COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL MARCH 28, 2018 5A
Cottage Grove Retrospective
A look back at Sentinel stories from 30 and 60 years ago
Boy dies from gun accident
APRIL 13, 1988--A 15-year-old boy died
at noon yesterday (Tuesday) after an acci-
dental shooting at his home.
Michael Ray Mauldin of 77742 Quaglia
Lane in Cottage Grove suffered a gunshot
wound to the head about 4:30 p.m. on Mon-
day when a .22 rifl e discharged while be-
ing unloaded by David Lowell Moss, 15, of
Cottage Grove according to Oregon State
Police reports.
Mauldin had been talking on the tele-
phone when the accident occurred, accord-
National Beat
ing to the reports. He was taken to Sacred
Heart Hospital in Eugene where he was
listed in critical condition until he died yes-
terday.
Police are continuing their investigation
of the incident.
Rate hikes expected
APRIL 20, 1988—Respond-
ing to statements from Public
Works Director Bob Sisson that
rates for Cottage Grove’s water
and sewer programs are outdat-
ed, the city’s budget committee
decided to consider a $2.15 per
month charge for the storm sew-
er service and a 10 percent rate
hike in water charges.
The committee told city man-
ager Bill Bixby to prepare alter-
native budgets for the water and
sewer departments based on the
recommended increases.
Sission told the committee
expenses for sewer and water
programs exceeded revenues.
Cash reserves used to sub-
sidize the programs in the past
years now are exhausted, Bixby
said.
The last rate hike for the util-
ities came in 1982. It was four
percent.
Sission said the city has con-
sidered rate increases as recent-
ly as last year. “I don’t think we
have a choice this year. I think
we have to make a move,” Sis-
sion said.
Without an increase, the wa-
ter department faces an estimat-
ed $91,000 shortfall with ex-
penses totaling $661,000. The
sewer department is expected to
fall about $173,000 short of the
$518,301 it needs to continue
current operations.
News from the state and around
the nation
From around the state
•
A cougar was euthanized in in The Dalles last week af-
ter police responded to a call that it has wandered into a
local motel. The cougar had been spotted around town
on at least one other occasion. The Oregon Department
of Fish and Wildlife reported that the animal posed a
public safety risk.
•
A University of Oregon student reported being ab-
ducted and sexually assaulted last Tuesday. The male
student told local law enforcement that he was ap-
proached from behind and put in a vehicle. This comes
in conjunction with reports that a female student was
held down and her backpack taken. A separate string
of robberies has also been reported in the area sur-
rounding the university, prompting UO President Mi-
chael Schill to address the incidents, stating, “We have
been very impressed with the way our students and
others have stepped up to watch out for their friends
and classmates by taking extra precautions, such as
walking together and reporting suspicious activities.
We are a community that looks after each other."
•
The judge who silenced the victim of a domestic vio-
lence case by interrupting and subsequently refusing
her victim impact statement is the subject of three ad-
ditional complaints by victims’ rights advocates. The
complaints were fi led against Multnomah County Cir-
cuit Judge Kenneth Walker last week and claim the
judge violated the Oregon Code of Judicial Conduct.
•
Naomi Vaughan, 7, found what she described as her
“Moana” rock—after the popular children’s movie—
but in actuality, the girl discovered a 65 million-year-
old fossil in Bend.
Easter delivers countless uses for bunny business
MARCH 30, 1988--You
just can’t get away from them.
Whether they’re chocolate, ce-
ramic, stuffed or live, bunnies
tend to be rather prevalent at
this time of year.
Just why the rabbit is so pop-
ular, however, isn’t so obvious
One theory is that a poor wom-
an dyed eggs during a famine
and hit them in a nest as her
children’s Easter gift. Just as
the children discovered the nest,
a rabbit hopped away. The sto-
ry grew, saying the rabbit had
brought the eggs.
Another legend says that in
ancient Egypt, the rabbit sym-
bolized birth and new life, a
symbol that coincides with the
traditional Easter celebration of
the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Whatever the source, the Easter
bunny seems to be here to stay,
at least for now. That’s good for
those in the bunny business, be-
cause, after all, bunnies make
popular pets this time of year.
Yet Easter is a diffi cult time
to market Peter Cottontail for
his far and meat, commodi-
ties some local rabbit breeders
would like to promote.
“You have to fi nd different
markets for them” says Ted De-
Loyola, president of the local
Emerald Empire Rabbit Breed-
ers Association.
