COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2019 | 5A
Pet Tips
‘n’ Tales
Betty Kaiser’s Chatter Box:
An update in her own words
Betty Kaiser
(Editor’s note: Many
readers of our long-running
columnist Betty Kaiser, who
contributes “Chatterbox” and
“Cook’s Corner,” have been
asking about her condition around a wound cleansing
and for an update following a machine that weighs a ton
and I have to go into the
dog attack on March 30.)
hospital every other day to
“I had surgery to cleanse have the wound cleaned and
and wrap a wound on March dressings changed.
Ugh and ouch!
31. It is very large, so I am
now facing skin graft sur-
Many thanks for an out-
gery (after the wound settles pouring of care and concern
from so many people. I am
down).
In the meantime, I carry humbled and most grateful.”
Like all of us at The Senti-
nel, please keep your prayers,
best thoughts and wishes
with Betty in the weeks and
months ahead.
By Mary Ellen
“Angel Scribe”
I Love My Dog, I Want a Cat!
Contact Betty Kaiser’s Chat-
terbox at 942-1317 or email
bchatty@bettykaiser.com
Desserts for Dinner event to
benefi t local homeless families
Catholic
Community
Services has served Eugene
and Springfi eld for over 66
years as a partner with Food
for Lane County and has
been serving over 30,000
people a year with a variety
of essential services.
To fi ll the specifi c need
of supporting homeless
families, G Sreet Oasis was
established as a collabora-
tive area project providing
homeless families with chil-
dren priority access to a co-
ordinated set of services.
Dessert for Dinner will
benefi t the G Street Oasis
Program, providing vital
funds for the provision
of wrap-around services
designed to guide client
families on a path toward
shelter,
stability
and
independence.
Th is fun-fi lled evening
will feature a dessert
competition among seven
local bakeries vying for the
fi rst-ever “Mayor’s Cup”
to be presented by Mayor
Christine Lundberg of
Springfi eld.
Additional
food,
beverages, prizes, and
entertainment will also be
available.
Th e benefi t will take place
Friday, April 26, from 5:30
to 7:30 p.m. at the Bob Keef-
er Center, 250 S. 32nd St. in
Springfi eld.
Tickets are $25 per per-
son in advance and can be
purchased at www.ccscl.org
under “Events.”
Tables can be sponsored
for $400.
For more information,
visit www.dessertfor
dinnerspringfi eld.com
LORANE NEWS
Contributed by
Lil Thomposon
for The Sentinel
• Lorane Grange decided,
after much discussion, not
to have dinner and bingo
in April. Unfortunately, not
enough members were go-
ing to be available to work.
The Grange will resume in
the fall. For all those bingo
fans, Applegate Elementary
Boosters is having a bingo
evening on Friday, April 26,
in the school gym. There
will be another bingo night
in May. Come have fun and
support the students.
• This Sunday, April 14,
Lorane Christian Church is
hosting the Living Last Sup-
per at 11 a.m. All are wel-
come to come. Prepare to
be emotionally moved and
inspired.
• The Eugene Emeralds
will visit Applegate Elemen-
tary on Wednesday, April 17.
They will help kick off the
Home Run Reading Chal-
lenge. In addition, Smokey
Bear will visit the first grade
to discuss fire safety on April
22.
• Mark your calendars for
the annual Kindergarten
Roundup on Thursday, May
7, beginning at 3:15 p.m.
Come meet the teacher and
visit the classroom. Kinder-
garten is a full-day program,
five days a week. Call 541-
935-3100 for more informa-
tion.
• The high school office
revamping project is almost
completed. Come by and see
the new look and updated
safety and security for the
front of the school.
