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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL February 3, 2016 Cottage Grove Retrospective CITY BEAT A look back at Sentinel stories from 30 and 60 years ago Jan. 29, 1986 Village Green sale pending Feb. 2, 1956 First Citizen Lombard receives plaque Herbert Lombard receives the 1955 First Citizen plaque from Vic- tor P. Morris, dean of the University of Oregon school of business administration, at the annual First Citizen Banquet held jointly last week between the Chamber of Commerce and the Jaycees. Lombard was chosen to receive the city's highest honor by a committee of three Chamber members, who survey the records of all likely prospects. POLICE BLOTTER Jan. 25 Theft from Vehicle, Arthur Ave. A caller requested offi cer con- tact at a location to fi le a report for unlawful entry into a motor vehicle. An unknown suspect en- tered her unlocked vehicle which was parked in the driveway sometime overnight. The title, registration and insurance docu- ments were stolen. Theft from Vehicle, HWY 99S A reporting person requested an offi cer to fi le an unlawful en- try into a motor vehicle report. An unknown suspect attempted to enter his work vehicle while parked on the street overnight and the passenger door lock had been damaged. Theft, W Main St. A caller reported of unknown The Village Green Motor Ho- tel, a Cottage Grove business in- stitution for more than a quarter of a century, may be nearing a change of ownership. While offi cials from both sides of the transaction have remained silent, the Cottage Grove City Council Monday night endorsed a liquor license request that, should it be ap- proved by the Oregon Liquor Control Commision, would be a step toward the sale of the motel complex, owned by the Village Green Corp. since being built in 1960. According to the license application, the motel would be owned by the Zed Corp. and op- erated by Golden West Property Management. Zed Corp is head- ed by Robert A. Jensen of Peb- ble Beach, Calif. while Golden West is a Fremont, Calif.-based fi rm led by Gordon A. Goletto. Other individuals listed on the application are Marc E. Leland of Washington, D.C., James Waggoner of Portland, Gordon P. Getty of San Francisco, Law- rence Chazen of Tiburon, Calif. and Kenneth Erbes Jr., of Olym- pic Valley, Calif., an associate in Golden West. Brian Bronson, Village Green owner representative, Tues- day reiterated a stance taken last week that both the Village Green Corp. and the Zed Corp. “are bound by the terms of a ten- tative agreement not to disclose any information” of an impend- ing transaction. OLCC license investiga- tor Lew White Monday said the council’s recommendation would be used in the agency’s determination to grant the li- cense. Once the OLCC commits to granting the license, the ap- plicants must pay the license fee and submit closing statements. Cottage Grove Police Department 24-Hour Anonymous Tip Line: 767-0504 suspects that entered through a locked door on the rear patio of the location between 5:30 and 8:30 a.m. The caller was unsure if any property was taken. Jan. 26 Disturbance, N J St. A caller advised that he can hear subjects at the location yelling and screaming to “cut” someone. Offi cers contacted the subjects and put one in custody. The arrestee is now on a medical hold. Jan. 27 Suspicious Conditions, River Rd. A caller advised that there was a child left alone in a vehicle at Wal Mart. The vehicle is a dark colored Thunderbird missing the driver’s side headlight. The call- er states that the female driver was acting odd and appeared to possibly be under the infl uence of something. Theft, Main St. A caller saw a male subject take two large bags of fl attened cans and leave with them in a shopping cart. The subject was in a dark hoodie and beanie. Theft, Palmer Ave. A caller advised that the gen- eral manager of the business is on administrative leave and took home a quad that wasn’t signed out. The caller advised police that when the quad was returned, it was damaged. Jan. 28 Theft, 5th St. A caller advised that his phone was stolen from the location on the 26th. The phone is a Sam- sung Galaxy S6 Edge. The ap- Dear Editor: This past weekend, January 22-24, veterans and their spouses of Grande du Oregon of the 40 & 8 were hosted by the Village Green Resort & Gardens as well as the community of Cottage Grove. What a wonderful experience we had in your area. There are so many businesses and citizens of Cottage Grove to thank. If someone is not mentioned please accept my sincere apology. As mentioned in The Cottage Grove Sentinel’s gracious article January 20, one of 40 & 8’s purposes is that the Voyageurs (members) have a good time. And we did enjoy our selves in your community. Steve Zeek at Middlefi eld Golf Course was gracious and welcoming to us. It was be- yond Steve’s control that the aches and pains of our aging Veteran’s, only 1 felt physically secure enough to golf Friday morning. As hostess Sharon Van Gorder, Chairman of the Cottage Grove Covered Bridge As- sociation, started Saturday with The Covered Bridge tour hosted by the Cottage Grove Chamber of Commerce. The ladies throughly enjoyed Sharon, her energy along with her period correct clothing as she shared the history of each one of the seven bridges. Saturday afternoon both men and women had a child like time with their arms in the air, jumping up and down as they yelled about their bowling success or teased each other about their gutter balls. All while Natalie and Butch of the Cottage Bowl did all they could to be sure the Veterans and their spouses had a great time on their Alleys. Saturday evening the Village Green