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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | JULY 29, 2021 | 5A Pet Tips‘n’ Tales: Being prepared for wildlife... By Mary Ellen “Angel Scribe” There are cougar sightings in Cottage Grove. Wildlife’s instinct is send- ing them feeing into our area/town as wildfi res burn their homeland. Expect to see deer, elk, coyote, bear, cougars, and anything else running from the moun- tains. Bring in your pets and place buckets of water out- side for dehydrated wildlife. Th ese animals are disori- ented, scared, and tired. Do not shoot them. Th eir world is burning. Th ey have no- where to go. When you see one report it to Oregon De- partment of Fish and Wild- life: 1-541-935-2591. Pet Emergency Paw-purr-edness Kits Christine took the ‘bull by the horn’ for an emergency evacuation. “My 7 1/2 lb. Pekingese, Dolly and I am paw-pared,” said Christine Ballantine, Founder of the Western Canada Pekingese Club. “I planned ahead and took the Humane Soci- ety’s pet emergency class and collected necessities for a bug-out kit. Having a list on hand in case of a natural disaster is par- amount because once an evacuation is ordered, panic supersedes normal think- ing. Th ose with pets need to paw-pare extras.” TIPS “I can endure hardship, but knowing I was not pre- pared to help my dog would add to the devastation of an evacuation,” said Christine. Her “fl ight” bag is an airline under-seat “Sher- pa” bag with an over-the- shoulder strap. She placed crate pads, pee pads, and a dog blanket on the bottom. She included clean up items like small terry tow- el, paper towels, poop bags, grooming brush, collaps- ible dishes, plastic bag with a week’s worth of dog food, treats, biscuits, a couple of leashes tied to the handle and a pet fi rst aid kit. Th e extra leashes are for when you fi nd a roving an- imal to help. Dog toys were included along with a safe chewy to keep her busy and her teeth clean and her spare doggie water bottle with attached dish. Chris- tine includes in her own Sol Path Music Festival set for August Sol Path Collective, the South Valley Farmer’s Market, the City of Cot- tage Grove and the Cottage Grove Area Chamber of Commerce are delighted to present an evening of feel- good live music for all. Th e public is invited to join a magical evening with a group of diverse and complementary bands that bring messages of hope set to enjoyable melodies and grooves. Sol Path Collective is a group of bands that sup- port and inspire each oth- er to pursue their musical dreams. Th e festival will be held in All America City Square on Saturday, Aug. 7 from noon to 5 p.m. Th e event is free for all ages and all outdoors. LINEUP: Ten Spiders: Funky Bluesy Roots Rock Fun Silent Temple: Mystical Jazz Fusion Flying Caravan: Trans- formative Psychedelic Folk Neptune Bass Associa- tion: Eclectic reinterpreta- tions of classics in a band of two bass players Questions may be direct- ed to Rossi of Ten Spiders at 503-334-8634. Deadline for Press Releases Is Every Monday by Noon. Email EDITOR @ CGSENTINEL . COM . 6-day weather forecast FRIDAY SATURDAY 100° | 63° 92° | 60° Mostly Sunny Mostly Cloudy SUNDAY MONDAY 90° | 58° 90° | 56° grab-n-go bag water for them both. Both bags and a kennel are in near the front door. In a plastic zip-lock bag include copies of your pet’s vaccination certifi cate, vet’s address, photographs of both your pet and you together, pet’s microchip number and an identifi ca- tion tag attached to a light buckle collar to place on your pet. Th e Sherpa bag also has home information in it. You and your pets can be housed separately at an evacuation center so, I.D. is a paramount requirement with proper fi tting buckle collars and I.D.! Make your own by using a black mark- er, and cardboard wrapped in heavy see-through pack- ing tape. Include an out- of-the area friend’s contact information in case you are incapacitated/hospitalized. “I also have a small col- lapsible, fold-up exercise pen with a fl oor,” said Christine. “I have her med- ications, children’s liquid Benadryl for allergic reac- tion, Polysporin antibiotic cream, non-steroid veter- inary eye antibiotic and saline solution plus Kaop- ectate and measured med- icine syringes. I keep exer- cise pens and ‘Vari-Kennel’ crates in my car. I am pre- pared to help other pets if needed. A Rubbermaid tub in my car holds wet pet food with pull tab tops (and a can opener!)” Internet pet fi rst aid classes, emergency kit ideas and supplies for both pets and people: • shopsafetyproducts.ca/ fi rst-aid-kits/fi rst-aid-kits/ pet-kit-38 • shopsafetyproducts. ca/emergency-prepared- ness/emergency-prepared- ness-kits Extra Tips: • Have a pet carrier/ken- nel for each pet. Store the following in the carrier; vet records, toys, towel, fa- vorite blanket, and a photo of each animal in case one escapes. Have them micro- chipped. • Line the carriers with puppy pads, old towels, crate pads in case of acci- dents. • Litter trays and litter. • include cleanup prod- ucts for