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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL MARCH 21, 2018
Cottage Grove Retrospective
A look back at Sentinel stories from 30 and 60 years ago
Decade of service has memories: 1988
education.
“It’s been a long pull for Lois and I, and
we would like to have some good years to
enjoy life and do some traveling and visit
with the kids,” the 55-year-old says.
That “long pull” often included 10 to
12 hour days, sometimes six days a week.
While much of his time has been spent
pouring over budgets, he also has what
six-year board member Ron Howe calls “A
steadfast defense of the educational system”
and the belief that education encompasses
more than curriculum.
“It was not just a narrow classroom
approach,” Howe says.
Keating’s management skills were tested
as soon as he began his term, which he
acted as district negotiator in contract talks.
Within about six weeks, he and the teaching
staff were able to reach an agreement,
averting a strike.
“The morale of the school staff at the
By Monica Alleven
Sentinel Staff of 1988
It was April 1978, when the South
Lane school board announced its new
superintendent.
The had looked for fi ve months,
expanding their search to west of the
Mississippi River. They wanted someone
with strong management skills, collective
bargaining experience and a commitment
to educational excellence, among other
qualities.
Then they made their decision. Out
of 43 applicants, they selected a man
from Moscow, Idaho; a man whom the
community would come to know as Mr.
Ambassador.
Now Marshal Keating will leave his
post after 10 years as South Lane District
superintendent, ending a 32-year career in
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time was absolutely rock bottom,” Keating
recalls. There was despair, “a fair amount
of anger, and an awful lot of turmoil in the
school district.”
So began a process of building rapport
with administrative and teaching staff in the
district; a relationship which both school
district personnel and board members agree
has improved over the years.
That relationship brought stability to the
district after its disruptive closure in 1977,
Howe says. From janitors to counselors,
Keating has helped build better labor
relations with certifi ed and classifi ed staff,
and his ratings from administrators have
been consistently and increasingly high, he
added.
Involving teachers in the decision-making
process has been one of his techniques to
keep the channels open for communication,
Keating says and his “open-door” policy
has helped encourage communication.
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National Beat
News from the state and around
the nation
From around the state
Students around the state joined in a nationwide walkout to
protest current gun laws on March 14. The protests came ex-
actly one month after the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman
Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida where a 19-year-
old former student killed 17 people. Students from Portland
to Cottage Grove walked out of their classes at 10 a.m. and
observed a 17-minute moment of silence, one for each victim
of the Parkland shooting.
Governor Kate Brown fi red state librarian MaryKay Dahl-
green last week. A replacement has not been chosen.
The trapper who shot a gray wolf has been sentenced to two
years of probation and 100 hours of community service. David
Sanders reportedly found the animal—reported to be a female
juvenile— in one of his traps before shooting it.
A suspect in the armed robbery of a Pizza Hut in Keizer is
dead after being shot by police. According to reports, Ryan
Chapman fl ed the scene, crashing his car into another vehicle
before entering into a confrontation with law enforcement.
A student in Portland was arrested last week after posting a
photo of themselves on social media with a gun in their waist-
band while inside a classroom. The Franklin High School stu-
dent was not identifi ed due to their age.
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From around the nation
March 17
March 13
a fi ght.
A man returned to a local business he had
been seen trespassing previously “trying to
pick a fi ght with staff.”
A person reported sheep in the roadway
near London Rd. Call transferred to Lane
County Sheriff.
A person was observed sitting in the driv-
er’s seat of a vehicle. Individual attempted
to dispose of a glass pipe when offi cer ar-
rived on the scene.
March 14
Grapevines were reported as damaged on
R St. Complainant later recanted. Damage
was old.
Suspicious person reported checking out
a vacant house on Adams Ave.
Several callers contacted the Cottage
Grove Police Department to report a fi ght in
the area of S. 8th St. People reported yelling
that a male subject had been stabbed.
March 16
Illegal camping reported at 5th and Elm.
A complainant said his dogs alerted to
people on his property. Unable to give a de-
scription due to darkness.
March 12
Noise complaint fi led for loud music
coming from a nearby parking lot.
Contraband seized on Hwy. 99. Offi cer
disposed on small amount of drugs con-
tained in a baggie.
Offi cer disposed of used syringe near K
St.
A male was seen attempting to enter an
older vehicle with a screwdriver on Main St.
Illegal camping reported at Row River
Rd. and Interstate-5 over pass. 24-hour no-
tice posted.
A male subject was reported as throwing
items against a house.
A male was reported as yelling, swear-
ing and mentioning that he wanted to pick
A pedestrian bridge at Florida International University col-
lapsed on Thursday killing several people. At the time of the
incident, the number of fatalities was unknown. The bridge had
been newly installed at the time of the incident. At least six
vehicles were crushed under the bridge when it collapsed.
Morgan Roof, 18, was arrested on March 15 after bringing
a knife and pepper spray to a walkout planned at her school
in South Carolina. Prior to the walkout, Roof posted to social
media, “Your (sic) walking out for the allowed time of 17min,
they are letting you do this, nothing is gonna change what <ex-
pletive> you think it’s gonna do? I hope it’s a trap and y’all get
shot we know it’s fi xing to be nothing but black people walkin
out anyway…” Morgan’s brother Dylann was arrested in 2015
for killing nine black members of a congregation during a
meeting he attended at the church. He was sentenced to death.
A teacher in California accidentally discharged a fi rearm
during a public safety class last week. A 17-year-old student
was injured by a bullet fragment. The injury was described by
local law enforcement as “superfi cial.”
On Thursday, Special Counsel Robert Mueller subpoenaed
the Trump Organization. The subpoena asks for documents re-
lated to the Russia investigation.
The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI report-
ed last week that evidence exists of an “intrusion” campaign
by the Russian government dating back to March, 2016. Ac-
cording to reports, the Russian ‘actors’ allegedly gathered data
from “energy-generation” facilities.
The nicotine level in cigarettes may be lowered according
to the Food and Drug Administration. In an announcement
on Thursday, the FDA said it was moving toward issuing a
new standard that would place nicotine levels as “minimal or
non-addictive.”
Information in the Police Blotter
is provided by the daily police log
kept by the Cottage Grove Police
Department.
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60% of smalled businesses
close their doors within
6 months following a
cyber-attack.
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State
Representatives
Oregon state representation
Douglas
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G Maddess,
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“Brightening Lives One Smile at a Time”
914 S. 4th Street
Cottage Grove
541-942-1559
www.douglasgmaddessdmd.com
Senator Floyd Prozanski
District 4 State Senator
PO Box 11511
Eugene, OR 97440
Phone: (541)342-2447
E-Mail : sen.fl oydprozanski@state.or.us
Rep. Cedric Hayden, Republican
District 7 State Representative
900 Court St. NE
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: (503) 986-1407
Website: http://www.leg.state.or.us/ hayden
E-Mail : rep.cedrichayden@state.or.us
Oregon federal representation
Peter DeFazio (House of Representatives)
405 East 8th Ave.
#2030
Eugene, OR 97401
Email: defazio.house.gov/contact/email-peter
Phone: (541) 465-6732
Ron Wyden (Senator)
405 East 8th Ave., Suite 2020
Eugene, OR, 97401
Email: visit wyden.senate.gov
Phone: (541) 431-0229
Jeff Merkley (Senator)
Email: visit merkley.senate.gov
Phone: (541) 465-6750