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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL FEBRUARY 22, 2017 5A Cottage Grove Retrospective A look back at a Sentinel story from 30 years ago Feb. 25, 1987 It's not a game, it's a tradition Dynasty to some people might be the primetime soap opera seen on television. Still others might consider a dynasty more along the lines of the Bos- ton Celtics. But there is a dynasty of even larger proportions in Cottage Grove. No, it’s not the endless stream of swimmers under Bud Taylor’s guidance. This group plays a game, or sport, which borders on not being a sport. For the 19th consecutive year, the Cottage Grove High School chess team will be competing in the state tournament. In fact, the last time CGHS failed to qual- ify, none of the current team members were even born. “I guess you could say we have a great tradition here,” said Mike Wolfe, a history teacher who coaches the team. “Being on the chess team here is some- thing to be proud of.” The chess team, under Wolfe and, before him, Les Corey, have compiled a record of 231- 80-25 in matches since 1963, a 69 percent winning mark. In- cluded in that are state titles in 1966 and 1973. “They say success breeds success and that’s what you see here,” noted Wolfe. “People see all these trophies and want to be a part of it.” Cottage Grove captured the district title with an 11-1 record. The state tournament will be held this Friday and Saturday POLICE BLOTTER Feb. 13 Welfare Check, HWY 99N An anonymous complainant reported that a female was sit- ting on the ground with bags of groceries and other miscella- neous items. The complainant noted that the subject didn’t live near the location. Police contacted the subject who told police she was having a picnic. Missing child, Birch Ave. A complainant advised that her 12 year old daughter got off the bust at 3:10 p.m., and is new to the area. The daughter is new to the area and hadn’t made it home yet. Police were contact- ed a little later to be advised that the daughter was across the Shots Fired, Speedway A complainant heard approx- imately fi ve shots fi red possi- bly across the river. A neighbor came forward and advised po- lice that he shot off a shotgun as a scare tactic for possible tres- passers. Feb. 14 Theft From Vehicle, CG Ho- tel A complainant at the police department advised police that someone broke into his vehicle on Sunday morning and stole an assortment of tools. Feb. 15 Burglary, S. Sixth St. A complainant advised that subjects broke into an outbuild- ing last night. The door was open, but police determined no one was inside the building and nothing was taken. Welfare Check, Main St. PD A woman advised that she was just dropped off by her father after driving from Med- ford. Her mother was supposed to pick her up but was then re- fusing to do so. The mother had asked the complainant to leave her residence due to apparent drug use. The mother was con- vinced to pick her up and take her home for the night. Feb. 16 Welfare Check/Poss. Meth, Gateway Chevron Staff at the business advised police that male subjects came in with a disoriented female that didn’t look happy to be there. Police contacted the subjects and found that one was in pos- session of meth. Burglary, Pritchett Pl. A complainant called police believing her house had been broken into. The complainant’s daughter’s room was trashed with muddy footprints, and a kitchen knife was stuck in her daughter’s bedroom wall. Feb. 17 Disturbance, Main St. A complainant advised that they were doing repossession on a truck, but the owner came running out and climbed into the vehicle and refused to get out. The owner also had a large group of friends and were be- coming very agitated. 6 -day weather forecast THURSDAY Feb. 23 FRIDAY Feb. 24 43° | 28° 44° | 28° Showers Snow SATURDAY Feb. 25 SUNDAY Feb. 26 46° | 29° 43° | 31° Partly Cloudy Snow MONDAY Feb. 27 TUESDAY Feb. 28 44° | 30° 44° | 31° Partly Cloudy News from the state legislature and around Oregon Showers Cottage Grove Sentinel www.cgsentinel.com Traffi c Hazard, Bennett Creek A complainant advised that there were two juveniles under the age of 10 sitting in the mid- dle of a road that was right off River Road. • Marionberry pie lov- ers got a boost from the Oregon State Legislature in time for Valentine's Day with the introduction of House Concurrent Resolution 19, which designates the pie as Oregon's offi cial state pie. Budgetary concerns had lawmakers debating the closure of Junction City hospital the second week of February. Gover- nor Kate Brown called for the closure of the hospital in her budget but lawmakers must now decide if it's a viable op- tion or if keeping the hospital open is a possibility given the fi nancial restraints of the state's current budget cycle. The hospital is one of two psychiatric hospitals in the state and currently serves 81 individuals. Representative Jodi Hack introduced a