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CINDY WEELDREYER
Born and raised in New Orleans, Cindy came to Oregon in
1980 as a college transfer student. She married Cottage Grove
native Ralph Weeldreyer in 1982 and has been a proud “Grover”
since 1983. Cindy spent 12 years as a Lane County elected
oi cial on the Lane Community College Board and the Lane
County Board of Commissioners. In 2003, Cindy succeeded
Darin Bailey as host of KNND’s long-running Sunday morning
gospel program. Cindy enjoys a close connection with the local
faith community as the host of KNND’s Sunday Morning Light
Program from 7-10 a.m. and as the editor of the CG Sentinel’s
monthly Faith Page. She welcomes your Sunday morning phone
calls and feedback. Cindy hosts the h ursday Beeper Show
from 9-10 am., which features educational topics. She also
hosts Saturday’s Swap-N-Shop Program from 10-11 a.m. Cindy
is KNND’s Community Calendar Coordinator and editor of
the e-publication “Around h e Grove.” She invites you to send
community announcements to her at cindy@knnd.com for
listing on KNND’s website calendar and inclusion in the on-air
announcements read during live programs.
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South Lane fi rst heard of these
adjustments in February, Parent
said, and has worked to make
cuts since. In addition, new laws
regulating sick leave for work-
ers and a hike in the minimum
wage are also expected to take
their toll.
Other needs have also led to
added costs in the 2016-17 bud-
get. The addition of full-day
kindergarten throughout the
District last year led to a need
for more support by educational
assistants in kindergarten class-
rooms, and the estimated cost of
adding three hours of support
for each classroom is expected
to be about $120,000.
“When we planned for full-
day kindergarten, we didn’t do
anything to the E.A. time they
previously had,” Parent said.
“That was a huge oversight.”
A grant called Pre-school
Promise will also lead to the
founding of preschool programs
at Bohemia and Dorena elemen-
tary schools.
The District has already made
cuts to help cover the budget
shortfall, including the elimi-
nation of one administrator
position, the dean of students
position at Cottage Grove High
School, a teacher at Bohemia
Elementary, a special education
teacher and teacher at CGHS.
In addition, it has lowered the
amounts contributed to funds
dedicated to maintenance, ath-
letics, textbooks, building re-
placements, the reserve for the
Public Employee Retirement
System (PERS) and profession-
al development.
South Lane has the funding
to cover the shortfall, Parent
explained, but would do so at
the expense of the carryover to
start the next school year, which
she likened to a household using
its savings to pay ongoing bills.
She said the District has already
made about $615,000 in cuts but
will still be $314,000 short in its
carryover.
“What are we going to do
about that difference?” she
asked the Budget Commit-
tee before answering her own
question. The District could
cut school days at a savings of
about $95,000 per year, and she
said negotiators representing
the teachers’ unions have indi-
cated their willingness to cut up
to four school days. The District
could also hope that a spending
freeze enacted some weeks ago
can lead to added savings, and
changes to the medical plans of-
fered to district employees could
mean a smaller defi cit.
“If nothing is worked out in
negotiations, we’re going to
have a $300,000 increase, and
we will cut four days for sure,”
she said. “But we would like to
kind of meet in the middle.”
The District has met with the
teachers’ unions four times al-
ready, Parent said, and the bud-
get will remain at “status quo” if
a new agreement is not reached
by the June 30 deadline for
adopting the budget. She said
she expects the number of meet-
ings to increase as needed.
“Considering how we felt
in February when we fi rst got
these projections, we’ve been
plugging along,” Parent said.
“It’s not been pleasant, but it’s
not the end of the world. Are
we still able to provide a quality
education? Absolutely. But I am
concerned with how hard we’re
working everybody.”
if the drop box won’t discour-
age people who might want to
use them thinking that someone
is watching. This brought about
a debate. Councilor Fleck stood
his ground but opposed the
idea.
When the time to make the
decision came, the youth rep-
resentative said that the Youth
Advisory Council had earlier
discussed the same proposal and
disapproved of it saying that the
HIV Alliance should come up
with a healthier way of handling
the situation rather than sup-
porting and promoting the use
of drugs indirectly.
