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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL November 18, 2015 3A Armory hosts Veterans Day ceremony BY SAM WRIGHT The Cottage Grove Sentinel I t was an exciting week of celebration in Cottage Grove as veterans, citizens and servicemen saluted our country’s he- roes. The celebrations kicked off with a U.S.O. show on Saturday, Nov. 7 with a hearty dinner and various performances. Then on Wednesday, Nov. 11, a formal Veteran’s Day celebration was held at the Cottage Grove Armory. It was a special year for the celebration, as State Repre- sentative Cedric Hayden attended and also gave a speech. Hayden, a politician who supports reform for better care of veterans, took the opportunity to honor all Cottage Grove-residing veterans and raise aware- ness of some of the hardships faced by vets retiring from active duty. “Sometimes [veterans] don’t always get what they deserve,” said Hayden. It’s some- thing we need to push in the state of Oregon and in Washington to help those who have served this country honorably.” Please see VETS, Page 11A photo by Christie Johnson Local Scouts (with fl ags) and the Lincoln Middle School Choir (on stage) assisted with the Veteran's Day Ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at the Cottage Grove Armory. Sentinel fi le photo The City of Cottage Grove began installing its fi ber optics network in 2009. Here, crews are shown installing fi ber into a downtown fi ber hut. The City Council recently voted to expand the network. Zen Paws offers added options, without the kennel City to expand fi ber optics backbone Pet portraits, treats also available BY SAM WRIGHT The Cottage Grove Sentinel C ottage Grove recently welcomed a new busi- ness at the Gateway Shopping Center that is more unique than it appears. Sam and Heather Barrett opened up their pet spa “Zen Paws” about three weeks ago, and they provide more than just a bath and a haircut for dogs. The new business is not only a pet spa, but also a place where dogs can have their photographs taken profession- ally. Heather Barrett has been grooming dogs for over 15 years, starting in high school in Huntington Beach, California. She also worked as a veteri- nary assistant and consistently works with animal rescue pro- grams. Sam is a well-equipped professional photographer and has been for the past six years. He studied photography at Monterey Peninsula College and has mostly done freelance work and a few exhibitions. Zen Paws features an area in which dogs can be photographed with proper lights and portrait back- grounds. Aside from getting a bath, haircut and perhaps a pretty picture, dogs can be treated quite literally at Zen Paw’s treat bar. The bar features a large variety of different treats from big biscuits to bit-sized nibblers for owners to mix and match for their pets. Above and around the treat bar are novelty toys for sale. In the back of the spa is the grooming area where all the magic (and sometimes chaos) happens. The area is kennel- free, which Heather Barrett says helps a lot with dogs that may have separation anxiety. “We want the dogs to feel as comfortable as possible,” she said. The back also has a more enclosed bath station, and a sta- tion in which the dogs are held BY JON STINNETT The Cottage Grove Sentinel T photo by Sam Wright Heather and Sam Barrett and Echo are happy to have opened Zen Paws at the Gateway Shopping Center. while their teeth get cleaned. “I think what makes us unique are things like our treat bar and novelty toys, along with a kennel free grooming area,” said Heather. The Barretts have lived in Cottage Grove for about a year with their 11-year old minia- ture bull terrier named Echo af- ter moving from the Monterey Bay area in California. They met at a coffee shop and share a love for animals. “The funny thing is, I was always more of a cat person and Heather was more of a dog person,” Sam Barrett said. “But after I met Echo, I started lov- ing dogs a lot more.” Heather’s primary focus has always been compassionate care. “That’s why we chose a ken- nel-free environment with ex- pedited services, natural prod- ucts and aromatherapy.” The Barretts are active in an- imal rescue in Cottage Grove. On the day of their grand open- ing, they held a benefi t raffl e for the Humane Society of Cot- tage Grove. he Cottage Grove City Council voted at its Mon- day, Nov. 9 meeting to extend the City’s fi ber optics network to the Industrial Park south of town and the Village Shopping Center, in addition to adding additional strands to further ca- pacity at other stages along the route. The Council approved a mo- tion to award Coburg-based C-2 Utility Contractors, a telephone and television cable contrac- tor, the project in the amount of $220,941.58. The City received a $400,000 loan in April of 2013 to extend the fi ber network at a time when a call center was re- portedly interested in relocating to the Village Shopping Center on Highway 99, though the call center’s owner was reportedly concerned about the lack of In- ternet capacity there. The City Council green-lighted the exten- hanksgiving starts today. We’re a Medicare plan you can trust, started by Oregon doctors. Now offering a wide range of HMO and PPO plans—including options with $0 monthly premiums—as well as great choices for prescription drug coverage. Come to a free seminar. We’ll help you put your finger on the one that’s right for you. Reservations & information: Toll Free: 844-867-1156 Toll Free TTY: 711 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. 7 days a week hink well. 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The City will also place addi- tional strands of fi ber in a sec- tion of the network downtown but has decided to wait on a plan to add strands in a section from Fifth Street to Villard, according to City Manager Richard Mey- ers, who said that the Villard section, which was installed and is owned by the Lane Council of Governments, will not be augmented because LCOG is concerned about the danger that may be posed by placing an ad- ditional 288 strands of fi ber in the two-inch conduit that cur- rently only holds 48 strands. “We’re excited to extend the fi ber to the Industrial Park, since there’s not much going on out there,” Meyers said. “And with King Estate expanding into the park, it will be nice to have the fi ber there if they want to use it.” Meyers, who helped spear- head the project to design the fi ber optics backbone in Cottage Grove, in addition to adding the wireless Internet transmitters throughout town, said the fi ber project has already been a suc- cess, as it’s currently in use by South Lane School District, the City of Cottage Grove, Peace- Health Community Hospital in Cottage Grove, Territorial Seed and Charter Communications. “We’re going to inch along with it until we can get it every- where,” he said. “Hopefully we can get some Internet providers to carry more stuff on fi ber and continue to expand.”
