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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