Here, There & Everywhere
WILDFIRE ROUND-UPS - Community informational meetings about Senate Bill 360 and the county fire plan will be presented by De Spellman, who has worked with I.V.’s Forestry Action Committee on defensible space and fuels reduction. Meetings are set for Thursday, Aug. 16 at Dome School in Takilma; the other at Selma Center on Thursday, Aug. 23. Both will begin at 7 p.m.
CHAMBER RANGER - Crocker Financial Services will host an Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce mixer on Friday, Aug. 17 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. There will be free refreshments during the informal “mix and meet.” Phone 592-3326 for more information.
‘FORE’ FIREFIGHTERS - A three-person scramble at I.V. Golf Course is planned by Illinois Valley Volunteer Firefighters Association on Sept. 15. The deadline to sign up is Friday, Aug. 31 by phoning Firefighter Joe Brown at 659-8726. Besides teams, the association also is looking for donors for door prizes and hole-in-one challenge prizes.
TALENT TIME - The talent show at the annual Illinois Valley Lions Club Labor Day Festival in Jubilee Park is slightly more than two weeks away. Cash prizes will be awarded the winners in each group. The deadline to sign up is Wednesday, Aug. 29. For additional information or to register, phone “Donna” at 596-2719 or “Sue” at 592-2252.
SPORTS PHYSICALS - Reduced-price sports physical exams will be given from Monday, Aug. 20 through Sept. 14 at the Lorna Byrne Middle School Student Health Center. Appointments are necessary and can be scheduled through Siskiyou Community Health Center (SCHC) at 592-4111; or (after Aug. 2) at 592-6978. Students must have a sports physical every two years and cannot attend practices until one is completed. Consent forms are available at LBMS, Illinois Valley High School and SCHS; and will be available at the LBMS health center after the 21st.
CHEESE, LOUISE - “Cheese is the new face of heroin,” says Josephine County Sheriff Gil Gilbertson. Here’s the word from the top lawman in the county: “Parents should keep an eye out for this new metamorphosis of heroin. If you encounter it, contact law enforcement. This new mixture is highly addictive and very dangerous. It is a tan-colored powder usually snorted through the nose. It is usually packaged in small Zip Lock baggies or in capsules. Usual symptoms are drowsiness and lethargy, euphoria, excessive thirst, disorientation, sleepiness and hunger, and sudden changes in grades and friends. Withdrawal symptoms can last up to six days, and include mood swings, insomnia, headache or chills, bone pain, muscle spasm and anxiety.” The sheriff also noted that when used with other depressants, such as alcohol, respiratory distress or death can result.
HOSPICE INSIGHTS - Lovejoy Hospice has issued an invitation for free training about hospice care, and perhaps thinking about volunteering. In hospice, a team provides care for people with life-limiting issues in their homes -- and volunteers are at the heart of the team. Volunteers also can help in the office, provide transportation or support care-givers. “All About Hospice” volunteer training will begin Friday, Sept. 14. For more information phone 474-1193.
NOTEPAD - U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) will conduct a town hall meeting focusing on Iraq on Friday, Aug. 17 at 12:30 p.m. in the Music Recital Hall at SOU in Ashland … Festival of the Arts, featuring more than 125 juried artists and craftsmen, will be held at the Port of Brookings Harbor on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 18 and 19. Check the ad in this issue ... Northwest Hairlines is relocating to quarters in-between Rick’s Copy Express and Valley Chiropractic across from the CJ Post Office … Chi Gung and Tai Chi are being taught by Neil Kisiela at Selma Center Wednesdays at 6 p.m. and Saturdays at 10 a.m. See the ad in this issue ... The Michael Bahn Band will present a free concert Tuesday, Aug. 21 at 7 p.m. at Riverside Park, sponsored by Grants Pass Chamber of Commerce … Veterans support service will be available Tuesday, Aug. 21 from 9 a.m. to noon on a first-come, first-served basis at I.V. Family Resource Center. Phone 474-5106 for more info … Window sign on a car at a valley business: “Cave Junction. Whe
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LAST WORDS - One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it cannot be taken away unless it is surrendered. (Michael J. Fox)
