Food for Thought

Posted: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
Juicy red tomatoes sit under a tent in a local farmers' market, waiting for customers. Those tomatoes may seem like any other tomatoes, but they didn't travel half way across the country. These were grown just a few miles away.
Most of the produce found in grocery stores is shipped from thousands of miles away; sometimes labels even state that ...more

Potted flowers for Mother's Day

Posted: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
Photo by Jerry Thompson
At Shady Oaks on Saturday, Kaylen Smith hands a flower pot she made to her mother Kristle Smith, while her brother Braylen Smith prepares his gift for her too. ...more

CG mayor impressed with Dalai Lama's message

Posted: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
For the most part, being the mayor of Cottage Grove is a pretty thankless job, but for Tom Munroe last week he was the beneficiary of one of the few perks of the position.
Munroe and his wife Elaine were two of only 200 people who received a free invitation to attend a luncheon with the Dalai Lama. Later ...more

Gates' averts a potential disaster

Posted: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
Alan Gates of Cottage Grove was just minding his business, rolling out some felt on a roof he was working on in north Eugene, until he heard what sounded like a firecracker. Then he caught a glimpse of the neighbor's house on fire. He looked and saw an elderly lady on the property mowing the yard, but she could not ...more

Summer so soon?

Posted: Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
By Jon Stinnett
The Cottage Grove Sentinel

Recent warm, dry and windy weather has many in Cottage Grove on early alert for the sights, sounds and smells of summer. Unfortunately, the smell of smoke was one early arrival.
While many took to area waterways to beat temperatures close to record highs, firefighters with South Lane County Fire & ...more

Woman dies in traffic accident after fleeing police

Posted: Wednesday, May 8th, 2013


A Cottage Grove man is mourning the loss of his daughter after a bizarre traffic accident on Thursday, April 25 led to her death.
That afternoon at 12:50 p.m., Cottage Grove Police received a call regarding a vehicle vs. bicyclist traffic accident at the corner of Gateway Blvd. and 16th St. Minutes prior, police had responded to ...more

Cottage Grove students will travel to China to teach American slang

Posted: Wednesday, May 8th, 2013

Sixteen fortunate high school students, 12 of which are from the Cottage Grove area, will be traveling to China this summer for full emersion English teaching positions.
These 16 students, along with four adults, will be staying for a total of 18 days in July in the Southern Chinese city of Nanning. They have been hired by Bo ...more