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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 Local man bikes Europe, shares the tales. B1 Serving the communities of Cottage Grove, Dorena, Drain, Elkton, Lorane and Yoncalla. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2018 FACEBOOK.COM/CGSENTINEL • TWITTER.COM/CGSENTINEL Suspects arrested in kidnapping By Caitlyn May cmay@cgsentinel.com Local authorities report that Dustin Michael Borg, 31, and Kristie Marie Jones, 28, have been arrested on charges of kidnapping, robbery, theft and felony in possession of a fi rearm. Th e couple was located at a hotel on W. Sixth Street in Eugene. In the early morning hours of Aug. 8, Cottage Grove police reported that an individual was parked on the 700 block of Gibbs Ave. in Cottage Grove when two individuals, a man and a woman, approached the car with a handgun and used it to gain access to the victim’s car. “Th e victim was then driven to an undisclosed location and subsequently released,” a statement is- sued by CGPD read. Th e victim was reported- ly able to return to Cottage Grove to report the inci- dent. A third person, Cottage Grove resident Leon Paul Meiser, 56, was also arrest- ed at the scene for violation of his parole. Jones will face robbery in the fi rst degree, kidnap- ping in the second degree, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and theft . Borg faces the same charges as well as unlawful use of a weapon and felon in possession of a fi rearm. WED 91º/58º For a complete six- day forecast please see page A5. CGSENTINEL.COM Wildfi re evacuees fi nd shelter in CG and more oft en — driving fam- ilies from their homes under the threat of fl ames. “Basically, right now, every- where around them is on fi re,” Barrong, executive director for the Oregon Aviation Historical By Caitlyn May cmay@cgsentinel.com Welcome by residents helps family to make temporary move permanent E very June for the last few years, Cassandra Bar- rong’s family gathers all their important papers, clothes and momentos and gets ready to run. For generations, they’ve been living in Shasta Coun- ty, California but for the last six years, the family has been under mandatory evacuation at least once or twice a year as wildfi res continue to plague the area, becoming more common, more dangerous and — more ing the neighborhood, the Carr Fire, has burned more than 200,000 acres and more than 1,000 residences, making it one of the most destructive fi res in California history. As of Monday, July 13, the for a little while,” Barrong said. And while she appreciated the welcome her grandmother re- ceived in Cottage Grove, Bar- rong said her family may not be visitors much longer — instead they plan to move to Cottage Grove to escape the fi re sea- son in California that contin- ues to grow each year. “So, right now my moth- er is packing up things like the furniture my grandfather built because you can’t replace that,” Barrong said. She also said that being under evacu- —Cassandra Barrong ation so oft en has taught her family what really needs to make it into a suitcase. “People always think about fi re was 59 percent contained what they want, sentimental with no expected date for full things, but they don’t always containment. think about what they need,” “My grandma just went See EVACUEES 8A home, she was here with me “Last year there was a burn in the area so when the fi re came down, there was nothing left to burn.” Society said. “Last year there was a burn in the area so when the fi re came down, there was nothing left to burn.” Th e fi re currently threaten- Outlying schools may receive wifi upgrade Improved Wi-Fi con- nections could be coming to the South Lane School District schools which fall near or beyond the city’s limits — Al Kenne- dy High School, Dorena School, London School and Latham Elementary School — perhaps as early as this school year. Last year, technology administrator Jesse Baber applied for federal funding from the Universal Service Fund (USF). Th e Federal Communications Com- mission (FCC) funds the USF by charging telecom- munication companies a quarterly fee which is then seen as a charge on con- sumers’ phone bills. Th e USF then funds four diff erent programs with the goal of universal service. One of the programs is for schools and libraries. If SLSD receives the funding, the schools that are not in town would have improved wireless connections. “Th ese schools don’t have any sort of commer- cially available internet that we can get. A number of them are done over radio. Th e one to Dorena goes over two radio hops. One of those hops has no pow- er so it’s solar and propane. And as you can imagine, during the testing season it’s always a little tricky to make sure that stays on,” said Baber to the board at Monday’s school board meeting. As of now, London School has a 20-megabit connection for the whole school. Baber reported that if they received this funding, this number would grow to 10-gigabits which is 500 times more digital storage than they have now. “I guess a good way of explaining is it is right now [Kennedy, Dorena, London and Latham] are very out of town and with this addi- tion, it’s as if they become an in-town school from my perspective,” said Baber. To implement the fi ber optic cables and get this all ready for the schools to use would cost an estimated $1 million. Th e USF would fund 80 percent and the state of Oregon is expected to cover 10 percent. Th e rest may be matched by an additional state orga- nization and if not, there are some funds set aside for technology from the 2016 CAITLYN MAY/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL A participant in last week’s protest makes his feelings known regarding the local Special Olympics program. Volunteers question Special Olympics funds By Caitlyn May cmay@cgsentinel.com See Wi-Fi 11A COMMUNITY Th e local Cottage Grove Special Olym- pics program volunteers are confused but it’s not their fault. Th is is according to Special Olympics Oregon CEO Britt Oase. Th e statement came days aft er local volunteers questioned the organization regarding the whereabouts of $50,000 BUSINESS Lorane News New eatery on Ninth St. Lorane gets new mural Mother, daughter open new bakery, coff ee shop PAGE 7A PAGE 11A www.homesteadcg.com INDEX By Zach Silva zsilva@cgsentinel.com Homestead’s Animal House Party! August 18th 9am-3pm Specials, Wine Tasting, Do or Prizes, and More! willed to the local group by former Cot- tage Grove counselor and Special Olym- pics supporter Michele Portmann. “In our recent conversations with local program coordinators, in both group we- binars and individual calls and meetings, we have found there to be an inconsistent understanding of the Special Olympics Oregon business model that has been in place, how funds are allocated and how Calendar ...................................... B12 Channel Guide ............................... B5 Classifieds ...................................... B7 Obituaries ...................................... A2 Opinion ......................................... A4 Sports ............................................ B1 to interpret the internal reports they have received,” Oase said in an emailed state- ment. She went on to say the “inconsis- tent understanding” was not the fault of the local group and that the organization was working with all 30 programs under its umbrella to “evolve the system to better refl ect the fi nancial challenges” the See FUNDS 8A cgnews@cgsentinel.com (541) 942-3325 ph • (541) 942-3328 fax P.O. Box 35, Cottage Grove, OR 97424 Corner of Sixth and Whiteaker, Cottage Grove _______________ VOLUME 130 • NUMBER 44 Rain Country Realty Inc. RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Licensed in the State of Oregon RainCountryRealty.com • raincountryrealty@gmail.com 1320 Hwy 99 • 541-942-7246