6A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL MARCH 14, 2018
Tiny dog, big miracle
My friend and author, Randy Peyser, seen above
with her friend's beloved duck, Ms Deva Duckie,
is known for her miracles and love of animals; her
funny book, "Crappy to Happy," that was featured
in a bookstore scene in Julia Roberts' movie, "Eat,
Pray, Love"; and her inspiring book, "The Power
of Miracle Thinking". Randy often contributes
helpful pet tips to this column such as: "It is not
safe for dogs to chew on human stuffed toys be-
cause they are sprayed with toxic fi re retardants."
Besides being an author, Randy helps clients
edit their books and then gets them book deals
with publishers. She pitches her authors' books
each May at the annual publishing industry's pup-
ular "feeding frenzy," called Book Expo America.
One year, I assisted her on the show fl oor, and I
walked fi ve miles over three days as we pitched
books to agents and publishers.
A few years ago, Randy lived in a tiny Cali-
fornian town about the size of Mayberry R.F.D.
that is a 20 minute drive off the freeway. One af-
ternoon, she saw a picture of a lost dog on the
community's bulletin board. Believing in mir-
acles, and being a woman of prayer, she said,
"My heart went out to the sweet little fl uff ball. It
couldn't have been more than eight pounds, and
being lost in our isolated area meant it was most
likely in danger, because we have mountain lions
purr-owling for their next meal." Standing there,
in front of her small post offi ce, she closed her
eyes and said a prayer for the dog's safety and
asked that it be found and returned to its elderly
companion.
Randy has mostly national clients through her
AuthorOneStop.com book business, so it was a
rarity for anyone to come to her home. But as mir-
acles would have it, later that week, a man phoned
who lived a half hour's drive away. He asked if he
could meet with Randy in person about his book
project.
"We had a great meeting, and after he left my
house he suddenly felt very thirsty," said Randy.
"When he stopped at our only stop sign in my
postage stamp-sized "center" of town, he debated
whether or not to wait until he got home to get
something to drink. But his thirst won over, so he
pulled into the parking lot of our little mom and
pop store. There, tacked on the wall outside the
store was another poster featuring the lost dog.
He gasped…! He knew the dog! Not only that,
but, three days ago, this same dog had chased his
car down the road he lived on! How had he gotten
there? Being kindhearted, he had stopped his car
and picked up the little collarless dog. Since his
wife was allergic to dogs he had driven the dog to
his neighbor's home for safekeeping.
Needless to say, the dog and
his rightful owner were joyfully
reunited later that day! We're all
still completely stymied as to
how this magnifi cent event fi lled
with synchronicities unfolded."
It appears that Randy and I
now have another doggy-mira-
cle story for our next books! The
more you believe in miracles,
the more they manifest in your
life. Good luck to all of the won-
derful pet and non-pet authors
(and fi ction and non-fi ction authors) at this year's
Book Expo!
TIPS
"I once had a pet slug!" said Randy, "Sluggo's
little mouth was fascinating to watch as he vacu-
umed the algae off the inside of the fi sh tank he
shared with my goldfi sh.
One time, I was cleaning the fi sh tank and
dumped the tank's dirty water down the sink.
Shocked, I realized I'd accidentally washed Slug-
go down the sink drain. Boy, was I relieved when
he crawled out of the pipe and back into the sink!
As I wrote in, Crappy to Happy, "If Sluggo could
crawl out of a deep, dark, crappy mess, so can
you!"" www.CrappytoHappy.com
Bowlers honored by council
BOWLING- The Cottage
Grove boys and girls bowling
team was honored at the city
council meeting on Monday,
March 12 for their outstanding
season. The teams came in
second and third respectively
in the high school bowling
tournament.
•CORRECTION•
In the March 7 edition of The Sentinel, Opal Center's latest play was incorrectly
identifi ed as "The King Who Wanted a Boat." The title of the play is "The King
Who Wanted a Whale."
Another dental visit?
Turns out, you have better things to do with
your time.
Is your pet vomiting? Trust its reaction to its
food. Check with its veterinarian and FDA.gov
for their long list of pet food recalls NOT men-
tioned on TV.
Tell us your amazing and crazy pet tips and
tales.
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Adopt Loving Pets
www.PetFinder.com
Humane Society for Neuter/Spay Assistance
Program. (541) 942-2789
Are you a Chamber Member?
Ask us how you can become a
member today!
Contact Travis Palmer,
Director of the
Chamber of Commerce
(541) 942-241
travis@cgchamber.com
Welcome to Th e Relay Corner! Th is will
be a monthly section, dedicated to every-
thing Relay! Any events, fundraisers, and
news related to Relay for Life of South
Lane County will be found here! You can
also follow us on Facebook- www.face-
book.com/SouthLaneRelay.
Th ank you to everyone that attended our
Relay Kickoff Rally this year! It was another fun event which resulted in
lots of new people registered for our 2018 Relay. Th ank you to the City
of Cottage Grove and the City Relay Team for securing the Armory for
our event.
Team meetings started this month. Th ey will be held the fi rst Mon-
day of every month at 6pm inside the Community Center at the Li-
brary. You can get information about our 2018 Relay, the mission of the
American Cancer Society, and great fundraising ideas. Get your team
registered today!
Speaking of teams, we currently have seven teams registered. Welcome
to the Sparkinators, Community of Christ, and Team Believe, our new-
est teams. We would love to see the team count hit 25 teams this year,
so that we can fi ll Bohemia Park with the power of Purple!
Join us April 7 th at 6pm for a “Spaghetti Western” Relay Fundraiser. It
will be held at the Elks Lodge. We will be off ering a Spaghetti dinner
along with some great Relay Information. Th en stick around for some
country dance music. Tickets will be $8 dollars in advance for adults,
$10 at the door, and $5 for kids 3-12. You can fi nd more information,
as well as purchase tickets by going to our Facebook page, and looking
under events.
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Business Leaders- We are looking for sponsors for our 2018 season!
Th ank you to Boyce & Sons, ALSCO, and Th e Sentinel for their on-
going in-kind donations. A big thank you to Starfi re Lumber for their
increased donation. Finally welcome back Weyerhaeuser as our Survi-
vor Sponsors. For more information about sponsorship opportunities,
please email SouthLaneRFL@gmail.com, and we will get right back to
you!
Details are coming together for our 2018 Relay for Life- “Th e Sound
of Hope”! We are excited to announce that local rock sensations, Code
Red, will be our evening headliner this year! You don’t want to miss
their dynamic performance. More details to come next month!
Interested in being a part of our Event Leadership team, or maybe just
want to learn new ways to help? Join us at our Monthly Meeting the
fi rst Th ursday of every month at El Tapatio! We meet in the back room
at 6pm. Th e next meeting is April 5 th !