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$1.00 S entinel C ottage G rove PERSONAL | COMMERCIAL BENEFITS | SURETY (541) 942-0555 PayneWest.com/Cottage-Grove SPORTS Lighting the way for safer youth cycling B1 Est. 1889 WED 69º/44º Serving the communities of Cottage Grove, Dorena, Drain, Elkton, Lorane and Yoncalla. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2018 FACEBOOK.COM/CGSENTINEL • TWITTER.COM/CGSENTINEL For a complete six-day forecast please see page A5. CGSENTINEL.COM Cottage Grove celebrates its graduates Council approves IGA with Veneta By Caitlyn May cmay@cgsentinel.com More than 100 CGHS students turned their tassles aft er graduating on Saturday. By Caitlyn May cmay@cgsentinel.com Th e Cottage Grove City Council has voted unani- mously to continue on with its plan to do business with Veneta despite a change in a rule handed down by the building codes division that initiated the need for the partnership before subse- quently eliminating it again. Planning and community development director Faye Stewart addressed the council Monday night concerning an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with Veneta that would see Cottage Grove provide a building inspection service for the community. In December of 2017, Cot- tage Grove’s City Council approved the creation of an in-house inspection program aft er authorities at the state level indicated it violated the state’s constitution for a mu- nicipality to contract the ser- vice out to a third party. At the time, the city approached Creswell, which expressed interest in forming a partner- ship and partaking in the It was a remarkable day for remarkable students at a remarkable school. Cottage Grove High School Principal Mike Ingman re- minded the family and friends who gathered in the school’s gymnasium on Saturday of that fact just prior to watching the class of 2018 walk across the stage. Th e graduation ceremony, which was moved indoors af- ter an increasingly wet weath- er forecast, was Ingman’s fi rst as principal at Cottage Grove High School. He was appointed CAITLYN MAY/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL Cottage Grove High School students throw their hats into the air in celebration after they were offi cially acknowledged as graduates by principal Mike Ingman on Saturday. as interim principal aft er for- mer principal Iton Udosenata announced he would be taking a position in North Eugene. At the time, Ingman served as principal of South Lane’s Kennedy High School. Ken- nedy’s GED specialist Halie Ketcher was moved into In- gman’s position and Ingman moved to the high school, both Ketcher and Ingman having the ‘interim’ designation in their titles removed earlier this year. “Jacob Woods struggled as a freshman,” Ingman told the crowd. He relayed how the senior had failed to qualify academically for track before eventually raising his grades and going on to win two state titles — a fi rst for the high school since 1991. “Jacob Woods is a remarkable stu- dent at a remarkable school,” Ingman said. Th e list went on. Ingman congratulated stu- dents who had encountered deaths in the family, illness and homelessness to reach gradua- tion. Just over 100 students turned their tassels on Saturday in- cluding four valedictorians: Faryn Dahlen, Spencer Falk, Kate Kyle and Cooper Ladd and salutatorian Jordan Hage- wood. “Today marks the day we’re not only handed a diploma, but we’re handed the world,” Ladd See CGHS A11 They've always been Good Kids And they're ready to continue their story See IGA A11 No cause found for mill fi re By Zach Silva cmay@cgsentinel.com Th e Whitsell Mill fi re that occurred in Saginaw on May 27 has been ruled accidental, according to a press release from South Lane County Fire and Rescue. However, the in- vestigation that was complet- ed with assistance from the Oregon State Fire Marshal's Offi ce, Oregon State Police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Exp- lo-sives did not fi nd the cause. “While the exact cause of the fi re remains undeter- mined and may likely never be known, fi re investigators located an area inside the mill where they believe the fi re be- gan,” the press release read. Th e fi re, which destroyed the entirety of the more than 180,000 square-foot area of the mill along with some sur- rounding area that continue ZACH SILVA/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL Zach Chee receives his high school diploma during a graduation ceremony held at Kennedy High School on Saturday, June 9. Editor’s Note: Th is is the fi nal installement of an ongoing series that began aft er a conversation with staff members at Al Kennedy High School in early September. Th e Sentinel had approached the district about chronicling the teachers and students at Kennedy to tell the story of alternative education through the lens of those on the ground. District administrators thought it was a great idea; Kennedy staff had questions. Eight educators sat in a room with a newspaper editor. At the end, they’d come to an understanding: Th e truth is the truth and the kids come fi rst. Over the course of the 2017-2018 school year, Th e Sentinel has been telling the story of the educators and their students as they've navigated a location change, funding gaps and the honest narrative that, sometimes, working hard isn’t enough — and an education doesn’t fi x everything. Th e stories have been of triumph, tragedy and truth as the tribe at Kennedy continued its eff orts to slingshot students up and over the barriers to progress through understanding, commitment and engage- ment... all the while acknowledging the unfortunate reality that some kids won’t make it. By Caitlyn May cmay@cgsentinel.com See FIRE A7 Th ere’s nothing like a Kennedy High School graduation. It’s not unlike Kennedy itself; fi ercely intimate, resting its attention on the accomplishment rather than the adversity and serving as a platform for its CRIME Swinging Bridge Vandalism on Main St. An event Saturday is aimed at raise money for the Swinging Bridge project Vandals break windows of Wolfclan shop PAGE A5 PAGE A6 34th Anniversary Sale INDEX COMMUNITY students to gain equal footing as they step into the world. It casts aside the generic in favor of engage- ment and is unapologetically its own entity that op- erates through the lens of reality rather than from the podium of intention and is supported by a band of educators who relentlessly advocate for the most equitable approach to a, sometimes, unconventional circumstance. 34% Off Regular Priced Gift & Boutique Clothing Calendar ...................................... B12 Channel Guide ............................... 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