COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL November 18, 2015
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“Jitters”
‘Jitters’ was a Tri-color female Border
Collie rescued in Northern Arizona when she
was six months old. Over the following 17
years she has been a wonderful companion
for Steve and a great playmate for her adopted
sister ‘Pepper’.
Because Jitters was such a gentle dog,
Steve, her guardian, did everything medically
possible to assure her a long and happy life.
She loved many people and was especially funny when she would
bark at guests using the bathroom. She could not understand why
they did not go outside like other dogs do. Jitters enjoyed camping
and regarded squirrels, a cursed doggie irritant, with merely
a curious stare and a wagging tail. As she aged it was apparent
that she had a few mice in the attic but she never experienced any
dementia.
On Sunday afternoon, November 8th, 2015 Jitters passed
away peacefully at home with her family. Steve would like to
encourage people to make a little space in their hearts for a rescue
animal. They will bring an embarrassment of riches through their
love and devotion. November is “Adopt an older dog” month.
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Myrna’s Maltese Princesses
B
eware of the “Pup-a-razzi”. Similar
to the paparazzi, I travel with a cam-
era in search of a good pet article. Everyone
has a story, but we often do not realize that
others are living through the pain of grief.
Following is a touching example of what a
chance meeting exposed about Myrna and
her Maltese Princesses lives.
“My husband was hired to set up a com-
puter system 700 miles north of our home,”
said Myrna, “for a large llama ranch. When
we walked into the llama barn, I stopped
dead in my tracks by the sight of a hairless,
one-year-old, one-pound Maltese puppy.
I asked about the skinny pup and ‘they’
said ‘...it was not trainable, so she ended up
in the barn.’
Were they crazy? It was 30 degrees be-
low zero outside! And here she was hairless
and malnourished existing on llama’s after-
births! She smelled as if she was sleeping
curled up to the llamas for warmth.
“I paid $1200 for that dog!” said the
rancher. “Do you want to buy her?”
I was appalled! He treated her like gar-
bage, and then wanted money for her!
I said, “No” while tucking the shivering-
thin creature into my jacket for the rest of
that day. I fi gured one day of warmth and
love was better than none. The next day, I
drove home — alone.
We had two Persian cats, bigger than the
petite pup, and we did not think that they
would get along with a canine. But’ the
frigid weather and the sweet dog haunted
my spirit. So, the next morning, I retraced
the 700 miles back, paid the extortion fee
and returned home with the shivering-weak
dog on my lap.
Our vet took one look at her and said,
“I can’t promise she’ll last a week. Don’t
let her walk because she is too weak.” So
I fashioned a t-shirt around my waist and
‘wore’ that dog for 1-½ months. We bonded
like glue and the only name that suited her
was our little “Princess”.
Princess apparently trained through te-
lepathy. She just instinctively always knew
what to do! When I fl ew to Europe, she went
with me, and was the perfect pet. For 16
years, Princess was more angel than dog.
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When she passed, I cannot begin to describe
how deep the pain was.
My girlfriend understood my grief, so one
day she phoned and said, ‘This is an emer-
gency! Call this number! They have Maltese
puppies!’
My husband and I went to ‘just look’. He
said, ‘You don’t have to take the fi rst dog
you see.’ But when this nine-ounce puppy
wiggled over to me, I knew that if I had to
rob a bank to pay for her I would! Once I
saw her, that was it; I would have sold my
soul for that little doll-baby!
The pup was so lively. She immediately
began running our lives! She can’t speak, but
she knows exactly what and when she wants
something. Yes, this one too, is a Princess!
Our fi rst one was graceful, grateful and ap-
preciative. This one? She is demanding like
a real princess and we would not have it any
other way.
She gives us joy during diffi cult times.
My husband has dialysis, three days a week,
and when he arrives home he is tired. Prin-
cess always sleeps on his lap after his return.
She literally went from abject poverty into
the lap of luxury. When we go to bed, I lift
up our covers and she crawls in. When she
gets hot, she crawls out and sleeps on our
pillows. But we confess, we are the spoiled
ones!”
