COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • JUNE 13, 2018 • 5
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Vandalism targets Main Street business
Pet tips
‘N’ tales
By Mary Ellen
“Angel Scribe”
A “Mini”-ture dog
“Dogs do speak, but only to those who know
how to listen.”
— Orhan Pamuk
ZACH SILVA/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
Al Laskey, co-owner of Wolfclan Armory, cleans up broken glass following an act of vandalism that occured Monday
night, during which three windows were suspectedly broken by a a woman from the Portland area.
call us haters but this is the only real
hate I’ve seen,” he said.
Th e business has drawn attention
since moving from Creswell to Main
Street earlier this year. Th e Laskey’s
son, Jacob, served an 11-year prison
sentence for a hate crime aft er being
convicted of throwing swastika-em-
blazoned rocks through the window
of a Eugene synagogue.
In January of this year, he was ar-
rested again in connection with a
stabbing in Creswell.
Th e Eugene Weekly fi rst reported
that Jacob was photographed with
members of American Front, a group
recognized by the Southern Poverty
Law Center, a group with roots in the
Civil Rights Movement that is tasked
with tracking hate groups around the
country.
A Facebook profi le for the Wolf-
clan Armory showed posts that ques-
By Caitlyn May & Zach Silva
cmay@cgsentinel.com and zsilva@cgsentinel.com
Just aft er 5 p.m. on Monday, June
11, Wolfclan Armory was vandalized
when three windows were broken on
the storefront.
Cottage Grove Police Chief Scott
Shepherd identifi ed the suspect as
31-year-old Laura Rose and noted
Rose had a Portland address but did
not indicate a motive.
“She used a fl agpole to break the
windows and then walked a short dis-
tance and sat down,” Shepherd said.
Owner Jeanette Laskey said she got
a call around 5:30 p.m. that there had
been an incident at the store.
Husband Al Laskey was on scene
by 6 p.m. and told Th e Sentinel he did
not know the motive behind Rose’s
reported actions.
“I do not have a clue. People tend to
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tioned the Holocaust and stated that
Native Americans were Caucasian.
However, the Laskeys said the Face-
book page was run by their son, Jacob,
and that he did not speak for the Wolf-
clan Armory. Jeannette noted that Ja-
cob had created the page and the family
did not know how to access it.
Th e last post made to the page was
just prior to Jacob’s January arrest.
A separate Facebook page listed un-
der Jacob Albert Laskey shared the
same content and also went dark just
prior to the January arrest. However, on
May 31, the page published a post not-
ing that Wolfclan Armory would host
an opening on Main Street on June 1
of this year and listed business hours.
It was posted on the page by Jeanette
Laskey.
No motive for the incident was re-
ported as of Th e Sentinel's Monday
night deadline.
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As an only child, Ellen confesses to speaking "dog language"
so she could pour her heart out to her dog, who patiently
listened to her stories and dreams.
Years later, when she and her husband, Warren, lived in
South Africa, they had two Yorkshire Terriers, Kenny and his
blind brother, Bengy.
One day, she heard frantic barking outside alerting her to
Bengy who had helplessly fallen into their pool. Kenny was
running alongside him on the pool's deck, guiding his sight-
less brother towards the steps, barking encouragement while
"calling" her.
"He saved his brother's life!" proudly said Ellen.
Aft er the brothers passing, Ellen and Warren realized that
they needed more exercise, emotional companionship and
a dog's protection. Th ey wanted an older one who was light
weight enough to fi t into a carrier for bus, ferry and plane
trips.
"Mimi, a Chihuahua, is from an Oregon rescue group that
we adopted in Canada because she is the paw-fect size, weight,
and age," said Ellen. "We have three sons, so the paws-pect of
purr-chassing a female dog's pink outfi ts was irresistible."
Mimi is now 12 years old and has proven to be exactly what
the couple hoped — a "Mimi"-ture dog. She warns people
she feels are unsafe from coming near them, walks her pet
parents three times a day, wears cute outfi ts, and rides public
transportation.
"People are charmed by Mimi," said Ellen. "Her backpack
carrier has a harness latch so she can sit, look out the ‘win-
dow' and receive love from curious passengers. When we are
tired, we place the backpack on the ground and it rolls like a
suitcase."
Warren and Ellen’s life is richer because of one “Mim-
i”-ture dog.
Mimi fl ew to Atlanta and charmed her parent's family un-
til, "Th e Accident!". One day, she searched the large home for
her "pee pad." She innocently chose expensive wall to wall
carpeting instead. Now, she is banned from visiting which is
OK since she is not thrilled with fl ying.
"Th e animal shelter explained that her sweet face was
scared from attacks by big dogs!" explained Ellen. "She's been
attacked twice since — by cats! When we were out walking,
two cats bigger than her dashed out from their yards; so we
elected not to go past their homes anymore. Mimi learned
that the most sensible action is pretending that cats are invis-
ible and carrying on her walk.
When Mimi wears her favorite pink outfi t she walks with
the cutest swagger. She holds her head high and her walk has
a bit of a wiggle resembling a beautiful lady wearing a stun-
ning garment. Everyone smiles upon seeing her.
"Mimi is paw-fi cient in English. When I am tired and need
to sit and rest or that we should walk home, she spins around
and sometimes makes me sprint home," said Ellen. "Mimi
would paw-fur that we purr-chase a car. She's known to jump
into an open door, surprising a driver as they off -load parcels
or are cleaning the inside. If we do get a vehicle, she has her
mind set on riding beside the driver.
"When someone pats her, we ask her to sit, give them a
high fi ve, and speak. It totally charms her admirer, but she's
shamelessly doing it for a treat. She feels compelled to bark
when a dog on TV barks — politely answering them back,"
Ellen con tinued. "Best of all, I love our dog's cuddles and
kisses. When she lies with me, she rests one paw over my arm
or leg indicating her love. I am so glad that Mimi is mine!"
TIPS:
Mimi loves bits of carrot, chicken, fi sh and banana, but
not all together. Her favorite food is apple. "I can no longer
have an apple to myself," exclaims Ellen. "She can be snoozing
at one end of the apartment and I in the other, and when I
bite into the apple she wakes and zooms in and demands her
share. Th e entire time shaming me with her pleading eyes."
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