2A | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2020 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
On The Record
Police make arrest in attempted robbery at local Dairy Queen
On Sunday, Feb. 16,
the Cottage Grove Police
Department received a
report of a robbery in
progress at a local Dairy
Queen restaurant, 714
Highway 99, at approxi-
mately 8:30 p.m.
While officers were re-
sponding, they were ad-
vised that the suspect was
wearing a mask and was
armed with a gun.
Officers arrived to find
a Dairy Queen employ-
ee engaged in a physical
fight with the suspect,
who was later identified
as Ryan Stephen Howard.
Two other employees
had fled the building af-
ter the robber confronted
staff.
Officers fought with
the suspect briefly before
taking him into custody.
Howard was transport-
ed to the Cottage Grove
Police Department and
then to the Lane County
Jail.
Howard was charged
with Robbery in the Sec-
ond Degree; Burglary in
the Second Degree; As-
sault 4; Menacing; Re-
sisting Arrest; Interfering
with Police; and Harass-
ment.
This case (No. 2020-
0370) was still under
investigation as of press
time and more infor-
mation will be released
at the conclusion of the
CGPD’s investigation.
City of Cottage Grove to host first of three tree giveaways this Saturday
Cottage Grove Mayor
Jeffrey Gowing and the
Urban Forestry Commit-
tee invite residents of the
City of Cottage Grove to
attend one of three tree
giveaways being held
Feb. 22, 29 and March 7.
Attendees can receive
a free tree to be given to
area residents to replace
those that were damaged
during the “Great Snow-
mageddon” of 2019 — or
to those who just want a
new tree.
The giveaway will take
place each time at Coin-
POLICE LOG
Feb. 7
• A 1994 Honda Accord
was stolen from North
Douglas Avenue.
• An assault occurred at
the Grove Tavern.
• During patrol of Trail
Head Park, a CGPD officer
observed a trash can fully
engulfed in flames and uti-
lized a fire extinguisher to
put out the fire. No suspect
information was acquired.
• Five individuals were
contacted by an officer in
the bathroom of Coiner
Park after hours. Litter was
thrown around the bath-
room and one male ap-
peared under the influence
of an intoxicant. The indi-
viduals were instructed to
clean the bathroom and ju-
veniles were later released
to adults.
Feb. 9
• Bike theft was reported
at Gateway Boulevard.
• Theft of $67.90-worth
of merchandise was report-
ed stolen from Walmart.
at a gas station on High-
way 99 who claimed to be
“Donald Trump” in “Chi-
na” and was concerned for
her own safety.
Mary Th ornton Pfl eger
December 29, 2019
Mary Th ornton Pfl eger, for-
Mary’s clients included major
merly of Cottage Grove, died
health institutions and not-for-
December 29, in Chicago. Mary
profi ts. She had been retired for
and her husband David owned
several years and always en-
KNND for 13 years beginning
joyed returning to visit Oregon.
in 1976. During her time in
Mary is survived by her
Cottage Grove she was active in
husband of 50 years, as well
the community and treasured
as three brothers, a sister and
her local friends. Mary and Da-
numerous nieces and neph-
vid continued to work together
ews. She was 83. Services were
in their consulting fi rm where
private.
participants must show
proof of residency within
the city limits of Cottage
Grove. One tree will be
provided to each resi-
dence.
Unimmunized children not allowed to attend school
Feb. 19 was School Ex-
clusion Day, and under
state law, all children in
public and private schools,
preschools, Head Start and
certified childcare facili-
ties must have up-to-date
documentation of their
immunizations or have an
exemption.
Parents seeking immu-
nizations for their children
should contact their health
care provider or local
health department, or call
211Info — just dial 211 or
go to 211info.org. No one
can be turned away.
Janice (Jan) Howard
1945-2020
1932-2020
Feb. 10
• An officer performed a
welfare check on a woman
Church of Christ Annex.
Arrangements in the
care of Smith Lund Mills
Funeral Chapel in Cottage
Grove.
Vine Maple, White Al-
der, Douglas Fir, West-
ern Crabapple, Oregon
White Oak, Cascara and
Western Red Cedar.
