2A | APRIL 8, 2021 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
On The Record
Douglas County hosts largest drive-through vaccine clinic to date
Douglas County Board
of
Commissioners,
DPHN and Aviva Health
collaborated to host the
county’s largest mass
drive-through vaccine
event to date on Saturday,
April 3, at the Douglas
County Fairgrounds.
The team of more than
102 county employees,
DPHN employees, Avi-
va Health employees,
healthcare workers and
volunteers successfully
administered 186 John-
son & Johnson single
dose vaccines, 1,068 Pfiz-
er first- and second-dose
vaccines for a total of
1,254 vaccines.
This total also includes
additional outreach ef-
forts that day with 17
vaccines administered to
those staying at the Rose-
burg Rescue Mission and
the Good Samaritan Inn.
“Events of this scale
do not just happen over-
night or without great
planning. I believe we
have put together the
best and most experi-
enced team around to
plan, organize and seam-
lessly execute mass drive-
through events like this
one,” stated Commis-
sioner Tim Freeman. “I
would like to commend
Teresa Mutschler, the
Executive Director at
DPHN and Dr. Bob Dan-
nenhoffer, our Douglas
County Public Health
Officer for their incredi-
ble work in running this
event and for the success-
ful outcome. Our collab-
orate efforts with mem-
bers of the DCCRT team,
DPHN, Aviva Health,
Mercy Medical Center,
Lower Umpqua Hospi-
tal and our local health
care community partners
continue to prove time
and time again, that we
are a leader and model
for the rest of the state in
how to effectively man-
age pandemic testing,
communications
and
vaccination efforts.”
The
mass
drive-
through
vaccination
event ran from 8 a.m. to
7 p.m., and all residents
who were previously eli-
gible, as well as all newly
eligible residents were in-
vited to schedule an ap-
pointment.
In addition, residents
that received their first
dose of the Pfizer vac-
cine at the previous
drive-through event held
March 13 were invited to
return for their second
dose at the event as well.
“Our mass vaccine
event last weekend was a
Public Works releases March Building Inspection Report
For the month of
March, the Building
Division of the Public
Works and Development
Department issued 47
permits — two for sin-
gle-family homes — and
performed 110 inspec-
tions in Cottage Grove.
In Creswell, 21 permits
were issued, two for sin-
gle-family homes, and
80 inspections were per-
formed.
In Veneta, 17 permits
were issued, one for a
single-family home, and
32 inspections were per-
formed.
In Coburg, five permits
were issued, two for new
single-family homes, and
24 inspections were per-
formed. Staff reviewed
and approved 24 plan
sets in March and 15
plan sets are in review or
on hold.
roaring success; we vac-
cinated over 1,200 Doug-
las County residents,”
said Dr. Bob Dannen-
hoffer, Douglas County
Public Health Officer. “It
was incredible. Thanks to
the collaborative efforts
with the Douglas County
Commissioners, Aviva,
our DCCRT partners and
all the local volunteers,
we were able to vacci-
nate more local residents.
The clinic went smoothly
with minimal wait times.
I’m very pleased with
how we were able to vac-
cinate so many people in
one day, rivaling efforts
in much larger counties,”
DEATH NOTICES
RENTFROW—Byron
Shane Rentfrow, 42, of
Cottage Grove, Ore., died
April 2, 2021.
Pickup will begin on May
3.
The Tree Branch and
Limb Pickup is meant to
provide an opportunity
for residents to trim trees
and shrubs specifically
those trees and shrubs
that are located along
streets and sidewalks and
dispose of those materi-
als at no cost.
Trees are supposed to
be trimmed up to eight
feet above sidewalks and
over 13 feet above the
street.
Residents are asked to
pay particular attention
to those trees and their
impact on the sidewalks
and streets.
Make sure that no tree
branches block signs.
In addition to trim-
ming the trees that are
along streets and side-
walks, residents should
Drive-Thru vaccinations continue Fridays in CG
A weekly drive-up
COVID-19 vaccination
clinic in the Bohemia
Park parking lot launched
its first distribution event
March 19, targeting res-
idents 65 or older, and
continues.
The vaccine clinic will
be available every Friday
from 10 a.m. to noon until
further notice.
McCoy’s Pharmacy has
partnered with the City
of Cottage Grove to help
make sure members of
the community get every
opportunity to receive the
vaccine.
The drive-up clinic is
operating in addition to
the vaccine availability at
several local pharmacies.
The number of doses
will be limited, so pre-reg-
istration is strongly rec-
ommended.
To register, contact Te-
resa Cowan or Jessica
Klarr at the Community
Center at 541-942-1185.
Those receiving a vac-
cine should bring an in-
surance or Medicare card
to the drive-up clinic.
The ongoing clinics
will not be restricted to
seniors, however, and
Cottage Grove residents
are urged to watch for
announcements on what
ages will be accepted at
the future clinics.
For seniors with trans-
portation barriers, Mc-
Coy’s Pharmacy has of-
fered to make at-home
deliveries.
“So please spread the
word,” said City Manager
Richard Meyers. “Let the
seniors know if they are
unable to come, we will
go to them.”
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feel free to trim all the
other trees and shrubs on
their property.
For more information
about the Tree Branch
and Limb Pickup pro-
gram, visit the city’s web-
site and follow the links
to the Tree Branch Pick-
up.
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Arrangements are be-
ing made by Smith-Lund-
Mills Funeral Chapel in
Cottage Grove.
Helen Lehmann
CG annual Tree Branch, Limb Pick-Up coming back in May
The City of Cottage
Grove’s annual Tree
Branch and Limb Pick-
up is only about a month
away.