• It was another great Tal-
ent Show and Grange Open
House at Lorane Grange Sun-
day afternoon. Thirty-three
audience members enjoyed
four talented entertainers:
Long-time Lorane entertain-
ers Kyle and Jim; six-year-
old banjo freestyle dance;
amazing nearly-six-year-old
Jillian McGladrey singing,
with her dad accompanying
her on guitar; and fantastic
Crow High School junior
Cooper Morris. Little Banjo
had her artwork displayed in
the kitchen. A special thank
you to Barbara Dare as em-
cee. Outstanding Commu-
nity Service Awards were
presented by the Grange to
several very deserving peo-
ple: Jim and Pat Edwards,
Tara Wigle, Larry and Donna
Moore, Heidi Langstraat, and
Josie Skeers. All have given
so much to our community.
Pat and Jim have decades of
giving to our community and
schools in the district. Thank
you to all who came. See ev-
eryone next year — bring
your talent!
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MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE AFFORDABLY
Lexie and her Korean three-year-old toy poodle are
both “bilingual!”
L
exie is a busy 17-year-old teenager with a heart of
gold. She loves all animals, domestic and wild. She
was born in South Korea where she volunteered as a
dog walker at a pet shelter.
She has the gift of tenacity and purr-severance. “Having a
dog or a cat was always a dream of mine. So, every Christ-
mas and birthday, I gave my parents a long letter listing
good reasons why we should adopt a cat or a dog,” said
Lexie.
While in Korea, Lexie found someone on a pet rescue
website trying to fi nd homes for four puppies. Her family
went over “just to take a look.” Th e smallest of the bark-ba-
bies approached her.
“He was so soft , little, light and delicate, and it was love
at fi rst sight for us both,” said Lexie. “We named him Dana
(Dan-Ah) which is usually a female name; but in Korean it
means ‘delicate, elegant and graceful’ and he is so smart. He
knows each family member. When I ask, ‘Where’s mom?’
he looks at mom and runs towards her. When my mom
asks him, ‘Where’s big sister?’ he looks at me and comes
to me. He is curious too. When I’m changing, he comes to
check whether I’m changing for a walk and gives me ‘the
look’ as if to say, ‘So are we going out or what?’”
Dana doesn’t care what country he lives in, he loves ev-
eryone, said Lexi. When strangers approach him and his
family out walking and they say, “How cute” he is, Dana
dances in happy circles of joy.
On the “bilingual” aspect of training a dog a new lan-
guage, Lexie admits, “Whenever we ask him to do tricks,
he sometimes gets too excited and does extra tricks not re-
quested or sits down, lies down or goes to his house,” she
said. “He brings us so much joy and laughter. When he asks
with his little bark and pleading eyes for me to lift him up
on my bed, he melts my heart. He then curls up next to me
for a nap.”
Lexie said that whenever she’s stressed from high school,
exams, anxious or mad, she knows that Dana will always
be there for her.
“He calms me down by curling up next to me and lets me
pet him. He makes my family happy, and for that reason, I
love him so much,” said Lexie.
When Lexie and her family moved to the North Amer-
ican continent, she ventured into new territory and began
volunteering as a cat companion at a shelter near her home.
Th is involves petting and socializing with cats, not a tough
job at all!
“Pet shelters are amazing places where dogs, cats and
many animals can fi nd a new life,” said Lexie. “Even though
I have a dog, I still love the idea of caring for animals who
don’t have a home. I love cats and, as a cat companion at
the humane shelter, I am trying to convince my mom that
we need a cat. Th ere are so many homeless-beautiful-sweet
cats that melt my heart. I’m trying to educate her to this
fact by also having her volunteer as a cat companion.”
Th is way, Lexie’s mom can “meet” the cats in purrs-on
and understand their need to fi nd homes. Who knows?
Maybe she will fall in love with one. Keep your paws
crossed that one day soon Dana will have a sibling.
TIPS:
“We give Dana vegetables and fruits for his treats,” said
Lexie. “We feel they are healthier for him than store bought
treats. And he loves apples, potatoes, pumpkins and sweet
potatoes, which are all healthy for dogs and us!”
You can begin volunteering at most pet shelters at any age.
Th e animals love seeing you, children learn compassion,
and the elderly are taking the “lonesome” out of someone’s
day — and theirs!
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