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Cottage Grove hosts cultural exchange By KYLE McGOWEN Sentinel Sports

t was the end of a long day for the Japanese wrestling club that flew into Portland earlier that day, but Thursday night’s gift exchange and meet and greet in the Cottage Grove High School library was one of smiles and recognition of different cultural backgrounds. The Lions wrestling program hosted the Japanese team as part of the Oregon Wrestling Culture Exchange from Jan. 4-7. They would later participate in competitions against club teams in Portland, La Pine and also against a Willamette Valley all-star team. But Thursday night was one of introduction for eight wrestlers and two coaches that would spend four days in the Willamette Valley. “What an amazing opportunity for Cottage Grove High School, our students, our coaches, the wrestling program, and the City of Cottage Grove,” Lions athletic director Garrett Bridgens said. “I’m excited for our kids to be able to interact with and meet this contingent from Japan, to learn from them, and hopefully build some friendships.” The Japanese team stayed in host homes with Cottage Grove students and families that were willing to

entertain. This year’s Japanese team includes team leader Kumakura Nobumasa, along with head coach Shibata Shingo. The Lions also welcomed Fukasawa Haruya (120 pounds), Takahashi Shu (132), Maeda Taisei (132), Nakamura Manato (145), Uchida Reiji (145), Miura Syuuya (175), Kanazawa Sorato (205) and Iwasawa Taiki (275). “This is really exciting,” Dustin Bengtson, the father of Lions wrestler Carter Bengtson, said. “We really don’t know what to expect, but what a great experience for our kids, right? What a great opportunity to get exposure to kids from another culture and a shared love of sport.” While there was certainly an excitement in the air before the Japanese team arrived at the Cottage Grove High School library, there was also a sense of nervousness from several Lions wrestlers. “It’s kind of scary, it’s new people we will probably never see after this,” Carter Bengtson said. “These are some of the best of the best. It’s a unique experience for a small town like this to be able to host kids from Japan.” “It will be interesting,” Jeffery Conklin said before their arrival. “I’m a little worried about

Rodney Harwood/ Sentinel (Top) Hall of Fame inductee Bill Thompson addresses a group of people gathered to welcome a contingent of Japanese wrestlers as part of the Oregon Wrestling Association cultural exchange. (Bottom) The Japanese wrestling continent visited the Chambers Covered Railroad Bridge on River Road as part of their Cottage Grove tour. how much English they are going to speak because we have to feed them, give them a place to sleep, and try

to communicate with them. That’s my main concern.” Some of the commu-

nication was more of the a group of Japanese to hand signals and point- come together for a shot ing variety, but when a photographer asked See HOSTS page 3A

Doing it right one good deed at a time By RODNEY HARWOOD Sentinel Editor

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oing the right thing because it’s the right thing to do is not always a common practice in today’s world. But a ex-Marine, local businessman is giving something back to his community one good deed at a time. Patrick Taylor’s father Ron started Taylor’s Towing and Auto Wrecking when he was 16-yearsold, before moving the business from California to Cottage Grove in 1968. Patrick, quite literally, grew up on the property on Thornton Lane. He’s been driving a tow truck since he was old enough to see over the dash-

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board, back during a time when the state patrol would rather have a second wrecker on-scene than bother to check the driver’s license of the kid driving the second one. “I grew up in this town. People don’t always a lot of money,” Taylor said. “The ones that do work in Eugene and they drive a new car.” Coming from a working-class family, Taylor understands making ends meet and making sacrifices to do so. Such was the case when he helped Susan Roscoe get into a better vehicle. She had little or no income and is trying to get by on a disability check, so he helped her get into another van, shore it up so that she could

live in it. “We got her into a Nissan Quest (van) that we bought at an auction. We checked out the breaks and made sure it was safe to drive, so we could get her back down the road,” Taylor said. “A few years ago, she had a vehicle to trade, and we saw there was some value in it for some parts. So, it was a couple hundred dollars to do some paperwork and get her out the door. A couple of years later the van gives up the ghost. “It was the right thing to do. She’s disabled. She has a Rodney Harwood/Sentinel prosthetic leg and had a battle Patrick Taylor with Taylor’s Towing and Wrecking Inc. has with cancer. It’s not so much been helping people from Cottage Grove get into reliable that she’s down on her luck as vehicles and maintain them for the past 30 years. Doing the See DEED page 2A right thing because it’s the right thing is a way of life he said.

