2A | NOVEMBER 11, 2021 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
On The Record
POLICE LOG
Nov. 2
• An officer working
patrol performing rou-
tine parking enforcement
observed a vehicle parked
near 830 Benjamin on the
south side of the street.
The vehicle had pine nee-
dles and leaves all of the
vehicle as well as a flat on
the driver’s side rear tire.
The vehicle was marked
and tagged for storage.
• Two juvenile females
were cited and released
at Cottage Grove High
School for O.R.S. 166.065
Harassment. The students
were contacted by school
staff after administration
discovered a digital video
of Harassment and Bully-
ing that occurred the day
before on Nov. 1.
• An unknown person
was reported to have sto-
len at item valued at $200
from 5 Flying Monkeys
on Main Street.
Nov. 3
• An individual caused
a scene in the Vintage
Inn restaurant by yelling
profanities at the wait
staff, customers, and po-
lice officers. When asked
to leave the business, she
cursed and threw drink
cups of water onto the
table, then continued to
delay her exit. There were
more than 10 patrons in
this area of the restaurant
and the individual’s ac-
tions and yelling caused
public inconvenience and
alarm. After being ad-
vised that she was under
arrest for disorderly con-
duct, the individual ac-
tively resisted arrest, kick-
ing and trying to bite the
arresting officer.
Nov. 4
• Cottage Grove Police
were dispatched to the
business of Chevron mar-
ket in regards to a
disorderly subject call
for service. Ultimately,
the subject was contacted
and taken into custody
for Disorderly Conduct
in the Second Degree and
was later lodged into the
Cottage Grove Municipal
Jail. The vehicle involved
was towed from the scene
after the arrest as no one
could respond to retrieve
the vehicle for the suspect
in a timely manner. The
case was closed by arrest
and a report was forward-
ed to the City Attorney’s
Office and OLCC for re-
view.
Nov. 5
• While preparing to re-
lease an individual from
the Cottage Grove Mu-
nicipal Jail on bail for an
unrelated charge, it was
discovered he had a val-
id warrant for his arrest
out of Douglas County,
Oregon. Cottage Grove
Dispatch confirmed the
warrant and Douglas
County subsequently ad-
vised officers the subject
could be provided a cita-
tion with a new court date
rather than being taken
into physical custody. The
individual was cited and
released for the warrant
without incident.
• A resident reported
that she could not leave
her residence as her
driveway was physically
blocked by a vehicle. A re-
sponding officer attempt-
ed locating the owner at
the nearby residence, but
no one could be found to
take ownership of the ve-
hicle in over 45 minutes
of looking. The regis-
tered owner had no local
contacts or phone infor-
mation. The vehicle was
unoccupied and cold to
the touch. An officer re-
quested a towing compa-
ny to respond and tow the
vehicle. A tow form was
completed and the vehicle
towed to the company’s
lot.
• Officers made contact
with an individual who
reported his vehicle being
taken overnight on the
200 block of North 10th
Street.
Bridget Woods Montgomery
1938-2021
LCC seeking applicants and
nominations for president
EUGENE, Ore. — Lane
Community College moved
forward with the next step
in the process to find a new
president for the college.
With the 15-member advi-
sory committee confirmed
and a presidential profile
developed, the process now
moves to opening the appli-
cation process.
The posting for the LCC
president position is now
available through ACCT
Searches, a division of the
Association of Communi-
ty College Trustees. ACCT
Searches will coordinate and
manage the application ma-
terials for the presidential
search. While applications
will continue to be accepted
throughout the remainder
of the search process, the
priority date for application
review is Jan. 19, 2022.
A profile was developed
for approval by the Board of
Education in October that
details the desired skills,
abilities, qualities, and expe-
rience of the next president,
as well as opportunities and
challenges he or she will face
in the role. Overall, the can-
didates should have a deep
commitment to Lane Com-
munity College’s strong val-
ues of student success, aca-
demic excellence, diversity,
equity and innovation.
Following the previously
announced timeline, confi-
dential applications will be
reviewed with the selection
semi-finalists to be contact-
ed and interviewed either
virtually or in person in
October 2021 Building
Inspection Services Report
For the month of Octo-
ber, the Building Division
of the Public Works and
Development
Depart-
ment issued 56 permits,
two for new single-family
homes, one duplex, and
performed 85 inspections
in Cottage Grove.
In Creswell, nine per-
mits were issued, one for
a single-family home, and
67 inspections were per-
formed.
