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(Feb. 13)
Pews of the United
Methodist Church filled
Feb. 8 as the community
gathered to honor and
remember Opal Ma-
rie Nelson, who passed
away Jan. 15.
Nelson,
a
de-
cades-long resident of
the area, was recognized
as an energetic commu-
nity organizer and one
of few remaining “Rosie
the Riveter” members in
Cottage Grove.
“She could captivate an
audience of any age with
her energy and sense of
humor,” said Yvonne Fa-
sold, past national pres-
ident of the American
Rosie the Riveter Asso-
ciation (ARRA).
Saturday’s service, of-
ficiated by Pastor James
Markus of the Trinity
Lutheran Church, incor-
porated prayer, scriptur-
al readings and music
separately
performed
by Cascade Chorus and
bagpiper Steve Allely.
“Opal was a neigh-
bor of mine as well as
a friend,” said Markus.
“She was a blessing to
me every time I saw her.
She always brought me
joy.”
Gov. Brown: ‘Stay
home, save lives’
(March 26)
Gov. Kate Brown is-
sued Executive Order
20-12 on March 23, or-
dering Oregonians to
stay at home to the max-
imum extent possible
and added more busi-
nesses to a growing list
of establishments that
must re- main closed
to stem the spread of
the novel coronavirus
COVID-19 in Oregon.
The move comes as
the state’s count of coro-
navirus cases continues
to rise, totaling 209 con-
firmed cases as of press
time, which includes five
positive tests and one
death in Lane County.
“This order is designed
to flatten the curve over
the coming weeks, pre-
serving scarce hospital
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space and equipment. It
will also ensure that any
place of business that
remains operational
does its part to enforce
social distancing rules,”
said Brown. “It is de-
signed to be more sus-
tainable over time, to al-
low Oregonians to keep
their jobs when their
work does not add to the
growth of COVID-19 in
Oregon.”
The order is effec-
tive immediately and
remains in effect until
ended by the governor.
BMD canceled due
to financial, public
health uncertainty
(April 23)
Summer in Cottage
Grove this year will pro-
ceed without its biggest
and longest-running at-
traction.
On April 15, the Bo-
hemia Mining Days
(BMD) board of direc-
tors voted to cancel the
61st annual BMD fes-
tival scheduled for July
16-18 due to concerns
related to COVID-19.
In the same meeting,
the board accepted the
resignation of board
president Cathy Sim-
mons and voted in Don
Williams as the board’s
new president.
“I’m honored to step
back into the presidency
of this community orga-
nization that brings so
much pleasure to thou-
sands of people each
summer,” said Williams,
who had previously
served as BMD Presi-
dent from 1979-1984.
“Our decision to cancel
BMD 2020 came after
much soul searching and
examining the facts with
a cloudy crystal ball.”
Due to uncertainty
surrounding the length
of the state’s social dis-
tancing orders issued
by Gov. Kate Brown on
March 24 and the finan-
cial impact of the pub-
lic health crisis on local
businesses who would
normally support the
festival, the board stated
that holding the event
this year would be “fi-
5A
nancially impossible.”
The Grove loses
iconic councilor,
community
member
(May 14)
Cottage Grove lost
a city councilor and
committed
commu-
nity member with the
passing of Bob Ehler on
May 10 at age 67 due to
complications related to
cancer.
“My brother Bob was
the kind of person who
was so much involved
in helping others that
he didn’t have time to
take care of himself,”
said Ehler’s sister Shelly
Duncan. “He will be
missed by all who came
into contact with him.”
Brothers fondly re-
membered motorcycle
trips with Ehler while
other family members
recalled his love for the
outdoors.
“Our dad was an ‘en-
joy the open road’ type
of guy,” said daughters
Adriana Morgan and Sa-
brina Ehler. “He loved it
when we would call him
and tell him we were
picking him up to go on
a drive. We never knew
where we’d end up next,
just that we needed a
coffee, some old country
music and the open road
— even if he’d fall asleep
every time. If we weren’t
going to the coast, driv-
ing through Wildlife
Safari, or taking a ran-
dom back road, then we
would be at his favorite
fishing spot or watching
a movie together. We
were lucky enough get to
spend our time with him
outdoors where he loved
it the most.”
SLCFR fire chief
reinstated, board
VP resigns
(June 25)
A majority of South
Lane County Fire and
Rescue board mem-
bers voted to return
Fire Chief John Woo-
ten to full duty without
disciplinary action last
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