COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL January 20, 2016
Molly and her
'Buddy'
“When I was six-years-old
my parents came to get me at
my friend’s house,” said Kay-
tlyn, “and Mom had the cutest
puppy, Molly, on her lap! Molly
is positively the best dog: cud-
dly, fl uffy and small enough for
a lap with the super-smarts of a
Lab.
In the mornings, Molly jumps
on my bed and kisses me awake.
I love it! She also has a heart of
gold and knows when I am sad
because she licks my tears away
and cuddles with me.”
Kaytlyn’s mother, Mrs. Ste-
vens, has been a grade school
teacher for 25 years, and she is
now onto “repeat customers”.
Her fi rst generation of students
is requesting their own children
be in her class.
“It is no wonder I love teach-
ing,” said Mrs. S. “Teaching is
my life and passion, not a job.”
Just before Christmas 13
years ago, (in the olden days) I
saw an ad in the newspaper for
puppies. Our children, Kayt-
lyn and Christopher, were old
enough for a pet, so we chose
Molly, the runt of the six, as an
early Christmas gift.”
“Molly is a fuzzy mix of Shit-
zu and Black Lab,” adds Kayt-
lyn, “so we playfully call her a
‘Shlab’! Sometimes we call her,
‘The Sh-moo’ or Molly Moo-
p because she is the color of a
cow.”
“In second grade we use ani-
mals and pets as writing sub-
jects,” said Mrs. S. “So I go on
and on about my dogs because
my students love it. The children
feel like an extension of my fam-
ily, and we have our love of pets
in common. One day, my hus-
band phoned me at school from
the vet’s offi ce and told me that
Molly was deathly ill. I tried
so hard not to cry. But fi nally,
I broke down and the children
wanted to know ‘Why?’. I told
them and one student lovingly
drew a picture of an angel for
Molly. It was beautiful. I still
have it.”
“We raised our children along
with Molly and Buddy,” said
Mrs. S. “Having pets teaches
Photo by Mary Ellen “Angel Scribe”
Grade two teacher Mrs. Stevens and her daughter, Kayt-
lyn, a Cottage Grove Sentinel employee, both love dogs.
They were “caught” out walking their two dogs, Molly
and her buddy, Buddy.
children how to be gentle, com-
passionate, responsible and to
respect others. On the days our
children were cranky and would
snipe at us, in the next minute,
their inner gentle spirits would
turn and love on a dog.”
In grade two, one of Mrs. Ste-
vens’ students asked her if she
wanted one of his dog’s pup-
pies:
“Our family went over ‘just
to look’ and sure enough we left
with an irresistibly cute puppy,
Buddy.
Well, the ‘cute’ wore off right
away. That little Rat Terrier-
Pomeranian curmudgeon did
not like little children, plus he
was very nervous and peed on
everything! It is no joke — he
was born on April Fools Day!
Because Buddy was so out of
control, we gave him to an-
other family. But, a week later
we ‘had’ to take him back, af-
ter he tried to bite one of their
children. Buddy was thrilled to
see us and changed his attitude,
growing into a wonderful dog.”
“Buddy’s nicknames are
‘Buddy Boop’ like Betty Boop
and Spud Bud,” said Kaytlyn.
“Buddy’s crazy habit is that he
loves laying on the hot summer
concrete. I ask him, ‘Why are
you out there in the blazing sun
in a fur coat?’ Buddy looks at
me as if to say, ‘Hey, don’t both-
er me. I am tanning.’ One of his
best attributes is that he is a foot
cuddler. It is a great winter treat
to have him heating up our toes!
My favorite thing about dogs is
looking into their understand-
ing, wise, deep-brown eyes.”
“Our dogs have a weird food
‘thing’,” said Kaytlyn. “They
love each other and are fed to-
gether, but Molly always eats
Buddy’s food fi rst, then hers.
Poor Buddy then comes to us
crying because he’s hungry. We
don’t know what kind of tele-
pathic mind control Molly has
over Buddy, because he always
gives into her.
Maybe his understanding
is based on his love for her?
