Here, There, and Everywhere
From our weekly issue dated November 26, 2008
FREE (FOOD) FOR ALL - Open to anyone who needs someone to share Thanksgiving with, a free Thanksgiving Day meal will be served by “Cave Junction Cares” on Thursday, Nov. 27 from noon to 2 p.m. in Jubilee Park on Junction Avenue in Cave Junction. The pavilion will be heated for the all-you-can-eat feast. Volunteers and donations of any kind “will be gladly accepted and appreciated.” Donations for the all-volunteer event can be left at Bi-Rite Auto Parts behind Michelle’s Family Restaurant.
COLLEGE AID - Illinois Valley High School will hold a Financial Aid/Scholarship night on Wednesday, Dec. 3. Parents and senior students are urged to attend the gathering beginning at 6 p.m. to learn about monetary help toward higher education. For more information phone Rogue Community College at 592-2103 or IVHS at 592-2116.
BOUNTIFUL BID - An open auction with bargains, preceded by a mixer with beer-and-wine tasting, will be held Friday, Dec. 5 by Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce at Wild River in Cave Junction. Bridgeview Vineyards Winery and Wild River Brewing & Pizza Co. will provide samples. The event will begin at 6 p.m. with the auction, always a time of fun, at 7. Anna Swett, of Anna’s Attic Treasures, again will serve as chief clerk; and Jim Frick, a chamber director and broker at Century 21 Harris & Taylor, again will serve as auctioneer with his unique brand of humor. The chamber is seeking donations of merchandise and certificates for the fund-raiser. Items can be left at the Illinois Valley News office; or phone 592-2541 or 592-3326 to get them picked up.
‘LIGHTS, ACTION!’ - Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce will kick off the holiday season with the annual Christmas tree lighting and sing-along on the Junction Inn vacant lot on Saturday, Dec. 6. The event, with the I.V. High School choir and Sean McGhee, will lead singing, beginning at 6 p.m. There will be free cookies and hot cider; plus Santa will have free candy canes. Preparing the lighting is due to Marty Hertler of Marty’s Tree Service; plus Pacific Power is helping with what it does best.
TALKIN’ POINTS - Winners are announced from the recent Rogue Communicators Toastmasters youth leadership event in Cave Junction. Chosen as best speakers: Joshua Clipp, 1st, The FTT of Christian Young Men, winning a thermal coffee cup and a bookmark; Kaylene Mikels, 2nd, Taking Christ Out of Christian, winning a light-up toy and a bookmark. Prizes were provided by Chuck La Tourrette, who was master of ceremonies.
‘ROCKIN’ ROLE’ - A Rock Band Tournament will be hosted by the Illinois Valley High School Senior Class Grad Night Committee on Thursday, Dec. 11 at the school. This event is open to the public and will benefit the 2009 Grad Night Safe & Sober Party. For many of the older generation, this event could be compared to an old-fashioned lip-syncing session. But instead of mouthing words, the music is generated on virtual instruments.
Rock Band players use items modeled after musical instruments to simulate performing rock music. Performers play their instruments in time with musical “notes” on a screen. Rock Band also offers game play for drums and vocals, besides lead and bass guitars. According to Wikipedia, “Rock Band has up to three tracks of vertically scrolling colored music notes, one section each for lead guitar, drums, and bass. The colored notes on-screen correspond to buttons on the guitar and drum peripherals. Along the top of the screen is the vocals display, which scrolls horizontally, similar to Karaoke Revolution. The lyrics display beneath green bars, which represent the pitch of the individual vocal elements. The remainder of the screen is used to display the band’s virtual characters as they perform in concert.”
The Grad Night Committee will take registration calls by contacting Chairman Bobbie Loyd at 659-2028. Members also will set up registration tables throughout town during the next two weeks. Watch Illinois Valley News next week for more details on entry fees and prizes.
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NOTEPAD - A free Teen Night with music and games will be held Friday, Dec. 5 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Grants Pass Boys & Girls Club, 203 S.E. Ninth St. for youth 13 to 18 … Permits to cut personal-use trees for Christmas and other holiday celebrations are available from offices of Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest (including the one in Cave Junction) and BLM Medford District. Rules and regulations, plus maps, are provided when permits are purchased … Gobbling turkeys consumed this year likely will have come from California, Utah or Minnesota, notes Oregon Dept. of Ag. The industry in the Beaver State has declined during the past 15 years, said ODA … Public schools in Illinois Valley will be closed as of Wednesday, Nov. 26; not reopening for classes until Tuesday, Dec. 2 ... Newspaper slips: *Some 40 employees were laid off yesterday by the manufacturer, as their underwear is sagging. *The suspect tapped his cigarette on a well-manured thumbnail, lit it and inhaled deeply. *Treasury agents seized a load of contraband, and charged the ship owner and two women with snuggling. T-shirts: *Dare to be indifferent. *I spill things. *Sure I believe in God. I need the miracles.
LAST WORDS - I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name O most high. (Psalm 9:2); I believe in only one thing: liberty; but I do not believe in liberty enough to want to force it upon anyone. (H. L. Mencken)
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