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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL July 15, 2015 7A LORANE COUNTRY NEWS BY LIL THOMPSON For the Sentinel Baby Kisses Question: What makes a family? Answer: Everything. “ I love dogs, hiking, and outdoor sports,” said Em- ily, “so I chose a rescue dog for protection while jogging on hiking trails. At the animal shelter, I was bitten by the ‘puppy bug’ when I spotted Kahuna and his fi ve eight-week-old, mixed Labra- dor, litter mates. They all had those irresistible puppy eyes, were soft, small, cuddly and adorable. I chose Kahuna be- cause he showed the greatest interest in me. When my friends saw the size of his paws they rightly predicted that he was going to be HUGE. He needed a name to honor and fi t his eventual adult size. I love Hawaii and the puppy, so he was dubbed, “The Big Kahuna”. My friends were right! He grew into 100 pounds, with a beautiful mel- low-relaxed manner. Kahuna is a very Zen-like-dog, calm- ing and peaceful. Kahuna was a year old when ‘we’ met Stefan. Stefan had been backpacking in Europe and on his return home he an- nounced to his mother that his bucket list now had two things in it — a girlfriend and a dog. Well, a short time later, Kahu- na and I met Stefan and we all fell in love. Kahuna has an obsession with rocks. On every trip to the beach he ‘hunts’ out the perfect rock, picks it up, rolls it around the beach, plunks it in the water, dips his head un- der the water to retrieve it, and then pushes the stone around the beach again. People stop and watch his great joy over a ‘simple, free rock’. Kahuna is a spiritually sen- sitive dog, with separation anxiety. With Stefan’s and my Photo by Mary Ellen “Angel Scribe” Families come in all shapes, sizes, species and num- bers. Meet Emily and Stefan’s family; baby Thea, 2-year-old Cedar and 8-year-old Kahuna. work hours it was not fair to leave the dog alone. So we made the decision to add onto our family. Enter the dragon... errrr Cedar. We found an eight-week-old Shepherd-Husky cross puppy at an animal shelter. He was as wild as a feral raccoon and a total terror! I don’t know if he was starved or possessed, but the minute we put him in the car, he nose-dived into both our coffee mugs...and drank! Then he turned to ‘investigate’ everything else into a chaotic state. What had we done to us and our Zen dog’s lives? It was a small puppy for about fi ve minutes. Once we began feeding him, what ever his growing size demanded, he grew and grew. He was mal- nourished, not just a coffee junkie, who now weighs 85 pounds. We wanted to honor the pup with a West Coast or Native American name. The strength and height of the tall Cedar tree fi t, so he was named Ce- dar. As wild as he is, he’s re- ally an 80-pound baby who loves cuddling in Stefan’s lap. As a puppy he jumped on top of Kahuna’s head and wrestled with him on his vantage point. Both dogs are gentle giants, and Kahuna is so relaxed that he still lies there while Cedar playfully dances around him. Cedar generously shares what- ever toy he has with Kahuna to play with. Oddly enough, Kahuna’s ‘magnifi cent obses- sion’ with rocks has made Ce- dar more interested in rocks. Expanding our family by one little human not only was overwhelming for Stefan and me, but Thea’s arrival totally confused the dogs. They were not sure about the screaming human. As a mother, it is heart warming to see the dogs’ re- lationship evolve with Thea as they adopted her into their pack. Actually having a baby in the house is a paws-itive benefi t the dogs! They hover below her high chair and she enjoys feeding them as much as they love her tidbits. I am involved with a group of woman with dogs and babies who enjoy hiking. Motivated to get out and socialize, my- self, Thea and the dogs means more walks and exercise than normal for all of us. The dogs are also a great source of entertainment for Thea. Cedar dances within Thea’s vision, with a dog-toy hanging out of his mouth. You can tell he knows he is “baby sitting” and entertaining her - a job he takes seriously. The dogs are patient, and never snap, when Thea sticks a fi nger up their nose or pulls their fur. If she falls over and cries Cedar comes over and sees why she is upset. He then gently gives her a little reassur- ing lick. His level of compas- sion is touching. I am thankful to have such an amazing fam- ily!” TIPS Families are mostly likely not the proverbial; two parents, two children, and a cat and dog. They can be any combi- nation of people of different; abilities, ages, beliefs, colors, sizes, species, and shapes. Families can consist of an unmarried couple, single purrs-on and their dogs; col- lege kids living on their own; a gay couple, their children and cats; two single parents and their combined children and pets; or a handicap person and their bird. Anyone or any pet you love creates a family. T hose who missed the “little coffee hours” at the Rebekah Lodge today can plan on enjoying coffee and muffi ns ev- ery Wednesday from 7-9 a.m. So far, everyone attending enjoys both coffee and visiting. Tomorrow, Thursday, July 16, Lorane Grange meets at 7:30 p.m. Attendees are asked to bring any produce for the fair booth, ideas and any canned goods they still have. Grangers will be set- ting up the grange booths at the Lane County Fair this weekend. Lorane Grange is also selling raffl e tickets for a basket of great items. Half the proceeds go to Oregon Paralyzed Veterans and half to Lorane Grange. A