Apparently, the dog door swings both
ways! During this interview, Princess
barked from their bedroom and Myrna had
to leave to hand Princess her pink-squeaky-
piggy toy.
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I believe in cooking for pets. They need
real food, not something from a bag that
is covered in colorful advertising that you
would not put in your own mouth or that
would make you hiss-terical if your child
ate it.
Princess loves her ABC veggies: aspara-
gus, broccoli, carrots, caulifl ower, celery
and apples. If I am hungry, and there is
nothing to eat in the house, I know I can eat
her food (I don’t) and nothing bad will hap-
pen to me...or her.
Ask your vet, a pet nutritionalist, or check
the Internet for nutritional pet food informa-
tion.
No dog should be left home alone all day.
Ask a neighbor to walk them or take them
to a doggy ‘Bark Park’. Hopefully you can
get home at lunch to take them outside for
a walk.”
“To clean stained fur around a pet’s eyes,”
suggests Myrna, “use a drop of contact lens
solution on a Q-tip.
We only use harnesses on our dogs, never
a collar! Our vet said that collars hurt a pet’s
esophagus and they get “throat cancer” from
pulling on a leash. Since every dog pulls
on their leash, both large and small dogs
should have harnesses, which are now made
in all sizes. An added benefi t for small dogs
wearing a harness is that you can quickly
lift them up if a dangerous situation presents
itself.
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look-alike family members, Myrna
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struggling, and they’re now
mandated to buy insurance they
can’t afford. There are a lot of
things that need to be addressed,
and there’s so much time spent
bickering in Washington — we
need to work together.”
Stewart, a Republican, said
he’s proven in his time on the
Lane County Board that, re-
gardless of party affi liation, he
can work to get things done.
“All I can do is try,” he said.
There will be a lot of ‘try-
ing’ in Stewart’s future if he’s to
rise to the top of what could be
a crowded fi eld of Republican
candidates in this spring’s pri-
mary, a fi eld that reportedly al-
ready includes Portland’s Mark
Callahan and Dan Laschober of
Wilsonville. And he acknowl-
edged that Wyden, a 35-year
veteran in Washington with a
considerable campaign “war
chest,” will be “very, very diffi -
cult” for someone without a lot
of statewide name recognition
to best in the general election.
“But as it stands now, I’m
the only candidate who has de-
clared that has served in elected
offi ce,” he said. “I’ve done so
many things for the state and
federal government, working
hand-in-hand, and I’m hoping
people can trust that, that they
can understand that Faye knows
the issues — the water issues in
Klamath Falls, issues with the
sage grouse in Eastern Oregon.
Portland is paying the most
taxes in the state, taxes that are
going to support people in ru-
ral areas. But for Oregon to be
its best, there can’t be winners
and losers. Everybody needs to
prosper, and right now a lot of
people are struggling. There’s a
real disconnect between politi-
cians in Washington and what’s
going on in the states they repre-
sent, and I’m hoping I can show
that I’m connected.”
W orship D irectory
6th & Gibbs Church of Christ
195 N. 6th St. • 541-942-3822
Pastor: Aaron Earlywine
Youth & Families Pastor: Seth Bailey
Services: 9am and 10:30am
Christian Education
Nursery for pre-k - 3rd Grade
www.6thandgibbs.com
Calvary Baptist Church
77873 S 6th St • 541-942-4290
Pastor: Riley Hendricks
Sunday School: 9:45am
Worship: 11:00am
The Journey: Sunday 5:00pm
Praying Thru Life: Wednesday 6:00pm
Cottage Grove Bible Church
1200 East Quincy Avenue
541-942-4771
Pastor:Bob Singer
Worship 11am
Sunday School:9:45am
AWANA age 3-8th Grade,
Wednesdays Sept-May, 6:30pm
www.cgbible.org
Cottage Grove Faith Center
33761 Row River Rd. • 541-942-4851
Lead Pastor: Isaac Hovet
www.cg4.tv
2 Sunday Services: 9am & 11am
Full Childrenʼs Ministry available
Calvary Chapel Cottage Grove
1447 Hwy 99 (Village Plaza)
541-942-6842
Pastor: Jeff Smith
Two Services on Sun: 9am & 10:45am
Wednesday Service 6:45 pm
Child Care 10:45am Service Only
Youth Group Bible Study:
