Here, There & Everywhere
From our weekly issue dated June 4, 2008
BLACKBERRY FESTIVAL - The weekend of Aug. 9 and 10 is set for the annual Wild Blackberry Arts & Crafts Festival in Cave Junction. It will not be held during the last weekend of August as incorrectly reported in the current Valley Visitor. Watch the Noose for updates.
POP WARNER SIGNUPS - Friday, June 6 is the deadline for discount signups for Illinois Valley Pop Warner football and cheerleading scholastic sportsmanship opportunities. The signup location is Dee’s Barber Shop next to Art’s Red Garter in Downtown Cave Junction. Age divisions and other information are listed in an ad in this issue.
HEART FOR HOSPICE - Heart of Summer with live music, plus food and wine-tasting, will be held Saturday, June 7 to benefit Lovejoy Hospice. The event will run from 5 to 9 p.m. at Schroeder Park in Grants Pass. There will be a variety of booths with various items. The benefit intent is to help Lovejoy serve county residents with children’s hospice and community bereavement services. Music will be provided by Dianne Strong performing Jazz favorites; followed by O’Brien residents Dale & Sharon Hopper with their singing dog, Claude; followed by Emmy Phelps, described as a world-class singer/songwriter. For more information phone 474-1193 or visit lovejoyhospice.org.
FREE ‘N’ FUN FISHIN’ - Free fishing, as well as crabbing and clamming (licenses not required), are offered statewide by Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife the weekend of June 7 and 8. On Saturday the 7th at Lake Selmac, members of Middle Rogue Steelheaders will offer loaner poles and free instruction. They’ll be at the Boy Scout area from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The program traditionally is geared for youngsters.
BOOSTING CHILDREN - A free class, Love Can Build A Bridge, about strengthening relationships with our children, will be held by Illinois Valley Safe House Alliance. The program, part of the alliance’s After the Violence series, will be held Wednesday, June 11 from 9 to 10 a.m. at the alliance site on Lister Street. Child-care and transportation are available. Phone 592-2515.
MUSEUM FOR DADS - Fathers will be admitted free to Kerbyville Museum, when accompanied by a paying adult, on Fathers Day, Sunday, June 15. The museum will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Regular hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays through Mondays. Children younger than 6 are admitted free.
SNACK ATTACK TRACK - Donations of snack items are requested by Illinois Valley Safe House Alliance for its first Super Kids Camp this summer. Items can be left on or prior to June 18 at the alliance facility on Lister Street (the former location of Home Valley Bank) next to the DMV office. Fresh fruit and veggies can be left Mondays and Tuesdays from June 18 to July 15. A partial list of items: crackers, candy, yogurt, peanut butter, cheese sticks, salami, chips and cones; plus small paper plates, spoons, sunscreen and napkins.
NOTEPAD - I.V. Youth Soccer Club on Thursday, June 5 will conduct its annual general meeting at Wild River Brewing & Pizza Co. in Cave Junction beginning at 6:30 p.m. … Junior Golf signups will be held Saturday, June 14 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Illinois Valley Golf Course. Six weeks of Thursday lessons will begin June 19 for youth 5 to 15 years old. There will be a small fee ... The Labor Day Parade sponsored by Illinois Valley Lions Club will begin at 10 a.m., not 11 a.m. as stated on the current parade application form. The 36th annual parade and festival theme is Illinois Valley: We Grow Trees & Champion Athletes ... A Salmon Ceremony Powwow will be held Saturday, June 14 along Rogue River in Gold Hill. For information about camping and other details phone 474-0334 or 474-2690 … A Library Vision Workshop, related to the whole county system, will be held Saturday, June 21 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Grants Pass City Hall. Phone 660-6531 or visit info@josephinelibrary.org ... Friends of the Library for the Illinois Valley branch will meet July 2 at I.V. Senior Center. The June meeting is canceled … Joe Krauss has been appointed to the Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. He will fill the unexpired term of Alicia Thornhill, who resigned to spend more time with family … Funny questions: *Why does your nose run and your feet smell? *If an orange is orange, why isn’t a lime called a green, or a lemon called a yellow? *What should you do if you see an endangered animal eating an endangered plant? *Why does sour crème have a “use-by” date?
LAST WORDS - When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it -- always. (Mahatma Gandhi)
