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Miners Breakfast on the Mountain celebrates its Diamond Jubilee
CINDY WEELDREYER Cottage Grove Sentinel
Any takers for an all-you-can-eat flapjack breakfast in a remote, scenic location at a 5,000-foot elevation?
Members of the Prospectors and Gold Diggers Club sure hope so. The current attendance record is 1,102 paying customers and members hope that record will be broken this year between 6 a.m. and 1 p.m. July 21.
Next month, on the third weekend of July, the Cottage Grove Prospectors and Gold Diggers Club members will load up the cook shack, tables, chairs, canopies and lots of food and haul it up to Bohemia Mountain to offer a high mountain-style miner’s breakfast in the Bohemia Mining District.
On the menu is all-youcan-eat pancakes (served two at a time), two eggs cooked to order, a slice of ham, orange juice and coffee. The meal prices are adults $12, children $9, and kids (3 and younger) eat free.
Oregon’s statehood centennial was such an enjoyable community event that a group of history-loving civic leaders committed to produce a second one and that required creating a nonprofit organization to manage it.
THE SHOPPING LIST
190 dozen eggs
14 hams (12-14 lbs each)
36 cases of pancake mix
Six cases of regular syrup
The following year, they incorporated the Prospectors Club with the mission to “prospect better things for Cottage Grove.” Years later Gold Diggers were added to the name. Club members enthusiastically embraced that mission. They created the annual three-day Bohemia Mining Days (BMD) celebration of local mining history and, a few years later, saved the historic Dr. Snapp House from destruction and moved it to its current location next to Prospector Park on South River Road.
Six bottles of sugar free syrup
140 10-ounce cans of orange juice concentrate Three 3-pound cans of coffee (50 gallons of coffee served)
The breakfast has always been the cherry on the top on what used to be the final day of Bohemia Mining Days weekend festivities. It was the brainstorm of several original members of the Prospectors and Gold Diggers (P&G) organization.
HISTORY
In 1959, Cottage Grove’s elaborate celebration of
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The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) has received several calls regarding the release of koi into the Cottage Grove Reservoir.
“The ODFW Springfield office received the first report on May 30, but there are rumors that koi may have been released up to four years ago,” according to a release from the ODFW. “One angler
estimated seeing 300 koi in a day.”
ODFW conducted an extensive boat electrofishing survey in 2018 and no koi were encountered at that time.
Koi are colorful variants of carp originally bred in Central Europe and Asia and are sold around the world as ornamental aquatic pets. Koi can live up to 25 years, reproduce rapidly, and can survive very cold winters. An 8-10 inch koi can
In 1964, club members decided they wanted to simulate the atmosphere of a mining camp breakfast as a unique finale to BMD.
For the past 60 years the high mountain breakfast has been staged at the end of a breathtakingly beautiful scenic drive to Lane County’s tiny Bohemia Saddle Park, 40 miles southeast of Cottage Grove, in a remote part of the Bohemia Mining District.
By the early 1970s, the difficulty of simultaneously planning and staffing both events led the Club to hand-off the planning of the in-town activities to a community-
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The ODFW urges you to call Oregon State Police at 800-442-0776 if you have information about illegal invasive species releases.
produce 5,000 to 10,000 eggs and the largest koi can lay 500,000 eggs. They are omnivores with a voracious appetite, consuming fish and amphibian eggs, aquatic insects, and competing
with native fish for food. Koi also stir up sediment while uprooting and consuming aquatic plants which can reduce forage and cover for waterfowl and other animals. Introduced fish can also
Groundbreaking held for Bohemia Park improvements
JON SINNETT
Sentinel Guest Article
Improvement are in the works for Cottage Grove’s Bohemia Park.
Several park supporters gathered at the north end of the park Monday morning, June 16, to break ground for the improvements, which are designed to add to the park’s usability and enjoyability for area residents and visitors.
The improvements include a splash pad, a second pavilion, new restrooms, a swing set and other new amenities.
The Bohemia Foundation owns and maintains the park in a cooperative agreement with the City of Cottage Grove.
Foundation President Faye Stewart presided over the groundbreaking ceremony that launches phase three of the park’s development.
Stewart welcomed Cottage Grove Mayor Candace Solesbee, Kris and Tyson Woodard of the Woodard Family Foundation, Joann Gray of the Bohemia
spread deadly diseases to wild fish populations.
There are many examples in other states and countries where koi have damaged or changed aquatic ecosystems so extensively that vast amounts of public resources have been allocated to eradicate them, largely unsuccessfully. Once non-native species are introduced to a waterbody, they are nearly impossible to remove, according to the ODFW.
Foundation, former City Manager Richard Meyers and current City Manager Mike Sauerwein, and representatives of Branch Engineering and Pacific Excavation to the northern corner of the 14.8-acre park for the celebration.
Stewart also recounted the history of the park, which was envisioned by his great-uncle, Stub Stewart, in 1998. The site had once housed a rail yard.
After initial work to secure construction site approval, crews broke ground on the first round of improvements at the park in 2008. Since then a pavilion and new restrooms, a 2,000-seat amphitheater and stage cover, new playground equipment, light poles and benches and other upgrades have been added.
Each improvement has been enthusiastically received by the community and increased usage at Bohemia Park. It’s now the home of dozens of birthday and other parties each year.
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“Help spread the word to never dump unwanted fish or aquarium contents in or near waterways, streams, ponds, lakes, or stormwater drains,” the release states. “It can have serious ecological consequences and can ruin recreational opportunities for future generations of Oregonians.”
If you catch koi in Cottage Grove Reservoir, please do not release them back into the reservoir alive.
JEREMY
Courtesy photo from Prospectors and Gold Diggers Club
With only two grills in the cook shack, the waiting line is part of the breakfast experience and its length ebbs and flows with
Courtesy photo
With confetti flying, from left, Tyson Woodard of the Woodard Family Foundation, Joann Gray of the Bohemia Foundation, Cottage Grove Mayor Candace Solesbee, Julie Leland of Branch Engineering, Cottage Grove City Councilor Chalice Savage and Cody Boyd of Pacific Excavation break ground for improvements at Bohemia Park.
California homicide suspect taken into custody in Cottage Grove
JEREMY C. RUARK
Cottage Grove Sentinel
A California homicide investigation reached Cottage Grove and local police assisted in taking a suspect into custody.
At approximately 4:14 a.m. June 19, officers from the Cottage Grove Police Department responded to the area of 11th and Lord in Cottage Grove at the request of detectives from the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Office (LASO).
The LASO detectives requested CGPD officers check the area for a suspect vehicle from a homicide that occurred in their jurisdiction June 18.
“Cottage Grove Police officers located the vehicle in the area,” CGPD Capt. Randy Soulard said. “A short time later, a man later identified as the homicide suspect, was observed in the vehicle and was detained without incident. The man was later booked into the Lane County Jail.”
The suspect is described as a male adult in his early 30s.
CGPD officers, with the assistance of detectives from the Lane County Sheriff’s Office, coordinated with LASO detectives to assist them with the California homicide investigation.
“The victim in the homicide in Los Angeles, California is described as a relative of the suspect,” Soulard said. “There are no suspects or weapons outstanding at this time and there is no threat to the community related to this incident.”
As of the CGPD statement June 19, the investigation was on-going and is being led by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Office.
International drug leader operating in Lane County sentenced
JEREMY C. RUARK Cottage Grove Sentinel
The leader of an international drug trafficking organization operating in Lane County has been sentenced to 135 months in federal prison.
Investigators said Victor Diaz-Ramirez, 33, was responsible for trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine into the state between 2018 and 2020.
Diaz-Ramirez was also sentenced to five years supervised release during the court action in Eugene federal court June 18.