Since Molly was diagnosed
with 25 percent kidney function
he may sense that time is pre-
cious. Molly is on an expensive
food, but mom explains, ‘She
is my “baby” and deserves it to
help prolong her life.’ Dogs see
into your heart and in one’s life
span only a few people or pets
are ever allowed there. There
is nothing like loving a pet, or
a pet loving you! They enrich
your life and since my brother
moved out, Molly and her ‘best
bud’, Buddy, are my ‘other’ sib-
lings.
It is hilarious when it snows
because Molly’s lab breed has
her irresistibly dancing and
prancing in it, but her short Shit-
zu side has her sinking down
into the snow with her little legs
- making her disappear so you
only see the tips of her tail and
nose!”
TIPS
“Fireworks terrorize Molly,
so on July 4 she hides under my
bed,” explained Kaytlyn. “I give
her the homeopathic remedy
from the feed store called TFLN
which stands for Thunder, Fire-
works, Lightening and Noise.
It is amazing how it naturally
calms her fear.”
A great big “HELLO” to all
of Mrs. S’s students in the ‘Pig
Pen’ who consistently READ,
READ, READ and are taking
good care of their pets by learn-
ing and incorporating new ideas
from ‘Pet Tips ‘n’ Tales!’
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ODFW rolls out new fi shing
regulations booklet for 2016
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nglers this year may have
noticed that Oregon’s
fi shing regulations for 2016 are
in a new magazine format pub-
lication, which the Oregon De-
partment of Fish and Wildlife
says is not only more colorful
but simpler and easier to read.
Over the past year ODFW
worked on streamlining and
simplifying the angling regu-
lations. The agency said it has
also expanded opportunities for
trout and warmwater fi shing and
provided more consistent sea-
sons and bag limits.
“Anglers should notice plain-
er language and clearer descrip-
tions of regulations,” said a re-
cent press release. “Content was
also rearranged so that license
information and fi sh ID photos
are in the back of the regula-
tions. Updated full-color zone
maps can be found at the end of
each section.”
Here are a few changes that
anglers will see in the 2016 fi sh-
ing regulations:
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PRACTICING THE ART OF TRANSMISSION REPAIR SINCE 1991
Manual & Automatic Transmission Repair
Tune ups
30-60-90K Services
Brakes, belts, hoses and cooling system
services
Muffl ers & Custom Exhaust
Drive-train repair such as clutches, u joints
and differentials
All makes and models.
Expanded year round op-
portunities across the state for
trout. In most areas where there
were April openers, these rivers
were expanded to be open year-
round.
Reduction in the number of
special regulations or excep-
tions. One thing to be aware
of is that some of the waters
that you fi sh may no longer be
listed under the exceptions. This
means that they are now covered
under the zone regulations.
Changes in fees. In 2016
there are fee increases on many
angling licenses. This is the fi rst
time the fees have increased in
six years. A new youth license
was created. For $10 dollars
youths ages 12-17 will get a
hunting, fi shing, shellfi sh li-
cense and Columbia River Ba-
sin endorsement.
Fish and Wildlife contracted
with J.F. Griffi n Media to pub-
lish this year’s regulations. J.F.
Griffi n currently contracts with
over 20 other states to help cre-
ate a consistent look and feel for
fi shing and hunting regulations.
They also provide an online ver-
sion of the regulations that can
be accessed from mobile de-
vices, tablets and desktop com-
puters. This version includes
the latest corrections and clari-
fi cation to a few regulations that
were causing confusion.
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Oregon rolls
the dice on
exotic species
Over the past nine years, 88 new exotic ter-
restrial invertebrates have come to Oregon
P
laying the craps table
in Las Vegas or buying
a lottery ticket for a chance
at more than a billion dollars
doesn’t seem as risky as gam-
bling that the high number of
new, exotic insects, slugs, and
other terrestrial invertebrates
discovered in Oregon the past
nine years are harmless.
“It’s a crap shoot and we are
gambling every year,” says Jim
LaBonte, an entomologist with
the Oregon Department of Ag-
riculture. “The vast majority
of species we have found are
believed to be relatively harm-
less. In some cases, a few spe-
cies have actually proved to be
benefi cial. But a certain per-
centage are seriously bad and
can do damage. It comes out to
be one out of every seven. Every
year that we roll the dice, there
is a strong likelihood we will
come up with a signifi cant or
major pest.”
