COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL November 30, 2016
5A
Cottage Grove Retrospective
A look back at Sentinel stories from 30 and 60 years ago
Dec. 4, 1996
Awesome Autumn
Creswell's United
Methodist Church—
now home to the
city's Historical
Society and Mu-
seum—dates back
more than a century,
but the building may
never have looked
better than it did this
fall. Adorned with a
steeple for the fi rst
time since the original
was damaged by the
Columbus Day Storm
of 1962, the building—
shown here framed
by fall color under a
seasonally rare bril-
lian sky—is strangely
reminiscent of New
England, from which
some of the church's
original founders
hailed.
POLICE BLOTTER
Nov. 21
Unlawful vehicle entry,
Harvey Rd.
A caller advised that his vehi-
cle was rifl ed through overnight.
The only signifi cant thing miss-
ing was a Dutch Bros. card.
person. Police determined the
person is safe with family and it
is unknown why she would be
listed as missing. Police con-
tacted Humboldt County Police
to confi rm that the subject was
located in May and was mistak-
enly not cleared from the sys-
tem.
Nov. 25
Nov. 24
Vehicle accident, Row River
Rd.
Police were on the scene on a
minor road collision, the dam-
age was less than $1,500. Police
assisted with the exchange of
information regarding a missing
Welfare Check, E. Main St.
A caller advised seeing a male
on the ground and straddling a
street pole and banging his head
against it. The subject would
then lay back for a bit then sit
back up and bang his head on
the pole some more. Police
could not locate the subject after
an extensive area check.
Suspicious Subject, Row
River Rd.
A caller advised that a male at
the location was harassing him
by looking at him. The caller
wasn’t making a lot of sense but
was concerned about his safety.
An employee from the location
From the City
of Cottage
Grove Friday
Update
CITY BEAT
Equipment and
vehicles sold at
Brasher’s Auction
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Cottage Grove Police Department 24-Hour Anonymous Tip Line: 767-0504
Nov. 22
Follow up, E. Main St.
Property was found from a
business: one portable DVD
player, one package of boxer
briefs, one package of black
socks and one pair of blue
Wrangler jeans. Police stored
the property until the next morn-
ing.
What do you want
while you’re here?
On Saturday, Nov. 12, Cot-
tage Grove Public Works sold
an assortment of equipment,
small tools, vehicle parts, build-
called in, advising police that
the original complainant threat-
ened to use martial arts on one
of the customers.
Nov. 26
Trespassing, Kalapuya Way
A caller advised that there is
smoke coming from the chim-
ney of a vacant house near the
location and that the neighbors
have been having issues with
squatters. Police said the house
was vacant upon entry.
Theft, Main St. PD
A complainant at the front
counter reported that his birth
certifi cate went missing from his
backpack. Due to the complain-
ant’s level of mental illness, he
is unable to articulate when or
where this may have happened
or if there is any suspect infor-
mation. The case was taken for
documentation purposes.
Hit and Run, Oswald St.
A caller advised that the street
sign near the location was in his
ing and electrical supplies and
pumps at Brasher’s Northwest
Auto Auction, items that were
reportedly worn-out and of no
further use to the City.
In the same auction, Public
Works sold a 1991 tipper truck,
a 1979 dump truck and a golf
cart. The City netted $9,862.80
from the sale of this surplus
equipment. The City makes use
of Brasher’s Auction on a regu-
lar basis because it satisfi es the
ORDINANCE NO. 3067
O FFBEAT
AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE
ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (EID) AND A
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (BID)
FOR A FIVE YEAR PERIOD
Continued from page 4A
The City Council of the City of Cottage Grove has adopted the above
noted ordinance classifying the property assessment for fi nancing of the Cot-
tage Grove Economic/Business Improvement Districts as charges that are not
subject to the limits of Article XI, Section 11(b) of the Oregon Constitution,
that the reader may contact the designated City Offi cial, the City Recorder, to
obtain a copy of the Ordinance, that judicial review of the classifi cation may
be sought within sixty (60) days of the date the ordinance was adopted, that
date of adopting being November 14, 2016, and if no such review is sought
within the time specifi ed, no subsequent challenges to the classifi cation will
be permitted.
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got more so. Accounts of the
conversation that followed vary,
with some sources saying the
sheriff delivered a stern lecture
and others claiming he apolo-
getically told West he’d have to
be booked on charges in Albany
and offered to bring him back
home afterward. Then the sher-
iff and the minister stepped out-
side and made their way to the
woodshed to dismantle the still.
They left behind an increas-
ingly agitated Dave West. West
grew angrier and angrier until,
with a shout of, “I can’t stand
it!” he grabbed his Remington
.32 rifl e and, over Ellen’s objec-
front yard and was told the stop
sign was also down in the street.
The street sign was taken by the
police, but the stop sign was left
on the scene.
Criminal Mischief, Main
St.
A caller advised that an angry
male left the Grove and repeat-
edly punched the bicycle shop
window and broke it. The caller
witnessed the subject hit the
window and break it. Police ar-
rested the subject, who is to ap-
pear in court.
Animal Information, E.
Main St. PD
A caller brought an orange
tabby kitten to the front counter
that he found on 11th St. The cat
was held until the owner comes
forward.
Dog at Large, Tyler St.