winner will be drawn on August 8 at 3 p.m. Crow Booster Club plans a workday this Friday, July 17 to re- fresh the football grandstands starting at 7:30 a.m. They NEED volunteers. Due to a generous donation of lumber from Western Structures, everyone will work on rebuilding the seating. The old lumber will be used to makes risers, enclosing the seating, so nothing will fall down any more. Help is appreciated, especially from those who have any construction or painting abilities. Crow Boosters will provide a BBQ lunch. Also in the Crow High School parking lot is a metal recycle bin. Everyone, please leave your “metal junk” in it and help the school. Lorane Grange will resume working on their roof the last week- end of July. So please drive more slowly on Old Lorane Road due to workers near the road. Please mark your calendars for Satur- day, Aug. 1 for a delicious breakfast. Lorane Grange is hosting a pancake breakfast fundraiser for Michael Matchulat to help him in his battle and medical expenses with stage IV rectal cancer. Come to Lorane Grange from 7-11 a.m. for pancakes, sausage, eggs cooked to order, orange juice and hot beverages. I just want to remind everyone to sign up to either have a table at the Grange selling items or a garage sale at home. There are still tables to rent. The date is Saturday, Sept. 12 for the Lorane Celebration 2015. For walkers, there is a “ morning eye opener” walk starting at 8 a.m. There are a host of exciting events all day as all the organi- zations are involved. More will be disclosed as we get closer. SAGINAW VINEYARD Videos Cat loves the new baby. http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=tFz1jK6sGIU Baby loves the old cat. http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=C-UKbDMfnuI Share your pet tips and tales. angelscribe@msn.com LIVE MUSIC EVERY FRIDAY NO COVER CHARGE 6-9pm Fri, July 17 ......... The Annie Rhodes Band – bluegrass Fri, July 24 ................................ Fiddlin’ Sue - suegrass Fri, July 31 .................. Cascade Rye – roots, pop, rock Fri, August 7 ....................... Blue Valentines – old rock Open daily 11 am for complimentary tasting. “Follow” Pet Tips ‘n’ Tales on Facebook. 942-1364 • www.saginawvineyard.com W.O.E. Heritage Fair & Gene Campbell Memorial Lumberjack Show Eastside Market & Laundromat August 14, 15, 16, 2015 NEW LIVESTOCK RULES DIVISION L- LIVESTOCK Mackenzie Champion, Livestock Superintendent mchamp.champion@gmail.com RULES AND REGULATIONS Some Rules Are New.. Please read carefully 1. All exhibitors must register animals before August 1st. Any entries post marked after August 1st or entered day of will be double the normal entry fee. ($10.00) Exhibitors must bring their livestock to the fairgrounds Thursday from Noon To 5 PM. No entries will be accepted after 6:00 PM Thursday. SEE REGISTRATION FORM BELOW NOW SERVING HOT FOOD Please mail to P.O. Box 793 Cottage Grove, OR97424 or email to westernoregonexp@woeheritagefair.com attention: livestock entries, checks made to W.O.E. NO VEHICLES will be permitted in the barn area after animals are registered on Thursday. No Vehicles on Friday & Saturday so make sure your supplies and feed are clearly marked and left at the barn on Thursday. 2. All changes in entries must be made with the superintendent . The superintendent has the right to refuse any exhibit that does not meet 4-H standards. 3. Animals must have been purchased prior to June 1st. Entry fees for animals are to be paid at the livestock barn when animals are entered but, recommended with entries. Entry fees are $5 per animal exhibited, $10 after August 1st. Showmanship classes are Free. 2 3 F O R $ 5 8. Livestock may not be removed before 4:45 PM Sunday unless you have written permission from the barn superintendent before hand. 4-H Rule, exhibitors who remove (without written permission) their exhibits early will not receive premium monies, and may not be allowed to enter the Fair next year. F O R 12 oz 2 F O R $ 6 16 oz Infused Red Bull available Gatorade or Powerade 5. Exhibitors can only show one animal per class except for pairs. For families sharing animals, only one animal may be entered in one youth age group, no sharing project animals or double entering. 7. Each exhibitor must register daily by 8:30 AM in the livestock barn to be able to show that day. Animals must be fed and watered before 9 AM, and before leaving at night. 2 8 oz 16 oz - $3.50 4. All stock is entered and shown at the risk of the owner. The Fair is not responsible for loss or damage. All reasonable vigilance in the care of exhibits will be exercised. Exhibitors must attend to their animals during the fair and attend to their removal at the end of the fair. Age limit 18, or 12th grade for premiums. 6. Exhibitors of livestock must keep the part of quarters occupied by their livestock neat, clean and in a safe condition or forfeit $5 before leaving the fairgrounds. 4-H Rule, all animal exhibitors are required to stand barn duty. 16 oz cans coffee excluded $ 4 $ 5 F O R 2 F O R $ 3 Pepsi Products 12 pack $3.99 + Deposit 9. All large animals must be double tied, i.e., halter and neck rope/chain. 10. All (4-H) youth livestock exhibitors MUST show in showmanship, otherwise forfeit premiums. 11 Animals entered for exhibit only will be accepted on a space available basis only. Be prepared to supply your own cages for small animals. 12 “For sale” signs must be approved by the barn superintendent . 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