bill that would alter Oregon laws that currently make the state the only one in the union that cannot impeach its governor. The bill would change Oregon's constitution to allow a three-fi fths majority vote to impeach the governor on several grounds including malfeasance, corruption and neglect of duty. Legislative republicans introduced several bills that would alter Oregon's current rules dictating the treatment of un- documented immigrants. Currently, the state is considered a sanctuary state wherein local offi cials cannot act based on immigration status alone. However, the legislation intro- duced during this legislative session would repeal Oregon Revised Statute 181.850 which does not allow Oregon law enforcement to act based on immigration status alone. It would also require Oregon to comply with federal detain- ment requests. Rep. Knute Buehler introduced legislation that would put an end to "pay-for-play" politics. Essentially, the legislation would stop businesses, nonprofi ts and labor unions who hold contracts with the state from fl ooding political campaigns with contributions. • Hundreds of people From around the state took to the capitol steps in Salem to support im- migrant rights on Sunday, Feb. 19. Timber companies have sued over the expansion of Oregon's Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument signed by former president, Barack Obama. Murphy Co. sued, claiming that the decision would reduce the value of 2,100 acres of tim- berland it currently owns. Lane County experiences high wind gusts on Monday, Feb. 20, causing several hundred residents to go without power. EPUD released the following statement: Strong winds are causing outages to some of Emerald People’s Utility District customers. About 500 customers are without power, down from 4,000 earlier this morning. “We have crews out assess- ing the situation and making repairs,” said Patty Jo Angelini, Emerald PUD public relations coordinator.“Be prepared for outages today because of wind gusts. Heavy winds cause havoc on trees, bringing down limbs on power lines and causing outages,” she said. PeaceHealth announced that hundreds of employees would be without a job after a seperate announcement reported that Quest Diagnostic would be purchasing a portion of PeaceHealth's labroatory testing operations. PeaceHealth in- formed 330 employees in Oregon and Washington that they would lose their jobs as part of the deal. Quest has since planned a job fair to fi ll 275 positions. From the legislature • Tony Eberle ponders his next move. think this group can bring back a trophy.” • Cottage Grove Police Department 24-Hour Anonymous Tip Line: 767-0504 street from the police depart- ment with her grandmother. Suspicious Subject, N. Ninth St. A complainant reported that a female “tweaker” has been loitering behind the location for some time. Police contacted the subject and advised her of loi- tering and trespassing. at Rex Putnam High School in Milwaukie. “We want to improve on last year’s performance,” said Wolfe, who watched Cottage Grove lose its fi rst two match- es last year and fi nish near the bottom. Each match consists of fi ve boards. Playing for Cottage Grove are junior Nick Hyde (fi rst board), senior Jon Dolan (second), junior Colin Cuskie (third), freshman Tony Eberle (fourth) and junior Robert Her- riot (fi fth). Eberle has gone un- defeated this season and Dolan has won 10 straight matches af- ter losing his fi rst one. “We have a young team that’s experienced,” Wolfe said. “I CAPITOL BEAT Feb. 18 • Criminal Mischief, Main St. A complainant reported that a pellet was shot at her vehicle and broke her window while she was driving down Main Street. Civil Standby, Village Green A complainant requested to speak to an offi cer about remov- ing somebody from the property who paid with a stolen credit card. The problem is that the female is there alone with the trailer and has no way to move it as the male is gone with the truck. Suspicious Conditions, Doug- las Ave. A complainant said that he was told his runaway son was at the above location and when the son was told he had to leave, he went running down the rail- road tracks and then a gunshot was heard. The son had threat- ened suicide if he was made to go home. Trespassing, Main St. Safe- way During a routine patrol check, security had detained a shop- lifter. The shoplifter was co- operative but didn’t have any I.D. Security initially wanted to handle the incident with a civil compromise but would like an offi cer to meet in their offi ce. Feb. 20 Suspicious Subject, Row Riv- er Walmart An intoxicated male called 911 requesting a rental car be- cause he wrecked his in Oak- land. The caller disconnected when told that 911 doesn’t offer that service. A Walmart associ- ate spoke with police and said that the subject was extremely intoxicated and was hanging around the customer service area. 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