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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL Real IDs now available by online appointment through Oregon DMV Oregonians now have the choice to get a Real ID the next time they re- new their driver license or ID card. On July 6, DMV began issuing Real ID-compli- ant licenses and ID cards to Oregonians who meet the federal requirements and bring the required documentation to their DMV appointment. Although a standard license or ID card is still available, some are choosing to get a Real ID-compliant card so that they are prepared for changes to TSA travel requirements next year. In October 2021, the Transportation Security Administration will be- gin requiring identifica- tion that complies with federal Real ID standards to pass through airport security when boarding a domestic flight. The new ID require- ments also apply to iden- tification you use when entering a secure federal site, such as a military base. How to get a Real ID Getting a Real ID re- quires an in-person visit a DMV office and pre- sentation of specific doc- umentation before a card can be issued. This means you can’t obtain a Real ID card for the first time by using the DMV website to re- place a card. “Since we added the online services, custom- ers have attempted to get a Real ID by ordering a replacement card on- line,” DMV Administra- tor Tom McClellan said. “Due to federal require- ments, DMV must see the customers’ original documents and make digital images of them. “The law also requires a new photo be taken the first time you get a Real ID. If a customer wants to get a Real ID, they need to make an ap- pointment to come into DMV for a new license or ID card.” Visit the DMV website to learn more about Real ID, including a tool to help you make a checklist of documents to bring so you are prepared for your appointment. You can also read about other forms of ID such as a passport that you can use instead of a card issued by DMV. You may not need a Real ID Instead of gathering documents and mak- ing an appointment at DMV, you may want to check and see if you are “Real ID ready” with something you already have — like a passport or passport card. There are many fed- erally accepted forms of identification like a mil- itary ID or passports that Oregonians already own. These can be used to fly after October 2021. See TSA.gov for a cur- rent list of federally ac- ceptable ID. Learn more about Real ID on our website at Or- egon.gov/realid You can make an ap- pointment for a new license or ID card, in- cluding Real ID, at www. oregondmv.com/dmv2u. County Commissioners seek climate committee members The Lane County Board of Commissioners is seeking applications from community mem- bers interested in serving on the Climate Advisory Committee (CAC). The committee advises the Board of Commis- sioners on topics and is- sues related to the policy decisions regarding cli- mate change. The committee may provide input to the board on agenda items or may propose new pol- icy directives. The CAC is charged with helping Lane Coun- ty develop the Lane County Climate Action Plan (CAP) and imple- ment actions to meet Greenhouse Gas Emis- sions (GHG) targets. This work includes: • Advising the Board on all matters relating to Climate Action Plan development and imple- mentation. • Coordinating with other community groups throughout Lane Coun- ty. • Proactive communi- cation to initiative spon- sors to improve the coor- dination of work efforts, align resources, and con- nect interested parties with technical advisors. • Community outreach and marketing of CAP community mitigation and adaptation actions to community members and neighborhood as- sociations to encourage efforts to complete addi- tional actions. • A CAC Annual Re- port to the city council that includes CAP initia- tives that were submitted and completed, as well as progress made on com- munity actions outlined in the CAP. The CAC will have 11 members and no few- er than seven members. Each commissioner will appoint one member with five at-large ap- pointees suggested by staff and approved by the board. One county commis- sioner shall be appointed as a voting member of the committee. The committee will hold one regular meeting each month, not to ex- ceed two hours in length. There will be no fewer than nine meetings per year. In addition to regular meetings, members may be asked to attend special meetings and/or partici- pate on ad hoc (special purpose) committees or task forces. Ad hoc committees and task forces may be formed to fulfill a spe- cific function that can be completed in a finite pe- riod of time. There are 10 vacancies — five commissioner ap- pointments and five at- large. Commissioner-ap- pointed members will serve a one-year term with the opportunity to reapply for two addition- al two-year terms. The five at-large members will serve two years with the opportunity to re- apply for an additional two-year term. The application dead- line is Aug. 14. Appli- cations are available online and in the Board of Commissioners’ Of- fice located at the Lane County Public Service Building, 125 E. Eighth Avenue in Eugene. Hard copy applica- tions can be turned in at Lane County Public