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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL August 10, 2016 Nation of Patriots fl ag tour stops in Cottage Grove BY SAM WRIGHT The Cottage Grove Sentinel On Memorial Day a few months back, a United States fl ag left Wisconsin and traveled through various states. By Saturday, Aug. 6 the fl ag reached Oregon and even stopped by in Cottage Grove for a little over an hour. The fl ag is transported by the Harley Own- ers Group (HOG), and it is passed along to different chapters across the country. The transportation of the fl ag is part of the Nation of Patriots, which honors and supports past, present and fallen military veterans. Each year, the Harley riders pass the fl ag along from Northern California to Medford, where the Medford chapter transports the fl ag up to Portland, accompanied by chapters in the sur- rounding areas along the way. However, this year was different in that the fl ag stopped in Cottage Grove, where the riders were treated to a buffet at Big Stuff Barbecue downtown. “It’s really tiring to ride on a motorcycle for that long, so I thought it would give every- one a rest to stop for some lunch,” said Jeffery Arkyns, member of the Twin Rivers chapter in Eugene and organizer of the lunch. Arkyns says that the HOG members try to hit every Harley dealership they can along the way. The entire route takes the fl ag through all 48 mainland states. The fl ag will go up along the coast before it is looped back to Wiscon- sin by early September. Upon the fl ag's return, the Nation of Patriots will host a homecoming ceremony. Throughout the country, HOG says there are about 100,000 members in total, most of whom will participate in the fl ag tour. The local chapters around Lane County support a variety of charities. While currently the focus is on veterans, Arkyns says that they also host fundraisers and events to help chil- Genetic Resource Center to mark 50th anniversary photo by Sam Wright Harley riders made a brief stop in Cot- tage Grove with a fl ag that has made its way across the U.S. dren and cancer victims. “Many of these guys are veterans them- selves,” Arkyns said, “Viet Nam vets, Gulf War vets, Iraq War vets, we have a whole lot of different veterans in our organization, so this is an important occasion for them.” Suspect still at large after upriver dispute BY JON STINNETT The Cottage Grove Sentinel L ast Tuesday afternoon must’ve brought a feeling of déjà vu all over again to resi- dents in the Brice Creek area and law enforcement tasked with handling what is being described as an ongoing neighbor- hood dis- Dakota Miller pute. Deputies with the Lane County Sheriff’s Offi ce responded en masse to a report of shots fi red in the 39000 block of Brice Creek Road on Tuesday, July 26, citing the history of parties believed to be involved in a dispute there as the reason for such a heavy police presence. No one was arrested following that incident. Almost exactly a week later, at about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, another report — this time of a single shot fi red — drew about 15 personnel from the Sheriff’s Of- fi ce to the same area, according to Public Information Offi cer Carrie Carver, to handle a continuation of the dispute involving the same parties. Lane County’s Special Re- sponse Team responded to the call, and Carver said that, upon arrival, the team witnessed 25- year old Dakota Miller “bailing from the house.” The Sheriff’s Offi ce, with the aid of the Spring- fi eld Police Department’s K-9 Unit, searched the area for nearly four hours but was unable to lo- cate Miller. However, Shelia Miller of Dorena was reportedly taken into custody for hindering prosecu- tion, resisting arrest and interfer- ing with police in connection with the case. Carver said police believe that taking Miller into custody “will quiet down the neighborhood a bit,” urging anyone who has seen him or has knowledge of his whereabouts to call the Sheriff’s Offi ce at 541-682-4141. She added that history indicates that Miller may be armed and should be considered dangerous, and as such it is not recommended that citizens attempt to contact or ap- prehend him. Rummaging through trash, recycling bins common Taking items from trash or recycling, though, can lead to theft charge BY JON STINNETT The Cottage Grove Sentinel R ecent comments on social media and elsewhere in- dicate that customers of the Cot- tage Grove Garbage Service are discovering that a mess has been left behind when they journey out to retrieve their trash cans and re- cycling bins after their scheduled pick-up day. According to Garland Burback, owner of the