Here, There, and Everywhere
From our weekly issue dated February 11, 2009
VALENTINE SOCK HOP - Illinois Valley Safe House Alliance will host a sock hop on Saturday, Feb. 14 from 7 to 10 p.m. at I.V. Senior Center, 520 E. River St. Said the sponsor, “Pull on your favorite duds from the ‘50s and ‘60s, and boogie on down for dance contests, a Limbo contest, kissing booth, prizes, and more.” Suggested donation for admission is $10. For more information, phone “Susie” at 592-2515.
COUGAR CASH - Illinois Valley Booster Club is conducting a fund-raiser during halftime of home basketball games in Ken Mann Memorial Gym. Three ticket-holders get a chance to win “Cougar Bucks” and claim cash. Money is carried over at each game until there is a winner. Next home games are scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 17 (girls vs. Henley) and Friday, Feb. 20 (boys vs. Hidden Valley). See the IVHS Activities Calendar in this issue.
FREE PARK DAY - To celebrate Oregon’s 150th anniversary, Josephine County Parks Dept. is offering a free-use day on Saturday, Feb. 14. Excluding yurts and reserved campsites, day-use and camping will be free on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact JoCo Parks at 474-5285 for information.
HONORS HUMOR - Comedian Miles Kehoe (A&E, MTV and Comedy Central) will perform at Taylor’s Country Store in Cave Junction on Saturday, March 7. The event is a fund-raiser for the IVHS Chapter of the National Honor Society. Dinner seating will begin at 7 p.m.; the show will start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at Taylor’s and the IVHS office; or phone Patrice Tucker at 592-2116.
WOODY GOODY - Siskiyou Field Institute is offering a class, Winter Woody Twig Species Identification, from Feb. 28 to March 1. Participants will learn about winter adaptations specific to woody plants in Illinois Valley. There is a fee. Phone 597-8530 or visit thesfi.org.
ARTSY PARTY - Illinois River Valley Arts Council will hold its sixth annual Winter Gala on Sunday, Feb. 22 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Deer Creek Center, 1241 Illinois River Road in Selma. The event will feature music by Celtic music duo George & Anwyn Leverett, of O’Brien, plus the I.V. String Band, and Wally Aiken. Silent and live auctions of distinctive art-and-craft items, vacation get-aways and more will help raise funds for Learning Through Art and Art Walk. Refreshments feature complimentary appetizers by several area caterers and a cash-bar offering of Foris Winery vintages. Tickets are available at Embroidered Adaptations, Jefferson State Financial Group and Evergreen Federal Bank in Cave Junction. They also will be available at the door. Phone 592-5333 for further information.
BAKING FOR RELAY - It is time to start raising money for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life event on June 13 & 14; hosted this year by North Valley High School in Merlin. SOFCU Community Credit Union’s team is The SOFCU Believers. It is one of 50+ teams throughout the Rogue and Illinois valleys that will participate. The SOFCU Believers already are beginning to raise money for the cause, and the Women’s Ministry group from Cave Junction Assembly of God Church is helping. It will offer Valentine floral arrangements and baked goods on Friday, Feb. 13 between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. in front of the Cave Junction Post Office. All proceeds will go toward The SOFCU Believers’ fund-raising goal. For those who belong to a group that would like to help, or if anyone would like to join the SOFCU team as it strives to reach its goal, phone SOFCU at 479-2601 or visit sofcu.com and use the Relay for Life link on the front page.
CHEAP FIX - SNYP (Spay/Neuter Your Pet) is offering discount spay/neuter certificates during its February “Prevent a Litter” campaign. The discounted prices are $25 for a cat spay/neuter and $65 for a dog up to 60 pounds. The certificates are available at Grants Pass Mini Pet Mart on Sixth Street and redeemable at a number of veterinary offices. Visit spayneuter.org or phone 858-3325.
NOTEPAD - Sesquicentennial anyone? Cave Junction Lions Club will host a community discussion on Monday, Feb. 16 about Illinois Valley’s role in Oregon’s 150th anniversary. The open gathering will begin at noon at Michelle’s Family Restaurant in CJ … An informational meeting about reopening the Cave Junction Branch Library will be held Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the Josephine County Bldg. in CJ. Volunteers are sought to fill operational positions. Contact Linda Naydol at lnaydol@cavenet.com or 592-3289 for information ... Getting More from Microsoft Office is the title of a free 21st Century Community Learning Center four-part series at Illinois Valley High School. The class is a hands-on series for parents and guardians of students at IVHS, Lorna Byrne Middle or Evergreen Elementary schools. It also is open to Three Rivers School District employees and IVHS students. Classes will be held Wednesday evenings beginning March 4. Josiah Dean, a Rogue Community College instructor, will teach. To register, contact Deb Murphy or Jen Marsden at IVHS at 592-2116. … T-shirts: *Instant Human: Just add coffee. *If idiots grew on trees, this place would be an orchard. *Danger: Mouth operates faster than brain ... Bumper stickers: *Hybrid Human: Runs on beer. *Dare to be indifferent. *Life is too short to worry about how short life is.
LAST WORDS - It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees. (Emiliano Zapata)
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