COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL October 12, 2016
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A
t this year’s Humane
Society’s Bow Wow
Around Town event, where paw-
ticipants met for a fun two-mile
walk with their dogs sporting
free doggie scarves, I greeted
a family arriving for their fi rst
time.
Sara and her 9-½ year old
daughter, Eva, brought their 2-
½ year-old Golden Retriever,
Gus, and Grandma Becky had
leashed up her dog, Koda.
The beauty of seeing them
together illustrates the joy of
growing up with animals as
companions and passing these
skills on to the next generation.
“Having a pet teaches chil-
dren responsibilities,” affi rmed
Sara. “Eva has learned how to
groom, bath, exercise and feed
our dog. She knows that a pet is
not an object but a part of our
lives that has needs, and it is our
responsibility to care and love
them.”
Eva fi rst met her dog right af-
ter his birth. Each week, at her
horse riding lessons, she ran
over to check on the irresistible
Golden Retriever puppies.
She kept asking her parents
for one paw-ticular puppy. They
gave her every excuse in the
book not to buy him: “We are
not ready for a dog; we have to
grieve the loss of our last one;
we can’t afford a dog; our lives
are too busy for a dog.”
But all the while her parents
were harboring a secret.
“Like Eva, I was sold on the
puppies when I saw them,” con-
fesses Sara. “I purchased one
and kept him a secret from Eva.
For eight weeks, every time we
went to see the pups, Eva begged
for him. It was hard to keep the
secret while watching her bond
with him. It was obvious to ev-
eryone, he was her favorite and
she was his. So, on the last day
of school, before Eva arrived,
we snuck the puppy home. This
was one of those rare times when
you can surprise your child with
a puppy and make their deepest
Photo by Mary Ellen “Angel Scribe”
Loving dogs for generations — Sara learned how spe-
cial dogs are from her mother, Becky, (pictured with her
dog, Koda), and they are passing this love onto 9-½ year
old Eva via her dog, Gus.
dream come true.”
The surprise did not go quite
as planned. Eva could not be-
lieve her eyes. She was so con-
vinced that they could not have
one that she was concerned it
was “puppy-napped” for a few
days for her to play with! When
Eva learned the truth about his
new owner, her, she was over
the moon with excitement.
“My dad named our puppy
Gus,” said Eva. “We are not
sure why, but we all agreed that
it fi t.”
Gus’s favorite game is “keep
away”, it is the dog version of
“tag” with a toy. He brings Eva
a toy, then promptly runs away
with it.
“I always try to get the toy,”
admits Eva, “but he usually
wins! He is my shadow and
follows me around the house,
everywhere I go, and he loves
to cuddle. He also lays at my
feet while I’m eating dinner,
reading, talking on the phone or
watching TV.
The family loves it when,
“Gus grabs his tire toy,” said
Eva, “and we play tug of war. I
get down on the fl oor, hold one
end, he the other, and then he
slides me back and forth mop-
ping the fl oor with me. We all
laugh and he smiles.”
Because Eva rides and jumps
horses, and she has also seen
dogs jumping hurdles on You-
Tube, she went into the garage
and made a hurdle with broom-
sticks and crates.
“My dog is amazing!” said
Eva. “He did high and low
jumps, then super tall ones! So
my dad made us a four level
jump out of PVC pipe. Gus is
a great jumper, but Grandma’s
dog just runs under the bars!”
And what does their dog do
that makes Eva giggle? “He
sleeps on his back with his legs
in the air up against the wall.
And even though he acts brave,
he’s scared of the vacuum clean-
archaeologists led by professors
Roberta Hall and Loren Davis
went to the south coast with an
eye toward fi nding evidence of
ancient inhabitants.
Rather than looking for ar-
tifacts that would lead to other
artifacts, as is more commonly
done, the team looked for loca-
tions that would have been ap-
pealing to people 10,000 years
ago; and, having found one in
what’s now Boardman State
Park, south of Brookings, they
started poking around. In one
spot, after they carefully dug
down about half a meter, they
hit pay dirt.
Pay dirt, in this case, was
black: charcoal from an old
hearth. Old fi replace ashes pre-
serve themselves for centuries
and can be readily carbon-dat-
ed. In the case of the Boardman
State Park charcoal, those tests
yielded an astonishing result:
These old campfi re ashes were
11,600 to 12,900 years old.
er and runs, cowers and gives it
‘the’ eye.”
