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S ERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF C OTTAGE G ROVE , C RESWELL , D ORENA , D RAIN , E LKTON , L ORANE AND Y ONCALLA C ottage G rove THURSDAY EDITION | JULY 29, 2021 | $1.00 S entinel VOL. 132, NO. 30 • Est. 1889 Your Local News Delivered Your Way: In Print. Online. On the Go! Get an insurance plan —not just a policy. Eugene Symphony’s noteworthy return (see A6) Southmayd home nears completion By Damien Sherwood dsherwood @cgsentinel.com (541) 942-0555 WEATHER Mostly sunny with a high of 97 and a low tonight of 65. Full forecast on A5 COLUMNIST Jayson and Misty South- mayd are within arm’s reach of having a habitable home – a dream the family has held on to for more than two years. Still, they worry the proj- ect may not have the funds to be completed before winter sets in. Local building official Jason Bush has been spear- heading the project to get the Southmayds into prop- er housing since last year, an effort which has yielded an enormous about of gen- erosity from the public and area businesses. Jayson compared the project to “Stone Soup,” a folk story about hungry strangers who convince a see HOME on A10 Mary Ellen Pet Tips ‘n’ Tales A5 SPORTS & REC Triathlon returns for virtual event B1 DAMIEN SHERWOOD/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL The new home for the Southmayds is about halfway finished, but will need additional funding to see it through to completion by this winter. CG area lakes see record low lake levels By Damien Sherwood dsherwood@cgsentinel.com Lake levels have taken a noticeable dip this year. As of Wednesday, Dorena Lake was reported holding 37 percent of its maximum conservation storage for summer with Cottage Grove Lake stood at 27 percent. “I’ve worked here for 16 years, and this is the lowest I’ve ever seen it this time of year,” said U.S. Army Corps of En- gineers Park Ranger Christie Johnson. Johnson noted that this is also the first year she has seen the Wilson Creek boat ramp at Cottage Grove Lake closed at the start of the season. “And my supervisor has worked here even longer than me, maybe 20 years. And she’s never seen that happen,” she said. “So, it’s pretty historic.” This year, lake levels dipped lower than levels of years past starting around the beginning of April. see LAKES on A11 DAMIEN SHERWOOD/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL Due to exceptionally low water this year, the Wilson Creek boat ramp was already closed when the summer season began. • RECORDS Obituaries Official releases A2 DAMIEN SHERWOOD/ COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • LORANE NEWS Local radio station KNND has recently added FM to its broad- casting. A5 • CLASSIFIEDS Listings and public notices B5-B6 follow us for the latest news: /CGSentinel @CGSentinel KNND debuts FM broadcast 541- 942-3325 ph • 541-942-3328 fax P.O. Box 35, Cottage Grove, OR 97424 By Damien Sherwood dsherwood @cgsentinel.com If area residents tune their radios to 99.7 FM, they may recognize some familiar programming. For the past week, local radio station KNND has been broadcasting with its newly installed FM translator in a side-by-side simulcast with the 1400 AM broadcast. KNND owner Cameron Reiten said the project has taken some time to get up and running. In October of 2013, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began making an effort to revital- ize AM broadcasting ser- vice. One of the solutions was to allow AM stations to apply for an FM translator. Reiten decided to apply for KNND’s own FM trans- see KNND on A8 820 E. Main St. Cottage Grove Oregon Store 541.649.1625 Cell 541.514.0022 OPEN TUE-SAT 11:00 TO 6:00 City kicks off ‘Utility System Tours’ By Damien Sherwood dsherwood@cgsentinel The first round of guests toured the city’s wastewa- ter treatment plant on July 22 as part of the City of Cottage Grove’s inaugural “Utility System Tours.” Led by Wastewater Su- perintendent Erich Schro- eder, the two-hour tour gave attendees an opportu- nity to learn and ask ques- tions about the wastewater plant’s process from intake to treatment. The event was the first of three educational tours which are also taking the group on tours of the wastewater collection and water systems over the next two weeks. City staff and city coun- cilors Mike Fleck, Chalice Savage and Candace Soles- bee were also in attendance while nonprofit South Lane Wheels provided transpor- tation. “It was kind of an op- portunity for people to get more than just a single Facebook post-worth of in- formation,” said Assistant to the City Manager Jake Boone. “And to be able to actually see it while they’re getting the information.” The behind-the-scenes look at the wastewater treatment plant led guests through an educational journey around the plant, stopping at various stations to learn about oxidation, the role of bacteria, clarifi- ers and the process of turn- ing the city’s wastewater into fully treated effluent ready for irrigation at the city’s golf course. “I think it went really see TOUR on A9 NOW OPEN!
