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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 C ottage G rove THURSDAY EDITION | FEBRUARY 27, 2020 | $1.00 S entinel VOL. 131, NO. 9 • Est. 1889 Your Y o ur Loc Local ca l 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 ! ‘RISE OF THE QUEENS’ TO PREMIER — A5 R&B Revue showcases local talent Get an insurance plan —not just a policy. Call a local agent today (541) 942-0555 By Damien Sherwood PayneWest.com/CottageGrove dsherwood@cgsentinel. com WEATHER Sunny skies with a high of 61 and a low tonight of 36. Full forecast on A5 COMMUNITY — C DAMIEN SHERWOOD/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL Homes for Good staff and local officials lift a wall frame of the first of four tiny houses to be built at Legion Cottages. The units will provide low-income housing for veterans in the area. Walls raised at Legion Cottages site By Damien Sherwood dsherwood@cgsentinel.com Monthly Art Walk C1 SPORTS — B Legion Cottages held a wall-rais- ing ceremony Feb. 24 to commem- orate the construction of the first of four tiny homes behind Cottage Grove’s American Legion post. The Homes for Good project will pro- vide housing for low-income veter- ans in the area. Cottage Grove Mayor Jeff Gow- ing, Homes for Good Executive Di- rector Jacob Fox and Lane County Commissioner Chair Heather Buch spoke at the ceremony. “[Homes for Good] has been dra- matically increasing the amount of units that we’re developing across Lane County,” said Fox. “We’re super passionate about this project, but it really did come organically from the mayor and the city manager and we’re just delighted to be a part of it.” Homes for Good is Lane County’s housing agency and works primari- ly to help low-income residents find affordable housing. Legion Cottages will feature shared parking, a common open space, supportive services and case management through local partner- ships, building a framework that is intended to reshape the lives of See WALLS 6A Planting community roots CGHS wrestling sends six to state B1 • RECORDS Obituaries Official releases A2 • LORANE NEWS A5 The first of three tree give- aways took place last Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon in Coiner Park. Residents of Cottage Grove have been invited to stop by and pick up a free tree to help replace trees lost to the snow storm last year. With more than 300 trees collected for the giveaway, a variety of trees are available to members of the public who can provide proof of residency in the city limits. Around 60 trees were distributed Feb. 22 and two more giveaways are scheduled for Feb. 29 and March 7 or as long as trees last. The annual Metropoli- tan Rhythm & Blues Re- vue returned for its 19th year to Cottage Theatre, celebrating nearly two decades of toe-tapping music, melodic vocals, energizing dance and comic commercials. The production show- cases the talents of stu- dents at Cottage Grove High School (CGHS) as well as a selection of lo- cal adult performers. “Students look for- ward to this the whole year each year,” said Director Devin Wright. “And then when they fi nally open the show, there’s so much energy. All of their true potential comes out and all of their emotional energy comes out and it’s just so much fun to see that product because of all the work we’ve put in.” Wright grew up in Cot- tage Grove and partici- pated in the production while attending CGHS. This year was his second as music director at the high school as well as di- rector of the production. “There’s really nothing like it in terms of its ex- perience,” he said. “Put- ting on a whole produc- tion and doing it in front of your community — that’s such a unique ex- perience. That is some- thing that they will take with them for the rest of their lives, that now they know they can do some- thing that big.” Running through Feb. 20-23, students and adults put on four shows at the Cottage Theatre to waves of community See BLUES 7A DAMIEN SHERWOOD/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • CLASSIFIEDS Listings and public notices C5-C6 SLCFR presents plans for new Creswell station 541- 942-3325 ph • 541-942-3328 fax P.O. Box 35, Cottage Grove, OR 97424 South Lane County Fire & Rescue (SLCFR) Fire Chief John Wooten presented schematic plans and de- tails for the construction of a new Creswell Fire and Rescue station during a Creswell City Council work session on Feb. 24. The new station would replace the current station at 55 S First St., which dates back to the 1950s. “The lifespan of a fire station is DAMIEN SHERWOOD/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL about 50 years,” said Wooten. “So, The Creswell station is less than 6,000 square feet, with bay doors we’re almost 20 years beyond the that are too small for many modern emergency vehicles. lifespan of the station.” Quality Cleaning SURE Test Water Quality And Water Flow Rate D ON E D N LICENSED N I 541-942-0420 Install, Service, and Replace Pumps and Water Filtration Systems I Certifi ed Green Carpet Cleaning Specialist See SLCFR 7A D @CGSentinel dsherwood@cgsentinel.com B /CGSentinel Under the current project plan, the adjacent Creswell Community Center would be demolished to be- come the site of the new station, af- ter which the old station would be demolished and turned into parking space for the city. Land ownership of the two parcels would also switch be- tween the city and district. There is currently no plan to re- place the community center. Plans to replace the station have been top priority for the SLCFR board since 2016, said Wooten, and were included in the fire district’s By Damien Sherwood LATEST NEWS : D FOLLOW US FOR THE SURE Bonded Licensed Insured CCB# 225978 Brandon Ervin (Owner) Tel: 541.649.8100 • For service after hours, Call (503)991-9159 For service after hours, Call (503)991-9159 Email: ervinfamilypumpervice@gmail.com