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Group files petition to oust school superintendent came clear they feared their superintendent because they felt it was her way or early 50 residents no way.” made their voice Petition signers identified heard Jan. 8 at the first themselves as parents, stuSouth Lane School Board dents, staff, family members meeting of the new year, and concerned citizens the majority in support of a of the South Lane School community-driven petiDistrict (SLSD) and ask the tion of no confidence for South Lane School Board Superintendent Dr. Yvonne to remove Superintendent Curtis.

Curtis immediately.

The petition outlines five Local realtor Sherry Yoss said her motivation to reasons and provides specifspearhead the petition came ic details for the vote of no confidence. from her desire for her 1. Irresponsible payroll grandchildren to continue management, 2. Lack of their family’s tradition of policy compliance and poor attending local schools.

“I started to attend school treatment of employees, 3.

Poor and inaccurate comboard meetings and was munication, 4. Curtis comes shocked by the lack of first and 5. Hostile and respect and willingness to Toxic Work Environment work with families,” Yoss Curtis lives in Roseburg. said. “After talking with Some petitioners believe school employees, it beBy CINDY WEELDREYER

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it limits important opportunities to have casual and meaningful interactions that provide important community feedback on her district duties.

At the beginning of the meeting, Board Chair Taylor Wilhour read a statement describing board policies on public comment explaining specific limitations in place on speakers’ remarks.

He explained for legal and non-discrimination reasons, the board is prohibited from hearing comments about school district personnel. A speaker’s comments might create prejudice should the board need to act as the final review on any administrative recommendation on the matter.

Most of the community

Cindy Weeldreyer/The Sentinel A capacity audience showed up at the South Lane School Board meeting Jan. 8 in support of a community-driven petition of no confidence for superintendent Dr. Yvonne Curtis. members in attendance expressed frustration they were required sit in a training room because of a seating capacity limit in the boardroom. Some were

required to sit on the other side of the building to view the meeting remotely.

Six speakers were given three minutes each to address the board.

Jennifer Powell is a school district employee. She was the only speaker who didn’t support the petition. She See OUST page 2A

Council appoints city manager

By RODNEY HARWOOD Sentinel Editor

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t started with 29 applicants on a national search. It was reduced to five finalists, then eventually to one final selection.

But the Cottage Grove City Manager employment agreement with Michael Sauerwein was anything but a rubber stamp approval.

Despite an extensive process involving city council and civic leaders conducting extensive interviews with all five finalists, background information recently surfaced that council’s selection

had been fired “without cause” from the City of Snoqualmie.

The Cottage Grove City Council did move forward to hire Sauerwein as its new city manager by 5-2 vote, but it wasn’t without extensive discussion involving both council and members of the public.

“I’m very frustrated. We relied on the recruiting company. Apparently, they don’t run the background check until after we select a finalist,” said Mayor Candace Solesbee, who along with council president Greg Ervin voted nay.

“I felt like we should have all the

information going into it before we selected our finalist.

“We’re trying desperately to provide transparency in our decision making and I just felt it would have affected my decision for the finalist, even if it was being fired for no reason.”

According to a June 6 article in the Snoqualmie (Wash.) Valley Record, reporter Conor Wilson reports, a chain of emails confirmed Sauerwein was fired on May 8. The termination letter was signed by Mayor Katherine Ross.

Sauerwein received three months of severance pay, according to the

emails he said. Records show Sauerwein was fired without cause, but they do not explain the city’s reasoning in further detail.

In most cases, being fired without cause means an employee is let go without serious workplace misconduct, the report said.

“After careful consideration, it was determined that the city needs to move in a different direction as it relates to leadership,” Snoqualmie Mayor Ross told the Valley Record via a spokesperson. “We appreciate Mike See CITY page 2A

Michael Sauerwein

Governor visits Cottage Grove homeless camp

By JULIA SHUMWAY tour of all 36 Oregon Oregon Capital Chronicle counties, which began in December 2022 in Yamhill ina Kotek peered into County and ended in Lane County in December 2023. a metal microshelShe met with nearly 1,000 ter on a brisk December people in nearly 100 towns afternoon, turning with a question to Kris McAlister, across the state, with First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson executive director of the joining her on most visits. homelessness nonprofit “Having an opporCarry It Forward in the tunity to sit down with small Lane County city.

The governor had seen a Oregonians in their home lot of microshelters like the communities and hear about what’s going on is an dozens of units at Carry It Forward’s low-barrier adult experience neither of us will forget, and they will shelter on the outskirts of Cottage Grove. She wanted actually help me be a better governor over the next to know what worked well – and what could be better. several years,” Kotek said in Those questions defined a press conference after the Kotek’s nearly year-long Lane County visit.

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Jake Boone, assistant city manager in Cottage Grove, said he hopes Kotek continues to visit rural communities and that future governors do the same. Towns like his, with a population of about 10,600, don’t have the same resources or pull with state leaders as Oregon’s big cities, and the tour was a rare direct line to the state’s top official.

“One of the standard complaints about every governor is that Portland drives the bus and we all kind of get dragged along by it,” he said. “We have 261 cities in the state. Only one See CAMP page 2A

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Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson, left, and Gov. Tina Kotek listen to Kris McAlister, executive director of the homelessness nonprofit Carry It Forward, in Cottage Grove on Dec. 14.

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Mayor gives State of Grove speech

be divided with differing views and opinions on how it should be addressed.

Candace Solesbee didn’t “We have scheduled an set out to run the city counopen meeting work session cil meetings or be an active to reevaluate what has failed voice in formulating city and come up with a new policy. She’s quick to point path forward. I am hopeout the past five years have ful this will bring us some been a baptism by fire. element of success.”

But with that being said, She thanked city emthe Cottage Grove Mayor ployees, department heads, outlined 2023 achievements the police department and and provided a perspective South Lane Fire and rescue for the future with her State for their diligence.

Candace Solesbee of the City address during Some of 2024’s top priorithe first city council meetties, she said, are to improve But because it could impact ing of 2024. the citizen and council the future of your children “I am humbled and honcollaborative effort in creator grandchildren.” ored to be here. I never asing creative and achievable She outlined work to impired to be a city councilor solutions for funding city prove the homeless camps and certainly not the Mayor road improvements. and shelter situations, work of Cottage Grove,” she told “I am proud to list 2023’s with the 9th circuit court a full house room of people accomplishments, ” she said rulings that forced the waiting to hear the council’s going down an impressive city to legally wrestle with decision on hiring the new list of achievements, which action while the homeless city manager. include: population surged.

“I was born and raised * The Main Street revi“We are all human, but in this town. I’m a 4th talization project construcwe want to see our city generation Grover. I am not tion documents are at 30% progressing in a positive the same person I was when completion from Branch direction. I am aware and I first ran for office. This Engineering.

The goal is to share the frustration our experience has changed be out for bids in spring of citizens feel with the state me forever. I’ve learned the 2024, with completion late of our homeless situation,” importance of getting inshe said. “Council has never 2024 or early 2025 volved, not just because you had a unanimous vote on * Purchased 61 acres want to change something of property off Cleveland this topic and continues to that directly impacts you.

