COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL June 1, 2016
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FAMILY AND GENERAL DENTISTRY
Brightening Lives One Smile at a Time
11A
Bike shop's
back in
business
BY JON STINNETT
The Cottage Grove Sentinel
T
he doors are back open at Rainy Peak
Cyclery in downtown Cottage Grove,
and despite the change in ownership, there’s
still a familiar face behind the counter.
Chris Compton began working at Rainy
Peak several years ago, when the shop was
located two blocks away at the corner of
Seventh and Main and owned by couple
Eric Reichmuth and Randy Smith. Comp-
ton is in his second week of ownership after
purchasing the inventory of former owner
Blair Winter, and he said business has been
quite steady so far.
“After a while it became apparent that I
just needed to reopen as soon as possible,”
Compton said. “It’s going to be a busy sea-
son.”
Much of the business at Rainy Peak in-
volves service and maintenance, particular-
ly this time of year, as cyclists begin prepar-
ing their bikes for the long, beautiful days of
summer that lie ahead. Compton, an Elkton
native, said he’s currently unable to rent bi-
cycles to out-of-towners but hopes to pur-
chase a new fl eet that will allow him to do
so in the near future. He said he also hopes
to offer more in the way of used bicycles for
photo by Jon Stinnett
Chris Compton recently assumed ownership of Rainy Peak Cyclery.
sale as an alternative to the new bikes cur-
rently on display there.
A fee of $25 earns a basic “safety check”
of a bicycle at Rainy Peak, with light tune-
ups coming in at $40 and more in-depth
tune-ups including tensioning, wheel bal-
ance and comprehensive lubrication at $70.
Compton said that business can at times
alternate between slow and heavy in Cot-
tage Grove, though the business is sustain-
able and there’s “no reason” this community
shouldn’t have a bike shop.
“The shop should allow me to maintain
my lifestyle and do what I love all day
long,” he said.
Rainy Peak is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Monday through Friday, opening two hours
earlier by popular demand. It is open Satur-
days from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The store can be
reached by phone at 541-942-8712.
C EREMONY
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have passed away within the
last year.
The ceremony took place at
the Armory on Monday in a
similar structure as the Veteran’s
Day ceremony.
The guest speaker of the cer-
emony was Dr. Leonard Wait-
man. Dr. Waitman is a World
War II veteran currently living
in Cottage Grove. His speech
captured the ideas that veteran’s
should be recognized and that
this day is for the fallen military
members.
“Our freedom was paid for
by veterans with blood, a lot of
blood,” he said to note the deep
impact that this holiday has for
many people, especially surviv-
ing veterans.
Dr. Waitman also brought to
the audience’s attendance that
there are many military actions
that are often overlooked.
“We mostly think of World
War I and II, but there have been
86 military actions in the 250-
year history of this country,”
Waitman said. He added that we
should also not only mourn and
honor local veterans who have
passed, but everyone who has
died in service to this country
since the Revolutionary War.
After Dr. Waitman’s speech,
the room honored local military
veterans who passed away with-
in the last year. The list was 60
names long.
After the ceremony, those
present participated in a remem-
brance march to the Centennial
Bridge. The march was led by
the Boy Scouts’ Troup 140, fol-
lowed by the American Legion
Riders on their motorcycles. The
ceremony’s attendees walked
behind them.
At the end of the march a re-
membrance wreath was placed
in the water after a 21-Gun Sa-
lute honored the dead.
The ceremony was extremely
powerful, as many who attended
were veterans themselves. But
perhaps the more important part
was that many who weren’t vet-
erans attended as well, showing
the community’s great admira-
tion for veterans and active ser-
vice members.
is planned for the concrete slab
that once housed the old build-
ing, and Kelley said that once it
is built, the new center will be
given to the Oregon Department
of Aviation so that it can remain
in one place and be properly
maintained. The new center is
planned with dimensions of 18
by 32 feet with a covered porch.
Kelley said the group of fund-
raisers, which consists of the
welcome center committee and
representatives from the Oregon
Aviation Historical Society, has
secured $47,000 of the $105,000
they estimate will be necessary
to complete the structure.
Kelley said she’s planning to
have two bicycles available at
the new welcome center for the
use of visiting pilots, and the
City has also pledged the use of
a “courtesy car” from its fl eet
for similar use.
W ELCOME
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most airports, there’s usually a
maintenance-type business and
someone there all the time.”
A welcome center was once
located at the Airport, though
the building was moved about
20 years ago. The new center
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