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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL October 19, 2016 Lincoln principal Jeremy Smith loses locks to raise funds BY SAM WRIGHT The Cottage Grove Sentinel T hursday’s lunch period at Lincoln Middle School was not an ordinary one, espe- cially for Principal Jeremy Smith. Each year, the school hosts a fundraiser with a walk-a-thon for the school. Smith pledged that if the school reached $14,000, he would dye half of his beard and allow a student to shave his head in front of everyone during the school’s fi rst lunch period. Smith reported that the students raised close to $15,000. “I thought it would be a good way to moti- vate the students,” Smith said, and his method worked. Last year, the school barely broke $10,000, showing Smith’s motivational tactics to be worth around $5,000. Before the haircut, Smith dyed the right half of his beard yellow, which made the whole or- deal a lot funnier than just a shaved noggin. “I didn’t realize how much this would smell,” Smith said laughing at his half-yellow beard. As the bell sounded for lunch, Smith made his way to the cafeteria, where students eagerly waited to see their principal’s head be sheared. The principal and other faculty waited for ev- eryone to get their lunch and settle down before beginning. The shaving was done by student Hannah Mathis, who earned the honor by raising the most money. Mathis reportedly raised over $2,000 in just over two weeks. She said that she wrote handwritten letters to clients of her mom’s business and sent in a pledge sheet to her dad’s work. Her words obviously swayed many to donate, and she earned the right to give her principal a buzz cut. “I thought it was fun and cool to do that,” Cottage Grove alum takes top BIA forestry job A photo by Sam Wright Student Hannah Mathis earned the right to shave her principal's head after raising over $2000 for the school. Mathis said. Smith received a sporadic zig-zag pattern throughout his head and showed up to school on Monday with a completely shaven head. The $15,000 raised goes to teacher grants so they can buy supplies for their classes. Some of the money also went in to some campus equip- ment such as picnic tables in the courtyard out- side the cafeteria. School Board worksession talks school bond specifi cs BY SAM WRIGHT The Cottage Grove Sentinel The South Lane School Board was given another update on the bond and the design for the new elementary school that is to be constructed off of Taylor and 10th streets. Architects Mike Gorman and Greg McCracken presented their progress to the School Board on Monday. The architects, who started the project in May, are currently in the “design development” process, where the overall design is done Main Street Halloween celebration set for Oct. 31 Over 20 businesses, groups have already signed up to operate a booth Cottage Grove’s Halloween celebration has been planned for Monday, Oct. 31 from 3-5 p.m. on Main Street. Chamber of Commerce Direc- but different tweaks and changes are being made in detailed areas. McCracken says that the team plans to be done with this process by Nov. 7 and will have a detailed 3-D animation presentation on Dec. 5. Once the design development package is complete, BLRB Ar- chitects will hand off the designs to Highland Construction, who will return with a price at the same time the architects get a price from a third-party consultant. Originally, BLRB Architects estimated the cost of building the tor Travis Palmer said the event has been a coordinated planning effort of the Chamber, the Main Street Program, City of Cottage Grove, Cottage Grove Sentinel and Economic and Business Im- provement District. Main Street will be closed beginning at 1:30 p.m. to allow for the setup of booths for businesses and organi- zations that do not have a store- front on Main Street. Palmer said that 20 such groups had already committed to operating a booth by press time Monday. The celebration will feature a costume contest, pumpkin carv- ing contest, scavenger hunt, car- nival games and more. Those interested in having a booth on Main Street are encouraged to contact Palmer at 541-942-2411. elementary school to be around $18.9 million. After bringing in multiple consultants (one of which gave an estimated cost of around $28 million) Gorman and Mc- Cracken arrived at an average price of $23.5 million. The architects took measures to decrease the cost such as changing the square foot- age of classrooms from 960 square feet to 930. The school’s total area covers around 80,000 square feet. Currently in the design develop- ment process, the estimated cost is $21.5 million, though McCracken projects the price to eventually drop to around $20.9 million. “We believe we can still bring the price down a bit more,” Mc- Cracken said. The school is designed to fi t 600-800 students and will include modern building features such as FOB keys to lock and unlock classrooms. The building is also designed to be extremely energy effi cient. Gorman says that the entire building will utilize LED lights. Please see SCHOOL BOND, Page 10A Four-year old lost to crash on CG-Lorane A rea family and friends are in mourning after a car crash on Cottage Grove-Lorane Road claimed the life of a four-year old girl on Tuesday, Oct. 11. The Lane County Sheriff’s Of- fi ce was called to a report of a mo- tor vehicle accident at Milepost 7 of the