Street for industrial and

By RODNEY HARWOOD

Sentinel Editor

CAMP from page 1A of them is Portland. Only one of them is Salem. Only one of them is Eugene. The rest of them, a huge number of them are in the roughly 10,000 range, but it’s hard to get our voices noticed because we’re small. Unlike Portland and Salem, we can’t afford our own lobbyists to go be there in the Capitol building every day.”

The tour brought her to familiar territory – a day shelter and park mere miles from the Portland home where she lived before moving to the governor’s mansion – and to areas of the state she’s never visited.

It started with a narrow focus on three key issues: Kotek’s first visit to Yamhill County consisted of

conversations at a community clinic about behavioral health, a preschool about education and a local government office about the housing crisis. As the tour continued, she began adding more conversations with elected officials, usually over meals at local restaurants.

Kotek said those meetings are making it easier to do her job. A June coffee with Tillamook County Commissioner Erin Skaar meant that Kotek was able to directly call Skaar after torrential rains caused flooding in the coastal county in December to talk about how the state could help with recovery.

Most of her conversations were with invited guests, local elected officials and

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community leaders. Reporters covered each discussion in Yamhill County, but at subsequent stops most or all of her events were held in private and followed by short briefings with local reporters.

Some unexpected interactions did happen, though.

The Capital Chronicle joined Kotek on a walking tour of businesses in downtown Independence, where Kotek hopped on a passing trolley with Rep. Paul Evans, D-Monmouth; Polk County Commissioner Jeremy Gordon and Mayor John McArdle and sang “Happy Birthday” to a fellow trolley rider.

While the tour remained largely focused on housing, education and behavioral

media from the Mayor’s friends describing content from the Sauerwein’s time, service and executive session. I do not have accomplishments while working proof at this point, but it has been for Snoqualmie. He was instrusuggested we have an outside mental during a time of transition investigator look into this,” Fleck following the pandemic.” read. “This is so egregious because Sauerwein worked for the City we are making one of the biggest of Snoqualmie for less than 18 decisions we will likely make in months. Prior, he spent eight many years, who will lead our city years as the city manager of Meas City Manager. dina and nearly a decade as the “This wasn’t an accidental faux assistant city manager of Sampas to a family member or friend. mamish.

This appears to be an intentional During the Jan. 8 Cottage effort to stir up discontent in the Grove discussion, Councilor At community and sabotage our Large Mike Fleck read from a pre- incoming city manager.” pared statement accusing Mayor Sauerwein has over 30 years Solesbee of violating executive of public service experience. He session rules by “disclosing proserved as City Manager for City tected content.” of Sheridan (Ore.), Assistant City “There were posts on social Manager of Sammamish (Wash.)

OUST from page 1A said the recent bullying of a transgendered educator has caused staff safety fears and created stress for staff and students.

“The culture of bullying and bigotry has caused deep fractures, mental distress, low performance, lower attendance, frustration and helplessness,” Powell said. “The change we’ve needed for so long is finally beginning to happen under the current leadership.

The need in our schools

to transform culture has finally been recognized and there are people in town who are opposed to this.”

She stated her knowledge of colleagues in all the district schools who stand in support of the current leadership and are excited about the changes happening in the district.

“We are relying on current leadership to continue and the school board to ensure that it does,” she added.

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“After we hashed it out with lawyers, everyone impacted was made whole and the agreements we reached are being implemented,” Rogers said. “Communication between the human resources and finance departments has improved greatly and we recognize fixing problems of this size takes time.”

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health, Kotek also added local issues, including tours of farms in rural Oregon.

Her October visit to Linn County brought her to the Pugh Seed Farm in Shedd, where sixth-generation farmer Denver Pugh showed Kotek and state Rep. Jami Cate, R-Lebanon, around his family’s farm.

Linn County boasts that it’s the “grass seed capital of the world,” and the Pughs grow seed-producing grasses for pastures across the world. They also raise other crops, including wheat, radishes and meadowfoam, a flowering plant that’s used as an oil in cosmetic and hair products. Kotek knew that Linn County was the grass seed capital but admitted that

she knew nothing about growing grass seed and had never been on a grass seed farm before, Pugh said. He jumped at the opportunity to show her his work.

“There’s a handful of us in my area that open our farms up to tours and stuff like that,” he said. “But I don’t know too many that had the opportunity to do it at the level that as of the governor.

Their state representatives come by every once in a while, there’ll be opportunities for them and local leaders, but as far as the governor, you just don’t hear of a governor reaching out like that.”

His politics don’t align with hers, Pugh said, and he suspects she knows that.

But he said he looked past

political differences because Kotek wanted to learn.

Normal person Judging from body language, Kotek said she could tell that some people she met over the year started off hesitant, but most were smiling by the end of the conversation.

“Some of the feedback we’ve received third-party has been that she seems like a normal person,” she said.

“I’ll take that. I’m a very straightforward person.

I think a lot more people know about my story, about how I got to Oregon, because we’d have those conversations. They certainly have gotten to meet the first lady so that’s always helpful.

They see us as a family and that’s important.”

People resigned or moved on and somebody came in with an agenda and he was out.”

Sauerwein will receive an annual salary of $175,000. His first day on the job is scheduled for Jan. 22. He will serve under the same At-Will Agreement as previous, which states his employment may be terminated at any time by the city or employee with or “Without Cause,” as defined by Section 6 of the Agreement.

Section 6 states: The City may terminate this Agreement without cause at any time by providing written notice to Employee. In the event the City terminates the Agreement without cause, the City will pay the Employee his base salary and health insurance costs for six months in equal

to another speaker. Yoss said the District’s public comment policy prevented the petition from being formally presented because it directly addresses a district employee. Plan to circulate the petition in the community for the rest of this month will continue, she said.

Wilhour clarified after the meeting his understanding of how petitions can be presented to the board.

“A person could say that they have a petition for the

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“I think the difference of opinion is healthy. I don’t think that anyone should be made to feel they can’t offer their opinion, or it doesn’t matter. Sometimes I think healthy discussion is the way it should be. It creates healthy conversation, and we get the best decisions that way,” Solesbee said.

“Mike (Sauerwein) is coming on board, and I intend to work with him on important issues moving forward.”

Board, and it has X number of signatures so long as they refrain from making accusations or criticizing individuals,” he explained.

Two school employees, who have different jobs in the district, were interviewed separately by phone.

Both supported some of the petition allegations but, fearing possible retribution,

declined to go on record for this story. Each agreed some of the petition’s concerns are valid and said they and their colleagues were verbally advised by their supervisor to not sign it.

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It is because of that extensive background Councilor Dana Merryday cast a vote of approval, along with councilors Chalice Savage, Jon Stinnett, Alex Dreher and Fleck.

“I voted for him because of his experience and skill set. He’s served for 30 years,” Merryday said. “If you look further into the (Snoqualmie) community, the whole city staff was cleaned out.

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Coast Fork Brewing features Perfect Flavor

By RODNEY HARWOOD

Sentinel Editor

If you’re looking for a little bit of Reggae, a little bit of country, some blues with a dash of Americana, Bradly Shepherd’s Perfect Flavor is your ticket to an evening of music.

He’ll be playing the Coast Fork Brewing and Feed Store on Jan. 20.

