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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL FEBRUARY 28, 2018 Continued from A10 In addition to performance, fi nancial, and compliance au- dits, Crear has conducted orga- nizational reviews and opera- tional analyses for a variety of agencies in the public, private, and nonprofi t sectors, includ- ing the City of DeSoto, Texas, Denver Counseling Center, the Environment and Natural Re- sources Division of the United States Department of Justice, and the City of Burleson, Texas. He has also served as the city- wide performance and organi- zations systems manager for the City of DeSoto, Texas. Crear holds a doctoral degree from the University of Denver in Colorado. He earned a master of public administration at the University of Texas – Arling- ton and a bachelor of business administration from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. 11A SLMH welcomes new director, says goodbye to 25-year leader Insuring your life helps protect their future. 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Sands, pictured at left, extensive experience in the health and human services fi eld, serving at local, county, and state levels. Prior to becoming a Southern Willamette Valley program offi cer for Ore- gon Community Foundation, Sands was the executive director of the Wellness & Education Board of Central Oregon, overseeing adminis- tration of the regional strategic goals and quality improvement mea- sures for behavioral health, public health, and Early Learning Coun- cil in the Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson tri-county area. He was a senior policy analyst for Oregon Health Authority’s Addictions and Mental Health. Wheeler, above, served the organization for 25 years. View it on your computer, tablet and smartphone, with unlimited access, no need to download an app. Not taking advantage? Call or email us today! S entinel C ottage G rove CGHS names winter homecoming royalty By Lucas Davey For The Sentinel www.cgsentinel.com This year, the Winter Home- coming King and Queen of Cottage Grove High School (CGHS) were Logun West 541-942-3325 You trusted local news, sports and special publications since 1889. You’re invited to the th Annual Souper Fundraiser and Ashley Pippit from the Lifeskills department, a class of students with severe to moder- ate special needs and individu- alized curriculums. They were both able to mingle with and be recognized by their peers and enjoy the music. Jason Crain, head teacher of the Lifeskills department, said, “Being on stage in front of their peers allows the king and queen to gain confi dence as well as meeting fellow high schools' students and staff.” In the past, the high school had numerous traditions for the time they called Winter Home- coming, such as parades and ceremonies for the basketball teams, but few of these have endured over time. For the past seven years, the Lifeskills de- partment staff have selected two students from their class to be honored by their local commu- nity at the Winter Formal dance as king and queen. This year is no different and as usual, the dance made quite the impres- sion on both of them. Lifeskills Instructional As- sistant Jan Haffl y was excited to see West and Pippit be hon- ored as king and queen. “Logun and Ashley had never done it and they’re such hard workers, they’re really good kids. So it was very easy to pick them this year.” Thanks to the kindness of their teachers, Pippitt and West were able to experience the thrill of being on stage in front of an audience of people their age to encourage them. They both work on a daily basis to keep the campus clean and running smoothly for all of the other students and are mostly isolated from their peers outside their department while classes SOUTH LANE COUNTY FIRE & RESCUE The Only Emergency Medical Transport Service in South Lane County #SPVHIUUPZPVJOQBSUCZUIFGPMMPXJOHTQPOTPST Cottage Grove Sentinel Tue, March , 5:30pm - 7:30pm Join us for a delicious selection of TFWFSBM different soups, plus bread and desserts, created by Cottage Grove’s finest cooks. Stay and dine or take yours “to go.” ITY SHARING OGRAM PR Tickets $10 COMMUN OLPH Catholic Church, 1025 N. 19th St., Cottage Grove Community Public Education: • CPR/AED • Heart Attack Recognition • Fall Prevention • Stroke Prevention • Fire Prevention • Fire Extinguishers • Fire-Med Membership COTTAGE GROVE OREGON BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE Tickets available at: Community Sharing, 1140 Birch Avenue The BookMine, 7th & Main Street, Cottage Grove Food • Shelter • Utilities For more information call 541-942-2176 are in session. “The students at CGHS have been so positive and support- ive,” Crain said. This event is a fantastic opportunity for them to see how brightly the high school shines. “I think that it’s really great when they crown them,” Haff- ly said. “The whole crowd goes nuts and claps and yells.” According to CGHS teachers, West and Pippitt can at times be quite shy, yet up in front of their school, they both appeared to be overfl owing with joy and nei- ther of them seemed at all lack- ing in confi dence as they strode up the stage and accepted their crowns. And although they en- joyed being crowned king and queen, West and Pippitt both agreed that their favorite part of the dance was the music (es- pecially the country music for Pippitt). After the crowning cer- emony, Pippitt and West danced to every song together and were soon joined by their friends to help add to the fun. High school counselor Vicky Evans thinks this tradition has the ability to stick around for years to come. “I’ve never heard of any other school that does this, and it’s pretty special that our student body continues this tradition.” Call 541-942-4493 for info. FOR EMERGENCY DIAL 911 www.cgsentinel.com @ cgsentinel @cgsentinel #cgsentinel Serving South Lane County. www.southlanefi re.org Cottage-Grove-Sentinel