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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 WEDNESDAY EDITION NOVEMBER 25, 2020 $1.00 S entinel VOL. 131, NO. 47 • Est. 1889 Your Local News Delivered Your Way: In Print. Online. On the Go! Get an insurance plan —not just a policy. (541) 942-0555 WEATHER Tomorrow: Mostly sunny with a high of 50 and a low of 30. Full forecast on A5 COLUMNIST Betty Kaiser’s Chatterbox B1 HOLIDAY HUMOR PHOTO COURTESY OF KENNETH MICHAEL ROBERTS. The city’s Pallet Shelters, currently awaiting deployment on City Shop property, will provide a warm and safe sanctuary for the unhoused on freezing nights this winter. New shelters to provide respite for unhoused The shelters are manufactured by the Washington-based company Pallet, which defines itself as a “so- cial purpose company” aiming to end unsheltered homelessness and develop a nontraditional work- force. The structures are built to be an efficient, safe and affordable option for temporary cottage-style hous- ing. Taking only about 30 minutes to set up, the insulated shelters can be snapped together on site and in- clude amenities such as electrical connections, heat, windows, beds, See SHELTER 6A Campus Life assists student access to distance learning Obituaries Official releases A2 • LORANE NEWS B1 • CLASSIFIEDS Listings and public notices B5-B6 By Cindy Weeldreyer Special to The Sentinel A spike in Lane County’s positive coronavirus cases in late September stopped South Lane School Dis- trict (SLSD) students from heading back into their classrooms in the fall. All students are cur- rently participating in Comprehensive Distance Learning (CDL), which remains a logistical chal- lenge for all involved — See CAMPUS 8A By Cindy Weeldreyer Special to The Sentinel CINDY WEELDREYER PHOTO Campus Life Director Richard New helps Abby Stere with her online lesson at the new Student Learning Center. City council ratifies curbside pick-up program /CGSentinel @CGSentinel students, teachers and par- ents. It is especially challeng- ing for parents who work outside the home, have limited internet connectiv- ity, students who need ex- tra help with their school- work, or who have kids who are not very good at self-managing their time. Campus Life is a non-de- nominational youth orga- nization serving middle By Damien Sherwood dsherwood@cgsentinel. com 541- 942-3325 ph • 541-942-3328 fax P.O. Box 35, Cottage Grove, OR 97424 The Cottage Grove City Council ratified a tem- porary curbside pickup program on Monday in response to the current “two-week freeze” ordered by Governor Kate Brown. The program is intended to aid downtown business- es during the COVID-re- Quality Cleaning functional • Upon arriving at the curbside pickup space, the customer should call to have their order brought to them The curbside pickup program will be in place as long as there are emergen- cy COVID-19 restrictions issued by executive orders See CITY 6A See TESTING 7A N SURE Test Water Quality And Water Flow Rate D ON E D Install, Service, and Replace Pumps and Water Filtration Systems LICENSED N I 541-942-0420 restricted to no more than 15 minutes • City will provide signs and barricades which the business can place on the curb before business pick- up hours and must be re- moved when closed • Curbside pickup is for parking spaces immediate- ly in front of the business and should use a minimal number of spaces to be I Certifi ed Green Carpet Cleaning Specialist lated restrictions by creat- ing pickup locations along storefronts, a strategy which saw success when implemented earlier this year. The curbside pickup program was created with the following parameters: • Program is available to businesses that have no private off-street parking • Occupying the space is Oregon Health Au- thority (OHA) reported this month that traces of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been detected in the wastewater of the City of Cottage Grove as part of a wastewater monitoring project. Traces of the virus have also been detected in 23 other cities in the collaborative effort be- tween OHA and a team from Oregon State Uni- versity (OSU). The City of Cottage Grove volunteered to participate in the pro- gram, which collects and tests weekly samples of wastewater for traces of the novel coronavirus. D • RECORDS Wastewater testing detects virus in CG D James Kazad Don’t Lose Your Giblets A4 As night temperatures continue their gradual seasonal decline, a new model of warming shelters is set to debut in Cottage Grove this December. The Cottage Grove City Council voted for the purchase of 18 Pallet Shelters on Oct. 26, addressing an anticipated need to secure shelter this winter for the unhoused. Currently erected and standing by in the Cottage Grove City Shops property, the shelters are awaiting site preparation, which is estimated to be completed mid-December. B By Damien Sherwood dsherwood@cgsentinel.com 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