This made the No vote sail
through easily as the Mayor
Munroe jokingly said, ”the
youths have spoken.”
and blood sprayed over wind-
shields and windows. The scene
seemed like a very well done
movie set, which it technically
was as these mock accidents are
fi lmed and made into videos.
After starting off with a
blood-curdling scream by the
conscious driver, emergency
vehicle came speeding in from
a distance. State and local po-
lice responded along with South
Lane Fire and Rescue, and a
helicopter was even fl own in to
airlift an injured passenger.
The driver, who was left with
only a few cuts and bruises,
failed a sobriety test and was
subsequently arrested for a
DUII. One student lay motion-
less as if dead and coroners ar-
rived to carry the “dead body”
E XCHANGE
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very least where a drop box
for used needles might be in-
stalled.
Councilor Mike Fleck spoke
up fi rst, saying he supported a
drop box but not an exchange
program.
Mayor Tom Monroe had an
issue with this, though, asking
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When the students fl ooded out
back to the parking lot, they saw
what appeared to be two cars
totaled after a head-on collision
and several student-actors lying
injured in each vehicle.
The program spares no ex-
pense. The cars were complete-
ly smashed with windows shat-
tered, glass littering the fl oor
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T
he London Springs 4-H
Club held its monthly
community meeting at the Lon-
don Grange Hall on May 4 at
6 p.m. Isabela Hermansen and
Phoenix Noah lead the Pledge
of Allegiance and 4-H pledge.
Archery, Fiber Arts, Dog and
Small Animal Projects gave
committee reports. There was
a discussion of the importance
of the ballot measure passing
that will support the Coopera-
tive Extension and Lane County
4-H Clubs. A report was given
on London Grange activities for
May that included a potluck with
a Japanese theme for Children’s
Day, a Mother’s Day breakfast
and Flea Market at the Grange
Hall on May 7 and 8.
The club had a table at the
Earth Day Celebration in Cot-
tage Grove. The fi nal day to reg-
ister for 4-H is June 1. The club
is preparing for the Lane County
Fair. Fair entries are due June 1.
The club’s next meeting will be
June 1 at 6 p.m. at the London
Grange. London Springs 4-H
club community leader, Jennifer
Bryant, can be reached at noahs-
arc@ earthlink.net.
away.
This mock car crash is meant
to instill a sense of fear in the
student body and was described
by South Lane Fire and Res-
cue as “an emotionally charged
event designed to dramatically
instill in teenagers the realiza-
tion of the potentially dangerous
consequences of drinking alco-
hol and texting while driving.”
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South Lane County Fire & Rescue services a 132 square mile area
for Fire/Rescue/EMS services based on voter approved taxing
rates, levies, and bonds equaling $1.80/$1000, beginning with
fi scal year 2016-2017. The current voter approved permanent
and levied rate is $1.50/$1000 of assessed property value,
including a house and fi ve acres within the District’s boundaries.
The District further provides advanced life support ambulance
service to an area totaling 850 square miles. The area outside
the District’s 132 square mile area does not provide tax revenue.
The District operates from four fi re stations and staffs the
Cottage Grove and Creswell stations 24/7, with a combination
of career/resident and community volunteer personnel. The
Saginaw station is staffed 24/7 with off duty residents and the
Camas Swale station with community volunteers. The District
is managed by the Fire Chief who reports directly to the fi ve
member Board of Directors. All other District personnel report to
the Fire Chief utilizing a chain of command.
The Civil Service Commission’s primary responsibilities involve
overseeing competitive examinations for Firefi ghters and Fire
Offi cers on an as needed basis. The Civil Service Commission
meets quarterly to comply with the provisions of the Oregon
Revised Statues.
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Breakfast,
Lunch & Dinner
6 a.m.-10 p.m.
Sun-Thurs
6 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Fri. & Sat.
South Lane County Fire & Rescue has a
position open on the Civil Service Commission.
The district is seeking an individual who has the desire to
contribute to ongoing efforts aimed at enhancing and improving
Fire Services in the South Lane County community. Interested
applicants must be at least 18 years of age, be an elector, or a
property owner within the district.
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