COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL September 23, 2015
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COMMUNITY BRIEFS
Firewood permits
Popeye would be proud of Cleo. She
loves her greens (green beans, broccoli, and
sprouts) added into her food. Little pieces
of apple are one of her treats. Veggies help
keep her stools normal. She’s a sweet-happy
dog and we are a blessing to each other’s
lives.”
Senior Pets ‘r’ a JOY
“
I was not planning on having a pet,”
said Eleanor. “Then a friend called
with a sad tale about an eight-year-old Mal-
tese/Poodle, Cleo, whose parent was admit-
ted into an Alzheimer’s care home. Voila
— instant dog! Cleo is cute, affectionate
and loves everyone. She looks more pup-
py-like than a senior dog. Her soft-white fur
resembles downy feathers when blowing in
the wind.
Cleo is entertaining as she hops around on
her hind legs like a professional circus dog.
She is adorable when she spontaneously
sits up on her hind end holding her paws
up. She has amazing communication skills
making it easy to tell what she wants. When
her water dish is empty she bangs on it.
When she wants to go outside, she scratches
on the door. She has no idea what to do with
a ball, and even though she steals and ‘kills’
my socks, I love her to pieces.
Cleo’s car bed sits on the passenger fl oor
and she goes everywhere with me. She nev-
er jumps up on the seat. In the summer, I
adjusted my shopping hours to the evening,
so she can safely go and not overheat in the
car.
Three years before Cleo’s arrival, at
Christmas, I was watching a holiday pro-
gram when I heard a haunting yowl on my
back porch. I looked out through the glow
of the Christmas lights and saw a skittish,
soaking-wet, skin and bones cat. He ran
into the bushes when I opened the door. I
placed a cushion into a basket and put some
tuna in a dish outside for him. He watched
from a safe distance. As soon as I closed the
door, he carefully came back on the porch,
devoured the tuna, and then curled up in the
dry bed.
My “visitor” was gone in the morning,
but the next night, I heard him cry again.
This kept up for the entire winter.
He was painfully skittish, but by the end
of the winter, he would let me watch him
eat.
I never saw him during the day. When
the weather turned warm, he returned to the
woods.
The following winter, on the fi rst cold
night, Visitor was back! This time, when I
opened the door, he did not run away, so I
gave him ‘his’ cushion back and he moved
in for the winter.
By the end of the second year I could pat
TIPS
Dan and Trish in Sisters, Oregon emailed,
“We are experimenting with a dog potty. We
put a children’s green-plastic-turtle sand-
box, with a lid, outside on the deck for our
old dogs’. Moose, an ancient-mini Dachs-
hund, uses the box and so does Vanna, our
old-black Labrador.
We experimented with several litters:
Cat litter works...but it makes a mess once
tracked outside the litter pan.
Photo by Mary Ellen “Angel Scribe”
The wind whips Eleanor’s hair and
Cleo’s soft-feathery fur as they
enjoy their daily walk without “that
pesky cat!”
him, after the third year he was fat, happy,
and affectionate — then he went missing.
My neighbor, George, found Visitor near-
ly dead in his yard after a coyote attack. He
gently picked up the maimed cat and rushed
him to the vet.
The feral cat did not have the energy to
protest, and by the time George nursed him
back to health, Visitor, now named “Bud-
dy”, had been domesticated, neutered, and
adopted after becoming best friends with
George’s other cat. Now, Visitor is devoted
to George and follows him around his yard
snoopervising.
Every day, Visitor still comes by my home
for treats. Cleo goes mad with excitement
when she sees Visitor, because she is also
“gifted” a treat.
Cleo won’t allow Visitor in our home any
more after he came in and curled up in her
bed! She still resents the incident, because
she couldn’t roust the Maine Coon cat out
of the bed. Visitor outweighs Cleo by 10
pounds!
Visitor knows our morning routine, so
after his treat, he trails along behind Cleo
and me on our walks. Sometimes, he runs
in front of us waiting for us to catch up to
him.
Wood shavings are blown out of the box
by the wind...making a mess. Also, many
dogs are allergic to cedar shavings so we
tried pine shavings. (A shaving allergy/ir-
ritation shows up on their chest and eyes.)
We purr-fur wood burning stove pellets.
We purr-chased a 40 pound bag ‘made with-
out waxes or oils’. The pellets quickly break
down when urinated on and convert into
sawdust. The pellets are cheaper than cat
litter, are effective in absorbing urine, and
do not blow around or create a mess. Pellets
smell like wood and are easy to store.
