COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL APRIL 18, , 2018 5A
Cottage Grove Retrospective
A look back at Sentinel stories from 30 and 60 years ago
One-year interim to replace superintendent
election and concern over discussing the
board’s direction and goals were among
reasons cited by board members to put forth
an interim superintendent.
Throughout their ten-hour retreat board
members heard comments from staff and
developed tentative guidelines for the
selection process
As part of those guidelines, a committee
of staff, board members and four
community members has been proposed
to help with the selection. Board member
elect Len Blackstone suggested Monday
that two community members be added
to the proposed screening committee of
two teachers, two classifi ed staff and two
board members. “I think we are a little
unbalanced,” he said, adding that two more
community volunteers would have been
the number of district employees with the
number of non-district employee members.
The board is to consider recommendations
devised during the retreated at its next
meeting, said acting board chairman Lew
Ban.
Besides announcing the interim vacancy,
Sentinel Staff of 1988
An interim superintendent will be hired
for the next school year as South Lane school
board continues searching for a permanent
replacement to Superintendent Marshal
Keating, board members informally agreed
during their weekend retreat.
With formal notice of vacancies to be sent
to Northwest colleges yesterday, the board
announced its decision at Monday’s regular
meeting.
The application closing date has been set
for June 1, and the position is to be open
July 1. Keating’s retirement begins June 30,
ending 10 years with the district.
Interim replacement applications are to
be open to anyone who qualifi es, whether
within or outside of the district.
During the 1988-89 school years, the
board intends to plan and conduct a search
for a permanent replacement.
Four board members, three board
members-elect and several administrators
agreed during the board’s retreat Friday
night that an interim would best serve the
district. The result of the May 17 tax base
POLICE BLOTTER
the board discussed a proposed 1988-89
school calendar that would include three
‘fl ex day’ over the 175 days required by
the state. The tentative 1988-89 calendar
school would start on Sept. 6 and end on
June 8, with June 12, 13 and 14 marked
as fl ex days, or days that school could be
held because of previous inclement weather.
Otherwise, the fl ex days could be used
by staff as curriculum development and
textbook adoption days.
Both board members Milton Gifford and
Fred Gilbertson said they favored an earlier
school ending date. “Going into the second
week in June is just too long,” Gifford said.
“We are just in too much of the summer.”
Gilbertson added that he usually hires
high school students for farm work. “My
season is over by the time school gets out
… The month of November, kids hardly go
to school at all.”
About one-fourth of district staff members
said they favor a two-week plus one day
winter vacation, Director of Secondary
Education and Staff Development Jerry
Couch told the board.
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April 6
A disorderly subject was reported after a man wearing all black
who was walking with a dog on a leash was seen yelling at someone
in a car on Harrison St. The individual was also blocking multiple
lanes of traffi c.
A man in a van on Main St. was in a parking lot yelling, scream-
ing and hitting the van while asking for help.
National Beat
News from the state and around
the nation
From around the state
•
Last Friday, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed House
Bill 4065 into law. The new law will create regulations
that work to keep children in day cares safe. The bill
made its way to Brown’s desk after unanimously
passing the Legislature last month. “We know there
is more work to do, and will continue to focus on
improving Oregon's system of early education and
care,” said Brown.
•
A New York Times report highlighted that over 2,000
individuals in Oregon’s Public Employees Retirement
System (PERS) are making over $100,000 per year. As
money for pensions continues to rise, cities across the
state are being forced to make cuts in other areas such
as roads, education and police.
•
With higher temperatures and a lack of precipitation,
a drought emergency was issued by Gov. Brown last
week in Grant County. Last month Klamath County
was declared to be in a drought emergency.
•
A Lane County marijuana shop owner has been accused
of dodging $262,776 in federal taxes over the last four
years. Matthew Price, who owns shops in Eugene and
Springfi eld, is the owner of Cannabliss & Co.
A man caught another man urinating behind a church on 10th St.
at 9:30 a.m.
From around the nation
A woman reported that she has two stray dogs detained in her
backyard.
•
The United States joined forces with Britain and
France to fi re missiles in Syria directed at the country’s
chemical weapons arsenal in an effort to punish the
Assad regime for using chemical weapons to attack
civilians. “A perfectly executed strike last night,”
President Trump tweeted. “Could not have had a better
result. Mission Accomplished!”
•
After a fi ght broke out in a maximum-security prison,
seven inmates died and 17 were injured in South
Carolina. Reports indicate that at least 20 inmates have
been killed by other prisoners in the state since 2017.
•
In an ABC News interview, former FBI Director James
Comey said that Preisdent Trump is “morally unfi t”
for offi ce and that there may be “some evidence of
obstruction of justice.”
•
Rapper Kendrick Lamar won the Pulitzer Prize for
music for his 2017 album “DAMN.” It is the fi rst
time that this award has been given to an artist that
is neither a classical or jazz artist. Also taking home
Pulitzers on Monday were the New Yorker for Ronan
Farrow's coverage of the Harvey Weinsteain scandal
that launched the #MeToo movement, The New York
Times, the Washington Post for its coverage of former
republican senate candidate Roy Moore and Cincinnati
Enquirer for its multimedia coverage of the city's
heroin epidemic.
•
Fox News host Sean Hannity was revealed as lawyer
Michael Cohen's third client by multiple news outlets.
Cohen represents President Donald Trump and was
revealed to have negotiated a deal involving a payment
to adult entertainer Stormy Daniels who alleged an
affair with Trump during his wife Melania's pregnancy.
April 9
A loaded syringe was found at a gas station on Hwy. 99.
April 7
A hit and run was reported after a group of men were seen ar-
guing on 3rd St. until an individual then got into their car and hit
several parked vehicles before driving away.
Reckless driving was reported after multiple callers reported a
truck burning out and speeding through the area.
April 8
Shoplifting was reported by a grocery store on Main St. when a
man in his early 30s ran through the parking lot with an unknown
food product.
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After hearing noise near his RV at 3 a.m., an individual looked
outside and saw an individual who had just dropped a ladder run-
ning away.
Used syringes were found on tables near the playground of Coin-
er Park.
April 10
Reckless burning was reported on Gateway St. at 3:20 a.m. when
an individual saw a small fi re inside of a barrel. There was an indi-
vidual at the scene with a fi re extinguisher.
Agency assistance was requested after an individual found a dead
possum in the roadway on 3rd St. and was worried that buses would
be running it over in front of elementary students.
An individual reported that while visiting her grandmother’s
house with her family, her wallet containing a social security card,
debit and credit cards and $90 cash was stolen.
April 11
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A suspicious condition was reported after a man in a blood-
stained shirt arrived at a business on Gateway St. around 12:30 a.m.
to order a cup of coffee. While there, a woman arrived and began
yelling at the man. The woman then drove away towards I-5 and the
man then ran after the vehicle.
Offensive littering was reported after an individual on Lord Ave.
reported that he arrived home to fi nd more garbage dumped over his
fence by his neighbor. The woman who reportedly did the littering
was arrested and will appear in Cottage Grove municipal court in
May.
April 12
A woman reported that she heard banging on her house three
times throughout night and was unsure of where the noise was com-
ing from.
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