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CGSENTINEL.COM 3 Est. 1889 WEDNESDAY EDITION | OCTOBER 16, 2019 | $1.00 S entinel C ottage G rove VOL. 131, NO. 40 S ERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF C OTTAGE G ROVE , C RESWELL , D ORENA , D RAIN , E LKTON , L ORANE AND Y ONCALLA Your Local News Delivered Your Way: In Print. Online. On the Go! PERSONAL | BUSINESS BENEFIT PLANNING | SURETY YMCA expands services into Cottage Grove By Damien Sherwood dsherwood@cgsentinel.com (541) 942-0555 PayneWest.com /Cottage-Grove WEATHER The YMCA has expanded its af- ter-school enrichment program to Harrison Elementary School this year, adding options for a commu- nity that is often in search of af- ter-school care. Rachel Jackson, associate youth development director for the YMCA, is excited to show the pro- gram off to Cottage Grove. “I like that we’re able to not just be an after-school, but an enrich- ment program,” said Jackson. “[The children] are learning and building new skills, whether its personal re- lationships or any of the other en- richment activities that we’re offer- ing.” The expansion into Cottage Grove comes as the organization opens more programs in the Bethel School District. “High-quality after-school pro- grams have consistently been found to contribute to student success and higher graduation rates,” said YMCA CEO Brian Steffen in a statement. “This expansion of our See YMCA 7A Clouds and rain with a high of 57 and a low tonight of 48. Full forecast on A5 COMMUNITY Carousel closing in on completion. A3 SPORTS — B PHOTOS BY GREG LEE/FOR THE COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL Cottage Grove Mayor Jeff Gowing and his wife, Celia, greet arrivals at last weekend’s Mayor’s Ball. Mayor’s Ball makes for ‘Timeless’ evening Lions close in on postseason. B1 • RECORDS Obituaries Police Logs Wedding Anniv. A2 • LORANE NEWS A5 • CLASSIFIEDS Listings and public notices B8-B9 to celebrate and support one of Cottage Grove’s most important historic build- ings,” said Mayor Jeff Gowing. The night’s theme, “Time- less as the Stars,” paid tribute to this history as the musical tone for the night was set by the early-20th century swing By Damien Sherwood dsherwood@cgsentinel.com Dining, dancing and music filled the Cottage Grove Armory Saturday night for the fourth annu- al Mayor’s Ball. The ball served as a fundraiser for the con- tinued restoration of the Armory, bringing in thousands of dollars in donations and auction events during the night. “We’re here tonight tunes of The Jewel Tones and the 17-piece Blue Skies Big Band. Cottage Grove city of- ficials and local business leaders populated the guest list alongside Ore- gon state senators James Manning, Jr. and Floyd Prozanski, Lane County Commissioner Heather Buch and Eugene Mayor Lucy Vinis. The night also marked See BALL 11A Veteran housing project moves forward FOLLOW US FOR THE LATEST NEWS : /CGS ENTINEL @CGS ENTINEL CGS ENTINEL . COM By Damien Sherwood 541- 942-3325 ph • 541-942-3328 fax P.O. Box 35, Cottage Grove, OR 97424 on a parcel of land behind American Legion building between Main Street and Ash Avenue. The meeting gave com- munity members an op- portunity for feedback. “When we start talking about any new develop- ment in our communities, we like to come out and meet the people who will be future neighbors to talk and show you what our thought process is,” said Homes for Good Communications Direc- dsherwood@cgsentinel.com the Another step toward veteran housing in Cot- tage Grove was made Oct. 10 as the county’s housing authority Homes for Good Housing Agen- cy presented plans to the community at the Ameri- can Legion. The presentation put potential designs on dis- play for Legion Cottages, four proposed tiny homes for low-income veterans OUR TOWN, Not Defi ned by Borders, But by People 44 YEARS Cottage Grove Genealogical Society 700 Gibbs Ave. P.O. Box 388 Cottage Grove, OR 97424 541-942-9570 tor Ela Kubok. Homes for Good pur- chased the property from the American Legion and secured a $225,000 grant from Lane County to help with construction of the new homes. At the meeting, Kubok presented designs creat- ed by University of Ore- gon architecture students through the university’s OregonBILDS program under the direction of professor Rob Thallon. Thallon’s class has al- ready made five afford- able housing units in Eu- gene in partnership with Homes for Good. “It’s a fantastic experi- ence for the students to understand the relation- ship between what they’re designing as future ar- chitects and how it gets built,” Thallon said. The homes, about 400 square feet, are each equipped with a bath- room, kitchenette, living space, loft and a small See HOUSING 10A Input sought in search for new superintendent By Damien Sherwood dsherwood@cgsentinel. com South Lane School District’s search for a new superintendent has begun and community input is being solicited as part of the process. School board mem- bers, staff and commu- nity members gathered at the Cottage Grove High School Oct. 8 for a community input session facilitated by the Oregon School Board Associa- tion’s Director of Board Development Steve Kel- ley. The superintendent position will be vacated June 2020 by Larry Sul- livan, who was initially named to the position as an interim superin- tendent May 2018 after his predecessor, Krista Parent, was ousted by the school board amid misconduct allegations and a scandal involving a workplace affair. The Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission later dis- missed the misconduct allegations against Par- ent. In the coming search process, key priorities and standards for a new superintendent will be identifi ed by community members and a screen- ing committee. “That becomes the lens by which your school board will look through the entire process,” Kel- ley said. “That’s what we will look at the appli- cations through. That’s how we’ll develop the interview questions. That’s how we’ll judge the answers.” Kelley elicited ideas from the audience during the night’s session, ask- ing for opinions about community and school district strengths and challenges. Audience comments on strengths revolved around Cottage Grove characteristics such as its rural atmosphere, its lev- el of cooperation, wel- coming nature, a sense of its own identity and the longevity of stay of its long-term citizens. Kelley articulated his own personal impres- sions of the town as well. “I’ve gained an appre- ciation for your small- town feel — your ru- ralness, if you will,” he said. Community member Jimmy Schaper added, “We are a micropolitan. We are the obverse of See SEARCH 8A What is Rotary? :ŽŝŶƵƐĂƚŽŶĞŽĨŽƵƌǁĞĞŬůLJŵĞĞƟŶŐƐƚŽůĞĂƌŶŵŽƌĞ͘ Thursdays at 12pm ůdĂƉĂƟŽDĞdžŝĐĂŶZĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ ϳϮϱ͘'ŝďďƐǀĞ͘ ZŽƚĂƌLJůƵďŽĨŽƩĂŐĞ'ƌŽǀĞ 541-554-6946