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Bridging the Gap

Local leader opens up the discussion By RODNEY HARWOOD

Sentinel Editor

Dave Mason released a song more than a few years back called “We Just Disagree.” “… So, let’s leave it alone ‘cause, we can’t see eye to eye, There ain’t no good guy, there ain’t no bad guy, There’s only you and me and we just disagree …” A local organizer is looking to bridge that gap of difference through meaningful conversation involving people from different backgrounds, different age groups, different religious affiliations, atheists, believers, people with different political beliefs, sexual orientation, or cultural backgrounds. Put them all in one room and discuss the issues calmly through conversation not designed to solve problems, but instead to build relationships by encouraging deep listening, sharing personal experiences, and finding common ground, she believes. Lise Colgan believes it’s time to get off the “I’m right and if you’d only listen to me, you’d be on the right side, too, Bandwagon” and start Building Bridges to help stop digging trenches to divide and start building bridges to help bring the community together. “It’s only going to get worse on a global scale if we don’t find a way to communicate,” said Colgan, who is active in the Elders Action Network, a national organization of elders seeking to make a positive difference in the world. “Our viable future is at risk, which means now more than ever, we need people with the skills to heal our divide — people who know how to build bridges and strengthen relationships so a new era of trust and collaboration can begin.” Elders Action Network has created a program entitled “Building Bridges project,” which is sponsoring a free, two-part workshop by Kern Beare, the originator of the Difficult Conversations Project. The two-part zoom seminar is a fascinating and interactive workshop, Colgan said. “In every organization, every family, every community, and every country, a viable future depends on people trusting each other and work well together. That’s why this moment in our country is so critical,” she said.

What: The Building Bridges project is sponsoring a free two-part workshop by Kern Beare, originator of the Difficult Conversations Project. When: Part I: Feb. 8; Part II: Feb. 15 Time: 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Website: Eldersaction.org Contact: Lise Colgan at lise@eldersaction.org

Contributed The Building Bridges project utilizes the Elders Action Network’s Living Room Conversation template to set up conversations with local groups in communities to involve people who ordinarily would not talk to each other. The Building Bridges project is sponsoring a free two-part workshop by Kern Beare, originator of the Difficult Conversations Project.

“We sponsor trainings and workshops — like the one coming up in February —and offer opportunities for members to hold conversations within the organization. The second part of the Building Bridges work is local: EAN members use the Living Room Conversation template to set up conversations in their local communities involving people who ordinarily wouldn’t talk to each other. The conversations are not designed to solve problems, but are designed to build relationships by listening, sharing personal experiences, and finding common ground.” The Building Bridges project had a small, informative gathering in Cottage

Grove at the public library back in December. It wasn’t about like-minded people getting to talk about what they know and support, but fact-finding discussion. “It’s about people willing to have conversations with people they don’t know, ordinarily people that might not want to be in the same room together,” she said. “The whole idea is to get past the political rhetoric and get to know each other. “It’s not even about opinion so much. We try get past the opinion and people are asked to really asked to talk about their underlying values. What kind of experience have they had that has caused the way they think and feel. Once you get past the opinion, you can start finding out where you can find commonality.” Social media has changed the way people think and interact, she said. It is easy to hide behind the anonymity of Twitter or go off on Facebook under an assumed

