2A • COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • OCTOBER 31, 2018
RECORDS
OEDseeks public comment on amending definition Time change requires
of “work” for unemployment insurance benefits
preparation for drivers
Th e Oregon Employment
Department is promulgating
a change to Oregon Admin-
istrative Rule (OAR) 471-
040-0038. Th is rule defi nes
the term “work” for unem-
ployment insurance benefi t
recipients and how it applies
in determining when an em-
ployment relationship ends
for an individual and in the
case of individuals working
for other third party em-
ployment
administration
entities.
Th e proposed change to
the existing rule will now in-
clude government programs
where a state agency serves
as the employer of record
for individuals performing
home care services for the
purposes of determining
when their separation oc-
curred.
Th is language is being
updated in order to be con-
sistent with the changes to
Ore-gon Revised Statutes
(ORS) 410.619 resulting
from the passage of Senate
Bill 1542 in the 2014 Legis-
lative Session.
Th e change in law identi-
fi ed the state as an employ-
er for home care workers
employed by the Oregon
Home Care Commission,
the Department of Human
Services, the Oregon Health
Authority, an area agency, or
a support services broker-
age for the purposes of ORS
Chapter 657.
Th e change in rule is
merely codifi cation of policy
which has been in practice
since 2014. Th e department
does not anticipate any fi scal
or economic impact from the
changes to this rule, because
the changes do not create
any distinct impact separate
from the change to statute in
the 2014 Legislative Session.
A Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking Hearing, the
Statement of Need and Fis-
cal Impact, and the proposed
amended rule text are posted
on the OED website.
Th e Proposed Rulemak-
ing Hearing for this change
will occur on Friday, Nov.
30, in the Auditorium at the
Oregon Employment De-
partment at 875 Union St
NE, Salem, Ore., 97311 from
2 to 4 p.m.
Anyone interested in pro-
viding the department feed-
back on the rule is welcome
to attend the public hearing
in person. If you are un-
able to attend the hearing in
person but want to provide
comments on the rule, you
have the option of calling the
conference line at 888-850-
4523 (Passcode # 440528).
Written comments may
also be submitted via email
to OED_Rules@oregon.gov
by Friday, Nov. 30, at 5 p.m.
All comments received
will be given consideration
before the department pro-
ceeds with the permanent
rulemaking.
Outdoor burning season now open after two delays
Th e fall outdoor burning
season opened Saturday, Oct.
27, for many Lane County
residents. Th e season, origi-
nally set to start Oct. 1, was
delayed until Oct. 13, de-
layed again till Oct. 27, then
pushed back further 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 County
until fi re season could be ful-
ly declared over.
Outdoor burning season
ends Oct. 31 for lots greater
than 2 acres inside the Eu-
gene Urban Growth Bound-
ary; lots greater than 0.5
acres inside the Springfi eld
Urban Growth Boundary
and City Limits; and inside
the Oakridge Urban Growth
Boundary and City Limits.
Residential outdoor burn-
ing is prohibited at all times
within the city limits of Eu-
gene and Florence.
Outdoor burning, also
known as open or backyard
burning, allows some Lane
County residents to burn
only dry woody yard debris
that was generated on their
own residential property.
Rules concerning outdoor
burning diff er throughout
the county.
Burn barrels are prohib-
ited countywide. Outdoor
burning rules have been re-
David Turrell
1948-2018
David Turrell, 70, a long-time Cottage
Grove car dealer and Elks Lodge member,
passed away on Sept. 11, 2018, peacefully
with the wife at his side.
Dave was born on June 1, 1948, in
Spokane, Wash., and was taken home by his
adoptive parents Kenneth and Maxine Turrell in Beaverton, Ore.
He enlisted in the Navy at age 17. After his discharge in his
early 20s, he started a service station and tow truck business,
attended night classes at a community college in Portland and
reared a daughter Shannon and son David.
Later he moved to Boise, Idaho. There he met and married
Susan Brown in 1984, then worked in sales management for
Chrysler in several states.
In 1990 he and Susan moved to Cottage Grove where
he opened Affordable Auto Sales & Broker on Main Street
and during the next 23 years enjoyed visiting with friends
and customers at the shop, fi shing, golfi ng, playing cards and
participating in Elks Lodge activities.
He served as treasurer and trustee of the lodge for several
years and enjoyed raising money for charities.
One-and-a-half years ago, he and his wife moved to
Terpening Terrace, a retirement community, in Eugene.
Survivors include his wife Susan; a son, David Turrell
(Cindy) of Geneva, N.Y.; a daughter, Sannon Turrell (Russ)
Charlotte, N.C.; daughter, Stephanie Lyon, Meridian, Idaho;
three grandchildren, Zander Turrell, Rachel Turrell and Erica
Lyon; and two sisters, Irene Alderman (Larry) Milwaukee, Ore.,
and Wendy Hays, San Francisco.
The celebration of life service will be held at the Elks
Lodge, 755 N. River Road, Cottage Grove at 2:30 p.m. Sunday,
Nov. 11.
cently updated in the past
year, the public can fi nd the
updated rules in LRAPA’s
outdoor burning booklet:
www.lrapa.org/Document-
Center/View/163.
Before starting a fi re, all
residents must check the dai-
ly burning advisory, which
indicates to the community
if burning is prohibited on a
given day.
Th e advisory also tells res-
idents when all fi res must
be extinguished by. Th e dai-
ly burning advisory can be
found by calling Lane Re-
gional Air Protection Agen-
cy’s advisory line at 541-726-
3976 or by visiting www.
lrapa.org.
To prevent any uncon-
trolled fi res, the Fire Defense
Board reminds all residents
that all outdoor burning
must be constantly attended
until extinguished with wa-
ter nearby.
