COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL September 2, 2015
7A
South Lane Mental
Health gets grant for
parenting classes
Soapy Dogs!
“I owned my fi rst store when
I was 17-years-old,” said indus-
trious entrepreneur Darren, “and
since 1983 I’ve developed and
manufactured cosmetics and pet
products.
I supplied the products to
other stores, and one of my best
clients, ‘Woofl es and Meowz’,
is located in one of Vancouver,
BC’s busiest tourist areas, on
Granville Island.
When the owner mentioned
that his store was for sale, I
made ‘no bones’ about buying
it — and bought it three days
later. No one would complain
if I brought my dog to work, so
buying it was a ‘no brainer’. I
could earn money, spend time
with my dog and make other pet
lovers and their dogs happy.
Customers were happy to see
my dog — especially tourists,
because many hadn’t seen their
pets in awhile and they were
missing
happy-tail-wagging-
welcomes.
The store also introduced me
to a business and life partner!
One day a friend arrived, with
his friend, Cameron, and on the
seventh anniversary of our fi rst
date, Cameron and I were mar-
ried.”
After owning the pet shop for
six years, they sold it because
Darren was ‘itching’ to promote
his own soap creations. So he
and Cameron opened the “Soap
Gallery,” which is also located
on Granville Island.
“I enjoy the freedom of creat-
ing specialty items,” said Dar-
ren, “like our realistic Sprinkle
Chocolate Donuts, Pineapple-
Kiwi Cheesecake and Cherry
Coconut Cake soaps”.
Not kidding! Darren artisti-
cally designs life size soaps that
look more ‘real’ than gourmet
cakes and food! His delicious
looking creations nourish the
skin and are pleasing to the
eye, err, appetite, but don’t eat
Photo by Mary Ellen “Angel Scribe”
Cameron and Darren hold their Toy Yorkie soapy-sales
staff and international tourist attractions, Pippi and
Riley.
them! If you do, it is like wash-
ing your mouth out with soap...
and you’ll froth with foam like
a rabid dog!
“We discovered that selling
soap products,” said Darren,
“is easier than selling pet prod-
ucts! Not everyone has a pet,
but everyone uses soap! Our
natural-gentle formulas are dif-
ferent than ‘normal’ store soaps
because they are pH balanced
for human skin and pets’ more
alkaline skin. For pets, we add
essential/fragrance oils as fl ea
and tick inhibitors, then pour
them into adorable multi-col-
ored paw-print soap bars!”
“We have soap making dem-
onstrations/classes and our
soaps have been sold to tour-
ists from almost every country,”
said Cameron. “You might say
that our products are ‘cleaning
up’ the world!”
Yes! As a tourist, I bought gifts
for the family and cats’ baths for
soft skin and clean fur!
“We enjoy having our pets at
work,” adds Cameron, “and en-
joy it too! They are ‘little’ social
creatures. Most working people
have to leave their beloved pets
home alone, all day, but ours are
constant company. As good as
our products are, many people
walk in the store not to see us
but to visit with our dogs!”
Yes! So true! Their two itty-
bitty-Tea-cup Yorkies, Pippi,
seven-years-old, and Riley, fi ve-
years-old, are customer magnets
that instantly attracted me at
their West Vancouver farmer’s
market location! I noticed the
windup-furry-toy looking dogs,
all four pounds of them, THEN
the soaps, and purr-chased sev-
eral colorful-handmade Cana-
dian people and pet products.
“Cameron and I are advocates
of pet rescue organizations,”
said Darren. “Each dog breed
has certain traits and our two
wee rescues are perfect. They
charm us and our customers.
Don’t buy animals from pet
stores which contributes to the
horrifi c puppy and kitten mill
situations. Instead adopt de-
serving pets from rescue shel-
ters.
It is a mistake to assume that
older rescued pets are damaged;
not trainable or must be allowed
to act out or keep a learned bad
behavior. Renaming them re-
leases them from their past life
experiences, so that they can
gracefully move into their new
life with you. As a dog trainer, I
learned that dogs quickly relearn
a new name — especially when
food and treats are involved.
Pippi and Riley are pure joy
and ‘usually’ obedient pets that
keep us laughing and guessing.
They are not allowed to sleep
on the bed but ‘every’ morning
I wake up to a four-pound furry
creature tranquilly resting on
his back - on my pillow. Riley
casually rolls his black button
eyes in my direction, and has
an adorable quizzical look that
seem to ask, “What?! Is there a
problem?”
We treat our dogs the way we
want to be treated - with the ut-
most of respect. They feel safe,
secure, happy, and are well ad-
justed members of our family.
They are trained with positive
infl uences, not carried around
all the time, not allowed to act
out of fear or indecision, and
fed a healthy diet. It took almost
no time to have our two little
rescues become smart, funny,
and well socialized. Pippi and
Riley’ gift is their charm. They
will never be guard dogs, but
we wish they could be trained to
make our morning coffee!”
TIPS
“When a cat plays with an or-
ganic wool catnip toy, it keeps
its teeth clean!” teaches creator
Darren.
*** Yes! Bought some catnip
balls gifts for our spoiled kitties,
who held down the fort at home!
(Thankfully they left their live
baby possum pets outside while
we are on holiday!)
If you can’t be a Vancouver
tourist, purr-chase natural soaps
from vendors in your area.
