COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL MARCH 15, 2017
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Daylight Savings Time
Why are we springing forward?
Submitted by Bruce Pokarney
Julia, 11 years old, “insisted” on adopting her
Terrier/Chihuahua puppy from a Humane Society
shelter.
She named her rambunctious puppy, Walter,
in honor of her favorite muppet from “The Mup-
pet Movie”. Just like any child and pet, these two
share laughter, playtime, nap time and love. They
formed an incredible bond and are creating life-
long memories.
Every one of us is “normal”. But what normal
is to one, might not be to another, and Julia and
Walter are as normal as they come. This amaz-
ing duo teach others about love, compassion and
patience.
Walter patiently “helps” Julia with her home-
work and Julia teaches Walter sign language. His
pup-siblings had normal hearing, but Walter is
deaf which spoke to Julia’s heart, because she was
also born deaf.
When Julia was born, because she could not
hear her mother’s voice, the baby sniffed her
mother’s neck. When Julia and her mother went
to visit Walter at the shelter, the minute that Wal-
ter was picked up, he sniffed their necks, and they
knew he had chosen them as his family.
Canadian animal advocate Rossi Thomas said,
“Animals often choose us. They can sense through
smell if we are weak, afraid, strong, confi dent,
loving and even cruel, and those with hearing loss
have their other senses heightened. The deaf pup-
py could probably sense that the child and he had
something in common. With an open heart, and
an accelerated sense of smell and eye sight, they
were able to communicate like no other and im-
mediately these two were a match.”
Julia's mom, Chrissy, said, “Walter is Julia’s
best friend. They have an amazing bond. Hope-
fully, their story will encourage others to adopt
and love their pets a little more. I love these two
and they taught me that love defi nes all.
I never let Julia feel any different because of
her hearing loss and it's amazing how she is doing
the same with Walter."
Jamie Holeman, at the Pasadena Humane So-
ciety & SPCA, said, “Walter and Julia’s story
teaches us to embrace our differences. Their story
is proof that there is someone out there for ev-
eryone. Walter was overlooked by many people
because he can’t hear, but this was exactly what
drew Julia to him. And, as always, we hope their
video inspires people to visit their local shelter
and adopt a pet in need."
“Walter’s impish sneakiness is always making
Julia laugh,” said Chrissy. “She laughs out loud
every time he leaps in the pool. We call Walter
‘the puppy version of Michael Phelps’ because he
taught himself to swim and is very good at it. The
fi rst time Walter saw the pool he had no fear and
jumped in to join Julia. He is the cutest little ener-
getic, people loving, and friendly dog.
She is currently teaching him how to catch a
frisbee and he's doing a great job! The latest com-
mand Julia is teaching him is ‘bark’ and, amazing-
ly, his bark sounds almost normal.”
Ms. Holeman said, “We hope that Walter and
Julia’s story brings awareness to animals that
have special needs or limitations that they can
easily overcome.”
Watch their touching video, and see that Walter
is as “normal” as any ball loving dog!
Their video received 18,000 hits and hundreds
of media responses! https://www.facebook.com/
pasadenahumane/videos/10153848446184926/
TIPS
Teach both hearing and deaf dogs sign lan-
guage! Find classes in American Sign Language
(ASL) on the internet, library books, and many
dog trainers know obedience signs. Signs work
wonders when a dog is out of voice range.
Try this sign out with your pets. SIT: Place
your arm down at your side and bring your hand
up to your shoulder - the bend means sit. With
your hand at your shoulder, face your palm to-
wards the fl oor and bring your hand down - that
means down.
Video: Teach a blind/deaf dog to “Stay”. https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLXxmrbrvxs
Tell us about your wonderful pet!
angelscribe@msn.com
Humane Society for Neuter/Spay Assistance
Program. (541) 942-2789
Julia and Walter’s story will have you smiling all day!
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Spring forward, fall back. The
simple phrase reminds everyone
that twice a year the clocks are
moved up one hour the second
Sunday in March and back one
hour the fi rst Sunday in Novem-
ber. That extra hour of daylight
at the end of each day starting
this weekend will eventually be
welcome as the weather warms
and people emerge from a win-
ter hibernation. But contrary to
popular belief, Daylight Saving
Time (DST) was not created for
the benefi t of agriculture nor
does it necessarily work in favor
of farmers and ranchers.
“Whether the time change
helps or not depends on the spe-
cifi c situation,” says Kathryn
Walker, special assistant to the
director of the Oregon Depart-
ment of Agriculture. “Either
way, our producers adjust to the
seasonal time changes with no
disruption.”
By some accounts, Benjamin
Franklin reportedly fi rst consid-
ered Daylight Saving Time in
his 1784 essay, "An Economi-
cal Project." But it wasn't until
1918 that Congress passed a
law to "preserve daylight and
provide standard time for the
United States." Repealed in
1919, President Roosevelt in-
stituted year-round Daylight
Saving Time during World War
II, when it was referred to as
War Time. After the war ended
in 1945, DST was no longer a
law. However some states still
used it, which led to a number
of scheduling diffi culties. The
Uniform Time Act of 1966 was
signed by President Johnson.
