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Giving thanks to our veterans
(541) 942-0555
School district
Superintendent
steps down
Prompted by health
concerns, Larry
Sullivan will leave his
position Nov. 30.
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WEATHER
By Damien Sherwood
dsherwood@cgsentinel.com
South Lane School Dis-
trict’s search for a superin-
tendent candidate took a turn
Nov. 4,
w h e n
current
Superin-
tendent
Larry
Sulli-
van an-
nounced
his res- Larry Sullivan
ignation
due to “serious health rea-
sons related to cancer.”
The announcement, made
by Sullivan during execu-
tive session and later reiter-
ated by the board in public
session, makes the superin-
tendent’s fi nal day Nov. 30.
“It’s regretful that he’s
leaving us because I be-
lieve he’s done a great job
as superintendent here,”
Board President Sherry Du-
erst-Higgins said when the
board returned to regular
session. “To me, this is very
sad.”
Cloudy skies with a
high of 61 and a low
tonight of 46.
Full forecast on A5
COMMUNITY
“Addams Family” at
CGHS Friday.
A5
SPORTS — B
See SLSD 6A
C
ommunities around the area,
including Cottage Grove (Top,
and above) and Elkton (far left
and above far left) took time to recog-
nize the service of local veterans
during special Veterans Day ceremo-
nies held Monday. See more photos on
A8, A11 and B12.
CG freshman makes
first run at state.
B1
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Photos by Damien Sherwood and Nick Snyder
Cottage Grove Sentinel
Obituaries
Police Logs
A2
• LORANE NEWS
A5
Farmers Market now indoors at Armory
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P.O. Box 35, Cottage Grove, OR 97424
The South Valley Farmers Mar-
ket has moved indoors for the win-
ter, occupying the Cottage Grove
Armory for its fourth year run-
ning.
The winter market, which sets
up every Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m.
with the exception of Nov. 30, will
run until Dec. 21.
As well as the familiar selection
of local goods and crafts, the mar-
ket’s organizers want to bring en-
gagement and entertainment to its
winter iteration.
“We’re working to fill each Sat-
urday with kids’ activities and we
want to bring in more music,” said
Karen Bentson, a board member
with the nonprofit market. “We’re
actually looking for musicians —
particularly acoustic musicians.”
A music performance is current-
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The South Valley Farmer’s Market has become the winter market,
each Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Cottage Grove Armory.
ly planned for Dec. 7, organized incide with the city’s own Christ-
by local nonprofit Music Money mas celebration and ceremonial
501c3.
See MARKET 7A
The Dec. 7 music event will co-
City begins
fl ushing of
water system
The process, which
began Nov. 4,
is expected to wrap up
by next Monday.
By Damien Sherwood
dsherwood@cgsentinel.com
Cottage Grove city work-
ers began a weeks-long pro-
cess of fl ushing the water
distribution system Nov. 4,
which will see fl ushes con-
ducted on all the fi re hy-
drants in the city.
The process, which is ex-
pected to be completed by
Nov. 18, will methodically
fl ush more than 400 fi re hy-
drants. The fi rst week began
at the city’s water reservoirs
and moved downtown. The
second and third weeks
will fl ush hydrants working
outward from the center of
town.
Flushing the pipes is rec-
ommended at least once a
year and the city is overdue
by at least a couple years.
Minerals like iron and
manganese naturally accu-
mulate in the system and,
though still considered safe
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