Wednesday, June 24, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has
announced the appoint-
ment of Barry Bushue as
the state director for Oregon
and Washington. Bushue
is currently state executive
director of the Oregon Farm
Service Agency of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture
and a family farmer.
A leader and advocate for
the natural resource commu-
nities for more than 25 years,
Bushue is the owner of a retail
and agritourism business east
of Portland. Throughout his
career he has represented the
state and its farming commu-
nities 4 fostering collabora-
tive relationships with numer-
ous stakeholders.
<The Department of
the Interior and the BLM
strive to be good neigh-
bors to those we serve, and
we9re excited to have Barry
Bushue, an exemplary leader
and native Oregonian leading
BLM9s efforts in the Pacific
Northwest. Barry understands
intimately the interconnec-
tion between the health of
public lands and the health
and well-being of people and
communities in Oregon and
Washington, and will bring
fresh ideas and approaches
to the agency9s work,= said
Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Land and
Minerals Management Casey
Hammond.
<Barry Bushue will be
a strong leader in natural
resource management in
Oregon and Washington,=
said BLM Deputy Director
for Policy and Programs
William Perry Pendley.
<He understands the Pacific
Northwest, and the impor-
tance of the public lands to
communities in the region.=
In addition to operating
the family farm, Bushue was
the president of the Oregon
Farm Bureau Federation for
nearly 20 years, where he
advocated on behalf of the
Federation9s farming and
ranching members. He also
served as the vice president of
the American Farm Bureau,
based in Washington, D.C.
Bella May Cupcake is a very old lady
By Jodi Schneider
Correspondent
A Great Dane is one of
the biggest dogs in the world
and, due to their massive size,
have a fairly short lifespan,
usually six to eight years, and
only some will even make it
to 10 years of age.
Bella May Cupcake, an
AKC registered Great Dane,
was born February 22, 2009,
and has spent 11 years as
a remarkable family com-
panion pet to Emily and
Rick Kroytz and their three
children.
Kroytz, a registered nurse
at St. Charles, told The
Nugget, <I had always wanted
a Great Dane and after check-
ing out about them and find-
ing that they are known to
be calm and good with kids,
I found a breeder in Fresno,
California, where we lived.
Bella was only six weeks old
when we took her home.=
Kroytz9 husband Rick is
a Sisters High School (SHS)
counselor, and their three
children are Keegan, 13;
Addie, 15; and Titan, 17, who
will be a senior at SHS.
Kroytz said, <We moved
to Sisters in 2011 because we
wanted a great place to raise
our kids.=
A couple of weeks ago
the Kroytz kids came up with
an idea. After a lot of online
research, they concluded that
Bella is possibly the old-
est living Great Dane in the
world.
<As a family we thought
it would be fun to apply to
the Guinness Book of World
Records,= Kroytz said.
Right now, Enormous
Freddy 4 who is over seven
feet tall standing on his back
legs 4 turned eight years
old, making him the oldest
known living Great Dane in
the world.
Kroytz noted, <It will take
12 weeks for paper work that
I will fill out for Bella. Then
another 12 weeks for yes or
no. So, it9s certainly not offi-
cial yet.=
Big, brave, and beautiful,
Bella weighs in at about 145
pounds and holds a special
place in her human family9s
heart. Great Danes are known
to be fantastic family pets
that are very good with small
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children.
Titan remembered when
he was younger, he would
use Bella as a pillow to play
his Gameboy on.
He said, <She was always
with us, and just like a kid she
would dig in the dirt with me.
When I lived in California
we walked to school and she
would hang over the fence
and watch us leave.=
Great Danes are known as
<gentle giants= for a reason.
They love to spend time with
their family members and
are generally very gentle and
sweet.
<I never had a day in my
life without her,= Keegan
said. <I used to crawl on her.=
Addie added, <I will
always remember when Bella
was younger, she would play
outfield when we played
baseball. We would hit the
ball and she would go after it.=
Bella hiked and went
on camping trips with the
family.
Kroytz noted, <I remem-
ber when Keegan was a
toddler he would sleep on
a mattress on the floor and
Bella would get into the
bed with him and take up so
much space he would end up
against the wall.=
Great Danes are patient,
loving, and can be protec-
tive of their family members
when necessary.
PHOTO BY JODI SCHNEIDER
The Kroytz family loves their ancient Great Dane, Bella, who has lived
nearly twice as long as most of her breed.
<She really connected
with me since she was a pup
and still follows me around,=
Kroytz said. <One time
when we had just moved to
Sisters, I went next door to
my neighbor9s house, and I
locked our door. Somehow
Bella unlocked the door and
walked right into the neigh-
bor9s house looking for me.=
She added, <She can also
figure out baby locks and
opens sliding door with her
nose.=
Two things Bella really
doesn9t like are baths and
pickle jars.
Addie explained, <When
you mention the word bath,
she runs. I have to get out the
hose and chase her around.=
Nobody knows why she9s
afraid of a pickle jar, but
when the kids take the jar
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out, she leaves the room.
So, how does the Kroytz
family account for Bella9s
longevity?
<Just having her as a
member of our family,=
Emily said. <She9s a huge
part of us and has been
involved as much as possible
although she can9t go on long
walks anymore. Bella still
plays and runs around some,
it9s just harder for her to get
up now.=
Titan added, <I think Bella
will survive until I9m out of
high school.=
Recently, during COVID-
19, Bella was able to go to
their drive-in church with
the whole family in the car.
Addie lost her seat when
Bella took it over.
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