COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL SEPTEMBER 6, 2017
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Cottage Grove Retrospective
A look back at Sentinel stories from 30 and 60 years ago
Rotary inducts fi rst women: 1987
in what I do. Not because I'm a male or fe-
male," she said.
Baysinger, the Chamber manager for the
past three years, expressed similar senti-
ments. "I'm not a gate crasher," she said.
But both said they see the once all-male
service club as an opportunity for them to
serve the community.
"Cottage Grove is such a small commu-
nity that there are few opportunities in the
kind of service that the Rotary, Kiwanis,
etc. provide," Baysinger said. at the same
time, women provide a needed resource that
is an asset to the clubs, she said.
James and Baysinger were installed as
members at the noon-time meeting Thurs-
day, following a decision by the club in July
to allow women members. This makes the
Cottage Grove club the second in the state
to open its doors to women, said Rotary
President Jim Jentzsch.
"I think it's good," he said. "It's going to
The principal of Lincoln Junior High
School and the manager of the Cottage
Grove Area Chamber of Commerce were
inducted last week as the Cottage Grove
Rotary Club's fi rst female members.
But being the fi rst women in Rotary is
not the issue for either Billie James or Pam
Baysinger.
"I did not choose to be part of the organi-
zation so that I could one of the fi rst wom-
en," says James who has been principal at
Lincoln for 8 and a half years.
"I like to think in terms of doing what
I do because I am capable and competant
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release to the club an untapped source, a
wealth of intelligence and knowledge."
The 32-member local organization is part
of Rotary International, which has 1.3 mil-
lion members worldwide. Though the Inter-
national has not yet changed its bylaws to
allow women, it has said it will not revoke
the charters of clubs that do so, Jentzsch
said.
The main purpose of the club is to pro-
mote world peace, he said, and this is done
through encouraging the development of
leaders. The Rotary's two main projects
have been providing schoolarships for
study abroad and working to irradicate po-
lio. Locally, the Rotary sponsors the annual
Community Christmas Party and provides
scholarships totaling $3,000 for fi ve area
high school students each year.
Members of the Rotary must own a busi-
ness or hold a high-ranking management
position, he said.
Cottage Grove Police Department 24-Hour Anonymous Tip Line: 767-0504
September 4
Complainant advised theft of approximate-
ly $17.
Suspicious subject reported on G St. Call-
er advised a subject was going through peo-
ple’s recycling bins.
Suspicious subject reported at First Bap-
tist Church. A male subject reported using a
fl ashlight peeking into the windows of the
church.
Suspicious condition reported on N 21st
St. Complainant advised they saw someone
on their security camera approach the resi-
dence, possibly heard a voice say, “hey.”
September 2
Illegal camping reported in Prospector
Park. Camp behind Snapp House.
Intoxicated subject reported at Gateway
McDonalds. Two males sitting in the grass
between McDonalds and Chevron.
K9 deployed with a positive alert on 2.3
grams of meth.
September 3
Drinking in public reported at Gateway
Emerald Fitness. Complainant advised two
subjects are on the sidewalk drinking alco-
hol. Two arrested.
Welfare check conducted in Veteran’s
Park on River Rd. Reported a male subject
in the park tweaking, rolling around on the
ground, has his property scattered about.
Not a danger to self or others.
Trespass reported at Walmart. Subject
from a previous hit and run call entered the
men’s bathroom, stripped all his clothing
off and refused to come back out.
Suspicious subject reported at Gateway
business. Reported a male transient acting
strangely, disrupting business and making
customers uncomfortable.
Drug information taken in regards to the
Gateway area. Complainant has received
complaints from semi-truck drivers con-
Theft reported at Gateway Chevron.
cerning a green Ford van with a camper.
Subjects may be using and/or dealing meth
out of the vehicle.
September 1
Theft of bike from Walmart reported.
Mongoose bike next to Walmart entrance.
No description of suspect.
Suspicious Subject reported at Riverside
Apartments. In the center of the complex,
two subjects arrived in bicycles, appear to
be doing drugs.
Suspicious Subject reported on White-
aker Ave. Complainant advised they heard
someone knock on the side of their house,
husband went outside to scare them off and
shot an airsoft gun in the air.
Illegal camping reported on the riverbank
at the end of Washington Ave.
Tresspass reported at Burger King in
Gateway area. Advised the business had
closed and a male transient was sleeping on
the sidewalk next to the front doors.
August 31
Suspicious condition reported on Village Dr. Advised that a male
subject came into the ER to be treated for "accidentally cut on
glass" ER doctor advised injury is more like a stab wound. Subject
left ER prior to being treated.
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Welfare check conducted in RV park. Received third-hand infor-
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possibly laying down.
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Trespass at McDonalds. Advised two motor homes and a car that
have been asked to leave multiple times and have refused.
Intoxicated subject reported on Adams Ave. between the school
district offi ce and the church.
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News from the state legislature
and around Oregon
More than 100 hikers found
themselves trapped after a wildfi re
broke out near Columbia River
Gorge. The hikers—who were reportedly attempting to access
popular waterfalls and swimming pools via Eagle Creek Trail—
were told by offi cials to stay put rather than attempt a more ad-
vanced trail to exit the area. Overnight supplies were dropped to
the hikers who were eventually rescued Sunday morning.
From around the state
Two children nearly starved to death and now Oregon’s child
welfare agency will pay $7 million dollars. The settlement is
the result of a lawsuit brought on behalf of two children starved
by their foster parents who were approved by the state. The
children, brother and sister, reportedly weighed just 27 and 30
pounds at ages four and fi ve.
University of Oregon’s new football coach Willie Taggard
had a good weekend. The Ducks won their fi rst game, despite
smoky skies. The Ducks beat Southern Utah 77-21.
Two Oregon dogs are making headlines after their owners
were ordered by the court to have their vocal cords snipped. The
order is a result from a lawsuit brought by a neighbor who said
the Tibetan and Pyrenean Mastiffs did not stop barking, begin-
ning at 5 a.m. each day.
North Korea may have a new
bomb. Seismic activity was re-
corded this weekend with ex-
perts noting the cause may have been a hydrogen bomb test by
North Korea. Defense Secretary James Mattis threatened mili-
tary action hours after the reported tests stating, “Any threat to
the United States or its territories including Guam or our allies
will be met with a massive military response—a response both
effective and overwhelming.”
From around the nation
Hurricane Irma threatens the East Coast just says after Hur-
ricane Harvey hit the region dumping more than 50 inches of
rain on Texas and causing fl ooding the forced people from their
homes.
As wildfi res continue to burn in Oregon, California fi refi ght-
ers face the largest fi re in Los Angeles history in battling the
LaTuna fi re which has burned nearly 6,000 acres.
An announcement was expected by the Trump Administra-
tion concerning the fate of the DREAMers—children of undoc-
umented immigrants who were brought to the United States as
children. The program allows individuals who were brought
as children to the U.S. to remain as long as they are currently
studying or graduated from high school or were honorably dis-
charged from the Coast Guard or military, do not have a crim-
inal record and were brought to the U.S. while under 16 years
of age. If President Trump ends the program, those currently
protected under DACA could be deported.
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Senator Floyd Prozanski
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Phone: (541)342-2447
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Rep. Cedric Hayden, Republican
District 7 State Representative
900 Court St. NE
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: (503) 986-1407
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