer was
requested to check on him.
Sept. 11
Sept. 12
Burglar Attempt, Quincy
Caller advised hearing his
neighbor’s car alarm go off and
went outside to see an unknown
person had torn the screen off
of his window and believes they
were trying to get in. Staff later
advised someone threw a rock at
their door and took off and saw
two subjects walking away.
Theft of Service, Row River
Rd.
Welfare Check, Gibbs Ave.
subject has parked his RV at
Walmart and has ran an exten-
sion chord from the caller’s RV
outlet to his own vehicle. It has
been an ongoing problem for at
least a month. The subject was
cited for theft of services
Suspicious
Whiteaker GWP
Condition,
Caller advised that he was
called by his friend who said he
was inside the restroom of an
unknown business when they
closed the business. The subject
said he was locked inside the
business and the caller didn’t
know the name of the business
in English, but will be standing
by in front of El Tapatio.
The caller advised that a male
CLIP N'
CARRY
GARAGE
SALES
MULTI-FAMILY
GARAGE SALE
130 Tioga Court
Fri-Sat 9am-4pm
Something for
everyone!
ESTATE SALES
by ROGER'S
ANTIQUES
2055 S. 6th St.
Sept. 18, 19, 20
Fri-Sat-Sun 9am-4pm
Sunday 1/2 off!
Antiques, fi ne glass-ware,
dishware, yard art, primi-
tives. Must see sale!
MOVING SALE
30576 CG Lorane Rd.
Milepost 5
Sept. 18, 19, 20
Fri-Sat-Sun 9am-6pm
Contractors equipment,
chop saws, scaffold,
masonry tools, etc. Men's
tools, hunting and fi shing,
oil stove, more.
Collector plates, 100's of
DVD/VHS, books, desk,
Christmas decorations,
deer antlers, various other
kitchen items.
Much more!
BIG YARD SALE
36972 Smith Creek Rd.
Directions: Row River Rd
9.5 miles, turn left Smith
Creek Rd., go 3/4 mile
on gravel to fi rst house.
Sept. 19
Sat. only 9am - 5pm
Lots of stuff: WWII era;
clothes; antiques, garden;
tools; books; wood camp
stove; bullet moulds;
crosscut saws; buckskin
dress; hunting, fi shing;
misc.
No Early Sales.
GARAGE SALE
1002 S. 10th St.
This weekend AND next
Sat-Sun 9a-6pm
CITY BEAT Selections from the City of Cottage Grove's Friday Update
Continued from page 4A
The Unwritten Law was actu-
ally discussed by name in court
during this case, until the judge
interjected that there was no such
thing as The Unwritten Law,
and ordered the jury to give it
no consideration in the verdict.
Nevertheless, a rose by any oth-
er name is still a rose, and when
the verdict came in after just 30
minutes of deliberation, it was a
clear victory for The Unwritten
Law: “Not Guilty on Account of
Insanity.”
But the headline the Morning
Oregonian chose to apply to its
fi nal article on the Bowlsby-Jen-
nings affair nicely sums up the
growing ambivalence the news-
paper was feeling about The
Unwritten Law: “ANOTHER
SLAYER ACQUITTED.”
It was an ambivalence that
would ripen into full-blown re-
volt later that same year, in an
event involving a jealous wife-
beater, a philandering police-
man, a saloon and a gunfi ght.
We’ll talk about that case next
week.
(Sources: Portland Morning
Oregonian archives, June 15 &
20 and Oct. 13, 1907)
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.
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weather forecast
Two Public Works
employees achieve
higher certifi ca-
tion
Public Works Utilities crew
members Larry Carlton and Ron
Powers passed the examination
this week to achieve a Waste-
water Collections 2 certifi ca-
tion. Both Carlton and Powers
currently hold the position of
Maintenance Worker 2 with the
City. With the achievement of
the Wastewater Collections 2
Certifi cation, they will be ad-
vanced to the position of Main-
tenance Worker 3.
Oregon DEQ requires that
someone on staff hold at least a
Wastewater Collections 3 Certi-
fi cation and be the primary re-
sponsible person for overseeing
the operation of the wastewater
collection system. Currently,
this role falls to Utilities em-
ployee Mike O’Reilly. DEQ
further requires that someone on
staff be designated as a back-up
to the person holding the Level
3 Certifi cation and, this person
must hold at least a Wastewater
Collections 2 Certifi cation to fi ll
the role. The City says it is now
in full compliance with current
DEQ regulations that relate
to the operations of the City’s
wastewater collection system.
Urban Forestry
Committee hosts
seminar
Kristin Ramstad of the Or-
egon Department of Forestry
Urban and Community Forestry
Assistance Program presented a
Brown Bag Seminar titled “The
Cost of Not Maintaining Your
City’s Trees” at the Community
Center on Wednesday, Sept. 9.
Topics covered were an over-
view of the current research
on determining the cost of de-
layed maintenance, framework
for understanding and planning
tree maintenance activities and
easy ways to change your city’s
approach to tree management.
In attendance were members
of staff from our neighboring
community Drain and Cottage
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Grove Public Works staff.
Pilcrow Founda-
tion books are in
The public is invited to stop
by the Cottage Grove Public
Library soon to check out the
new book collection that the Li-
brary recently received through
a grant from the Pilcrow Foun-
dation. The Friends of the Cot-
tage Grove Library contributed
$400 in matching funds toward
this grant. Berenson and Laura
Ackerman offered an additional
donation of $400 to purchase
math and science books for the
collection.
Oregon offers
assistance to fi rst-
time homebuyers
The Oregon Department of
Housing and Community Ser-
vices announced that its Or-
egon Bond program currently
has resources available to help
fi rst-time homebuyers get a
mortgage loan at below market
interest rates. “For many mem-
bers of our community, home-
ownership remains a key part of
the American dream,” said Mar-
garet Van Vliet, Director. “My
agency, Oregon Housing and
Community Services, is pleased
to be able to help qualifi ed fi rst-
time homebuyers’ access loan
products that will help ensure
their home remains affordable
for years to come.”
OHCS works in partnership
with participating mortgage
lenders, local governments, and
non-profi t organizations to as-
sist fi rst-time homebuyers. A
list of participating mortgage
lenders is available here: http://
o.hcs.state.or.us/lenders/lender-
locator.jsp.
To learn more and see if you
qualify, visit:
http://www.oregon.gov/ohcs/
HD/SFF/forms/oregon_bond_
program_income_limits.pdf.
Book Club
Forming
A new book club is forming
at the CG Library, and the fi rst
gathering is Monday, Sept. 28
from 6:30-8 p.m.
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