COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2019 | 5A
PeaceHealth Chief Administrator receives national recognition
Pet Tips
‘n’ Tales
Tim Herrmann was among 70 critical access hospital leaders to be recognized
Tim Herrmann, Peace-
Health Cottage Grove
Community Medical Cen-
ter chief administrative
officer, recently received
national recognition for
his leadership for the fifth
year in a row.
Herrmann was among
70 leaders of critical ac-
cess hospitals nationwide
recognized for strong
records on safety and
quality, according to
Becker’s Healthcare, a na-
tionally respected source
of healthcare business
news and information.
“I am humbled by this
honor, which really is a
recognition of our care-
givers and their commit-
ment to PeaceHealth’s
Mission and practicing
responsible stewardship,”
Tim Herrmann
Herrmann said. “I am
grateful to work with such
a dedicated and talented
team.”
Under
Herrmann’s
leadership, Cottage Grove
Community Medical Cen-
ter repeatedly has received
national recognition for
excellence in care delivery
and patient satisfaction.
Cottage Grove was the
only medical center in
Oregon to be a finalist for
the Premier, Inc. QUEST
Award for High-Value
Healthcare in 2019.
In addition, the hospi-
tal received the Premier
Supply Chain Excellence
Award for superior supply
expense performance in
2019.
Becker’s Healthcare also
selected Cottage Grove as
one of the “67 Critical Ac-
cess Hospitals to Know” in
2019. Cottage Grove has
been featured on this list
for five years running.
Over his career at
PeaceHealth, Herrmann
has held a series of execu-
tive positions. He became
trauma program coordi-
nator of PeaceHealth Sa-
cred Heart Medical Cen-
ter in Eugene in 1988. He
was promoted to admin-
istrator and then to chief
administrative
officer
of PeaceHealth Cottage
Grove Community Medi-
cal Center in 2014.
Herrmann is the found-
ing member and first pres-
ident of the Oregon Rural
Health Quality Network,
an organization providing
quality training and care
coordination to rural and
community hospitals and
healthcare providers.
Before he joined Peace-
Health, Herrmann was
a staff nurse and trauma
program coordinator at
Queen’s Medical Center,
based in Honolulu.
By Mary Ellen
“Angel Scribe”
A ‘Buddy’ for life
Opal Center, CG Cinema Guild to host 16mm film fest
The Opal Center and
Cottage Grove Cinema
Guild will be hosting an-
other inspiring evening of
“Cheap Thrills,” a compi-
lation of saucy short sub-
jects, cheesy cartoons and
tasty television commer-
cials on 16mm film.
The festival will be held
Saturday, July 27, at the
Opal Center (513 E. Main
St.), beginning at 7 p.m.
Featured film shorts will
include: “French Lunch”
(1971), “Sunday Dinner”
(1976), “Lady Fishburne’s
Complete Guide to Bet-
ter Table Manners” (1976)
and much more.
The festival is free but
donations are welcome.
For more information,
call 541-623-0513.
OMNI Airport under new management
Hub Airport Shuttle will continue service from Eugene to surrounding areas
Hub Airport Shuttle has
announced daily trans-
portation service to and
from the Eugene Airport,
which began July 6.
The new company will
provide shared ride, door-
to-door airport shuttle
service to the Eugene/
Springfield
metropoli-
tan area as well as sur-
rounding communities,
including Cottage Grove,
Oakridge, Roseburg, Cor-
vallis, Albany, Salem and
the Central Oregon Coast.
Hub Airport Shuttle will
provide safe, comfortable
and timely rides between
the airport and home, of-
fice, hotel or any other lo-
cation.
“We are excited about
this opportunity to sup-
port the City of Eugene
and the surrounding
area with shuttle service
to and from the Eugene
Airport and throughout
the region. Our goal is
to offer the highest level
of customer service and
competitive pricing for
the community and visi-
tor experience,” said Hub
Airport Shuttle co-owners
David Penilton and Deb-
bie Carlson.
Hub Airport Shuttle’s
main office is located in
the Eugene Airport, 28801
Douglas Dr., and is open
seven days a week.
Reservations can be
made online at www.hu-
bairportshuttle.com
24
hours, in person at the
office from 7 a.m. to 12:30
a.m., or by phone at 541-
461-7959.
Discounted rates are
available to students at the
University of Oregon, Or-
egon State University and
other colleges nearby.
• Lorane community ga-
rage/yard sale is Saturday,
Aug. 3, all day. There’s still
time to sign up and have
your site on the map for
free. For more informa-
tion, contact Louise at Lo-
raneSale@yahoo.com. To
rent a table at the Grange
for $10, call Jeri Porter at
541-942-2448.
nity Potluck (formerly the
Lorane Old-timers Pot-
luck). Bring a dish to share
and come early to visit.
