2A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL August 3, 2016
Second annual
Emergency Fair
happens Aug. 13
BIRTHS
July 28, 2016
To Beau and Shannon Cheney of Creswell, a son.
IN MEMORIAM
Rachel Ellen
Harwood
1927-2016
How a little courage can
change your whole life
H
ave you ever decided to
stay in a bad situation
simply because you were afraid
to move?
I can remember my knees
feeling so weak when God was
trying to take me to a new level
in my ministry. In fact, it was
very tempting to stay where I
was at the time because I was
comfortable. But somehow I
knew that if I gave in to my fear,
I would regret it.
Too often, we decide to wait
for our fears to subside before
we will do what God is asking
us to do. Unfortunately, our
fears may never subside—so
instead of waiting, we need to
learn how to be courageous.
My husband, Dave, defi nes
courage as the willingness to
risk who you are and what you
have for what you want and who
you want to be. It’s a defi nition
that has helped me face my fears
to become the person I am to-
day.
Whatever diffi culties you’re
facing right now, “I will not
fear,” is the attitude you need
to embrace. I want you to un-
derstand that you’ve got what it
takes to make it through every
challenge that comes your way.
It is what it is, so don’t worry
God gave me a test recently,
and it was a pretty major one.
My doctors thought they’d
found something in me that
would have been a serious health
problem, and even though I was
going through a stressful time,
I knew God wanted me to keep
quiet about it.
So here I am, waiting for test
results, doing mental gymnas-
tics for about two weeks. And
I just kept saying to myself, “It
is what it is. Whatever I need to
deal with, God will help me deal
with it, so I’m just going to take
this thing one day at a time.”
Thankfully, the test results
came back showing nothing
wrong. But what if something
was wrong? You know, in so
many of the diffi cult situations
we face, what God wants from
us is to simply trust in His plan
and keep on going day by day,
not giving up.
You see, there are some things
we just can’t change in life. But
we can always pray and study
and depend on the Holy Spirit to
change what’s happening inside
us. You and I can have peace in
the midst of all our trials and
tragedies.
It takes courage to wait on
God
God is never late in answer-
ing our prayers, but He’s gen-
erally not early and He doesn’t
work on our timetable. Actually,
He’s really good at arriving at
our “midnight hour.” But the
whole reason for that is to keep
stretching our faith—building a
solid foundation for our trust in
Him.
Philippians 4:6 says, “Do not
fret or have any anxiety about
anything, but in every circum-
stance and in everything, by
prayer and petition (defi nite re-
quests), with thanksgiving, con-
Rachel Ellen Harwood, 89, of
Cottage Grove passed away July
26, 2016 of respiratory failure.
She was
born Jan.
2, 1927 in
Eugene,
Ore.
to
Harold and
Genevieve
(Koepp)
Bessonette.
She graduated from high
school and went on to work as a
full-cycle bookkeeper for a lum-
ber company.
On June 28, 1947 in Dead-
wood, Ore., she and Neil Har-
wood were married.
Rachel enjoyed her fl ower
garden, pottery making and
many creative sewing projects.
She also enjoyed music and
playing piano. She had a large
collection of dolls and was
skilled at repairing them and
making clothes for them.
She is survived by her hus-
band of Cottage Grove, two
sons, David (Janette) Harwood
of Walterville, Ore. and Jeffery
Harwood of Cottage Grove, a
sister, Fernadele DeBunce of
Medford, Ore., two grandchil-
dren and three great-grandchil-
dren.
No service is planned. Ar-
rangements under the care of
Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Cha-
pel, Cottage Grove.
tinue to make your wants known
to God.”
Sometimes you have to press
in to an attitude of praise and
thanksgiving. And it takes a lot
of faith and patience, but you
can trust that God has your fu-
ture in His hands.
You can stay happy and not
have your way. You can have
peace and not understand what
God’s doing in your life or why
you’re going through a time of
diffi culty.
Psalm 37 is a great place to
go in the Bible when you need
to draw courage from God. I en-
courage you to read it through
in its entirety.
Verses 39-40 say, “But the
salvation of the [consistently]
righteous is of the Lord; He is
their Refuge and secure Strong-
hold in the time of trouble. And
the Lord helps them and deliv-
ers them; He delivers them from
the wicked and saves them, be-
cause they trust and take refuge
in Him.”
No matter what your life looks
like at any given moment—take
courage. God is still God, He is
most assuredly with you, and
He will help you do whatever
you need to do.
Joyce Meyer is a New York
Times bestselling author and
founder of Joyce Meyer Minis-
tries, Inc. She has authored more
than 80 books, including Battle-
fi eld of the Mind and Power
Thoughts (Hachette). She hosts
the Enjoying Everyday Life ra-
dio and TV programs, which air
on hundreds of stations world-
wide. For more information,
visit www.joycemeyer.org.
Death Notice
Carolyn (Shrock) Levens, 70,
of Medford, Ore., formerly of
Cottage Grove, passed away on
July 23, 2016.
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ager of Plant Operations at the
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sons Aaron and John-Paull.
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wife, his sons Aaron and John-
Paull, many friends in the local
community and his brother Jim
Daugherty, three grandchildren
and many nieces and nephews.
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vice at 2 p.m., Saturday, Aug.
13 at Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral
Chapel in Cottage Grove.
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has long been aware of
regional natural hazards, in-
cluding earthquakes, wild fi res,
severe storms, landslides and
fl ooding. In line with the State
of Oregon and Lane County,
Cottage Grove’s mission is to
prevent loss of life and property
and to return the City to normal
operations as soon as possible
after an event affects the area.
The City of Cottage Grove
will host its annual Emergency
Preparedness Fair on Saturday,
Aug. 13 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., an
event that aims to to better in-
form the public of what can be
done to prepare and stay safe no
matter what the emergency. The
Fair is open to the public and
will be held at the Cottage Grove
Community Medical Center he-
lipad at 1515 Village Drive. It
also presents an opportunity to
meet the fi rst responders and
state, county and local groups
dedicated to the community’s
preparedness and safety.
Partners in this event include:
Life Flight, South Lane
County Fire & Rescue, Lane
County Emergency Manage-
ment, Cottage Grove Commu-
nity Development and Emer-
gency Management, the Oregon
Department of Forestry, United
States Forest Services, Cottage
Grove Community Hospital,
Peace Health Medical Services,
Lane County Public Health, Pa-
cifi c Power, EPUD, William’s
Pipeline, CG Sentinel, SLARA,
EcoTech, and Civil Air Patrol.
Activities will include: prizes
and games, tours of the Life
Flight helicopter, emergency
vehicle displays and interactive
tours, a Disaster Prize Wheel,
Sparky the Fire Dog, Smokey the
Bear, an electrical safety panel,
72-hour emergency kit raffl e, a
bouncy house, and more. Along
with all of that, attendees will
have the opportunity to receive
a free sandwich from Big Stuff
BBQ at the event upon visiting
all of the Fair’s vendors and ex-
hibitors.
Professionals across the fi eld
of emergency management will
be available to answer ques-
tions, supplying personal and
professional experience in pre-
paring for and responding to
emergencies.
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