dealings, he said with a smile much as it is she’s at a “I was gone for 30 years. point in her life where she Not all of it was in the Madeserves something good rine Corp., some of it was to happen.” with the state department. Roscoe breathed a sigh I think my father knew of relief when she thought his health was failing and about it. there were things going on “It was truly a Godsend,” here that needed a Marine’s said Roscoe, who’s origitouch,” said Taylor, whose nally from Detroit. “I was shop employs eight. “So, I literally broken down and came back. It took about I went to him, and he said, five years, but I now know ‘We’ll work with you.’ what I have to work with. “Here I am living in “I would have to say a the van, and he ended up military background really selling me another one for helps with what we’re doing little or no money right be- here.” fore Christmas. He’s an exTaylor’s also known for -Marine. I knew he would helping out - towing and help, but I was still stunned not charging holding fees he made it accessible for me for those struggling. It cares to get into a good, reliable about the community. van. He even put a new ra“What I like is helping diator and alternator in it.” people who are going Taylor carries a bit of through one of the most that Marine “Oorah” spirit stressful situations they with him wherever he goes, know. Sometimes it’s 15 especially in his business seconds after a collision

and they don’t know what to do. “We had one lady that was 72 years old, and God bless her, had never been in an accident before. It was her first accident, and she had no idea what to do. She was hard of hearing, so we assisted her, asking her questions. We ended up getting her through that, and it felt good to be able to help out.” Sometimes it’s helping people into a reliable vehicle the company bought at auction, other times it’s waving yard fees to help them get back on the road. “It’s about helping out when you can,” he explained. “With the economy right now, a lot of people are hurting. There was an elderly lady that dropped her insurance go to save money and she eventually got pulled over and they impounded her car.

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name. But the meetings she hopes to develop are eyeto-eye, sitting in the room in a non-threatening environment exploring options, really hearing other people’s input without being judgmental. Not always easy, but beneficial in moving forward as a community, she said. The Building Bridges project two-part workshop has a way of cutting to the chase for a group of people not-often on the same page. In the workshop, people will be introduced to some simple concepts. • You’ll learn why difficult conversations can trigger our fight/flight survival drive, and how that shuts down the brain’s ability to listen, be present, and take in new information. • You’ll learn why trust is essential when navigating a difficult conversation, and how you can quickly establish trust even with someone you don’t know well. • You’ll learn how your

personal story can get in the way of clear communication, and how to look “beyond” your story to access your innate capacity for connection, creativity and collaboration. • You’ll learn how even in a highly polarized situation; you can find common ground when you learn to listen to the “story behind the story.” “I was in Walmart one time and there was a guy with a revolver holstered on his belt,” Colgan said. “That’s not something I would do, but we had a conversation on why he thought it was necessary. I wasn’t afraid. I was able to learn about something outside of my experience. “The big problem with conflicting opinions is fear and understanding you don’t have to instill fear to get what you want or be afraid of something that’s new.” Colgan hopes to put together the next encounter

and group discussion in the coming months. If you’d like to get involved email her at lise@eldersaction.org. For more information on the program that helped form Building Bridges log onto https://eldersaction.org/ building-bridges/ “I am hoping to attract people of diverse backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, political viewpoints, economic circumstances, etc. here in Cottage Grove, so that we can set up an ongoing ‘community conversations’ project locally,” she said. “I already have a list of about 14 people who attended the Peace Day events last summer. I’m convinced now than ever this is exactly what we need to stop digging trenches to divide us and start building bridges that help bring us together. Times are getting tough, and the only way we will get through them is in community.”

Contributed Taylor’s Towing and Wrecking Inc. in Cottage Grove has been helping people with reliable towing and automotive services the past 30 years. “We kept saying ‘We’ll work with you on this.’ The vehicle isn’t important to me, so we told her to go get a release from the police department. We set her up with the proper paperwork. We waited 60 days, then

another two months and ended up setting it out front to auction. Then she comes back asking what we could do. Before, she needed a release. But since I own it now, nobody needs a release. She said, ‘I have $150,’ and we

did the paperwork and sold it back to her for $50.” Doing the right thing because it’s the right thing to do isn’t as tough as you might think, Taylor said. It’s down right neighborly in times like these.

COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL / WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2023 | 3A HOSTS from page 1A there was a slight hesitation until Conklin held his hands up signaling photo, which was all the understanding they needed to pose for the shot. The Japanese contingent was welcomed by Lions head coach Charlie Kent, administrators, parents and athletes. Long-time Lions wrestling coach Bill Thompson, who received a Lifetime Service to Wrestling Award from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2017, was part of the welcoming crew. He reflected on previous cultural exchanges in the 1960’s with teams from South Korea, New Zealand and Japan. “The bond is wrestling, that’s our common language. It’s an opportunity for us to meet because of wrestling is so unique, because of sports. Many thousands of years people have met through sport,” Thompson said. “We took a team to New Zealand in ’86 and we hosted that same New Zealand team here. We had all looked at each other and said, ‘We need to go over there.’ We all got together and started cutting fire wood to take our kids over there. You don’t stay in any hotels. You’re staying with families, that’s why you call it a culture exchange, because you’re exchanging the culture of both places.”

The Lions welcomed the Japanese team with a gift bag that was full of team gear, a customized water bottle, and items from the local kid’s wrestling club. The nervousness began to melt away as the athletes from both cultures communicated through apps on their phones and took pictures together. Following the exchange, the Japanese were paired with their host families and headed out for the night. “It’s pretty cool,” Jeffrey Conklin said afterwards. “They speak more English than I thought. They speak the basics. They are just high school kids like us. They are ‘oh here, you want to take a picture? Add me on this and we will be friends.’ They are in a different place, but they are just trying to do the same things we are.” On Friday the two cultures were scheduled to take a tour around the Cottage Grove area and attend an Oregon State wrestling match against Penn State. Saturday the Japanese were scheduled to watch the Lions wrestle before they wrestled at Harrisburg High School themselves. Then on Sunday morning a team practice hosted by the Japanese staff at CGHS was on the dock. While the typical style of wrestling that you see in the state of Oregon is

more in line with collegian folkstyle wrestling, the Japanese typically use freestyle, which is used in the Olympics. “They are really quick on their feet, they move really fast, and slick. The American style is kind of a bang and bulldozers them over. They move side to side and kind of catch you off guard a little, I’d kind of like to learn to wrestle like that a little more,” Conklin said. “The Japanese don’t see this as a learning experience,” Thompson said. “They see it as a cultural experience. For them to come here and learn anything about wrestling…it’s just more along the lines of the friendship and the bonding.”

Rodney Harwood/The Sentinel (Top) Cottage Grove 120-pounder Jeffrey Conklin hands out a water bottle and T-shirt to Miura Syuuya from the Japanese team during the gift exchange at the high school. Syuuya wrestles at 176 for the team that will wrestle a series of matches against Oregon club teams as part of the Oregon Wrestling Association cultural exchange. (Bottom) The wrestling team from Japan enjoyed walking the trail leading down the river from the Chambers Covered Railroad Bridge park on their tour of Cottage Grove.

Chamber hosting Business After Hours Jan. 18 Staff Report

The date is secure, the location is not. But the Cottage Grove Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its first Business After Hours of 2024 on Jan. 18 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the website for further developments. The chamber also has some other events planned to get the new year started off on the right foot. Oregon Civics Bee - Middle School Students The Oregon Civics Bee is presented by US Bank and brought to you by Oregon Business & Industry in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. This first-of-its-kind civics competition in Oregon encourages young people to engage in civics and contribute to their communities. Participating 6th, 7th and 8th graders will flex their civics knowledge for a chance to win recognition and cash prizes. The winner of the Oregon

Civics Bee will be invited to Washington, D.C., to compete in the National Civics Bee national championship in fall 2024. The winner receives $1,000 and an invitation to the National Civics Bee in DC (fall 2024). Second and third place receive $750 and $500, respectively. Pacific Power Pacific Power is currently looking for customers - site hosts - that are interested in having public electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure installed at, or close to, their current residential multifamily building or property. If you’d like to express interest in hosting EV charging infrastructure, you can do so by submitting an interest form by Jan. 31. According to the Chamber of Commerce, interest form submission does not guarantee that the site will be ultimately selected, but it does put the site into a pool of potential sites that will be reviewed through a competitive process. Pacific Power is excited to share that the Multifamily

