2A | WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2019 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
On The Record
POLICE LOG
May 14
•
Shoplifting
of
$37.42-worth of sand-
wiches and beer was re-
ported at Walmart.
• Theft of a can of Red
Bull was reported at Gro-
cery Outlet.
• A restraining order
violation was reported
when a female subject
was found hiding in a
bush by the Kingdom
Hall of Jehovah’s Wit-
nesses church.
• A subject was arrest-
ed on Gateway Blvd. for
a felony possession of a
firearm.
May 15
• A suspicious person
was reported around Tay-
lor Ave. going into back
yards and attempting to
get inside houses. One
victim was at home when
the suspect tried to come
in the back sliding glass
door.
• Second-degree ani-
mal abuse was reported
when a complainant wit-
nessed a man hitting and
choking his dog in a car
on E Gibbs Avenue. A
second male confronted
the subject and hit him in
the face. The subject ex-
plained to the responding
officer that the dog had
tried to bite a stranger
and so he hit the dog with
a newspaper.
• A man was reported
trying to use a fake $100
bill at a 76 gas station.
Upon arrest, the man was
discovered to have an un-
related warrant out. Bail
was set at $50,000.
May 17
• A traffic accident in-
jury was reported at Hwy
99 and Abbott Lane.
• Protestors at the cir-
cus were reported by a
citizen for going out-
side the boundaries set
by their permit. The re-
sponding officer found
the subjects to be inside
boundaries.
• A man reported to
the police station lobby
believing he had been
slipped some fentanyl in
some chips and salsa. He
complained of hallucina-
tions and blurred vision
and was transported to
the ER for evaluation.
• Multiple people were
reported fighting in an
apartment complex com-
mon area on Gateway
Blvd. Two males were re-
portedly “going at it” as
a group of females were
“egging them on.”
May 18
• A dog with no col-
lar was found on Wilson
Ave.
• A welfare check was
requested for a “larger
male” laying out in the
rain with no shoes on in
Coiner Park.
• A male subject with
long hair was reported
the rear of 7s Deli ap-
pearing very agitated and
“stabbing” the air and
ground.
Five Oregon counties receive Federal Disaster Declaration status from February storms
SALEM — A federal
disaster declaration was
officially declared in the
State of Oregon ordering
federal assistance to sup-
plement state and local
recovery efforts in the
areas affected by severe
winter storms, flood-
ing, landslides and mud-
slides stemming from
Feb. 23-26 in Coos, Cur-
ry, Douglas, Jefferson and
Lane counties.
Heavy snow knocked
down trees or tree limbs
into spans of power lines
and encased lines with
snow and ice, causing
major power outages and
damaging transportation
routes.
Major roadways were
impacted due to land-
slides, high water and fall-
en trees including the clo-
sure of Highway 58 that
left many residents of the
city of Oakridge cut off
from critical services and
without power for days, or
even weeks in some cases.
A joint Preliminary
Damage
Assessment
(PDA) conducted by
the Office of Emergency
Management and FEMA
for local governments and
certain private nonprof-
its for potential financial
federal assistance under
FEMA’s Public Assistance
(PA) program document-
ed more than $30 million
in damages.
The PDA was conduct-
ed from April 8-12 to as-
sess the damages.
This process involved
coordinating with local
emergency
managers,
public works depart-
ments, and utilities to doc-
ument damages and costs
associated with the repair
of critical infrastructure,
power and roadways.
The most severe im-
pacts were damages to
public utilities, roads,
culverts, debris removal
and emergency protective
measures.
This disaster declara-
tion makes federal fund-
ing is available to the state
and eligible local govern-
ments and certain private
nonprofit organizations
on a cost-sharing basis
for emergency work and
the repair or replacement
of facilities damaged by
the severe winter storms,
flooding, landslides and
mudslides in the five eligi-
ble counties.
Cliff ord Keith Folkman
1937-2019
arbitrator, a substitute teacher
and an educational assistant.
Keith was a volunteer for the
South Lane School District, and
a nominee for Volunteer of the
Year through United Way. He
enjoyed gardening, golf and
Wildfire Awareness Month continues throughout Northwest
The governors of eleven
western states have signed
a proclamation recogniz-
ing May 2019 as Wildfire
Awareness Month.
