COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • AUGUST 22, 2018 •
Pet tips
‘N’ tales
Different type of ‘beer run’ at Bohemia Park
By Zach Silva
zsilva@cgsentinel.com
Saturday’s run was not
your typical road race.
As part of the weekend
“Animal House” celebra-
tion, the local running
group Run CG Run or-
ganized the Brew Rush: a
beer mile taking place at
Bohemia Park.
The beer mile is a race
that consists of drinking
a 12-oz. beer before each
quarter mile. The race has
specific set of rules — in-
cluding “competitors who
vomit before they finish
the race must complete one
penalty lap at the end of
the race” and the beer has
to have an alcohol content
of over 5 percent — and a
decorated history includ-
ing the fastest recorded
time being 4:31.
Runner Miriam Udose-
nata, who doesn’t like beer,
brought the race to town
seeing that it seemed to go
ZACH SILVA/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
with the theme of “Animal
Participants in last weekend's "Animal House" inspired Brew Rush beer mile run take in
House.”
some fluids during a quarter-mile break.
“I thought it would be
a fun way of getting some ing four beers as fast as nata helped oversee the my legs were feeling kind
maybe people who don’t possible while running — race and provide runners of good but then in the last,
train in running as much it’s kind of just an obvious with their beer of choice. what is that, like sixteenth
Racers got to choose from of a mile or so, my stomach
involved with the running fit,” she said.
While she did not com- three local beers — Blue wasn’t too happy. My legs
community here. And then
college, toga party, drink- pete in the event, Udose- Pool Pilsner, Hazy Rock were fine, but the rest of
IPA and Descender IPA me wasn’t there anymore,”
— that were donated from he said. “After you kind of
London School Reunion
local breweries.
get rid of that volume of
August 25, 2018
Twenty-three runners beer, you know, you’re in
10am-2pm
competed in five different better shape.”
heats of the race starting
Lamothe was instructed
At London School
at 2:30 p.m. on Satur- to complete a penalty lap.
London School is inviting all current and former
day. Groups of spectators
The top performer of
students, staff and volunteers to come and reconnect
looked on as the runners the day was Michael Estis
with friends on Aug. 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the
tried to find the best way who finished with a time
London School Reunion.
to tackle the event.
of 8:55.
Help us get the word out to your siblings, parents,
“Basically, I just wanted
“I enjoy running and
neighbors, friends and classmates by sending an email,
to take it easy, probably I like drinking beer, it
note, letter, or making a phone call to let others know.
We’d like to see as many as possible at this year’s
not run too much and just sounded fun to me,” said
London School All Grades Reunion.
pace myself. You try to get Estis who credited some of
There will be a food cart available for purchasing
a good time on your lap his success to his days play-
hamburgers, hotdogs, etc. Attendees are welcome to
but then just chugging the ing rugby. While Estis not-
bring a picnic lunch as well.
beer after the second one ed that he would be eager
Coffee, tea and lemonade will be provided. (No
gets really, really difficult,” to compete in a event like
alcohol or tobacco allowed). Dessert provided.
said Eduardo Lamothe this again, this was not the
Remember to bring your own chair and any
memorabilia you may have from London School
who was one of the first consensus from the com-
including pictures, T-shirts, sweatshirts, etc.
competitors of the day. petitors.
For more information or to update your contact
“No strategy, basically,
“At the end of the day we
information, or to RSVP contact Deb Wiskow
you just try to wing it.”
gave money to an organi-
541-942-7612 or gramma4madisen@yahoo.com
In the final lap, Lamothe zation that supports kid’s
was feeling good, until, running in the communi-
suddenly, he wasn’t.
ty,” said racer Linzy Jones.
“I spent a decent amount “Next time we’re just going
of time drinking my beer so to write them a check.”
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By Mary Ellen
“Angel Scribe”
My cat is a dog!
Z
ina’s cat, Arwen’s, namesake is Arwen Evenstar,
after the half-elf in Tolkien’s “The Lord of the
Rings” because of the kitten’s huge elf-like ears.
Her mystical kitty has magically singled-pawedly dis-
pelled myths that cats are: aloof, like to be up high, don’t
play fetch and refuse to come when called.
“Most cats love being up high,” explains Zina, “Not
Arwen! Instead she purr-furs laying on the floor dozing
by our hedgehog’s heat lamp. She is not independent ei-
ther! She follows me everywhere, demanding attention
and she meows nonstop, until I give her some or pick
her up.
She thinks she is my dog and her most dog-like fea-
ture is that she plays fetch! Well, sort of! Arwen will
chase a tossed toy, pick it up in her mouth, and carry
it back to me; but as soon as I reach out for the toy, she
runs off and puts her ‘prey’ in the closest shoe or basket.
As much as Arwen is similar to a dog, she’s still a cat.
She pounces on anything that moves, and will run up
to us, jump on us, and run away purr-ouldy like she has
tackled prey. Her favorite toy is her poor stuffed cat. She
beats it up in ‘their’ fights and always thinks she is the
winner.
My cat is crazy! She licks the rims of my parents’ wine
glasses, and then tries to lick in-side! We don't let her
drink any though. She also runs laps on our couch for
her and our entertainment.
Her all-time favorite thing is going outside. She is
only allowed outside with supervision where she loves
hunting bugs, squirrels, chases birds and pine cones and
Eleven year old Zina loves her Burmese kitten, Arwen,
who “acts more like a dog than a cat!”
attempts climbing trees.
Sometimes when I try to pick her up to take her back
inside, she runs away. Fortunately, we trained Arwen
like a dog to come when we ring a bell or shake a bag
of treats. She is an occasional troublemaker; but she is
the cutest, snuggliest, loving, most purr-fect cat I could
ever wish for.”
TIPS:
Raise a fun kitten into a happy cat. Never roughly rub
a cat’s belly, especially when it is on its back. This type
of wrestling is not "fun" for a cat. It makes them feel
defensive and vulnerable and teaches them to play ag-
gressively. You are teaching them that playing with you
is not fun and that your hand is an attack toy which will
make future grooming difficult.
Yes! Cats get bored just like we do. Their favorite ac-
tivity and stress release is hunting and chasing a toy at
the end of a fishing line like the Da Bird. Cats instincts
are geared towards stocking, pouncing and biting into
their prey. When a cat “captures” the Da Bird feathers
or mouse on a string let them sink their teeth into it as a
reward. Do not pull the toy out of their mouth, this can
pop out or break their teeth.
Jumping from cats to horses, Pet Tips ‘n’ Tales big-
gest fan, 95-year old Bea recalls her neighbor, Grandpa
Rucher, “who went everywhere in his horse and buggy.”
She was five years old he decided to buy a Model T car
so he built a garage.
“In those days, they did not have driver’s licenses or
lessons, so the car dealer would give you a brief demon-
stration on how to handle the new fangled thing,” said
Bea.
“Well, I watched him proudly drive by our house,
waving, then turn and go towards his new garage. As
he approached it, Grandpa R. stood up, still holding the
driver’s wheel shouting, ‘Whoa! Whoa!’ but that darn
car never stopped like his horse always did.
“He drove that car straight through the front door and
out the back wall. He kept the car, learned to use the
brakes and never again drove through the garage that
he had to mend.”
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