COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL March 9, 2016
Cottage Grove Retrospective
A look back at a Sentinel story from 30 years ago
March 11, 1986
High school students take over city council
If you walked into city hall
Monday and thought the city
manager or police chief looked
a little young, there’s an expla-
nation.
The reason is simple: Cot-
tage Grove High School seniors
from a government class spent
the day taking over the jobs of
city staffers and councilors to
get some fi rst-hand experience
on how their local government
operates.
With the aid of their adult
counterparts, students took part
in a mock trial and city council
meeting.
And judging from the com-
ments of students and city of-
fi cials alike, the project was a
resounding success.
“It was really good,” said
student Paul Johnson. “It’s dif-
ferent than in class. The hands-
on experience was worth more
than a month in the classroom.
It’s unfortunate they can’t do it
more often.
Participants agreed the most
popular and humorous part of
the experience for everyone was
the mock trail, which featured
foreign exchange student Ra-
phael Pena protesting a drunk
driving charge. The jury, after
Theft, E Main St.
A caller advised that she or-
dered an iPhone 6 from Walmart.
After picking it up from being
delivered at the store, the caller
brought it home and opened the
box to fi nd nothing inside. The
value is $495.
Unlawful Entry into Motor
Vehicle, Hayes Ave.
A caller advised that his vehi-
cle had been rifl ed through. The
incident occurred between Mon-
day night and Tuesday morning.
The only reported missing item
was spare change.
Suspicious Subject, Hwy
99N
On the north side of a busi-
ness, a caller told police of wit-
nessing a possible drug deal by
a male approximately 35 years
in age driving a Geo Metro and
another 40 year old male on foot
wearing a beanie and a dark col-
ored backpack.
Wanted Subject, Coop Ct.
DHS
A caller advised that a subject
is at a location for a visitation
and has a warrant. The arrestee
was put into custody and a vio-
lation of probation.
Unlawful possession of a
fi rearm, Coop Ct. DHS
During the previous case, the
arrestee advised that she had a
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Trash pick-up
Staff from the Public Works
department and several inmates
from the Cottage Grove jail and
community service workers
cleaned trash and debris from
under the I-5 overpass at Row
River Road last week. The crew
fi lled a truck with trash and de-
bris from the ODOT right of
way. The City said there was
so much trash it would not fi t in
the dumpsters at the City Shop,
so it was hauled directly to Lane
County Solid Waste.
Pollinator Garden
discussed
Dave Olson makes a point to the mock city council, while Dove Lawson (right) and
Howard Schesser look on.
hearing the argument that the
defendant couldn’t understand
the sobriety test directions of the
police offi cer, fi nally rendered
the verdict of “not guilty.”
Asked about the verdict dur-
POLICE BLOTTER
March 2
ing the real city council meet-
ing that evening, one student
admitted the decision was made
easier because it was time for a
lunch break.
Both government teacher
Clive McDonald and City Man-
ager Bruce Williams agreed the
program should become an an-
nual or semi-annual affair.
Cottage Grove Police Department 24-Hour Anonymous Tip Line: 767-0504
loaded gun in her backpack.
During the search of her back-
pack, several other narcotics
were found.
March 3
Hit and run-property, 7th
St.
A caller advised that a compa-
ny vehicle was hit at the location
at approximately 11:30 p.m. the
previous night. The caller has a
video recording of the incident.
The estimated value of damage
is $500.
Offering liquor to a minor
A caller advised that a Hispanic
male offered his 13-year old
daughter alcohol. The caller was
parked at a different parking lot
in a white Mazda Van. The sub-
ject had a red hat a grey sweat-
shirt and a bag. He was last seen
west-bound on a bike path.
Tresspass, Hwy 99
A caller was told by an indi-
vidual that a subject is outside
her house pounding on the win-
dows and refusing to leave. The
caller advised police that there
is a 'No Contact' order via the
court against the subject.
Theft, Gateway Blvd.
A complaint at the police de-
partment came in that all the pa-
pers from the box outside the lo-
cation were stolen. The incident
occurred sometime between
-day
weather forecast
Tuesday night and the morning
of the complaint.
March 4
Tresspass, E. Whiteaker
Ave.
Three male subjects were seen
in the backyard of the caller’s
residence. The subjects ducked
under the fence. They were
wearing a blue coat, a brown
coat and a dark-colored coat
with a black and white knitted
stocking cap. The caller also
saw that an unknown person has
removed old tires that she keeps
in her backyard and ditched
them on the bikepath.
Forgery, Row River Rd.
A reporting person advised
that a female customer attempt-
ed to pay for her purchases with
a counterfeit $100 bill. The bill
was refused by the cashier and
returned to the suspect. The pur-
chases were left at the location.
The subject left in her vehicle.
March 6
Mental issue, N 6th St.
A caller called 911 advising
that there was a “severed head
on her pillow that is talking to
her,” and she wanted someone
to come and remove it. Offi cers
contacted the caller for a welfare
check and cleared the situation.
