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2B COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL JUNE 28, 2017 ...Continued from B1 “They all have their own stories,” said James Beranek who owns six planes and was sitting beside a plane he owns from 1947. “They’re all a refl ection of different owners and different tastes and different skill sets.” Beranek, 66, fl ew the particular plane for the fi rst time when he was 19 years old. He then sold the plane in 1983 but after missing both the plane and the youth that he associated with it, he reac- quired the plane in 1983. For the next year and a half he worked on it about three times a week to get it in the pristine shape that it is in today. “I was mentored well and now a lot of my mentors are gone. This airplane pay homage to those before me that are not here with us anymore,” said Beranek. “And they taught me so much.” A few spaces down from Beranek sat Mary Corrington. As she rested in the shade of a tent, she was next to her 1949 Chevrolet Pickup Deluxe. This particular vehicle was a beat up farm truck until she restored it in 2009. Since then it has been featured in various publications and even made a trip down Route 66 to the Grand Canyon. “Like any of us older citizens, things wear out and you have to keep them up,” said Corrington about her seacrest green truck. “So there are little things you fi nd out that you have to keep on top of. They didn’t built them the way they do now.” A walk across the land PHOTOS BY ZACH SILVA AND ABE ERWIN/COT- TAGE GROVE SENTINEL Top: Our fi rst glimpse of the water on the day. Bottom left and center: Some fl owers that we found on the path that we ultimately did not know the names of. Bottom right: My mom walking ahead on the trail. TRACK TOWN SHINES IN SACRAMENTO, HEADED TO WORLDS By Zach Silva zsilva@cgsentinel.com While Sacramento is not Track Town, USA, a host of track and fi eld athletes who train or went to school in Eu- gene felt right at home in Cal- ifornia for the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championship last week as they punched their tickets to the world champion- ships in London. After not being entirely pleased with their performanc- es at the NCAA Track and Field Championships, Oregon sprinters Arianna Washing- ton and Deajah Stevens were looking to land a spot on Team USA. On Friday the pair did just that when Stevens took second and Washington third in the 100. Former teammate and Oregon standout English Gardner placed sixth in the race. Stevens and Washington’s weekend was not done and the pair raced again on Sun- day in the 200 fi nal. Stevens took fi rst but Washington was edged out at the line and fi n- ished in fourth. Former Duck Jenna Prandini fi nished sev- enth. Elsewhere on the wom- en’s side, Phyliss Francis, who graduate from UO in 2014, took second in the 400 and current Duck Raevyn Rogers was fourth in the 800. On the men’s side, former Duck Matthew Centrowitz, who won gold at the 2016 Olympic Games, was passed right at the fi nish line resulting in a second place fi nish in the 1500. Current Ducks Devon Allen and Damarcus Simpson each placed third in the 110 hurdles and long jump respec- tively. Former Oregon standout and Olympian Galen Rupp, who had won eight consec- utive 10,000 meter outdoor track and fi eld championships, fi nished fi fth place in the race on Thursday. By Zach Silva zsilva@cgsentinel.com My dad said that we should go on a hike at 7 a.m. on Satur- day; I said no. And so there we were, me, my dad, my mom and my sis- ter Abe, at the start of the trail just a touch past 7 on Saturday morning. We had decided to go hike Green Island as part of the McKenzie River Trust’s Ore- gon Walk the Land Day. Green Island was one of 16 hikes around the state where people could go and walk on these natural lands that are protect- ed year-round and often not allowed for people to roam. These are nature preserves that are protected to restore the land back to its original state but on this day all across Or- egon, we could explore these nature-fi lled lands. A quick drive through Co- burg and a turn onto a seem- ingly random gravel path and we had arrived at our destina- tion. We found ourselves in a full parking lot in the middle of… somewhere. It wasn’t quite nowhere, I mean, we had just left from Eugene, but it certainly was not somewhere familiar. As I fi lled my pockets with granola bars I looked around to take in the world around me. There were big trees and there were outhouses. There was a glowing bright blue sky and then there were sign in sheets and volunteers. It felt like the start of a 5K race except once we began, instead of using our energy to get ahead we got to leisurely stroll through the path. As we began our walk, I re- membered why were there. It was not just to celebrate the beauty that is the state of Or- egon but here we would be offered a glimpse of the con- fl uence of the McKenzie and FIREMED JOIN TODAY 942-4493 Willamette River. This conver- gence of the two rivers is rarely seen and we were there on one of the few days that it is open to the public. According to the McKenzie River Trust over 2,000 people would be taking part in this day and almost half of those at Green Island but when we were walking on our route, it was just us. Just us and nature. As we walked along the grass we stopped at various places marked off as lookout points. At one in particular spot we were right next to the slowly rushing river with a gaggle of geese to our side. We watched the river simply fl ow and it felt as if we were in the middle of a dreamy poem about a sum- mer’s day. After about a mile in we got to the spot near the confl uence. While we were blocked by bushes and were not able to get close to the water on this occasion, we got to see where Th ese Safety Tips brought to you by South Lane County Fire & Rescue & these sponsors: these two powerful rivers fl u- idly fl ow forward. It was not this wildly over- whelming or breathtaking mo- ment, and if coming to see it had not been the reason we had come I may have missed it al- together, but it was just peace- ful. Serene. The river fl owing, the birds that we were unable to identify their species chirp- ing while the warm sun heated us up. And sure, maybe the tone of the moment shifted when a middle aged woman was upset that the bushes kept her from getting to the water and she threatened to fi le a complaint to, uh, someone at this place working to keep nature in its original state. 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