“I have different people playing with me at different times, so there will be a few special guests joining in,” Shepherd said. “Charles Sayer has been a guest of mine for 10 years. He plays the harmonica and it’s a nice addition. He’ll join me at the Coast Fork Brewery.

I’ve played there before. It’s a beautiful intimate place to play and it’s always fun.”

Perfect Flavor has been a regular on the first Friday at

the Drop Bear Brewery in Eugene since July. Shepherd said he’s reaching out with a greater focus on playing throughout Lane County and the Willamette Valley.

“I’m concentrating on playing musical events for corporations, weddings, company events,” he said. “I’ve done a lot of projects over the years. Right now, I’m in the Grove. But I’ve been playing in Eugene since July.”

Shepherd began playing professionally in 2010. He’s a native Grover who’s played music in town for 40 years.

“I cover every style except for rap. I try and add my own flavor, taking a country song and make it sound a bit different. I’m always working,” he said. “I have over 2,000 cover songs I can do. I blow a song up and put it back together with my interpretation. Sometimes I wonder

how I do it,” said Shepherd, whose setlist includes everyone from Perry Como to Prince, Motley Crue to Lionel Richie, with guitar legends like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton and Chuck Berry.

“My vocal range is very versatile and that’s a huge blessing with all the songs I do. It’s hard work, but it’s something I’ve dedicated myself to do professionally.”

He started playing guitar when I was in junior high back in 1980 and really focused on developing the last six years.

“I can learn five new songs a day if I want to. But it’s more like five a week. I put it out there and see how people like it,” he said.

Perfect Flavor with a few special guests joining in will be playing at the Coast Fork Brewing and Feed Store on Jan. 20.

Rodney Harwood/The Sentinel Bradly Shepherd’s Perfect Flavor will be playing at the Coast Fork Brewing and Feed Store on Jan. 20.

Lane County continues to develop strategic plan Staff Report Homelessness and Affordable Housing are two of the top priorities moving forward for Lane County Board of County Commissioners chairman Pat Farr, outlined in his State of Lane County address on Jan. 8.

“When refining Lane County’s Strategic Plan in 2022 we commissioned a survey, we asked ‘What is your biggest concern in Lane County?’ Overwhelmingly, 66%, two thirds said, ‘Homelessness,’ Farr said. “When asked is it easy to find an affordable place to live? 60% overwhelmingly said, no.

“It often looks like nothing is being done to help, but Lane County is working strategically to focus our efforts to help improve their lives and by improving their lives improving all of our living experience in Lane County. We are working together to help homeless individuals, helping people avoid homelessness in the first place, working on innovative programs and responses to help them find stability. This is of it is essential work as we focus on improving lives.”

Farr talked about in no small part based on the input the

county continues to receive, he is thinking about those who are the most vulnerable, those among us who seem to be in the most urgent need of services. I think of how Lane County is attempting to improve their lives.

In Rehousing Programs, we set a goal of permanently housing 247 households. As of this morning, we have placed 169 households in permanent housing, leaving us 78 households short of our goal.

Many more have registered for the first time. We will exceed the goal.

Emergency Shelter efforts have, through strong relationships, exceeded our goal of improving or creating 230 beds by providing to date 274, 119% of our goal. Not possible without partners like St. Vincent DePaul of Lane County; Everyone’s Village; Square One Villages; Looking Glass, Shelter Care and more, he said. In Emergency Management Department Lane County continues to lead the state in our efforts: Lane County successfully aviated the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in response to the 2023 wildfire season, specifically the Bedrock and Lookout Fires, supporting first responders who assisted with evacuations and were fighting the fire. During a

disaster the Sheriff ’s Department becomes the lead agency.

The Sheriff ’s Office works with our various partners to efficiently conduct an evacuation. The Sheriff ’s Search and Rescue team utilizes a systems that immediately transmit evacuation data collected in the field directly to the Lane County Emergency Operations Center.

Managing the EOC is helped by aid provided by local and regional partners that regularly lend staff to assist in Lane’s EOC, including from the City of Eugene and Lincoln, Benton, Wheeler, Clatsop and other counties.

In Community Justice and Rehabilitation Services’ Parole and Probation Division, we established a Mental Health Unit: This program has developed four (4) specialized officers charged with providing evidence-based supervision and services for one of our most vulnerable populations.

In Youth Services, we completed division-wide DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) training and a strategic plan through contracted consultants (Cross Cultural Dynamics) to assist the division in effectively responding to the report on Racial and Ethnic Disparities (R/ED) in the Lane

County Juvenile Justice System.

The Oregon Juvenile Department Directors Association gave its 2023 Support and Program Professional of the Year to Elizabeth Bailey. She was chosen for this award based on her demonstrated commitment to her peers, the youth we serve, and to the YS division. She was active and engaged in her role as a Mental Health Specialist 2 in Detention and a leader of the True North initiate, Farr said.

With long-standing partners at the University of Oregon’s School of Planning, Policy, and Public Management, the county hosted an Oregon Summit on Wildfire Recovery convening policy makers and practitioners from across the state to reinvigorate the urgency of recovery, to build depth by sharing lessons learned across communities, and to set the agenda for future policy work to build Oregon’s capacity to recover from future disasters.

Between January 1, 2023, and November 30, 2023, 6,310 low-income households comprised of 12,965 individuals received utility assistance to help stabilize their household, avoid disconnection, and keep their household healthy.

Between January 1, 2023, and

June 30, 2023, the Lane County Rent Relief Program assisted 1,348 households with $6.5 million in State and Federal rent and utility funding. These funds were distributed by two Lane County programs and five community organizations. July 1, 2023, the Rent Team pivoted to assist with the All-In efforts and the internal Lane County team has since assisted 97 households with $410,000 in funds.

The Sheriff ’s Department Patrol Division lags far behind all other counties in Oregon and the Western United States in its ability to prevent criminal activity and respond to crimes in progress. Lane County Commissioners have authorized and have convened a public safety task force to address the needs of responsive, wellfunded public safety in our communities.

The task force will geographically represent the entire county and will devote its work to identifying funding and service gaps that result in inconsistent and understaffed response to the pressing needs in Lane County. Five members have been named by County Commissioners and six more appointed to round out the Task Force.

Gov. Kotek plans to sign executive orders

By Julia Shumway The department won’t Oregon Capital Chronicle share final numbers until late February. By that time, Kotek Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and Oregon lawmakers signed two more executive will be more than halfway orders Tuesday targeting the through a short legislative state’s ongoing homelessness session where they intend to crisis. spend more money on housThe new orders come ing and homelessness. She nearly a year after Kotek has called for another $600 declared a state of emermillion investment, adding gency around homelessness to the $1.2 billion lawmakers on her second day in office. allocated last year.