carsick animals, and paw-chase your cats’ harnesses because they can’t be carried or left in carriers for days on end. • Floods: bungee cord pet cage to fl oatation de- vice like swimming kick board or a cooler. • Pet shelters have slight- ly damaged carriers. Ask for them to evacuate your chickens/ducks etc. Retired fi re chief, Dan Olsen, adds, “We use a ‘grab and go’ backpack for pet and people essentials Sunny TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 90° | 55° Sunny 87° | 57° Sunny When you need insurance, you need people too. Call today (541) 942-0555. PayneWest.com/Cottage-Grove with a small cooler and fi ve-gallon bucket (with lid) in the car with sup- plies which contains a bot- tle of hydrogen peroxide (for cuts and scratches), duct tape (for emergency repairs), paper towel rolls and toilet paper.” NOTE: pet water left out- side that has ash in it turns to lye. Replace oft en and put out fresh water for wild animals that are disorient- ed fl eeing their homes. Th e Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) pet webpage: www.fema.gov/ helping-pets Tell us about your fun/ amazing/crazy pet! angelscribe@msn.com Pet Tips and Tales on Facebook. https://www.facebook. com/PetTipsandTales Adopt Loving Pets www.PetFinder.com Humane Society for Neu- ter/Spay Assistance Pro- gram: 541-942-3130 City conducts mobility hub survey Th e City of Cottage Grove is looking to design a mobility hub that meets the transit needs of its community. As part of our research, the city is reach- ing out for feedback about mobility hub needs. A mobility hub is a cen- tralized location where many diff erent forms of transportation meet up to make using transit even more convenient. Th e study that is being created will be separated into three parts. Th e fi rst part is to identify what a transit hub generally would need – as well as identify what the Cottage Grove community would want in a centralized transit area. Th e city will then analyze Row River Trailhead Park and identify its current, proposed, and long range uses and how the mobili- ty hub could work within these plans. Lastly, it will examine how these two overlap and decide how to properly build this for the commu- nity. Th e public is asked to participate in a survey to gain the community’s input on what kind of additional transportation modes the public would like to have access to in the communi- ty. Th e survey will be avail- able until the end of Au- gust. For more information, contact Abby Gisler at ag- isler@southlantransit.com. Th e online survey can be found at: forms.gle/ XQwuBxEbVa4zwEyw7. LORANE COUNTRY NEWS Contributed by Lil Thompson for The Sentinel • Well, July has almost ended. Enjoy August before school starts aft er Labor Day. • Th ere are several events coming in August. Its back! Th e fi rst weekend starts off with the Annual Lorane Com- munity Potluck at Lorane Grange. Saturday, August 7 with doors opening at 10 a.m. for visiting and eating begins at noon. Th is is for long-time Loranians plus all newer to our community, so spread the word. Everyone come. • Th en the next day, Sunday, August 8 the Annual Fire Department Ice Cream Social is back! Lots of great pies and ice cream, events, and visiting from 1 - 5 p.m. at the Fire Hall. • Lorane Grange meets next on Th ursday, August 5 at 7 p.m. Both their booths were exhibited in the Wheeler Pa- vilion with the other Lane County Granges. Discussions will take place to plan another dessert and Bingo in Au- gust. • Coming up on Saturday, August 14 is the Lorane Com- munity-Wide Yard/Garage Sale. Call Louise or text her at lorane.sale@yahoo.com. No charge to be on the map. Check with Louise. Th ere are tables to rent if you would rather hold yours at the grange. Th e grange will have items in the main hall. Again, talk with Louise. • On a sad note: We lost two long-time residents over the last two weekend. Michael Adkinson, who served on the CAL School Board for about 12 years and his children went to Lorane Elementary and Crolane Middle school, passed on Sunday, July 18. Jack Graham, also living in Lo- rane, passed this past weekend. Jack was a former Lorane granger and worked with Lorane Fire Department for years. Both will be missed. The Flower Basket and Gift Boutique “A Flower Shop and so much more” Partly Cloudy PHOTO BY MARY ELLEN “ANGEL SCRIBE” Christine planned ahead on how to save her dog, Dolly and herself, in case of a natural disaster. Floral Arrangements Boutique Clothing Accessories Jewelry Balloons Home Décor Fine Gifts Deliveries Locally and Worldwide Locally owned and operated since 1984 Quality and Satisfaction Guaranteed 119 South 6th Street • 541-942-0505 www.cottagegroveflowerbasket.com Swap & Shop Buy – Sell – Trade 10:05 – 11am Monday – Friday 3 Items - $500 limit This is truly the place to find that hard to find item or turn your unwanted possessions in to other people’s treasure. 717 Main Street Cottage Grove, OR 97424 Lobby Phone: 541.942.2468 Studio Line: 541.942.5548 Online requests: request@knnd.com