Two larger dogs were seen
running at large. Both were
wearing Christmas sweaters;
one appeared to be a hound and
the other a German Shepherd.
requirement that the City pro-
vide public notice concerning
the availability of surplus items
and it allows for the sale of mul-
tiple pieces of equipment at the
same time. The 1991 tipper
truck and 1979 dump truck will
be replaced during the 2016-
2017 Fiscal Year.
tions, stormed out of the house.
Outside, he saw the two men
emerging from the shed. Kend-
all was carrying two bottles of
moonshine, which he set down
by the gate. West shouldered his
rifl e — and shot him through
the heart.
The Reverend Healy ran for
the road, screaming for someone
to call the police. From his place
of concealment, West watched
him and, when the coast was
clear, shot him too.
After that, West sent for his
nephew, who was away at a
neighbor’s house; when he ar-
rived, he was sent forth to bring
the coroner and tell what had
happened. After that, the Wests
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tried to have a normal evening,
knowing very well that it would
be their last. And fi nally, around
6 p.m., Ellen West left the house
to stay with her son — and Dave
West took up his rifl e and went
back to the barn one last time.
Meanwhile, back in Albany a
great excitement was brewing.
The district attorney was depu-
tizing a posse of eager local res-
idents to go out and bring West
in. Someone had slipped the
word to the press, and report-
ers had motored in from Port-
land, Eugene and everywhere
in between. By 10:30 p.m., a
large group of armed men was
cautiously closing in around the
property.
The house was soon searched
and proved empty and quiet as a
tomb; but nobody seems to have
expected West to make his fi nal
stand there. The barn, near the
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still: that’s where they would
fi nd him.
Cautiously they approached.
Finally one of them, a 19-year-
old named Alton Williams,
slipped up to the door and
entered. Walking cautiously
through the place, rifl e up and
ready, he suddenly tripped over
something on the fl oor and went
sprawling — and saw that what
he’d tripped over had been a
corpse, still clutching the rifl e
that had killed him — the third
and fi nal victim, if that’s the
right word, of the day’s vio-
lence.
It was Dave West.
(Sources: Frye, Cory. Murder
in Linn County, Oregon: The
True Story of the Legendary
Plainview Killings. Charleston:
History Press, 2016)
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re you settling for less in
your life? Are you living
a mediocre life of compromise?
Or are you doing your best to
live the life God planned for
you? You know, you do have the
power to choose how you’ll live.
For instance, you can be a lazy
and passive Christian and still
make it to heaven, but you will
miss out on the fulfi lling life
you could have here on earth.
Or you can refuse to settle for
less than God’s best and do your
part to live the way He wants
you to live. The question is what
do you want while you’re here?
In the parable of the sower in
Mark 4, it says the same seed
fell on different types of soil
and some produced 30, some
60 and some 100 fold. God is
the sower; His Word is the seed
that He sows in our hearts. He
is always the same. His Word
does not change. But the dif-
ferent types of soil refers to our
hearts. And we are the ones who
choose what type of “soil” our
hearts will be.
Let me encourage you to cul-
tivate the good, well-adapted
soil the parable talks about.
How? By being obedient to the
Holy Spirit and following His
lead. Press in when it gets dif-
fi cult—keep on keeping on—
don’t give up! Delight yourself
in the Lord and watch what
He’ll do for you…and in you. In
other words, don’t settle for less
than the best in life.
I think too many people settle
in life—they get tired and weary,
or lazy and apathetic. Then in-
stead of pressing forward, they
stop or begin to fall back, many
times just short of accomplish-
ing a desired goal or receiving a
long-awaited blessing.
If that’s you, you don’t have
to live that way anymore. By
God’s grace, you can change.
You can choose to live a full,
productive, satisfying life. It’s
so important to make this deci-
sion, because our choices affect
much more than just ourselves.
God wants to use each of us in
our everyday lives to touch and
bless others as well. So I want to
say it again: Don’t settle. God is
an equal opportunity God, and
His blessings are for anyone
who will do what He says do.
In Mark 4:24, Jesus told the
disciples, Be careful what you
are hearing. The measure [of
thought and study] you give [to
the truth you hear] will be the
measure [of virtue and knowl-
edge] that comes back to you….
Basically, what this scripture is
saying is we need to take the
time to study and meditate on
the Word for understanding,
and spend quality time with the
“Sower” for personal direction.
But beware…here’s where
the enemy comes in. His goal is
to steal the seed. He will throw
all kinds of aggravations, prob-
lems and legitimate life issues
and needs at you to frustrate,
discourage and distract you.
But stand strong. Resist him.
Remember the Holy Spirit is
not only your guide, but He will
give you the power to do what-
ever He directs you to do.
The bottom line is the fruit of
the Holy Spirit increases in our
lives as obedience increases. So
do your best to be your best.
Follow the prompting of the
Holy Spirit. Ask Him to show
you what is excellent for you
and do that—in private as well
as in public. Live for God, not
people. When the great artist
Michelangelo was asked why he
paid so much attention to such
intricate detail in his work that
no one would even likely see,
his response was, “God will see
it.”
I think every one of us wants
all that God wants to give us.
But we each need to ask our-
selves, Will I do all that He asks
of me in order to have it? I know
I’m going to heaven, but what
do I want while I’m here?
It’s your choice. Make the
wise decision to be the best you
can be. And trust God to help
you succeed. Because when you
do, nothing and no one will be
able to keep you from God’s
best for you!
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