They also coincide with an The bulk of that request, announcement from the $500 million, is to boost the governor’s office that the number of homes built in state exceeded goals she set Oregon each year. The state’s to build more shelter beds, housing shortage – experts provide rent assistance to estimate Oregon needs to more Oregonians and help build at least 550,000 homes homeless residents into in the next 20 years – has permanent housing. contributed to hiring prob“When I declared the lems throughout the state, emergency, I told OregoKotek noted. nians that it would be the “Employers are losing pofirst step towards signifitential hires because people cantly impacting and redon’t have a place to live,” she ducing homelessness in our said. “Others are forced to communities,” Kotek said commute sometimes hours during a press conference which leads to higher workTuesday. force turnover. And some Kotek set a goal last spring are leaving the state entirely of creating 600 new shelter because of our housing beds, getting 1,200 homeless supply crisis. The situation people or families into peris untenable and the entire manent housing and keeping state is facing consequences 8,750 struggling families in as a result.” their homes. Preliminary Another $65 million redata provided to her office quest is to support existing shelters, along with $35

by Oregon Housing and Community Services showed million for rent assistance to keep more people from that the state succeeded in losing their homes. creating 1,032 shelter beds, The new executive orders rehousing 1,293 households and keeping 8,886 families in Kotek signed Tuesday direct the state’s Interagency their homes.

Council on Homelessness to provide Kotek with plans for how all state agencies can assist in reducing homelessness and continue the homelessness emergency. She’ll provide new goals for communities around rehousing and preventing homelessness by the end of February based on conversations with local leaders about their needs and capacity.

About 20,000 people were homeless in Oregon on a single night in January 2023, the most recent available data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

About 13,000 of those lacked shelter – Oregon was second only to California in the percentage of unsheltered homeless people.

That count was taken before last year’s executive orders and influx of funding. State officials won’t know for months whether the additional shelter space and resources to help people out of homelessness outpaced the increase in homelessness.

The problem was visible even in the State Library, which houses Kotek’s ceremonial office. While she signed executive orders and talked to reporters on the second floor on Tuesday, a handful of people with blankets and bags sought shelter from the Salem rain

Contributed Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed two more executive orders targeting the state’s ongoing homelessness crisis. a floor below. Government employees working to address the state’s homelessness crisis regularly walk past people sleeping on downtown city streets.

“We’re making progress, and we’re starting to see more folks having a place to go instead of living on the streets,” Kotek said. “But we’re not there yet when 20,000-plus Oregonians, according to the most current point in time count, are experiencing homelessness and we know that’s an undercount. That’s way too many people, so we can’t take our foot off the gas here.”

Kotek said she didn’t

yet know whether each of the seven regions of the state that received funding through the executive order met their individual goals. Oregon Housing and Community Services has only made publicly available data through Oct. 31, and it showed vast differences in progress toward goals.

The Medford and Ashland area, for instance, shepherded more than 200 households into permanent housing by Oct. 31, surpassing its goal of 133, but it had only built 13 of 67 required shelter beds. On the other hand, Multnomah County surpassed its goal of creating 140 shelter beds but had

rehoused only 20% of its goal of nearly 190 families.

Kotek said she was “honestly surprised” that the state was able to meet its ambitious goal of finding permanent housing for more than 1,200 homeless Oregonians. Near the end of last year, she met with housing providers and advocacy groups and personally urged landlords to find an open unit or two that could be a stable home.

“It’s no good just to have a shelter bed,” she said.

“If someone’s ready to get housed, we need to get folks rehoused. That also frees up another shelter bed for somebody who needs it.”

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OPINION

THE FIRST AMENDMENT

‘Together, we can do hard things’

By Tina Kotek Oregon Governor Last year when I was sworn in to serve as your governor, I told Oregonians that this job would mean waking up, every day, with a mission. That mission, simply put, is to deliver results for Oregonians – to take on our biggest challenges and make things better.

In my first year as Governor, I prioritized strengthening connections with Oregonians from every part of our state because I knew that we could not make progress and deliver results on issues of shared concern—affordable housing and homelessness, behavioral health, education, public safety—without working together. In my inaugural address, I asked Oregonians to believe in our state and its future and to join me in being a force for positive change.

Today, I want to thank the Oregonians who are stepping up to make a difference in their communities and move the needle on the state’s most pressing challenges.

Over the last 12 months, I visited all 36 Oregon counties in order to dig in

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek and listen to Oregonians living, working, and making things better in every corner of the state. The One Oregon Listening Tour was about bringing Oregon together. We didn’t solve all the divisions across our beautiful state. But we made a sincere, authentic effort to listen to Oregonians in their home communities, to understand their hopes and challenges, and to walk alongside them through engaged dialogue to build new relationships and strengthen partnerships.

Building these partnerships gives the state a chance to support projects that are already being developed – rather than reinventing the wheel. The foundation we set

in 2023 could not have been possible without the willingness of Oregonians to have conversations about what is and isn’t working and how we can make it better.

From balancing housing availability and tourism needs on the coast to confronting how counties across the state are grappling with workforce shortages due to a critical lack of housing supply, communities throughout Oregon are facing similar and unique challenges.

Housing and homelessness is impacting all corners of the state. And, I have been so impressed and inspired by the innovative plans being developed to tackle these problems in a way that benefits local communities, even with limited resources.

Together, we have made meaningful progress on serving individuals who are at risk of losing their housing, who are currently sleeping outside, and who are ready to move into housing. We paved the way to change how Oregon students are taught to read, as well as started a conversation about how we fund our schools. Just this month, we announced a $25 million partnership with Or-

egon Health Plan providers to increase behavioral health capacity for young people across the state. Meanwhile, greater access to naloxone has been saving lives in every corner of Oregon.

We partnered with the Legislature to commit resources so rural highways are kept clean and safe this winter. And we brought a renewed focus to tackling the immediate and longterm water quality needs in the Lower Umatilla Basin Groundwater Management Area (LUBGWMA).

Oregonians are hungry to tackle problems – and they have the drive and ideas to be forces for positive change.

The first year of my administration has left me incredibly optimistic because of the fortitude, resilience, and can-do attitude I’ve seen and heard all across the state. I am endlessly thankful for the Oregonians that have taken time to talk with me and my staff, and who have put their trust in our office to be a partner in our state’s success.

One year into my administration, it is clear: working together, we can do hard things and make things better.

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OBITUARIES

Alan Wayne Doolittle

Dale A. Bush

March 24, 1951 - December 24, 2023

Alan Wayne Doolittle, 72, passed away, December 24.

Alan Wayne Doolittle, 72, of Moore, ID, formerly of Cottage Grove, OR, ended his fight with cancer on December 24th 2023. Alan was born on March 24th, 1951, in Cottage Grove, OR, to parents Victor and Adalyne (Reynolds) Doolittle, and had 4 brothers and 2 sisters: Ray, Patsy, Ronnie, Gary, Leslie, and Kathy. He graduated from Cottage Grove High School and went straight into the logging industry.

He continued in various positions in Oregon, Washington, and Canada for 42 years. He was married in June 1972 to Evelyn (Campbell) Doolittle, who had two children, Tina, and Tony. They were married for 47 years until Ev lost her fight with cancer in 2019. In 2021, Alan met a very special lady, Sue Futral, who shared his love of the outdoors. Though they only shared 2 years together, they had a deep love for one another and were looking forward to spending the winter months

November 19, 1951 - December 15, 2023

in Goldendale, WA, where they had purchased a home together.

Dale A. Bush passed away December 15, 2023 at his home in Cottage Grove.

He was 72. He was born in Cottage Grove on November 19, 1951 to parents Bruce M. Bush and Sharon R. (Hoyer) Bush.

Alan enjoyed anything with a motor and went fast; 4-wheeling, shiny wheels and tires were his “thing.”

He enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, and mountain drives.

