2A | JULY 1, 2021 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
On The Record
Extreme drought
declared for Lane County
The Lane County Board
of Commissioners voted to-
day to declare a local emer-
gency regarding the ex-
treme drought conditions
found throughout much of
Lane County and expected
to last into the summer.
“Extreme drought con-
ditions exist across Ore-
gon and Lane County is
experiencing a mix of ex-
treme drought in the Cas-
cade Foothills and severe
drought nearly everywhere
else,” said Lane County
Emergency Manager Pa-
tence Winningham. “This
declaration will open up a
host of tools and resources
to water right users in Lane
County such as farmers,
agriculture, and businesses
that may be affected by sur-
face water rights.”
The local emergency dec-
laration also requests the
Oregon Office of Emergen-
cy Management to recom-
mend adding Lane County
to the State’s emergency
declaration under ORS 536
and to direct the Oregon
Water Resources Depart-
ment to make available
temporary transfers of wa-
ter rights, emergency wa-
ter use permits, and use of
existing right options and
agreements.
A state drought decla-
ration allows the Oregon
Water Resources Depart-
ment to offer certain tools
to water rights holders in
a drought-declared county.
These tools have an expe-
dited review process, re-
duced fee schedule, and are
intended to be short-term
emergency authorizations,
not permanent solutions
to deal with water supply
challenges.
The Oregon Water Re-
sources Department main-
tains a drought website that
provides the status of cur-
rent water conditions and
state drought declarations,
as well as information on
what you can do to use wa-
ter wisely. For more infor-
mation visit www.oregon.
gov/OWRD/programs/cli-
mate/droughtwatch.
The website also answers
questions about emergency
applications, the state dec-
laration process, and gener-
al water supply conditions.
The last drought emer-
gency in Lane County was
declared in 2015.
Lane County
begins
Climate Action
Plan outreach
Lane County is devel-
oping a comprehensive
county-wide Climate Ac-
tion Plan (CAP) that will
outline goals and strat-
egies to reduce green-
house gas emissions.
To ensure the CAP
represents the needs and
concerns of Lane Coun-
ty residents, the County
is conducting a series
of online open houses
Fire danger leads to call for extreme caution
celebrating the Fourth of July
Lane County Parks, Lane
Fire Authority and the Lane
County Sheriff ’s Office are
urging caution when cele-
brating the Fourth of July
this year, especially if your
plans include parks along
Fern Ridge Reservoir.
“Orchard Point and
Richardson parks tradi-
tionally attract large crowds
of people to celebrate the
Fourth of July,” said Lane
County Parks Manager
Brett Henry. “Even though
our community partners
are not hosting a fireworks
show over the reservoir this
year, it’s important for park
visitors to remember that
fireworks are not allowed
in any Lane County parks.”
To help park visitors en-
joy the holiday safely, Lane
County Park Rangers and
volunteers from the Lane
County Sheriff ’s Mounted
Posse will be on-hand at
Orchard Point and Rich-
ardson parks.
Public Notices
The Lowest Rates in Lane County
PUBLIC MEETINGS,
TRUSTEE NOTICES,
PROBATE,
AUCTION &
FORECLOSURE
NOTICES,
AND MORE.
pick up fireworks that have
not ignited fully.
Never point or throw
fireworks at another per-
son.
Keep a bucket of water
or a garden hose handy in
case of fire.
Never shoot fireworks
off in metal or glass con-
tainers.
Submerge the spent de-
vice in a bucket of water for
several minutes to prevent
a trash fire.
Remember: fireworks
are not allowed in any Lane
County-owned or main-
tained park, including Ar-
mitage Park, Harbor Vista
Campground,
Orchard
Point Park and Richard-
son Park. People found
to be using fireworks in
Lane County Parks may be
removed. Park gates will
close at 9:00 p.m. for day
use areas.
Why Pre-Plan?
Pre-Planning makes matters easier for those
you love.
Pre-Planning allows you to provide guidance
to your family after your death.
Pre-Planning allows you to control potential
expenses of a funeral and disposition.
Pre-Planning provides an advanced
opportunity to assemble life data.
