6A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL JANUARY 18, 2017
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Fire department, councilman set record straight
BY CAITLYN MAY
cmay@cgsentinel.com
A comment during an open meeting relayed false information
The Jan. 9 Cottage Grove
City Council meeting covered a
variety of issues facing the city
in the coming year including
added costs to the Taylor Pump
Station project and a review of
the city’s budget but it was a
comment from councilman Bur-
back that garnered attention.
During the open meeting,
Burbeck used his time during
council concerns to address
the audience and inquire about
a neighbor’s house fi re. In the
process, he alleged the fi re de-
partment was answering anoth-
er call outside of Cottage Grove
and took 40 minutes to respond
to his neighbor’s emergency.
Burbeck said he understood the
fi re district was large but was
curious as to why the depart-
ment’s response time was so
long.
Burback was referencing in-
formation he had received from
individuals on the scene and ac-
cording to city manager Richard
Meyers, presenting questions
about the incident to the city
council and staff.
Since the Jan. 9 meet-
ing, more accurate infor-
mation has been shared
with city offi cials that
note South Lane Fire and
Rescue responded to the
scene in 16 minutes; not
40.
“The passage of time
is skewed in the case of
an emergency,” said Dis-
trict Chief John Wooten.
“What feels like 15 min-
utes was actually fi ve
minutes and we see that a
lot.”
Councilman Burback said he
was relaying information he had
heard from a neighbor.
“Just a misunderstanding and
I should have just contacted the
fi re chief to begin with,” he said.
He noted that he had informed
his neighbors of the fi re depart-
ment’s actual response time to
the incident.
Wooten echoed Burback’s
statement and noted, “I don’t
think he intentionally put that
information out there. I think
he said what he was told by his
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The Dec. 17 call was one of
two that required the depart-
ment’s attention; a rarity ac-
cording to Wooten but he said
rumors circulating that the city
of Cottage Grove is left unat-
tended when department per-
sonnel answer calls elsewhere
in the district, are false. Several
inter-agency agreements are in
place that allow departments in
other cities to respond to emer-
gencies in Cottage Grove.
“It’s just not true,” Wooten
said. “Everyone in the district
is entitled to be covered but the
city is never left unattended.”
Currently, South Lane Fire
and Rescue operates with seven
career personnel on shift, sup-
plemented with three resident
interns. Industry standards man-
date 14-16 individuals on scene
of a structure fi re.
“Full staff here is seven peo-
ple. Full staff in Creswell is four
people. But that’s where our
agreements come in,” Wooten
said. “I’m not the chief to cry
over spilled milk. We do what
we do with what we have.”
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The fi rst total solar eclipse
since 1979 is scheduled to pass
over 13 states and its fi rst stop
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As a result, several cities
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ing grounds. In Cottage Grove,
all four lodging facilities are re-
porting available rooms for the
weekend of the event.
“We hadn’t done a campaign
because we’re not, in any of
the maps that I’ve seen, in the
awesome path, if you will,” said
Travis Palmer, Cottage Grove
Chamber of Commerce Execu-
tive Director.
Cottage Grove isn’t in the
direct path of the eclipse but
according to NASA, cities that
hundreds of miles outside of the
direct path will still be able to
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The eclipse is expected to hit
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and while hotel rooms in Salem
are sold out for a viewing at the
city’s fairgrounds, all four of
Cottage Grove’s establishments
have vacancies.
“We are close enough to it
that I think it would be worth
staying here if you can’t get a
spot in the path,” Palmer said.
However, due to budget con-
straints, the chamber will not be
launching a campaign to court
potential guests to the city.
“I think it’s one of those
things that we’ll let people
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541-315-1617
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Bible Study: 10:45am
Potluck Lunch: 11:45
Worship: 12:30pm
COTTAGE GROVE:
6th & Gibbs Church of Christ
195 N. 6th St. • 541-942-3822
Pastor: Aaron Earlywine
Youth & Families Pastor: Seth Bailey
Services: 9am and 10:30am
Christian Education
Nursery for pre-k - 3rd Grade
www.6thandgibbs.com
Calvary Baptist Church
77873 S 6th St • 541-942-4290
Pastor: Riley Hendricks
Sunday School: 9:45am
Worship: 11:00am
The Journey: Sunday 5:00pm
Praying Thru Life: Wednesday 6:00pm
Calvary Chapel Cottage Grove
1447 Hwy 99 (Village Plaza)
541-942-6842
Pastor: Jeff Smith
Two Services on Sun: 9am & 10:45am
Youth Group Bible Study
Child Care 10:45am Service Only
www.cgcalvary.org
Center for Spiritual Living
Cottage Grove
700 Gibbs Ave. (Community Center)
Rev. Bobby Lee
Meets Sunday 3:00 p.m.
