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$1.00 S entinel C ottage G rove Est. 1889 PERSONAL | COMMERCIAL BENEFITS | SURETY (541) 942-0555 PayneWest.com/Cottage-Grove SPORTS Catching up with the speedway B1 WED 85º/53º Serving the communities of Cottage Grove, Dorena, Drain, Elkton, Lorane and Yoncalla. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2018 FACEBOOK.COM/CGSENTINEL • TWITTER.COM/CGSENTINEL CGSENTINEL.COM Opal to host ‘Storybook Theater’ this month By Caitlyn May cmay@cgsentinel.com In the early days of August, 15 teen- agers will lock themselves in Opal Th e- atre and four days later, emerge hav- ing learned everything there is to know about performing. Storybook Th eatre has been in oper- ation for the last fi ve years under the leadership of Cottage Grove resident Judy Smith. It operates as a non-profi t under Opal Th eatre and started with a realization. Smith, a longtime supporter of the arts and volunteer at Cottage Th eatre looked around one summer and saw theatre kids without an outlet for their showmanship. Her daughter, who was also active in the Cottage Grove theatre community, was going to school in Se- attle at the time, so Smith made a call. “I thought, what are the chances her and her friends would want to start a program down here and teach these kids?” She said. “So, I asked her and she asked her friends and there was an For a complete six- day forecast please see page A5. overwhelming response.” Th ere were 10 teenagers that fi rst year who fi rst met at Smith’s house where she gauged their interest before embarking on what would become an intensive seven-day theatre camp. “Th ey’re mouths just fell open,” See OPAL 10A Kennedy High School gets new look LCSO deadly force incident ruled lawful By Caitlyn May cmay@cgsentinel.com Th e Lane County District Attorney has ruled the fatal shooting on July 12 to be a lawful use of deadly force by Lane County deputies. Joey Loop was shot and killed aft er deputies were called to property on Ce- dar Park Rd. Th e caller in- formed deputies that Loop was on the property and threatening violence. Ac- cording to a press release on the ruling, Loop was “banging on the house and demanding the caller to exit the residence.” An additional 911 call was recorded from a sepa- rate resident in the area. Deputies patrolled the area, and according to the district attorney’s offi ce, re-ponded to the scene with an armored Humvee aft er reports of shots being fi red were recorded. “Upon arriving, deputies attempted to contact Loop via public address system attached to the LCSO See LCSO 10A Mother seeks return of son’s stolen ashes By Ned Hickson nhickson@cgsentinel.com The new family and consumer sciences room, featuring new appliances, was being completed on Monday, July 30 by Kennedy crew students and instructors Matt Hall and Brandi Baker-Rudicel. By Caitlyn May cmay@cgsentinel.com A fl urry of dollies and students were buzzing around Al Kennedy High School on Monday mov- ing desks, chairs, cabinets and everything else that would fi t in their hands. Th e school isn’t relocating for a second time in as many years but it is making moves. Kennedy made the transition from portable trail- ers on Taylor Ave. last year to Delight Valley, a cam- pus outside of city limits that they shared with Head Start for the 2017-2018 school year. Now that the preschool is moving out to a new building funded by the $35 million bond passed by voters in 2016, Ken- nedy gets to spread out a bit. Th e renovation, that took place over two days earlier this week, included a new space for family and consumer science classes, a new library, music room, front offi ce and a rear- rangement of existing classrooms. “It’s exciting,” said Brandi Baker-Rudicel. She teaches family and consumer sciences, formally known as home economics, as well as careers and health classes. Her new classroom is in a space uti- lized by Head Start last year but just a day into the renovation, it’s impossible to tell toddlers had ruled the room. Th e perimeter of the room is now outfi tted with brand new cabinets and counter tops, interrupted by two new stoves a few feet apart. Th ere’s also a new dishwasher, sink, refrigerator and washer and dry- er set. Th e spacious fl oor, now wood laminate, will soon be broken up by brand new tables where stu- dents will learn how to take the vegetables from the See KENNEDY 10A City awards sewer project bid to H&J Construction By Caitlyn May cmay@cgsentinel.com On July 27, during a special city council meeting, the board awarded H&J Construction a sewer repair proj- ect aft er the company bid $388,673 for the repairs. According to information provid- ed by the city manager’s offi ce for the meeting, “Two sanitary sewer jobs were identifi ed and partially designated from a couple of years ago … While staff was completing the design on these two jobs, the public works department found two more jobs with their clean- ing and video program.” Th e original job was located on S. First St. and the alley west of the street between Quincy and Van Buren Ave. During the completion of that project, the public works department utilized a technology known as pipe bursting that replaces buried pipes without trench- EVENTS Chili cook-off Car Show Winners announced in CG Chili Cook-off PAGE A5 Car enthusiasts get a look at hot rods, racers and more PAGE A8 INDEX COMMUNITY ing. H&J Construction was awarded the secondary projects found during the completion of the fi rst which includes a pipe on Adams Ave from S. Seventh St. east to the Napa parking lot. Th e second portion of the project runs from Highway 99 between Grover and Woodson Ave. “Both these projects are good candi- dates for the pipe bursting technology. Staff feels that adding these two proj- Michili Monroi, LCSW Counseling Services See ASHES 11A Calendar ...................................... B12 Channel Guide ............................... B5 Classifieds ...................................... B7 Obituaries ...................................... A2 Opinion ......................................... A4 Sports ............................................ B1 cgnews@cgsentinel.com (541) 942-3325 ph • (541) 942-3328 fax P.O. 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