COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL November 2, 2016
South Lane Fire
acquires new
equipment
S
outh Lane Fire and Rescue recently received a new
fi re engine to replace an outdated one. Division
Chief and EMS Training Offi cer Joe Raade said that
the new fi re truck was a very necessary acquisition.
The old fi re engine is from 1986 and was deemed
unsafe to drive by an independent investigator. The fi re
equipment goes through yearly inspections to deter-
mine the conditions of the fi rehouse’s equipment. The
new fi re truck can now seat four people as opposed to
the old one, which only sat two.
South Lane Fire and Rescue received the funding for
photo by Sam Wright
a new fi re engine as part of a bond approved by local
This new fi re engine replaces one that was built in 1986.
voters.
Surgery to sideline Municipal Court Judge
A
n injury reportedly
sustained while play-
ing soccer has sidelined Cot-
tage Grove’s Municipal Court
Judge.
At its Monday, Oct. 24 meet-
ing, the Cottage Grove City
Council moved to appoint
Dawn Reynolds as its Judge Pro
Tempore for the period of the
absence of Judge Martin Fisher,
who has stated that he plans to
miss at least the fi rst two weeks
of court in November. Fisher
wrote to the Council that he is
scheduled to have surgery to
reconstruct the anterior cruci-
ate ligament in his knee, though
city offi cials added that he may
be out for up to six weeks in re-
covery.
The judge’s contract stipulates
that he himself shall arrange for
the compensation of the pro-tem
judge (a term denoting one who
acts in the absence of a regular
position-holder).
“On the recommendation of
attorneys who have appeared
before her, as well as my own
review, I am proposing that the
Council appoint Dawn Reyn-
olds as a pro-tem judge,” Fisher
wrote. “Ms. Reynolds has an
impressive resume, including
as a municipal court judge and
pro-tem judge in the state of
Washington and, more recently,
in Florence.”
Reynolds’ resume describes
25 years’ experience as an at-
torney in both the private and
public sector with experience in
civil, criminal and administra-
tive law. She is currently a part-
ner at Brissenden and Reynolds,
LLC, which provides counsel-
ing to individuals, small busi-
nesses and non-profi ts.
Fisher pointed out that Kathy
Kelty, a longtime veteran of the
Municipal Court, had previously
been appointed a pro-tem judge,
though she “has taken on other
obligations and is no longer able
to fi ll that position.”
“Although the court needs to
have a pro-tem judge available
generally, at the moment the
issue is fairly pressing,” Fisher
wrote.
D
owntown Cottage Grove
hosted its fi nal Art Walk
of the season on Friday, and or-
ganizer Michele Rose said the
event series had a busy 2016.
While taking in the sights at
Five Flying Monkeys thrift/vin-
tage store, Rose said that orga-
nizers responded to requests
from the public to extend Art
Walk hours — the event had
previously been held from 6-8
p.m. but was lengthened to 6-
9 p.m. this season. It’s a move,
however, that won’t be dupli-
cated.
“We don’t need to do it,” she
said. “People wanted the extra
hour, but by 8 p.m., people are
pretty much done.”
Rose said that Art Walk has
lined up “a good core list” of
local artists from which to draw
for future events, and she added
that plans for next year involve
more traveling musicians to
wander the streets with their
tunes.
“It’s been a good year,” Rose
said. The spring months of April
and May were the busiest this
year, she said. June and July’s
events featured hot weather that
may have kept some visitors
away, though things picked up
in recent months.
Low-Income Energy
Assistance Program
awaits funding release
T
he federal offi ce of
Health and Human Ser-
vices has released funding to
the states for this winter’s Low
Income Home Energy As-
sistance Program (LIHEAP),
which helps income-qualifi ed
households with their home en-
ergy bills in the winter.
Beginning Tuesday,
Nov.
1, non-profi t and senior ser-
vices agencies that admin-
ister
the LIHEAP program
throughout Lane County be-
gan placing households on LI-
HEAP appointment
waiting
lists. Interested households may
place themselves on a waiting
list by calling one of the agen-
cies that operate the program.
In Cottage Grove, households
without a senior citizen or those
with a disabled resident can ac-
cess the program at Community
Sharing in Cottage Grove; those
with senior or disabled residents
are asked to contact Cottage
Grove Senior Connections.
Lane
County
said
it
has not received its LIHEAP al-
location yet from the State but
is anticipating a similar LIHEAP
funding level as last year.
If a household doesn’t get
on the LIHEAP waiting list in
early November, the household
is advised to try again the fi rst
working day of each month all
the way until June, as agencies
do re-open their LIHEAP wait-
ing lists more than once each
year.
To qualify for LIHEAP,
a household’s current gross
monthly income must be at or
below 60 percent of Oregon’s
median income level. A house-
hold of one person can have a
gross monthly income as high as
$1,885 and qualify. A household
of four people can have a gross
monthly income of $3625 and
qualify.
The amount of assistance a
household receives depends on a
number of factors. The program
pays the assistance directly into
a household’s utility account
as a one-time payment that can
range from $150-$550. Interest-
ed households may call one of
the agencies listed below to be
placed on a waiting list.
New school for youth
takes off at Aprovecho
Art Walk wraps a
busy 2016 season
BY JON STINNETT
The Cottage Grove Sentinel
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photo by Jon Stinnett
Stephanie Kornman (right) shows off her 'art to inspire a
sweeter life' at Five Flying Monkeys with her mom, Juanita.
lemental
Exploration
Education, a
seasonal-
based session of classes for kids
aged 4-9 years, begins Wednes-
day, Nov. 9 at Aprovecho (west)
in Cottage Grove.
More information is available
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Elemental-Exploration-Educa-
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This is the fi rst session of
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missed the kindergarten cut off,
and homeschooled kids. Lead
instructor Heather Greene de-
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crafter, farming, homeschooling
mother of four. She is currently
completing her thesis for a
graduate degree at Marylhurst
University in Food Systems and
Society, and she has a bachelors
degree in Interdisciplinary stud-
ies- Social Science, Art, and
World Culture/Health.
There will be a winter and
spring session, as well as two
special short summer camp in-
tensives in June and August
(This will be the third annual
EEE summer camp). Future
offerings will provide opportu-
nities to individuals of all ages
and abilities.
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