Interest form is live. They are collecting the first round of interest forms until the end of January. Getting Started with E-Commerce Get registered for this free Chamber Forum on Getting Started with E-Commerce and save your spot. Call (541) 463-4202 to

register. 2024 Chamber Board of Directors Cameron Reiten, President, KNND 1400 Radio Tiffanie Williams, Immediate Past President , Secretary Alan Whitlock, President Elect, Urban Kitchen Judi Pruitt, Treasurer, 5

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New Study: Oregon hunger soaring due to federal aid cuts Staff report

child and adult hunger are serious problems in rural, urban, According to USDA food and suburban areas of all 50 insecurity data - across Orestates. This report should be a gon, 11.1% of residents, or 466 jarring wake up call for fedthousand people, lived in food eral, state, and local leaders,” insecure households from 2020- Joel Berg, CEO of Hunger Free 2022. America said. The report is a way of meaThis year, Hunger Free Amersuring food hardship analyzed ica also compiled the most recent by Hunger Free America, states nonparticipation rates for SNAP, 14.1% of children in the state WIC, and school breakfast pro(121,499), 8.9% of employed grams by state. While in Oregon, adults (182,836), and 6.6% of numbers show everyone eligible older Oregon residents (69,258). for SNAP was able to receive it in Hunger Free America attrib2018, WIC had a high nonparticutes the surge in food insecurity ipation rate, with 39% of eligito the expiration of the expanded ble individuals in the state not Child Tax Credit and univerreceiving WIC in 2021. sal school meals. Many federal School breakfast also had a benefit increases have either high nonparticipation rate, with gone away entirely, or are being 48% of children who receive ramped down, even as prices for school lunch in Oregon not food, rent, healthcare, and fuel receiving school breakfast during continue to soar. the 2021-2022 school year. “Our report demonstrates “Effective federal public poli-

cies over the previous few years were spectacularly successful in stemming U.S. hunger, but as many of those policies have been reversed, hunger has again soared,” Berg said. “At exactly the moment when so many Americans are in desperate need of relief, many of the federally funded benefits increases, such as the Child Tax Credit and universal school meals, have expired, due mostly to opposition from conservatives in Congress. Just as no one should be surprised if drought increases when water is taken away, no one should be shocked that when the government takes away food, as well as money to buy food, hunger rises. Our political leaders must act to raise wages and provide a strong safety net, so we can finally end U.S. hunger and ensure that all Americans have access to adequate, healthy food.”

Other findings from the report: • 15.8% of children in the U.S. lived in food insecure households in the 2020-2022 time period. The states with the highest rates of food insecure children were Delaware (21.4%), Nebraska (21.0%), Texas (20.7%), Georgia (20.0%), Kentucky (19.7%), and Louisiana (19.7%). • Nationally, 9.1% of employed adults in the U.S. lived in food insecure households during the three-year time period. The states with the highest rates of food insecurity among employed adults were Arkansas (13.7%), Texas (13.4%), Louisiana (12.5%), South Carolina (12.5%), and Oklahoma (12.4%). • In the U.S., 7.6% of older Americans, defined as people 60 years and older, lived in food insecure households. Louisiana

had the highest rate of food insecurity among older Americans at 13.9%, followed by Mississippi (12.7%), District of Columbia (12.6%), West Virginia (11.0%), and Oklahoma (10.4%). • The states with the lowest rates of food insecurity were New Hampshire (6.1%), Minnesota (7.3%), Vermont (7.7%), Colorado (8.4%), and North Dakota (8.6%). The report includes detailed public policy recommendations at the federal level, including passage of the HOPE Act of 2021, reauthorization of the Child Tax Credit, which raised millions of families out of poverty, and immediately fully funding the WIC program for pregnant women, infants, and children under five, including maintaining increased allotments for fruit and vegetable purchases.