LaBonte has been tracking
all known new exotic species of
terrestrial invertebrates detect-
ed and established in Oregon
since 2007. There have been
88 of them, some new to North
America. Out of roughly 25,000
insects, mites, slugs, and oth-
er related spineless species cur-
rently in the state, he estimates
that about 1,000 are exotic. The
number may also just be a tip of
the iceberg.
“There has been a huge infl ux
of species and limited resources
to detect and deal with them,”
says LaBonte. “This is a vast
tsunami that is probably only
going to get bigger.”
Exotic species are not neces-
sarily invasive species. Exot-
ics originated somewhere other
than Oregon. Invasives cause
damage of varying degrees.
Of the 88 that have made Or-
egon their home the past eight
years, 13 are known invasive
species.
LaBonte has two good exam-
ples of bad actors.
“The spotted wing drosophila
has had a huge impact on Ore-
gon’s fruit industry, and another
recent newcomer– the azalea
lace bug– is causing a lot of
damage to azaleas and rhodo-
dendrons.”
Even though ODA has a con-
tingent of experienced experts
who can identify these species
when they are discovered, it
isn’t easy to keep tabs on so
many invertebrates. Some sneak
in undetected. For many spe-
cies, there are no traps or lures.
Sometimes the only way to fi nd
them is to literally turn over a
rock. That’s why several of the
exotics may be legacy species
that have been present in Or-
egon for decades or longer with
nobody recognizing them until
the past few years.
Spread over the nine years, the
average number of new species
established in Oregon comes
out to nearly 10 per year. Last
year was a banner year, in a
negative way, as 20 new exotic
terrestrial invertebrate species
were found in the state for the
fi rst time. The 20 new species
are nearly twice as many as the
previous two years combined.
The reason for the increase is a
combination of factors, not the
least of which is that ODA is out
there looking for insect pests
in general. Surveys for specifi c,
known pests included traps that
were able to capture some pre-
viously undetected species.
The list of known major pests
included in the detections since
2007 contain some names well-
known to agricultural industries
and others–barred fruit-tree tor-
trix, cabbage whitefl y, ash white-
fl y, rose stem girdler, hemp rus-
set mite, and garden slug. Some
were found because of ODA’s
survey work, others were sam-
ples submitted to the agency’s
Insect Pest Prevention and Man-
agement Program experts.
Where do the new exotic spe-
cies come from? The answer
may be surprising. Despite Ore-
gon’s strong trade ties with Asia,
nearly half of the 88 species
detected since 2007 originated
in Europe. Asia is responsible
for 19 percent; another 19 per-
cent came from other regions
of the United States– dispelling
the notion that exotic or inva-
sive species all come from other
countries.
The onslaught of new species
may seem overwhelming. But
for the “glass half full” crowd,
at least it’s not as bad as it could
be.
“We aren’t like California or
Florida– both of whom have
huge ports that can bring a major
infl ux of exotic species through
global trade,” says LaBonte. “On
the other hand, Oregon is a pop-
ular place for people to move to
and they sometimes unknowing-
ly bring in some species. Gypsy
moth and Japanese beetle are
exotic pests established in other
parts of the US that have been
brought to Oregon by people
who’ve moved here.”
LaBonte has a few targeted
messages for Oregonians who
would rather be part of the solu-
tion instead of part of the prob-
lem.
“When you travel abroad
or purchase items from other
countries, be cautious. It’s easy
to unwittingly bring in infested
material. Suitcases are one of
the primary modes of intro-
duction to Oregon as many of
these species are excellent hitch-
hikers. Also, be aware of dam-
age in your vicinity. If you see
something suspicious like trees
dying that you wouldn’t expect
or insects that seem unfamiliar,
contact ODA.”
LaBonte will present the latest
information on Oregon’s exotic
terrestrial invertebrates at an in-
ternational conference of ento-
mologists meeting in Orlando,
Florida later this year, hoping
others recognize that Oregon
is actively looking for new spe-
cies, especially those that can
cause harm. Interest in the topic
at the conference is a reminder
that every state and country
has similar issues with exotic
species crossing borders on a
regular basis.
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