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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL February 24, 2016 Cottage Grove Retrospective A look back at a Sentinel story from 30 years ago Scenic Bikeway Committee Meeting Feb. 26, 1986 Move the covered bridge? A suggestion included in a downtown renovation study to move the old Chambers (rail- road) bridge from South River Road to the West Main Street crossing has drawn mixed reac- tion from city offi cials. The bridge would become a pedestrian crossing adjacent to the motor vehicle bridge. The idea came from a $7,000 study commissioned by the city and supervised by the Downtown Restoration Association. Any work toward moving the bridge, seen as a plug for eco- nomic development here, would involved both agencies, offi cials said. Although everyone contacted agreed with the concept, city Public Works Director Bob Sis- son pointed out that moving the historic structure would be a monumental task and require signifi cant funding. He esti- mated it would probably cost at least $10,000, much of that fi g- ure tied to labor expenses. After examining the struc- ture, Sisson noted that some of the timbers in the bridge prob- ably weigh up to a ton and noted the structure’s hefty dimensions would add to the diffi culty of a move. He measured the length of the bridge at 90 feet, width 25 feet, and estimated the height to be about 40 feet. “There’s a lot of hoops to jump through,” said Jim Bailor, board member of the DRA. “You’ve got to consider the volume of work,” he added while looking over the bridge with Mayor Jim Gilroy. However, Gilroy, who also acknowledged the immensity of the project, remains enthusi- astic. “I’m really excited about it,” he said. “It would really show we’re the number one covered bridge capital of the world.” He pointed out that the rail- road bridge is the only such structure remaining in the west- ern states. Gilroy also said mov- ing the bridge would protect it from the threat of vandalism, which has already taken its toll. Because the rest of south Lane’s bridges are spread around rural areas, covered bridges are less accessible for both towns- people and tourists. POLICE BLOTTER Feb. 15 UUV Recovered, Grimes Rd. A caller at the front coun- ter advised that there is a Jeep stuck on the powerline road on his property. During a routine check the vehicle was found to be stolen and recorded by the Eugene Police Department. Suspicious Conditions, S. 8th St. A caller advised that a male rode a bicycle into the location and was yelling and said some- thing along the lines of “I’ll kill you, you whore.” The caller was given a courtesy ride to the City Center Hotel. Vicious Dog, Cottage Heights Loop A call reported a stray mini pit bull mix. The dog is brown Cottage Grove City Man- ager Richard Meyers attended a meeting of the Oregon Scenic Bikeway Committee as the rep- resentative nominated from the League of Oregon Cities to rep- resent cities on the committee. The committee reviewed the progress of several proponent groups that are working on des- ignations as scenic bikeways. The committee also reviewed the strategic plan for the Scenic Bikeway program and the prog- ress the program has made since it began in 2009. The commit- tee also made plans for evalua- tion trips to scenic bikeways this summer. Youth Advisory Council goes to Salem Jim Bailor and Jim Gilroy examine the old Chambers Bridge. A recent study advocated moving the structure to Main Street. Cottage Grove Police Department 24-Hour Anonymous Tip Line: 767-0504 and white with no collar or tags. The dog has been attempting to attack other animals in the neighborhood. The dog was eventually put into custody and transported to CGPD kennels. Criminal Mischief, HWY 99 skate park An area resident advised that several juveniles appear to have cut the chain link fence on the northeast side of the park and are jumping through it toward the railroad tracks. An offi cer contacted the group of juveniles, who reported that approximately 25 feet of fence had been pulled back then they arrived; they be- lieved it to have occurred some- time overnight. Feb. 16 Tresspassing, Gateway Blvd. A reporting person advised of The Smithsonian Institution, The American Library Association, John Templeton Foundation, and the Cottage Grove Public Library Present: “Exploring Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human?” Feb. 25th Wisdom Seekers Exhibit Tour and Conservation 6-8pm with Astronomer Steve Kilston a male transient that was bath- ing in the sink at the location and has been asked to leave sev- eral times but is refusing. The subject is currently sitting in the back of the restaurant with no shirt or shoes on. The subject was advised of the complaint and moved on. Feb. 19 Suspicious Subject, N 16th St. A caller advised of a male transient who appears to be dig- ging through the recycling and trash at the above location. The caller advised that the subject was doing the same thing yes- terday. The subject was wearing an orange baseball cap with a beard and was riding a bike. Feb. 20 Theft, S. 8th St. A reporting person advised that a package has been report- ed as delivered, but the report- ing person did not receive it. He believes someone may have taken the package from his front 6 weather forecast Domestic Disturbance, Chamberlain/99 A caller advised of being fl agged down by a female inside of a small red vehicle and she asked for the reporting person to called the police. A male was nose-to-nose in a maroon truck with the female and they were arguing about jump starting a vehicle. The offi cers contacted both parties and agreed to sepa- rate them. Hit and Run, E. Main St. A caller advised that she found damage to the rear tail- light of her vehicle and was not sure where or when it occurred. Her husband called 911 sound- ing very agitated. He believes the vehicle was damaged while the caller was at work, and the business owners refused to let him see the security footage. 