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OPINION

Lawmakers looking to tighten building standards By TOM BANSE

in 2014 and 2022 to build new schools. Each of the seven school buildings completed since then incorporated selective Whenever the next Big One hits – a upgrades to support the schools-asmagnitude 9 Cascadia megaquake – it shelters concept, most notably extra sure would be nice if fire trucks could structural bracing and more tie-downs still drive out of their stations and your on mechanical systems. Each new neighborhood school could function as school also got an emergency generator a shelter. and exterior couplings to receive clean Current seismic codes require public water from tankers. buildings to be built strong enough, The now-retired facilities administraso they don’t fall down in a quake. tor for the Beaverton district, Richard Now, some emergency preparedness Steinbrugge, said that by focusing advocates want to raise the bar. Not upgrades on shelter spaces such as gyms only should essential buildings resist and cafeterias the added construction collapse in a strong earthquake, but also cost was surprisingly modest. newly constructed schools, in particular, “We found it was a myth that the costs should be built so in the immediate affor these features would be exorbitant. termath they can be counted on to serve They were not,” Steinbrugge said. “Our as relief centers. consultants estimated a range of 1% to This matters to millions of Northwest 2% additional cost to put in place all of residents because buildings erected in the resilience features that we chose to the near future stand a good chance of use.” being violently shaken by an earthquake. “We DID NOT design the entire The most recent magnitude 9 rip of the building and all of its elements to the offshore Cascadia Subduction Zone ‘immediate occupancy’ (i.e., hospital) happened over three centuries ago, in standard. That would have been costly 1700. Seismologists say that means the indeed,” Steinbrugge added in a folregion is now well into the window for low-up email. the next catastrophic temblor. Eugene School District 4J is now Additionally, the Northwest faces finishing the third of three new schools risks from a multitude of shallow crustal after passage of a 2018 construction faults and deep slab quakes. Each of bond. The administration there decided these is capable of unleashing up to to build the gym and cafeteria portions 7.0-7.5 magnitude shaking in a more of the new schools to a higher seismic localized area. standard so the community could count In Oregon, the state chapter of the on having those large spaces in an American Institute of Architects intends emergency. to press the Legislature to require new The Northwest’s well-publicized schools and community college buildearthquake risk does not make it a ings in earthquake country west of the slam dunk to raise taxes to build more Cascades and in Klamath County to be resilient buildings or infrastructure. In built with more resilience. Seaside, Oregon, it took two tries before Beaverton, Eugene and Seaside show voters approved a construction bond to the way relocate the community’s middle and In the absence of a requirement, some high schools out of the tsunami risk zone. The school district then consolOregon school districts have already chosen to build new schools to a higher idated its schools on a hilltop campus that opened in 2021. standard of earthquake resilience. The new campus on high ground Voters in the suburban Beaverton was designed to serve as an earthSchool District passed bond measures Oregon Capital Chronicle

quake and tsunami refuge not just for students. It doubles as an evacuation point for others in the low-lying coastal town. Seaside’s superintendent said the middle and high school building has a 90-hour emergency generator and can draw on the city’s backup water supply through a flexible pipe. The district is now working on stocking an emergency supply cache that will be stored in shipping containers placed behind the high school. The North Beach School District in Washington has similar vulnerabilities to Seaside. But voters in that district, headquartered in Ocean Shores, soundly rejected a school construction bond in 2022 to relocate Pacific Beach Elementary School to higher ground and make seismic safety and other improvements to the rest of their schools. “A lot of districts have been building schools and not doing this,” Raskin said. “Every year we go without requiring that schools be capable of being used as shelters is a year we miss providing shelter for the surrounding neighborhoods during a Cascadia earthquake.” Rolling the dice at the Oregon and Washington legislatures In Oregon, a first try to pass the architect-suggested bill to toughen the building code for new school buildings got off to a promising start during last winter’s legislative session. But it ran aground when the lobbying arms of the Oregon School Boards Association and related groups expressed opposition, and as the whole session came to a halt due to a Republican walkout over abortion and gun bills. School boards lobbyist Lori Sattenspiel said the 2% extra cost recorded in Beaverton doesn’t sound like a lot, but she would not presume that all districts would pay for the upgrade without state funds. “It’s got to be a local decision because they are the ones paying for it,” Sattenspiel told an Oregon House committee in March.