To receive a free tree,
Judith “Judy” Lynne Hausman
DEATH NOTICES
NELSON —Christal
Lee, 72, of Drain, Ore.,
passed away Feb. 11, 2020.
A Memorial Service will
be held at 2 p.m. on Satur-
day, Feb. 22, at the Drain
er Park, 1313 Main St. in
Cottage Grove, from 9
a.m. to noon.
The following tree
species will be available
in limited quantities:
Judith “Judy” Lynne Haus-
man, 74, of Eugene, died
February 2, 2020. Judy was
born June 18, 1945 to parents
Wallace and Ann (Kauppila)
Calkins in Worcester, MA. She
graduated from West Covina
High School in California. Judy
worked in City of Industry, CA
for Revland Electric for many
years before moving to Cottage
Grove, OR where she owned
and operated an insurance of-
fi ce before retiring. Judy loved
to cook, camping, ATV riding,
boating, and spending time
with her children and grand-
children. She was a member of
the Dorena Grange. Judy is sur-
vived by her life long partner
Jay Williamson, of Eugene, OR;
son Kevin (Melody) DuPay of
Cottage Grove, OR; daughter
Heidi Hausmann of Tacoma,
WA; step daughter Kristina
(Oscar) Gallegos of Creswell,
OR; brother Ron (Donnie)
Calkins of Upland, CA; sister
Carol (Joseph) Scatamacchia
of Whittier, CA; brother Bob
Calkins of Covina, CA; and 12
grandchildren. She is preceded
in death by her mother, a son
Th omas DuPay, and broth-
er Russell Calkins. A funeral
was held February 14, 2020 at
1:00 PM at Smith-Lund-Mills
Funeral Chapel. Interment at
Fir Grove Cemetery, Cottage
Grove, OR.
Janice (Jan) Howard 87, of
Creswell, OR passed away Feb-
ruary 11, 2020.
Janice was born November
25, 1932 to Gene Lindgren and
Mildred (Jackson) Kangas in
Long Beach, CA.
Janice married David How-
ard on November 15, 1952 in
Cottage Grove, OR.
Janice enjoyed camping,
fi shing, hiking, rock hounding
and walking on the beach.
Janice was a member of the
Creswell Congregation of Jeho-
vah’s Witnesses.
Janice is survived by her
daughters
Teresa
(Rob)
Vaughn of Creswell, OR; Kim
(Darren) Painter of Lake Os-
wego, OR; Kat Rose of Port-
land, OR and Lisa (Ryan)
Gaugenmaier of Dorena, OR;
sister, Lisa Lindgren and broth-
er, Pete Lindgren of Califor-
nia; 12 grandchildren and 22
great-grandchildren.
Janice was preceded in death
by her husband David Howard;
sister, Adele Benson and broth-
er, Ted Kangas.
A memorial will be held at
the Kingdom Hall in Cottage
Grove on February 22nd at
2pm.
Arrangements by Andrea-
sons Cremation and Burial
Service of Springfi eld, OR.
Richard (Rick) Dale Chapman
1958-2020
Richard (Rick) Dale Chap-
man of Dorena, OR passed
away on February 6, 2020 at
the age of 61. Rick was born
on March 29, 1958 in Cottage
Grove, OR to parents Richard
Otis Chapman and Francis
Joan (Crawford) Brown. He
worked as a logger but was
known as the ultimate volun-
teer by his friends and family.
Rick was a generous and kind-
hearted soul, always willing to
help shuttle people to and from
doctors’ appointments or any-
where they needed to go. He
volunteered at the community
center, the community sharing
food bank, at the VFW to cook
dinner every Friday night,
as well as at the soup kitchen
every Sunday. Rick loved to
garden and cook, and was also
an avid swimmer; oft en taking
part in water aerobics. Rick is
survived by his sisters Sebrena
Cargill of Gresham, OR and
Lori Adeniji of Eugene, OR;
and his brothers Lyle Chapman
of Cottage Grove, OR, Mat-
thew Ramp of Vancouver, WA,
and Joe Ramp of Springfi eld,
OR. A memorial service was
held on February 8, 2020 at the
Riverside Community Church
of God in Cottage Grove, OR.
Arrangements in the care of
Smith-Lund-Mills
Funeral
Chapel in Cottage Grove, OR.
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