Theft from Vehicle, Mosby
Creek
A caller reported that she
returned from her bike ride to
fi nd that unknown person(s) had
smashed her driver’s side win-
dow of her parked vehicle and
stolen some items. Offi cers con-
tacted the caller for additional
info and found that a DVD had
been stolen valued at $25 and
the damage to the driver’s side
window was estimated at $400.
Disturbance, N 9th St.
The caller is an employee of
a nearby business and observed
two males in a verbal and physi-
cal dispute. One male got into a
yellow Ford Mustang or similar
type of domestic vehicle, the
other got into a blue Toyota.
Upon arrival, the responding
offi cer reported that a yellow
Corvette had departed the area
and a blue and green Toyota
was still in the parking area. A
male and female from the Toy-
ota went back into the bar and
reported the dispute was verbal
only. No other information was
provided.
Suspicious Conditions, Row
River Rd.
The assistant manager of a
business advised that a cus-
tomer ran into the business out
of breath and stated that a male
subject inside an RV parking
lot had pointed a gun at him.
The RV is yellow with orange
stripes and unknown plate num-
bers. The caller could not tell if
this occurred inside the RV or
outside and it is unknown in the
customer knows the subject or
why it may have occurred. Of-
fi cers contacted the parties and
no weapon was found.
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This week, Cottage Grove’s
Fleet and Facilities Supervisor,
Russ Kaleese, met with Krista
Farris, Botanist with the Cot-
tage Grove Ranger District to
view sites near the Row River
Nature Park for the creation of
a pollinator garden. Farris ap-
plied for and received funding
in the amount of $9,000 to es-
tablish pollinator gardens along
the Row River Trail. The City
says there will be a total of fi ve
sites.
Pollinator gardens will be es-
tablished in the spring of 2016
to target declining pollinator
populations across the region,
including the Western Bumble-
bee, Rufous Hummingbird, and
Monarch Butterfl y. Native plant
species seed was collected in the
fall of 2015 and matured at local
plant nurseries to plant in these
gardens. Species to be includ-
ed in the gardens are Oregon
Grape, Red Flowering Currant,
Western Columbine, Western
Cone Flower, Horsemint, and
Showy Milkweed. The footprint
for each garden will be no larger
than 25 by 25 feet and will be
installed by volunteers and the
Kennedy High School Conser-
vation Corps later this spring.
The project also aims to pro-
vide educational opportunities
for local school children K-sev-
enth grade to learn about pol-
linator ecology. School groups
will be visiting and collecting
data at these gardens. All gar-
dens will reportedly be installed
by hand; there will be no heavy
equipment used.
Police increase
patrols downtown
Working with the Main Street
Program, the Cottage Grove Po-
lice Department has increased
presence and patrols in the
downtown area in response to
increased reports of criminal
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From the
City's Friday
Update
activity in the area. The City
said offi cers are using all the
resources available including
unmarked vehicles, increased
foot patrols and marked vehicle
presence in the area. Citizens
are encouraged to call the police
department to report any suspi-
cious activity.
Exhibit
happenings
Last Saturday over 100 kids,
families and seniors attended
the “Cave Painting” special
event at the Cottage Grove
Public Library. The event, as-
sociated with the Smithsonian
Institution Human Origins Trav-
eling Exhibit, introduced folks
to Cave Painting Art as seen in
France and Spain and elsewhere
as inspiration for their own art
creations. Local Artist “Tinika”
led the workshop and also did
a similar workshop at Cottage
Grove High School. A gallery
of these pieces of art will be on
display soon at the Library.
On Thursday night, March 3,
a full house at the Cottage Grove
Community Center attended a
lecture by Dennis Jenkins, Se-
nior Research Archaeologist at
the Museum of Natural and Cul-
tural History at the University of
Oregon, a lecture dedicated to
the prehistory of the Great Ba-
sin of Eastern Oregon. As Di-
rector of the Paisley Caves Ar-
chaeological Research Project
in Central Oregon, his excava-
tions have recovered the oldest
known human remains in North
America.
Jenkins, widely published
and the subject of numerous
documentaries, shared an amaz-
ing and informative perspective
of his Archaeological Research
here in Oregon, and the audi-
ence of 85 people left the lec-
ture inspired with visions of life
in Oregon 15000 years ago.
Remaining events scheduled
as part of the Smithsonian ex-
hibit are:
Thursday, March 10, 6-8 p.m.
“Science and Human Ori-
gins: What Does The Evidence
Say?” Special guest speakers
from the Discovery Institute
will include Ann Gauger and
RichardSternberg
Saturday, March 12, 2:30-3:30
p.m.
“Oregon’s Native American
Cultures, Artifacts and Tradi-
tions.” The Education Team
from the University of Oregon
Museum of Natural and Cul-
tural History will lead this kid
and family friendly event.
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?”
March 10th:
Science and Human Origins – What does the evidence
really say? 6–8pm with Ann Gauger & Richard
Sternberg, Discovery Institute
March 12th:
U of O Museum/Oregon Native American Cultures &
Traditions 2:30-3:30pm with Mia Jackson – Kids Event
– See and touch artifacts from Oregon’s past.
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