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Francis “Frank” Xavier James Columb, 87 years of age, of Cottage Grove, OR passed away on December 26, 2023 due to cancer. Frank was born October 7, 1936 in the Bronx, NY a first generation American from Irish parents. While a young man Frank made his way out west to Santa Monica and Venice beach, CA where he meet the then burgeoning bodybuilder scene with the likes of Joe Gold and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and others. A man of beautiful physique and stature himself, he was approached by many to star in film, but this did not call to Frank. He instead nurtured his career as vice president of W.A. Carroll Inc, a large commercial decorating and painting company that

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Gayle grew up in Woodburn, Oregon and graduated from Woodburn High School in 1964 . She attended Oregon College of Education (now Western Oregon University) for 2 years. Later she attended Salem Tech (now Chemeketa Community College) She did clerical work for several years, later had a house cleaning business and sold Avon Products for over 20 years. Gayle was a member of League of Women Voters, Christian Womens Club and the Daisy Ducks. She was honored to be awarded Daisy of the year 2009-2010 for her outstanding work for and support of the organization and the Oregon Duck Athletic Department.

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Brent Johnson 11/30/1957 - 12/25/2023 Brent Warren Johnson died on Christmas Day at home in Cottage Grove. He was born November 30, 1957 in Loma Linda, California. (His family moved to Cottage Grove when he was four.) After studying music at both Walla Walla College, in Washington, and the University of Oregon, Brent moved to San Francisco and then, later, to San Diego, where he worked in catering at private homes, the Del Mar Race Track and the San Diego Convention Center. Brent started taking piano lessons at age six, demonstrating a natural talent. He played piano throughout his life, both for pleasure and professionally, performing concerts for the House of Germany (in Balboa Park), and accompanying ballet classes

and worship services. He moved back to Cottage Grove in 2017 to care for his mother. Besides playing the piano, Brent enjoyed ocean swimming, cycling, cooking, entertaining and reading science fiction. Brent was a gifted artist, making intricate pen-andink drawings and mixedmedia paintings. He is survived by his sister, Janet Danowski of Portland, his mother, Connie Johnson of Cottage Grove, two nephews, Carter and Thomas Danowski, a niece, Jill Danowski, aunts Virginia Clark, Mary Annino, Carol Mihulka, Linda Osgood, an uncle, Joseph Annino, and thirteen cousins. Known for a quick wit, a mischievous smile and a wry sense of humor, Brent will be missed by his family and friends.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Cottage Grove 50 Phoenix 36 January 2: Mariah Bailey led the Lions with 13 points. Jaylee Lima contributed 12 and Makya Alsup added 10 in leading Cottage Grove to its fourth consecutive win and its fifth in the last seven games with the non-league win at home. “I thought against Phoenix we did a great job of winning the glass and our shot selection and ball movement was spot on,” said Lions coach Pete LeMay, whose team moved into first place in the 4A-4 Sky Em League standings. Cottage Grove improved to 9-4 overall and is currently ranked ninth in the latest OSAA 4A rankings.

Mariah Bailey and Jaylee Lima were named to the all-tournament team. Bailey had an outstanding championship game, scoring 28 points, including four clutch 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. “Our biggest growth this season so far has been our chemistry and we over me mentality. The girls are coming together with goals in mind each game and accomplishing those goals,” LeMay said. Cottage Grove 37 North Marion 22 (North Marion Holiday Tournament)