He calls the nation’s annual
love affair with the rabbit the
POLICE BLOTTER
Both Ted and his wife, Arlyse
DeLoyola, insist that rabbit
meat tastes good. All of its meat
is white, and there’s no danger
of salmonella poisoning, Arlyse
says. While rabbit meat isn’t
cheaper than chicken, a higher
demand would bring the price
down, she notes.
Dallas Loomis of Cottage
Grove has been raising rab-
bits for about eight years. He
doesn’t mind rabbit stew at all.
In fact, he’d fry Peter, Thump-
er, Harvey, Vonie and Erna if
he couldn’t sell them as pets or
breed them for more bunnies.
From around the nation
•
A political data fi rm hired by Trump’s presidential
campaign, Cambridge Analytica, reportedly obtained
private information of Facebook users to the tune of 50
million profi les. Facebook has since hired a digital fo-
rensics fi rm to investigate and the CEO of Cambridge
Analytica has been suspended.
A woman reported that she observed a
woman and man drinking in the park and
then the woman urinated in the bushes.
•
A new law in Mississippi that would ban abortions at
15 weeks was temporarily blocked by a federal judge
on Tuesday.
Two men were observed fi st fi ghting in a
parking lot. No weapons were observed in
the interaction.
•
Six months after Hurricane Maria battered Puerto Rico,
some of the island is still without power. The offi cial
death toll stands at 64 but is estimated to climb into the
thousands due to the conditions plaguing the island in
the months after the storm.
•
Another bomb was discovered in Austin last week
when it exploded at a FedEx facility in the area. It
marked the fi fth explosion with the prior four killing
two people and injuring four others. The four initial
packages were left on various doorsteps around the
city.
•
A school shooting in Maryland injured two students
when a 17-year-old entered Great Mills High School
and shot two students before encountering the armed
school resource offi cer.
Cottage Grove Police Department 24-Hour Anonymous Tip Line: 767-0504
March 18
in the middle of the Row River bike trail.
Authorities determined that he was intoxi-
cated.
An individual went into the police station
to report that they had concerns about chil-
dren on 6th St. who were being exposed to
drugs in their home.
A noise complaint was reported on 14th
St. after a house has continued to play loud
music. This has been reported to be an on-
going problem.
Trespassing was observed on Jefferson
Ave. when someone noticed signs that there
were individuals squatting in the residence.
The individual who reported the behavior
looked through the windows and saw food
wrappings and other debris inside the house
but did not believe anyone was in the house
at the moment.
Juvenile problems were reported at Coin-
er Park when an individual saw a group of
eight or nine teenagers putting bark mulch
on the merry-go-round and “spewing it all
over the place.” When the complainant’s
wife confronted the youths about their be-
havior the individual reported that they be-
came belligerent towards her.
Criminal mischief was reported when
an individual on Kalapuya Way had their
windshield struck and damaged.
A man reported that he lost his wallet that
contained his credit cards, fi shing license,
$280 in cash and his social security card.
A man on Crestview Terrace reported an
ongoing problem with his 11-year-old son
stealing various items within the residence.
March 20
March 19
A man was found unconscious and laying
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Easter Bunny Syndrome. It’s a
boon for pet stores, but the com-
mercialization of rabbits puts a
damper on the other markets.
Who could think if stewing
those soft, shy cuddly creatures
at this time of year anyway, you
say?
DeLoyola, for one. “It’s the
best meat that there is for you,”
he says pointing to fi gures that
show it’s lower in calories and
fat and higher in protein than
chicken. Only 7 to 8 percent of
domestic rabbit is bone.
In addition, rabbit meat is
good for stomach disorders be-
cause it is easily digests, and it
can be raised and eaten any time
of the year.
-day
At 1:14 a.m. a 72-year old woman report-
ed that she was locked out of her residence
and that the door is typically unlocked. The
woman grew con-
cerned that it meant
her roommate is
missing.
A man on Hwy. 99 reported an ongoing
verbal harassment with his neighbor. The
neighbor has also been videotaping him
without permission. The man reported that
this situation has been going on for approx-
imately one month.
March 21
After hearing people on the porch of the
Historical Society building allegedly stomp-
ing and banging around, a man confronted
them. The individuals then left the area and
said that they were just there using the wifi .
March 22
A man on Row River Rd. reported at 4:02
a.m. that he saw people outside his resi-
dence with “glowing eyes” and are using
night vision glasses to watch him.
weather forecast
THURSDAY March 29
FRIDAY March 30
62° | 39°
62° | 40°
Sunny
Partly cloudy
SATURDAY March 31
SUNDAY April 1
58° | 36°
59° | 38°
Partly cloudy
Sunny
MONDAY April 2
TUESDAY April 3
61° | 42°
58° | 44°
Partly cloudy
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