COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL APRIL 11, 2018 5A
Cottage Grove Retrospective
A look back at Sentinel stories from 30 and 60 years ago
Companies fear shortages of log supplies
days.
In addition, ONRC Director James
Monteith says 80 to 90 percent of the
appeals have been dismissed. “A majority
of them already have been dismissed by the
Forest Service,” he said. “We fi led some
appeals on timber sales that had already
been cut.”
But procedural regulations may be
revised this week, making any dismissals
allowable again, said Jerry Mason, public
affairs offi cer for the Forest Service.
The ONRC intends to fi le more appeals,
Monteith said, and timber companies fear
the appeals could lead to mill closures and
layoffs.
“We rely right now 100 percent from
the Willamette and the Umpqua national
forests,” Fleming said. Four of its timber
sales are under appeal, and if an injunction
were issued, “we could lose them and we
would be down – period.” Starfi re Lumber
Co. in Cottage Grove has four timber sales
in the Willamette and Umpqua National
forests – all of which are turn back, or
buyback volume, said Robbie Robinson,
vice president.
“It’s a very concerning factor because
the majority of government timber that has
been sold in the past couple of years has
been this turn back volume,” he said.
Up to 100 percent of Starfi re’s current
volume could be immediately affected by
the appeals if any injunctions were issued.
By Monica Alleven
Sentinel Staff of 1988
Some forest products companies,
particularly those that rely on public
timberlands, are fi nding themselves short of
logs.
“The independent companies in some
spots are having a rough go of it,” said Greg
Miller, foret issues manager for the North
West Timber Association.
A log shortage led the Bald Knob-
Mazama Division in Creswell to lay off
39 workers Tuesday, said Mark Fleming,
division manager. Several factors may have
contributed to its shortage.
“I think it’s here until the timber supply
issue is resolved, whenever that is,” he said
last week.
But another looming concern for many
companies is mass appeals on timber sales
fi led by the Oregon Natural Resource
Council (ONRC) based in Eugene.
The ONRC has fi led more than 200
appeals to timber sales, which are resales
from the 1984 Timber Relief Act. The act
allowed timber companies out of contracts
purchased at infl ated 1970 prices, and the
contracts were resold at public auction.
Amidst charges from the timber industry
and others in the last several weeks
saying they have been irresponsible, the
conversations group contents it has been
under pressure to fi led the appeals within 30
POLICE BLOTTER
“There’s a lot of unknowns,” he said. “We
are very concerned about timber supply,
and there are several factors that we are
not sure what’s going to happen with.” For
now, Starfi re is trying to build up its log
inventory.
Ironically, the group responsible for the
mass appeals says it, too, is concerned about
a log shortage.
“we think the potential log shortage is
a real and present danger, and we think
it’s because the timber industry has been
overcutting the forests,” said Wendell Wood,
ONRC education programs coordinator.
“We feel that’s important is that we practice
sustained use forestry” on both private and
public lands, he added.
The ONRC says Congress is forcing the
Forest Service to cut more than they want.
The Forest Service has been cutting the
forest s at 3.9 billion board feet in Oregon
and Washington, but Congress has been
authorizing cuts of 4.2 billion board feet,
they said.
As to charges from the timber industry
that ONRC is counting harvests more than
once, “we are talking about the volume of
trees that were actually cut,” he said.
Although Heath Logging hasn’t been
directly affected by the appeals yet, owner
Wil Heath says other issues may threaten its
log supplies.
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March 30
a six-pack of beer from their store.
South Lane Wheels reported that individuals cut their fence and
stole a battery out of one of their vans.
A woman reported seeing a vehicle driving around Walmart with
a child standing up and outside of the sunroof.
April 3
A man on Lord Ave. reported that he came home to fi nd that hsi
neighbor had dumped garbed in his backyard once again.
March 31
April 4
A man on Hwy. 99 reported that a truck in the parking lot ap-
peared to have its roof smashed in with a baseball bat.