He is survived by his special lady, Sue Futral of Moore, ID, brother Ray of Lakeside, OR; sister Patsy of Dorena, OR, brother Les of Cottage Grove, OR, sister Kathy of Goldendale, WA, stepson Tony Campbell of Arco, ID, and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Victor and Adalyne Doolittle, a brother, Ronnie, who was killed in Vietnam in 1971, his brother Gary, who lost his fight with cancer in 2008, and his stepdaughter, Tina.

and chatting. He also spent many hours watching Fox News and enjoyed going to Stacey’s Covered Bridge Restuarant.

Dale was a resident of Cottage Grove his entire life.

At age 21 while working as a tree faller he was struck by a log that left him in a coma for a month. When he awoke, he had no memory of people or events. However, with the help of his mother, he regained his memory. This did result in a 100% disability.

He attended Cottage Grove High School and spent time with his Uncle Lowry Hoyer in Arizona High School there.

His best friend was only a few doors away and spent many hours there watching TV

Alan was loved by all who met him and knew him. There will be a celebration of life when the weather warms up, date and place will be announced.

He was preceded in death by his father Bruce Bush, sister Dana Rae Bush, and brother Melvin Bush.

He is survived by his mother, Sharon Bush, sisters Susan Parks (Michael), Nancy Cameron (Steven), Dana Peach (Brian), and Shari Wanderscheid (Dean). Many nieces, nephews and grand nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held January 21, 2024 at 11 a.m. at the Elks Lodge in Cottage Grove.

In Lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Elks Meadowood Speech and Hearing Camp for Children or PeaceHealth Hospice.

Emmalee Carder Puls Williams

Emmalee Angeline was born April 19th, 1926. She was the first born to Clyde Carder and Agnes Wilcut Carder.

She grew up on Lake Creek near Greenleaf, Oregon. She was married to Stanley Puls for 23 years, a single Mom for 10 years, then married Kenneth Williams, they were married for 28 years.

She is proceeded in death by her two sons, S. George Puls Jr and Christopher Paul Puls, her brother Darell Carder and sister Audrey Pickens. She is survived by

her brother Larry Slack and three daughters, Cheryl Puls, Vicki Schoenleber and Teresa Cowan, eleven grandchildren and eleven great

grandchildren, and three great-great grandchildren, also her cousins and nieces and nephews.

Emmalee was a beacon of light to her family and her legacy will live on through the lives that she touched.

A service will be held on Saturday, January 27th at 11:00am at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 1025 N 19th St Cottage Grove, OR. Followed by a graveside service at Rest Lawn Cemetery, 94335 Territorial Hwy Junction City, OR.

DEATH NOTICE Harold H Woody Memorial service to be held February 3rd, 2024, at Riverside Community Church of God, 1255 S River Rd Cottage Grove, OR

541-942-3325 | cgsetinel.com MAYOR from page 2A * City Utility staff replaced the former log picnic pavilion at Prospector Park with a donated log pavilion by Weyerhaeuser * Branch Engineering has completed 60% construction documents for the Bohemia Park Entry Plaza project with construction expected to begin in spring of 2024, with estimated completion late summer 2024 * Installed a refurbished 800 KW backup generator at water reclamation Facility Water Reclamation Facility Bio Solids project construction documents are at 30%. The plan is to proceed with construction in 2024 once all permits are acquired and funding is secured * ODOT completed both the Urban upgrade project for N. Hwy 99 and the connector project in late summer of 2023 * ODOT will be upgrading over 120 ADA

ramps and crosswalks starting spring of 2024.

This will ensure all ADA facilities within ODOT roads within the City limits are current and compliant * City Council appointed an Ad-hoc Street improvement and funding committee. We have met 8 times and are seeking input from citizens about funding options * City staff chip sealed both N. River Road and W. Main Street * R Street extension from Sweet Lane into the industrial park will be ready for bid and construction the first of 2024 * installed security systems at the Armory and All America Square Park * Third year in a row Middlefield golf course had record use * Our Police department hired a new chief who started in September of 2023 * New administrative assistant 3/23 * New Operations Captain 5/23 * Chief and HR man-

ager worked closely to review the recruiting and hiring process * Expanded background investigation capabilities to create efficiencies on the hiring practice. * Hired a total of seven new employees to fill vacancies in patrol, dispatch and administration. * 4 new police employees anticipated to start this month. Those include a new administrative Captain and three police officers. * We added K9 Fugi to the team this year. We also added K9 Ripp to the team as of Dec. 12.

He and his handler officer Derek Carlton are certified and available for patrol operations. K9 Ripp was donated to the department by Working Dogs Oregon. * We received nearly $250,000 in funding from Oregon emergency management to upgrade the South Lane 9-1-1 Center. * Dispatch center was

moved into an updated office space * Lobby area of the department is being updated to accommodate the records staff. The anticipated completion date is late January or early February 2024. * We purchased and installed new radar systems for our police vehicles. These are modern pieces of equipment that replaced outdated and, in some cases, inoperable equipment that was in vehicles. This will increase our traffic enforcement capabilities. * We purchased two new police patrol vehicles to replace obsolete vehicles in our fleet. * The police department began the process of accreditation through the Oregon accreditation alliance. The process can take up to two years to complete. * New software was implemented to modernize the field training and evaluation program. * The police department is launching an

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* We brought back Shop with a Cop this year. Walmart is a fantastic supporter of this event. They helped facilitate and fund. * We hosted the first quarterly Coffee with a Cop events.

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New Beginnings Group Cottage Grove Community Center 700 Gibbs St

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Center Bingo, Cottage Group 12:30 pm, ComThe Cottage Events Ven- munity Center, ue 700 E. Gibbs Ave. 2915 Row River Rd A f t e r- S c h o ol Kids Art Club, Monday 7 p.m.-8 p.m.

3-4pm, The Step and Tradition Study Crafty MercanCreswell tile, 517 E. Main 380 kings Row St. Bilingual FamTuesday 6:30 p.m.-7:30 ily Story Time, p.m.

6:30 pm, Library, Men’s Stag Meeting 700 E. Gibbs Ave. Cottage Grove CommuBoy Scout Troup 140, nity Center 7 pm, American Le700 Gibbs St gion Hall, 826 W. Main St. (Call Karen for info: Wednesday 7p.m.-8 541.942.4413) p.m.

Wednesday Beginner’s •TUESDAY Group Oregon Aviation HisThe Cottage Events Ven- tory Center, 10 am-4 pm, ue 2475 Jim Wright Way 2915 Row River Rd (near Cottage Theatre) CG High School Thursday 6:30 p.m.-7:30 Taco Tuesday, 11:45amp.m.

12:20pm, Riverside Rush Hour Church Gym, 1255 S. RivCottage Grove Commu- er Rd. nity Center Café 60/Meals on 700 Gibbs St Wheels, Noon, 700 E. Gibbs Ave. Thursday 6:30 p.m.-7:30 Cottage Bowl Open p.m.

