The Aug. 19 Shady Cove City Council special meeting saw one empty council seat filled, and another open up.
There were only two items on the agenda for the special meeting, to review applications for the interim mayoral appointment and to appoint an interim mayor.
With year-round outdoor activities available to people and their dogs in Oregon it’s always a good time to think of their safety. With help from the Oregon Department of Wildlife, we’ve put together some valuable tips on how to ensure the safety of poochy pets while still enjoying all our recreational areas have to offer.
Welcome to Striped Skunks Part II – if you missed Part I – go catch up now!
Let’s kick this off with a reminder that skunks will let you know if they feel threatened first by facing you, arching their back, raising their tail and stomping with their front feet. They may also go into a handstand as they stomp and back away.
We’ll title this week’s Rogue, “Cri learns about the Universal Cat Distribution System.”
The system has been around since we were domesticated by cats (you didn’t think it was the other way around, did you?) give or take 9,500 years ago.
Welcome to “Video Games Set in Oregon” Pt. II – catch up on Pt. I if you need to.
Now let’s take a look at a handful of other video games set in Oregon. We’ve picked a wide range of game types from action adventure to episodic adventure to walking games to hidden object adventure to just plain adventure, platform, seek and find and puzzles.
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(NPR) Hantavirus. Ebola. West Nile. Measles. And, of course, cyclospora — that stomach parasite making people miserable across the country. Americans have plenty to worry about this summer.
But remember COVID-19? It may not be surprising that many people may have almost forgotten about COVID. Unfortunately, COVID hasn't forgotten about us.
This week we’ll revisit an adorable little stinker, the striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis).
Lately I’ve had nightly and early morning visits to my yard by an adorable (from an appropriate distance) striped skunk. Twice I’ve seen them dash under my equipment shed when startled (sans spraying!) and I wondered if they’re living there.
I suppose it was inevitable…
I’m getting ahead of myself. Let me back up to Monday, Aug. 10.
Despite the fact I was on deadline for the Aug. 13 edition, so working head down, full steam ahead, I did notice Kiff was fussing with her paw.