Garbage Service, customers have called to com- plain about the condition of their bins and the trash and recycling that are often strewn about the area, with many blaming garbage collectors for the mess. “It’s been an issue,” Burback said. “They’re blaming our driv- ers for spreading trash around.” Burback said the mess, how- ever, most likely stems from indi- viduals rifl ing through the garbage and recycling, often searching for cans that can be redeemed for a deposit. What the searchers may 3A not realize, however, is that such a search is illegal under Oregon law. Offi cer Shawn Branstetter of the Cottage Grove Police Depart- ment said that those who tamper with trash left on the curb can be cited with Theft III, a Class C Misdemeanor. “It’s an interpretation of state law that a homeowner still has property interest in those items until the Garbage Service re- moves them,” Branstetter said. “Even if it’s on a public side- walk, it’s still their property until it hits our trucks,” Burback said. Branstetter suggested that gar- D&D AUTOMOTIVE 48 Pacifi c Hwy. 99 South Cottage Grove bage service customers not throw their mail away without shred- ding it for the very reason that it may be rifl ed through later. “If you see someone looking through bins, call us,” he said. “If they’re coming onto your property to do it, that’s a trespass issue.” Burback said he confronts those he observes searching through his own bins, but he offered another suggestion. “A lot of people set their stuff out the night before, but I never do,” he said. “I put it out at seven a.m. so there’s not as much of an opportunity.” Public is invited to open house and free tours of the Center’s disease- resistance breeding The USDA Forest Ser- vice’s Dorena Genetic Re- source Center is celebrat- ing 50 years of serving as a regional service center for Pacifi c Northwest tree and plant genetics. Dorena GRC houses dis- ease-resistance breeding programs for fi ve-needled pines and Port-Orford-cedar, a native plant development program, and a national tree climbing program for the Forest Service. Their pro- gram is known internation- ally as a world leader in de- velopment of populations of trees with genetic resistance to non-native diseases. The public is invited to the 50th celebration on Thurs- day, Aug. 25 at the Cottage Grove-based center, located 34963 Shoreview Road. The Open House and public tours are scheduled from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tours of the center will include: Genetic Resistance Trials Inoculation ‘Fog’ Chamber Tree Improvement Activities of Grafting, Pollination and Seed Production Port-Orford-cedar Contain- erized Orchards Native Species Plant Devel- opment Seed and Pollen Processing Tree Climbing A special guest at the event will be Jerry Barnes, the fi rst manager at Dorena when es- tablished in 1966. All guests will be able to enjoy viewing informative posters about the programs and activities at the Center. In addition to the after- noon open house, the Center is meeting with partners and stakeholders from 9 a.m. to noon with a series of techni- cal speakers presenting on plant genetics, whitebark pine health, and national ef- forts around native species production and restoration. The Center was established in 1966 as the headquarters for the White Pine Blister Rust Resistance Program where specialists worked to develop trees with resistance to white pine blister rust. At that time, the name was the Dorena Project with Jerry Barnes as project manager. A name change took place in 1975 to the Dorena Tree Improvement Center to bet- ter refl ect the work program. In January 2003, the name of the center was changed to the Dorena Genetic Re- source Center, refl ecting the center’s enlarged focus on forest health. In the early 1990’s several new programs were added at Dorena, including the Phy- tophthora lateralis resistance program for Port-Orford- cedar, containerized seed orchards for western larch, and common garden studies to study genetic variation. It was at Dorena, that U.S. For- est Service employees devel- oped tree climbing standards that went on to become ad- opted as national standards. In the 1990s, several new greenhouses and a facil- ity for rooting cuttings of trees, as well as raised beds for common garden stud- ies, were added. In more recent years, the Center has expanded into development of plant growing techniques for a wide array of native species and produces them for site restoration on fed- eral lands projects across the Northwest. For more information, contact the Dorena Genetic Resource Center at 541-767- 5700. 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