6A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL July 27, 2016
DOING WHAT WE SAY SINCE 1935.
SEE FOR YOURSELF.
B EYOND Timber harvest decreased in 2015
THE
G ROVE
News from Lane County
and CG's neighbors
After two years at slight-
ly above four billion board
feet, Oregon’s timber harvest
dropped below that in 2015 to
a number on par with the 2012
harvest, according to the Or-
egon Department of Forestry’s
annual timber harvest report,
issued this week. From 2014 to
2015 there was an approximate
decrease in harvest of eight
percent for a 2015 total of 3.79
billion board feet harvested.
Decreases occurred across all
ownerships except for state-
owned forestlands.
Approximately 49 percent,
or 30.2 million acres, of Or-
egon is forested. Federal for-
estlands account for 60 percent
of these forestlands, industrial
forestlands for 19 percent,
family forestland owners own
15 percent, state-owned for-
North Douglas contracted
with Analytical Laboratory
Group of Eugene for the testing,
which involved testing samples
from 45 locations that revealed
10 sites of concern where lead
levels exceeded the 15 parts per
billion threshold of lead levels
deemed in need of correction by
the National Center for Disease
Control.
Lahley stated that no drinking
fountains were found to con-
tain unsafe water, nor were any
kitchens found to be contami-
nated. Concession booths at the
high school athletic fi eld and
Howards fi eld were determined
as “non-drinkable sources,” as
were three high-school science
lab stations, one high school
restroom sink, a classroom stor-
age space sink in the high school
and three elementary/middle
school classrooms.
Lahley indicated that water
would fi rst be shut off to those
sites deemed “non-drinkable;”
those sites were then scheduled
for retesting.
On July 12, the District sent
an update indicating that of the
10 sites found to contain unac-
ceptable lead levels on a fi rst
test, all 10 came back clean after
a second test. Lahley indicated
that he believed the fi rst positive
tests were due to “lack of regu-
lar use at those locations.”
LORANE
COUNTRY
NEWS
week is Aug. 8-11, Monday
through Thursday from 9 a.m.-
noon. It continues into the
following week, Aug. 15-18.
Those interested in enrolling
or receiving more information
can contact Alyssa Shepherd at
malyssa2@yahoo.com or 541-
556-8151.
Sunday, Aug. 14 is coming
fast, and two exciting events are
scheduled that day. First, Lo-
rane Grange will host the Lorane
Community Potluck, formerly
the Old-Timers Picnic. People
often begin gathering at about
11 a.m. to visit. Potluck lunch
begins at 12:30 to allow church-
goers to arrive. The Grange will
be open by 9:30 a.m. for those
who would like to drop off food
before church. Then go down
to the Lorane Fire Department
annual Ice Cream Social from
1-5 p.m. There are lots of activ-
ities, music, fi re truck rides and
great pies and ice cream.
It’s hard to believe, but I have
seen several stores with great
sales on school supplies. In the
District Summer Newsletter,
there is a school supply list for
all grades. For those who didn’t
get it, it should be on the web-
site, www.cal.k12.or.us.
Lorane Grange meets next on
Thursday, Aug. 4. They hope
to set the date for the dinner and
bingo nights this fall. A spe-
cial “thank you” to all Lorane
Grangers who helped set up and
decorate their Grange booths at
the fair, plus those who worked
on Grange day and those who
donated canned goods and pro-
duce. A special thank you to
“Turnup the Beet”, new farmers
in Lorane who donated veggies
for the booth.
R
ural Art Center has
planned another exciting
Summer Film Camp in the Art
Room at Applegate Elementary.
People of all ages are encour-
aged to join in this fun, FREE
camp making a fi lm. The fi rst
The Douglas Forest Protec-
tive Association has increased
the fi re danger to “Moderate”
(Blue) fi re danger on all 1.6
million acres of private, county,
state, and BLM lands within the
Douglas District, an increase
that took place Wednesday, July
13. The Industrial Fire Precau-
tion Level will remain at IFPL
1.
DFPA’s Public Use Fire Re-
strictions, which went into ef-
fect July 1st, remain in effect
and unchanged. These restric-
tions include:
Campfi res, warming fi res, and
cooking fi res are only allowed
within designated campgrounds.
Portable cooking stoves using
liquefi ed or bottled fuels may be
used in other locations;
Backyard debris burning, in-
cluding debris piles and burn
barrels, are prohibited;
The use of fi reworks are pro-
hibited;
Exploding targets and tracer
ammunition, or any bullet with
a pyrotechnic charge in its base,
are prohibited;
The use of sky lanterns is pro-
hibited.
Motorized vehicles are only
allowed on improved roads that
are free of fl ammable vegetation.
In addition, each vehicle travel-
ing on improved roads must
have a shovel and one gallon of
water or a 2 ½ pound or larger
fi re extinguisher. ATV’s and
motorcycles must be equipped
with a 2 ½ pound of larger fi re
extinguisher.
Smoking in forestland areas
is only allowed within enclosed
vehicles on improved roads;
Non-industrial chain saw use
is prohibited between 10 a.m.
and 8 p.m. During other hours,
chain saw users must have an
ax, a shovel and an 8-oz or larg-
er fi re extinguisher at the job
site, and a one-hour fi re watch
is required after the saw is shut
down;
Mowing of dead or dry grass
with power-driven equipment is
prohibited between 10 a.m. and
8 p.m. This restriction does not
include mowing of green lawns,
or equipment used for the com-
mercial culture and harvest of
agricultural crops;
The cutting, grinding or weld-
ing of metal is prohibited be-
tween 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. These
activities will be allowed during
other hours if the work site is
cleared of potentially fl amma-
ble vegetation and other materi-
als, and a water supply is at the
job site;
Electric fence controllers must
be approved by a nationally rec-
ognized testing laboratory or be
certifi ed by the Department of
Consumer and Business Ser-
vices, and be installed and used
in compliance with the fence
controller’s instructions for fi re
safe operation.
For more information about
public or industrial fi re restric-
tions, visit www.dfpa.net or call
DFPA’s 24-hour information
line at 672-6507.
Submarine vets
welcome
On Friday, July 29 at noon,
the Rogue-Umpqua Base of the
United States Submarine Veter-
ans Incorporated (USSVI) will
gather at Bastendorff Beach
County Park, 63377 Bastendorff
Beach Road, Coos Bay, Oregon
to celebrate its second year as a
growing Base. All veterans are
welcome to join in comraderie
and to honor our fallen heroes
on Eternal Patrol.
North Douglas
County Fair
The North Douglas County
Fair will take place July 29-30
and is located behind the Civic
Center in Drain. Fair schedules
can be found in various loca-
tions around Drain. The parade
is Saturday, July 30 with line-
up at 8:30 a.m. and the parade
starting at 10 a.m. More info on
facebook: www.facebook.com/
NorthDouglasCountyFair/
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Please see TIMBER, Page 7A
orth Douglas School Dis-
trict said it has respond-
ed to public concerns regarding
possible lead contaminants in its
water system by testing that sys-
tem recently.
The District indicated via
press release that Superinten-
dent John Lahley had required
testing of “all drinking supply
faucets and sources for consum-
able water, in addition to 50 per-
cent of classrooms."
BY LIL THOMPSON
For the Sentinel
Opportunities available in these divisions
ests comprise three percent,
and all other forestland owners
(counties, Tribal, etc.), three
percent.
The Bureau of Land Man-
agement recorded a decline
of eight percent from 2014 to
2015. Likewise, the US Forest
Service experienced an overall
statewide decrease of fi ve per-
North Douglas District tests, retests for lead
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