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6A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL MARCH 29, 2017 YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD TESTIFIES ON HB3030 Cottage Grove City Council has cgsentinel.com six councilors, one mayor and a little bit of help every oth- er Monday during its regularly scheduled meet- ings in the form of a youth representative from the city’s Youth Advisory Council (YAC). The efforts of the city’s government-minded youth have reached the Oregon State Legislature and captured the interest of out-of-state universities this month. “We had the University of Delaware contact us, interested in how our YAC program works,” Cot- tage Grove City Manager Richard Meyers said. The university is reaching out to similar programs nationwide in an attempt to collect data on what works and what doesn’t to make youth-driven councils thrive in relation to local government. And Cottage Grove’s Youth Advisory Council is thriving. Every other Monday, one representa- tive joins the city council to hear comment and staff reports on important city issues and each youth representative "votes" along with the coun- cil. Oftentimes, representatives bring issues im- portant to Cottage Grove's youth to the attention of the city council. The group, made up of students from the South Lane School District, added to their activities and By Caitlyn May headed to the legislature last week to testify on House Bill 3030. Members who made the trip included, Ian Dukes, Emma Meyers, Jennifer McReynolds, M.J. Raade and Tori Raade. “They brought the issue up last year and rep- resentative Cedric Hayden moved it through the legislative process,” Meyers said. The issue at hand is the dangerous practice of “whippets,” or nitrous oxide containers. Teenagers have been known to abuse the containers to get high and the bill prohibits retail businesses from selling the containers to anyone under the age of 18. “It’s great that they’ll get to go and be a part of this process,” Meyers said. HB3030 would restrict the sale of nitrous oxide to individuals under the age of 18. After the bill's hearing, it is eligible to be scheduled for a work session and eventually make its way to the house fl oor. According to the city, the youth advisory coun- cil originally raised the issue of nitrous oxide to Hayden last year during a similar trip to Salem to visit the legislature. The YAC students are also expected to visit the legislature this June to meet with government of- fi cials and tour the capitol, including the famous “Golden Man” statue that sits atop the capitol building. Pets Tips 'N' Tales By Mary Ellen, "Angel Scribe" W hile in her kitchen Sonja's cattle dog, Ben, suddenly went bonkers! You know how a dog acts, said Sonja,when they pick up a nasty sticker, cactus spine or something that they can't get rid of it? Well! Ben was insanely zooming around the room with his tail between his legs! He was favoring his left thigh, so she ran after him trying to stop him. Her plan was to investi- gate his leg by running her hands over it, but he just would not stop. I grabbed his leash and as he sped by me, said Sonja, I looped it around his neck, stopping him and ran my fi ngers through his fur. I found and brushed out a little lump. Used to Oregon sticker burrs, what she found explained Ben's predicament, but now it became hers! Well,continued Sonja, that lump turned out to be a very angry wasp! Only European Honey Bees leave its stinger in the skin, but other vespids like wasps, bumble bees, yellow jackets, and hor- nets can sting repeatedly with no harm to them- selves. A small grumpy wasp had stung poor Ben over and over. Then that darn critter took off after Sonja, stinging her three times through her jeans! Sonja continues, Ben and I ran outta Dodge, straight out the front door! Those stings hurt! Then, we cautiously walked around to the back door, into the laundry room, where I gave Ben his doggy sting medicine, before l quietly sneaked into the bathroom to fi nd a "Sting Stick" for my- self. The Youth Advisory Council traveled to Salem to testify before the legislature on House Bill 3030. After we were fi xed up, it was time to strap on the guns and go after that !!@&^^$@!!! wasp! I was hoping that the crazed insect had headed to where all fl ying things go to bonk themselves to death, against a window. Usually, I gently place a cup over an inside in- sect, and slip a piece of stiff paper between the cup and window, before righting the cup, using the paper as a lid and carry the innocent insect outside to let them free. Not this time! I hauled out the heavy guns! I chose my largest fl y swatter and swatted that bug to death, several times for both Ben and me. It was sheer unadul- terated revenge! Imagine that wasp stinging my innocent dog! I hope that mean wasp is in insect hell populated by giant spiders and praying man- tises the size of Tyrannosaurus Rex's! I wish I knew why that thing went after Ben. The dog wasn't doing anything, but joyfully fol- lowing me as I was unloading the car. But, grate- fully, we will never know as the wasp can't talk because it is in insect hell. TIPS Dog breed's skills are so different! said Son- ja, My ex-Marine friend's service lab, Sarge, re- trieves his food dish to get his chow. Sarge holds the dish up while Joe puts in the kibble, then Sarge carefully sets it down and begins eating. Once the dish is empty, Sarge picks up the bowl and car- ries it over to the sink. Unlike most untrainable human relatives, Sarge then drops the dish in the sink for washing! Once in a while I tell Ben, "FIND YOUR DISH". When I do this, he looks at me as if I am a teensy-weensy dim, then he runs over and whaps his dish, hard, with a fore-paw, sending it banging across the room! He cracks me up! I also keep an umbrella at each outside door, so when I head out on a rainy day I have an umbrella on hand. When a foster dog arrives, I teach them about umbrellas. Most rescues are scared of the myste- rious contraptions. To disarm their fears, I open an umbrella, put it upside down, and place several kibbles in it. This has accidentally interfered with my les- son, Find your dish. I once sent a new dog to the kitchen with the cue, Find your dish. Drum roll! She came back dragging my umbrella! At least, she knew where the kibble can be found! Share your pet tips and tales. angelscribe@msn.com "Follow" Pet Tips 'n' Tales on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/PetTipsandTales Adopt Loving Pets www.PetFinder.com Humane Society for Neuter/Spay Assistance Program. 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