“While communities across our state continue to struggle with the ongoing drug crisis, there are criminal enterprises, like the Diaz-Ramirez drug trafficking organization, whose sole purpose is to profit from addiction and suffering,” said U.S. Attorney’s Eugene and Medford Branch Offices Chief Nathan J. Lichvarcik said. This far-reaching investigation demonstrates the deep commitment of all involved law enforcement agencies to combatting drug trafficking and keeping our communities safe,”
MONDAY, JUNE 10
01:53: Hit and run, 2500 block S. 8th St.
05:13: Suspicious condition, 1300 block E. Main St.
05:40: Motor vehicle crash, 200 block Quincy Ave.
05:42: Suspicious condition, 100 Tyler Ave.
06:39: Alarm, 1500 block Gateway Blvd.
07:28: Suspicious vehicle, 2200 block E. Whiteaker Ave.
08:02: Dog at large, 100 block Village Dr.
09:20: Barking dog, 1500 block Anthony Ave.
09:32: Dog at large, 1400 block E. Main St.
11:17: Theft, 900 block Row River Rd.
12:46: Stolen vehicle, 100 block North I St.
13:56: Harassment, 1500 block S. 4th St.
14:37: Fraud, 500 block Landess Rd.
15:42: Disturbance, 200 block N. 12th St.
16:42: Traffic hazard, 900 block S. 10th St.
17:34: Trespass, 1500 block E. Main St.
18:45: Dog at large, 2700 block Row River Rd.
19:02: Citizen assist, 2500 block E. Main St.
19:16: Alarm, 100 block Gateway Blvd.
23:21: Suspicious condition, 400 block N. 14th St.
23:38: Warrant service, 400 block E. Main St.
TUESDAY, JUNE 11
00:00: Business check, 100 block Gateway Blvd.
00:58: Suspicious condition, 100 block S. 16th St.
01:12: Disturbance, 200 block N. 12th St.
01:28: Disturbance, 1600 block Clark Ave.
03:26: Alarm, 2700 block Row River Rd.
04:45: Missing person, 400 block E. Main St.
07:48: Info, 1300 block S. 4th St.
08:11: Criminal mischief, 800 block E. Main St.
09:56: Dog at large, Anthony Ct/Anthony Ave.
10:16: Repo, 200 block E. Madison Ave.
10:51: Motor vehicle crash, 900 block Pennoyer Ave.
13:01: Abandoned vehicle, 3200 block Row River Rd.
13:10: Alarm, 1500 block S. 4th St.
14:35: Nuisance, 1500 block Hwy 99
14:55: Welfare check, Main/J
15:14: Death investigation, 1100 block S. 8th St.
16:20: Harassment, 700 block N. 10th St.
16:30: Dog at large, 200 block Riverwalk Pl.
16:53: Harassment, 100 block S. 17th St.
17:06: Hit and run, 300 block S. 5th St.
18:55: Hit and run, 200 block N. 12th St.
19:23: Fraud, 500 block E. Main St.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
01:42: Suspicious vehicle, 1400 block N. Douglas St.
“Drug traffickers like Mr. Diaz-Ramirez prey on our communities by peddling large amounts of methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine, often to our most vulnerable,” U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Seattle Field Division Special Agent in Charge
David F. Reames said. “I am gratified that the hard work of DEA, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and our many partners from law enforcement agencies across Oregon led to the lengthy sentence Mr. DiazRamirez received in this case. Justice was truly
served.”
According to court documents, from at least March 2018 through August 2020, while operating out of Mexico, Diaz-Ramirez helped lead an international drug trafficking organization responsible for trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine from Mexico into the United States.
Diaz-Ramirez’s organization used a network of associates to transport the drugs from Southern California to Oregon and deliver them to local distributors in
POLICE BLOTTER
07:10: Suspicious subject, 500 block Adams Ave.
08:22: Abandoned vehicle, 2100 block Ash Ave.
10:01: Nuisance, 3200 block Row River Rd.
10:35: Agency assist, 200 block Cemetery Rd.
12:04: Extra patrol request, 200 block N. 12th St.
13:22: Welfare check, 100 block N. 16th St.
14:55: Suspicious condition, E Main/Gateway Blvd.
15:25: Warrant service, 100 block Gateway Blvd.
16:06: Welfare check, 900 block W. Main St.
16:27: Assault, 900 block W. Main St.
16:42: Suicidal subject, 2100 block E. Main St.
17:26: Juvenile, 100 block S. 10th St.
19:17: Theft, 1100 block E. Taylor Ave.
19:23: Agency assist, S 10th/Washington Ave.
20:03: Business check, 1100 block Hwy 99
21:23: Disturbance, 500 block Gateway Blvd.
22:17: Nuisance, 100 block N. 16th St.
23:42: Child abuse, 1000 block Gibbs Ave.
THURSDAY, JUNE 13
00:46: Suspicious condition, 800 block Gateway Blvd.
03:13: Alarm, 2100 block E. Madison Ave.
04:51: Welfare check, 200 block S. 6th St.
09:10: Welfare check, 200 block Sweet Ln.
10:24: Found property, 100 block N. H St.
10:46: Welfare check, 900 block W. Main St. 11:59: Suicidal subject, 400 block E. Main St. 13:56: Dog at large, 78000 block Thornton Ln. 14:31: Found property, 100 block Gateway Blvd. 15:39: Disorderly subject, 1100 block Lord Ave.
16:47: Dog at large, Taylor Ave/6th St.
17:49: Agency assist, 200 block N. 12th St.
20:01: Burglary, 600 block E. Gibbs Ave.
20:17: Warrant service, 400 block E. Main St. 21:45: Vicious dog, E. Madison/5th St. 22:17: Child abuse, 1400 block S. 7th St. 23:22: Suspicious condition, 900 block E. Benjamin Ave.
FRIDAY, JUNE 14
00:22: Nuisance, 100 block S. 17th St.
00:32: Suicidal subject, 2100 block E. Main St.
00:42: Nuisance, 100 block S. 17th St.
03:39: Alarm, 2100 block E. Madison Ave.
05:52: Agency assist, 200 block N. 12th St.
06:38: Criminal mischief, Taylor Ave/S. 6th St. 06:53: Found dog, 100 block Village Dr.
08:14: Abandoned vehicle, 800 block S. 1st St. 08:52: Disorderly subject, 900 block Row River Rd. 09:40: Disorderly subject, 200 block Gateway Blvd.
exchange for cash.
As part of the investigation, law enforcement seized more than 178 pounds of methamphetamine, 12 pounds of heroin, six pounds of fentanyl, 18 rifles, three rifle optics, and ammunition.
Investigators also forfeited about $1.2 million from the organization, including more than $400,000 in cash. In total, 35 people— including sources of supply in Mexico, couriers, local cell operators in Lane County, and first and second level distributors
responsible for sales in and around Eugene— were charged and have been convicted for their roles in Diaz-Ramirez’s organization.
On Aug. 5, 2020, a federal grand jury in Eugene returned an indictment charging Diaz-Ramirez with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. On Nov. 1, 2023, DiazRamirez pleaded guilty to a one-count superseding criminal information charging him with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
09:44: Business check, 1500 block E. Main St. 10:34: Dog at large, S. 5th/Adams Ave. 10:59: Harassment, 1700 block S. 10th St. 14:11: Warrant service, 400 block E. Main St. 14:16: Drug, 800 block W. Main St. 14:42: Found property, 600 block N. 10th St. 14:54: Fraud, 400 block E. Main St.
18:19: Info, 1400 block N. Douglas St. 21:33: Warrant service, 400 block E. Main St. 22:37: Welfare check, 200 block Gateway Blvd.
