Posted: Friday, May 24th, 2013
Memorial Day officially began in 1868 as Decoration Day, a day set aside to honor fallen veterans of the Civil War. These days, though, the holiday has come to signify for many the unofficial start of summer, a three-day weekend or a chance to save money on a new car.
Which is not to say that reverence ...more
Posted: Friday, May 24th, 2013
The weather forecast doesn't exactly bode well for those hoping to enjoy outdoor pursuits this Memorial Day weekend, but in Oregon, many take the chance to brave the elements anyway.
"The weather's not really looking so good, but that's actually typical this time of year," said Christie Johnson of the Army Corps of Engineers. "Still, we expect the ...more
Posted: Friday, May 24th, 2013
Closure will occur mostly to north of intersection
Crews with the City of Cottage Grove, the Oregon Department of Transportation and other construction contractors have been working diligently as part of a project to renovate the intersection of Main Street and Highway 99 in downtown Cottage Grove. From ODOT spokesperson Dan Latham last week came word of an approximate ...more
Posted: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
There's a busy summer on the horizon for Cottage Grove's Dick Secord, who will return to Sumpter, Oregon at the end of this month to film the second season of the series ‘Ghost Mine' on the Sy Fy Channel. The show, which will tackle 13 episodes for its second season as opposed to six episodes during season one, ...more
Posted: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
A Monday-morning meeting between inspectors and officials with the Oregon Department of Transportation has pinpointed the start of an approximate one-month closure of the intersection of Highway 99 and Main Street in downtown Cottage Grove.
Dan Latham of ODOT Public Affairs confirmed that the closure will begin early on Tuesday morning, May 28.
According to a ...more
Posted: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
South Lane School District's budget committee approved a $26,783,039 budget at its Monday, May 13 meeting that includes funding for school days trimmed during previous lean times and the addition of four positions. The School Board could conceivably adopt the budget at its June 10 meeting, though continued wrangling at the state legislature and negotiations between the District ...more
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
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
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
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
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