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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL JULY 19, 2017 5A Cottage Grove Retrospective A look back at Sentinel stories from 30 and 60 years ago Logging and water skiing at Dorena '27 & '57 JULY 18, 1927 Old Logging Camp Site Cleared Away Culp Creek - Rujada, the once bustling base of logging operations against the mighty giants of the forest, the former camp site of J.H. Chambers, one of the best known and most popular lumber operators in western Oregon, the Brown Lumber company, the Western Lumber & Export company and last but not least the Anderson & Middleton Lumber compa- ny, has been cleared of its old logging buildings and there re- mains only the government na- tional forest buildings, a house for the logging superintendent, a few sidings and the stumps of the denuded forest to mark the passing of the industry deeper into the canyons where still re- main the giant fi rs. Last spring as the cut on the private holding of Anderson & Middleton lumber company was completed and equipment displaced, orders were given for burning all the old camp build- ings, including offi ce, depot, cookhouse and bunk houses, and one evening this spring the god of fi re held diabolical sway and the old camp melted into ashes. The old logging camp build- ings, some twenty or thirty, were not particularly displeas- ing during the earlier period of logging operations, but, as the years slipped by and as the time drew near when logging interests would of necessity dig deeper into the extended wood- land, these buildings suffered neglect and presented a run- down appearance that brought the clean-up order. At Rujada, the government buildings suitable for offi cials in charge and for men and necessary equipment that the interests of the government in protection of forests from dev- astation from fi re might be ad- equate, have been kept up and a pleasing picture to the eye is presented as one slips down the mountain grade just this side of the station under protection of a four-break set. On and up the canyon wind- ing its devious way on curve and angle over skeleton-legged bridges stretches the extended POLICE BLOTTER steel of the logging road still deeper into the dense domain of the national forest, where the battle of man against the product of nature will again be waged. JULY 18, 1957 Water Ski- ers Slate Program Sunday Af- ternoon at Dorena Some of the thrills and skills of the increasingly popular sport of water skiing will be demonstrated Sunday at the sec- ond annual show of the Tri-Pass Ski club. The program will be at Baker Bay on Dorena lake from 2 to 4 p.m. “It’s a Skier’s World” is the theme for this year’s exhibition. There will be comedy acts, pyr- amids, fl ying saucer rides, spe- cialty demonstration of a skier on 14-inch shoe skis, barefoot skiing acts and passes showing the grace and fun of the new sport. Nils Norman of Eugene, who recently placed in the All-Ore- gon Water Skiing competition at Medford, will make the thrill- ing kite-jump. He zooms off the club’s 20-foot long ramp, 10 feet above the water and, with the aid of a giant bright red kite, soars 40 to 50 feet in the air, be- fore gliding to the surface. The jump requires delicate balance and skilled maneuvering, as the kite’s width is 16 feet. Ted Carter is director of the show. He reports that admission will be 50 cents per person. The admission will be collected at the entrance to Baker Bay, on Dorena road. Cars will then park in the picnic and resort parking lots. The show will be given out- side the Baker Bay harbor so spectators on the west peninsula will have a fi rst class view of the show. Attending the big event will be Leah Pullen, queen of the Cottage Grove rodeo. Also at- tending will be Miss Eugene of 1957, Dorreen Morrasch, and Miss Springfi eld, Doris Pilas- czynski. The girls will be intro- duced to the crowd. The Tri-Pass organization uses its own tow boat, but pick- up boats will be provided by the Cottage Grove Boat club. Fitz Fitzgerald and Don Nixon are in charge of the boats for the show. CAPITOL BEAT News from the state legislature and around Oregon • A Springfi eld woman was arrested after being seen towing at least two young children in a little red wagon behind her car around a busy round-a-bout. The children were uninjured and placed with a family member after being removed by the Department of Human Services. From around the state • The most popular news story of last week had Oregon residents ‘eeling’ sick of headline puns after a truck full of hagfi sh (cited as eels) was involved in an ac- cident, spilling its load all over U.S. 101 on July 14. The clean-up effort was still underway last Saturday. The investigation into the crash is still pending. • University of Oregon’s Darren Carrington II might not be able to follow in his father’s NFL footsteps after being dismissed from the Duck’s squad. Car- rington, who was reportedly arrested for DUI July 1 was released by coach Willie Taggert at the start of last week. • Several mountain lion sightings have been reported throughout the valley including the latest in Lebanon. The big cat also known as a cougar and more rarely, a puma, was spotted on Mark Slough Trail around 9:30 a.m. The sighting comes after online rumors of a bear in Cottage Grove and additional mountain lion sight- ings in Tigard and Clackamas County. Cottage Grove Police Department 24-Hour Anonymous Tip Line: 767-0504 July 12 July 10 A man was seen at Northwest Credit Union walking through A road rage incident occurred on Main St. and a driver re- ported that an individual in the other car menaced him with a the drive-up ATM wearing clear plastic gloves and attempt- ing to get cash from the machine. machete. • The Senate has deferred its vote on the proposed health care bill after Senator John McCain announced he would be recovering from surgery. The bill has garnered protest from various groups who note the possible legislation would harm those most depen- dent on Medicaid. From around the nation July 11 A domestic disturbance was reported on 6th St. when a house guest started a fi re at an unknown location in the After a vehicle was almost hit pulling out of Walmart, the individual called the police saying they were being tailgated. house and the home fi lled with smoke. This was the result of They called back to disregard the incident when it turned out an argument and both parties were separated. that the person in the other car was a friend. July 13 • Lawyers for President Donald Trump noted last week that individuals reportedly involved in the Trump Tower meeting with Donald Trump Jr. were cleared by the Secret Service. However, the Secret Service fi red back noting that Trump Jr. was not under Se- cret Service protection at the time of the meeting and that the agency had not screened any individuals the younger Trump may have met with at the time. • Maryam Mirzakhani, the only woman to win the Fields Medal for her work in mathematics died on Saturday, July 15 at the age of 40 from cancer. An individual reported that her ex-boyfriend refused to leave An unknown customer punched out a lottery machine early in the evening at a location on Main St. her location on 6th St. and was banging on the windows in an attempt to enter. July 14 WANTED! 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