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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | NOVEMBER 25, 2020 Charles W. Ganzel, Jr. 04/30/1941- 05/09/2020 Charles W. Ganzel, Jr. (Chuck) passed away on May 9, 2020, from complications due to Alzheimer’s disease. Chuck was born to Charles and Dorothy Ganzel in Beth- lehem, Pennsylvania. He spent his childhood on the East Coast. He developed many interests that he pursued throughout his life such as model trains, stamp collecting, music, theater, tennis and golf. He attended Hiram College in Ohio, graduating in 1964. Chuck went on to serve in the US Army, aft er which he began a long career in sales, starting out with Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. Eventually he moved into insurance sales and fi nancial services with New York Life and Prudential. It was through Chuck’s love of music that he met his future wife, Barbara (Hopper) Clanc- ey. Th ey both had joined the same community choir in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Even- tually Barbara decided to move to Oregon to be closer to her children (from a previous mar- riage), and Chuck joined her soon aft er. Th ey wed in 1982, surrounded by their families. A career opportunity for Chuck with New York Life meant a new move to Davis, California, where they resided for a num- ber of years. When Barbara’s father’s health was failing, they moved to North Carolina to care for him. Following Bar- bara’s father’s passing, they re- turned to Oregon, where they established their permanent home in Cottage Grove. Th ey chose a hillside home that had several acres of land surrounded with trees. Th ey wanted to develop a beauti- ful landscape and began their incredible journey of plant propagation and gardening. A giant sloping lawn became a magical place that all of their grandchildren explored for Easter egg hunts and playing. Th rough the years they devel- oped a masterpiece garden that was showcased through ben- efi t garden tours. People came from as far away as England to see their garden. Th ey vol- untarily worked garden shows from Seattle to San Francisco, were members of the Hardy Plant Society, and were always bringing home new additions for the garden. Chuck loved to travel, and he and Barbara toured gardens from Europe to New Zealand, from which they drew inspi- ration for their own garden. Th ey made many friends along the way and were always wel- comed upon return. Th ey also had a particular passion for Alaska and Yellowstone Na- tional Park. Chuck continued to visit Yellowstone aft er Bar- bara passed away; it was a great comfort to him. Chuck was preceded in death by his wife Barbara in 2018, his parents Charles and Dorothy, his sister Susan, and step-daughter Anne. He is sur- vived by his step-children Tim Clancey (Jean), Siobhan Clanc- ey, Michael Clancey (Cheryl), his step grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren. We will remember Chuck for his independent nature, his enthusiasm for life and learning, his diligence, and his love for Barbara and her fam- ily. Due to Covid-19, no me- morial services are planned at this time. Memorial donations in his honor may be made to Hospice Pet Advocates of Springfi eld, Greenhill Humane Society, Hardy Plant Society and the Alzheimer’s Associ- ation. Please contact Smith- Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel website (smithlundmills.com) for more information. | 3A Vision Keepers Committee seeks ‘at-large’ applicants The Vision Keepers Committee is seeking applicants for three “at- large” positions. Two two-year terms and a one-year term are currently open. Applicants will be in- terviewed and then con- firmed by the Cottage Grove City Council. The role of the Vision Keepers is to monitor progress of the Cottage Grove 2037 Vision Ac- tion Plan, encourage im- plementation of actions, provide technical assis- tance or support where appropriate, produce annual progress reports and recommend minor modifications to the plan as necessary. The Vision Keep- ers hold quarterly team progress meetings and develop annual awards to recognize individuals and organizations for ex- ceptional service toward promoting achievement of the Cottage Grove 2037 Action Plan. The deadline to apply for the Vision Keepers Committee is Friday, Dec. 11 at 5 p.m. Applications can be obtained by visiting the city website at www. cottagegrove.org or by emailing communityco ordinator@cottagegrove. org. For more informa- tion, call the Community Service Department at 541-942-1185. Chamber, Downtown CG promote business during ‘freeze’ Despite a handful of businesses in the com- munity specifically or- dered closed during the two-week statewide freeze, many of Cottage Grove’s local business- es remain open and are ready to serve in compli- ance with all COVID -19 safety protocols. The Chamber of Com- merce and Downtown Cottage Grove have com- piled a list of businesses and has posted the list on the Chamber’s webpage. The list will be updat- ed as new information is available. Any business, whether a Chamber member or not, can be on the list. Businesses may contact the Chamber of Com- merce at 541-942-2411 or Downtown Cottage Grove Executive Direc- tor Molly Murai at 541- 767-4129 to update or add their information to the list. The list of busi- nesses can be found by clicking on the red but- ton labeled, “Shopping During the Freeze” in the middle of the Chamber page at www.cgchamber. com. Local Scouts selling Christmas trees on weekends The Scouts will be in the Safe- year. Boy Scout Troop 140 will be selling fresh-cut Christmas trees way parking lot near the gas sta- Scouts will be wearing masks on weekends from 11 a.m. to 5 tion. All proceeds will go to ac- and practicing social distancing p.m. as long as trees last. tivity and equipment costs for the while assisting. Missing Creswell hunter found alive with minor injuries On Nov. 17, shortly after 4:30 p.m., the Lane County Sheriff ’s Office received a report of a S entinel C ottage G rove www.cgsentinel.com @ cgsentinel @cgsentinel #cgsentinel Cottage-Grove-Sentinel Drinking and Driving: You Can’t Have It Both Ways. Drinking and driving is a one-way street to disaster. Stay on the right track–if you’re drinking, arrange for a ride; if you’re driving, stay sober. With so many celebrations during the holiday season, it’s especially important to remember your responsibility to yourself, your family, your friends and your community: Keep yourself and fellow motorists out of danger by staying sober behind the wheel. missing hunter in the Rock Creek wilderness area in northwestern Lane County. The hunter, 30-year- old Tyler Saxon of Cre- swell, was dropped off in the area the morning of Nov. 17 to go hunt- ing and was supposed to meet up with someone a few hours later and nev- er showed up. Family reported him missing shortly thereaf- ter. Lane County Sheriff ’s Office Search and Res- cue deployed a rescue team to the area and searched all night that Tuesday, all day the fol- lowing Wednesday and into Thursday. Search and Rescue teams from Linn Coun- ty, Lincoln County, and Benton County joined the search along with the U.S. Coast Guard A very Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! 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