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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL MARCH 8, 2017 5A Cottage Grove Retrospective A look back at a Sentinel story from 30 years ago March 11, 1987 Students change roles for the day Cherie Herriott had a busy day at Cottage Grove High Monday. Her class schedule included U.S. history, computers, French, advanced algebra, chemistry, auto mechanics and American literature. She admits she was not too well prepared for auto shop, but she was ready for the lit class. “I read the ‘Scarlet Letter’ last night so I know what the class discussion is about,” Her- riott said. Though it may sound like a typical day for an American teenager, it was a little out of the ordinary for the parent of a high school student. Herriott, whose son Robert is a junior at Cottage Grove, joined about 50 parents in the school’s parent-student exchange day. Students whose parents came to school and sat in on the stu- dent’s classes were allowed to take the day off. But instead of having a day off, many students, including Rober Herriott came to school to help their parents make it through the day. The purpose of the program was to allow parents to get a fi rst-hand look at life in high school and to help them relate to their children’s experiences, said Cottage Grove Principal Ed Otton. To make it a little easi- er on the parents, no tests were given on Monday. “You get a chance to see what the kids go through each day,” said parent Vonda Haworth. “They can come home and tell you about it, but you don’t know what it’s like ‘til you go through it yourself.” “It’s very foreign,” said par- ent Margie Kozeluh. “We didn’t have any computers, and we just had manual typewriters. “You seem to remember back that it was easier than it was,” she added. Judy Carey, a graduate of POLICE BLOTTER Feb. 27 Information, Delight Valley School A reporting person said she overheard one of her four year old students discussing guns with another student, when confronted, the student said she overheard her mother’s boy- friend say that he was going to get a gun and shoot the child’s grandmother. Offi cers attempt- ed contact at the family’s resi- dence, but there was no answer at the door. March 1 Suspicious Vehicle, CGHS Police were out with two sub- jects in the parking lot. While investigating and initially tak- ing a subject into custody, an of- Suspicious Conditions, Row River Taco Bell A caller advised that two subjects (male and female) had been in the bathroom for over 20 minutes. The complainant attempted to 'raise' them for a welfare check but only heard paper moving around. March 3 Reckless Burning, Harrison Elementary A complainant at the school advised that the custodian found some burned newspapers and some matches near the play shed area by the building and Join us for Business After Hours A gathering of Chamber of Commerce Members hosted this month by TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH 119 S. 8th Street March 16th 5:30-7pm Cottage Grove Area Chamber of Commerce www.cgchamber.com 6 News from the state legislature and around Oregon Cottage Grove, remembers a more structured setting at the school, and was surprised to see students speaking in class with- out raising their hands. But she does not believe the informality is detrimental, and says that student participation in class has increased. “Defi nitely I see that teachers and students have a lot closer re- lationship,” she said. “The com- munication between students and teachers is much better.” Her daughter, junior Amy near the crosswalk in front of the school. The custodian al- ready disposed of the newspa- per and matches. Ambulance, Benjamin Ave. A caller requested an ambu- lance for a four-month old who is having diffi culty breathing. The baby could be heard crying loudly in the background. Tampering with drug records, Row River Rd. Walmart A reporting person advised that a fake prescription was called in for promethazine with codeine. It was confi rmed with the doctors as being fake. Tampering with drug re- cords, Walgreens A complainant advised that two fraudulent prescriptions were called in. Again, the doc- tors verifi ed they were fake prescriptions. One prescription was picked up on Feb. 25, as the pharmacy didn’t realize it was fake. The other was called in this morning and had yet to be fi led. Robbery, Main St. Safeway A male in his early 20s wear- ing a camo jacket with a blue bandanna robbed the pharmacy at knife point. The stolen items were OxyContin. March 4 -day weather forecast THURSDAY March 9 FRIDAY March 10 55° | 49° 52° | 44° Showers Showers SATURDAY March 11 SUNDAY March 12 52° | 46° 51° | 42° Showers Showers MONDAY March 13 TUESDAY March 14 53° | 44° 51° | 43° Showers Showers Carey, said she enjoyed having her mother in school. “It’s been fun. I think she enjoyed being able to be back in high school,” she said. But she said she doubted the one-day experience accurately showed the pressures a high- school student faces every day. Junior Alice Stevens agreed, noting that Monday was not typical. “All the teachers are being re- ally nice today,” she said. Intoxicated Subject, Row River Rd. Taco Bell An intoxicated subject had gotten his vehicle stuck in the drive thru. The subject was up- set at staff and was hitting the lobby doors. The subject was taken into custody for DUI. Trespassing, Madison Ave. A caller advised that a vacant residence for sale had a male subject wearing a rain jacket en- ter the garage and hasn’t come back out. Offi cers arrived and arrested the subject for trespass- ing. Criminal mischief, Gateway Jack in the Box A complainant advised that subjects using the drive thru were throwing trash and food all over the ground and at the win- dow and being abusive to the staff. The subjects were gone upon police arrival, and offi cers were unable to locate the vehi- cle. March 5 Suspicious Conditions, Vil- lard Ave. A complainant reported that a male subject hopped the fence from her property into the stor- age facility. There was a second subject standing by the fence. When investigated, police found and arrested a male for theft. DUII, HWY 99N A reporting person reported that an intoxicated male just de- parted in a white Pontiac with no plates and a temporary stick- er in the rear window. 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The bill drew criticism from rental agencies and landlords who took to Salem to voice their concerns over the bill late last week. The state senate and house have teamed up to introduce Senate Bill 828 and House Bill 2193 to require certain employers to re- spect employees' requested work schedule. Employers include cer- tain types of restaurants, retail establishments and the hospitality industry. After national fears regarding the separation between local and federal regulations concerning marijuana, the Oregon State Leg- islature introduced Senate Bill 863. The bill would require mar- ijuana shops to destroy personal identifi cation information of its customers over fears it could be used by federal law enforcement to identify users. The battle over health care cov- From around the state erage is heating up with Oregon Congressman Greg Walden telling residents this past week that the republican answer to Obamacare is closing in on a release date. 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