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| JUNE 18, 2020
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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
On The Record
Applications open for City Council positions
For anyone who has
ever thought about run-
ning for City Council,
now is the chance.
In the Nov. 3, 2020
election, the offices of
Mayor, Ward 2 City
Councilor, Ward 4 City
Councilor and Council-
or-At-Large will be on
the ballot.
The office of Mayor
is currently held by Jeff
Gowing; City Councilor
Ward 2 is vacant; Ward
4 City Councilor is cur-
rently held by Greg Er-
vin.
Councilor-At-Large is
currently held by Ken-
neth Michael Roberts.
Mayor is a two-year
term and the city coun-
cilor positions are four-
year terms.
The deadline to apply
is Aug. 25.
For more information,
contact City Recorder
Trudy Borrevik at 541-
942-5501.
Health authorities warn of additional pandemic scams
Fraudsters have been
reported taking advan-
tage of the novel corona-
virus pandemic to scam
the public out of per-
sonal information and
health authorities want
to make sure everyone
knows what contact trac-
ing is and the questions
that will be asked.
Though it is important
to answer the call from a
contact tracer as the in-
formation may be vital
for one’s health and that
of their family, scammers
may call victims and ask
for unnecessary personal
information.
Official contact tracers
will identify themselves
as from a local or tribal
public health authority.
It will not be an automat-
ed recording — contact
tracer calls will always be
a real person.
An official contact
tracer will ask you:
• If you need an inter-
preter in a language oth-
er than English.
• For your name, date
of birth and where you
live.
• If you have any symp-
toms of COVID-19.
• If you need a place to
stay.
• If you need food or
have other needs to help
you stay home.
• If they can contact
you daily to monitor your
symptoms and needs.
A contact tracer will
never ask for your:
• Social Security Num-
ber.
• Bank account or
credit card number.
• Immigration status.
Additionally, the call-
er will not say you need
to pay for the service or
make a threat to put you
or your family in jail if
you don’t speak to the
contact tracer.
For more information
about COVID-19 in Or-
egon, visit the Oregon
Health Authority website
at govstatus.egov.com/
OR-OHA-COVID-19.
Carmen Maebelle White
1924-2020
Carmen Maebelle White,
96, of Cottage Grove, OR
passed away June 4, 2020.
She was born May 20, 1924
in the Cooley Century home
in Cottage Grove, OR to par-
ents Virgil D. and Maebelle
O. (Seybold) White. Carmen
weighed 2 ½ pounds at birth.
Her grandma White attended
her birth and kept her warm
using the oven in the kitchen.
She was taken such good care
of that she gained weight and
was soon able to be taken out
visiting. Carmen attended and
Ronald “Ron” Glaspie
1935 - 2020  
Phase One of Territorial Highway construction to begin
Construction
for
Phase 1 of the Territorial
Highway project is about
to begin.
Phase 1 includes stabi-
lizing Stony Point, soft-
ening the sharp curves
along this segment of
road, and widening the
road.
Construction work for
Phase 1 is scheduled to
begin June 22.
Lane County is con-
tracting with Marcum
and Sons to stabilize the
road near Stony Point
to prevent future sliding
and shifting of the road.
This will require ad-
dressing three different
landslides in a 2,500-foot
section of road and in-
stalling a retaining wall
across the largest slide
area.
A second contractor
will excavate and replace
the landslides with soil
and flexible mesh (geo-
textile) material to create
reinforced soil. The new
road will be constructed
on top of the reinforced
soil and retaining wall.
During construction,
the road will remain
open for at least one lane
of bi-directional travel.
The available travel
lane will be a gravel/dirt
surface. There may be
short intervals of very
limited traffic delays
while construction work
is in progress.
A mixture of ap-
proaches will be used to
navigate traffic through
the work site. These will
likely include the use of
flaggers (people who use
hand signals, signs, and/
or flags to communicate
if and when it is safe to
proceed through a con-
struction site), pilot cars
(aka escort cars), and
temporary traffic signals.
Note that it is rec-
ommended that people
travelling on bicycles use
alternative routes as the
work zone will likely be
steep and hard to navi-
gate on a bicycle.
Soil replacement and
wall construction is ex-
pected to be completed
by late fall 2020.
While the hope is that
road widening and pav-
ing will be completed
this year, it is possible
that it may take addition-
al time to complete. The
leading factor that will
determine the final con-
struction period is the
weather; a wetter than
usual summer or an early
start to the rainy season
could potentially extend
the total construction
period.
• For more informa-
tion about possible traf-
fic impacts from Phase
1 construction, please
contact Matt Young at
either (541) 682-6929 or
Matthew.Young@lane-
countyor.gov.
• For comments or
questions about the proj-
ect in general, please
contact Sasha Vartanian
at either 541-682-6598
or Sasha.Vartanian@lan-
ecountyor.gov.
Ronald
“Ron”
Eugene
Glaspie, 85, of Cottage Grove
died June 9, 2020. Ron was
born April 3, 1935 in Water-
loo, Iowa to parents Robert
and Leola (Dietz) Glaspie. He
graduated from high school
and attended some college.
Ron served as a United States
Marine during the Korean
War. He married Judith James,
August 18, 1956 in Waterloo,
Iowa. Ron worked as a ma-
chinist for John Deere 10 years
and Weyerhaeuser for 23 years.
He was a lifetime member of
the VFW Post 3473 in Cottage
Grove, OR. Ron loved mak-
DMV received 11,678
new appointment re-
quests through its online
form, resulting in 30,690
customers awaiting an
initial call back.