Bowling, 1-9 pm, 740 Row Women of the Grove River Road The Cottage Events Lutheran Church ComVenue munity Dinner, 5:15-6:15 2915 Row River Rd pm, 6th & Quincy Avenue Royal Rangers, (for kids) Friday 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. 6:30-8 pm, Living Faith Cottage Grove Grati- Assembly, 467 S. 10th St. tude Group Calvary Baptist Church •WEDNESDAY 77873 S. 6th Street Chair Assisted Yoga for Seniors, Wednesdays, Saturday 7 p.m.-8 p.m.

9-10:15am, CG CommuCandlelight Group nity Center, 700 E. Gibbs Cottage Grove Commu- Ave. nity Center Oregon Aviation History Center, 10 am-4 pm, 700 Gibbs St

2475 Jim Wright Way (near Cottage Theatre) Church of Christ Clothes Closet, 11 am-2 pm, 225 E. Whiteaker Ave. Pinochle Group, 11:30 am-4 pm, Senior Center, 700 E. Gibbs Ave. Café 60/Meals on Wheels, Noon, Community Center, 700 E. Gibbs Ave. Elks Club Bingo & Burgers, 5:30-7 pm, 755 N. River Rd. Wine-O-Bingo, Saginaw Vineyard, 80247 Delight Valley School Rd. A AWANA Program (for kids), 6:30-8 pm, CG Bible Church, 1200 E. Quincy Ave. • THURSDAY Ukulele Morning Jam, 9 am, Library, 700 E. Gibbs Ave. Oregon Aviation History Center, 10 am-4 pm, 2475 Jim Wright Way (near Cottage Theatre) T.O.P.S. Club, 9:3011am, Delight Valley Church of Christ, 33087 E Saginaw Rd Shed Rotary Club, Noon, Stacy’s Restaurant, 401 E. Main St.

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1 Library Classic Movie, 1pm, Community Center, Shepherd Room History Pub, 5-7pm, Axe & Fiddle, 657 E. Main St. 2 Tuesday Trivia with Heather, 6:30-8:30pm, Coast Fork Brewing, 106 S. 6th St. Dementia Support Group, 6:30-7:30pm at Magnolia Gardens Senior Living, 1425 Daugherty Ave. 3 Memory Care Support (free LCC Class): 6-8pm, CG Senior Center, 700 E. Gibbs Ave. Poetry Night, 7:3010pm, The Cottage Events Venue, 2915 Row Rv Rd 4 Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council Science Pub, 5-7pm, Axe & Fiddle, 657 E. Main St.

• SATURDAY Yoga and meditation, 10-11:15 a.m.

Cottage Grove Community Center, 700 E. Gibbs Ave. Oregon Aviation History Center, 10 am-4 pm, 2475 Jim Wright Way (near Cottage Theatre) Bohemia Gold Mining Museum, 1-4 pm, South 10th St. (across from Bohemia Park) CG Historical Museum, 1-4 pm, 147 N. ‘H’ Street Cottage Bowl Open Bowling • WEDNESDAY Café 60/Meals on 1 Coast Fork Kiwanis Wheels, Noon, Commu- Times: 4-10pm; 740 Row Club, Noon, (meeting lonity Center, 700 E. Gibbs River Road cation alternates between Ave. • SUNDAY CG & Creswell email sueBohemia Gold Mining CG Historical Museum, ordonez@gmail.com) Museum, 1-4 pm, South Acoustic Jam with Gregg 10th St. (across from Bo- 1-4 pm, 147 N. ‘H’ Street VFW Post 3473 Bingo, Biller, 6:30-8:30pm, Coast hemia Park) Fork Brewing, 106 S. 6th St Community Center 2-4pm, 3160 Hillside Dr. Covered Bridge Brewing Community Strong CotTable Tennis: 4-6 pm in the Reception Hall at the Bingo Bash for Nonprofits, tage Grove, 6:30pm, ComCommunity Center, 700 E. 3-5 pm, 926 E. Main St., munity Center Shepherd 541.649.1419 Room, 700 E. Gibbs Ave. Gibbs Avenue.

Improv Class, Sundays, 2 Food For Lane CounLutheran Community Dinner, 5:15-6:15 pm, 6-8pm, Opal Center, 513 ty Mobile Pantry, 3:30E. Main St. 5:30pm, 7th & Whiteaker Sixth & Quincy NAMI Family Support Celebrate Recovery, 6:30 ■ Monthly Events Group, 6-7:30pm, Compm, Calvary Chapel, Vil• MONDAY munity Center Reception lage Plaza Shopping CenJan. 22-Feb. 12 - School Hall, 700 E. Gibbs Ave. ter, Hwy 99 Board, 5:30pm, District Lego Club, 2:30pm, LiService Center, 455 Adams brary, 700 E. Gibbs Ave. • FRIDAY City Planning CommisOregon Aviation History Ave. Jan. 22-Feb. 12 - City sion, 7:30pm, City Hall Center, 10 am-4 pm, 2475 Jim Wright Way (near Cot- Council, 7pm, City Hall Council Chamber, 400 E. Council Chamber, 400 E. Main St. tage Theatre) 4 Crafternoon, 1-5pm, Preschool Story Time, Main St. 3 Free Produce & More, Library, 700 E. Gibbs Ave. 10:30 am, Library, 700 E. 1-3pm, Seventh-Day AdGibbs Ave. • THURSDAY Senior Center Pinoch- ventist Church, 820 S. 10th Garden Meeting, 5:301 Cottage Grove Lions le Game, 11:30-4 pm, CG 7pm, Coast Fork Brewing, Club, Noon, Stacy’s CovCommunity Center ered Bridge Restaurant, Bohemia Gold Mining 106 S. 6th St. 4 Dorena Grange, 6pm, 401 E. Main St. Museum, 1-4 pm, South 2 South Lane Fire & Res10th St. (across from Bo- Meeting, 34360 Row River Rd. cue Board, 7pm, Harrison hemia Park) Avenue Station (Feb, May, Friday Night Live, 6-9 •TUESDAY Nov in Creswell) pm, Saginaw Vineyard,

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rate-related filings submitted by PacifiCorp leading The Oregon Public Util- to an overall increase in ity Commission (PUC) fi- customer rates to be in full nalized the last of several effect as of January 10.

The increase stems from an annual adjustment for power costs, which are markedly higher due to market volatility, as well as various additional Pacific Power rate filings, some that increased and others that decreased customer rates.

“The rate increase reflects the reality of high market power prices for utilities and the important actions Pacific Power is taking to reduce wildfire risks on its system,” said Megan Decker, PUC Chair. “At the same time, we recognize how difficult it is for families and businesses to adjust to higher bills, and we encourage them to seek out help through energy efficiency programs that reduce usage and rate dis-

count programs to address communities facing high energy burdens.”

Overall, customer rates will increase with the exact bill impact differing based on customer type and energy usage. View the impact for each customer type below: • 12.9% average increase in revenues from residential customers. For a singlefamily residence using the average 900 kWh a month, monthly bills will increase by $14.92.

• 12.1% average increase in revenues from small commercial/business customers • 16.7% average increase in revenues from large commercial/industrial customers

Drivers for the increase include an annual adjustment for power supply costs, which is a pass-through cost of Pacific Power purchasing power to meet customer demand. Power costs have risen sharply and increased in volatility in the Western electricity market.

There was also an increase due to costs for wildfire risk mitigation actions taken by the company, among other small adjustments.

