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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL MAY 17, 2017 7A Crows And Their “Crow-knees” Following are three “for the birds” stories. Our friend, Syd, prized his trucks as proudly as a cow- boy did his prize steed. Forty years ago, Syd began tossing food out to the crows because their “presents” kept the insect popula- tion down in his garden. “Birds eating bugs,” said Syd, “is a safer method for controlling insects than exposing pets and children to toxic sprays!” Crows fl y 40 miles a day in search of food and Syd’s yard was a favorite treat of theirs! Over the years, the black bird group’s population grew as they were social- izing and cawing on his telephone wires. Crows are in- telligent birds who can recognize a human by its face. And they sure knew Syd! Each morning, a devoted noisy feathery crew serenaded his arrival. The busiest bird waiting area (the wire) ran above Syd’s vehicles’ parking spot. One day, a bird pooped on his new truck. Syd marched out, looked up at the birds and announced, “I will feed you, BUT you have to promise not to mark my truck!” They both kept their promise. Not one mark was left by the trapeze swinging birds above a succession of shiny trucks. When Syd was 78-years-old, he went to the hospital, so his family fed the birds. The crows held their morn- ing vigils and kept their promise of keeping his station- ary truck clean. The morning that Syd died, when his daughter re- turned to his house, she saw that the birds had acknowl- edged his passing with a huge white plop on his black truck. They knew! They never returned to his home again. A second crow story is about an English Duke, who was building a condo across from Christine’s condo in Canada. “Shortly after the Duke died,” said Christine, “75 crows descended, in black clouds, from all direc- tions onto the arm of the construction’s crane. They held a vigil for 30 minutes before fl ying off. Then, adding to the mystery, not one crow has been seen atop the crane Happy Retirement Shirley McDaniel Please join us for Shirley’s retirement party! Saturday, May 20th, 2017 2-4pm 6th and Gibbs Church of Christ 195 N 6th St, CG No Gift s Please since!” A third crow story happened to Lewis at a race track, while he was marking race cards with a pen. A crow fl ew in the room, marched over to his table, snatched up the pen and fl ew out. Lew- is ran after the bird and pen, but the crow fl ew up onto the roof, caw-laughing down at him. (Crows are intelligent, curious and love sparkly things, just like women are with jewelry!) The apologetic race track staff gave Lewis another pen. He had his head down, studying his race card again, and guess who silently fl ew back in?! The crow grabbed the second pen and jumped off the table with Lewis and the staff in hot purr-suit. The crow remained one hop ahead of them and took off - with the pen - giving him something to crow about! The crow was obviously preparing his emergency plan and earth- quake proofi ng its nest with pen reinforcements! And, yes, crows and their “cronies” have knees called elbows! Video Watch Canuck, the crow, who car surfs and stole the knife from a crime scene! https://www.thedodo.com/canuck-rescued-crow-cana- da-1822831628.html TIPS - Birds keep insect populations down safer than pesticides and birds are environmentally safe. For this reason, we always have bird feeders and a bird bath to attract birds. “Hummingbirds are dying,” informs Tips ‘n’ Tales reader Ila in Hope, BC Canada, “because their feeders have perches. Snip perch- es off before you hang them up. When a bird stands on a perch, they fi ll their crops with cold water. It is dangerous on cold mornings, because the cold water shocks their system and they fall paralyzed- to the ground, and caught by cats. The effect is the same as your hands not working when they are cold. Without feeder perches, the birds must circulate more, and they can’t drink enough at one time to have this effect.” - To prevent crows and raccoons from inspecting trash bags, place the garbage out the morning of pick-up day, not the night before. Tell us what your pet has to “crow” about! angelscribe@msn.com “Follow” Pet Tips ‘n’ Tales on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/PetTipsandTales Adopt Loving Pets www.PetFinder.com COMMUNITY BRIEFS Eugene Symphony The Eugene Symphonic Band, conduct- ed by Dr. Rodney Dorsey, will perform a Pops Concert on SUNDAY, May 21, 2017, 3:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 3550 Fox Meadow Road, Eugene. Admission for this concert is free! Donations will be accepted. Senior meal volunteers needed Café 60 volunteers are needed to prepare and serve meals at various sites. Volunteers assist in kitchen, help serve, set-up and then clean-up after meal is served. For more in- formation call Heather at 541-682-4268 or go to www.laneseniormeals.org. United Way volunteer options Work with kids in local parks. Every sum- mer, Nearby Nature runs a series of week- long outdoor daycamps in local parks. At each camp, an adult volunteer and a youth outdoor leader (13-18 years old) help our staff with games, outdoor science, crafts, music, and more. Volunteers commit to helping with at least one week-long camp per summer, for three-four hours per day. Call 541-687-9699 about current volunteer needs. Bicycle club ride GEARs Cycling club will be doing one of our club rides starting at Mosby Creek Trail Head and riding up the Row River trail. on Saturday, May 20th beginning at 10:00 am. We were hoping you could list it on you calendar page next week. Mem- bers and non-members are welcome. I have attached our ride schedule which has more information. Let me know if you have any questions. LCC budget meeting The Lane Community College Budget Committee and Board of Education have set additional meetings for Wednesday, May 17, to further discuss the 2017/18 budget. The Budget Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. and the Board of Education will follow with a special meeting at 7:30 p.m. Public comment will be accepted at both meetings. The meetings will be held in the Board- room, Room 216, Building 3, main campus, 4000 E. 30th Ave., Eugene. Deaf and hard of hearing committee The Oregon Deaf and Hard of Hearing Advisory Committee meets Friday, May 19, 2017, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Barbara Roberts Human Services Building, Room 473, 500 Summer St. NE, Salem, OR. The meeting is open to the public. W orship D irectory DRAIN: HOPE U.M.C. 131 W “A” St. Drain, OR 541-315-1617 Pastor: Lura Kidner-Miesen Fellowship & Song: 11:30am Potluck Lunch: 12:00pm 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 Center for Spiritual Living Cottage Grove 700 Gibbs Ave. (Community Center) Rev. Bobby Lee Meets Sunday 3:00 p.m. cslcottagegrove@gmail.com Church of Christ 420 Monroe St • 541-942-8565 Sunday Service: 10:30am 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: Kevin Pruett www.cg4.tv Full Childrenʼs Ministry available Two Services 9am & 11am 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 First Presbyterian Church 3rd and Adams St • 541-942-4479 Pastor: Karen Hill Worship: 10:00am Sunday School: 10:00am www.cgpresbynews.com 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 * 541-942-8928 Preacher: Tony Martin Sunday Bible Study:10:00am Sunday Worship:10:50am & 5:30pm www.pennoyeravecoc.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 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 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 Sunday 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 cottagegroveumc.org “VICTORY” Country Church 913 S. 6th Street • 541-942-5913 Pastor: Barbara Dockery Worship Service: 10:00am Message: 11:00am “WE BELIEVE IN MIRACLES” Our Worship Directory is a weekly feature in the newspaper. If your congregation would like to be a part of this directory, please contact the Cottage Grove Sentinel at 541-942-3325.