Use the box’s lid to protected the pellets
from rain and visiting kitties - pellets spilled
outside the box break down in the rain.”
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To all my Friends in
Cottage Grove ~
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Fri, September 25 ..............................2 Hot 4 Fido - country
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Th ank you for your
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Th e surprise retirement
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Fri, October 9 ................................... Fiddlin’ Sue - suegrass
Fri, October 16 .... Richie G & MA Beat - country and folk
Open daily 11 am for
complimentary tasting.
What a wonderful
conspiracy.
Th ank you,
(Ret) Chief Mike Grover
to repair and maintain the wood
windows in the home.
This workshop is presented
by the City of Cottage Grove
Community Development De-
partment with the assistance of
the Cottage Grove Museum staff
and volunteers. The workshop
will be held at the Cottage Grove
Museum at 207 N. H Street, and
include hands-on repair of the
windows on the front façade of
the historic Vealy House.
Advanced registration is re-
quired. Cash or checks can be
made out to the City of Cottage
Grove at $25 per person. Please
contact the Community Devel-
opment Department at (541)
942-3340 or Amanda Ferguson,
City Planner, at planner@cot-
tagegrove.org for more infor-
mation.
The Cottage Grove Ranger
District announces that it will
start its issuance of fi rewood
permits on Wednesday, Sept.
23. One non-transferable per-
mit per household will be is-
sued for two cords of fi rewood
at a total cost of $20. For those
households who have already
purchased their Cottage Grove
fi rewood permit this year, addi-
tional permits may be available
for purchase at other Umpqua
National Forest offi ces.
Permits will be issued on a
fi rst-come, fi rst-serve basis. ire-
wood cutting areas are typically
on narrow single-lane gravel
roads with an average distance
of 35 miles from the city of Cot-
tage Grove. More information
on specifi c areas for fi rewood
cutting will be provided with
the permit.
Cottage Grove Ranger Dis-
trict issues permits Monday
through Friday from 8 a.m. to
4 p.m. (except holidays). Those
interested can contact the of-
fi ce at 541-767-5000, or email
cgrdinfo@fs.fed.us with any
questions. The Ranger District
offi ce is located at 78405 Cedar
Park Road, Cottage Grove, OR
97424.
Book club forming
A new book club is forming
at the Cottage Grove Public
Library. The fi rst gathering is
Monday, Sept. 28 from 6:30-8
p.m.
Run Boy Run
The Axe and Fiddle Pub will
present the music of Run Boy
Run on Thursday, Sept. 24 be-
ginning at 8:30 p.m. for an $8
show.
Existing comfortably in the
tension between tradition and
the musical frontier, Tucson
fi ve piece Run Boy Run blends
bluegrass, folk and the old-
timey American vernacular with
touches of classical and turn of
the century details.
Campfi res allowed
in most parks
Last week’s cooler weather
and late summer rains have
helped ease the wildfi re danger.
Campfi res in designated fi re
rings are now allowed in all but
a few Oregon State Park camp-
grounds and day-use areas. Rec-
reational beach fi res are also al-
lowed from the Columbia River
south to Coos Bay.
Visitors are cautioned to be
extremely careful with any fi re
in areas where the ban has been
removed.
Allen completes
basic training
Air Force Airman Bodey T.
Allen graduated from basic mil-
itary training at Joint Base San
Antonio-Lackland, San Anto-
nio, Texas.
The airman completed an
intensive, eight-week program
that included training in military
discipline and studies, Air Force
core values, physical fi tness,
and basic warfare principles
and skills. Airmen who com-
plete basic training earn four
credits toward an associate in
applied science degree through
the Community College of the
Air Force.
Allen is the son of Caro-
lyn and Jay Allen of Cottage
Grove, Ore. He is also the hus-
band of Parker J. Allen.
The airman graduated in
2014 from Cottage Grove High
School.
Window restora-
tion workshop
On Saturday, Sept. 26, the
public is invited to join historic
preservation professionals for a
hands-on experiential workshop
to learn about wood windows
and how to fi x their common
problems. The class will be held
from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Cot-
tage Grove Museum and is open
to anyone interested in knowing
how to repair historic windows.
Chris Gustafson, the window
restoration contractor respon-
sible for the ongoing restoration
of the Cottage Grove Armory
windows, and contractor/histor-
ic preservation specialist Brian
McBeth willl offer instruction
in safety, materials and methods
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