Pacific Power has the Oregon Low-Income Discount Program providing on-bill rate discounts to support customers who are experiencing income restraints.

Pacific Power’s most vulnerable customers can also access a variety of bill support programs through lo-

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Additionally, Pacific Power offers a variety of ways to budget for energy expenses, including time of use and equal pay billing options. In partnership with Energy Trust of Oregon, Pacific Power customers can also tap into information and rebates to help improve energy efficiency and lower utility bills by calling 888221-7070.

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touch around the rim. He has good finish skills, really good touch, understands In Lions head basketball where help side is, and coach Seth Hutchison’s where his guy is,” Hutchibook, “If you come here to son said. “One of the things compete, then you’re the he’s going to continue to guy I want.” improve on is his outside He had five seniors to game. He can shoot the replace going into the seaball a little bit. He’s already son, and as it turns out he hit two 3s for us this year, found a couple of freshmen he’s going to continue to to push the charge. One is a improve on that. He can 5-foot-five, 13-year-old. He handle the basketball, and can’t drive a car, but he can he has good size. He catches drive the lane. The other is the ball really well for a big a 6-5 post with the potenguy, that’s something that is tial to be the best player really tough that you don’t Hutchison’s ever coached. see very often for young, “My philosophy is that I big guys.” don’t care how old you are When Hutchison was or if you’ve been in our pro- asked if Vaughn is the best gram for four years. If you freshman, he’s seen come come here, compete, you through the Cottage Grove have the right mindset that program, he responded you want to be the guy, then “Yea, 100%. Skill wise, size any guy can take it. That’s wise, yes. He’s on his way what I’m trying to teach to being the best basketball these guys,” Hutchison player I’ve ever coached at said. “If somebody wants to this school.” come in and compete then “He needs to get the anybody could take any mentality that he is the best spot they want.” big on the floor. Once he Hutchison and the Lions does that, his game is going coaching staff did just to be taken to another level. that, moving freshmen He fills the stat sheet, but Trevor Cooper and Landon it’s so effortless,” Hutchison Vaughn into the starting said. “Now if you put in a lineup this season. little bit of effort and you “They’ve risen up to the have that tougher mentality, challenge. They’ve all com- I think the sky is the limit. peted, no excuses, I’m very He’s going to be a really pleased with where they are good basketball player. He at,” he said. can do it all. Once he gets Cooper, who towers most that motor and that tenacupperclassmen, has made a ity, I think he’s on a whole strong impact for the Lions other level.” and was named as a starter Vaughn is only 13 years in November. old and could have been in “It felt good to have all eighth grade this year but my hard work pay off after is a year ahead of schedule everything,” Cooper said. academically. Yet he earned Cooper has filled the stat the respect of the Cottage sheet on more than one Grove coaching staff and occasion, leading the Lions players. in scoring and rebounding “This kid, I can tell him so far this season in several something and he can go games. out and do it on the next “One of his strengths possession, that’s rare is that he has such good among freshmen or any

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(Top) Lions Freshman Landon Vaughn has stepped into the starting point guard job for the boys basketball team. (Bottom) Freshman Trevor Cooper has proven to be one the biggest contributors in the paint to the Lions boys basketball team so far this season. kind of athlete. [Usually] It takes them time to register and process it before applying it, but I can tell him on the fly when he’s transitioning from offense to defense or defense to offense,” Hutchison said.

“That’s a testament to him, his IQ, and his willingness to get better.”

Vaughn’s teammates felt comfortable enough to insert the 13-year-old into the lineup at point guard to start the season and he’s come through on multiple occasions.

“Over the summer we played with our varsity group, and I got used to it.

It got easier over time and more comfortable,” Vaughn

said. “They [his teammates] are good leaders that have pushed us in the right direction.”

“He’s playing against seniors who are 18,” Hutchison said. “It showed in our game against Newport, they physically wanted to get up and they did. You could see that he kind of took a step back but he’s playing against seniors as a freshman, that’s a tough ask as a freshman, as a point guard too. We wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for him. He’s really stepped up.”

Both players and coaches feel the leadership of the upperclassmen has been a key factor is the building success of the two freshman

starters.

“Our senior leaders are doing a heck of a job. It would be easy to get on these young kids, but they are stepping up and taking the time to put their arm

around the young kid, helping them along, and showing them how to do it.

They are patient with them, and they understand that they need them,” Hutchison said.

Cottage Grove Prep Roundup

Wrestlers host Japanese, girl’s swimming off to strong start

The Cottage Grove wrestling community enjoyed a unique opportunity to meet and work with a group of Japanese wrestlers who were on a cultural exchange sponsored by the Oregon Wrestling Association.

They played tour guide around town for several days, had a chance to see Oregon State host the defending national champion Penn State Nittany Lions, as well as work together in the wrestling room during their stay in Cottage Grove.

Wrestling: The two teams took advantage of cultural exchange opportunities and the chance to grow in their craft as wrestlers.

“The experience was amazing, and I loved how quickly the two teams bonded, myself included,” Lions coach Charlie Kent said. “It was very difficult to communicate when we

Nate Abrams

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were eating or out walking around, but when we got into the wrestling room that same communication barrier was nonexistent.

“I love that both the Japanese and Cottage Grove High School were able to experience that. While we may speak different languages, eat different foods, have different outlooks on the world, we can all find a common bond through things we love and can share. In this case it was wrestling,” Kent continued.

“But in the larger sense it was so much more than

that. I hope that both teams look back on this experience, however brief that it was, and understand the impact that we had on each other. It was a very special opportunity and I’m so glad that Cottage Grove wrestling had such amazing community support.”

Boys Wrestling: 4A Special Region No. 2 Dual Tournament (Sweet Home High School) January 6: “Our Varsity boys team had some tough matches on Saturday at the Regional dual meet tourna-

ment in Sweet Home. We ended 1-3 on the day. We started very strong with a team win over Cascade High School, who placed sixth in state last year. We were down 29-32 going into the final match and Nate Abrams came through in a big way with a pin for 6 points giving the team a win. It was a huge win for us,” Kent said.

watch the Japanese Team compete against the Willamette Valley All-Stars in Harrisburg,” Kent said.

400 freestyle relays.

Boys Swimming: Cottage Grove Tri Meet (Cottage Grove, CraGirls Swimming: ter, Marshfield) January 5: “We were Cottage Grove Tri tied with Marshfield in the Meet (Cottage Grove, Boys meet going into the Crater, Marshfield) final event and Marshfield’s January 5: The Aqua depth finally caught up with Lions girls’ team improved us. We gave it everything to 4-0 on their season we had, and I am proud of after earning a win over our team and their great Girls Wrestling: Marshfield. “It’s been a effort,” Dye said. Cottage Braided 64 (Kelso, Wash.) while since we have beaten Grove saw strong perforJanuary 5-6: The Cottage them. I am thrilled with mances from Charlie Clark, Grove Lions girls wreshow our girls competed and who took home first place tling team traveled to the won,” Lions coach Shane in the 200-meter free style.

