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$1.00 S entinel C ottage G rove 3 Est. 1889 Serving the communities of Cottage Grove, Dorena, Drain, Elkton, Lorane and Yoncalla. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2019 PERSONAL | COMMERCIAL BENEFITS | SURETY (541) 942-0555 PayneWest.com/Cottage-Grove SPORTS Check out this week’s special section covering everything you need to know about this year’s high school spring sports WED 58º/40º FACEBOOK.COM/CGSENTINEL • TWITTER.COM/CGSENTINEL For a complete six- day forecast please see page A5. CGSENTINEL.COM Area activist speaks at State House on ‘death with dignity’ House Bill 2217 seeks to modify Oregon's current Death with Dignity Act By Mark Brennan for The Sentinel MARK BRENNAN/FOR COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL Diagnosed with terminal illness, Lane County resident Bruce Yelle is promoting legislation to provide more options for those wishing to utilize Oregon's current Death With Dignity Act. Bruce Yelle is a man on a mission. On Tuesday of last week, that mission led him to the Oregon House of Representa- tives in Salem. He made the trip to speak to the House Committee on Health Care about an issue vital to him and many other Oregonians, the state’s Death with Digni- ty Act. If Yelle’s presentation is ultimately successful, the end result will be his own death. Th e only unknowns in the equation are when he will die and how. Yelle does not want to die today or to- morrow, but he does eventually want to have the option to take advantage of Or- egon Revised Statute (ORS) 120.800, the Death with Dignity Act (DWDA). Yelle’s trip to Salem was made so he could directly present committee members with the reasons he supports House Bill 2217, which seeks to amend the current DWDA. Yelle has been working closely with Dis- trict 33 Representative Mitch Greenlick to craft an amendment to the original DWDA that modifi es the criteria for self-determi- nation. With that goal in mind, Greenlick has recently introduced, HB 2217 which contains a modifi cation to the language which currently requires an individual to ingest and self-administer the medication to end their life. “If you can’t move your limbs or you can’t swallow because your throat doesn’t work, this is impossible to do, so we want to change the wording so people that are unable to move have a way to do this,” Yelle said. “We also want to change the defi ni- tion of ‘self-administered’ to include other delivery methods than just taking the med- ication orally.” See DWD 9A Candidates fi le for SLSD board Letting Dad lead By Zach Silva zsilva@cgsentinel.com Filing deadline was last Th ursday for four seats on the SLSD board It’s a group of mainly fa- miliar faces looking to get re-elected to the South Lane School District school board. Four positions will be up for grabs at this year’s May 21 special election with three of those seats running unop- posed. Th e seats up for election in this cycle includes positions one, three, six and seven. Tammy Hodgkinson, who currently holds position one , is running unopposed as is Jerry Settelmeyer for position six. Hodgkinson has served See SLSD 9A COURTESY SHELLY HARKINS, OFFICE MANAGER AT NDEMS N County takes over Territorial Highway orth Douglas Elementary and Middle School students take to the dance fl oor with their fathers during the recent Father-Daughter Dance, an annual fundrasier for the North Douglas School District’s music program. (More photos on page 12A.) Tougher gun legislation proposal will not be heard Sen. Floyd Prozanski has decided against scheduling SB 501 for a state senate hearing By Mark Brenna “Unfortunately, there wasn’t anyone who had oversight or knowledge of diff erent fi rearms when crafting the bill.” for The Sentinel — Senator Floyd Prozanski Senate Bill 501 was introduced in January by District 19 Democrat Sen. Rob Wagner and has drawn the attention and ire of gun rights groups in Oregon and across the country. Co- sponsored by fellow Democrat from District 38, Rep. Andrea Salinas, the bill would require any individual that wished to purchase a fi re- arm to obtain a permit before receiving a gun of any type. Another controversial aspect of the pro- posed law is that it would also severely restrict the number of rounds an individual could pur- chase each month. THEATER Hello Dolly! Cottage Grove Community Foundation awards grants to 16 area nonprofi ts The Very Little Theatre’s production of “Hello Dolly!” opens this Friday. PAGE A3 PAGE A5 INDEX COMMUNITY Grant recipients Th e legislation was written with input from Ceasefi re Oregon, a student-led advocacy group that is working to reduce gun violence. Th e group was formed in 1994 and has re-emerged as a national voice on the subject of gun vio- lence. Th e organization “Students for Change” has also been involved in the introduction and contacts with the press. State Senator Floyd Prozanski represents District 4 and is the Chair of the Senate Com- mit-tee on the Judiciary. Prozanski has stated publicly his opposition to the proposed Th e 42-mile stretch of Ter- ritorial Highway located with- in Lane County’s boundaries, with the exception of the por- tion that is also Highway 36, is now under the jurisdiction of Lane County aft er months of planning with the Oregon Department of See HWY 10A See PROPOSAL 10A 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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