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| JANUARY 21, 2021
| COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
On The Record
Douglas County District Attorney issues statement on Citizens Against Tyranny
I feel compelled to re-
spond, as other elected
officials have, to the ac-
tivities of a group call-
ing themselves, Citizens
Against Tyranny.
It is my understand-
ing that Citizens Against
Tyranny, through means
of intimidation, want all
elected officials in Doug-
las County to sign in sup-
port of their declaration.
The declaration invites
public shaming and ban-
ning of individual citi-
zens from merchants and
services in the county.
The declaration calls
for shamming and ban-
ning of officials and pri-
vate citizens who do not
support the declaration.
The declaration states
that such individuals
“will be publicly known.”
I have already seen in
the news that two wom-
en were placed on such a
“list” and endured such
attempted shaming.
This kind of response
to the COVID-19 crisis,
its impact on the health
of our community and
individual financial diffi-
culties, is not the answer.
The Douglas County
Board of Commission-
ers continues to carefully
walk a path to balance
those competing crises
and have exemplified a
balanced response to the
issue.
I will not participate in
or sign on to the Citizens
Against Tyranny’s ill-in-
tended approach to this
difficult issue.
Testing reveals first case of U.K. variant of COVID-19 in Oregon
The Oregon Health
Authority (OHA) was
notified Jan. 15 that a
person in Oregon, iden-
tified as a Multnomah
County resident, has
tested positive with the
variant COVID-19 virus
strain originally detected
in the United Kingdom.
This is the first identi-
fication in Oregon of the
United Kingdom variant
strain, also called strain
B.1.1.7 or SARS-CoV-2
VOC 202012/01.
The individual has no
known travel history.
Health officials are still
investigating the possible
sources of infection. The
strain has been detected
in several states, includ-
ing California.
“The detection of the
first case of this vari-
ant strain is a concern,
and we have been mon-
itoring movement of
this strain,” said Dean
Sidelinger, M.D., health
officer and state epide-
miologist at OHA. “As
we learn more about this
case and the individual
who tested positive for
this strain, OHA con-
tinues to promote effec-
tive public health mea-
sures, including wearing
masks, maintaining six
feet of physical distance,
staying home, washing
your hands, and avoiding
gatherings and travel.”
Information
about
the characteristics of
COVID-19 variants is
rapidly emerging, for the
U.K. strain and anoth-
er variant first found in
South Africa.
Viruses constantly mu-
tate, and new variants of
a virus are expected to
occur over time. Multi-
ple variants of the virus
that causes COVID-19
have been documented
in the United States and
globally during this pan-
demic.
Most variants do not
change how the virus
behaves, and many dis-
appear.
Scientists are working
to learn more about how
easily they might spread,
and currently there is
no evidence that these
variants cause more se-
vere illness or increased
risk of death, or affect
vaccine
effectiveness,
according to the Centers
for the Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Multnomah
Coun-
ty public health staff is
working to go back over
details with this individ-
ual related to their iso-
lation plan, contacts and
any possible exposures.
“Confirming
this
strain locally is distress-
ing,” said Multnomah
County Health Officer
Dr. Jennifer Vines. “Until
we have enough vaccine,
we must continue using
face masks, distancing,
and limiting our social
interactions.”
The CDC provides
case data information in
the United States.
Oregonians can con-
tinue to work together to
prevent more lives being
lost to the virus by doing
the following:
• Maintain six feet of
physical distance;
• Wear a face covering
when outside the house;
• Practice good hand
hygiene;
• Avoid any gatherings
with people you don’t
live with;
• If you start to have
symptoms — even mild
ones — consult with a
medical provider quick-
ly to get instructions on
how to care for your-
self and your house-
hold members and also
whether to get tested;
• And finally, if you get
a call from public health,
answer it, and take their
advice on how to pro-
tect yourself and those
around you.
LTD Passengers board-
ing will begin paying
fares on all routes begin-
ning Monday, Feb. 1, and
will pay their fares using
the TouchPass mobile
phone app or TouchPass
card, cash or fare pur-
chased through a ticket
vending machine on the
EmX platforms.
