COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2020 | 5A
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First in climate change film series to screen Jan. 24
As a follow up to the
Climate Strike Event
held in Cottage Grove
on Sept. 20, participat-
ing groups organized
an educational series of
films and lectures on the
environmental
issues
facing our planet at this
critical time.
For the fourth install-
ment in this series of cli-
mate-related events, the
community is invited to
a free screening of the
“The 11th Hour” on Fri-
day, Jan. 24, beginning at
7 p.m.
The screening will be
followed by a discussion
of the film.
Along with these pre-
sentations, Climate Ac-
tion Cottage Grove, For-
est Web, and Sustainable
Cottage Grove will be
hosting a Climate Town
Hall Meeting on March
14 at the Cottage Grove
Armory for community
members and local offi-
cials to participate in a
forum on ways residents
can reach the goal of be-
ing carbon neutral by
the year 2030.
The event will include
speakers, information
tables and breakout ses-
sions to work on possi-
ble solutions.
The film “The 11th
Hour” includes contri-
butions from more than
50 politicians, scientists
and environmental ac-
tivists, including former
Soviet leader Mikhail
By Mary Ellen
“Angel Scribe”
‘Bear’ facts about Mia
Genevieve and her dog, Mia, spent two mnths camp-
ing and eluding bears.
COURTESY PHOTO
The film “The 11th Hour” is part of a four-film series being presented by Climate
Action Cottage Grove, Forrest Web and Sustainable Cottage Grove as part of
community education leading up to a town hall meeting in March.
Gorbachev,
physicist
Stephen Hawking, No-
bel Prize winner Wan-
gari Maathai, journalist
Armand Betscher and
Paul Hawken.
The film documents
the grave problems
facing the planet’s life
systems. Global warm-
ing, deforestation, mass
species extinction and
depletion of the ocean’s
habitats are all ad-
dressed.
The film proposes po-
tential solutions to these
problems by calling for
restorative action by the
reshaping and rethink-
ing of global human ac-
tivity through technolo-
gy, social responsibility
and conservation.
Kevin Crust, a crit-
ic from the Los Ange-
les Times, said the film
“Asks why these things
are happening and ap-
portions blame in vary-
ing degrees to govern-
mental indifference tied
to its allegiance to a
corporate economy that
is addicted to growth at
any cost and perhaps,
most insinuating of all,
to the culture of con-
sumerism.
Disposable
has
trumped sustainable in
our society, and we’re
now paying the price.
Thankfully for audienc-
es, the filmmakers save
the most exhilarating
portion for last when
they ask what’s being
done about the prob-
lems.”
The film, which will
be screened at The Ru-
ral Organizing Project
Building, 632 E. Main
Street in Cottage Grove,
will be free to the public.
er, elementary students are
also off to a good start.
• Come out to Lorane
Grange for Rural Art Movie
night starting at 6 p.m. with
a delicious soup dinner.
Antics and door prizes at
6:45 p.m. with film starting
7:30 p.m. Another inter-
esting movie in its around
the world series, it is about
an eccentric, young Jew-
ish vegetarian traveling to
Ukraine in search of infor-
mation about his grand-
father. For a clue, look at
the reader board in Lorane.
Also, bring any interest-
ing white elephant gift you
have left over from the hol-
idays for a door prize.
• Ukulele group meets
every Thursday in the
Crow Middle/High school
music room from 3:30 to 5
p.m. Come join them if in-
terested,
• The Crow High School
art class is still searching
for numerous items for its
new art project. Just email
pdixon@cal.k12.or.us
if
you have any of the follow-
ing: hard back books you
don’t want, games, beaten
up and mouse-chewed old
school books, cloth scraps,
buttons, cheap costume
jewelry, old scrabble or mo-
nopoly games missing piec-
es, keys, stamps, etc. Email
Pat Dixon to arrange drop
off or pick up.
• The high school weld-
ing classes are selling cut
hearts made from horse-
shoes for $10 each. They
have a hanger on which to
place a necklace, backpack
or other items. They come
in a variety of colors. Either
call the office or stop by to
place an order. Money goes
to help fund the welding
class.