The chief executives of
Oregon, Washington, Ne-
vada, California, Colorado,
Idaho, Utah, Montana, Wy-
oming, North and South
Dakota encourage all cit-
izens to “take steps to bet-
ter prepare their home and
communities for wildfires
and work toward becoming
a fire-adapted community.”
These states, in part-
nership with federal, state
and local fire prevention
agencies and organiza-
tions, are working together
to increase awareness of
wildfires with programs,
public service announce-
ments, and opportunities
for people to participate in
community fire prevention
projects.
When it comes to pre-
venting wildfires, there’s a
lot at stake: lives, personal
property and the many val-
ues provided by Oregon’s
forests and rangelands.
During the 2018 wildfire
season, Oregonians were
responsible for starting
1,330 wildfires that con-
sumed over 329,000 acres.
“It’s incredibly important
that all Oregonians work
with their neighbors to plan
and prepare for fire season
now,” said Kristin Babbs,
president of the Keep Or-
egon Green Association.
“Educating yourself about
how fires can get started
will be key in reducing ac-
cidental wildfire ignitions
this summer.”
Wildfires can start at home
Wildfires in the wild-
land-urban interface are of-
ten started by human activ-
ity, such as debris burning
At stake: lives, property, for- or lawn mowing, and then
ests
spread to the forest. Once
underway, a fire follows the
fuel, whether it is trees or
houses.
“Simple and inexpensive
prevention strategies can
make your home, family
and community much saf-
er,” Babbs said. “Spring is
the perfect time to remove
dead, flammable vegetation
and limb up trees around
the yard.”
To get an early start on
Wildfire Awareness Month,
join your neighbors in re-
ducing your community’s
wildfire risk by taking part
in National Wildfire Com-
munity Preparedness Day
on Saturday, May 4.
The National Fire Pro-
tection Association has
teamed up with State Farm
Insurance to encourage res-
idents to commit a couple
of hours, or the entire day,
to raising wildfire aware-
ness and working on proj-
ects that can protect homes
and entire communities
from the threat of fire.
spending time with kids and
grandkids. He was a member
of Trinity Lutheran Church,
Rotary and sat on the South
Folkman
Lane Fire Board and South Lane
aka “Papa Bear”, 82 of Cottage
School Board Budget Commit-
Grove, OR passed away on
tee. Keith is survived by his
Cliff ord
Keith
May 4, 2019. Keith was born
Coming soon: More Wildfire
Awareness Month tips
During May, the Oregon
Department of Forestry,
the Oregon Office of State
Fire Marshal, the Office of
Emergency Management,
Keep Oregon Green, the
U.S. Forest Service, and
other federal, state and
local emergency and re-
sponse agencies will be
promoting programs and
messages encouraging the
public to work together in
their local communities to
prevent the risk of wildfire.
on March 24, 1937 in Brawley,
CA to parents Cliff ord B. and
Lottie L. (Glover) Folkman. He
received a bachelor’s degree in
loving wife of 61 years, Dorothy
Folkman; daughter, Linda Folk-
man; son, Randall Folkman;
son, Curtis Folkman and wife
Pattee; 5 grandchildren and 2
great-grandchildren. A celebra-
Accounting from the University
tion of life will be held at Trinity
of Utah. Keith married Dorothy
Lutheran Church on May 29th
A. Byrd on Feb. 14, 1958 in Salt
at 1:00 PM. Arrangements in
Lake City, UT. He was an ac-
the care of Smith Lund Mills
countant for Sears and Roebuck
Funeral Chapel, Cottage Grove,
for over 30 years, a fi nancial
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SAVE MONEY. SAVE LIVES.
Special Event
ALZHEIMER’S AND DEMENTIA SUPPORT
Ground Ambulance
Memberships
$65 per year
Ground Ambulance &
Air Membership
$115 per year
G UEST SPEAKER T ARA B LOUNT ,
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will discuss important signs to watch for in those living
with dementia during the upcoming summer heat.
Wednesday, May 22 – 6:30 p.m.
Questions or concerns,
call: Linda LaZar (541) 942-0054
Call 541-942-4493 for info.
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