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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 Top ranked Lions stay undefeated in league play. B1 Serving the communities of Cottage Grove, Dorena, Drain, Elkton, Lorane and Yoncalla. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2018 CG High School readies for report card By Caitlyn May cmay@cgsentinel.com ODOE will soon release its annual school report Cottage Grove High School’s class schedule has usually incorporated un- conventional things like Lion Pride breaks to allow students the opportunity to grab a second breakfast, making the school day orig- inal. Th is year, it’s institut- ing the remix. “Gary Roberts is han- dling the Wednesday re- make and I’m not saying it’s going to go off without a hitch, but it’s an interesting, new way to approach FACEBOOK.COM/CGSENTINEL • TWITTER.COM/CGSENTINEL WED 67º/44º For a complete six- day forecast please see page A5. CGSENTINEL.COM Planning for an uncertain future By Caitlyn May cmay@cgsentinel.com What happens when a child with disabilities outlives their parents? Th ese families are asking themselves the same question Grant was born in Cottage Grove when babies were still born in Cottage Grove. He came a few months early, in one of the city’s two birthing houses and has watched hous- es go up and trees come down; he remembers when they built the Dairy Queen on Highway 99 and can name the year every neighbor on his block moved in. He’s lived in the same house his entire life — he’s just worked out a deal to have the exterior painted again, the fi rst time since his mother commis- sioned the same work just pri- or to her passing 30 years ago. Th irty years is what Grant, now 70, fi gures he may have left . “My uncle, who they say I’m built like, he lived just short of his 100th birthday,” Grant said, his inherited build standing well short of six-feet and eas- ily tucked into the same size clothes he wore as a teenager when he graduated from Cot- tage Grove High School. Th e wiry tuft of his beard lays fl at against his chin and billows out before settling just above his neckline and his eyes, See FUTURE 9A CAITLYN MAY/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL Grant has lived in his house in Cottage Grove for 70 years and hopes to continue doing so despite outliving his parents’ plans for his care. "Shrek" takes the stage See CGHS 8A Lane County releases fi rst suicide study More than 1,000 individuals died by suicide since 2000 By Caitlyn May cmay@cgsentinel.com Lane County Public Health reported earlier this month that between 2000 and 2016, 1,079 people died of suicide in Lane County — a rate 50 percent higher than the national average. It was only one of several grave statistics included in the organizations fi rst com- prehensive suicide report aimed at providing insight and recommendations to help stem suicide in the community. “I think that we defi nitely know that we have a higher unemployment rate, we COURTESY PHOTO Princess Fiona (Melissa Miller), Donkey (Matt Arscott) and Shrek (Mark VanBeever) will hit the stage this weekend for Cottage Theatre’s rendition of “Shrek, the Musical.” Tickets are on sale now. For more information, visit cottagetheatre.org. See SUICIDES 10A Cottage Grove community members come together to help ‘Miss Kitty’ By Caitlyn May cmay@cgsentinel.com Before Cottage Grove had the internet, it had Kitty Slack. From her counter at Cottage Grove Answering Service on Ad- ams Avenue, Slack did much more than answer the phone. “You could call Kitty and say, ‘I need some gravel spread,’ and she would get you in touch with the right person.” Steve Nisewander outsourced his answering service for two of his businesses to Slack for over 20 years — along with 78 other local businesses who relied on her to an- swer their phones in a fashion more familiar to movie-going audiences CITY Having a ball Forum Third annual Mayor's Ball to be hosted at Armory Candidates speak during election forum PAGE A5 PAGE A3 INDEX COMMUNITY than modern day cell phone users. “She had the old fashion punch board and she’d be able to be on the phone with, say ... a doctor’s offi ce ... and someone else would call and she could go to them and be able to return to the fi rst call and keep it all straight. It was amazing,” said Gail Hoelzle, a local Main Street busi- ness owner who utilized Slack’s ser- Quality Vision Care for You Comprehensive family, medical eyecare and optical services We provide exams for Cataracts, Glaucoma, Diabetic and Lasik Serving Cottage Grove since 2006 Mon-Thurs 9M-5PM FRI 9AM-4PM 257 N. 8th St 541-942-5000 | www.PCVI.com vices and retained her friendship. Once, when Hoelzle’s daughter was traveling and they hadn’t heard from her, Slack was able to tell them why. “I called her and said, 'yeah, United has some delays' and I have no idea how but she just knew,” she said. Slack, knew everything. Calendar ...................................... B12 Channel Guide ............................... B5 Classifieds ...................................... B7 Obituaries ...................................... A2 Opinion ......................................... A4 Sports ............................................ B1 If sirens were ringing through the streets, residents called Slack to fi nd out why; always receiving a traffi c report of a local accident or a detour in case of a house fi re in the process. When calls came in for local physicians’ offi ces, Slack knew the See KITTY 11A 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 50 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