Although burning is an
option for some Lane Coun-
ty residents, LRAPA encour-
ages exploring alternatives to
burning.
Residents can dispose of
woody yard debris for a min-
imal charge at one of Lane
County’s various collection
depots or with Rexius and
Lane Forest Products. ]
Chipping and composting
are also alternative options
to burning.
Eugene “Gene” C. Cooper
1936-2018
Eugene “Gene” C. Cooper, 82 of Cottage
Grove, Oregon passed away in his sleep
September 21, 2018.
He was born
September 17, 1936, in Dallas, OR to Loren
and Maude (Cole) Cooper. Gene was the
youngest of 7 children. He married Sharon
Pitzer on February 27, 1960 in Dallas, OR. Gene worked for
Weyerhaeuser for 26 years as a choker setter/timber faller.
Aft er retirement he drove dump truck for Pass Creek Paving,
was a watchman for Davidson Construction and Whitsell
Manufacturing. Gene enjoyed snowmobiling with the
Bohemia Sno Sledders of Cottage Grove, camping with friends
and family and fi shing the high lakes. Gene is survived by his
wife Sharon Cooper, daughters; Candy (Mike) Middaugh, Julie
Cooper, grandchildren; Jami Cooper, Shane and Cheyenne
Middaugh, great-grandchildren; Tanner and Trevor Cooper,
all of Cottage Grove, OR. He was preceded in death by his
parents, siblings, Harold, Leland, Don, Glen, Irene and Loretta.
“Papa we love you and miss you”. A Celebration of Life will be
held at 1:00 PM, on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at the VFW
Hall, potluck to follow, 3160 Hillside Drive, Cottage Grove,
OR. Arrangements by Smith Lund Mills Funeral Chapel, 123
S. 7th St., Cottage Grove, OR 97424.
SALEM — It’s not the
time change that bothers
us (some say we’re getting
an extra hour this time of
year — doesn’t matter);
it’s the impact on circadi-
an rhythm or the physi-
cal, mental and behavioral
changes that follow our
typical 24-hour cycle.
Disturbance of this cy-
cle, according to the Na-
tional Safety Council, is a
key risk factor for safety
incidents. In the transpor-
tation industry, that means
crashes.
And no good comes out
of any kind of crash.
Safety advocates encour-
age drivers prepare for this
Sunday’s time change by
adjusting sleep habits a few
days ahead of the change it-
self. Th at way, you’ll reduce
the impact to your circadi-
an cycle.
“Getting a good night’s
sleep is the best way to fend
off drowsy driving,” said
Troy E. Costales, ODOT’s
Safety Division administra-
tor. And getting a couple of
good night’s sleep in a row
is even better.
Over the past fi ve years
in Oregon, 51 people have
died in 48 crashes where
drowsy driving or fatigue
was a factor. 2016 was an
especially bad year, when
15 people died in 12 drowsy
driving-related crashes.
Our strong economy,
more traffi c on the roads
and people trying to get
a lot done in a short time
can all contribute to creat-
ing a tired driver. Oregon’s
numbers show the trend
in drowsy driving is head-
ing the wrong way (see at-
tached chart) — and that’s a
tragedy waiting to happen.
Adults generally need
seven to nine hours of sleep
to achieve peak perfor-
mance, but research indi-
cates 3-in-10 get less than
six hours, according to
NSC. Everyone knows you
don’t drive aft er drinking,
and it should be the same
when you are tired: take
personal responsibility and
don’t get behind the wheel
in the fi rst place.
DrowsyDriving.org has
important information to
help you, your friends and
family avoid fatigued driv-
ing.
Christine Lynn Walston
1951-2018
Christine Lynn Walston, 67 of Cottage
Grove, OR passed away on October 7,
2018. She was born July 3, 1951 in Cot-
tage Grove, OR to parents Robert and
Phyllis (Hoff man) Githens. Chris grad-
uated from Cottage Grove High School
and was an administrative assistant in
the forestry industry for more than 20
years. She enjoyed sewing, quilting and spending time with
her family and especially her grandchildren. Chris made pillow
cases for Ryan’s Case For Smiles that helps children cope with
treatment for cancer and serious illness and made quilts for Vet-
eran’s through the Quilts of Valor program. Chris is survived
by her daughter, Tami Miles and husband Dennis, Veneta, OR;
son, Tanner Walston and wife Heidi, Cottage Grove, OR; sister,
Kathy Kelty and 3 grandchildren. No services will be held at this
time. Arrangements in the care of Smith Lund Mills Funeral
Chapel, Cottage Grove, OR.
Walter C. Parsons
1947-2018
Walter C. Parsons, 71 of Cottage
Grove, OR passed away on October 21,
2018. He was born on June 26, 1947 in
Exeter, CA to parents Hilard E. and Mary
L. (Morrison) Parsons. Walter graduated
from Exeter High School, attended NCC
College and received a bachelor’s degree
in theology. He served as a sergeant in the US Air Force from
1965 - 1969. Walter married Mary K. Arndt on June 10, 1971
in Exeter, CA. Walter served as a pastor for many churches and
locally at the Walker Church from 1978 – 1980. He enjoyed
golf, travel and studying history, especially the late 1700’s
and early 1800’s. Walter is survived by his loving wife of 47
years, Mary Parsons, Cottage Grove, OR; brother, Michael
Parsons and wife Carol, Clovis, CA; nephew, Ryan Parsons
and wife Amy, Clovis, CA; and grand-nieces, Madison and
Mackenzie. A Celebration of life was held at 10:30 AM on
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at the First Presbyterian Church,
Cottage Grove, OR. Memorial contributions may be made to
Community Sharing. Arrangements in the care of Smith Lund
Mills Funeral Chapel, Cottage Grove, OR.
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