6A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL APRIL 18, 2018
W
hat would you do when ordered to
evacuate your home? With a catego-
ry fi ve hurricane looming, all Susan
could think of was saving her personal petting
zoo: four cats, two dogs, two birds and four fi sh.
After the last frightening hurricane, her family
vowed to never ride through one again.
"We knew that we might return to nothing so
we packed important papers, clothes, computers,
chargers, laptops, and pet harnesses, cages, dish-
es, pet food and water," said Susan. "It was dif-
fi cult fi tting possessions and pets in carriers into
our small Volkswagen and Ford Fiesta.
At 5 a.m. on Saturday, we drove north follow-
ing thousands of families. Heading south, we saw
caravans of FEMA and utility vehicles on a va-
cant freeway. The entire state of Florida was un-
der threat, so no hotel rooms were available. The
seven-hour drive took 10 hours.
Our pets seemed to understand the emergency;
but our rescue dog, Gracie, had to have homeo-
paths for stress and car sickness. Our 20-year-
old cat complained but soon settled down. They
sensed our terror and did very well. It was a tough
situation for us all.
We made stops so the animals could relieve
themselves. We arrived to a fi lthy hotel, the only
one available, and our pets were grateful to be out
of their carriers.
Surprisingly, in the cramped room, no one
fought, even though they spit or hit each other
at home. They were all on their best behavior.
They would not eat at fi rst, taking a while to settle
down.
We were prepared with enough animal food,
but not human food. We left for home the fol-
lowing Tuesday. Gas stations didn't have gas or
electricity and 90% of the state was closed. We
did not see anything open the entire way back and
barely made it home. Our little cars with great gas
mileage paid off or we would have been stuck for
days until the gas stations reopened."
Susan's family had no idea if they had a home
to return to, but as they pulled into their neigh-
borhood they all began crying. Two tire tracks of
debris fi ve feet high lined their road, but miracu-
lously their home was intact.
They and their pets were thrilled to be home,
but for everyones' safety they checked for blown-
in windows before unloading their pets. Mirac-
ulously everything was intact! Amazingly, their
power came on ½ hour before they arrived home
so their much needed air conditioner was work-
ing.
The cats emerged from 10 hours in their carri-
ers and explored every inch of the house. Gracie
"ran rips in the back yard" - thrilled to be in her
yard again, and their other dog, Echo, walked
in the house and fl opped on the fl oor as if hug-
ging the linoleum.
"CJ our cockatiel entertained us by singing
the entire drive - each way! I think my hear-
ing is now impaired because of his volume!"
laughs Susan. "The fi sh were so happy, that
they were speechless at being home again!"
TIPS
Susan is internationally known for edu-
cating pet parents about the pet food indus-
try and what healthy foods to feed our pets.
truthaboutpetfood.com
She learned to prepare for natural disasters
because store shelves empty fast! Make a list
of things you will need for two weeks and keep
the list handy. Include documents, photographs,
human and pet food, kitty litter, puppy pads, med-
ical supplies in case of a pet emergency, cleanup
products for car sick animals, and harnesses for
cats because you can't leave them in carriers for
days on end. Also, dog seatbelt harnesses, pet pho-
tos in case one escapes, and vet records. During
fl oods, bungee cord small pet cages to fl oatation
devices (swimming kick board). "We froze food
and water and put them in a cooler ready to go,"
advises Susan. "Each pet had a carrier. They can
share a carrier when off to the vets, but it is a big
deal when driving 10 hours. Keep extra leash-
es and collars, food bowls, and pet food with the
carriers to grab at a moment's notice because not
everyone is given a day to prepare, some families
only have minutes."
FEMA's Emergency Animal Tips: https//www.
ready.gov/animals. Tell us your fun/amazing/
crazing pet tips and tales. angelscribe@msn.com
"Follow" Pet Tips 'n' Tales on Facebook. face-
book.com/PetTipsandTales Humane Society for
spay and neuter (541) 942-2789.
Budget
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staffi ng costs.
"It's people," Tucker said. "Most businesses,
the cost is in staffi ng."
The district has made allowances for increases
it can predict such as insurance (moving it from
$15.5 million this year to $16 million next year)
but for other factors, such as enrollment, it can
only guess.
According to the district, enrollment has been
on the downward trend the last few years with
Tucker explaining that the kindergarten classes
are not on track with the outgoing senior classes.
As of this week, the district's kindergarten class
totals 189 students. The 12th grade class has 209
students.
School district receive money for each student
that attends school. The numbers are tracked
through the Average Daily Membership (ADM)
which tracks the daily average enrollment in a
district. That number, weighted, for South Lane
is 3,357.
The remainder of the general fund is made up
of local revenue including property tax and fed-
eral allotments. Local revenue for South Lane is
expected to be just over $7 million. Federal allot-
ments are still up in the air.
"We think they'll be a decrease based on what
we're hearing come out of the federal govern-
ment," Tucker said. "I'm not holding my breath at
the federal level," he added later in the meeting.
South Lane has had budget issues in the past
including last year when the district joined others
across the state to call for more money from the you're spending $30,000 on a 20-year-old bus and
"For every day of school in South Lane, it costs
legislature. The education package that was even- the transmission starts having problems and the $90,000," Tucker said. "So, this doesn't include
tually passed came in at $8.2 billion but was short engine and the axle. It wasn't cost effective," he cut days, this is a full calendar."
of the $8.4 billion schools had asked for. The state said.
The fi nal budget is expected to be presented
legislature follows a two-year budget cycle.
The district is also approximately three years to the school board and budget committee next
The district also has to take into account behind on its textbook adoption cycle and contin- month.
longterm projects including the effort to update ues to work on projects funded by a $35 million
"Our hope is that between now and May 14,
its fl eet of buses that must be completed by 2025. bond passed in 2016. The new Harrison Elemen- we'll get some fi nal numbers and have some staff-
The Department of Environmental Quality is tary School is the largest bond project coming in ing changes as people decide whether they're re-
overseeing the governmental mandate that gov- at nearly $24 million and has a lasting effect on tiring or going somewhere else and we'll present
erns emissions standards. South Lane School the budget with additional custodial staff budget- a budget that refl ects those revenues and expendi-
District currently has 21 buses out of its 41-bus ed for the facility which is considerably larger tures," Tucker said. "In others words, a balanced
fl eet that do not meet those standards and must than the current Harrison school.
budget."
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The current budget estima-
budgeted for three new buses in the 2018-2019 tions take into account that no
school year. Any buses that do not meet the new days have been cut from the cal-
standards by 2025 will be red-lined and taken out endar. Last year, the district cut
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