December 28: The Lions played strong defensively and Mariah Bailey paced the Lions with 17 points on offense. Cottage Grove advanced to the North Marion Holiday Tournament championship game with the win over the home team. Payton Anlauf contributed Cottage Grove 59 Yamhill- nine points in the Lions victory. Carlton 51 (North Marion Holiday Tournament) Cottage Grove 55 Scio 40 (North Marion Holiday TournaDecember 29: Cottage Grove ment) captured the North Marion Holiday Tournament championship December 27: In the first game with a win over Yamhill Carlton. of the North Marion Holiday

Tournament the Lions saw big scoring contributions from Makya Alsup (20 points) and Mariah Bailey (18 points). BOYS’ BASKETBALL: Cottage Grove 55 Phoenix 63

January 2: The Lions dropped to a 7-6 overall record with the two games remaining until Sky-Em League schedule opens up against Marshfield. Phoenix came into the game as a top 10-ranked team and the Lions kept it competitive. “I thought we match up really well with them, but we didn’t take advantage of the easy looks we worked so hard for,” Lions coach Seth Hutchison said. “Overall, I thought we continued on our path of getting better each opportunity and being at our best come league. We have to continue to trust what has been working and continue focusing on those things. “Do the small things perfectly because that’s what league will look like, close games that will come down to the team that does the little things the best. Phoenix is a good team and well coached

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but again I thought we had plenty Marshfield 56, Cottage Grove of chances and just couldn’t finish around the rim. Players executed 54 (SCTC Holiday Classic- Stayto get the looks, now we have to ton HS) finish them more consistently.” December 28: The Lions built a Cottage Grove 60 Klamath 17-13 advantage in the first quarUnion 55 (SCTC Holiday Classic- ter, but the Pirates (who is ranked Stayton HS) eighth in the latest OSAA coaches’ poll) battled hard in a back-andDecember 29: The Lions trailed forth matchup of Sky-Em League by six entering the fourth quarter, teams clashing in a non-League but outscored Klamath 24-13 to matchup. Cottage Grove trailed close out the game. Seniors Gan- 39-44 entering the final quarter non Leach and Cole Kishen led the but were not able to capture the Lions with 25 points and 14 points win down the stretch. respectively. Cottage Grove 65 Gladstone 55 “I really feel good with how this team has come together over (SCTC Holiday Classic- Stayton the past month and a half. Their HS) willingness to be coachable and December 27: Cottage Grove strive to work hard every day is something I have really enjoyed built an early 21-8 advantage and being a part of,” Hutchison said. “I never looked back. Despite having also seen a lot of great individual 25 turnovers, the Lions were able growth with each game and that to control the glass, outreboundis really encouraging to see. The ing Gladstone on the defensive end second area of growth I have been 28-15 and shot 64.5% from the free pleased with is our desire to bat- throw line to Gladstone’s 45.8%. tle and compete. We have fought Trevor Cooper and Gannon Leach through some tough games and each scored 16 points for Cottage come out on top. Something not Grove. every team has in them to do.”

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degrades thiamine,” Shannon said. “So by the time many California Central Valley Chinook salmon are ready to spawn they have been feeding on so many anchovies that they have become deficient in thiamine from the activity of the thiaminase enzyme in anchovies.” The results of the new study implicate river sediments as likely sources of microbial thiamine, which could supplement early life stages of Chinook salmon that experience TDC, he said. Future studies will examine to what degree environmental thiamine acquisition by adult Chinook salmon, their incubating eggs and hatched fry could alleviate the negative health outcomes caused by TDC. “It was unknown if the vitamin could even be measured in rivers in the first place, and the thiamine concentrations we measured were much lower – more than a million times lower – than a hatchery thiamine bath,” Shannon added. “The data

have implications for salmon health but are not concrete enough to say anything definitive. More research is needed to determine what role the environmental thiamine might play, but obviously learning that it’s there is an important first step.” The collaboration included Rick Colwell, a professor in the OSU College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, and Hailey Matthews, who graduated from the Oregon State Honors College in June 2023. Also taking part in the study were scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the University of California, Davis, Bronx Community College and the California Department of Water Resources. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife was the primary funder of this research. Additional support was provided by the National Science Foundation.

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