SATURDAY, JUNE 15
01:41: Welfare check, 3200 block Row River Rd. 05:57: Vicious dog, 1500 block E. Main St. 09:02: Disturbance, 1500 block Carobelle Ct. 09:18: Child abuse, 700 block Row River Rd. 10:56: Fire, 1400 block S. 8th St. 11:56: Animal info, 900 block W. Main St. 13:27: Warrant service, 400 block E. Main St. 13:47: Alarm, 100 block Gateway Blvd. 15:59: Agency assist, 1500 block Gateway Blvd. 16:42: Drug, 1200 block E. Main St. 18:01: Assault, 900 block Arthur Ave. 20:06: Unlawful entry into a motor vehicle, 1400 block N. Douglas St.
SUNDAY, JUNE 16
01:21: Found property, 400 block E. Main St. 08:13: Criminal mischief, 800 block E. Main St. 08:32: Trespass, 75000 block Wicks Rd. 09:15: Suspicious vehicle, 100 block S. 10th St. 09:46: Dog at large, 800 block W. Main St.
JUNE
LIFESTYLES
Help needed for BMD Celebration
SUBMITTED
The Spirit of BMD Celebration is now just three weeks away.
The theme is “A Bridge to the Future.” The planning effort is going very well, according to Celebration Coordinator Matthew Hewlett.
He credits the experience of the production team members who are heading up areas they’ve previously managed in the past.
BE A DONOR
With no credit history, organizers are challenged to pay up front for needed services, such as toilets, insurance, security and equipment, according to Fundraising Coordinator Cindy Weeldreyer. This communitydriven event is not affiliated with Bohemia Mining Days, Inc.
All money collected and not spent this year will be donated to a reorganized Bohemia Mining Days, Inc. to continue the tradition.
One of the biggest reasons for hastily organizing this tribute event is because the cancellation of BMD 2024, according to Weeldreyer. She said it would be very helpful if families would encourage their kids to make a personal investment and stop by the credit union to make a donation of any amount.
THREE WAYS TO DONATE
By Mail Send checks to: PO Box 1512, Cottage Grove, OR 97424 Payable to Bohemia Heritage
Association (BHA) Online: By credit or debit card at www.spiritofbmd.com
In-Person: Via a “virtual donation jar” at Northwest Community Credit Union on the corner of Jefferson Avenue and South Sixth Street. Walk-in or drive-up and tell the teller it’s for “Spirit of BMD”
BE A VENDOR
This is an opportunity to showcase your business or organization to attendees. The cost for a 10 x 10 booth is $70. Vendor Coordinator Cathy Simmons says all booths must be staffed during celebration hours. Applications are on the website.
BE A VOLUNTEER
Volunteer Coordinator Sylvia Kitterman encourages BMD lovers to make a minimum commitment of one two-hour shift on Friday or Saturday. Hours are Noon-10 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday. Positions are hosting an information booth, monitoring parking, serving on a sanitation patrol, helping in the Kid Zone, organizing games and the Saturday parade. Applications are on the website.
BE IN THE PARADE
The parade starts at 10 a.m. Saturday morning on its traditional route of 10th Street to Main Street to Gateway Boulevard. Parade Coordinators Brandy Smith, Drew
Perini and Joelie Saunders say there is no entry fee this year.
BE AN ADVERTISER
Since 1959, the Cottage Grove Sentinel has published its Bohemia Nugget insert that serves as the official guide to the event. The Nugget is a tool for event organizers to let people know about events and activities, recognize and honor donors, and showcase businesses and organizations by demonstrating their community spirit to preserve The Grove’s beloved summertime BMD tradition.
The deadline is Friday, July 5. For information on prices call Misty at 541-997-3441 or send an email to cgsentinelofficemanager@countrymedia.net
CREATE A COSTUME
While there won’t be any Old West walls to define “Bohemia City” in Coiner Park this year, event organizers encourage individuals, couples and families to dress up in their best Old West clothing to provide the Spirit of Bohemia City vibe for the two-day celebration.
The Costume Contest is Saturday afternoon on the Main Stage with cash prizes.
“With the continuation of the generous community support we’ve had, and more volunteers, we will pull off this “planning miracle” in just a few more weeks,” Hewlett said.
Racing, fireworks at speedway
Cottage Grove Sentinel
The Cottage Grove Speedway will celebrate an anniversary of sorts on July 4.
The speedway, located at 2150 North Douglas Street, opened July 4, 1956.
“I’ve been a part of the speedway my entire life,” Owner Heather Boyce said. “When it started the JC’s opened it, and my grandpa was actually the president of the JC’s the first year it operated. It went on to have multiple different owners. I managed it, and than I purchased it, and I’ve been in charge here for over 10 years.”
For Boyce, the speedway is her passion.
“I love the race track and everything about it.” she said. “It’s a piece of the community. It’s supper fun and it is very family-friendly.”
Boyce said stunt cars, modified sports cars, and sport compacts will take to the tack for the Independence holiday July 4-6. A fireworks display put on by Western Display is scheduled
MONDAY
• 7 a.m. Upon Awakening, The Cottage Events Venue , 2915 Row River Rd
• 6 p.m. Cottage Group, The Cottage Events Venue, 2915 Row River Rd
• 7 p.m. Step and Tradition Study, Creswell, 380 Kings Row
TUESDAY
• 6:30 p.m. Men’s Stag Meeting, Cottage Grove Community Center, 700 Gibbs St
WEDNESDAY
• 7p.m. Wednesday Beginner’s Group, The Cottage Events Venue, 2915 Row River Rd
THURSDAY
A fireworks display is scheduled following the races July 4 at the Cottage Grove Speedway
for the night of July 4 following the races at the speedway.
The races begin at 6:30 p.m. For the Fourth of July races and fireworks, adult tickets are $20, junior. senior and military tickets are $15, and tickers for children 6 to 12 are $6. The speedway offers a full concession stand with a variety of food and beverages.
The most popular items are the chilly cheese curly fries,” Boyce said. According to Boyce, the racers come to compete at the speedway from all over the Northwest year after year.
For more information, call 541-942-7561.
• 6:30 p.m. Rush Hour, Cottage Grove Community Center, 700 Gibbs St
• 6:30 p.m. Women of the Grove, The Cottage Events Venue, 2915 Row River Rd
FRIDAY
• 7 p.m. Cottage Grove Gratitude Group, Calvary Baptist Church, 77873 S. Sixth Street
SATURDAY
• 7 p.m. Candlelight Group, Cottage Grove Community Center, 700 Gibbs St
SUNDAY • 6 p.m.New Beginnings Group, Cottage Grove Community Center, 700 Gibbs St
Cindy Weeldreyer / Cottage Grove Sentinel
This familiar building across from Bohemia Park on South 10th Street was once the home of the popular Boots and Sandals Square Dancing Club until structural issues
Courtesy photo
A previous race at the Cottage Grove Speedway.
Oregon Health Authority issues measles advisory
JEREMY C. RUARK Cottage Grove Sentinel
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and county public health officials are investigating two cases of measles in a single Clackamas County household.
One household member, an unvaccinated adult, was confirmed to have measles Friday, June 14. The individual developed a rash June 11. While the time range of the exposure is believed to be between May 19 and June 4, the specific location of the exposure, which occurred in Marion County, is unknown, suggesting there may be
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Its amphitheater hosts a weekly concert series organized by the Cottage Grove Area Chamber of Commerce in the summer and an annual free performance by the Eugene Symphony.
Bohemia Park also has hosted one of the largest toga parties in history and a 90th anniversary celebration of Buster Keaton’s “The General,” which was filmed in Cottage Grove.
In 2021, according to Stewart, the Woodard Family Foundation
bestowed a $70,000 challenge grant for the park that spurred the completion of conceptual drawings for the north end improvements. The following year Christina Lund of Lund Development Solutions spearheaded an application to the federal Economic Development Administration for a $1.1 million grant to support the project. Lund and her team also completed a $350,000 application to the State Parks Department to help fund the improvements. Both applications received
Immunizations are available. Contact your doctor or local health department.
other, unreported measles cases in Oregon, according to the OHA. The second household
approval in the fall of that year. The improvements are estimated to cost $1.65 million.
