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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 | JULY 30, 2020 | $1.00 S entinel VOL. 131, NO. 31 • Your Y our Loc Local ca l N News e w s Delivered D e l i v e r e d Your Y ou ur Way: W a y : In I n Print. P r i n t . Online. O n l i n e . On O n the t h e Go! G o ! SLSD updates fall plans, confirms first COVID case Bundle home & auto to save $$. By Damien Sherwood dsherwood@cgsentinel.com (541) 942-0555 WEATHER Sunny skies with a high of 91 and a low tonight of 55. Full forecast on A5 Est. 1889 South Lane School District (SLSD) confirmed its first case of COVID-19 impacting a stu- dent on July 25 as it prepared the release of an update to its back-to-school model for this fall. The affected student, who attends Cottage Grove High School, had been in close prox- imity with other high school students who attended summer workouts, though the district MARY ELLEN “We’re all in agreement with how we should roll out. Of course, there are still lots of questions.” — Yvonne Curtis, SLSD Superintendent noted that the student has not been on campus. “We’re currently work- ing with Lane County Public Health,” said SLSD Superinten- dent Yvonne Curtis. “They’re in the process of determining the timeframe in which they need to do the tracing and the track- ing of the students.” Potentially infected students and families have been contact- ed by LCPH, with those in close contact with the student being sent into a 14-day quarantine, according to Curtis. In addi- tion, the district has suspended summer workouts and practic- es until the county health au- thority issues further guidance. Meanwhile, on July 27, the district released an update shedding some light on its ap- proach to starting the new school year this fall. The update, Curtis said, was created with situations like the recent student COVID-19 case in mind. “We knew it was a great See SLSD 8A City green lights IGA with ODOT A ‘Gran’ ride in the Grove The agreement will expand use of the city’s wastewater treatment plant for I-5 irrigation By Damien Sherwood Pet Tips ‘n’ Tales A5 dsherwood@cgsentinel. com COMMUNITY Donation boot has 56-year history A3 • RECORDS Obituaries Official releases A2 • LORANE NEWS A5 • CLASSIFIEDS DAMIEN SHERWOOD/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL A participant in the annual Oregon Gran Fondo event stopped in downtown Cottage Grove after fin- ishing a race which took him through the area’s rural roads for more than five hours. This year’s event saw significantly fewer cyclists due to coronavirus concerns and computer chips allowed participants to record their results remotely. (See more on B1) Listings and public notices B7-B8 Members of South Lane County Fire and Rescue practice with the aerial ladder, which requires a combination of safety proto- cols and operational techniques. dsherwood@cgsentinel.com FOLLOW US FOR THE /CGSentinel @CGSentinel See IGA 6A Firefighters converge in CG for aerial training By Damien Sherwood LATEST NEWS : The Cottage Grove City Council unani- mously voted to ap- prove an intergov- ernmental agreement (IGA) with the Oregon Department of Trans- portation (ODOT) during a city council meeting on July 27. The IGA will allow the city to expand the wastewater treatment plant’s use of treated effl uent for irrigation to the I-5 interchange at exit 174. Middlefi eld Golf Course, owned by the city, is presently the only site used for such irrigation. “Currently we’re using about 650 thou- sand gallons of treated effl uent a day at the 541- 942-3325 ph • 541-942-3328 fax P.O. Box 35, Cottage Grove, OR 97424 South Lane County Fire and Rescue (SLCFR) played host to a training session last weekend as area fire authorities spread throughout Cottage Grove sites to practice use of their ladder truck equipment. “Everyone came together for a big collaboration — a region- al-type training for this aerial operator class,” said SLCFR Di- vision Chief Aaron Smith. “And they get certification at the end of it.” Between SLCFR, Philomath Fire and Rescue, Lane Fire Authority and North Douglas County Fire and EMS, around two dozen fire crew mem- bers took part in the hands-on training over two days. “This is a rare class that the state training association is putting on for our region,” said Smith. “Today’s all about these See SLCFR 7A DAMIEN SHERWOOD/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL Quality Cleaning Certifi ed Green Carpet Cleaning Specialist 541-942-0420 Emerald Valley Armory, LLC Handguns • Long Rifles Concealed Carry Classes Tues. - Sat. 10-6 147 E. Oregon Ave. Creswell, OR 97426 541-895-2666
