COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | OCT0BER 15, 2020
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Cottage Grove to begin Local Foods, Local Places virtual workshop
The City of Cottage
Grove invites the com-
munity to participate in
its Local Foods, Local
Places Workshop being
held virtually Nov. 5 and
6.
Cottage Grove was
one of 16 communities
selected from across the
nation by the U.S. En-
vironmental Protection
Agency (EPA) and the
U.S. Department of Ag-
riculture under the Local
Foods, Local Places pro-
gram in 2020 to help re-
vitalize Main Street and
the surrounding commu-
nity through food sys-
tems and place-making
initiatives.
Registration for the
upcoming workshop is
free and will be a two-day
brainstorming session,
leading to a plan of ac-
tion for better integrating
local foods systems into
Cottage Grove’s econom-
ic recovery.
The city is asking farm-
ers, producers, growers,
restaurant owners, entre-
preneurs, business own-
ers, tourist organizations,
non-profits, local gov-
ernment officials, etc. —
all of whom have a stake
in the local food system’s
future — to help.
With an overarching
theme of building a resil-
ient local/regional food
system, four topics have
been identified by the
Local Food, Local Places
steering committee:
• Identify strategies to
support and enhance ex-
isting commercial kitch-
en and food incubator
spaces.
• Improve food secu-
rity and public health in
Cottage Grove.
• Increase the involve-
ment of Cottage Grove’s
underrepresented/immi-
grant populations (e.g.
youth, BIPOC represen-
tatives) in local food and
place-making initiatives.
• Build stronger sup-
ply chain connections for
farmers and food pro-
ducers with both local
and regional markets.
There will be time in
the sessions to discuss
and refine the topics if
necessary.
Participants will brain-
storm potential actions
or next steps necessary
to advance each goal and
there will be breakout
rooms to detail the ac-
tions selected by partici-
pants as highest priority
for each goal.
The workshop will
consist of a series of sev-
en virtual sessions lead-
ing up to the completion
of a draft community ac-
tion plan framed around
the community goals for
this technical assistance
process.
For full details and to
register, visit bit.ly/LFLP-
CottageGrove. For more
information, contact City
Planner Amanda Fergu-
son at 541-942-3340.
Lane County Sheriff ’s Office arrests suspect in September Creswell shooting
On Sept. 15, at 10:20
p.m., the Lane County
Sheriff ’s Office received
a report of a man with
a gunshot wound at the
81000 block of Davisson
Road in Creswell.
Deputies arrived and
located the victim, a
59-year-old male from
Springfield, outside of a
residence bleeding pro-
fusely.
Deputies provided first
aid on scene to slow the
bleeding until medics
arrived. The victim was
transported by ambu-
lance to receive medical
attention for multiple
wounds sustained from a
gunshot.
Detectives investigat-
ing the case identified 40-
year-old Wesley Fredrick
Roy Jr. as a suspect in the
shooting. Roy was also a
suspect in multiple unre-
lated cases involving felo-
ny crimes.
On Oct. 12, shortly af-
ter 1 p.m., Lane County
Sheriff ’s Office detectives
received information that
Wesley Fredrick Roy Jr.
was at an RV Park on the
82100 block of Davisson
Road in Creswell.
Detectives and Cre-
swell Contract deputies
arrived and observed a
silver sedan that Roy was
associated with parked
nearby. Roy was positive-
ly identified by detectives
getting into the sedan.
Due to the nature of
the crime, it was believed
that Roy may be armed.
To avoid a confronta-
tion that may involve a
weapon in the densely
populated RV Park, dep-
uties staged to the north
and south of the RV Park
and waited a few minutes
for Roy to leave.
A spike strip was used
just south of the RV Park
causing the two front
tires of the vehicle Roy
was driving to go flat.
Roy attempted to elude
deputies by increasing
his speed to over 100
mph until he reached a
curve in the roadway and
eventually slowed, then
stopped.
Roy was taken into
custody without fur-
ther incident on charges
from multiple different
cases including Assault
in the first degree asso-
Halloween Howl Cruise coming to Cottage Grove Oct. 31
The Chamber of Com-
merce, Downtown Cottage
Grove and the city will be
holding the Halloween
Howl Cruise on Saturday,
Oct. 31 from 3 to 5 p.m.
on Main Street from River
Road to Seventh Street.
The cruise will be a
drive-thru Halloween Trick
or Treat event providing
safe activity in regard to
COVID-19.
Trick or treaters will re-
main in their vehicles. Ve-
hicles will line up on South
River Road and then drive
through Main Street and
receive treats from partic-
ipating businesses or orga-
nizations.
The treats will be pack-
aged and presented to the
children as they pass by on
Main Street.
Organizers are encourag-
ing people to drive through
and not walk through the
event as pedestrians will
not receive candy.