Cottage Grove recently solicited bids for the project, and officials were dismayed to find the bids significantly higher than the engineer’s original estimate. Items such as a historically themed water tower with digital sign were shelved for future development, and Stewart said fundraising is currently in the works to complete those improvements at a later date.
required removal from Bohemia
Park or even postponing the event for several weeks.
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based committee. This allowed P&G Club members to continue offering its popular pancake breakfast on Bohemia Mountain, which is traditionally served by club members dressed in period clothing.
Since 2018, P&G member and local musician Bradly Shepherd of Perfect Flavor has used his hefty multi-genre repertoire of songs to entertain the people waiting in line for their turn to reach the cook shack.
“This is such a unique event that brings so many different people together in such an incredibly beautiful location,” Shepherd said. “It’s great to see people interacting with each other and having such a good time.”
EVENT LOGISTICS
Club President Bruce McDonald’s enthusiasm for the breakfast is unmistakable.
Since its creation, club membership has been by invitation only. After passing on a membership invitation in the mid1970s, McDonald and his wife, Berneda, accepted their second invitation, in 1991, and became members. His initial involvement with the breakfast began years before when their jeep club shuttled busloads of breakfast attendees down to visit the Musik Mine. In 2003, McDonald happily took the helm as event coordinator, a position he has held for 21 years.
He said preparation for the club’s biggest fundraiser of the year begins several months before the event –monitoring the snow level in the park, watching for sales on food and supplies, and discussing with members the particulars of staging the event. He said it takes approximately 25 volunteers to produce the event. Unfortunately,
the COVID pandemic cancelled the 2020 and 2021 breakfasts and he said it feels good to be back on the mountain. He proudly notes there are now four generations of the McDonald family participating in the fundraiser.
Ordering enough food to feed 1,000 people can be tricky and, when you are so far away from civilization, resourcefulness is essential. One year syrup ran low in the last hour of the breakfast. After collecting bottles from members’ campers they slightly watered down what they had to have enough to finish the breakfast. Any food left over is sold to members or used for the Old Schoolmates Breakfast a few weeks later.
In the two decades before the pandemic, McDonald said the breakfast attendance averaged 850 per year and some years it was close to 1,000. He estimates in that 20-year period, they have
member, an unvaccinated child, developed symptoms a few days later. Both individuals are recovering.
Community requests for the splash pad and swing set prompted their inclusion in the project, according to Stewart. The building that will house the new park restrooms also will be the location of a mural depicting the “Blue Goose,” a passenger excursion train that took locals and visitors on day trips into the surrounding countryside throughout the 1970s and ’80s. Read more about the mural at cgsentinel.com.
Work on the mural was slated to begin at Bohemia Park this week. The park improvements are expected
“Spreading measles from one person to another is pretty easy, as it’s a highly infectious disease,” OHA Public Health Division Medical Director for Communicable Diseases and Immunizations Paul R. Cieslak said. “That’s why it’s extremely important that all adults and children in their household be up to date on vaccinations. Adults of any age born during or after 1957 can still be vaccinated.”
to completed by October.
“Hopefully, things move along better than that and we can allow kids to use splash pad before the end of summer,” Stewart said.
Before the official groundbreaking, Mayor Solesbee spoke of the park’s significance to its community.
“There’s a reason we remember our loved ones on benches and pavers in parks like these,” Solesbee said. “It’s because they’re the heart of our community. There have been so many committees, boards, and individuals involved in this project.
People might have been exposed if they were in any of these areas during these times: • OHSU Immediate Care Richmond Clinic,
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I hope you’ll come see it at its fruition so you can see the kids, parents and grandparents playing here and know you had a part in it.”
Solesbee said Bohemia Park will be part of the community, “long after after you and I are gone.”
“Maybe you’ll be one of the people that your friends and family members want to remember here,” she said.
Bohemia Park is located at 101 N 10th Street in Cottage Grove.
served 68,000 pancakes. One year, a hungry young man took advantage of the all-you-can-eat deal and gobbled down a whopping 27 pancakes.
SNOW IN JULY?
McDonald owns a heavy equipment business and for many years used his dump truck to haul the water tank to the site and, when necessary, used his bulldozer to clear the park of snow. In long ago conversations with the club’s old timers, he learned there were a few times the event had to be postponed due to the amount of snow still on the ground. The park elevation is 5,100 feet and, in more recent years, bulldozers were needed to push 7-9 feet of snow out the park.
“I do it for the love of it,” McDonald said. “I love the people, especially those who come back year after year. When we started out, in my era, we had people bring their kids
and those kids are now bringing their little kids.
One year we had a tour bus of 10-12 people that got lost and arrived after 1 p.m. We just welcomed them and fed them out of our crew’s potluck lunch and they went away extremely happy. I have so many special memories I’ve made up on that mountain.”
The club uses its fundraising proceeds to maintain the historic Dr. Snapp House, Prospector Park, and the equipment trailers. It also supports Cottage Grove High School Seniors with several scholarships and their Senior Fun Night.
“Our Club members are enthusiastic about celebrating this milestone,” McDonald said. “We hope our diamond jubilee will draw enough hungry people to Bohemia Mountain
to break our current attendance record of 1,102 paying customers.”
DEATH NOTICE
Tatum Lyn Hudson Connie Dills
Tatum Lyn Hudson, 50, of Cottage Grove, Oregon, passed away on June 16, 2024. Arrangements in the care of Smith-LundMills Funeral Chapel and Crematorium.
Celebration of life for Connie (Basham, Sweider) Dills, on June 29, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., at New Song Christian Fellowship- 111 NE Evelyn Ave., Grants Pass, OR 97526. Potluck to follow.
Jon Sinnett is a Cottage Grove City Councilor.
Courtesy photos from Prospectors and Gold Diggers Club
At 5,000 feet elevation, there have been some years where the snowpack in mid-July
Saddle
Courtesy photos from Prospectors and Gold Diggers Club It takes about 25 volunteers to produce the 60-year-old event. This is the Club’s third cook shack.
NEWS & VIEWS
VIEWPOINT
Celebrating progress, working toward a better future
IIONA LOHREY
BETO YARCE Sentinel Guest Article
As leaders within the LGBTQ+ community, we celebrate the tremendous progress made in advancing equality, justice and inclusion in the 55 years since the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York City.
We also recognize that this crucial work continues and remain committed to equality, justice and inclusion for our community and all marginalized people.
During Pride Month, we reflect on our journey so far. Just a couple of decades ago, it was common for most of us who identified as LGBTQ+ to live in fear of losing relationships with our families and friends should our sexual identities be disclosed. The fear of losing our livelihoods was very real unless we were able to pretend to be someone we weren’t.
The self-employed refrained from being our authentic selves given that potential customers might refuse to do business with us and that it might be more difficult to find employees. Small businesses have frequently been at the forefront of both recognizing and accepting those who identify as LGBTQ+. Many entrepreneurs welcomed those who felt excluded from other businesses by providing safe spaces to gather, build networks and simply be ourselves. These included coffee shops, bookstores and other centers of communities.
While attitudes towards acceptance have evolved in the ensuing years, unfortunately, there are many within our community who are still excluded and unsupported. While we continue to address and break down these barriers, we’d like to recognize that numerous recent successes have helped to ease some of these challenges, thanks in full to the hard work of the LGBTQ+ community and its allies. For example:
GSBA was founded in 1981 in Washington State and is now the largest LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce in North America.
The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber created a best-in-class diversity certification program for LGBTQ+ businesses in 2004. Forward-thinking businesses throughout the state and region have joined together to
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encourage customers and businesses to welcome those who identify as LGBTQ+.