Gus would love to be a lap
dog, but now that he is 89
pounds, they don’t allow him.
He knows not to do it to their
family, but family friends are a
different story!
“When we are camping,” said
Sara, “Our dog knows that our
friends are dog lovers and he
climbs into their willing laps!
He has them pegged!”
“Gus always seems so happy,”
adds Eva, “and that makes us
happy. He is a good guard dog,
and we love him so much!”
Gus paw-ticipated in this in-
terview, all the while focusing
his beautiful brown eyes and
Golden Retriever smile on Eva.
“It was our fi rst Bow Wow
Around Town walk,” said Eva.
“It was fun and our dogs loved
walking with the other dogs.”
“It is benefi cial socializing
dogs with dogs,” said Sara, “of
all kinds and sizes. So, we plan
on making the third Saturday
of September an annual fam-
ily event. When Eva grows up
maybe she will join us with her
dogs and children too!”
TIPS
Eva suggests these pet tips,
“It is good to have a special
spot to groom your pet, so they
get used to it. And, if your dog
nibbles your fi ngers when giv-
ing them a treat, lay the treat on
the ground.”
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Valley residents who don’t
fancy a four-hour drive to the
high desert to see them – in the
Museum of Natural and Cul-
tural History at the University
of Oregon, in Eugene. The Ore-
gon Historical Society museum
in Portland has at least one set,
too.
Not to be left behind, Oregon
State University has its own
contribution to the archaeologi-
cal exploration of ancient Ore-
gon. In 2002, collaborating with
the Coquille Tribe and Confed-
erated Tribes of Siletz, a team of
(Sources: Hall, Roberta.
“Ancient site of human activ-
ity found on Oregon Coast,”
11-06-2002, OSU News and
Research Communications, or-
egonstate.edu; Strommer, Kris-
tin. “UO scientists place extinct
horse with humans in Paisley
Caves,” 9-27-2016, Around the
O, around.uoregon.edu; Gries-
mann, Kate. “Dr. Dung’s Dis-
covery,” Oregon Quarterly, Au-
tumn 2008)
Finn J.D. John teaches at
Oregon State University and
writes about odd tidbits of Or-
egon history. For details, see
http://fi nnjohn.com. To contact
him or suggest a topic: fi nn2@
offbeatoregon.com or 541-357-
2222.
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DRAIN:
Gateway Family Fellowship
Church of the Nazarene
337 “C” St. Drain, OR
Sunday School 9:30am
Worship 10:45am
Living Hope Free Lunch
Wed. at 12:30pm
541-836-7051 www.drainnaz.org
HOPE U.M.C.
131 W “A” St. Drain, OR
541-315-1617
Pastor: Lura Kidner-Miesen
Bible Study: 10:45am
Potluck Lunch: 11:45
Worship: 12:30pm
COTTAGE GROVE:
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
Calvary Chapel Cottage Grove
1447 Hwy 99 (Village Plaza)
541-942-6842
Pastor: Jeff Smith
Two Services on Sun: 9am & 10:45am
Youth Group Bible Study
Child Care 10:45am Service Only
www.cgcalvary.org
7A
Center for Spiritual Living
Cottage Grove
700 Gibbs Ave. (Community Center)
Rev. Bobby Lee
Meets Sunday 3:00 p.m.
cslcottagegrove@gmail.com
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 St. • 541-942-4999
Pastor: Jim Edwards
Sunday Service: 10:00am
Join us in Traditional
Christian Worship
Church of Christ
420 Monroe St • 541-942-8565
Sunday Service: 10:30am
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
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
Summer Schedule: Sunday Service 10am
Full Childrenʼs Ministry available
Covered Bridge Nazarene Church
152 S. M St.
541-942-4422
Pastor: Cindy Slaymaker
Sunday School: 9:30am
Worship 10:30am
Delight Valley
Church of Christ
33087 Saginaw Rd. East
541-942-7711
Pastor: Bob Friend
Two Services:
9am - Classic in the Chapel
10:30am - Contemporary in the
Auditorium
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
Worship & Childrenʼs
Church 10:00 am
Youth 180 Mondays 5:30-8pm
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
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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