Braided 64 tournament in Dye said. Cottage Grove Matthew Fergason won Kelso, Wash., which haptotaled 108 points, edging the 200-meter individual pened to be the largest girls’ Marshfield by two points medley as well as in the tournament in the nation (106 points). Crater scored 100-meter breaststroke. for that particular day, with 45 points. The Aqua Lions Alex Hawks finished first in over 815 wrestlers taking were led by Rhianna Poetzl, the 100-meter backstroke. part. “Our girls wrestled who took first place in the The Aqua Lions won the tough, but we didn’t walk 100-meter freestyle and 200-meter freestyle relay. away with a medal. It was Avery Bengtson, who won Marshfield finished in first a great experience for the the 100 butterfly and in the with 112 points, the Lions girls, and they were able 100-meter breaststroke. The had 102 points, and Crater to make it back in time to Lions also won the 200 and had 48 points on the day.

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Council approves forming Parks & Recreation Dist.

By RODNEY HARWOOD

Sentinel Editor

It’s just in the beginning stages, but the Cottage Grove City Council approved Resolution 2125 to proceed with the formulation of the South Lane Park & Recreation District.

The approved petition for the formation of the South Lane Parks & Recreation District includes a onetime appropriation of $5,000 for Legal Counsel to prepare the legal documents necessary for formation of the district.

“The county requires anybody formulating a district has to have legal representation to work with (Lane County) their legal department to draft the proper paperwork. It’s the first step in the creation of the district,” said Public

Greg Ervin Works & Development director Faye Stewart, who was named the city manager pro tem to serve until the new city manager arrives on Jan. 22.

At the Dec. 11 meeting Council meeting, Darby Valley and Tiffanie Williams presented an update of the work the South Lane Park & Recreation District

steering committee has been preparing for the creation of a recreation district.

Resolution 2125 approves the petition for the formation of the South Lane Parks & Recreation District and approves the onetime appropriation of $5,000, which will come from the General Fund contingency.

In other action, the city council agreed to the Employment Agreement making Michael Sauerwein the next City Manager of The City of Cottage Grove.

Sauerwein is expected to begin his official duties on Jan. 22. Stewart has served as interim city manager since previous interim manager David Clyne finished up his temporary duties on Dec. 31 until the city manager job search

was complete. Stewart will continue to run the day-today operations until Sauerwein comes on board.

“The council extended me. My duties are to fill the requirements of the city manager would be making, answering calls and requests, handling the dayto-day routine activities.

The new city manager will arrive on Jan 22, which is our next council meeting.

He might wat me to be the lead on the new agenda or being an experienced city manager, he might want to do it himself.”

The city council also extended current council president Greg Ervin for another term. As per, Chapter III, Section 9 of the Cottage Grove Charter, the city council must elect a its council president at its first meeting each year.

Murphy resigns from school board

By JON STINNETT South Lane School District

things that have passed that shouldn’t have,” Lawn said. She said a group has gathered 262 signatures on The South Lane School a petition, with more signaDistrict Board of Director tures on their way.

Tina Murphy announced “I’m not happy with her resignation, effective the curriculum I’ve seen immediately, following the online,” Lawn added. “And Jan. 8 meeting where there I will be speaking strongly was a public outcry for the with my opinions on that.” removal of Superintendent Jennifer Powell began Dr. Yvonne Curtis. her comments by reciting During the portion of the definitions of bullying the meeting dedicated to and bigotry, later adding board member comments, that within the District, the Murphy announced her a “culture of bullying and resignation, effective after bigotry has caused deep the meeting. Murphy, who fractures, mental distress, was elected in May and has low performance, lower held office since July, indiattendance and frustration cated that she’d purchased and hopelessness.” a new home outside the Powell said she believed district. there to be good news with “It’s best for me to live regard to a cultural change close to the activities and under current district doctors that I frequent,” she leadership. said.

“The need to transform Murphy thanked the our schools’ culture has voters for supporting her finally been recognized,” and recommended that the she said.

Board appoint a successor Not everyone who spoke who shared her beliefs, Monday evening seemed indicating that it would happy with district leadshow a respect for the ership, however. Sherry wishes of those who elected Yoss indicated that the her. She thanked the Board inability of the entirety for showing her the inner of the gathered crowd to workings of its processes. occupy the same room as Board President Taylor the Board was a “form of Wilhour later said that the prejudice against us.” Yoss Board will begin discusssaid she started a petition ing the process for filling last Wednesday night that Murphy’s seat at its next had already garnered over meeting.

260 votes.

Prior to her resigna“There are two churches tion, Murphy was part of filling pages full, and a meeting that included they’re gonna hit 2,000 several notable developeasy,” she said. “They all ments. The public comment feel the same thing and are period, which had drawn a telling me the same story. room full of people, began They don’t feel they’re being with testimony from Susan represented. You guys need Lawn, who expressed to listen.” disappointment with the During her report, “things that are going on” in Superintendent Curtis said the District, adding that she that the District is in the believed a majority of peo- process of changing its calple shared her sentiments. endar from one that splits “We’re disappointed in the year into trimesters to the way things have been one that uses a semester handled lately with certain system, citing several rea-

sons for the change.

“We want to make sure that kids can get their full credits,” she said. “Trimesters don’t quite work with CTE (Career Technical Education) and other courses.

Most staff members are saying it’s a no-brainer, but we’re putting together a committee of staff at all levels. We want to let you know it’s happening, and that there will probably be adjustments to the calendar.”

Assistant Superintendent Brian McCasline reported the status of a community group’s efforts to form a Parks and Recreation District in Cottage Grove.

“We’re always in need of more recreation and education opportunities for students and families,” McCasline said. “That’s one of the reasons we wanted to make sure we are part of this process, to see if this is viable for our community.”

McCasline said the District constantly works with the City of Cottage Grove and South Valley Athletics to coordinate gym space, field space, and other resources that each organization is involved with.

“A concerted, consolidated effort to serve the community is exciting, but the devil is in the details,” McCasline said.

Also on Monday night, the Cottage Grove City Council voted its support for putting the formation of a Parks and Recreation District on the ballot to let local voters decide its fate.

The Board also unanimously approved the adoption of new English Language Development (ELD) curriculum for students at all levels.

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Jan. 23 vs Junction City, 5:45 p.m.

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MURPHY from page 4B challenges,” said Director Jeremy Smith. “We’ve done a lot of work over the last couple years to change our approaches, to add more resources and support.

Director Smith indicated that the District had chosen curriculum for English Learner (EL) students at each educational level.

Board President Wilhour asked how the curriculum could be utilized for students that are integrated into a typical classroom.

Director Smith responded that a small number of stu-

dents that primarily speak a language other than English, often new arrivals to the District, are still educated separately for English instruction, and for them, the curriculum is quite useful.

Students learning English as a second language at higher levels often receive that instruction during a separate class period, he said.

The Board also voted unanimously to approve its own operating agreement.

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his dismay that the policy stipulated that, once a decision is made by the Board, its members “will” support the decision of the majority, rather than “should” support it. Taddei had previously stated a concern that, should he sign the agreement and later speak in public about a decision the Board has made, his conduct could be considered unethical. He stated that the agreement needed to say that board members “should” support the Board’s decisions, not that board members “will” support them.

The discussion of that particular word choice comprised about an hour of the Board’s Nov. 6 meeting.

On Monday, though, the decision to change “will” to “should” prompted a unanimous vote in favor of the new operating agreement.

The South Lane School Board meets again for a Regular Session on Feb. 5.