LGBTQ+ businesses help power our national economy to the tune of an estimated $1.7 trillion annually while generating thousands of new jobs in our local communities each year.
Pride Month is an ideal time for those who strive for a more inclusive world to be intentional in our actions and words.
We are unified in our belief that advancing entrepreneurship is key to financial independence, prosperity and the betterment of our families, communities and nation. We believe that entrepreneurship also contributes to our personal feelings of wellbeing, accomplishment and connection. We ask you to join us during Pride Month to stand together in support of the American dream of business ownership. This includes advocating for small business, working to eliminate barriers experienced by those facing discrimination and connecting them to resources.
Regardless of what Americans believe in other arenas such as politics, according to surveys conducted by Pew Research, Gallup and others, the overwhelming majority of Americans trust small businesses and strongly believe in their importance including how they shape and support thriving communities.
Leaders within our community and our allies work diligently both in the spotlight and behind the scenes to ensure everyone has the opportunity to live their authentic self and is recognized for their inherent human value.
Ilona Lohrey is President and Chief Executive Officer of GSBA, Washington’s LGBTQ and allied chamber of commerce, which was founded in 1981 and represents over 1,400 businesses. Beto Yarce was appointed by President Joe Biden to oversee the SBA’s programs and services as the agency’s Regional Administrator for the Pacific Northwest serving Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
Beloved bench stolen
To whomever that stole the white, ornate, wrought iron bench from my front entry, and on my 80th birthday, please take care of it. It was a gift from a deceased family member.
Not only did you steal the bench, but you stole some of my faith and trust in people and I’m very sad. I enjoyed having the entry way look nice as did others. The bench would be decorated for other holiday’s and events etc.
The Sentinel would like to clarify a photo used for the Senior Center Anniversary story published in early June. The photo was taken around the end of the 1980s in the classroom at the Cottage Grove Vacuum and Sewing
I hope your mother, grandmother or great-grandmother never have to feel the sadness, shed the tears or feel the violation and disrespect we felt and feel.
May God forgive you and bless you.
The Ninth Commandment says, “Thou shalt not steal.” You stole more than the bench, but you can’t steal the memories.
In sadness, EJR Cottage Grove
CLARIFICATION ON TASK
Center. Those ladies met there every Thursday making pine needle baskets, until Dec. 31, 2014, when the store closed.
The Sentinel is happy to set the record straight.
Tackling housing affordability crisis
JEFF MERKLEY Sentinel Guest Column
June is National Homeownership Month, but the housing affordability crisis is putting home ownership farther and farther out of reach for too many working families in Oregon and across America.
When I was growing up, my parents, like many of their generation, were able to save enough money to buy a modest home for our family in Oregon. I still live in that same bluecollar neighborhood. But it’s a different story for my children’s generation. As prices to rent and buy skyrocket, young people are worried that they will never be homeowners. Today, too many folks are struggling to find a safe and affordable place to call home, while too many others have been forced into homelessness. This is unacceptable and unsustainable.
Economists estimate that Oregon is short 140,000 homes today – and we’ll need to build at least 500,000 new homes within the next 20 years just to keep up with demand. So,
it was terrific to see our state legislature recently pass $376 million to boost housing production in addition to the federal dollars I’m bringing home to Oregon to help.
Housing is vital for our economy. Every year, I host town halls in all 36 Oregon counties. Up and down the coast and across the state, I hear about the urgent need for more workforce housing. Companies tell communities they won’t bring their businesses to town without available housing for their employees, but housing developers say they won’t build new homes without knowing that new businesses are coming with employees to buy or rent them. It’s a classic Catch22 with our coastal and rural communities caught in the middle.
That’s why, as Oregon’s representative on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, which funds the federal government, I’m pushing to invest in housing programs. Here are a few quick examples. In March, we passed funding for fiscal year 2024, which included $1.6 billion for national rental assistance funding, $48 million for Rural Housing Service Vouchers across the country, and $12 million to support home-building
non-profits, like Habitat for Humanity. Additionally, Oregon has received $90 million this year from the U.S. Treasury’s Homeowner Assistance Fund.
But we can’t only treat the effects of the housing crisis – we also need to go after those profiting off sky-high housing prices.
For generations, the greatest wealth builder for the American middle class has been homeownership. Now, the powerful millionaires and billionaires who run hedge funds want to take that slice of the American pie away from working families and put it on their own overflowing plates.
In 2021, investors bought nearly 17,000 homes in Oregon – homes that should have gone to families. It’s a similar story all across the country. That same year, in just one area of Atlanta, hedge funds bought more than
40 percent of the homes for sale. Hedge funds often make all cash, no inspection offers. Working families can’t compete with that.
That’s why I’ve introduced the End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act. It will kick hedge funds out of the housing market and require them to sell the homes they own to working folks because houses should be homes for families, not profit centers for hedge funds.
Early in my career, I helped build homes with Habitat for Humanity because I saw every day how lives were changed for the better when folks could afford a decent home in a decent community. So, I’ll keep up the fight for affordable homes for working families in Oregon and across the country.
Jeff Merkley represents Oregon in the U.S. Senate.
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Early Literacy Educator Preparation issues final recommendations
JEREMY
C. RUARK Cottage Grove Sentinel
Following a one year review of Oregon’s early literacy education, a state council has released its final recommendations to strengthen educator preparation programs for teaching reading and writing in Oregon elementary schools.
In January, the Early Literacy Educator Preparation Council released initial recommendations to revise educator and school administrator preparation program standards for literacy instruction. Members of educator prep programs and the general public were able to submit feedback to the recommendations.
“These recommendations are a significant step forward,” Gov. Kotek said. “I appreciate that the council has not just layered on new requirements. They have also tried to streamline existing standards and build on the things we’ve had and continue to be important, like dyslexia standards. In addition to the council, I want to thank Oregon’s educator preparation program faculty and leaders who took the time to share their perspectives with us. We listened and many hours were spent taking your feedback into the revisions of the recommendations.”
State Rep. Boomer Wright (R-Coos Bay) served on the council.
“We must always do what’s in the best interest of our children,” Wright said. “These recommendations represent a way to support teachers and principals
The recommendations are designed to strengthen reading and writing teaching in Oregon
schools.
to ensure they have the knowledge and skills to do what we’re asking them to do for students. And to make sure that happens well, we also need to set up the right level of resources and support for our educator preparation programs to meet the new expectations the council has recommended.” “I have been honored to serve on this council alongside an outstanding group of individuals with one goal in mind: improving literacy outcomes for all of Oregon’s children,” said Ronda Fritz, council co-chair and Associate Professor at Eastern Oregon University. “We were able to move the standards for Oregon’s teacher preparation programs to reflect what science tells us about how children learn to read as well as the content and methods that are critical for ensuring proficient readers. I believe these standards will give
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THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE A SIGNIFICANT STEP FORWARD.
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educator preparation programs a clear roadmap for designing courses and programs that will produce teachers with the essential knowledge and skills to create proficient readers and writers.”
“I am proud to have been part of the collaborative process that brought together so many different Oregon stakeholders to lay the groundwork for our educator preparation programs,” said Susan Gardner, council co-chair and Dean of the College of Education at Oregon State University. “We had a wide range of expertise on this council – elementary school teachers and administrators, higher education faculty, state agency leaders, and our
passionate representatives and senators. This made for a powerful team that brought together so many voices and perspectives, adding richness to the work we produced together.”
The recommendations were broken into three sections: educator preparation program (EPP) approval standards, implementation recommendations, and educator licensing standards recommendations.
Key takeaways from the recommendations on educator preparation program approval standards include:
• Combining Reading Instruction Standards with Dyslexia Standards into one cohesive standard.
This will streamline standards that are focused on teaching reading and writing.