A man reported that while he was playing video poker, he stepped
away to smoke a cigarette and when he returned his winning receipt
valued at $84 had been stolen.
April 1
Shoplifting was reported at Walmart when an individual saw
someone take two 40 ounce bottles of beer.
April 2
At 12:48 a.m. an individual reported that they believed a vehicle
had just struck a sign in front of the library and that they then saw
someone carrying a damaged “Do Not Enter” sign on Gibbs St.
A man reported a suspicious condition after he was woken up at
1:36 a.m. to someone knocking on his door. The man then found his
outdoor water faucet turned on and that his car had a fl at tire.
A man with a bike and two dogs was seen holding up traffi c on
Main St.
After parking his vehicle down the street and walking to his
home, a man reported that three to four “tweakers” had followed
him home. The man believed that they were still on his property.
Police offi cers were requested on 2nd St. after ongoing problems
with vehicles speeding through the neighborhood. A man reported
that his wife attempted to confront a driver who then became ver-
bally abusive towards her.
While a group was hiking on Mt. David, they reported that an-
other group of people began shooting at them with pellet guns and
making cat calls.
April 5
National Beat
News from the state and around
the nation
From around the state
The battle between the state and Josephine County over
legalized marijuana has reached new heights after the latter
fi led suit against the former in the U.S. District Court last
week. The Josephine County Board of Commissioners has
attempted to block commercial marijuana farming on plots
that are fi ve acres or less. However, the state’s Land Use
Board of Appeals ruled on the side of the farms last month,
allowing the grows—something Josephine County contends
isn’t possible given that marijuana remains illegal at the
federal level.
Oregon has joined a lawsuit challenging the addition of
a citizenship question placed on the 2020 Census by the
Trump administration. Opponents claim that by adding the
question, participation in the census would decrease resulting
in a lower population count for states. State population
determines federal funds, representation in Congress and
electoral college votes.
Initiative Petition 44 was fi led last week with the state that,
if it garners more than 88,000 signatures, will be placed on
the November ballot and ask voters to decide on whether gun
owners should be liable for injuries caused with their guns. It
would also dictate how guns must be stored.
From around the nation
Sinclair-owned news organizations, including KATU in
Oregon, have found themselves the subject of a news story
after it was revealed the company had mandated that its
anchors recite a script which questioned the validity of news
organizations and suggested journalists reported on stories
that were not true. After the report went viral, the general
manager of KATU issued a memo that barred staff from
answering press questions and noted doing so could “have
huge implications.” Journalists employed with the company
noted that resigning from their positions came with a hefty
contractually-obligated fi ne that, for some, reached into the
thousands.
On Wednesday, social media giant Facebook, revealed that
data from up to 87 million users may have been shared with
Cambridge Analytica—the data mining fi rm accused of using
information from the site to infl uence the 2016 presidential
election.
Nasim Aghdam is being accused of being behind a shooting
at the YouTube headquarters on Tuesday, April 3. Aghdam,
who died at the scene from a reported self-infl icted gunshot
wound, injured three people when she entered the building
with a 9mm pistol. Aghdam’s family reported that she “hated”
YouTube, a site she used to post animal welfare videos.
On Wednesday of last week, Homeland Security announced
that President Trump would sign a proclamation sending
the National Guard to the U.S./Mexico border. Trump was
quoted by reporters the day before as saying he would use the
military to guard the border until a wall could be built.
Hours after the Trump administration announced new
tariffs on more than 1,000 Chinese goods, China outlined
tariffs on U.S. products—mostly from fl y-over country-- like
soybeans and cars to the tune of $50 million.
A missing person was located after it was found that the individ-
ual had taken the bus to Eugene and back.
A grocery store on Main St. reported that an individual shoplifted
April 6
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A suspicious condition was reported on Anthony St. after an indi-
vidual’s doorbell rang twice at 1:36 a.m.
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