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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL January 13, 2016 C OUNCIL 11A S HOOTING Continued from page 1A Main Street Refi nement Plan, a grant received by the City for its Water Protection Plan and maintenance projects such as the cleanup of the bell tower at All-America City Square. Cottage Grove’s Commu- nity Center has once again ex- perienced a busy year, Munroe said, with the Genealogical Society moving into new head- quarters there. The library was also a busy place in 2015, he said. The Mayor saluted vol- unteers who responded to the needs brought about by frigid winter weather. “The way people in and around our great town come forward with help is amazing,” he said. around them.” Sharon Jean was recognized for six years’ effort to establish a Sunday soup kitchen at the Cottage Grove Community Center. Don Strahan received an award for his “work on many bike proj- ects and dedication toward the upkeep of our Rails to Trails Project, better known as the Row River Trail,” while Danny and Candace Solesbee, owners and recent refurbishers of three downtown buildings, were recognized for projects that are “helping to turn our Main Street from one that people can’t wait to get through to one they want to stay for a while or longer,” according to Munroe. Tobacco ordinance postponed State of the City The address ticked off a list of events and accomplishments that colored the calendar year 2015. Munroe mentioned the Oregon Mayors Conference that came to town amid swel- tering temperatures in July, the Eugene Symphony’s visit that same month, the “Main Street Project,” or the passage by the City Council of the Those who attended Mon- day’s meeting to see the Coun- cil deliberate on a tobacco li- censing program proposed by the Lane County Health De- partment may wish to return to the Council’s Monday, Jan. 25 meeting. With the absence of one councilor and one posi- tion still unfi lled, the Council voted to table deliberations on the program, which the County has said will help curb the rise of tobacco use among young people, until its next meeting. TSP approved The Council did unani- mously pass one major agenda item on Monday, an ordinance to amend the City’s Compre- hensive Land Use Plan and adopt the 2015 Transportation System Plan update. The TSP, as it’s known, is necessary be- cause the City needed a plan- ning document for its transpor- tation systems that take into account the recent expansion of its Urban Growth Boundary, Community Development Di- rector Howard Schesser said. The Council examined the TSP at a worksession in December, and an engineering consultant and representative with the Or- egon Department of Transpor- tation were on hand to review its recommendations, which often deal with problem areas in the City where accidents or poor driving are common. The section of Highway 99 between the Cottage Grove Connector and Woodson Bridge receives much scrutiny in the TSP, and it recommends a roundabout as the best way to reconfi gure the intersection at the Connector. On Monday, the Council was reminded that, since the agen- da item to update the TSP has been available for one week, a unanimous vote could ap- prove the plan in one meeting. A unanimous vote for approval immediately followed. In other business, the Coun- cil voted for an annual increase in the City’s SDCs, or Systems Development Charges, which are levied on developers in the City to offset the added cost their developments will incur for City systems such as wa- ter, sewer, etc. The increase of 1.63 percent in SDCs drew a response from Councilor Mike Fleck, who said that high SDCs are “absolutely impact- ing development in our com- munity.” “We need to lower that, so I won’t be supporting this,” Fleck said. “We should be looking at reducing or fees by about 25 percent overall to en- courage development.” O DELL Continued from page 6A handfuls of it until we watched our daughter do so for most of two afternoons. By Saturday morning, we’d strapped on the cross-country skis, renting a pair for the kiddo at the lodge for a modest fee and skied from the front door of the cabin out toward the miles of groomed trails behind the lake. She took to the skis like a natural, amaz- ing both her mother and me, though at times she’d still stop, drop both poles and plop down face-fi rst to munch more snow. With such proximity to groomed trails, we’d go for a quick ski, return to the cabin for a rest and a snack and head out again. On Saturday, with the cabins and lodge full of winter revelers, the sledding and snowball fi ghts continued long into the evening, and we partied until exhaustion told us we could take no more. It’s rare to encounter an excursion that’s so easy to enjoy. If you’re interested Odell Lake Lodge and Resort offers a variety of affordable accommodations, from small, rustic cabins to larger ones for group stays. In the summer, a row of campsites also sees lots of use. More information can be obtained by visiting odell- lakeresort.com. Continued from page 1A On Monday, Interim Cottage Grove Police Chief Scott Shep- herd said that all indications point to an accidental shooting as the cause of Ledford’s death. Police had elected to re-interview the two witnesses to the incident, he said, due to discrepancies in in- formation that had come to light since then. Police have declined to name the shooter in the case. “Even given that they were re- portedly close, considering each other brothers by many accounts, we still have the responsibility to investigate,” Shepherd said. “There could be components of negligence or the improper han- dling of a fi rearm, anything from involuntary manslaughter to un- lawful possession of a weapon. It’s still an evolving investigation that could depend on more infor- mation going forward, but it’s clearly a tragic situation on many levels.” Shepherd said the case has also been forwarded to the Lane County District Attorney’s Offi ce for further review. Meanwhile, friends and family plan to say good-bye to Ledford at a funeral scheduled this Friday, Jan. 15 at 1 p.m. at Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel in Cottage Grove. J OYCE Continued from page 2A whatever He hears [from the Father….]” One way we learn how to hear the Holy Spirit is by understand- ing that He has emotions and He can be grieved. Ephesians 4:30 (AMP) says, “Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God [do not of- fend or vex or sadden Him]….” Because He lives in us, when He feels grieved, we will feel it too. Ephesians 4:29-31 (AMP) lists some behaviors that cause Him to be grieved: foul, pollut- ing language; evil, unwholesome, worthless talk; bitterness, indig- nation, wrath, rage, a bad temper, resentment, anger, quarreling, contention and slander. So when we choose to think and speak in ways that go against His nature, we will feel conviction, and the best thing we can do is confess our sin and repent immediately. James 3 teaches that no one can “tame the tongue” and some- times we make mistakes and say wrong things. But we can learn IT’S YOUR NEWS. READ ALL ABOUT IT YOUR WAY. Get the latest in news, sports, entertainment and shopping any way you like it. From home delivery to electronic subscriptions we keep you in the know and on the go. Cottage Grove Sentinel www.cgsentinel.com Get all the bonus features that come with your electronic subscription. Go to www.cgsentinel.com for details. Home Delivery Rates: Annual (52 weeks) $36.15 10 Weeks $9.10 e-Edition Only $33.55 per year Call 541-942-3325 or visit www.cgsentinel.com for details. Cottage Grove Sentinel + from our mistakes; we can pray and ask God to help us only say things that are right and pleasing to Him. I know it’s easy to be insensi- tive and say the wrong things sometimes. The other day I was wearing a blouse that didn’t fi t me right, and I said to someone, “This thing is way too big for me but it would probably fi t you.” Af- terward, I couldn’t believe I said it! The Bible teaches us that “no one can tame the tongue” (James 3:8). We need to pray for God to help us hear His voice, giv- ing us wisdom and direction in the thoughts we choose to think about and the words we speak. As our Counselor, He wants to guide us in everything we do, and we can learn how to hear His voice. So listen for the still, small voice of the Holy Spirit speak- ing to your heart. You’ll hear it as you wait quietly in His presence, while you’re studying His Word, in your circumstances and even through nature.