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First Presbyterian Church
3rd and Adams St • 541-942-4479
Pastor: Karen Hill
Worship: 10:00am
Sunday School: 10:00am
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Old Time Gospel Fellowship
103 S. 5th St. • 541-942-4999
Pastor: Jim Edwards
Sunday Service: 10:00am
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Church of Christ
420 Monroe St • 541-942-8565
Sunday Service: 10:30am
Grove Community Church
77820 Mosby Creek Rd.
Cottage Grove, OR 97424
541-942-0123
Pastor: Bryan Parsons
Worship: 10:30 a.m.
Nursery: Infant - Pre-K
Kidʼs Church: K to 5th grade
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
and St. Philip Benizi
Catholic Churches
1025 N. 19th St.
541-942-3420 / 541-942-4712
Pastor: Roy L. Antunez, S.J.
Euch. Liturgies; Sat. 5:30pm
Sun. 10:30am
St. Philip Benizi, Creswell:
552 Holbrock Lane • 541-895-8686
Sunday: 8:30am
Cottage Grove Bible Church
1200 East Quincy Avenue
541-942-4771
Pastor:Bob Singer
Worship 11am
Sunday School:9:45am
AWANA age 3-8th Grade,
Wednesdays Sept-May, 6:30pm
www.cgbible.org
Cottage Grove Faith Center
33761 Row River Rd. • 541-942-4851
Lead Pastor: Isaac Hovet
www.cg4.tv
Summer Schedule: Sunday Service 10am
Full Childrenʼs Ministry available
Covered Bridge Nazarene Church
152 S. M St.
541-942-4422
Pastor: Cindy Slaymaker
Sunday School: 9:30am
Worship 10:30am
Delight Valley
Church of Christ
33087 Saginaw Rd. East
541-942-7711
Pastor: Bob Friend
Two Services:
9am - Classic in the Chapel
10:30am - Contemporary in the
Auditorium
Hope Fellowship
United Pentecostal Church
100 S. Gateway Blvd. • 541-942-2061
Pastor: Dave Bragg
Worship: 11:00am Sunday
Bible Study: 7:00pm Wednesday
www.hopefellowshipupc.com
“FINDING HOPE IN YOUR LIFE”
Living Faith Assembly
467 S. 10th St. • 541-942-2612
Pastor Rulon Combs
Worship & Childrenʼs
Church 10:00 am
Youth 180 Mondays 5:30-8pm
Non-Denominational
Church of Christ
1041 Pennoyer Ave * 541-767-0447
Preachers: Tony Martin & Robert Evans
Sunday Bible Study:10:00am
Sunday Worship:10:50am & 5:30pm
www.pennoyeravecoc.com
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
1301 W. Main • 541-767-9050
Rev. Lawrence Crumb
“Church with the fl ags.”
Worship: Sunday 10:30am
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Seventh-day Adventist Church
820 South 10th Street
541-942-5213
Pastor: Kevin Miller
Bible Study: Saturday, 9:15 am
Worship Service: Saturday, 10:40 am
Mid-week Service: Wednesday, 1:00 pm
Trinity Lutheran Church
6th & Quincy • 541-942-2373
Pastor: James L. Markus
Sunday School & Adult Education 9:15am
Sundway Worship 10:30 am
Comm. Kitchen Free Meal Tue & Thur
5:00pm TLC Groups
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United Methodist Church
334 Washington • 541-942-3033
Pastor:Lura Kidner-Miesen
Worship: 10:30am
Comm. Dinner (Adults $5, Kids Free)
2nd & 3rd Monday 5-6:00pm
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“VICTORY” Country Church
913 S. 6th Street • 541-942-5913
Pastor: Barbara Dockery
Worship Service: 10:00am
Message:
11:00am
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