With the upcoming
opportunities for great
weather, now is the time
to trim and start col-
lecting the limbs and
branches to put out for
the city crews to pick up.
The first round of the
Tree Branch and Limb
This event comes on
the heels of the Thursday,
April 1 mass vaccination
effort by Aviva Health
and DPHN, when 147
North Douglas Coun-
ty residents received the
single dose J & J vaccine
at their first event outside
the Roseburg area.
The event in North
County was also the de-
but of “Mobile 1,” one of
two mobile medical units
Douglas County Com-
missioners assigned to
Aviva Health to bring im-
portant health resources
to underserved areas of
the county.
Helen Lehmann was born
on a farm in Minnesota.
During her childhood she
helped her father with the farm
by slopping pigs, driving trac-
tor, and harvesting oats.
As a young woman, she met
the love of her life, George Leh-
mann, who was also a farmer,
and they married in 1950. Cal-
ifornia, the land of opportunity
called, so they gave up farm-
ing, packed up the old Stude-
baker and headed west. Th ere,
in the town of Concord, she
and George started a janito-
rial business and later bought
a Western Auto hardware
store. Th en they sold that and
opened another Western Auto
store in Willits. Business was
good until the store burned
down. Aft er that they bought
the Skunk Train Depot at Wil-
lits and operated it for four
years. Finally, they bought the
Pine Cone Motel and operated
that until retirement. Th ey re-
tired and moved to Florence.
During those retirement years
they were able to travel across
the country in a 36-foot fi ft h
wheel towed by a noisy die-
sel truck with their grandson
Sean. Th ey also enjoyed cruis-
es and vacations in Hawaii,
Bermuda, and Puerto Rico.
Finally, they moved to Cottage
Grove to be close to family.
Helen raised four children,
Doug, Tom, Clarice, and Mark.
Her passion was gardening,
and her yards yielded a bounty
of beautiful fl owers. Her kitch-
en was fi lled with the warmth
of good food and family love
and her children never tired of
her cookies.
Helen is preceded in death
by her husband, George, two
of her children, Doug and
Mark, and her grandson Sean.
She is survived by her daugh-
ter Clarice Wynkoop and her
husband Bill, her son Tom
Lehmann and his wife, Lucy,
her sister Nell Layman and
her husband Lou, her dear
friend Karen Dershon, and
her grandchildren Larisa and
Sylas. A funeral service was
held at Smith-Lund-Mills Fu-
neral Chapel, Saturday, April 3,
2021. Interment held at Pacifi c
Sunset Cemetery, Florence,
Oregon.
Glen Bricker
1926-2021
Glendon Henry Bricker was
born in Trent, Oregon on Dec.
23, 1926. He died of natural
causes on Palm Sunday, March
28, 2021 at the Mennonite
Home in Albany, Oregon at the
age of 94.
He was the second child of
William Henry Bricker and
Bertha Ferguson Bricker. Glen
joined older sister Ruth Bricker
(Presley) in the family home.
Later, younger sister Ardeth
Bricker (McCartney) would be
added to the Bricker family.
Lifelong friends and mem-
ories were made during
Glen’s childhood in Trent and
Th urston, Oregon. In 1940,
the family moved to Cottage
Grove, Oregon where Glen
would meet his future wife, Lu-
cille Eastburn.
Glen spent his senior year
attending Eugene High School
where he was also able to
also attend vocational school.
Graduating in 1944, his moth-
er co-signed for him to enter
the United States Navy the day
following his 18th birthday in
December 1944.
As a Radioman 3rd class in
the Navy during World War
II, his tour included serving
proudly on Guam.
Following his Navy dis-
charge, Glen and Lucille were
married in Cottage Grove at
the Sixth & Gibbs Avenue
Church of Christ on March 15,
1947.
Aft er daughter Judy was
born, the Navy called Glen
back to serve in the Korean
War. Two more daughters
would later be added, Carolyn
and Arlene.
As a rural Oregon young
man, he held several jobs in the
sawmill and logging industry
and in later years worked as a
remodeling contractor.
Being a proud Oregonian,
Glen appreciated the oppor-
tunity to fi sh in the rivers and
ocean, and to hunt in the for-
ests.
Glen enjoyed gardening
and also had a great interest
in refurbishing and collecting
antique radios. Other antique
collections fi lled his home
and provided many opportu-
nities to make new “collector”
friends.
Together, Glen and Lucille
enjoyed hosting friends and
family in their home.
For almost 75 years, Glen
was a member of the Church
of Christ at Sixth & Gibbs in
Cottage Grove. Being a man
of great faith, Glen was devoted
to his church family and served
many years as a teacher, dea-
con, and elder. Many young
people attended sunday school
and church camp because Glen
persisted in making that hap-
pen knowing that a spiritual
foundation would be import-
ant for their future.
Glen and Lucille celebrated
66 years of marriage prior to
her death in 2012. Also pre-
ceding him in death was son-
in-law Robert Gilman in 2017.
He is survived by three
daughters and their families,
Judy (Robert) Gilman of Al-
bany, Carolyn (Carl) Palmer
of Portland, and Arlene (Steve)
Erb of Medford. “Grandpa
Bricker” will be missed by his
8 grandchildren and 15 great
grandchildren. Four great-
great grandchildren will greatly
miss their “Great-Bricker”.
A private family graveside
will be held at Fir Grove Cem-
etery in Cottage Grove. Th e
family is planning a Celebra-
tion of Life service at a later
date. Arrangements in the care
of Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral
Chapel, Cottage Grove, OR.
