2A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL October 19, 2016
SENIOR MEALS PROGRAMS BIRTHS
Offering Meals on Wheels
and
Cafe 60 at the following loca-
tions:
Anyone age 60 and older is
served, regardless of income,
suggested donation is $3.
Guests under age 60 are
welcome to attend for $8 per
meal.
Cottage Grove Riverview
Terrace
925 W. Main St., Cottage
Grove
Noon: Tues., Wed., Thurs.
Creswell Cresview Villa
350 S. 2nd St., Creswell
Noon: Mon., Wed., Fri.
THURSDAY, OCT. 20:
Chicken Chop Suey w/Rice or
Bavarian Stew
FRIDAY, OCT. 21: Furlough
Day
Letting go of
the dead stuff
in your life
H
ave you ever hired a pro-
fessional to prune a tree
in your yard? Well, Dave and I
hire someone to do that for us,
and there are times when he cuts
the branches back so far that I’ve
said to him, “There is nothing
left. You have totally destroyed
our tree!” But he says, “You
just watch and see.” And sure
enough, before long the tree is
much better looking than it was
before.
Just like trees need pruning
from time to time, to remove
dead branches or areas where
there is overgrowth, you and I
need to be pruned or reshaped at
different times in different areas
of our lives. We may not enjoy
the pruning process, but when
it’s over, we’re much better off
than we were before.
You see, God wants us to be
at our very best—spiritually,
emotionally and physically.
John 15:2 says, “Any branch
in Me that does not bear fruit
[that stops bearing] He cuts
away (trims off, takes away);
and He cleanses and repeatedly
prunes every branch that con-
tinues to bear fruit, to make it
bear more and richer and more
excellent fruit.”
Are you dragging around
“dead branches” in your life?
Maybe it’s a bad relationship, an
old wound from your past, or a
negative attitude that keeps you
from enjoying life to the fullest.
It would be nice if we could
see what God sees and say,
“Yes, God. Let’s get rid of that
dead branch.” But many times
we’re too afraid to give up what
we know for something new that
we just can’t see or understand.
The truth is you can be miser-
able dragging those dead things
around or you can go through
the pain of letting God “prune”
them away. Even though it’s un-
comfortable, the best thing you
can do is let God prune you, be-
cause after the hard part is over,
you will see some amazing re-
sults!
God doesn’t want to see you
struggle. He loves you so much
that He will never give up on
you. As we allow Him to speak
into our lives, He teaches and
trains us to be kind and gentle,
peaceful and patient, loving and
forgiving like Him. But we can-
not develop that “fruit” on our
own.
John 15:4 says, “Just as no
branch can bear fruit of itself
without abiding in (being vitally
united to) the vine, neither can
you bear fruit unless you abide
in Me.”
In other words, we need to
spend time with God.
Our relationship with God is
about much more than going to
church on Sunday and reading
the Word out of duty. He wants
a personal relationship with
each of us.
When we stay connected to
God through meaningful study
and prayer, we’re abiding in
Jesus. God wants us to be so
rooted and grounded in His love
that nothing can shake us—so
we’re able to bear good fruit in
even the hardest, most diffi cult
MONDAY, OCT. 24: Chick-
en Patty Sandwich or Sloppy
Joe
TUESDAY, OCT. 25: Chick-
en Rice Bake or Diced Pork
and Penne Pasta
WEDNESDAY, OCT.26:
Chicken Pomodoro or Beef
Shepherd's Pie
Oct. 1, 2016
Drain/Yoncalla area
IN MEMORIAM
Served at 400 Main St.,
Yoncalla.
(For Douglas County Meals
on Wheels eligibility, call
541-440-3677.)
Suggested donation $3.50
THURSDAY, OCT. 20: Beef
Rigatoni
FRIDAY, OCT. 21: Roast
Pork with Gravy
TUESDAY, OCT. 25: Scal-
loped Potatoes and Ham or
Chicken Rice Bake
seasons of life.
God has a good plan for your
life. He wants to take you to the
next level in your relationship
with Him, but there are some
things that He wants you to
leave behind—past hurts, inse-
curities, or anything we look to
for a sense of security other than
God Himself.
Don’t ever be afraid to sur-
render to God so He can prune
the things that are hurting and
hindering you from moving for-
ward in your relationship with
Him.
The apostle Paul said, “One
thing I do [it is my one aspira-
tion]: forgetting what lies behind
and straining forward to what
lies ahead, I press on toward the
goal to win the [supreme and
heavenly] prize to which God
in Christ Jesus is calling us up-
ward” (Philippians 3:13-14).
Decide today that you’re go-
ing to let go of the past and press
on to experience a fuller, richer,
more abundant life in Christ.
You can pray today: “God,
I’m tired of dragging this heavy
load around with me. I’m ready
to let it go so I can get on with
my life and experience a new
level of relationship with You.
Help me to know that You love
me and that You will work ev-
erything out for my good.”
If we will totally give our-
selves to God, He will give us
His best for us. It may not be
what we thought we wanted, but
it will be exactly what we need.
And it will be greater than any-
thing we could have asked for.
