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S ERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF C OTTAGE G ROVE , C RESWELL , D ORENA , D RAIN , E LKTON , L ORANE AND Y ONCALLA THURSDAY EDITION | FEBRUARY 20, 2020 | $1.00 C ottage G rove S entinel VOL. 131, NO. 8 • Your Y o ur Loca Local al N News e w s Delivered D e l i v e r e d Your Y o u r Way: W a y : In I n Print. P riin t . Online. O n l i n e . On O n the t h e Go! G o ! INSPIRING STUDENTS TO TEACH — C1 Get an insurance plan —not just a policy. Call a local agent today (541) 942-0555 PayneWest.com/CottageGrove WEATHER Chance of showers with a high of 57 and a low tonight of 33. Full forecast on A5 FEATURES Pet Tips ‘n Tales A5 SPORTS — B DAMIEN SHERWOOD/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL Volunteer Robert Wright works to restore the “Wimpy” Low-Wing Longster for its display during next year’s centennial event. Restored planes to highlight ODA’s centennial By Damien Sherwood dsherwood@cgsentinel.com The Oregon Aviation Historical Society & Museum in Cottage Grove marked the Oregon Department of Aviation’s (ODA) 99th anniversa- ry on Feb. 11 and announced local preparations for the department’s centennial celebration in 2021. In gearing up for the centennial event, Cottage Grove’s Aviation His- torical Society is currently restoring three vintage aircraft. In all, six an- tique aircraft with roots in Oregon aviation history will embark on a traveling exhibit around the state, culminating in a demonstration in Oshkosh, Wisc. in July 2021. Vice president of the museum Tim Talen has been in the resto- ration business for more than 40 years and has spearheaded efforts to find and restore the aircraft for the centennial. “Tim has a knack for finding things and knowing what he’s look- ing for,” said Annette Buswell-Whit- tington, director for the aviation his- torical society. One notable project among the restoration efforts is John Gilbert “Tex” Rankin’s Great Lakes Bi-plane. “Tex was probably our most See PLANES 3A Hiroshima Peace Tree added to Coiner Park Lady Lions claim Sky-Em League title. B1 By Damien Sherwood • RECORDS dsherwood@cgsentinel.com Obituaries Police Logs Official releases A2 • LORANE NEWS A5 • CLASSIFIEDS Listings and public notices C7-C8 DAMIEN SHERWOOD/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL Children help dig a hole for the Hiroshima Peace Tree sapling planted in Coiner Park on Feb. 17. Coiner Park received a new tree on Feb. 17 as Mayor Jeff Gowing and the Urban Forestry Committee held a planting cere- mony for a Hiroshima Peace Tree. The gingko biloba sapling was germi- nated from seeds of a gingko tree that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshi- ma 75 years ago this August. The sapling is one of 30 saplings that will be planted on public lands around the State of Oregon between now and May 2020. The peace trees are part of a remem- brance and reconciliation project orga- nized by the One Sunny Day Initiative with the support of A-bombed Trees, Or- egon Community Trees and the Oregon Department of Forestry. Gowing proclaimed Feb. 17, 2020 “One Sunny Day of Peace” and held a moment of silence during the ceremony. The One Sunny Day Initiative, founded by atomic bomb survivor Hideko Tamura Snider, aims to educate the public about the consequences of the use of nuclear weapons and “plant seeds of peace, hope and reconciliation among people of the world.” FOLLOW US FOR THE LATEST NEWS : /CGSentinel @CGSentinel After last year’s ‘Snowmageddon,’ emergency readiness sees progress By Damien Sherwood dsherwood@cgsentinel.com 541- 942-3325 ph • 541-942-3328 fax P.O. Box 35, Cottage Grove, OR 97424 On the evening of Feb. 24, 2019, area residents were caught off guard by the sudden arrival of a once-in-a- century snowstorm which crippled power infrastructures and rendered streets impassable. Now nearly one year later, some local steps have been taken to ensure the community is prepared for fu- ture disasters. For South Lane Coun- ty Fire & Rescue (SLCFR), efforts to increase preparedness in the area have been in the works for years. “We’ve seen a need for assistance to help improve preparedness and community readiness,” said SLCFR Division Chief Aaron Smith. One need SLCFR has seen is with unserved rural homes as areas like Dorena fall outside the fire district’s jurisdiction. To address this, SLCFR began offering rural residents a fire sup- Emerald Valley Armory, LLC Handguns • Long Rifles Concealed Carry Classes Tues. - Sat. 10-6 147 E. Oregon Ave. Creswell, OR 97426 541-895-2666 pression agreement in 2018, which would guarantee an emergency re- sponse if they pay a tax of $1.85 per $1,000 of property value, as reported by residents. More than 30 contracts have been made throughout the area so far. Also impactful has been SLCFR’s expansion of Community Emergen- cy Response Team (CERT) training, a Federal Emergency Management Agency-based program sponsored and administered by many local Quality Cleaning Certifi ed Green Carpet Cleaning Specialist 541-942-0420 government agencies across the na- tion. The program provides commu- nity members with standardized testing, training and an operational framework for emergencies within a designated jurisdiction. Though the program was once a feature of the Cottage Grove community, it gradu- ally lost traction and dissolved years ago. The past few years, however, See READY 6A