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WEDNESDAY EDITION | JUNE 26, 2019 | $1.00 CGSENTINEL.COM 3 Est. 1889 S entinel C ottage G rove VOL. 131, NO. 26 Serving the communities of Cottage Grove, Dorena, Drain, Elkton, Lorane and Yoncalla Your Local News Delivered Your Way: In Print. Online. On the Go! PERSONAL | COMMERCIAL BENEFITS | SURETY County lays out plans for Territorial Highway Communtity members voice hopes, concerns for project By Damien Sherwood Lane County Engineering Design Program Manager Kerry Werner addresses the audience at the June 20 informational meeting. dsherwood@cgsentinel.com (541) 942-0555 PayneWest.com/Cottage-Grove WEATHER Community members gathered at the Lorane Grange on Thurs- day, June 20, for an informational meeting and a chance to give feed- back to Lane County regarding its plans to improve Territorial High- way. “We made this choice quite a while ago that we wanted to be re- ally close to this project as we man- age and build it so that we can be close to you folks,” said lead engi- neer on the project Kerry Werner as he started the meeting. Becky Taylor, Lane County’s se- nior transportation planner, See HWY 7A DAMIEN SHERWOOD/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL Evening showers with a high of 67 and a low tonight of 50 Full forecast on A5 COMMUNITY Community ‘Kickin’ It with the Cops’ A3 SPORTS — B Lions looking for head football coach B1 CINDY WHEELDRYER/FOR THE COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • RECORDS Obituaries Police Logs Arrests A2 • LORANE NEWS A5 • CLASSIFIEDS Listings and public notices B8,B9 Past BMD Queens (from left) Carolyn Rippy (1966-67) and the festival’s inaugural queen Amelia Blowers (1965). Former BMD queens recall royal reign over The Grove By Cindy Wheeldryer Special to The Sentinel A s the Bohemia Mining Days festival celebrates its 60th “Diamond Jubilee” Anniversary this year, organizers have rummaged through mem- orabilia stashed away in files and scrapbooks looking for nuggets from the past to honor the signifi- cant milestone in BMD history. Established in 1959 as part of the statewide celebration of Or- egon statehood, the celebration was held downtown on Main Street with the carnival set up in the parking lot on Fifth and Main streets. The first decade of the fes- tival was filled with new activities and events that began to define Cottage Grove’s largest celebration of the year. Introduction of the Miner’s Breakfast on the Mountain in 1964, the excursion train up to Culp Creek (that included staged robberies) and the Lemati Gang’s Old West Shows are some of those first events. Another one was the Queen’s Court, introduced for the first time in 1965. That inaugural year, eight Cot- tage Grove High School girls vied See ROYAL 8A FOLLOW US FOR THE LATEST NEWS : /CGS ENTINEL @CGS ENTINEL CGS ENTINEL . COM SLSD addresses changes in preparation for fall By Zach Silva zsilva@cgsentinel.com 541- 942-3325 ph • 541-942-3328 fax P.O. Box 35, Cottage Grove, OR 97424 After a flurry of administra- tion movement across the dis- trict, positions are now being filled at the South Lane School District. The departures of Cottage Grove High School principal Mike Ingman, assistant prin- cipal/athletic director Gary Roberts and SLSD assistant superintendent Kyle Tucker paired with principal changes at three schools in the district have given a feeling of change around the district - a feeling that SLSD director of Human Resources Brian McCasline See SLSD 9A 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 Summer Reading programs kick off at Cottage Grove, Drain libraries By Damien Sherwood dsherwood@cgsentinel.com While parents are busy finding ways to get their youngsters out of the house this summer, local libraries are trying to reel them in. On June 19, libraries in both Cottage Grove and Drain launched kick-off parties for their all-ages summer reading pro- grams. “Our goal this summer is to have fun and to have people who don’t already have reading habits create a reading habit,” said Becky Arnoux, a youth services staff member who helps coordinate the summer reading program at Cottage Grove Public Li- brary. The theme at both libraries features See READING 10A Marriage & Family Counseling Learn to positively overcome confl icts and create stronger relationships for life. Alan D. Walker A Masters Level Christian Counselor Offi ces in Cottage Grove, Yoncalla, and Roseburg Mon-Thurs 9M-5PM FRI 9AM-4PM 257 N. 8th St 541-942-5000 | www.PCVI.com 541-817-6271 AlanWalkerPACO@gmail.com • AlanDWalkerCounselor.com
