COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • MARCH 13, 2019 • 5A
CG Historical Society to present history of Lurch Brothers
Early business owners, be-
lieved to be the first to move
from the west side to the east-
side establishing our current
main street, the Lurch brothers
have a significant and trouble-
some history in Cottage Grove.
The Cottage Grove Historical
Society’s March presentation
will provide a look at the Lurch
Family, its businesses and roles
in Cottage Grove history. Pre-
sented by the current owner
of Ben Lurch’s home, Gerald
Santana, this peek into Cottage
Grove’s past is certain to en-
gage the detectives in everyone
as they learn about early busi-
nesses, mysterious fires, a trial,
a conviction and some unan-
swered questions.
This presentation is part of
the Cottage Grove Historical
Society’s monthly series fea-
turing local historical topics.
Presentations take place the
third Saturday of each month
and the public is encouraged to
attend. There is no charge, but
donations are always welcome.
Pet Tips
‘n’ Tales
This free presentation takes
place at the Cottage Grove
Community Center, 700 Gibbs
Street, beginning at 10 a.m. on
Saturday, March 16.
Coffee and refreshments will
be available.
By Mary Ellen
“Angel Scribe”
Submitted Report
Gabbing 'Gabby':
A Sandy Dog!
A
ccording to the dictionary, Gabby means a “Chatty Cathy”
who talks rapidly. But Golden Retriever Gabby’s name is
the abbreviation for the Angel Gabriel. To be honest, the
verb Gabby (“to talk incessantly”) also fits her.
I first heard the “loud angel” before arriving at the beach. She
was focused like a pirate furr-vently digging for buried treasure in
the sand, barking insistently with wild abandonment, calling to
others to come and see her find. All you would find was a big hole,
with a beautiful white Retriever happily digging to the earth’s cen-
ter.
She placed a bright green tennis ball at the top of the hole then
began digging. The ball rolled into the hole as she dug deeper and
deeper, sand flying out behind her and spraying everyone.
Curious dogs approached and looked into the hole, thinking
COURTESY PHOTO
The Lurch Famiy residence in a photo taken in the early days of Cottage Grove.
Applications for Board of Directors
Applications
for Board of Directors
(Central & Row River Districts)
The term of office for one director in the Row River District on Lane Electric’s board
The term of office for one director in the Central District
– Jack
Billings
– and
one
director
in the
Row River
District
A committee
of Lane
Electric
members
is accepting
applications
from members
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interest in their –
communities
feel a civic responsibility
their neighbors.
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on Lane and Electric’s
board of to directors
will
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May 28,
2019.
incumbent
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re- to the
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election. The Nominating Committee is accepting applications
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Electric
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officer
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or private
for basic
those
The committee
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strong
slate of
corporation. Their
will include setting
policy,
approving budgets,
candidates
that primary
will duties
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to the
members
for May’s
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committed to learning, being fully engaged, and monitoring the operations of the
Directors are elected to three-year terms and must live in
Electric
in being considered
as candidates
by the duties
the Lane
district
in members
which interested
they apply.
Directors’
primary
nominating
committee
should contact
Lane Electric
at 541-484-1151
and ask with
for Brenda
include
setting
policy,
approving
budgets,
working
Everts to request an application packet. Information regarding eligibility, director duties,
the
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and time committment are available at www.laneelectric.com.
cooperative.
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787 www.laneelectric.com.
Bailey Hill Road / PO Box 21410
OR 97402-0407
Applications must Eugene,
be signed
and delivered to Lane
541-484-1151
Electric’s office no later than 1 p.m. on March 14, 2019.
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Oregon Community Trees grant
to help celebrate Cottage Grove
25 years as a ‘Tree City’
Oregon Community Trees is
helping Cottage Grove mark its
25th year as a Tree City USA with a
reusable banner drawing attention
to the city’s Arbor Week celebra-
tion, planned for Saturday, April
20.
