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Newspaper Page TextCOTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • JUNE 27, 2018 • 9 A DORENA NEWS Summer is here, June is al- most over, and July 4 is next week. Be careful with fi re- works and remember kids are out riding and walking on the roads. • July 7 is the Amber and Michael Matchulat’s Benefi t. Call Marissa to see if there are any raffl e tickets left and there are now bracelets for purchase. You do not have to be present to win. • Th e annual Crow Car Show on July 14 at Crow High School, 25863 Crow Rd., in Eugene. Th is is the largest fundraiser for the entire school district, put on by the Crow Booster Club. Th ose who would like to help can con-tact www.sig- nups.com/go/hMCiPkC. Set up is on July 13. Th ere will be many activities and fun for all ages. • It is not too early to sign up for the Lorane Commu- nity-Wide Sale, which takes place Aug. 4, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. To sign up or for more information, contact Mina Knittle , P.O. Box 71, Lorane, Ore., 97451. Participants can rent a table at the grange by contacting Jeri Porter at 541- 942-2448. Cost is $10 for a table or for an outdoor space at Dew Drop Inn. • On July 4, there will be an "Art in the Country" Fes- tival on the grounds of the Applegate Regional Th eater on the corner of Fleck Road and Central Road (at the for- mer Central Elementary.) It will be free admission and free parking. Happy July 4 and be safe! NEW: Digital X-Rays (use less radiation) Implants •Teeth Whitening • Extractions Lumineers (no prep veneers as seen on TV) Chamber, Paktech team up to help Whitsell Mill owner with offi ce space By Caitlyn May cmay@cgsentinel.com When Cottage Grove Area Chamber of Commerce Ex- ecutive Director Travis Palm- er heard about the fi re at the Whitsell Manufacturing Mill in Saginaw, he made a call. “I gave them a few days to get their heads to stop spinning,” he said. But once they had, he reached out and asked what the chamber could do to help. “One of the owners, he men- tioned they’re currently trying to maintain some sort of busi- ness out of his living room and it wasn’t working well because it wasn’t set up for business with faxes and phone lines,” 541.942.7934 ccb# 217560 r Ove June 19 • A suspicious condition was reported on Adams St. aft er seeing two individuals walking around to the back of a house with red gas cans. June 21 30 s Year rience • A disorderly subject was reported on Grover Ave. af- ter a neighbor saw a subject “assaulting” an organ with a sledgehammer and then hitting pe of ex Get up to $250 oﬀ when you schedule your interior or exterior repaint by August 1! (Work scheduled and deposit paid - currently scheduling for August and September) Call us for a Free Quote! “We do small remodels, home repairs and decks! Serving Lane & North Douglas Counties 541-735-0089 Oregon Department of Forest- ry, will provide information on wildfi re preparedness. Wildfi res spread quickly at speeds up to 14 mph and can last for indefi nite periods of time. Being prepared reduces your risk. Whether you live in the city or country, it is import- ant to be prepared. Th e tips and insights pro- vided by Patten will help those who attend to be better pre- pared in the event of a wildfi re in our area. Th e Cottage Grove 912 Proj- ect is a community educa- tion-based organization estab- lished in 2009. a truck with both the sledge hammer and his hands while playing loud music. Th e indi- vidual was contacted to turn down the music. • Lewd conduct was report- ed on Gateway Blvd. when a man in a clown suit was seen mooning passing vehicles. six individuals who were screaming and laughing in the Walmart parking lot. • A woman came to the po- lice station to report that her Xanax was stolen from her purse. she heard the shower running upstairs and subjects moving around. • Shoplift ing was reported at a grocery store on Gateway Blvd. aft er an individual walked out of the store with beer. • A noise complaint was re- ported on Madison St. aft er hearing loud country western music blaring from a nearby house. June 22 • A noise complaint was re- ported to a group of at least SALEM — Th ree Oregon Department of Forestry fi re protection districts from the mid-coast through the south- ern Willamette Valley to the crest of the Cascades entered fi re season on Th ursday, June 21. ODF-protected lands cov- ered by the declaration include state, private, county, and city forestland, as well as Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for- estlands in western Oregon. Th e West Oregon, Western Lane and South Cascade dis- tricts protect lands in Benton, Lane, Lincoln, Polk, southern Linn County and a portion of northwest Douglas County. An unusually dry May and early June prompted the decla- rations. “We’ve received a couple shots of rain recently, but that Tune-Up We’ll make sure your system is running eff ectively and effi ciently. Call for details and an appointment today, and beat the spring rush! Complete Heating & Cooling System Service Reasonable Rates • All Work Guaranteed June 24 • A suspicious condition was reported aft er a house sitter on 1st St. reported that when she went to check on the house Th ree Oregon Department of Forestry fi re districts enter fi re season SPRING Only $99* thing I built from nothing, with like six people. I don’t even like to stop and think about it. I re- ally don’t.” Whitsell is not a member of the local chamber of commerce but Palmer said, that was not a consideration. “Th ey’re still an employer in the area and membership or not we care about their well-being and wanted to help out where we could. Th ey em- ployee about 100 people and we wanted to help where we could,” he said. Diehl said he did not believe the mill employee would work long-term out of the Paktech offi ces but they were welcome to stay as long as they wanted. POLICE LOG Dr. Brent Bitner, DDS 350 Washington, Cottage Grove (behind Better Bodies) from Palmer. “I think there’s 10,000 or 12,000 feet of offi ce space up there and they were operating out of dining rooms and things like that so I off ered them the space to see if that would help them get started,” Diehl said. Th e mill, standing at 194,000 square feet, burned to the ground on May 27 in a fi re that burned overnight. Shortly aft er the fi re, 25 mill employees, a fraction of the workforce, re- turned to the job. At the time of the fi re, owner Walter “Fred” Whitsell told Th e Sentinel, “We’re optimistic. You have to be. What else are you going to do? It’s like 40 years of your life is gone in a moment. Some- Next 912 Project meeting to discuss wildfi re preparedness Th e Cottage Grove 912 Project will be meeting Mon- day, July 2, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at Stacy’s Covered Bridge Restau-rant, 401 E. Main St. During the meeting, Justin Patten, a forest offi cer with the Cottage Grove Dental Palmer said. So, he made another call. Paktech, a manufacturing company that provides handles and application equipment to food and beverage compa- nies, expanded its business to Cottage Grove last year aft er it moved into the former Kwikee building on Davidson Ave. Th e company originally brought approximately 35 jobs to the area using its in-line au- tomated application that pro- vided a 100 percent recyclable product. And while the factory space at the new Paktech building is in full swing, the offi ce spaces were empty. Until owner Scott Diehl received a phone call doesn’t make up for the dry spring we’ve experienced this year. Th e result is that we are a couple weeks ahead of where we traditionally are regarding fuel moistures and fi re con- di-tions in the forest,” said Western Lane District Forester Link Smith. Chris Cline is district for- ester for ODF’s South Cascade District based in Springfi eld. 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