COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL JANUARY 4, 2017
Cottage Grove Retrospective
A look back at Sentinel stories from 30 and 60 years ago
Jan. 7, 1987
CITY BEAT
Lions snap skein with victory
Maybe the Cottage Grove
High School boys’ basketball
team ought to try and play under
adversity more often. It seems
to bring out the best in them.
The Lions, who struggled
in their last four games before
Christmas vacation, may have
found their winning touch again,
defeating North Eugene, 64-49,
in a District 5 AAA contest Fri-
day night on the Highlanders’
home fl oor.
The victory, Cottage Grove’s
fi rst in league play, snapped a
four-game losing streak and im-
proved its overall record to 3-4.
“We had our backs to the wall,
but we didn’t want to put any
pressure on ourselves to win,”
said Lion coach Donn Pollard.
“This was a big win over a good
team.”
The Highlanders were un-
beaten in league play and have
been mentioned as one of the
favorites for the district title.
“To beat a team like this in
their place took quite an effort,”
Pollard stated, “We got that ef-
fort tonight.”
The Lions got an outstanding
effort from senior forward Jeff
Brunetti, who scored a season-
high 14 points to go along with
good work on the boards and
good ball handling late in the
game.
Steve Hayes led the Lions with
16 points, including big baskets
when North Eugene threatened
to get back into the game. But
it was the play off the bench of
seniors Kevin Vaughn and Tony
Kephart that was the difference,
according to Pollard.
Vaughn, seeing his fi rst ex-
tensive action since recovering
from a football injury, scored
only four points but played the
point guard position in the sec-
ond period after Hayes, normal-
ly a forward, played the position
in the fi rst quarter.
“Kevin did a lot of good
things,” Pollard said. “He con-
trolled the tempo and played
real good defense.”
Kephart, normally a starter,
was sick with pneumonia and
missed every practice during
the holiday break. Pollard didn’t
know how much Kephart would
play, if at all, against North Eu-
gene.
“I was communicating with
his parents,” explained Pollard.
“If he did play, he wasn’t going
to play very much.”
The 5-foot-10 senior entered
the game just under six minutes
remaining in the third quarter
and the score tied 26-all. Keph-
art immediately connected with
POLICE BLOTTER
Dec. 23
Citizen Assist, Gateway
Blvd.
A caller advised police that
she accidentally locked her
eight-month old baby in the car
with the car running. Police as-
sisted and retrieved the baby.
Intoxicated Subject, Gate-
way Blvd.
A caller advised that a male in
a hat, wearing a black sweatshirt
with a backpack was visibly in-
toxicated and causing a scene
at the location. The subject was
arguing with another male and
spit on him.
Dec. 24
Attempt to Locate Info, City
Wide
A caller advised that a sub-
ject has been having signifi cant
issues with his bipolar disor-
der. The caller advised that the
subject has been violent with
his wife who is currently stay-
ing at a residence in Saginaw.
The complainant also advised
that the subject left the Saginaw
residence possibly armed with a
rifl e.
Death Investigation, E.
Washington Ave.
A complainant requested a
welfare check on her mom. The
Fiber Pulled to
Territorial Seed
Hayes for a basket, added a pair
of free throws and made life
miserable defensively for the
Highlander guards.
Kephart fi nished his short
stint with 14 points, including
10 in the fourth quarter. He also
made eight of 10 free throws
and scored three times on la-
Cottage Grove Police Department 24-Hour Anonymous Tip Line: 767-0504
mother has been despondent
over the recent loss of her own
mother. The subject has a his-
tory of depression. Offi cers on
the scene made entry of the resi-
dence through an open window.
Medics were requested and con-
fi rmed the mother was dead.
guns were listed as stolen.
Identity Theft, W. Main St.
A complainant at the station
advised that her ID was used to
create a credit card account. The
complainant requested a case
number for her bank to follow
up on.
Dec. 25
Dec. 27
Suspicious Conditions, Os-
trander
A caller advised police of see-
ing a subject get out of a vehicle
and take a box from the porch
of the house on Ostrander. The
vehicle was a white sedan with
white tape on the rear passenger
window.
Disturbance, Bohemia Park
Fifteen kids were involved in
a disturbance incident where an
adult male was arrested for as-
sault and unlawful use of weap-
ons. The subject was transported
to Lane County Jail for this case
and an additional warrant.
Criminal Mischief, Bohe-
mia Tavern
A caller advised that a male
was urinating on the side of
the building. Police stated there
were no signs of the complaint
on the building after investigat-
ing the area.
Dec. 26
Theft from Vehicle, S. 16th
St.
A caller advised that he had
his fi rearms stolen from his
vehicle. The fi rst was a Tavour
compact competition rifl e and
the other was a Glock. Both
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THURSDAY Nov. 25
FRIDAY Nov. 26
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SATURDAY Nov. 27
SUNDAY Nov. 28
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MONDAY Nov. 29
TUESDAY Nov. 30
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yups coming off picks on the
high post.
