Riverwalk Village
32-unit development
approved, page 3A
City Beat — 5A
Cooking tips — 3A
Holiday variations— 6A
Let's
Bowl!
Leagues draw a
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2015
SOUTH LANE COUNTY'S MOST AWARD-WINNING NEWS SOURCE SINCE 1889
Slew of
events will
kick off 2015
holiday
season
Cops targeting crosswalk
offenders in 'directed patrols'
BY JON STINNETT
The Cottage Grove Sentinel
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BY JON STINNETT
The Cottage Grove Sentinel
photo by Jon Stinnett
C
ottage Grove has big plans to kick off
the holiday season, plans that begin
this weekend:
Small Business Saturday
An initiative by credit giant American Ex-
press led to the fi rst-ever “Small Business
Saturday,” an event to encourage patronage
of local small businesses fi ve years ago.
But Shauna Neigh, coordinator of Cottage
Grove’s Main Street program, said involve-
ment with American Express is not neces-
sary to participate in the local version of the
shop-small effort. Neigh said purchases —
large or small — at many downtown busi-
nesses on Saturday, Nov. 28 will earn entry
in a raffl e that will be drawn on Monday.
The prizes to be raffl ed can be viewed in the
St. Vincent De Paul building at the corner
of Sixth and Main streets. A “selfi e” promo-
tion involving shoppers taking pictures of
themselves with hearts signifying their par-
ticipation in Small Business Saturday will
also be held. Christmas charms will also
be available at many downtown businesses,
and maps that showcase the location of the
charms can be found at several locations
downtown.
Christmas in Cottage
Grove
Jingle Bell Run/Walk
Christmas festivities will kick off in ear-
nest on Saturday, Dec. 5, a date that has fea-
tured holiday events in years past but will
be packed with even more happenings this
year.
The day begins with the annual Jingle Bell
Run/Walk at Cottage Grove High School.
Kids events begin at 8:30 a.m., with the 5K
race set to start at 9 a.m. Antlers, holiday
music and bells add a festive spirit to the
race. Those interested can sign up at sign-
meup.com/111346 or in person at Scarpel-
li’s Short Stop.
Offi cer Tami Miles makes a traffi c stop during a 'di-
rected patrol' on Thursday.
BY JON STINNETT
The Cottage Grove Sentinel
A
busy Monday eve-
ning for the Cottage
Grove City Council included
a discussion of an increase in
garbage rates and a fl ag at the
Cottage Grove Library.
A letter from Manager
Tim Alverson of the Cottage
Grove Garbage Service in-
dicated its request for a fi ve
percent increase on its ser-
vices that would take effect
on Feb.1, 2016.
"Since our last increase on
Oct. 1, 2013, Lane County
has increased the disposal
fee 12 percent," Alverson
wrote, "and the cost of com-
mingled recycling increased
in increments from no cost to
$40 per ton."
The Garbage Service re-
cently discontinued its recy-
cling service in rural areas
in response to the increase
in disposal cost for "com-
mingle." The increase, if
approved, would change the
rate for garbage carts be-
tween $.55 for a 35-gallon
cart and $1.85 for a 95-gal-
Shopping
a fl agpole in years past but
could fi nd no suitable place
to put it.
"We started looking at lo-
cations, but we didn't want
to take out parking," Mey-
ers said. "We don't know
where all the utilities are. We
couldn't come up with a de-
cent location."
Fleck countered that the
City could stand to lose one
or two parking spaces to ac-
commodate the fl ag.
"I'd like to see this come
back up at budget time,"
Fleck said.
Also
inside:
School News
Inside events at South
Lane schools, page 1E
BY JON STINNETT
The Cottage Grove Sentinel
Please see GRANT, Page 12A
The Prospectors and Golddiggers will host
a holiday bazaar including shopping, lights
and decorations at the Dr. Snapp House on
River Road from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Dorena
School will also host a bazaar at Cottage
Grove High School to benefi t Dorena’s pre-
school music program from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. at the High School Cafetorium.
lon cart; one-yard containers
would increase from $104 to
$109. Councilor Mike Fleck
said he was totally support-
ive of city staff crafting the
increase into an ordinance
for adoption at a later meet-
ing.
Earlier on Monday, citi-
zens who want a fl ag placed
at the Cottage Grove Library
petitioned the Council to
have one installed. Unfortu-
nately, many did not stay for
City Manager Richard Mey-
ers' report, which indicated
that the City had been gifted
Federal
grant will
help schools,
farms
collaborate
Please see HOLIDAYS, Page 12A
Bazaars
Please see CROSSWALKS, Page 12A
F ARM - TO -S CHOOL
Downtown businesses will present a va-
riety of special shopping opportunities, and
A tasty breakfast and a visit with St. Nick
are on tap for South Lane Fire and Rescue’s
Breakfast with Santa from 8-11 a.m. on
Dec. 5.
arked at the intersection of River Road
and Main Street in Cottage Grove, Of-
fi cer Tami Miles gets an update from police
dispatch about an SUV that’s headed her
way. Miles spots the vehicle and wheels her
own SUV around in pursuit, making the stop
on River Road within a few blocks. She cau-
tiously approaches the vehicle with a lesson
that’s being heard by several drivers on this
Thursday morning.
What Miles heard from dispatch is that
the SUV in question had failed to yield to a
pedestrian in the crosswalk in front of City
Hall. Another offi cer in an unmarked police
vehicle had observed the alleged violation,
with Municipal Clerk Shauna Bailey serving
as the decoy for an operation to target drivers
who don’t yield at uncontrolled crosswalks
in Cottage Grove. On the other side of the
Council talks garbage rate increase, library fl ag
Though this summer’s growing sea-
son has faded into memory, students and
staff at Harrison Elementary returned to
their garden on Monday to once again
enjoy its bounty.
The school held a harvest party of
sorts complete with hand-pressed apple
cider, with popcorn grown in the gar-
den as a welcome snack. Presiding over
events was Melissa Fery, mother of a
Harrison student and employee of the
Oregon State University Extension Ser-
vice, who helped bolster efforts to en-
hance the garden at the school and who
also helped craft a federal grant that will
see similar developments in other South
Lane schools.
Last week, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden
and Jeff Merkley announced that South
Lane School District had received a
$99,620 Farm-to-School grant that
should allow the District to purchase
more locally grown foods and enhance
educational programs for local stu-
dents.
Last year, a $5000 grant from the
Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation
helped Fery and others enhance the
Breakfast with Santa
VOLUME 128 • NUMBER 22
Hoops
Lions return
experience, look to
improve, page 1B
photo by Jon Stinnett
Volunteer Jim Brownson helps Harrison Elementary student Tyson
Daniels learn to press apples to make cider. Harrison students were
also treated to popcorn grown in their garden, a garden that will get
added help from a federal Farm to Schools grant from the U.S. De-
partment of Agriculture.
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