COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL June 22, 2016
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The Relay For Life of
South Lane County
invites all cancer survivors and their caregivers
to a
Survivor Luncheon
June 25, 2015 from 2pm – 5pm
at Our Lady of Perpetual Help
1025 N. 19th St., Cottage Grove
night lighting and security
cameras and no smoking signs
and completion of the interior of
the park’s bell tower.
The report also spells out im-
provements that could be made
to the park’s “maintenance re-
gime,” including repair of the
fl agstones, the possible offi cial
renaming of the park to “Opal
Whiteley Park” from “All-
America City Square” and main-
tenance of clean restrooms.
City Planner Amanda Fergu-
son said the public may not have
previously been aware of the
planned addition of some of the
changes. Security cameras have
already been purchased and
should be installed there soon,
she said; the City had already
planned to fi nish the tower, and
a City intern had been enlisted
to craft interpretive signage. The
City will also look for a quote to
gauge the cost of refurbishing
the mural.
Ferguson also said that the
City’s Public Works crew can
execute much of the work itself,
though most updates will not
occur until traffi c in the park
slows this winter.
The park plan will be submit-
ted to the City Council at its June
27 meeting; in the meantime, the
report is available on the City’s
website, cottagegrove.org.
T&T
Please RSVP to
Sabina Johnson at
541-359-5514
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The family enjoys watching
Fuzzy waiting, as they drive into
the driveway, then running up to
greet them. They just wish that
at night she wouldn’t leave her
prestigious paw prints all over
their car!
The family’s white and black
spotted family bunny, Lyric, is
not bothered by Fuzzy’s pres-
ence. (On a fun note, Lyric’s
spots are shaped like perfect
musical notes!)
Rebecca laughed when asked
to be interviewed about her
rental house’s Fuzzy accessory
because, “We have our own pets
and this article is all about our
notorious stray!”
A whymsical fact is that when
the Angel Scibe family adopted
a rescued ancient Himalayan
cat, they named her Mini Purrl
in honor of our neighborhood’s
fur-rendly Queen.
cat nip. Shake. Serve!
Cut a few rows of 1” holes
into a 4” tall cardboard box lid
(shoe boxes are purr-fect). Cut
the back side out of the box.
Hot glue a toy mouse to a stick.
Wiggle the mouse inside the
box from another cut-out door
for the cat to hit it for its own
mousey Jack-in-the-Box.
The best way to bond with a
pet is to play with it.
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up pet fur off FUR-niture and
clothes.
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a cardboard box leaving the
shirt’s neck as the opening for a
door for pets to nest in.
Cut a 1 inch opening on the
side of an empty water bottle,
place kibble in it and let pets
play for their treats.
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Falling into a tuba
is no excuse to miss
your class reunion
BY NED HICKSON
News Media Corporation
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hen it comes to receiv-
ing unsolicited material
in the mail, few things are more
frightening than an invitation to
your 30th high school reunion.
Except maybe a voodoo doll
made from your own clothes
and hair.
The difference, of course, is
that high school reunions don’t
come along every day. And
while a voodoo doll is certainly
unsettling, it’s not as unsettling
as talking with someone who
remembers what you looked
like in really tight parachute
pants. Not that I ever wore any.
I’m just saying, in the 80s, a
lot of people did. And there’s
a chance someone who looked
like me might’ve been wearing
a pair when — after losing cir-
culation in his legs and buttocks
— he fell headfi rst into the tuba
section during a homecoming
game.
The truth is, all of us had
embarrassing moments in high
school. That’s what made those
years so memorable, and why
now, when we gather to re-live
those special times as adults, we
do so within the general vicinity
of an open bar. This is especial-
ly true if, like me, you made the
mistake of looking back through
your yearbook the night before
the reunion — an experience
that can prove more traumatic
than high school itself.
After looking through it, I
just kept reminding myself that
times have changed. I’ve ma-
tured. Experienced life. Made
my own way in the world. No
one would ever recognize me as
the geek I once was.
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gear, producing enough hair to
qualify as my body’s primary
cold-weather defense. If you
don’t think God has a sense of
humor, this has to at least make
you wonder.
However, if you’re looking for
undeniable proof of your high
school geekiness, look no further
than your prom photos. If that
doesn’t work, then look at mine.
It’s amazing how perspectives
change. At the time, I thought I
looked like James Bond in my
tuxedo when, in fact, I actually
looked like an undernourished
waiter caught in a bump-and-
grind while trying to sneak bo-
logna from the snack table. I’ve
never been a good dancer (and
by this I mean someone who is
a danger to himself and others),
and thanks to our high school
yearbook staff, this frightening
display has been documented as
far back as 1984.
They say the past makes us
who we are today. Because of
this, I plan to attend my reunion.
It will be a chance to re-connect
with those who, regardless of
who we were then and now, I
will always have a bond with
through that shared experience.
It will also be a chance to share
that part of my past with wife.
Plus according to my thera-
pist, it could go a long way in
helping me overcome my pho-
bia of tuba players and para-
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