Here, There, and Everywhere
From our weekly issue dated October 29, 2008
HISTORICAL SHUTDOWN - Kerbyville Museum will close for the season on Saturday, Nov. 1, said head man Dennis Strayer. However, the museum, a treasure house of artifacts covering Illinois Valley, Josephine County and other area history, can be open Fridays by appointment. Phone 592-5252.
HALLOWEEN HOUSE - A Happy Haunting House will be open at the Jubilee Park pavilion in Cave Junction through Friday, Oct. 31. Proceeds will benefit the Illinois Valley High School Safe & Sober Grad Night Party. The Halloween season presentation will be open from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, and on Halloween Eve from 5 to 10. See the ad elsewhere in this issue.
CROSSWALK CRUISE - The intersection at Hwy. 199 and River Street at the north end of the city of Cave Junction will be the focus of a crosswalk rules enforcement operation on Thursday, Oct. 30. The crosswalk monitoring is believed to be the first in city history. It was announced by Deputy George Gasperson, city contract officer from Josephine County Sheriff’s Office. The nonsignalized intersection, with a crosswalk spanning four lanes, is used by many pedestrians, including students from Evergreen Elementary, Lorna Byrne Middle and Illinois Valley High schools.
SHOO FLU - Flu and pneumonia immunizations are offered by Siskiyou Community Health Center in Cave Junction, all from 2 to 6 p.m. The schedule: Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 29 and 30; and Wednesdays through Fridays on Nov. 4 through 6, and Nov. 11 through 13. For more information phone 592-4111.
EDUCATIONAL HOLIDAYS - Some holidays on the Three Rivers School District calendar are coming soon. The next time off, a four-day stint, will involve the weekend of Nov. 8 and 9, Monday the 10th (Staff Development Day) and Tuesday, Nov. 11, which is Veterans Day. That holiday will be followed by a six-day break comprised of Wednesday, Nov. 26 (a Clerical Day), Thursday the 27th as a Thanksgiving holiday, Friday as a vacation day, and then the weekend, coupled with no classes on Monday, Dec. 1 (a Clerical Day).
GARDEN MASTERS - OSU Extension is offering training to become a Master Gardener to learn the latest in gardening and horticulture skills, no matter what a person’s experience. The training is designed to not only teach gardening, but to prepare students to answer questions from the public at the OSU Extension office in Grants Pass. Classes will be held Thursdays from Jan. 15 through April 2. There is a fee. For more information or an application phone 476-6613.
SALUTE TO HEROES - Evergreen Federal Bank is sponsoring “A Salute to Our Heroes” with 1,000 U.S. flags that will fly Saturday through Tuesday, Nov. 8 through 11 (Veterans Day is Tuesday the 11th), at Riverside Park in Grants Pass. The recognition will be hosted by United Veterans of Josephine County. It is to be an event “honoring veterans, fallen heroes and currently serving men and women in the U.S. military.” Information about sponsoring a flag to boost an existing scholarship fund to help children of “fallen and wounded heroes who have served during all conflicts” is available by phoning 659-5485 or 660-1342. The flags of honor were presented last year on the Grants Pass High School athletic field.
HOT TANGO - Argentine Tango is hot, say organizers of a dance clinic to benefit the Josephine County Food Bank. The clinic is set for Friday, Nov. 7 from 7 to 8 p.m.; Saturday the 8th from 10:30 to 11 a.m.; and Sunday the 9th from 11 a.m. to noon at the Josephine County Fairgrounds Square Dance Hall in Grants Pass. The clinic is for anyone; beginners to advanced dancers. Participants are asked to bring a can of food and pay what they can. There also will be a free Argentine buffet dinner. For more information, phone 471-4960 or visit oregontango.com.
NOTEPAD - I.V. Booster Club will hold an open meeting Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. at IVHS. Plans for the next school year will be discussed, and memberships are available … Halloween safety tips are offered on page 13 in this issue in a presentation co-sponsored by Evergreen Federal Bank, Home Valley Bank, SOFCU Community Credit Union, and Sterling Savings Bank … A Harvest Festival with “food, candy and fun,” and open to all free of charge, will be held at Community Bible Church in Cave Junction on Friday, Oct. 31. See the ad in this issue … Taylor’s Country Store is featuring specials for Halloween night, plus a wide range of its other continual, unique attractions outlined in an advertisement is this week’s I.V. Noose ... A Halloween Dance on Saturday, Nov. 1 will be held at the Takilma Community Bldg. to benefit Dome School. There’s an ad in this issue … “Halloween Night Fever” with the return of entertainment is the theme for Friday, Oct. 31 at the Junction Inn’s Timber Room lounge. Check the ad in this issue … Shasta Fudge Candy & More, across from Shop Smart, is featuring reduced-price goodies: There’s a sweet ad on page 14 … King’s Chinese Cuisine, closed for the past two weeks due to a family emergency, will remain closed for around two months as Anthony & Kitty Chan take a break ... The Governor’s Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse Programs visited Grants Pass on Tuesday, Oct. 28 ...
es in the Skyline Conference are weary of the Cougars. *The uninformed policemen narrowly escaped being shot when they answered a disturbance call that was an ambush. *Retired last year, he now lives with his wife, a beautiful blonde and a Fort Worth woman ...
T-shirts: *Cow tipping is udder chaos. *I really like you because you remind me of when I was young and stupid. *I can see your point, but I still think you’re goofy.
LAST WORDS - Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent. (Dalai Lama)
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