2A | MAY 6, 2021 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
On The Record
Voters reminded to review both sides of ballot
Ballots are arriving in
the mail of registered Lane
County voters.  Before
turning in a ballot, voters
should remember to review
both sides of the ballot.
“Lane County Elections
wants to remind registered
voters to review both sides
of their official ballot. Some
ballots have additional vot-
ing opportunities on the
back of their ballot,” said
Lane County Clerk Cheryl
Betschart. “Once a ballot
has been returned it cannot
be amended or recast.”
Registered voters any-
where in Oregon who have
changed their address still
have time to update their
registration and qualify for
a full ballot. Those with
election-related questions
should contact Lane Coun-
ty Elections at 541-682-
4234.
Voters may drop off their
ballots at one of many of-
ficial drop box locations
listed in the insert includ-
ed with their ballot. Drop
boxes are now open and
will remain open until 8:00
p.m. on Election Day (May
18). A map of drop box lo-
cations is also available on-
line.
Due to COVID-19, the
Lane County Elections
Office will be open to the
public only on Friday, May
14; Monday, May 17; and
Tuesday, May 18, Elec-
tion Day.  Check our web
page at  www.lanecountyor.
gov  for additional updates
concerning office hours.
When open, visitors will be
required to observe phys-
ical distancing guidelines;
masks are required. The
Elections Office has a small
quantity of masks available
for visitors that do not have
their own.
  On all other dates, the
Lane County Elections Of-
fice is closed to walk-ins.
Assistance is available over
the phone at 541-682-4234
(weekdays from 9 a.m. to
noon and 1 to 4 p.m., and
on Election Day from 7
a.m. to 8 p.m.) and via
email at  elections@lane-
countyor.gov.
Voters with issues that
cannot be resolved via
phone or email will be able
to make an appointment to
visit the Elections Office.
Leslie Marie Woodruff
1969-2021
Leslie Marie Woodruff ,
52, of Cottage Grove, Oregon
passed away April 22, 2021.
She was born to parents Les-
lie and Gweneth Willis March
7, 1969. She was a manager of
an adult foster home and Leslie
always took care of people do-
ing personal caregiving. Leslie
enjoyed watching and reading
about crime. Leslie married
Th eodore Woodruff July 24,
2008 at Sacred Heart Hospital,
where he passed away shortly
aft er they married. She is sur-
vived by her daughter Kimber-
ly Woodruff of Cottage Grove,
OR and a brother Richard
Willis of WA. She is preceded
in death by her husband Th e-
odore Woodruff . A graveside
inurnment will be held May
7, 2021 at 4:00PM Brumbaugh
Cemetery, Cottage Grove.
Arrangements in the care of
Smith-Lund-Mills
Funeral
Chapel.
Douglas County approves emergency drought order
Douglas County is the
seventh county to declare
an emergency drought or-
der in Oregon this year.  At
the Weekly Business Meet-
ing held April 28, Douglas
County Public Works Direc-
tor Scott Adams presented
and received approval from
the Douglas County Board
of Commissioners for an
emergency drought order for
Douglas County.
Oregon’s Governor has
already declared State of
Drought Emergencies in
Jackson, Lake and Klamath
Counties, and has pending
emergency drought order
requests from Gilliam, Uma-
tilla and Wheeler Counties.  
The order formally de-
claring a drought in Douglas
County has been officially
recorded, and the Douglas
County Board of Commis-
sioners has submitted a copy
of the order to Oregon’s Gov-
ernor requesting an official
executive order from the
State for Douglas County,
under the provisions of ORS
536, as a direct result of se-
vere and projected drought
conditions.
DEATH NOTICES
BILYEU—Todd
Al-
len, 60, of Cottage Grove,
Ore., died April 30, 2021.
Arrangements by Smith
Lund Mills Funeral Chap-
el in Cottage Grove, Ore.
DRAPER—Lloyd Drap-
er died April 27, 2021.
Arrangements by Smith-
Lund-Mills Funeral Chap-
el in Cottage Grove, Ore.
ROWLETT—Robert Na-
than Rowlett, 97, of Cot-
tage Grove, OR died April
26, 2021. Arrangements by
Smith Lund Mills Funeral
Chapel in Cottage Grove,
Ore.
The Governor’s drought
declaration will allow in-
creased flexibility in how
water is managed to ensure
that limited supplies are used
as efficiently as possible. The
Governor’s executive order
for drought declaration will
also authorize state agen-
cies to expedite water man-
agement tools to users who
would not otherwise have
access.
The order cited that there
is the potential for the Doug-
las County agricultural and
livestock, natural resources,
recreational, tourism and
related economies will ex-
perience widespread and se-
vere damage resulting from
extreme weather conditions
and diminishing stream
flows within the county. The
annual water supplies avail-
able for irrigators and ranch-
ers within Douglas County
are from winter snowpack,
which is significantly lower
than normal in the Umpqua
Basin.