Joyce Meyer is a New York
Times bestselling author and
founder of Joyce Meyer Min-
istries, Inc. She has authored
100 books, including Battlefi eld
of the Mind and Living Coura-
geously (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.
Employee
of the
Month!
To Falicia Martineau of Cottage
Grove and Steven Kiser of Red-
ding, Cal., a son.
Oct. 3, 2016
To Holly and Dustin Davis of
Creswell, a daughter.
King of Cottage Grove, a
daughter.
Oct. 8, 2016
To Tyrah and Tyler Perry of
Cottage Grove, a daughter.
Oct. 14, 2016
To Kyle and Amanda Simmos
of Yoncalla, a son.
Dorothy Irene Wells
1921-2016
Dorothy Irene Wells, 95,
of Cottage Grove died Oct. 9,
2016.
She was
born
in
Corning,
Iowa
on
July 7, 1921
to
Fred
and Jennie
(Macready)
Glade.
She graduated from Molalla
(Oregon) High School.
On Sept. 21, 1940 in Vancou-
ver, Wash., she and Marrion L.
“Roy” Wells were married.
Dorothy was a wonder-
ful homemaker and a devoted
mother. She enjoyed quilting,
sewing, needle craft and espe-
cially enjoyed spending time
with her family.
She is survived by her two
daughters, Sonja Michaelis
and husband, Larry, of Cottage
Grove, and Treva Majors and
husband, Rick, of Boise, Idaho,
a sister, Gloria Bertlein of Tilla-
mook, Oregon, seven grandchil-
Oct. 15, 2016
Oct. 6, 2016
dren, 11 great-grandchildren and
six great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Marrion L. “Roy”
Wells, and brothers, Ernest,
Donald and Roland Glade.
A service for Dorothy will
be held at a later date. Memo-
rial contributions may be made
to the Elks Lodge in Cottage
Grove. Smith-Lund-Mills Fu-
neral Chapel in Cottage Grove
is in charge of arrangements.
Roselea Blom
1941-2016
Roselea Blom, 74, of Cottage
Grove died Oct. 13, 2016.
She was born Oct. 25, 1941
in Red Oak,
Okla.
to
Leo Lyons
and June
(Smoke)
Holmes.
She grad-
uated from
C h o w -
chilla High
School.
On May 26, 1962 in Coos
Bay, Ore., she and Emil Blom
To Brittany Mason and Joshua
were married.
Once all her children were
attending school, Roselea ob-
tained her license and sold real
estate for a time and served as
a reserve police offi cer. She
worked for Washington Mutual
Bank until she retired, at which
time she provided day care for
her grandsons and was the book-
keeper for Blom Construction.
Indoors, Roselea enjoyed
reading and loved to cook, al-
ways trying new recipes. She
enjoyed being outdoors, spend-
ing time at the family cabin
with friends, and she had a great
love of nature. For many years
she and Emil made trips south
to Mexico during the winter
months. They took their time
and different routes so they
could enjoy sites along the way.
She loved to travel all over the
country, and also made trips to
Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mexico,
Canada, and Costa Rica. She
was a member of Kiwanis and
the Prospectors and Golddig-
gers and, until her passing, was
a member and volunteer of the
Hospital Auxiliary.
Survivors include two daugh-
ters, Renee Dodd Blom of Eu-
To Tyler Fox and Brianna
Mooney of Cottage Grove, a
daughter.
gene and Krista Blom of Cot-
tage Grove, a son, Emil Robert
Blom, Jr. of Eugene, a sister,
Tony Barker of Monmouth, and
two grandchildren.
A service will be held at 3
p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016
at Smith-Lund-Mills Chapel,
123 S. 7th St., in Cottage Grove.
In lieu of fl owers, please send
remembrances to St. Jude Chil-
dren’s Hospital, 65 Roses, or
Smile Train.
Memorial Notices
A Celebration of Life will
be held for Tom Boggs, 80, of
Cottage Grove on Oct. 22, 2016
at 11 a.m. at City Life Church,
33133 Row River Road in Cot-
tage Grove. A reception will fol-
low.
Ray Fred Annett, 86, of Cre-
swell passed away Oct. 13. A
memorial service will be held
at noon Saturday, Oct. 29 at
Lorane Grange in Lorane, Ore.
An inurnment will take place at
the IOOF Cemetery in Lorane.
Arrangements by Smith-Lund-
Mills Funeral Chapel in Cottage
Grove.
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Police Chief Scott Shepherd receives a commemorative
Rotary covered bridge from club President Joe Raade.
Chief Shepherd addresses Rotarians
Police Chief Scott Shepherd
outlined CGPD's priorities dur-
ing a meeting of the noon Rota-
ry club on Thursday. Shepherd
stated that the Department aims
to fi ll open positions for police
offi cer and community service
offi cer and is accepting applica-
tions.
The Department will continue
to connect and be more visible
to the community, Shepherd
said. "We will continue to use
the Cottage Grove Police Face-
book page, the Cottage Grove
Police Department Twitter feed,
to get important community
information out. Also, we will
continue to update and put out
information on our department
website. Offi cers will increase
foot patrols in many areas
around town."
Shepherd also hopes to bol-
ster the reserve offi cer program.
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