• Creating new Literacy Standards that relate to the content of Oregon’s Early Literacy Framework and the models of reading acquisition embedded in the Framework. These standards are designed to guide the preparation of kindergarten through fifth grade teachers and administrators on evidence-based practices for teaching literacy.
Key takeaways from the implementation recommendations include:
• Phase in the proposed recommendations so that all Oregon EPPs are implementing new standards by the fall of the 2026-27 academic year.
• State support for Oregon EPPs to adapt to the new standards.
• Ensuring that all educators, including experienced teachers and graduates of out-of-state EPPs, are supported and
held accountable for meeting high standards for literacy instruction.
• Investing in the implementation infrastructure needed to enable consistent, research-aligned implementation of new standards in educator preparation and in schools.
Key takeaways from the recommendations on educator licensing standards include:
• Preliminary licensure requirements for all newly licensed educators should take effect in 2027.
• Consider funding and capacity needs, develop processes for how all educators can demonstrate competency of standards, and minimize economic barriers to certification.
Kotek established the Early Literacy Educator Preparation Council through executive order 23-12 in May 2023 to strengthen the preparation of teachers and school administrators to instruct elementary students on reading and writing.
The council was directed to create recommendations as an advisory body to the governor and the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) and consider an implementation plan and timeline to align to the council’s recommendations. TSPC has already begun considering the council’s recommendations.
Kotek joined the Early Literacy Educator Preparation Council for their final meeting Monday, June 17, to offer gratitude to council members for their work over the past year and provide comments on their final recommendations.
State transportation package focuses on maintaining roads
JULIA SHUMWAY
Oregon Capital Chronicle Sentinel Guest Article
Seven years ago, lawmakers poured more than $5 billion into improving roads, bridges and public transit in Oregon, touting plans to add lanes to congested urban highways, redesign intersections that served as hot spots for crashes and make safer walking routes to school for students across the state.
Now, lawmakers are in the earliest stages of crafting the next likely multi-billion transportation package – but this time around, the focus is more
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between 4:40 p.m. and 5:40 p.m. Wednesday, June 12.
• OHSU Hospital Emergency Department, between 6 p.m.
Wednesday, June 12, and 7:15 p.m. Friday, June 14 (risk at this location is believed to be low because the patient was masked and airborne precautions were promptly implemented).
HOW MEASLES
SPREADS AND SYMPTOMS
Measles spreads through the air after a person with measles coughs or sneezes. People are contagious with measles for four days before a rash appears and up to four days afterward.
The virus particles can also linger in the air for up to two hours after someone who is infectious has left the area.
Measles typically starts
on maintaining existing roads than expanding or building new ones. During a Friday meeting that served as a primer for a series of meetings around the state, lawmakers on the Joint Transportation Committee heard that Oregon’s roads and the systems in place to pay to maintain them are struggling.
Kris Strickler, director of the Oregon Department of Transportation, told lawmakers that the department needs about $2.8 billion annually just to meet current needs –nearly $1.8 billion beyond its current resources.
“We’re at a point where asking for projects just
with a fever, cough, runny nose and red eyes. A rash usually follows, beginning on the face and spreading to the rest of the body. Symptoms begin seven to 21 days after exposure to a person with measles. Common complications of measles include ear infection, lung infection and diarrhea. Swelling of the brain is a rare but much more serious complication. In developed countries in recent years, one or two out of every 1,000 measles cases has been fatal.
DETERMINING YOUR RISK
Most Oregonians have been vaccinated to prevent measles, usually as children. Anyone who has received a measles vaccination at any time in their life has a low risk of getting measles. Risk is much higher for anyone who has not received measles vaccination who
feels like, pardon the pun, a bridge too far,” Strickler said.
The agency is in a “deep, deep struggle,” that’s only getting worse, he said. That’s because the state transportation system relies on what Strickler calls a three-legged stool for funding – and that stool’s legs are giving out. The first leg, revenue from the state’s 40-cents-per-gallon gas tax, is faltering as more Oregonians drive fuelefficient cars or electric vehicles. The average driver now uses almost a quarter less fuel than they did a decade ago, paying about $40 less per year in gas taxes.
The second, fees paid
may have been exposed to the disease.
Measles poses the highest risk to:
• Unvaccinated pregnant people.
• Infants younger than 1 year old.
• People with weakened immune systems.
You are considered immune to measles if any of the following apply:
to the Driver and Motor Vehicle Services division, isn’t steady because some DMV fees aren’t enough to cover the cost to administer services, let alone bring in additional revenue. That puts more weight on the third stool leg, weight-mile taxes charged to commercial truckers, who are now suing the state alleging they’re being overcharged.
Strickler recommended lawmakers consider adding more legs, including tolls, fees on electric vehicles and road usage charges. Most importantly, he said every fee should be indexed to inflation.
Legislative leaders who addressed the
• You were born before 1957.
• You’ve been diagnosed with measles at any point in your life.
• A blood test proves that you are immune.
• You have had two doses of measles vaccine.
WHAT IF MEASLES IS IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD
Public health officials
transportation committee echoed those sentiments.
House Speaker Julie Fahey, D-Eugene, said the state needs to finish some of the high-priority projects it promised in 2017 before committing to new spending.
“Our expectation is that this work will be focused on addressing the structural funding issues in our transportation system so that we can meet our existing maintenance and operational needs,” she said. “This is the most critical piece of the work we need to do in the next year.”
Lawmakers will face pressure from cities and counties to help pay for
urge people experiencing symptoms of measles not to arrive unannounced at a medical office if they:
• Have a measles-like rash, or ave been exposed to measles within the previous 21 days,
• Have any other symptom of measles (such as fever, cough or red eyes).
Individuals planning to seek medical care
roads, sidewalks and transit throughout the state. Mallorie Roberts, legislative director for the Association of Oregon Counties, noted that the state’s 36 counties are responsible for nearly 32,000 miles of roads and 4,000 bridges, the largest share of public roads. The state highway fund pays for about half of county road budgets, she said.
Oregon Capital Chronicle is part of a States Newsroom supported by grants and maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Lynne Terry at info@ oregoncapitalchronicle. com.
should first call a health care provider or urgent care center by telephone to create an entry plan to avoid exposing others in waiting rooms.
Learn more about measles at https://www. oregon.gov/oha/PH/ DISEASESCONDITIONS/ DISEASESAZ/Pages/ measles.aspx.
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3. Calvin Coolidge was born on July 4, 1872.
