2A | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2019 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
On The Record
City hosts Swinging Bridge ribbon cutting
POLICE LOG
Nov. 11
• Arrest for unlawful
possession of metham-
phetamine and heroin
was reported.
belongings were found
in the bag.
Nov. 13
• A sex crime was re-
ported at a camp site at
• Bike theft was re- Mt. David.
ported from private
Nov. 15
property on E Main
• A female subject was
Street.
lodged and cited for dis-
orderly conduct after
Nov. 12
• A red duffle bag was admitting to metham-
reported thrown from a phetamine use and run-
vehicle on Thayer Ave. ning into traffic.
Clothing and personal
Car strikes, kills Cottage Grove man
On Friday, Nov. 15, at
approximately 4:52 p.m.,
Oregon State Police Troop-
ers and emergency person-
nel responded to a pedes-
trian that had been struck
on Interstate 5 near mile-
post 174, in Cottage Grove.
Preliminary
investi-
gation revealed that the
pedestrian, identified as
Andrew Evans, 43, from
Cottage Grove, entered the
road from the southbound
shoulder and into the path
of a CMV.
Evans sustained fatal in-
juries and was pronounced
deceased at the scene.
The driver was not in-
jured.
One southbound lane
was closed for 2.5 hours.
Oregon State Police was
assisted by the Cottage
Grove Police Department,
South Lane Fire and EMS
and the Oregon Depart-
ment of Transportation.
The City of Cottage Grove will
be holding a ribbon cutting cere-
mony for the newly constructed J.
Polk Currin Swinging Bridge on
Saturday, Nov. 30, at 10 a.m.
The new suspension bridge re-
places the previous bridge at that
location which was closed in Sep-
tember 2016.
The previous bridge, commonly
known as “The Swinging Bridge”
but officially named the Currin
Bridge, was built in 1965.
The Cottage Grove City Coun-
cil recently expanded the official
name of the bridge to “J. Polk Cur-
rin Swinging Bridge,” named after Grant Program for $200,000, with
J. Polk Currin, an early resident of community members raising
Cottage Grove and one of the first nearly $18,000 through Friends of
three graduates from Oregon State the Swinging Bridge fundraisers
and the Roundup for the Bridge
University.
Construction was completed program on City Utility bills.
Oct. 18, for a
cost of about
Mary Ann Bone (Doolittle)
$804,000.
The City re- 1925-2019
er Eugene and twin brother
ceived a grant
Alfred in Cottage Grove. She
from the Ore-
married Vernon (Vern) Doo-
gon Parks and
little in Dec 1941, just 3 days
Recreation De-
before he enlisted in the Ma-
rine Corps. Th ey moved to
partment’s Lo-
Port Townsend in early 1950’s
cal Government
Lawrence (Larry) Knighten
Mary Ann Doolittle, age
94, passed away peacefully on
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
in Grants Pass. She was born
in October 1925 to Ervin &
Bernice (Bea) Hansen. She was
raised with her older broth-
1945-2019
Lawrence Lee Knighten
was born February 8, 1945 to
Wayne Elbert Knighten and
Phyllis Louise Bethel in Ontar-
io, Oregon. He was the oldest
of 5 siblings. He enlisted in
with children Donald, Crystal
& Ginger. Vern died in 1988
and Mary Ann re-connected
and married her childhood
friend, Carl Bone. Th ey trav-
elled before settling in Grants
Pass near his family, where
she resided until her death.
A graveside service was held
November 15, 2019 in Grants
Pass.
the Navy in 1962 and proudly
served for 24 years, including
time in Vietnam during the
war. Aft er retiring from the
Navy he went on to work for
the Corps of Engineers. He re-
tired from his second career in
2004. He and his wife Connie
then traveled throughout the
United States in their motor
coach for the next ten years.
Th ey truly enjoyed the free-
dom he had fought for. He is
survived by his wife Connie
and his beloved kitten Tawny
and will be missed by his fami-
ly and friends. Th ere will be no
service.
Kenneth Joseph Apland
April 24, 1924 - November 3, 2019
children: Jan Curtis (Richard),
Ken Allen Apland (Kathy),
Ken passed away peaceful-
Cottage Grove
Genealogical Society
700 Gibbs Ave.
P.O. Box 388
Cottage Grove, OR 97424
541-942-9570
“Partners in History”
Donald (Don) Wayne Hass
of Dover, DE, passed away No-
vember 4, 2019.
Don was born on April 26,
1969 to Billy and Renna Hass
in Eugene, OR.
Don graduated from Cot-
tage Grove High School and
earned a bachelor’s degree
ily to Cottage Grove, Oregon,
Norwegian parents, Christine
from OIT.
On May 3, 1998 Don mar-
ried Marnie Redlus in Dela-
ware. Don worked as a com-
puter programmer. He enjoyed
time with his family and col-
lecting comic books. Don was
a member of the First Baptist
Church of Cottage Grove.
Don is survived by his wife
Marnie Redlus; Parents Bill
and Renna Hass of Cottage
Grove; daughter Skylar Hass
of Smyrna, DE; sister Tam-
my Bennett of Cottage Grove;
brother-in-law Dan Bennett
of Cottage Grove; nephews
Jeramy Bennett, Luke Bennett
and Justin Bennett all of Cot-
tage Grove.
A Celebration of Life will be
held in the spring.
where he owned Apland Jew-
and Reuben Apland. He was
elers, retiring in 1998. In 2005
baptized and confi rmed in
Ken and Marlene moved to
the Zion Lutheran Church of
the Charbonneau district of
Alsen. He spent his childhood
Wilsonville, Oregon, where
and school years on the Ap-
he enjoyed watching the birds
land-Severson farm in Alsen,
and squirrels in the backyard
North Dakota. Ken was active
in 4-H, raising award-winning
and playing golf. He took great
shorthorn cattle. He developed
pride in the accomplishments
a lifelong love of basketball at
of his children and grand-
Alsen High School, where his
children, and he was totally
team placed 4th at the State
charmed by his great-grand-
Championship in 1941.
children.
Aft er graduation in 1943,
Ken was preceded in death
Ken joined the Navy and
by his parents and siblings.
served on the aircraft carrier
He is survived by his wife,
USS Franklin D. Roosevelt. He
Marlene, his four children,
used his GI bill to attend the
eight grandchildren, and fi ve
Kansas City School of Watch-
great-grandchildren. A me-
making and Jewelry Repair.
morial service is planned for
Ken worked for Parker Jewel-
November 18 at Community
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ers in Everett, Washington for
of Hope Lutheran Church on
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three years before purchasing
Staff ord Road at 11AM. Dona-
his own store in the 38th Street
tions may be made in his mem-
district of Tacoma. Th ere he
ory to Community of Hope
met and married Marlene
Lutheran Church or Shriners
Berger in 1955. Th ey have four
Hospital for Children.
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