1/3 POUND Single Burger Basket* March 3rd Oregon: Paisley, Columbia and Fort Rock Caves 15,000 Years of History 6-8pm with Dennis Jenkins, University of Oregon Archaeologist -day porch. An offi cer contacted him for additional information and they determined that the pack- age had not been delivered as stated. The Grove Café and Lounge Feb. 27th Family Art Event 1:30-3:30pm “Cave Painting” with Tinika For more information: Cottage Grove Public Library: 541-942-3828 cottagegrovepubliclibrary.org *Hamburger or Cheeseburger $ t s Ju 3.00 Valid one day only, MONDAY, February 29, 2016; Must present printed coupon when ordering; One coupon per person per day; Dine in only please. THURSDAY Feb. 25 FRIDAY Feb. 26 44° | 65° 48° | 64° Sunny Partly Cloudy SATURDAY Feb. 27 SUNDAY Feb. 28 e v i t o m o Aut s e i t l a i c e Sp 45° | 55° 45° | 62° PRACTICING THE ART OF TRANSMISSION REPAIR SINCE 1991 Poss. Showers Partly Cloudy MONDAY Feb. 29 TUESDAY March 1 46° | 61° 45° | 59° Poss. Showers Poss. Showers BUY LOCAL CITY BEAT On Monday, Meyers and City Recorder Trudy Borrevik ac- companied eight members of the Cottage Grove Youth Advi- sory Council to Salem to visit the State Capitol. At the Capitol the YAC met with Senator Floyd Prozanski, Representative Cedric Hayden and Craig Honeyman from the League of Oregon Cities. The youth toured the Capitol and witnessed fl oor activities in both the Senate and House. The YAC tried to watch a House Commit- tee meeting, but all commit- tee meetings were postponed due to the House Floor action. The YAC reported to Senator Prozanski and Representative Hayden the YAC’s activities re- garding Youth Tobacco use and 5A From the City's Friday Update their grant from the American Lung Association. Craig Hon- eyman answered questions from the YAC about the role of a lob- byist and some of the current is- sues at the legislature. Water line replacements On Cemetery Road, the Pub- lic Works Utilities Crew recent- ly completed the installation of 400 feet of two-inch PVC water- line, which connects water lines on Cemetery Road and Cottage Grove-Lorane Highway. The City said this eliminates two dead-end lines by creating a loop and also removes two fl ush points. Because these were dead-end lines, the crew had to continu- ally fl ush these lines to maintain proper chlorine residual. The utilities crew also in- stalled a two-inch auto fl usher on Gowdyville Road at Halder- man Road. This is a line that had to be manually fl ushed once per week, for an entire day. The City said this auto fl usher instal- lation will now free up many man hours and will help keep adequate chlorine residual at the west end of town. The Public Works Department will begin installing a new water line on Ash Avenue, between N and P Streets beginning next week. This will be 600 feet of eight-inch C900 PVC wa- ter pipe replacing undersized two-inch PVC pipe. The City expects the completion of this project to result in better fl ow characteristics for customers in the area and increased fi re fl ow protection. O FFBEAT Continued from page 4A all of these issues, and several others as well, in his engineer- ing notebooks. Since the Great War, he’d wanted to put those ideas and theories to the test. Now, thanks to the commercial success of his dry-ice venture, he had the money to do just that. Of course, he didn’t have enough money to just fi nance it all himself. Airships aren’t cheap. He’d need investors. But it was the “Roaring Twenties,” and investors were easy to come by for a charismatic and suc- cessful fellow like Thomas B. Slate. So the money rolled in, and Slate got busy building the Air- ship of the Future. It would be made of all alu- minum — completely fi reproof, so that even if a little gas leaked out and caught fi re, it couldn’t lead to a catastrophe. For he- lium to burn, it has to have ac- cess to oxygen; there would be no oxygen inside the fi reproof aluminum hull of the airship, and the heat could not destroy that metal hull as it would that of a conventional doped-fabric airship. So even if a little gas leaked out and caught fi re — as many people think happened in the Hindenburg disaster — it would simply burn itself out harmlessly and die away. It would stay always in the air, never needing to land at air- ports or other special facilities inconveniently located far away from the fashionable hotels fre- quented by the VIPs to whom he hoped his airship service would appeal. Instead, it would hover serenely over luxury hotels and resorts, sending down an eleva- tor car on a heavy cable dan- gling beneath to deposit guests directly at their doors. But the most revolutionary thing of all — and the most con- troversial — was that it would be virtually storm-proof. It would make for itself a cushion of moving air, roaring around its teardrop-shaped hull in a continuing torrent of airfl ow that would prevent storm-driven winds from buffeting it directly about. So Slate settled into Glendale and got busy making his dreams into a real, live, testable proto- type. As he did so, he had no idea that in his hands was the fu- ture of the airship industry. And, unfortunately for that industry, there were one or two issues that he had overlooked as he’d made those plans. We’ll talk about those over- sights — and about what could have been, had they been fore- seen — in next week’s column. (Sources: Benton County His- torical Society, www.bchsnow. org; “The Progress of Aviation,” Popular Science, June 1927; Radecki, Alan. “Slate’s Strange Dirigible,” MojaveWest Vintage Air, 20 Aug 2013, vintageair- photos.blogspot.com) Finn J.D. John teaches at Oregon State University and writes about odd tidbits of Or- egon history. For details, see http://fi nnjohn.com. To contact him or suggest a topic: fi nn2@ offbeatoregon.com or 541-357- 2222. Find your way to savings. Manual & Automatic Transmission Repair Tune ups 30-60-90K Services Brakes, belts, hoses and cooling system services Muffl ers & Custom Exhaust Drive-train repair such as clutches, u joints and differentials All makes and models. 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