Resort and Gardens hosted our banquet. Our hon- ored Guests, who both were instrumental in the selection of Cottage Grove as the location to hold our Cheminot, were your Honorable Mayor Thomas Munroe and his wife Elaine; along with Cottage Grove’s Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, Travis Palmer and his wife Sara. What a wonderful representative both Mayor Munroe & Travis Palmer are for your town. During the banquet Mayor Munroe asked if he could say a few words. As the Mayor spoke what tremendous surprise as he presented the gracious gift from Phyllis Foster Pruitt. Three of her father George D. Foster’s, World War 1, T. Knudsen’s pen & ink draw- ings, including one titled “Cutting The Wire”, with supportive provenance, including a picture of her father in his World War 1 Army uniform. Lane County V-80, presumed we were the fi rst to host a 40 & 8 Cheminot in Cottage Grove. Phyllis Foster Pruitt shared when she was a child her father who was a member of 40 & 8 from the early 1920’s until his death in 1962, hosted a meeting of the 40 & 8 at their farm on Thornton Corners Road in the early 1940’s. It would be regretful if Cameron Reiten owner of KNND radio station was not thanked for his kindness shown as he made me feel comfortable during his interview. Then the great job he did making the radio spot about 40 & 8. I also want the thank Paul Tocco owner of Busters and his staff for their welcoming kindness to us and to all Veterans. In conclusion, our weekend in Cottage Grove would not have happened if it was not for the package put together by Jessica Perkins and Connie Ourada, along with each of their team members at the Village Green Resort & Gardens who worked to assure 40 & 8 had a beyond our expectations times at their resort. Grande du Oregon’s Voyageurs (men) and Le Femmes (women) comments Sunday as they were leaving were: “The people of Cottage Grove all were so welcoming and nice to us.”; We had heard of the Village Green Resort before but have never been here, we want to come back and make Cottage Grove and The Village Green Resort an annual location for a Cheminot.” Most Sincerely Thank you, Glenn C. Knox Chef de Gare (Commander) Lane County Voiture 80 Paid Advertisement by Glenn Knox proximate value is 600. Disturbance, E Main St. A caller advised that her son is at the location intoxicated and is threatening suicide. The offi cers advised that the subject fl ed the residence prior to the offi cer’s arrival. They found the subject at Mosby Creek. Jan. 31 Suspicious condition, McDonalds Caller reported that while working the drive-through she observed a female using a lap- topshe believes may have soft- ware capable of running license plates. When a customer passed through the window, caller said she saw a picture of the caller's vehcle on the laptop. Caller ad- vised to call police if customer returns. ‘Live Healthy Lane: Defi ning our Future’ Registration is now open for the Live Healthy Lane: Defi ning our Future com- munity event on Wednesday, Feb. 10 from 5:30-8 p.m. Registration can be found at www.LiveHealthyLane.org. This free community event (with light dinner provided) will be simultaneously held in Eugene, Cottage Grove and Florence. Results of the Community Health Needs Assessment will be shared and attendees will vote on the focus for the next Communi- ty Health Improvement Plan. Kindergarten backhoe demonstration On Thursday, Jan. 22, city utilities employee Rob Winters provided a backhoe demonstration for kinder- garten children at Oak Park Christian School as part of the school’s career day. The teachers and students sent Rob a very nice thank you card. State books are here The new Children’s State Book fundraiser was a great success at the Cottage Grove Public Library. The entire collection of new State Books is now on display at the Library and ready for checkout. Small cities local budget law workshop On Jan. 26, Cottage Grove’s Finance Director and Ac- counting Tech attended a budget construction work- From the City's Friday Update shop intended for budget offi cers and budget preparers for small cities. The work- shop covered general budget concepts including budget terminology, estimating resources, organization of the budget document and budget forms and detail level. In addition, the Oregon De- partment of Revenue is also holding a basic local budget law workshop on Feb. 18 at Lane Community College from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for governing body members, budget committee members, fi nance directors, administra- tors and budget offi cers who participate in the budget process. The course covers local budget law basics and state property tax laws related to preparing local government budgets. Registration is not required. Those interested in attending can contact Finance Direc- tor Bert Olsen to coordinate transportation. Water main break At approximately 4:25 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 26, Public Works responded to a major water line break at “K” Street and Ash Avenue. Approxi- mately 100,000 gallons of water was lost due to the main line break and a peak fl ow of approximately 4,600 gallons per minute was expe- rienced. About 13 minutes passed from the time the leak was discovered to the time the line was shut down and isolated for repairs. The Pub- lic Works crew discovered a nine by four-inch hole in the bottom of the pipe. This par- ticular water line is a six-inch cast-iron pipe that dates from the early 1960s. The City said temporary repairs were completed by 7 p.m. Tues- day night and the complete repair was fi nished by 11:30 Wednesday morning. 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