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.
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6-day
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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
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When you need insurance,
you need people too.
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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
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amazing/crazy pet!
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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.
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PHOTO BY MARY ELLEN “ANGEL SCRIBE”
Christine planned ahead on how to save her dog,
Dolly and herself, in case of a natural disaster.
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