Here, There & Everywhere
From our weekly issue dated September 3, 2008
HOME ON THE RANGE - The American Dream is the theme as SOFCU Community Credit Union, a HUD-approvedHousing Counseling Agency, offers one of its popular Homebuyers’ Education Workshops Saturday, Sept. 6 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at its Medford Branch,1380 Biddle Road. There will be fun games, and prizes including a special value drawing at the end of the day. SOFCU’s HUD counselors, Maggie Burrows and Laura Bowman, will facilitate the workshop, which will cover all facets of owning a home. They will be joined by Donna Lea Brooks from Financial Freedom, Renee Spahn of Coldwell Banker Pro West Real Estate, and Cordy Craner from LandAmerica Lawyers Title. And lunch, compliments of SOFCU, is included. Walk-ins are welcome, but a seat can be reserved by phoning Burrows at 471-8602, or email hud@sofcu.com.
ARE YOU PREPARED? - September has been declared National Preparedness Month in Oregon by Gov. Kulongoski. He said that Oregonians should “learn more about ways to prepare for all types of emergencies, from potential terrorist attacks to natural disasters.” Information is available at ready.gov and listo.gov.
OREGON Q CARE - The Oregon Tourism Commission has launched its new free online Quality Care Customer Service Training Program (Q Care) at www.OregonQCare.com. It is a training program established to support the tourism-and-hospitality industry through improved employee education.emphasizing the importance of quality customer service, the training will equip employees with tools and resources to better serve visitors.learn more about how your business or organization can become an Oregon Q Care Preferred Partner or to become certified, visit www.OregonQCare.com. The Oregon Tourism Commission, dba Travel Oregon, works to enhance Oregonians’ quality of life by strengthening economic effects of the state's $8.3 billion tourism industry. Visit www.traveloregon.com for details.
NOTEPAD - A super mixer for members of the Illinois Valley, Grants Pass and Crescent City chambers of commerce is planned for Friday, Sept. 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Great Cats World Park in Cave Junction … Pregnancy Center of Illinois Valley will hold its 2008 banquet on Saturday, Sept. 27 at I.V. Senior Center. Phone 592-6058 for details and reservations … CPR and First Aid certifications are available through the American Red Cross/Southern Oregon Chapter. Visit soredcross.org or phone the Medford office at 779-3773 or the Grants Pass office at 471-7822 … A swingin’ time is planned during GolfToberFest, a tournament fund-raiser for the Illinois Valley Section of the Boys & Girls Club. It’s set for Oct. 11 at I.V. Golf Course. Sign-up deadline is Oct. 1. Phone 592-4771 or download a form at bgcrv.com … Newspaper goofs: *His successful horticultural advances resulted in his amassing a fortune. Even his most severe critics admit that he has a greed thumb. *The popular English actor said that his success is partly due to his Brutish accent. *The bride said that she and her husband met on a vacation aboard a cruise ship which foundered. After being rescued from the stinking vessel, they became engaged.
LAST WORDS - * I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. (Martin Luther King Jr.)
* Economically considered, war and revolution are always bad business. (Ludwig von Mises)