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PUBLIC NOTICE CG24-2107 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TS No.: 172628 APN: 0454270 Reference is made to that certain deed made by Derek Rather and Heather Rather, as tenants by the entirety as Grantor to Western Title and Escrow Company, as Trustee, in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as designated nominee for Directors Mortgage, Inc. as Beneficiary, dated 11/01/2021, recorded 11/12/2021, in the official records of Lane County, Oregon as Instrument No. 2021-071280 in Book xx, Page xx covering the following described real property situated in said County and State, to wit: Lot 18, Block 19, FAIRFIELD EIGHTH ADDITION, as platted and recorded in Book 26, Page 26, Lane County Oregon Plat Records, in Lane County, Oregon. Commonly known as: 735 Hughes Street, Eugene, OR 97402 The current beneficiary is PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC pursuant to assignment of deed of trust recorded on 6/22/2022 as Inst No. 2022-027202 in the records of Lane, Oregon. The beneficiary has elected and directed successor trustee to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and notice has been recorded pursuant to Section 86.752(3) of Oregon Revised Statutes: the default for which the foreclosure is made is the grantor’s failure to: Make the monthly payments commencing with the payment due on 08/01/2023 and continuing each month until this trust deed is reinstated or goes to trustee’s sale; plus a late charge on each installment not paid within fifteen days following the payment due date; trustee’s fees and other costs and expenses associated with this foreclosure and any further breach of any term or condition contained in subject note and deed of trust. 1. By the reason of said default the beneficiary has declared all obligations secured by said deed of trust immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to wit: Principal balance of: $350751.48; 2. Interest through 4/16/2024 in the amount of: $8,671.23 3. Pro Rata MIP Advances in the amount of: $239.43 4. Escrow Advances in the amount of: $6,618.50 5. Foreclosure Fees in the Amount of: $1,900.00 6. Foreclosure costs in the amount of: $1,053.94 7. Bankruptcy Costs in the amount of $1,149.00 8. Valuations in the amount of $985.00 9. Property Inspection Fees in the
amount
fees in the amount of $97.00 13. Release costs in the amount of $22.50 14. Together with the interest thereon at the rate 3.1200000% per annum until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all trustee’s fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms of said deed of trust. The principal sum of $350,751.48 together with the interest thereon at the rate 3.1200000% per annum from 07/01/2023 until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all trustee’s fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms of said deed of trust. Whereof, notice hereby is given that the undersigned trustee will on 09/25/2024 at the hour of 1:00 PM, Standard of Time, as established by Section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statutes, at the front entrance of the Courthouse, 125 East 8th Avenue Eugene, 97401 County of Lane, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the execution by him of the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured (and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee). Notice is further given that any person named in Section 86.778 of Oregon Revised Statutes; has the right to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, trustee’s and attorney’s fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default by
tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for the sale. In construing this, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other person owing obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed; the words “trustee” and “beneficiary” include their respective successors in interest, if any. Pursuant to Oregon Law, this sale will not be deemed final until the Trustee’s deed has been issued by Prime Recon LLC. If any irregularities are discovered within 10 days of the date of this sale, the trustee will rescind the sale, return the buyer’s money and take further action as necessary. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. Also, please be advised that pursuant to the terms stated on the Deed of Trust and Note, the beneficiary is allowed to conduct property inspections while there is a default. This shall serve as notice that the beneficiary shall be conducting property inspections on the referenced property. Without limiting the trustee’s disclaimer of representations or warranties, Oregon law requires the trustee to state in this notice that some residential property sold at a trustee’s sale may have been used in manufacturing methamphetamines, the chemical components of which are known to be toxic. Prospective purchasers of residential property should be aware of this potential danger before deciding to place a bid for this property at the trustee’s sale. NOTICE TO RESIDENTIAL TENANTS The property in which you are living is in foreclosure. A foreclosure sale is scheduled for
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09/25/2024 (date). The date of this sale may be postponed. Unless the lender that is foreclosing on this property is paid before the sale date, the foreclosure will go through and someone new will own this property. After the sale, the new owner is required to provide you with contact information and notice that the sale took place. The following information applies to you only if you are a bona fide tenant occupying and renting this property as a residential dwelling under a legitimate rental agreement. The information does not apply to you if you own this property or if you are not a bona fide residential tenant. If the foreclosure sale goes through, the new owner will have the right to require you to move out. Before the new owner can require you to move, the new owner must provide you with written notice that specifies the date by which you must move out. If you do not leave before the move-out date, the new owner can have the sheriff remove you from the property after a court hearing. You will receive notice of the court hearing. PROTECTION FROM EVICTION IF YOU ARE A BONA FIDE TENANT OCCUPYING AND RENTING THIS PROPERTY AS A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE LIVING IN THIS PROPERTY AFTER THE FORECLOSURE SALE FOR: • 60 DAYS FROM THE DATE YOU ARE GIVEN A WRITTEN TERMINATION NOTICE, IF YOU HAVE A FIXED TERM LEASE; OR • AT LEAST 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE YOU ARE GIVEN A WRITTEN TERMINATION NOTICE, IF YOU HAVE A MONTH-TOMONTH OR WEEK-TO-WEEK RENTAL AGREEMENT. If the new owner wants to move in and use this property as a primary residence, the new owner can give you written notice and require you to move out after 30 days, even though you have a fixed term lease with more than 30 days left. You must be provided with at least 30 days’ written notice after the foreclosure sale before you can be required to move. A bona fide tenant is a residential tenant who is not the borrower (property owner) or a child, spouse or parent of the borrower, and whose rental agreement: • Is the result of an arm’s-length transaction; • Requires the payment of rent that is not substantially less than fair market rent for the property, unless the rent is reduced or subsidized due to a federal, state or local subsidy; and • Was entered into prior to the date of the foreclosure
MAY 26, 2021, RECEPTION NO. 2021-035492, LANE COUNTY DEEDS AND RECORDS, IN LANE COUNTY, OREGON. Commonly known as: 171 ROCKCREST DR, LOWELL, OR 97452-9773 Both the Beneficiary, Oregon Community Credit Union, and the Trustee, Nathan F. Smith, Esq., OSB #120112, have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said Trust Deed and notice has been recorded pursuant to Section 86.752(3) of Oregon Revised Statutes. The default for which the foreclosure is made is the Grantor’s failure to pay: Failed to pay payments which became due Total Payment(s): Total Payment(s) from 10/01/2023 to 05/15/2024 at $27,590.20 Total
interest thereon at the rate of 7.125000% per annum from September 1, 2023 until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all Trustee’s fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advanced by the Beneficiary pursuant to the terms of said Trust Deed. Wherefore, notice is hereby given that, the undersigned Trustee will on September 17, 2024 at the hour of 10:00 AM, Standard of Time, as established by Section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statues, inside the main lobby of the Lane Coun ty Courthouse, 125 E 8th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401 County of Lane, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real proper ty which the Grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the execution by him of the said Trust Deed, together with any interest which the Grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Trust Deed, to sat isfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of
sale, including a reasonable charge by the Trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in Section 86.778 of Oregon Revised Statutes has the right to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the Trust Deed reinstated by payment to the Beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, Trustee’s or attorney’s fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default by tendering the performance required under the obligation or Trust Deed, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for sale. Without limiting the Trustee’s disclaimer of representations or warranties, Oregon law requires the Trustee to state in this notice that some residential property sold at a Trustee’s sale may have been used in manufacturing methamphetamines, the chemical components of which are known to be toxic. Prospective purchasers of residential property should be aware of this potential danger before deciding to place a bid for this property at the Trustee’s sale. In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes plural, the word “Grantor” includes any successor in interest to the Grantor as well as any other persons owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, the words “Trustee” and “Beneficiary” includes their respective successors in interest, if any. Dated: May 2, 2024 By: Nathan F. Smith, Esq., OSB #120112 Successor Trustee Malcolm & Cisneros, A Law Corporation Attention: Nathan F. Smith, Esq., OSB #120112 c/o TRUSTEE CORPS 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300 NPP0460207 To: COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL 06/12/2024, 06/19/2024, 06/26/2024, 07/03/2024
PUBLIC NOTICE TS No. OR06000019-23-3SS APN 1778800 TO No 240229690-OR-MSI TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Reference is made to that certain Trust Deed made by, KIRK E JOHNSON as Grantor to WESTERN TITLE & ESCROW as Trustee, in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS”), as designated nominee for FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns,
PLAT, as platted and recorded in Book 15, page 2, Lane County Oregon Plat Records, in Lane County, Oregon; thence South 60.00 feet, thence East 121.00 feet; thence North 60.00 feet, thence West 121.00 feet to the point of beginning, in Lane County, Oregon. Commonly known as: 1487 30TH ST, SPRINGFIELD, OR 97478 Both the Beneficiary, Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, and the Trustee, Nathan F. Smith, Esq., OSB #120112, have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said Trust Deed and notice has been recorded pursuant to Section 86.752(3) of Oregon Revised Statutes. The default for which the foreclosure is made is the Grantor’s failure to pay: Failed to pay payments which became due Monthly Payment(s): Monthly Payment(s) from 11/01/2022 to 04/30/2024 at $28,837.98 Monthly Late Charge(s): Monthly Late Charge(s) at $320.40 By this reason of said default the Beneficiary has declared all obligations secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to-wit: The sum of $242,693.77 together with interest thereon at the rate of 5.75000% per annum from October 1, 2022 until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all Trustee’s fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advanced by the Beneficiary pursuant to the terms of said Trust Deed. Wherefore, notice is hereby given that, the undersigned Trustee will on September 16, 2024 at the hour of 10:00 AM, Standard of Time, as established by Section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statues, inside the main lobby of the Lane County Courthouse, 125 E 8th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401 County of Lane, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the Grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the execution by him of the said Trust Deed, together with any interest which the Grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Trust Deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the Trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in Section 86.778 of Oregon Revised Statutes has the right to have the foreclosure proceed-
ing dismissed and the Trust Deed reinstated by payment to the Beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, Trustee’s or attorney’s fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default by tendering the performance required under the obligation or Trust Deed, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for sale. Without limiting the Trustee’s disclaimer of representations or warranties, Oregon law requires the Trustee to state in this notice that some residential property sold at a Trustee’s sale may have been used in manufacturing methamphetamines, the chemical components of which are known to be toxic. Prospective purchasers of residential property should be aware of this potential danger before deciding to place a bid for this property at the Trustee’s sale. In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes plural, the word “Grantor” includes any successor in interest to the Grantor as well as any other persons owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, the words “Trustee” and “Beneficiary” includes their respective successors in interest, if any.