Doors open at 11 a.m. and
lunch starts at noon. All
are welcome, both long-
time residents and new
neighbors. It’s a great way
to meet your community.
Then, wander on down
to the Lorane Fire Hall for
the annual Volunteer Fire
Department Ice Cream
Social from 1 to 5 p.m.
Enjoy a delicious variety
of pies and ice cream, as
well as music while you
eat and visit. Take a ride
in a fire engine, dunk
someone in the dunk tank
(across the road in front of
the church) or take a ride
in a man-bucket to view
the area. The event is fun
for all ages.
LORANE NEWS
Contributed by
Lil Thompson
for The Sentinel
• Today, July 24, the
Lane County Fair opens.
It’s Grange Day, so come
by, view the Grange
booths, vote for your fa-
vorite display and enjoy
free cookies, coffee and
some water. All children
age 10 and under, bring
• It’s coming fast: All-
fruits and/or veggies all day fun in Lorane on Aug.
dressed up and get into 11. Start at Lorane Grange
the fair for free.
with the annual Commu-
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PHOTO BY GRANDPA “ANGEL SCRIBE”
Ariel and Yossa are proud to announce the adoption
of their newest family member, Buddy. The children,
Arya and little Yossa, love their new best friend. Arya,
not so much with picture taking.
W
hen my daughter’s (Ariel’s) aged shelter-rescue
passed, their family of four was awash in grief.
They had experienced the benefits of having “the perfect
family dog” and chose to bide their time looking for a
new one.
For months, they scanned www.PetFinder.com and
local rescue shelters. Then they spotted “Nacho,” a Mex-
ican Dalmatian mutt rescue who had been moved from
a Southern California shelter to an Oregon foster home
and delivered to theirs with the words, “He’s a runner.
He does not know where his home is. Keep him tied to
you for three weeks!”
Not exactly the words a mother already tied to a one-
and four-year-old human wanted to hear. Did Nacho
even speak English?
He did not tell them.
Did he like cats?
They were about to find out.
The day Nacho was led by leash into his new home
with my daughter’s family, I watched him spot one of her
four friendly cats and lunge at it like an open-mouthed
crocodile, snapping it closed like the Nestle’ chocolate
milk commercial’s dog trying to bite its head off.
It was a scary scenario, but fortunately he was tied by
his leash to his new mother; the four cats kept a safe dis-
tance after that.
The dog did not respond to the name Nacho, so as
I sat on the couch with the dog tethered to me while
Ariel purr-pared dinner, I began saying different names
like “Spotty,” “Bingo,” “Bailey,” and finally “Buddy.” It
was when I said Buddy that the dog looked interested.
At dinner, I brought up the name and the family voted
“yes” based on their feeling that, “He is going to be our
best buddy.”
Having a dog tied to you is not a picnic. At night, the
cats were kicked out of the bedroom because Buddy took
the place of honor between his new mama and papa.
Trying to cook with two hungry kids at your feet and
a dog tied to you took some planning. But it paid off
in spades. A few weeks later, my grandson announced:
“Buddy is my best friend.”
Now, in almost every photograph that Ariel texts,
Buddy is cuddled up in bed, on the couch and on the
floor with her children. Everyone looks happy and re-
laxed.
And what about the cats?
Before the first month was over, Ariel sent a photo of
Buddy peacefully sleeping with two cats on his bed. It
appears he is everyone’s best buddy because, the next
day, a photo arrived of him sleeping on the couch with
two more cats; he now knows who his family is, he is
happy and he does not run — unless it’s after a ball.
Reasons why they chose an older dog? A senior pet’s
paw-sonality is “fixed,” and this dog came house and
leash trained. He is good with — and doesn’t jump on
— young children.
Ariel’s family is in love with the rescue who traveled
hundreds of miles on his life journey to find them.
TIPS:
Deeply frustrated Janetta Overholser, president of The
Humane Society of Cottage Grove, said, “Some kind
souls saw a hugely pregnant cat crossing the road in an
area with no houses. They stopped, the kitty came right
up to them, and they brought her into the shelter. Hours
later she delivered eight kittens! If this domestic cat had a
microchip, we could be looking for her parents and then
they — not us — could look for homes for these cute
babies. Please spay or neuter and microchip your pets
so they don’t wander, get lost, starve and suffer. Thank
you to the good Samaritans for helping this new family.”
Share your fur-avorite pet memory or adventure at
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Humane Society for Neuter/Spay Assistance Program.
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