winding, curvy road between the communities at about 9 a.m. The vehicle, a 2002 Ford Explorer, was reportedly traveling eastbound to- ward Cottage Grove when it left the roadway and rolled approximately 30 feet down an embankment. The driver, later identifi ed as 23-year old Courtney Bowman, survived the ALLIGATOR AUCTION SATURDAY - OCTOBER 29 11AM-3PM Businesses turn merchandise and services into advertising dollars Listeners receive great products & services at a fraction of the cost – Call KNND 541-942-2468 for a bidder number between 1:30-5pm. crash, along with two of her chil- dren. Four-year old Payge Bowman was killed in the wreck. After the crash, Payge Bowman’s father, Cyrus, put out a call for a guardrail to protect drivers at the dangerous curve. “The one request we have is to get a guardrail up on that corner so this happens to nobody else,” Bowman told the Register-Guard. Family members set up a gofund- me account to pay for Payge Bow- man’s burial expenses. The account had surpassed its $8000 goal by Sen- tinel press time Monday. 1980 Cottage Grove High School graduate has become the top forester at the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Peter Wakeland, 54, became the BIA’s chief of forestry and wildland fi re on Sept. 19. He is re- sponsible for policy and budgets for all tribes that manage timber across the United States. He also oversees the BIA’s wildland fi re manage- ment agency based in Boise, Idaho. An enrolled member of Oregon’s Confeder- ated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Wakeland grew up in Cottage Grove and graduated from Oregon Peter Wakeland State University. As a Cottage Grove Lion, he earned varsity letters in football, baseball and wrestling. “I’m a Grover through and through,” Wakeland said. “I love the Grove and I loved growing up there. “Who knows? When I retire, I may fi nd myself back in the Grove. That’d be fantastic.” Wakeland worked for the Grand Ronde Tribe for nearly two decades, fi rst as the tribe’s forester and then rising to the tribe’s No. two job as deputy ex- ecutive director and director of development. He left the Grand Ronde in 2014 to lead the Co- quille Tribe’s Natural Resources Department. In that job, he was responsible for managing about 10,000 acres of tribal forest, including programs dealing with water quality, fi sh and wildlife, and other envi- ronmental issues. Wakeland is no stranger to the nation’s capital. He spent a year there in the 1990s, working for the Nat- ural Resources Conservation Service, and another year as a Mark O. Hatfi eld Fellow in the offi ce of U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden. “But Oregon is my home, and I’ll miss it every day until I make it back,” he said. He is joined in Washington by his wife, Bonnie. They have been married 34 years and have two sons: Brooks, a lawyer for the Grand Ronde Tribes; and Torey, a biologist for the Coquille Tribe. He said his goals for his new job include bridging the gap between the forest management efforts of the BIA and America’s tribes. “There are so many good people out in Indian Country — really good foresters and wildland fi re folks,” he said. “We need to fi nd ways to better share resources, share knowledge, eliminate challenges to moving between governments, and prepare a work- force that will lead and sustain Indian forestry into the future.” In Honor of All Veterans The Cottage Grove Sentinel is preparing to publish its “Proud to Have Served,” a special section devoted to all military veterans who are Cottage Grove-area residents or have a connec- tion to this area. If you are interested in sharing your military story in the annu- al Veterans Day publication, or in updating information that we have published previously, please complete the form below and submit it to the Cottage Grove Sentinel. Service photographs are also welcome. Submit forms and photos (preferably) by e-mail to cgnews@cgsentinel.com; or by mail to Cottage Grove Sentinel, Attn: Jon Stinnett, PO Box 35, Cottage Grove, OR 97424; or drop forms off at the Cottage Grove Sentinel, 116 6th Street, Cottage Grove. Please be sure that all materials are carefully labeled with your name and phone number. ALL FORMS AND PHOTOGRAPHS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY OCTOBER 31, 2016. Thank you for participating in this project to remember and honor our veterans. Name: ____________________________________________________________________________ Contact Phone Number: ______________________________________________________________ Branch of Service: __________________________________________________________________ Rank Achieved (optional): ____________________________________________________________ Dates Served: ______________________________________________________________________ Where did you serve? ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Special Information (E.G., POW): ______________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ The Alligator Auction promises fun and great deals for businesses and listeners A percent of the proceeds to benefi t South Lane Dental Clinic 3A ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Has your veterans information been published previously in the Cottage Grove Sentinel Veterans Publication? YES NO Do we have your military photo(s) on file? YES NO (Note: If you have submitted photos in the past, we will still have them on file.)
