8A | WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 2019 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
Humane Society offers tips for pet safety as hot weather approaches
As the weather gets warmer,
Greenhill Humane Society has
some important tips to share on
keeping pets safe. Please remem-
ber:
• Leave pets at home when run-
ning errands. Leaving your ani-
mal in a parked car, even for just a
few minutes can easily cause heat
stroke or brain damage. A car’s in-
terior temperature can increase in
minutes, even with the windows
slightly open. Dogs are especially
vulnerable to heat stress because
they do not sweat in the way that
humans do; they release body heat
by panting.
• Oregon’s “Good Samaritan” law
(dogs / kids in hot cars) states the
following:
1) Anyone — not just law en-
forcement — may enter a motor
vehicle, “by force or otherwise,” to
remove an unattended child or do-
mestic animal without fear of crim-
inal or civil liability, as long as cer-
tain requirements are met. To fulfill
these requirements, a person must:
a) Have a reasonable belief that
the animal or child is in imminent
danger of suffering harm;
b) Notify law enforcement or
emergency services either before or
soon after entering the vehicle;
c) Use only the minimum force
necessary to enter the vehicle; and
d) Stay with the animal or child
until law enforcement, emergency
services, or the owner or operator
of the vehicle arrives.
• Keep pets inside during the
heat of the day; do not leave them
outside unattended.
• Make sure pets have access to
water bowls full of cool, fresh water.
• When pets are outside, be sure
there are shaded areas for them to
rest in and invest in a misting hose
or kiddie pool for a cool place for
your pets to play.
To learn more about Greenhill or
tips on keeping your pet safe in hot
weather, visit www.green-hill.org.
Show sensitivity for combat vets, others with PTSD this July Fourth
For combat veterans and others
with Post Traumatic Stress Disor-
der, explosions and fiery displays
during the July Fourth holiday
can ramp up anxiety and bring
back traumatic memories of gun-
fire, bombs and terror.
City or community firework
shows aren’t usually the problem
— they’re scheduled and adver-
tised well in advance, giving those
who might be affected time to
plan accordingly.
But fireworks set off random-
ly can be the worst triggers for
PTSD. PeaceHealth Medical
Group psychologist Steve Rol-
nick, Ph.D., encourages the public
to be sensitive to their neighbors
and keep the really loud stuff to a
minimum.
Veterans themselves can take
steps to prepare and cope over the
holiday, he added. For example,
he said, it’s OK to ask your neigh-
bors if and when they plan to set
off fireworks, so you can be better
prepared.
“Your neighbors may have no
idea that the activity could cause
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keeping security detail on
payroll.
“The county was paying
in excess of $200,000 a year
to have people out here,”
Buckwald said, adding
that his relationship with
the land was a good selling
point. “Because I’ve always
been affiliated with this
camp, it was a very good
fit.”
In October last year,
the county transferred the
property to Legacy Veter-
ans for just $1 and the 105-
acre plot was named Camp
Alma at the dedication cer-
emony, in homage to Alma
Johnson, the first female
settler to the area.
After so many years of
sitting unattended, howev-
er, volunteers soon found
how much work needed to
be done.
“Every roof out here
leaked,” Buckwald said.
Black mold had festered
everywhere in a dormi-
tory building, briars had
free reign of the land, the
greenhouses had collapsed
and there was no water –
but plenty of flood damage.
“You open things up and
it’s like Pandora’s Box,” said
Buckwald.
Veterans Legacy’s first
$10,000 went to getting
wells up and running, fix-
ing water leaks coming
you distress, and would almost
certainly want to avoid that,” he
said.
A yard sign is another option.
In 2017, the nonprofit organiza-
tion Military with PTSD created
lawn signs that read “Combat Vet-
eran Lives Here. Please be Cour-
teous with fireworks.” They can be
ordered free through the group’s
from reservoirs and replac-
ing water heaters. Since
then, innumerable other
details have slowly been
chipped away by improve-
ment efforts and countless
hours of volunteer work
invested into the project.
Moving at precisely the
speed of volunteerism,
work parties have provid-
ed bumps of productivity,
but it remains an ongoing
process.
“It’s difficult. It takes
time,” said Buckwald. “I’d
say we’re close to 80 per-
cent right now.”
When the doors do
open, the first five veteran
residents will help to estab-
lish a strong foothold for
the camp as a legitimate
therapeutic operation.
“We wanted to focus on
PTSD, but we’re not going
to be able to start like that,
so we’re going to focus on
veterans that are home-
less that want to come out
here and build upon our
community to reinvent
themselves through agri-
cultural therapy, through
reconstruction
skills,”
Buckwald said.
With a strong start,
doors will also open for the
camp to apply for state or
federal grant funding.
While Veterans Legacy is
committed to helping Lane
County veterans, Camp
Alma’s legitimacy and ef-
fectiveness in part relies
on a discerning intake pro-
website at www.militarywithptsd.
org or purchased online from
Amazon and other retailers.
“If symptoms persist or worsen,
don’t hesitate to seek help from a
provider who offers trauma-fo-
cused therapy — and if you’re in
crisis, contact local crisis stabi-
lization services of the Veterans
Crisis Line at 800-273-8255.
cess.
“This isn’t a crisis cen-
ter,” said Buckwald. “When
you come out here, you
can’t be withdrawing from
drugs or alcohol.”
Buckwald also empha-
sized that to be admitted,
applicants have to show
real interest in improving
their lives.
“When the veteran
comes out, they have to
acknowledge that there is
a problem. And when you
come out here, you’re go-
ing to work on that prob-
lem,” he said. “This isn’t an
escape by any means.”
Treatment is expected
to be highly individual-
ized, with residency lasting
anywhere from months to
years. In the end, howev-
er, the executive director
stresses that reintegration
must be maintained as a
constant goal.
“This is a hand up, not a
hand out,” Buckwald said.
Though there remains
much to be done in terms
of improvements, Buck-
wald, by his own admis-
sion, comes across as
something of a visionary
when talking about the
camp’s future.
Among upcoming proj-
ects, Buckwald is intent on
the camp making and sell-
ing its own tobasco sauce,
erecting metal, autobody
and paint shops, installing
a windmill, building sports
fields, setting up end-of-
life care and constructing
an amphitheater down by
the Siuslaw River.
Plans are even in mo-
tion to obtain a fire truck,
opening the possibility for
first responder classes.
And, while broadband is
prohibitively expensive for
the time being, Buckwald
hopes to eventually bring
in telepsychiatry, telehealth
and higher education
through online courses.
“I think we only lim-
it ourselves by our own
imagination,” he said. “I
think there are lot of dif-
ferent things that we can
do out here. And if nothing
else, at the end of the day
we can provide hope that
tomorrow is going to be a
better day.”
While Buckwald’s pas-
sion for the project is a
force of momentum unto
itself, Veterans Legacy is
still looking for help.
On July 6, the nonprofit
will host a volunteer work
party at the camp which
aims to tackle many of the
core improvement needs of
the site including garden-
ing and carpentry. Thus,
a wide range of skills and
skill levels is welcomed.
The work party will run
from 9 a.m to 2 p.m. and
lunch will be provided.
For more information,
visit the Veterans Legacy
website at veteranslegacy-
oregon.org.
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