COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • OCTOBER 24, 2018 •
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LRAPA outdoor burning season further delayed
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Family owned and operated for over 47 years.
Th e fall outdoor burning
season will begin on Sat-
urday, Oct. 27, for many
Lane County residents. Th e
season was originally set to
start Oct. 1, but was delayed
until Oct. 13, has now been
delayed until Oct. 27 due to
continued dry weather and
fi re danger.
Th e Lane County Fire De-
fense Board and Oregon De-
partment of Forestry decid-
ed to postpone the opening
of the season in Lane Coun-
ty since weather conditions
have been too dry. Th e lim-
ited precipitation and dew
the county has seen are not
been enough to reduce fi re
risks and allow residential
outdoor burning.
If the same weather pat-
terns continue, the season
could be delayed further.
Outdoor burning, also
known as open or backyard
burning, allows some Lane
County residents to burn
dry woody yard debris that
was generated on their own
residential property.
Rules concerning outdoor
burning diff er through-out
the county, with some cities
banning burning within city
limits all together.
Before starting a fi re, all
residents must check the
daily burning advisory,
which indicates to the com-
munity if burning is pro-
hibited on a given day. Th e
advisory also tells residents
when all fi res must be extin-
guished by.
Th e daily burning adviso-
ry can be found by calling
Lane Regional Air Protec-
tion Agency’s advisory line
at 541-726-3976 or by visit-
ing www.lrapa.org.
To prevent any uncon-
trolled fi res, the Fire De-
fense Board reminds all
residents that all outdoor
burning must be constantly
attended until extinguished
with water nearby.
Due to the heavy wildfi re
smoke intrusions this sum-
mer, LRAPA encourages
residents to explore alterna-
tives to burning. Residents
can dispose of woody yard
debris for a minimal charge
at one of Lane County’s var-
ious collection depots or
with Rexius and Lane For-
est Products. Chipping and
composting are also alterna-
tive options to burning.
For more information,
contact Jo Niehaus at 541-
736-1056 ext. 217
SHIBA to provide Medicare enrollment help in Yoncalla
Every year from Oct. 15
through Dec. 7, people with
Medicare have the opportu-
nity to change their health
and drug plans. Companies
that off er Medicare programs
make changes in rates, co-
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Mayor Jeff Gowing is run-
ning unopposed as is coun-
cilor for Ward 1 Jake Boone.
Ward 4 candi-date Greg
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In Yoncalla, SHIBA (Se-
nior Health Insurance Ben-
efi ts Assistance) counselors
are gearing up for appoint-
ments to be held next month.
SHIBA counselors meet
with individuals to personal-
ly assist with Medicare choic-
es, problems, enrollments,
and questions. As trained
volunteers serving under the
direction of the Center for
Medicare Services, they off er
free help and services.
Enrollment help will be
provided Th ursday, Nov. 19,
at the Yoncalla Community
Center, 400 Main St., begin-
ning at 10 a.m.
Ervin was appointed ear-
lier this year when former
councilor Amy Slay stepped
down aft er relocated outside
of city limits making her in-
eligible for her seat. Ervin
served out the remainder of
Slay’s term and will have to
be re-elected. He is running
unopposed.
Who’s running:
Garland Burback: He
has served on the council
for eight years as the Ward
3 councilor aft er serving
on the planning commis-
sion and South Lane School
District Board. A 42-year
resident of Cottage Grove,
Burback is a shareholder
and part-owner of Cottage
Grove Garbage Service.
Jill Hermansen: She cur-
rently works for the South
Lane School District as a
speech therapist and grew
interested in politics in
college when she interned
for her local Congressman.
She’s been involved locally
with her church and Habitat
for Humanity. She is run-
ning for the Ward 3 seat.
Candace
Lamb-Sols-
bee: A downtown business
owner, Lamb-Solsbee has
served on the local cham-
ber of commerce board,
including as its president.
She has noted her interest in
advocat-ing for other small
businesses in Cottage Grove
should she be elected as the
Ward 3 councilor.
Ray Ackerman: Th e own-
er of In-Style Tile works,
Ackerman has tossed his hat
into the ring for Ward 3.
Mike Fleck: Fleck has
been elected to the city
council’s at-large position
three times as well as hav-
ing served on the South
Lane County Fire and Res-
cue Board of Directors, the
fi re budget committee, the
Lane County Public Health
Advisory Committee, the
Cottage Grove Planning
Commission and the city’s
budget committee. He is
currently the head of Com-
munity Sharing, a local food
pantry.
Ashley Rigel: A dental
assistant, Rigel volunteers at
Latham Elementary and has
lived in Cottage Grove for 12
years, spending summers in the
city as a child with her grandpar-
ents.
The general election on Nov.
6 will decide the make-up of the
Cottage Grove city council mov-
ing forward. Councilors serve
four-year terms while the mayor
serves a two-year term.
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