Cloth face masks are
highly recommended, but
not required when driving
through the event.
Participants may also
dress up and send a picture
to the ‘CG Candy Gram’
Facebook page to partici-
pate in the costume contest.
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During National Food Bank week, it’s important to
remember our neighbors struggling to provide their
families with enough food to eat. In Cottage Grove, and
the surrounding areas, lower income families can fi nd
help at Community Sharing Program. Community
Sharing is a local non-profi t that provides community
members basic needs, life-skill tools, and resources
towards self-suffi ciency. Each month an average of 775
emergency food boxes are distributed by Community
Sharing’s pantry. Emergency food boxes are meant to
supplement SNAP assistance (previously called food
stamps) with a 3-5 day supply of food. As a partner
agency, Community Sharing gets over half of its food
from the county’s food bank, Food for Lane County.
Th e rest is donated by local individuals, organizations,
and businesses.
Historically the need for emergency food in the fall
and winter is signifi cantly higher than in the spring
and summer. Our current record month served 836
food boxes. Following this pattern, the fall and winter
months might see even more record-breaking numbers
of families in need.
In addition to the increased number of our
neighbors facing food insecurity. Th at means local
food donations are critical, now more than ever, to
meet the basic needs of an ever increasing number of
eligible families.
In addition to food, Community Sharing accepts
donations of essential non-food items, such as hygiene
items, clothes, and cleaning supplies, to provide to its
client families. Th ese items aren’t covered by SNAP
assistance, but clothes, toilet paper, diapers, and soaps
are almost as vital for day-to-day living as food.
Community Sharing also relies on local volunteers to
operate eff ectively. Our board of directors is composed
of dedicated community leaders who volunteer many
hours supporting this organization. In the pantry,
volunteers help sort the donations, stock the shelves,
and assist clients through the pantry process. Offi ce
volunteers are needed to give out critical information,
help clients fi ll out necessary forms, and provide a
kind ear to clients on the edge of crisis. In addition
to our current support from local volunteers, we are
always looking for volunteers who would be willing to
help stop local hunger by organizing a food drive, or
fundraising event in Community Sharing’s honor.
During the coming holiday season, Community
Sharing will be off ering food box clients a special food
box for December holiday celebrations. Clients will
begin signing up for the special food box in November.
Th e box contains seasonal foods and a frozen turkey
or chicken for each family. Community sharing will be
ciated with the Sept. 15
shooting and Assault in
the second degree from
a domestic violence case
where the female victim
suffered serious perma-
nent injuries.
This case has been
forwarded to the Lane
County District Attor-
ney’s Office for prosecu-
tion.
City manager seeks
Youth Advisory members
City Manager Richard Meyers is re-
cruiting youth grades 7 through 12 to
be on the Cottage Grove Youth Advi-
sory Council (YAC).
This year’s YAC will be in the unique
position of navigating COVID-19 is-
sues.
The YAC plans to have their first
meeting for 2020-21 virtually on Mon-
day, Oct. 19.
Any youth interested should contact
the City Manager’s office at 541-942-
5501 to apply.
selling buttons to support our holiday food boxes over
the next two months to help put on this special event.
We will be selling these buttons for $10 each, please
call one of our board members or come by our offi ce to
purchase a turkey button and provide a holiday meal to
one of your neighbors. In December volunteers from
all over the community will help distribute the holiday
food boxes at OLPH Catholic Church. Th e event is an
amazing, nondenominational display with concerned
community members coming together to give back.
Th ere are also a number of annual donations drives
this time of year, such as the local U.S. Postal Service’s
food drive, Boy Scouts’ door-to-door donation
collection and the South Lane School district’s food
drive. Please consider supporting these organizations
in their eff orts.
Th e directors, staff and volunteers at Community
Sharing would like to thank the Cottage Grove
community for their continued support. Together
we are able to provide desperately needed basic
needs services to our community as a result of your
generosity.
To fi nd out how you can help, call Community
Sharing at 541-942-2176 Monday through Friday from
11am- 3:30pm.
THIS MESSAGE BROUGHT TO YOU BY THESE LOCAL SPONSORS:
Gabriele Wellness Center
502 E Whiteaker Avenue
541 649-1450
UPS Store
1498 E Main Street Set 103
541 767-0888
Community Sharing Program
1440 Birch Ave
541-942-2176
Banner Bank
25 Gateway Blvd.
(541) 942-3331
South Lane County Fire and Rescue
233 E. Harrison Ave
541-942-4493
Little Caesars Pizza
24 N. 9 th St.
541-942-2551
Trinity Insurance Agency
Cottage Grove
541 942-8870
Pinocchio’s Pizza
1795 E. Main St
541-942-5631
Cottage Grove Sentinel
116 N. 6 th St
541-942-3325