Service Building and on- line ap-plications can be emailed to climatestrat- egist@lanecountyor.gov. • Lorane Grange meets this Thursday, July 16 at 7 p.m. All distancing guidlines will be fol- lowed. There are no oth- er activities at the grange this summer. • Again last Sunday, everyone attending Lo- rane Christian Church drive in service enjoyed sunshine. That makes three months, since Easter, all have enjoyed beautiful Sundays, even on a rainy day. • Please continue to slow down going over Stoney Point. Construc- tion workers are there as well as trucks going in and out. Sometimes there are workers near the road plus flaggers at times. • Everyone stay healthy, wear you masks while keeping six feet apart. Let’s help get the numbers down. • Thank you to both Lorane Family Store and Lorane Deli for all you are doing for our com- munity. Be sure to check in front of Deli for extra produce. LORANE NEWS Contributed by Lil Thompson for The Sentinel 6-day weather forecast FRIDAY SATURDAY 78° | 53° 82° | 57° Sunny Sunny SUNDAY MONDAY 87° | 60° 93° | 62° Sunny Sunny TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 91° | 60° Sunny SAVE MONEY. SAVE LIVES. 89° | 58° Sunny Get a plan—not just a policy. (541) 942-0555 SOUTH LANE COUNTY FIRE & RESCUE Ground Ambulance Memberships $65 per year Ground Ambulance & Air Membership $124 per year Call 541-942-4493 for info. FOR EMERGENCY DIAL 911 Serving South Lane County. | JULY 16, 2020 | 5A Pet Tips ‘n’ Tales By Mary Ellen “Angel Scribe” No Spring Chickens Tess, 94, and Annie, 14, make quite a pair. A ccording to 94-year-old Tess, she admits that her exquisite 14-year-old tortoiseshell, “Annie is no spring chicken. I named her Annie because she was a little orphan and the name suited her.” In her youth, Annie was livelier. “Two days after adopting her, I was ready to give her back,” admitted Tess. “She was wild! She’d climb and swing off my curtains, then run over and steal my knitting wool, leaping and swatting it like prey. I once came home to a ball of wool unwound into one long strand wrapped around all the living room furniture resembling the string game, ‘the cat’s cradle’. Appar- ently, she ‘had a real ball’ while I was away.” And forget making a bed! It’s im-paws-ible with Annie around. Somehow, she intuitively knows when Tess is about to make the bed. “She leaps up onto the sheets like black and white on a skunk,” said Tess. “She’s also a diva who won’t eat on the floor. Instead, she insists to eat on the kitchen counter.” How Annie drinks water is also unique. She does not lick water up like a ‘normal cat’ with her tongue, she dips her paw in and ladylike licks her wet paw like a raccoon. Tess keeps her bedroom window open because it is Annie’s cat door to her bathroom. The strong-mind- ed kitty paw-furs the privacy of an outdoor facility. One night, they were sitting watching TV when two raccoons casually sauntered past their chair looking for Annie’s food dish. The unperturbed and uninvited guests then left the way they came in, to never be seen again. “One summer, years ago, I was visiting my mother and we saw a desperately injured raccoon in her back- yard,” said Tess’s daughter, Amahra. “The poor animal was blind in one eye, couldn’t use one back leg and her tail was missing! I was heartbroken for her. She was so weak that she trusted me to come close as I offered her cat food and fresh water. Unbelievably — and I would not recommend this — after a week she let me pat her. While she ate, I sprayed peroxide on her wounds and she gradually grew stronger and was able to put her hind leg down and limp on it. In the summer, Annie sleeps outside on the patio on ‘her’ mat. One day, the raccoon was sleeping on it. Another day we found both Annie and the raccoon amicably sleeping on it together. We cared for the raccoon all summer and when the weather turned cold, we set a box with towels and a warm blanket up in the car port. She stayed until she deemed herself well and one morning she wandered back into the woods and never came back.” During the night, Annie comes back through the window and curls up on the bed next to Tess, who said she loves Annie’s purrs-onality and company. “When my husband was alive, he did not allow pets on our bed, so it is a treat to wake up with Annie cud- dling me,” said Tess. Summer Heat Tips Air Temperature ‘Owie’ road/sidewalk temperatures 77 degrees F = 125 degrees F 86 degrees = 135 degrees 87 degrees = 143 degrees The American Medical Association Journal states, “At 125’ F, skin destruction happens in 60 seconds.” Remember, your pet’s paws are skin! 1.) When pavement is too hot for your bare feet, it will burn pet’s paws. 2.) Use the five-second rule. Hold the back of your hand to the pavement, if your skin burns, it is too hot to walk dogs. Hot pavement painfully burns animals’ paw pads. 3.) When the sun is out or on an overcast day, the inside of your vehicle can reach 120 degrees in a mat- ter of minutes, even parked in the shade. Don’t make a deadly decision by taking them on errands. Leave pets at home. 4.) Share this with other pet parents. Share your fur-avorite pet memory or adventure at angelscribe@msn.com. Visit Pet Tips ‘n’ Tales on Facebook at/www.facebook.com/PetTipsandTales