A large share of the coun-
ty’s economy is dependent
upon the agriculture sec-
tor, which will be adversely
affected by the low snow-
pack, water levels and rain-
fall.  These conditions will
SALES, SERVICE & REPAIRS
result in the loss of economic
stability, decreased feed and
pasture production, short-
ened growing season and
decreased water supplies for
our agricultural, livestock
and vineyard producers. 
Current predictions by
NOAA are that drought
within the region will per-
sist or intensify and could
also dramatically increase
wildland fire danger due to
higher-than-normal tem-
peratures and below average
precipitation. Also noted is
the fact that our multiyear
cumulative droughts have
resulted in decreased fuel
moisture and an early onset
for fire danger.
As of April 19, 2021,
Oregon Water Resources
Department Water Condi-
tions Report stated that the
Umpqua Basin stream flows
are 72 percent of average.
Snowpack, according to the
most recent NRCS report
states parts of southwest-
ern Oregon, including the
Umpqua Basin snow water
equivalent (SWE) remains
well below normal.
The lack of surface wa-
ter resources is expected to
negatively impact consump-
tive water users including
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Janet Lenore Th ompson
1947-2021
Janet Lenore Th ompson,
73, of Cottage Grove, Oregon,
passed away March 22, 2021 at
Rogue Regional Medical Cen-
ter in Medford, Oregon aft er
bravely facing a diagnosis of
pancreatic cancer.
Janet loved and served her
community all her life. She
studied the Bible daily and
taught it to others through
her daily actions, attentive lis-
tening, and wise counsel. She
enjoyed learning about God’s
love in Bible Study Fellowship,
and taught Sunday School
for years at Trinity Lutheran
Church. She immersed herself
in motherhood, supporting
her children full-time along
with their friends, classmates,
and teammates. She fostered
relationships as a welcom-
ing hostess and took pride in
baking, cooking, and sharing
with others. Whether she was
spending time with her friends
or caring for those in need, she
did it with joy and a fresh coat
of lipstick.
Janet frequently wrote
thoughtful notes of thanks and
encouragement, and her an-
nual Christmas card was writ-
ten in rhyming couplets. She
loved the outdoors, gardening,
the river, fl owers, birds, skiing,
hiking, art, books, and music.
Janet’s heart was joyous, and
her infectious laughter and
smile warmed the hearts of all
in her sphere.
Janet was born June 2, 1947
in Portland, Oregon, to Carl
and Lena (Overlund) Froude
and graduated from Tigard
High School. She earned a
Bachelor’s degree from the
University of Oregon School
of Nursing (OHSU), and a
Master’s degree in Marriage
and Family Counseling from
Northwest Christian College in
Eugene, Oregon.
She was preceded in death
by her beloved husband, Dr.
Michael Th ompson, and her
mother and father, Lena and
Carl Froude.
Janet is survived by her sis-
ter Karen Hall; brother Craig
Froude & wife Stephanie;
son Ryan Th ompson & wife
Amy; daughter Sarah Riznyk
& husband Nicholas; son Sam
Th ompson & wife Rosalie;
grandchildren Morgan, So-
phia, Emma, Jacob, Noa, Han-
nah, Jack, and Madeline. And
many other dear family and
friends.
A celebration of life will
be held at Trinity Lutheran
Church in Cottage Grove, Ore-
gon, on June 26, 2021 at 11 a.m.
Due to the Covid pandemic,
in-person attendance is limited
to invitation only. If you would
like to attend via Zoom, please
send a request to: 2021Memo-
rialJanetThompson@gmail.
com.
A private interment of ashes
will be held at Fir Grove Ceme-
tery in Cottage Grove, Oregon.
Th e family suggests memo-
rials may be made to the Trin-
ity Lutheran Church Commu-
nity Kitchen (tlc@tlccg.com) or
the Cottage Grove Community
Sharing Program (communi-
tysharing.org).
irrigators, industrial and do-
mestic users resulting in eco-
nomic losses and hardship.
Groundwater resources will
also be affected by a lack of
sufficient recharge resulting
in reduced spring and well
water supplies.
“The Douglas County
Board of Commissioners
agree that extraordinary
measures must be taken to
alleviate the suffering of our
citizens, livestock, forests
and  agricultural industry in
order to protect and mitigate
economic loss, as well as be
responsive to the threat of
wildfires,” said Commission-
er Tom Kress.
Although the drought
declaration has not resulted
in any residential use restric-
tions, it is a good reminder
that water conservation is al-
ways a good idea — and that
fire danger is likely to be high
again in many parts of Doug-
las County this summer.
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