Dated: 5/2/24 By: Nathan F. Smith, Esq., OSB #120112 Successor Trustee Malcolm & Cisneros, A Law Corporation Attention: Nathan F. Smith, Esq., OSB #120112 c/o TRUSTEE CORPS 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300 NPP0460255 To: COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL 06/12/2024, 06/19/2024, 06/26/2024, 07/03/2024 PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will hold a Public Auction on July 8, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at:
The champions
Martial arts athletes compete for district championships
KYLE MCGOWEN
Cottage Grove Sentinel
Nine students who trained at Rogers Family ATA Martial Arts in Cottage Grove qualified to compete at district champions in Salem, held on June 8, spanning a total of 34 taekwondo events.
Three hundred twentysix of the top athletes from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Canada all competed at the Salem event. For Recommended Black Belts and below, this is the highest award achievable in the American Taekwondo Association, the world’s largest martial arts training organization, according to organizers.
Kenzie Calderwood, Tynan Kiser, William Silva, John Whitten, JJ Kiser, AJ Adams, Thompson Rogers, Blakely Adler, and Henry Candelaria all qualified under the umbrella of Rogers Family ATA Martial Arts.
“We are proud of all of our students,” Rogers Family Martial Arts owner Janon Rogers said. “They all have been working really hard, including the
ones who didn’t qualify for districts.”
QUALIFYING
To qualify for the district championships, students must be enrolled and participating in the Leadership Program and must have earned points in regional tournaments to place them in the top 10 in points for their event in their state.
Points are only earned by placing in the top three in that event in the athlete’s division. Each Division may have as many as 13 athletes of similar age, rank, and sex competing for first, second, or third place.
“Our students have been working incredibly hard all this year to improve their skills, both in taekwondo and in competition, to reach this level of achievement,” Rogers said.
“They’ve gained points through competing in many tournaments in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Canada to get to the top of their Divisions. We
are so proud that all their hard work is coming to fruition.”
Those who came out on top for Rogers Family ATA Martial Arts are James Kiser, who earned a district championship in Xtreme weapons, and William Silva, who won the title in traditional sparring.
Henry Candelaria was named district champion in traditional weapons, combat weapons, creative weapons, and extreme weapons. Candelaria qualified for the Tournament of Champions, being held in Phoenix, AZ, in July, which could earn him the title of World Champion.
Candelaria came to Rogers Family ATA Martial Arts in March 2020 as a white belt and is now a first degree black belt. Candelaria,15, is aiming to become a Taekwondo instructor in the future.
LOCAL BACKGROUND
Rogers Family ATA Martial Arts has been teaching Taekwondo in Cottage Grove for five years, after taken over from a former instructor when she moved out of state. The location, at 802 E. Main Street, has been teaching martial arts in Cottage Grove for more than two decades under various owners and
instructors.
Rigers Family ATA Martial Arts teach students from age four all the way through adults, and are a character-based school, focusing on developing respect, self-esteem, honesty, belief, discipline, and courtesy through martial arts training, according to Rogers.
“We teach in ATA a character-based curriculum. I’m not teaching little MMA fighters, I’m teaching people to be respectful, courteous, and all of those good character traits that most martial artists embody and have,” Rogers said. “Along the way we also teach some pretty
championship roster.” This summer Rogers Family ATA Martial Arts will run two themed camps. The first camp is a Star Wars themed camp that will allow students to learn how to fight with lightsabers on July 8-12. The second camp is a ‘gamer’ camp held on July 15-19 where they will have a video game theme each day based around popular games such as Minecraft and Pokémon.
For more information about the martial arts program, contact owner Janon Rogers at Janon@ RogersATA.com.
Statewide outdoor recreation plan ready for public review
JEREMY C. RUARK Cottage Grove Sentinel
Addressing the future of outdoor recreation needs in Lane County and across Oregon is the focus of the draft 2025-29 Oregon Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP).
The public is invited to comment on the plan, Balance and Engagement: Sustaining the Benefits for All Oregonians. A copy of the draft SCORP document and support documents are posted online for public review at www.oregon. gov/oprd/PRP/Pages/PLAscorp.aspx. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) will accept comments until June 28.
WHY IT IS NEEDED
The five-year plan is a comprehensive look at Oregon’s outdoor recreation needs and priorities based on a representative population survey of more than 3,000 residents and recreation providers. The research was conducted in collaboration with Oregon State University. Results help guide federal, state, and local government, as well as the private and nonprofit sectors, in making policy and planning decisions. The primary purpose of the plan is to provide guidance for the Land and Water Conservation Fund grant program and other OPRD grant programs.
WHAT IT WILL DO
The SCORP also provides up-to-date, highquality information to assist recreation providers
with park system planning in Oregon. Each state must prepare a Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) every five years to remain qualified for stateside Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). In Oregon, the plan functions not only to guide
the LWCF program, but also provides guidance for other OPRD administered grant programs including the Local Grant, County Opportunity Grant, Recreational Trails, and All-Terrain Vehicle Programs.
It also provides recommendations to the Oregon State Park System
operations, administration, planning, development, and recreation programs.
The plan also provides guidance to federal, state, and local units of government, as well as the private sector, in delivering quality outdoor recreational opportunities to Oregonians and out-ofstate visitors.
PLANNING EFFORT
OPRD is currently in the process of preparing a new five-year SCORP plan for the state. The plan will build on the contributions of previous plans by quantifying and identifying the ways in which outdoor recreation provides benefits to Oregonians.
The main themes of the plan will be:
• Outdoor recreation is important to Oregonians and provides many benefits
• Over-crowding and pressure on resources are increasing
• Access, opportunity, and participation are still inequitable
BE ENGAGED
Comments can be submitted directly on the SCORP webpage at www. oregon.gov/oprd/PRP/ Pages/PLA-scorp.aspx or by mail to Oregon Parks & Recreation Department, 725 Summer Street NE, Suite C, Salem, OR 97301, Attn: Caleb Dickson.
Courtesy photo
Front row, left to right, Kenzie Calderwood, Tynan Kiser, William Silva, and John Whitten. Back row, left to right, JJ Kiser, AJ Adams, Thompson Rogers, Blakely Adler, and Henry Candelaria.
Courtesy photo
The five-year plan is a comprehensive look at Oregon’s outdoor recreation needs and priorities based on a representative population survey of more than 3,000 residents and recreation providers.