• Today is “Wrestlers Ap-
preciation Day” at Apple-
gate Elementary School at
2:15 p.m. All current and
past wrestlers, grades pre-K
through 12, are encouraged
to attend. This includes
parents, coaches and in-
terested parties. For more
in-formation, call Colleen
at 541-520-9275.
• Reminder: Lorane
Grange has its next spa-
ghetti and bingo evening
on the fourth Saturday this
month, Jan. 25, starting at
5:30 p.m. with dinner.
LORANE NEWS
Contributed by
Lil Thompson
for The Sentinel
• Today, Jan.16, Lo-
rane Grange will hold this
month’s meeting beginning
at 7 p.m. Grangers, there
will be many items on the
agenda, so hope to see you
there.
• Friday, Jan. 17, is a
half-day at school for pro-
fessional
development,
followed by no school on
Monday in observance of
for Martin Luther King
Day. Basketball and wres-
tling are in full swing, do-
ing very well. The young-
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M
ia is a seven-year-old, Rottweiler/Border
Collie. When her human mother, Gene-
vieve, broke up with her boyfriend, they
shared weekly custody of Mia. After a year, the hu-
mans decided that it was in the dog’s best interest for
her to reside full time with Genevieve.
Genevieve is an adventuresome traveler, so Mia
does everything with her: canoeing, camping, kayak-
ing, snowshoe trekking, hiking, swimming, running,
cross-country skiing, playing Frisbee and going on
road trips.
Like all dogs, Mia loves car rides, so during their
six-month, 3,200-mile adventure across country,
Mia had a snooze fest. On the trips, Genevieve, who
is a college physical education teacher, is teaching
Mia American Sign Language so the dog can under-
stand any one from any language!
Mia is a champion! She protected them from a
500-pound black bear, by charging at the bear when
they were mountain hiking.
“I was scared for her,” said Genevieve, “because she
wasn’t on-leash. But, as soon as I called her, she came
straight to me, where she remained barking until the
bear left. One time, we became lost on the King’s
Peak Trek for 20 hours. We spent the night at 5,577-
foot altitude in freezing temperatures without food
and the appropriate equipment. Mia helped me stay
positive and, the next morning, helped us find our
way back until we encountered a woman hiker who
showed us the way to our car.”
Genevieve went on to explain how, when they are
out canoeing, she taps the side of the canoe and Mia
gracefully jumps in. “Which is amazing because it is
a tiny unsteady craft,” Genevieve said. “Never has she
tipped us over. I love seeing Mia’s facial expressions.
They reflect her happy soul when she is playing,
swimming or walking in a forest.”
The dog’s one crazy habit has everyone laughing.
She loves retrieving rocks from water. She plunges
her head down (and all her body) into a river or lake
for 15 seconds before she reemerges for air. Proof of
her feat is on video.
Genevieve’s friends laugh while watching her dog
duck underwater and “catch” massive rocks, carrying
them around on shore like dog toys. Mia cries with
excitement as she lifts the rocks out of the water and
then she digs holes before dropping the rocks into
them. She carries on like this until Genevieve tosses
the rock back into the river. Sometimes, Mia insists
on carrying rocks — as heavy as 5 pounds — back to
their car. Once time, Mia carried such a rock a mile
to the car, kept it in her mouth on the drive home,
and then proudly deposited her treasure on the liv-
ing room couch! Her other habit is carrying branch-
es or logs bigger than she is.
Mia is not all about bark and bear, said Genevieve.
“She has an amazing gentle heart and intelligence.”
Once, when Genevieve found a newborn kitten,
Mia immediately adopted it, paw-forming as its
“mama” saving the feline’s life. Mia attended the kit-
ten’s “health needs,” by helping keep it warm. Today,
the odd couple are inseparable.
“Having a dog like Mia opens your heart to love,
to explore the wilderness and she makes you laugh
at her crazy antics,” said Genevieve. “When I come
home from work, Mia is enthusiastically waiting for
me to smother her with kisses — which I gladly be-
stow on her.”
TIPS:
“Mia never gets dog cookies or store-bought
treats,” said Genevieve. “I give her way more ‘treats’
by giving her a life of amazing experiences and exer-
cise. This is healthier for her than buying unhealthy
salty or sugary treats, especially with questionable
ingredients.”
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