10A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL November 23, 2016
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out of hot water,” he added.
Principal Iton Udosenata had sim-
ilar remarks.
“Pam is one of the best offi ce staff
I’ve ever been around. She will be
sorely missed by the staff and the
kids,” he said.
Ewing does a lot of offi ce work
for the athletic director, a position
that football head coach Gary Rob-
erts has stepped up to since Presley
retired.
“She is an institution,” Roberts
said. “She’s the rock and has really
made my life a lot easier as athletic
director.”
But perhaps the most sentimental
words came from a colleague who
has worked by her side for 18 years.
Lisa Thoms, the CGHS offi ce
manager, said that she’s still in de-
nial that Ewing is really leaving.
“Pam Ewing is the best coworker
imaginable. You couldn’t pick a more
fun-loving, hardworking, creative,
dedicated and wonderful person to
work with,” Thoms said. She con-
tinued to say that Ewing has made a
lasting impact on the school and has
created lasting relationships between
students and coworkers alike.
“It’s not really a goodbye because
I know we’ll still see her, but best
wishes to a much deserved retire-
ment,” Thoms added.
ing to fi nd a new career, the people
of Valsetz were put on notice that
they’d have to fi nd a new home, too.
This was especially harsh for
those who had grown up in Valsetz
and thought of it as home. More-
over, because they’d had their hous-
ing provided for free, they’d not had
a chance to build equity in a home;
they’d be starting from scratch, late
in the game, in a new and unfamiliar
community.
“Now I know how boat people
feel,” one of them told the Corvallis
Gazette-Times reporter at the time.
Local salvage companies tried to
work out an arrangement with Boise
Cascade, but by now the railroad line
had been taken up, and the only way
to get the houses out was on trucks,
over 16 miles of primitive roads to
Falls City. Boise Cascade wanted
the town gone right away, so that the
land it sat on could get back to pro-
ducing logs for the company’s mills
immediately.
And the salvage companies
couldn’t meet the company’s time-
line.
So the entire town was bulldozed
into a giant heap of rubble and
burned. And today, all that’s left is
that odd street grid, the foundation of
the mill, and the bittersweet memo-
ries of its former inhabitants.
cumb to rot eventually. Pull the on-
ions up, shake off the soil, and lay
them out to cure with the tops still
attached. Any warm, airy location
is a good place to do this; you can
even leave them outside on a screen
as long as they aren’t rained on.
Bulbs must stay dry and have good
air circulation. As the onions cure,
the roots will shrivel and the necks
above the bulbs will slowly dry – a
natural process that helps to seal the
top of the bulb, making the onions
less likely to rot. After seven to 10
days, clip off the tops of the onions
and the roots with pruning shears,
remove as much dry dirt as possible
without taking off the papery outer
skins, and store your onions in a cool
place. Onions can be stored in the re-
frigerator if desired but also any cool
dry place. – Jack, OSU Extension
Master Gardener
Q: I would like to plant a camel-
lia tree in my yard. Is it too late for
planting that type of tree? I am wor-
ried about freezing, but could place
leaves or plastic bags around the
base, or would that promote disease
or rot? Any suggestions about plant-
ing in November? – Washington
County
A: This is the time of year to plant
camellias. Success with camellias
depends on the planting site and care
provided. Although they may toler-
ate full sun, part sun to part shade is
best – especially for younger plants.
Choose a location that receives four
to six hours of direct sun in the morn-
ing and shade in the afternoon, or a
spot that receives bright, dappled
shade through the day.
Newly planted camellias often fail
to open most of their fl ower buds for
the fi rst few years, but this generally
lessens as the plants become estab-
lished.
Good drainage is essential. Do
not plant camellias in areas that are
poorly drained or where water set-
tles after a rain. Where drainage is a
problem, plant camellias on mounds
or in raised beds.
O FFBEAT
Continued from page 4A
closure of federal lands to logging
— this was the “spotted owl” era,
remember — had put the big compa-
nies on notice that if they were going
to survive, it would be on company-
owned land. Boise Cascade couldn’t
afford to have the very best of that
land occupied by unnecessary lakes,
superfl uous sawmills and half-inhab-
ited towns.
So as other loggers and sawmill
workers around the state were try-
(Sources: Carlson, Linda. Compa-
ny Towns of the Pacifi c Northwest.
Seattle: UW Press, 2003; Corvallis
Gazette-Times, 2-25-1984; Sacra-
mento Bee, 3-18-1984; www.vals-
etz.homestead.com)
G ARDENING
Continued from page 2A
“More people are using us every
year. We make a difference.”
Here’s a sampling of some recent
questions. Get on board with yours.
Q: I was told that one way to
store onions is to leave them in the
ground over the winter. However,
when I went to dig one out recently,
I noticed they had all sprouted new
leaves, and when I pulled them out
I noticed they also have made root
shoots. What are my options? Shall
I pull them all out and use them, or
what will happen if I leave them in
the ground?
A: Onions left in the soil will suc-
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popular, Webster is not a candidate for the po-
sition.
“It’s a relatively long process of discovering
a new focus and direction,” he explained. “I’ve
learned if they know why I’m here, and I know
why I’m here, then we can get the job done. I
divide the transition period into four six-month
periods.”
The fi rst period is to get to know the people
in the congregation and the church’s history. The
second is to help them understand who they are
and what they have to do to attain the ministry
and mission God is calling them to. The third
period is helping them organize their strengths
and weaknesses into a vision for the future. The
fourth and fi nal period is to practice putting the
vision into practice.
Webster arrived in July and is completing
the fi rst six-month period. In January, church
members will form a search committee to de-
fi ne what qualifi cations they are looking for in
a new pastor. The typical search process uses the
denomination’s personnel services to identify
20-30 profi les of available pastors. They will
then prayerfully select some to interview. A fi nal
candidate is then invited to visit and preach on
a Sunday morning after which, the congregation
will vote on whether or not to extend a call.
After fi ve months on the job, he says there are
three things he appreciates about the culture of
the congregation. They love and take care of each
other. They love the Lord and His Word. They
understand what it means to give sacrifi cially to
missions and to members in need. He believes
these attributes accurately refl ect the strengths of
their former pastor during his 30-year tenure.
Webster and his wife Kelsey were former
schoolmates at Sheldon High School and were
married in 2003. They now have two children:
Emerson, 4, and Maxwell, 22-months. They cur-
rently live in Eugene with Webster’s parents as
they seek fi nancing to purchase a home. With a
young family to care for, Webster hopes when his
Cottage Grove assignment ends he will seek an
American Baptist Church of his own to serve.
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