States that wanted an exemption
had to pass a state law to do so.
(Currently, Hawaii and Arizona
are the only states that do not
participate in Daylight Saving
Time.)
Since then, there have been
various modifi cations to DST,
but the biggest change took
place in 2007 when it was in-
creased to the equivalent of
two months thanks to President
Bush’s signing of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005.
Reasons cited for creating
Daylight Saving Time include
energy conservation, travel
safety, and crime prevention.
Just how much having day-
light extended one hour in the
evening is actually leading to
safer travel and less crime is
debatable. However, studies
have shown that energy use
and the demand for electricity
for lighting homes is directly
connected to bedtime. When
people go to bed, they turn off
lights, televisions, and other
appliances, which account for
about one-fourth of the daily to-
tal use of electricity in the U.S.
If bedtime remains the same but
there is an extra hour of day-
light, the need for artifi cial light
is reduced. A report by the U.S.
Department of Transportation in
the 1970s estimated that Ameri-
ca's electricity usage is reduced
by about one-percent while
DST is in effect.
Benefi ts of DST to agriculture
are less clear. Most agricultural
activities are based on daylight
hours as opposed to clock hours.
Crops and livestock maintain
their schedules regardless of
the time refl ected on the clock.
There always seems to be a job
to do light or dark, rain or shine.
"I have never seen a benefi t
from just changing the clock
and not really changing the
amount of daylight," says cher-
ry grower Ken Bailey of The
Dalles. "I could really get ex-
cited about a program that actu-
ally takes a few hours of sum-
mer daylight and moves them
to December and January, but I
have never seen anyone actual-
ly make that work. The current
DST does cause some hardship
when it all of a sudden gets dark
at your start work time and you
have to change work schedules.
I would guess it is not a real big
economic problem but it sure is
annoying when there is no real
benefi t."
Other agricultural producers
who rely heavily on labor see
no pluses or minuses with the
time change.
“Daylight saving time doesn't
really affect us, we are still
pruning and the crew starts
work soon after daylight, works
an 8 or 9 hour day, and then
goes home” says Willamette
Valley blueberry grower Doug
Krahmer. “Now, getting us an-
other hour of daylight in De-
cember and January would be
nice!”
Grant County cattle rancher
and Board of Agriculture mem-
ber Sharon Livingston agrees
that moving the clock up one
hour doesn’t necessarily help.
“On a ranch, Daylight Sav-
ing Time isn’t relevant,” says
Livingston. “Work has to be
done, and it isn’t accomplished
by the clock. It moves forward
in respect to the job at hand and
it may be accomplished in the
daylight or the dark. Sometimes
we refer to it as dark thirty—
thirty minutes before daylight
and thirty minutes after dark.”
On the other hand, more day-
light in the evening may make
it easier and safer to move cat-
tle, especially in public areas.
Instead of moving them in the
heat of the midday and caus-
ing additional stress, the cooler
evening temperatures while it
is still light makes the job a bit
easier and safer as horseback
riders and four-wheelers herd-
ing the cattle are more visible to
oncoming traffi c.
Beef cattle is one thing, but
how about the impact of chang-
ing the clock on dairy cattle?
Dairy cows must be milked
twice a day regardless of the
clock. Once again, the indus-
try– both people and animals– is
used to it.
“Daylight saving time has
absolutely no impact on our
operations,” says Marty Myers,
general manager of Threemile
Canyon Farms, a Morrow
County dairy and producer of
potatoes and other vegetable
crops. “Our employees have a
routine that is not impacted by
changes in time, and obvious-
ly, plants and livestock could
care less. They are impacted by
when the sun rises and sets and
don’t care what time it is.”
It’s been a popular myth that
DST is mostly designed to ben-
efi t farmers and ranchers. But
there is plenty of evidence that
retailers are the ones who gain
the most since consumers tend
to do more shopping when it’s
still light at night. Oil compa-
nies also tend to benefi t from the
extra hour of daylight because
statistics have shown it has led
to increased leisure driving.
In the end, farmers and their
families are not much different
than urban folks. A little extra
daylight extending into the eve-
ning is usually welcome for a
variety of reasons. After dark,
wet, and often dreary winter
conditions, waiting until 8:00
p.m. or later for the sun to go
down just seems to put people
in a better mood.
Lorane News
Happy St.Patrick's Day this Friday to everyone! Wear your green.
Come to Lorane Grange this Saturday, March 18 and enjoy a delightful evening of spaghetti din-
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offi ce at Applegate Elementary to sign up or for more information.
Spring break is around the corner starting on Friday, March 25 with school resuming on April 3
at the regular time.
CAL School Board meets at Applegate Elementary on March 16 at 7 pm after executive session
Calling all talent...Bring yourself to the FREE Annual Rural Art Center/Lorane Grange Talent
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