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COMMUNITY BRIEFS
Park Jam this
Saturday
The fi rst annual Park Jam
Concert is scheduled this Satur-
day, Sept. 5 from 11 a.m. to 11
p.m. at Bohemia Park Amphithe-
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ater. It will be hosted by KSOW-
lp Radio 106.7 FM to broaden
awareness of its low power FM
information and entertainment
station and to celebrate its ninth
year of broadcasting. There is
no cost to attend.
The Jam will feature local
musicians covering a broad pal-
let of musical genre's covering
folk, singer songwriters, locally
sourced contemporary rock and
roll, country, African Dance,
Reggae and even some Jazzy
Americana. Featured music in-
cludes Da Solution, Fefafe, One
Dollar Check, Kenny Fuller
with Ritchie Stiles and Dave
Clark, the James Sisters, the
Resurrectionator's, the Restless
Soul's, Bretagne Werner and
friends, Bob and Tanya Fletcher,
children's activities and more.
Bible study course
Alpha Bible Study Course
begins Thursday, September
3 from 6-8 p.m. at the United
Methodist Church, 334 Wash-
ington Ave. Pastor Lura Kid-
ner-Miesen leads the 12-week
course that explores the mean-
ing of life. The weekly class
is on Thursdays from 6-8 p.m.
from Sept. 3 to Nov. 19. The
study includes a teaching video
and small group discussion.
Light refreshments provided.
For additional information call
541-942-3033.
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outh Lane Mental Health
was recently chosen as
one of several fi rst-time recipi-
ents of a Children’s Trust Fund
of Oregon grant. The $10,000-
per-year, two-year award will
help underwrite several 10-week
sessions of parenting classes of-
fered for free to Cottage Grove
area families. Secure Kids, Suc-
cessful Futures features Circle
of Security, an internationally
recognized program that helps
parents and caregivers under-
stand and meet their child’s
needs in a healthy loving way.
Classes will be held Tuesdays
from 6 to 8 p.m. starting Oct.
6 at the Cottage Grove Lane
Community College campus
in conjunction with A Primary
Connection and South Lane
School District. Free dinner
and childcare are available. The
fi rst 10-week session will be
for Spanish speakers with an-
other series of classes for Eng-
lish speakers to start in January.
Those interested in pre-register-
ing for either can call A Primary
Connection at (541) 942-4967.
Class sizes are limited, so early
registration is encouraged.
Circle of Security was de-
signed for parents of young
children; however, expectant
parents and those with older
children who are interested in
improved family relationships
are welcome to attend the class.
The Children’s Trust Fund ful-
fi lls its mission of strengthening
families by making strategic in-
vestments in community-based
programs. The Fund is support-
ed by thousands of Oregonians
who donate through the “Pre-
vent Child Abuse” charitable
tax check-off, workplace giving
campaigns, and other private
contributions from foundations,
businesses and individuals.
For more information about
the Children’s Trust Fund of
Oregon, including a full list of
2015–2017 funded partners, call
(503) 222-7102 or visit www.
ctfo.org.
South Lane Mental Health,
established in 1988, provides
counseling, crisis response, and
case and medication manage-
ment for 1,700 Cottage Grove
area adults and children each
year. A Primary Connection is
South Lane School District’s
family resource center. Since
1990, A Primary Connection
has emphasized family support,
child development and child
and domestic abuse preven-
tion along with crisis interven-
tion and referral services. For
more information, call (541)
942-4967 or visit http://www.
parentpartnership.org/primary-
connections-resource-center/.
PeaceHealth
administers sports
physicals
L
ast week, PeaceHealth
Medical Group in Cot-
tage Grove and Creswell part-
nered with the local schools to
provide Sports Physicals to stu-
dents. Sports Physicals are re-
quired in order to participate in
extracurricular sports in grades
six through 12 and some youth
sports leagues. Each student
is required to pay $20 for the
physical, but the money col-
lected by PeaceHealth is then
donated back to the schools to
assist with sporting programs.
A total of $2800 was given back
to the both Cottage Grove and
Creswell school districts.
PeaceHealth Medical Group
contributed medical supplies
and the time and expertise of
nine providers and 25 support
staff, both clinical and non-clin-
ical, during the three-day event.
This year, 140 students were
seen. A total of 79 students were
seen in Cottage Grove, and 61
were seen at the Creswell Clinic.
During the Sports Physical Day
students receive a “Sports Pre-
Participation
Examination.”
This examination includes
height, weight, blood pressure,
and pulse check, eye chart exam
and examination by a physician.
Also included is a health history
questionnaire that asks about
the student’s history of injury,
illness and conditions, such as
asthma, to help ensure that they
are being properly cared for and
any or all conditions a student
may have are being properly ad-
dressed.
If a provider encountered a
medical issue with a student
this information would be docu-
mented on their sports physi-
cal form and the parents and/or
guardians would be notifi ed by
an employee from PeaceHealth
Medical Group, so that the stu-
dent issues could be addressed
by their Primary Care Physi-
cian. This helps ensure that the
student can participate in the
sporting activity of their choice.
PeaceHealth calls this pre-
participation physical exam an
important part of safe sports
participation. They point out
that the exam can help screen
athletes for potential illness or
conditions that may limit or re-
strict their ability to participate
in a school sport. It helps ensure
that students who play sports
are physically capable of meet-
ing the demands of the sport in
which they choose to participate
and don’t have any conditions
that may be aggravated by in-
tense exercise. Sports physicals
are required prior to the student
starting any type of practice re-
lated to their chosen sport.
The goal of the sports physi-
cal is to help keep sports safe
and accessible to every student
who wants to play.
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