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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL MAY 23, 2018 11A Creswell hosts community emergency preparedness fair SAFETY FIRST — Creswell's Public Safety Committee sponsored the city's first preparedness fair on Saturday, May 19 at the Cobalt Acvitity Center. The event began at 10 a.m. and ran until 1 p.m. with local agencies assisting in the pre- sentation. South Lane County Fire and Rescue attended in addition to the Lane County Sheriff, South Lane County Life Flight, the Eugene Army National Guard and the Cre- swell Teen CERT. Attendess learned the importance of be- ing prepared in an area set to experience a major earthquake in the coming years as well as everyday safety tips surround- ing communication after a disaster, fire prevention and other dangerous scenarios. SOUTH LANE COUNTY FIRE & RESCUE Cottage Grove Sentinel SAVE MONEY. SAVE LIVES. www.cgsentinel.com Ground Ambulance Memberships $65 per year @ Ground Ambulance & Air Membership cgsentinel @cgsentinel #cgsentinel $115 per year Call 541-942-4493 for info. FOR EMERGENCY DIAL 911 Cottage-Grove-Sentinel Serving South Lane County. Memorial Day SAVINGS Markdowns on Appliances, Power Lawn & Garden, Tools and more. May 23rd thru June 2nd, 2018 Locally Owned & Operated ELECTION from A1 owner, running a property man- agement company that works primarily with aff ordable hous- ing. She received endorsements from current Congressman Peter DeFazio and local labor groups. Kevin Matthews who ran for LIBRARY from A1 “Now is where the real work begins,” Johns said, noting that the group still has to hire the full-time librarian and two part- time employees it budgeted for. “We need to plan and provide what we said we would which is a full service library for the community,” she added. Th e Friends of the Mildred Whipple Library don’t plan to open the doors again until Jan- uary of 2019 but this summer, they’ll begin making good on the seat two years ago, losing by a handful of votes, came in with just under 20 percent of the vote while Tim Laue (9.84 percent) and James Barber (6.85 percent) rounded out the top fi ve. Frank King pulled 1.42 percent of the 13,126 votes counted as of Mon- day night. Williams had earned the endorsement of Lane Coun- ty Sheriff Byron Trapp and the Oregon Small Business Associ- ation. He campaigned as “Gary from 3rd St.” and on a platform focused on helping to ensure elderly residents received the re- sources they need. Both Williams and Buch will be on the november ballot. Th e winner will be seated as East Lane Commissioner. their promise. Two volunteers, with the help of grant funding, will provide a summer reading program; something the community didn’t have last year as the li- brary sat locked. Th e library board, made up mostly of peo- ple who had campaigned for the tax district and served as volun- teers for the Friends of the Li- brary group, will begin planning meetings, open to the public. According to Johns, there’s also talk of eventually incorpo- rating a visitor information cen- ter in the library for the string of tourists who come through town asking about covered bridges and good lunch spots. Th e city of Drain will be pro- viding maintenance for the building as well as handling the utilities and internet but there’s still along list for the library board to contend with. So long, in fact, Johns said they’ll be meeting with their attorney and the city in the coming weeks to see, what exactly, the next step is. “We passed it,” she said. “It was so exciting and the it was like, ‘Ok what’s next?’” SPECIAL VIDEO EVENT Is the history found in the Bible credible? 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