Wed. 6:45 pm & Sat. 6 pm
www.cgcalvary.org
Covered Bridge Nazarene Church
152 S. M St.
541-942-4422
Pastor: Cindy Slaymaker
Sunday School: 9:30am
Worship 10:30am
Church of Christ
420 Monroe St • 541-942-8565
Sunday Service: 10:30am
First Baptist Church
301 S 6th St 541-942-8242
Pastor: Steve Johnson
Sunday School: 9:30am
Worship: 11:00am
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Delight Valley
Church of Christ
33087 Saginaw Rd. East
Center for Spiritual Living Cottage 541-942-7711
Pastor: Bob Friend
Grove
Two Services:
700 Gibbs Ave (Community Center)
9am - Classic in the Chapel
Rev. Bobby Lee
Meets Sunday 3:00 p.m.
10:30am - Contemporary in the
Auditorium
Info: 541-767-0182 (Mrs. “T”)
First Presbyterian Church
3rd and Adams St • 541-942-4479
Pastor: Karen Hill
Worship: 10:00am
Sunday School: 10:00am
www.cgpresbynews.com
Old Time Gospel Fellowship
103 S. 5th Street • 541-942-4999
Pastor: Herb Carson
Sunday Service: 10:00am
Sunday Bible Study: 6:00pm
We sing the old time hymns.
Grove Community Church
77820 Mosby Creek Rd.
Cottage Grove, OR 97424
541-942-0123
Pastor: Bryan Parsons
Worship: 10:30 a.m.
Nursery: Infant - Pre-K
Kidʼs Church: K to 5th grade
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
and St. Philip Benizi
Catholic Churches
1025 N. 19th St.
541-942-3420 / 541-942-4712
Pastor: Roy L. Antunez, S.J.
Euch. Liturgies; Sat. 5:30pm
Sun. 10:30am
St. Philip Benizi, Creswell:
552 Holbrock Lane • 541-895-8686
Sunday: 8:30am
Hope Fellowship
United Pentecostal Church
100 S. Gateway Blvd. • 541-942-2061
Pastor: Dave Bragg
Worship: 11:00am Sunday
Bible Study: 7:00pm Wednesday
www.hopefellowshipupc.com
“FINDING HOPE IN YOUR LIFE”
Living Faith Assembly
467 S. 10th St. • 541-942-2612
Pastor Rulon Combs
Sunday School All Ages 9am
Worship & Childrenʼs
Church 10:30 am
“The Bridge” Sat Evening Service 6:00pm
Youth 180 Mondays 5:30-8pm
Childrenʼs Breakout Class: Wed. 6:30pm
Non-Denominational
Church of Christ
1041 Pennoyer Ave * 541-767-0447
Preachers: Tony Martin & Robert Evans
Sunday Bible Study:10:00am
Sunday Worship:10:50am & 5:30pm
www.pennoyeravecoc.com
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
1301 W. Main • 541-767-9050
Rev. Lawrence Crumb
“Church with the fl ags.”
Worship: Sunday 10:30am
All Welcome
Seventh-day Adventist Church
820 South 10th Street
541-942-5213
Pastor: Kevin Miller
Bible Study: Saturday, 9:15 am
Worship Service: Saturday, 10:40 am
Mid-week Service: Wednesday, 1:00 pm
Trinity Lutheran Church
6th & Quincy • 541-942-2373
Pastor: James L. Markus
Sunday School & Adult Education 9:15am
Sundway Worship 10:30 am
Comm. Kitchen Free Meal Tue & Thur
5:00pm TLC Groups
tlccg.com
United Methodist Church
334 Washington • 541-942-3033
Pastor:Lura Kidner-Miesen
Worship: 10:30am
Adult Sunday School: 9:30am
Comm. Dinner (Adults $5, Kids Free)
2nd & 3rd Monday 5-6:00pm
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“VICTORY” Country Church
913 S. 6th Street • 541-942-5913
Pastor: Barbara Dockery
Worship Service: 10:00am
Message:
11:00am
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