The average wait time
is 4-5 days for the initial
contact by DMV, and the
calls are made in the or-
der that request forms
are received.
DMV opened 38 offic-
es with priority services
accessible by appoint-
ment on June 3.
The currently open
offices are available for
appointments for only
these services:
• Driver license, permit
and ID card issuances
• Driver knowledge
tests
• Disabled parking
permits
• Farm endorsements
• VIN inspections
Many services, such as
vehicle titles and regis-
tration, are only available
via mail or at www.Ore-
gonDMV.com.
Grace Period
A law enforcement
grace period on expired
licenses and vehicle reg-
istration is in effect at
least through Oct. 1,
2020. The grace period
is intended to allow Or-
egon residents to contin-
ue driving while they are
waiting for an appoint-
ment, or allow some
people to choose to not
go to DMV while offic-
es are working through
Final
Arrangements
Handled with Care
• Cremation Options
• Memorial & Funeral Planning
• Monuments & Memorials • Cemetery Options
• Family Owned & Operated
Visit us on
the backlog due to
COVID-19 restrictions.
Law enforcement can
verify the status of a driv-
er or vehicle electronical-
ly during a traffic stop.
For more information:
• Check DMV2U.Or-
egon.gov to see what
DMV services can be
done online.
• See a short vid-
eo on how to use the
DMV appointment re-
quest form here: https://
w w w. y o u t u b e . c o m /
watch?v=szQk5vWbN-
Bw.
ing anything out of metal and
wood, he was very craft y. He
is survived by his loving wife
of 64 years, Judith, son Rob-
ert Glaspie; son James (Th ere-
sa) Glaspie; daughter Sherrie
(Dennis) Miller all of Cottage
Grove, OR; 5 grandchildren;
Lacey, Kaylee, Josh, Sarah and
Shelby and 6 great-grandchil-
dren; Kinsley, Libby, Branson,
Kolten, Weston, and Madisyn.
Ron is preceded in death by his
grandson Brian Robert Glasp-
ie. A memorial service will be
held at a later date. Arrange-
ments in the care of Smith-
Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel in
Cottage Grove, OR.
Mckenzie Faith Vail
May 31, 2020
DMV appointment requests top 100,000 across Oregon
On June 2, Oregon
Department of Motor
Vehicles (DMV) start-
ed accepting requests
for in-person appoint-
ments at its offices. As
of June 11, DMV has
received 98,361 requests
and scheduled 26,325
appointments for Orego-
nians.
By that Friday, June
5, the figure surpassed
100,000 requests.
Another 40,000 cus-
tomers have received
at least one phone call
attempt by a DMV ap-
pointment scheduler.
“The number of re-
quests is high after nearly
three months of pent-up
demand,” said DMV Ad-
ministrator Tom McClel-
lan. “We processed as
many requests as we re-
ceived for the day, which
is a great sign that we’ve
ramped up appropriately.
We will continue adding
offices and appointment
slots, and increase our
capacity to set appoint-
ments in the days ahead.”
In the past 24 hours,
graduated from Cottage Grove
High School in 1942. She did
attend some college. Carmen
moved to San Francisco, CA
where she worked as a fi le
clerk in a government offi ce for
Major Harold Gerber in 1943.
Carmen would wake up every
day at 5:00 AM to take a train
to the city, then a bus to Fort
Mason. She then took a room
with the Major and his wife
to help with their 3 little boys.
Carmen enjoyed playing the
piano, knitting, and quilting
with her mother and friends.
She was a lifelong member of
the Eastern Star of the Mason-
ic Temple and was a member
of the First Baptist Church in
Cottage Grove. She is preced-
ed in death by her parents.
Carmen is survived by several
cousins. A private inurnment
will be held at Shields Cem-
etery in Cottage Grove, Ore-
gon. Arrangements in the care
of Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral
Chapel in Cottage Grove.
Mckenzie Faith Vail passed
away on May 31, 2020 at the
age of 19. Her death was due to
accidental overdose, an unfor-
tunate fatal decision that ended
her life that night.
Mckenzie graduated from
Cottage Grove High School
with honors in 2019. She as-
pired to follow in her mother’s
footsteps and was establishing
a career in Property Manage-
ment. She worked for Jennings
Group full time at Westmo-
reland as a Resident Services
Specialist and held a second
position as an On-Site Man-
ager in her off time. She was a
bright, responsible, beautiful
person with plans and a future.
Mckenzie is survived by
her parents; David and Sarah
Vail, twin Mariah and sisters
Morgan and Madelyn Vail of
Cottage Grove. She will be
missed by many. We hope her
death serves as a message to
her friends, parents and young
people. Th ere is no safe way to
use drugs, you do not have to
be an addict to die from it. If
this can happen to her it can
happen to anybody. Services to
be held on June 18th. Arrange-
ments entrusted to Musgrove
Family Mortuary. Please ac-
cess the obituary and you are
invited to sign the guestbook
at musgroves.com.
KEEPING OUR
COMMUNITY SAFE
As essential workers, our team members are on the front
lines every day, helping families when they need it most. To
support our community, we’re finding new ways to serve you
safely, including offering:
· Planning and purchasing arrangements online
· Phone, video calls, or screen sharing
· Electronic signature for documents
· Livestreaming memorial services
To the families keeping safe at home, to those that have to
go out to work, and for everyone doing all they can during
this uncertain time, we thank you. We want you to know
that we, too, are doing all we can to keep our community
safe and healthy.
No matter what you need, we are here to help – 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week – today and always.
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