In Veneta, 13 permits
were issued, one for a
new single-family home,
and 27 inspections were
performed.
In Coburg, 10 per-
mits were issued and 28
inspections were per-
formed.
Staff reviewed and ap-
proved 11 plan sets in Oc-
tober and 22 plan sets are
in review or on hold for
additional information.
Public Notices
February 2022.
From that group of
semi-finalists, three to five
candidates are expected
to be invited to campus in
March to interview with the
full board, tour campuses,
participate in open public
forums and meet with di-
rect reports.
The Board of Education
will deliberate and select its
first-choice candidate. An
announcement of the se-
lection is anticipated to be
announced in April with a
start date of July 1.
Stanley A Lancaster
Jean Marie Miller
1950-2021
Stanley A Lancaster 71, of
Cottage Grove, OR passed
away November 3, 2021, from
cancer.
Stanley was born June 5,
1950, in Cottage Grove, OR to
Allen Lancaster and Mona M
(Raper) Lancaster.
Stanley graduated out of
Vallejo, California, were he
September 5, 2021
worked as a Pipefi tter, then
as a Motorcycle Mechanic.
Stanley returned to College in
Solano County, California and
worked as a Public Defender
in Fairfi eld California, he then
returned to Cottage Grove to
pursue life as a Truck Driver
until his retirement.
Stanley is survived by his
mother Mona M Lancaster of
Cottage Grove; his sons Jesse
Lancaster of Cottage Grove
OR; Boudie Lancaster of Eu-
gene OR and Henry Lancaster
of California; 2 sisters and his 2
Grandsons Bodie Lancaster of
Eugene OR and Andrew Lan-
caster of Creswell OR.
Stanley was preceded in
death by his father Allen Lan-
caster
No service is planned.
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Jean Marie Miller died
peacefully on September 5 at
the age of 87 surrounded by
family in her home in Keizer,
Oregon.
She
was
born
in
Minneapolis, Minnesota to
Juanita and Ray Falk. She
and her sister Darlene and
brother Ron lived across
the US, as her father played
in bands and worked as a
handyman. She attended
Eugene High School and
continued friendships made
there until her death.
She married Gary Miller,
the owner of the Cottage
Grove-Eugene
Freight
company, and lived in
Cottage Grove, raising their
children, Lisa, Tami, and
Todd.
She was married
to Vern Coop, of Cottage
Grove, during midlife. Th e
last years of her life, she
enjoyed the companionship
of Gary Leslie, of San Diego,
in Keizer.
Jean worked at Lane
Community College in the
counseling department while
raising her children. She
undertook the ambitious
challenge of becoming a
nurse during midlife. She
prided herself on being her
own property manager for
several rentals.
She had a lifelong passion
for Dixieland Jazz and big
band music. She enjoyed a
challenging game of Bridge,
and became a football fan,
especially following the U
of O. Back in the day, her
children recall her cutting a
rug at the Rod & Gun club
and the Elks in Cottage Grove
with friends, enjoying drinks
and laughs together. During
her last years, she enjoyed
European cruises with Gary
and relaxing with him on the
patio of her home, watching
the golfers on the 17th green.
She is survived by
daughters Lisa Sargent (Jim)
of Sacramento, Tami Nikitins
(Dahn) of Creswell and
son Todd Miller of Cottage
Grove;
grandchildren
Heather Casey of Cottage
Grove, Adam McCarty of San
Diego, and Tahni Nikitins
of Bothell, Washington;
and
great-grandchildren
Emilia and Eliana Casey
and Harrison, Francis, and
Charlie McCarty.
A private remembrance
gathering at the graveside for
immediate family will be held.
Th e family has requested that
remembrances be made in
the form of contributions
to Meals on Wheels and
Willamette Valley Hospice.
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Bridget Woods Montgom-
ery passed away unexpectedly
on October 22, 2021 in New-
port, OR.
Bridget was born October
27, 1938 in London, England
to Forrest and Sheila Woods.
Bridget came to America in
1946 and moved to South Lane
County in 1950. Bridget gradu-
ated from Cottage Grove High
School in 1956.
Bridget is survived by her
three daughters Cathy, Cristy
and Cindy and her two broth-
ers Brian and Bruce.
Bridget was preceded in
death by her parents Forrest
and Sheila Woods.
Services were held in Alba-
ny on November 6th and her
ashes were scattered at sea on
November 7th.
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