Cottage Grove Tree Board
Member Eric Mongan said the
event will provide an opportunity
for residents to help plant trees and
set a commemorative plaque in
Coiner Park. “Local nurseries, tree
service providers and master gar-
deners will be on hand along with
the Mayor to help explain proper
planting techniques and mainte-
nance tips,” said Mongan.
“The event will also help us kick
off a citywide street tree inventory
project,” Mongan added. “That in-
ventory will lay the groundwork
for a review of our approved street
tree list and help the city prepare
for invasive tree-killing diseases
and pests, such as the emerald ash
borer.”
Grants Committee Chair Mor-
gan Holen said Oregon Commu-
nity Trees promotes healthy urban
and community forests. “We assist
community groups, local govern-
ments and schools throughout
the state with expertise and grants
that support leadership, education,
awareness and advocacy for urban
and community forestry,” Holen
said.
This year eight cities in Oregon
are receiving a combined total of
more than $3,600 in grants from
Oregon Community Trees. One
criteria for receiving an Arbor
Week grant is being a Tree City
USA, a status Corvallis has held for
a quarter century.
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Gabby, sitting up front, introduces you to her parents Jain
and Bob and her cousin Amber. The dogs act like any seven-
year-olds at the beach! They go wild!
there must be a bucket of treats at the bottom given the digger’s
enthusiasm. Some dog friends jumped in, barking and digging
tail-to-tail with Gabby.
Meanwhile her dad, Bob, sat on a bench watching and keep-
ing busy handing treats out to other dogs; he’s officially known as
“Bob, the treat man!”
Bob packs four pockets with kibble treats and all the dogs at the
dog park know it. On this day, he looked like the Pied Piper with
no less than six eager dogs around his feet.
“I check with owners to make sure their dog doesn’t have aller-
gies,” said Bob. “I’ve met so many dogs and their parents over the
years. The dogs politely take their turns and wait patiently. I hold
up a treat, call them by name and they step forward. Now, some
dogs look for my car and come running when they see me arrive
and wait for their treat. Their joy makes my trip to the dog park
more meaningful.”
Bob, an avid tennis player for 40 years, knows about the “used
ball box.” Last week, he collected and tossed out 500 neon-green
tennis balls for the dogs. The dogs and their parents love this re-
cycled treat.
It is a good thing that Bob is a human ball-vending machine
because of Gabby’s penchant for balls. When he tosses her a ball,
she chases it, carries it halfway back, and then won’t give it to
him. The only way she will let it go is for Bob to have a pocket full
of tennis balls.
He tossed a second ball and she dropped the first, taking off
after the new ball.
“When I am tossing out recycled balls, Gabby and her cousin
dog, Amber, operate like a furry-relay team. After Gabby retrieves
the balls, she drops them halfway back, so Amber picks them up
and brings them the rest of the way back to me” said Bob. “This
can go on for the entire box of balls.”
Gabby has Bob trained; she won’t come in from the backyard
until he gives her a treat, sitting patiently and waiting for him to
“get the message” until he shows her a treat in his hand.
It’s the same for going outside: He has to toss a treat into the
backyard for her to run out. It did not take her long to train Bob;
he loves dogs and Gabby is stubborn — she knows how to wrap
Bob around her paws.
However, there is one exception to her “treat” rule. When she
hears Bob taking his meds, she knows it is time for her doggy
vitamin. Her reaction? She snuffles out a “hmmmff ” noise, turns
and walks away as quickly as she does when the vacuum roars up.
TIPS:
“Dogs are intelligent and should earn their treats,” said Bob. “I
tell a dog to sit, then wait, and hold the treat in front of their nose,
not over their head. They wait until I say, ‘Okay, take it.’ I do this
for all the dogs at the park and they learn quickly. Also, Gabby
rebels at being brushed with a wire brush. It hurts her skin. When
I use my wife’s plastic brush, Gabby lets me brush her until my
arm falls off ... or my wife walks in the room!”
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