Here, There, and Everywhere
From our weekly issue dated December 3, 2008
‘AUCTION-MANIA’ - Bargains, fun and laughter will mix with beer-and-wine tasting during the annual Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce open auction Friday, Dec. 5 at Wild River Brewing & Pizza Co. in Cave Junction. Anyone can attend; there is no obligation to bid. Bridgeview Vineyards Winery and Wild River will provide beverage samples. Tasting will begin at 6 p.m. with the auction 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 special wit. The chamber would appreciate 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.
SATURDAY IN KERBY - Southern Oregon Guild will present An Evening of Art & Wine in Kerby on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 3 to 6 p.m.
ON THE RIGHT TRACK - A Christmas Circus Train & Village will be shown Saturday, Dec. 6 from 3 to 6 p.m. at Kerbyville Museum in conjunction with the Winter Evening of Art & Wine at various Kerby locations. At the museum, a special $1 per person admission fee for adults and children, plus one can of nonperishable food will admit visitors to the special O-scale Christmas railroad layout. Besides Dec. 6, the display will be available to the public from 11 to 3 on Sunday, Dec. 7, and the weekends of Dec. 13 and 14, and Dec. 20 and 21. The showings are due to Dennis Strayer, a train enthusiast and president of the museum board of directors. And during those viewings, the special admission price of $1 and a can of food will stand.
RCC CONCERT - A free Winter Concert will be presented by the Rogue Community College Orchestra on Wednesday, Dec. 10 from 7 to 8:15 p.m. The performance will be held in the Rogue Bldg. on RCC’s Redwood Campus in Grants Pass. The orchestra will perform works by Joseph Haydn, Jean Baptiste Breval, Johann Strauss, Robert G. Johnson, Leo Delibes, and Claire Grundman. For early birds, there will be a pre-concert 6:30 presentation by Quint-essentials, a woodwind group. Said orchestra director T. Lund, of Cave Junction, “Come and enjoy an evening of classical music, and hear the results of the hard work by RCC students and other community members. Local music students should bring their parents to the concert.”
ROCK BATTLE - Thursday, Dec. 11 is set for Battle of the Rock Bands at Illinois Valley High School. Sponsored by the I.V. Grad Night Committee, the fund-raiser will run from 6 to 9 p.m. The event, with a small admission fee, is open to the public. All ages can participate in three categories: elementary, middle school, high school and adult. The event will utilize Rock Band technology.
BLOOD BUREAU - Five blood drives are scheduled in Grants Pass during December by the American Red Cross. The schedule: Thursday, Dec. 11, noon to 5 p.m., Newman UMC, 132 N.E. B St.; Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1 to 6 p.m., SDA Church, 1360 N.E. 9th St.; Friday, Dec. 26, 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Calvary Lutheran Church, 909 N.E. A St.; Monday, Dec. 29, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., YMCA, 1000 Redwood Hwy.; Tuesday, Dec. 30, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Parkway Christian Church, 229 N.E. Beacon Drive.
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CHRISTMAS ISSUE - Just a reminder from Editor Bob that our Dec. 24 issue will be out on Tuesday, Dec. 23. Therefore, announcements and ads must be submitted by 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18.
NOTEPAD - A Christmas Bazaar, sponsored by Illinois Valley Grange 370, will be held Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 6 and 7, at the Josephine County Bldg. in Downtown Cave Junction. See the ad in this issue ... Bingo game sheets (one per can of food for the Cave Junction Christmas Basket) will be given away Wednesdays, Dec. 3, 10 and 17 at Illinois Valley Senior Center, where games begin at 6:30 p.m. The offer also will be honored during other days until Dec. 17 … The hilarious Dell’Arte Troupe will present a free holiday show at Lorna Byrne Middle School in Cave Junction on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. Although there is no admission fee, attendees are asked to donate a can or two of nonperishable food. Watch next week’s Noose for more information … Tisha Harris, a 1980 graduate of Illinois Valley High School, is among contributors to the latest issue of Colleen Sell’s A Cup of Comfort for Divorced Women. It’s described as containing “inspiring stories of strength, hope and independence” … Newspaper slips: *The Power Squadron outing was canceled due to a small raft warning. *The expansion to the hospital will be separate from the main building and not contagious as originally planned. *He further stated that the U.S. foreign policy toward that country has too many variances and the government should take another leak at it. T-shirts: *I have a perfect body. It’s your vision that’s shot. *A team effort is a lot of people doing what I say. *I don’t even care about my problems, so why should I care about yours? … A correction in last week’s issue contained bad grammar. One sentence should have read, “It was she,” not “her.” So there’s a correction to the correction.
LAST WORDS - To endeavor to speak truth in every instance; to give nobody expectations that are not likely to be answered, but aim at sincerity in every word and action -- the most amiable excellence in a rational being. (Benjamin Franklin)
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