“Tony played a little longer
than we wanted, but it was hard
to take him out of the game,”
smiled Pollard.
Last week City crews pulled 48
strands of fi ber from City Hall
to the Territorial Building next
to City Hall. The fi ber pull was
done to prepare for splicing and
equipment installation that will
put all of Territorial’s opera-
tions on fi ber. The connection
when complete will connect
to the Willamette Exchange in
Eugene and a variety of high
speed internet providers. The
fi ber pull was challenging
because the existing conduit
had a single strand of fi ber in-
stalled that was connecting the
downtown Territorial offi ces
to the Palmer Avenue facility.
The pull had to be done with
extra care to avoid disrup-
tion of the existing service. A
special thanks goes out to City
Employees, Russ Kaleese, Dale
Smith, Alissa Allen and Chad
Reel, who did an excellent job
of planning the process and
carrying out the pull with no
disruption to the existing ser-
vice. The remaining splicing
and equipment installation will
be completed in the next couple
of weeks.
Showers
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Suspicious
Conditions,
Gateway Blvd.
A complainant advised that a
subject attempted to pay for $10
worth of gas with a $100 coun-
terfeit bill.
Dec. 28
Unauthorized Use of Vehi-
cle, Jefferson Park Apts.
A complainant advised po-
lice that she loaned her vehicle
to a subject on Christmas night
to transport some gifts and the
subject never returned.
Reckless Driving, BMX
Track
A complainant advised that
he just passed by the old BMX
track and observed three vehi-
cles doing donuts in the gravel.
The vehicles were gone upon
the police’s arrival. No signifi -
cant damage was done to the
property.
Dec. 29
Fraudulent use of credit
card, Row River Rd.
A complainant advised that
his wallet was stolen out of his
vehicle at his residence. The
subjects have used his debit and
credit cards at the location.
MVA-Non Injury, Gateway
Blvd.
A caller requested an offi cer
in regards to a motor vehicle
accident that occurred at the lo-
cation on Christmas Day. The
caller advised that she got the
other driver’s information, but it
wasn’t correct and the insurance
company has requested a case
number.
Criminal Mischief, Vanbu-
ren
A complainant advised that
her 15 year old son has put holes
in the wall. The caller called 911
to advise that the son is postur-
ing to instigate a fi ght with the
complainant’s husband. The son
left the residence and the parents
were counseled on the prosecu-
tion limitations.
Property Lost, Main St. PD
A complainant advised that
she lost or had her back pack
stolen at an unknown address on
Hillside Dr. She left it outside.
The complainant was trying to
get her food stamp card replaced
and needs a police report.
Transmissions Plus &
Police
Department
Happenings
Congratulations to Offi cer Jar-
rod Butler who has been chosen
as the new K9 Handler. Offi cer
Butler will be partnered with
Kimber and they will spend
the next several weeks bonding
prior to the start of training.
This position was formerly held
by Sgt. Burgin.
Captain Gagner and Captain
Skaggs were guests on the
Beeper show on Thursday,
December 29th and addressed
various topics.
On Monday, January 9th, the
From the City
of Cottage
Grove Friday
Update
Police Department will conduct
police offi cer and reserve of-
fi cer testing. There is currently
one police offi cer vacancy and
the department hopes to build
the reserve program with suc-
cessful candidates.
Sky Lanterns
Illegal in Oregon
Beginning
January 1st
The State Fire Marshal is
advising that as of January 1,
2017, sky lanterns (also known
as aerial luminaries, Chinese
lanterns, mini hot air balloons,
UFO balloons, wish lanterns,
etc.) are illegal to release into
Oregon airspace. A sky lantern
is a paper sack suspended over
a fl ame, usually from a small
candle or other lit device. The
hot air from the fl ame causes
the balloon to rise into the air
and be carried off by the wind.
"Although they are pretty, sky
lanterns are uncontrolled, open-
fl amed devices that pose an
extreme fi re hazard to people,
property, and the environment"
said Oregon Chief Deputy
State Fire Marshal Mariana
Ruiz-Temple. "Once released
you have no control over where
they may land. They could end
up on someone's rooftop, in
a tree, or a pile of debris and
cause an unwanted fi re."
A number of states, as well as
countries such as Germany,
Australia, and Brazil have
outlawed sky lanterns. As of
January 1, 2017, releasing a sky
lantern into Oregon airspace
will be a Class A violation sub-
ject to a maximum penalty of
$2,000. For further information
contact Rich Hoover, Public
Information Offi cer, Oregon
Offi ce of State Fire Marshal,
Oregon State Police at:
(503) 934-8217 or richard.
hoover@state.or.us.
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