Rotary unites problem solvers around the globe to do more good. Like providing job training and
supporting local entrepreneurs to help revitalize the places we call home. Connecting to make
communities stronger — that’s what people of action do. Learn more at rotary.org /action.
To learn more about the Rotary Club of Cottage Grove
contact Karol Kuhn Simons 541-554-6946
Franklin “Frank” Murray Long
1932-2021
(541) 942-0185
123 S. 7th St., Cottage Grove
Visit smithlundmills.com for more information.
events and surveys.
There are four on-
line open house events
planned with the first
event already having tak-
en place on June 30.
Those interested can
go to lanecocap.partic-
ipate.online/ to learn
more about the online
events and to register for
them.
SOUTH LANE COUNTY
FIRE & RESCUE
SAVE MONEY. SAVE LIVES.
Ground Ambulance
Memberships
$65 per year
CORRECTION
Correction: In The Sen-
tinel’s June 24, 2021,
article “Council votes
to move forward with
tree removal,” the article
mistakenly states that
the Cottage Grove City
Council voted for the
removal of two redwood
trees. The item was in
fact an informational
“We enjoy getting to
volunteer at community
events,” said posse volun-
teer Alan Murphy. “It al-
lows us to serve our com-
munity by helping people
be safe – and everyone
really enjoys seeing and
interacting with the volun-
teers and their horses.”
Drought conditions and
an early start to fire season
in the Willamette Valley re-
quire residents to exercise
extreme caution with any
flammable items Fourth of
July, whether celebrating at
a local park or at home.
“If you plan to use fire-
works at home you should
also have a plan to min-
imize the risk of injury
and wildfire,” said Lane
Fire Authority’s Lieutenant
Tressa Miller. “Even spar-
klers burn at about 2,000
degrees and we want every-
one to celebrate safely.”
Fireworks safety tips:
Never try to re-light or
topic, which the council
did not vote on. Though
councilors had the op-
tion to move to change
the city staff ’s propos-
al, it did not opt to do
so. The Sentinel regrets
the error.
Ground Ambulance &
Air Membership
$124 per year
Call 541-942-4493 for info.
FOR EMERGENCY DIAL 911
Serving South Lane County.
Franklin “Frank” Murray
Long, 89, of Cottage Grove,
passed away June 10, 2021.
Frank was born February 26,
1932, in Healdton, Oklahoma,
to parents James and Winn-
ifred (Burrow) Long. He grad-
uated from Porterville High in
California in 1949, then from
Fresno State College in 1953
with a bachelor’s degree in
journalism. Frank served as a
PFC in information services
in the United State Army from
1954-1956. He married Cath-
erine Zublin March 15, 1954;
they later divorced. Frank
married Donna Reif Chandler
June 9, 1973, in Eugene, Ore-
gon. He worked as a reporter
for the Atwater Signal and
Merced Sun-Star in the 1950’s.
Frank received his teaching
certifi cate from UC Berkley,
CA and taught at Los Gatos
High School, Roseburg High
School and Cottage Grove
High School where he retired
in 1990. His hobbies included
photography and writing. His
passion was theater all his life.
He acted in 32 productions in
college and at Th e Barn Th eater
in Porterville, California. He
loved the Cottage Th eatre and
was instrumental in raising the
funds for the construction of
the new building in 1998. Frank
was a true philanthropist; he
worked at improving his world
through Kiwanis and Scouting.
He is affi liated with the Bohe-
mia Sunrisers Kiwanis. Frank
received Cottage Grove’s First
Citizen Award in 1997, Th e
Kiwanis Hixson Award, and
numerous other Kiwanis and
Boy Scout Awards. Frank is
survived by his wife Donna of
48 years; daughters Rebecca
Long, Alexandra Zublin-Mey-
er, Anne Larsen, and Kendra
Nguyen; sons Th eodore Long,
Timothy Long, David Long,
Adam Long, Brian Long and
12 grandchildren. Frank was
preceded in death by his sister
Evan Wall. A memorial ser-
vice will be held at the Cottage
Th eatre 700 Village Dr. Cottage
Grove, OR 97424 aft er remod-
eling is complete. Arrange-
ments in the care of Smith-
Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel,
Cottage Grove.
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