Day Passes purchased
through the ticket vend-
ing machine are accepted
on all LTD buses and will
be exchanged for a Day
Pass by the operator.
TouchPass users have
a special February Re-
wards Pass, which be-
came available Jan. 20.
James (Jim) C. Perkins
1941-2021
James (Jim) C. Perkins,
79, of Cottage Grove, Oregon
passed-away January 12, 2021.
Jim was born to Ovie Lee and
Hazel Golden (Soules) Perkins
in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
on April 25, 1941. Jim mar-
ried Joan Monroe on August
26, 1960 in Cottage Grove and
together raised four children.
Jim worked as a dry kiln oper-
ator and superintendent for the
lumber industry.
Jim is survived by his wife of
60 years, Joan Perkins, and his
daughter Alicia Perkins along
with nine grandchildren and
fi ve great-grandchildren. He is
preceded in death by his three
sons Michael, Randy, and Brad
Perkins.
Arrangements in the care
of Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral
Chapel of Cottage Grove, Or-
egon.
Roseanna Gayle Frieze
Roseanna Gayle Frieze, 68,
of Cottage Grove, OR passed-
away January 12, 2021. Rose-
anna was born to Albert Bur-
ton and Seirretta (Rose) Cook
on August 21, 1952 in Eu-
gene, OR. Roseanna attended
Umpqua Community College
in 1971 and earned an associ-
ate degree. Roseanna married
Harold A. Frieze in Drain, OR
on September 10, 1971. She
worked for 26 years for the
North Douglas School District
as a Librarian.
Roseanna Gayle enjoyed
interior decorating, spending
time with family, taking many
photos of her grandchildren
and great-grandchildren of
whom she was so proud of.
Roseanna is survived by
her loving husband of 49 years
Harold, daughter Lori Frieze
of Florida, son Jeff Frieze of
Drain, OR, sisters Margaret
Rhodes of Cottage Grove, OR
and Sandy Herman-Moose of
Florida, four grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren.
A memorial will be held on
January 23, 2021 at Calvary
Baptist Church at 11:00 a.m.
A private family inurnment
will be at Drain City Cemetery.
Arrangements in the care
of Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral
Chapel of Cottage Grove, OR
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Harley Edward Lewis Jr.,
80, of Cottage Grove, Or-
egon passed away January
12. 2021. Harley was born to
parents Harley and Millicent
(Owen) Lewis December 28,
1940 in Roland, Oklahoma.
Aft er graduating from Sier-
ra High School in Tollhouse,
California, Harley attended
Fresno State College and re-
ceived his bachelor’s as a die-
sel mechanic. Harley worked
as a tree surgeon for Juanquin
County, and as a heavy diesel
mechanic for Weyerhaeuser,
Eugene Sand and Gravel, and
at Rexius where he retired. He
started racing stock cars on a
dirt track in his 20’s and won
several championships at Pla-
cerville, CA and Cottage Grove
Speedways, as well as earning
a place on the hall of fame at
both speedways. Harley loved
the outdoors, camping, fi shing,
and hunting. He is survived by
his son Harley (Mary) Lewis
lll, of Turlock, CA; son Benja-
min (Denise) Lewis of Stock-
ton, CA; daughter Elizabeth
(Pat) Risso of Cottage Grove,
OR;daughter Rebecca (John-
ny) Lewis of Glendale, AZ; son
Jonathon Lewis of Lebanon,
OR; sister Ruth Long of Au-
berry, CA; sister Joan Tibbet of
CO; 13 grandchildren and 19
great-grandchildren. Preceded
in death by his parents. A cele-
bration of life will be published
at a later date. Arrangements in
the care of Smith-Lund-Mills
Funeral Chapel and Cremato-
rium, Cottage Grove.
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LTD fares to
return starting
Feb. 1
Public shaming and
banning of certain “list-
ed” Douglas County cit-
izens is offensive to our
democracy and the due
process of law.
It’s simply not who we
are in Douglas County.
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