Here, There, and Everywhere
From our weekly issue dated March 18, 2009
DIRTY DETAILS - Spiral Living Center is offering Soil Testing with Christine Perala-Gardiner on Thursday, March 19, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Frog Farm in Taklima. Learn how to test soil and utilize the results to improve its productivity. Using the Frog Farm as a laboratory, participants will take samples, analyze the soil for percentages of sand, silt and clay, and look at other types of analysis, including nutrients, microbiology and other tests. Class size is limited. For more information visit spiralliving.org, phone 592-3642, or contact spiral@spiralliving.org.
FASHION FUN - A fashion show will be held Friday, March 20 at Illinois Valley High School to benefit the Safe-n-Sober Grad Night party. Desserts will be available and there will be door prizes. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. There is a small admission charge.
WELSH WISHES - The sixth annual Welsh dinner is set for Selma Community Center on Saturday, March 21. On the menu: carrot-and-apple soup, Welsh lamb stew, Anglesey eggs, roasted veggies, and Mum’s fruit trifle. Tickets are available at the center office from 1 to 4 p.m. weekdays, or phone 415-1000.
HORSEY HELPS - Acupuncture & First Aid for Horses, On or Off the Trail is the title of a free presentation by Dr. Beth Kraft, a veterinarian. The talk, sponsored by Back Country Horsemen Sourdough Chapter, will be held Saturday, March 21 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Matthias Episcopal Church at the north end of Cave Junction near Z Coffee. Phone 596-2488 for more information.
YOUNG MOTORISTS - Driver education will be offered this spring at Illinois Valley High School through Rogue Community College. Classroom sessions will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays, April 7 through May 26 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. On-the-road instruction will be scheduled with the instructor. Students must register by April 1. Registration forms are available at IVHS, or contact Jennifer Marsden, 592-2116, for more information.
BETTER BANKING - The use of live willow structures to stabilize and restore riverbanks is the topic of a presentation by Dr. John Gardiner during the regular monthly meeting of Illinois Valley Watershed Council. Gardiner will highlight a recently completed project on the Mad River, near McKinleyville, Calif. The talk and slideshow will be held on Thursday, March 26 at 8 p.m. in the Josephine County Bldg. in Cave Junction.
DONOR DUTY - The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive on Thursday, March 26 from 1 to 6 p.m. at Illinois Valley Senior Center, 520 E. River St. in Cave Junction. Phone (800) 448-3543 to schedule an appointment.
WORKERS WANTED - Glass Rail Outfit Community Center will hold a workday on Saturday, March 28 beginning at 10 a.m. to prepare a site for a therapeutic riding area. Volunteers are asked to bring gloves and wear appropriate clothing. Snacks and lunch will be provided. Phone 592-4658 for more information.
CALLING ALL CARS - Vendors are sought for the Cave Junction Lions Club annual Classic & Antique Car Show to be held Saturday, June 27 in Jubilee Park in Cave Junction. For an application or more information contact Cori Allen at (541) 226-6570.
NOTEPAD - Evergreen Elementary SMART (Start Making A Reader Today) Program Coordinator Willa Gustafson reports that volunteers have logged more than 1,000 hours reading to students. This year the program has given away more than 1,000 books ... Pregnancy Center of Grants Pass will present The Silver Ring Thing on April 24. Volunteers 18 and older are sought to help with the abstinence event. Student volunteers are needed to help promote the event at area schools. Phone 470-6264 for more information ... Spring term at Rogue Community College will begin March 30, and registration is already under way. Students can review the schedule of classes and register by visiting roguecc.edu. Students also may register for classes in person at any RCC campus: Redwood Campus, 3345 Redwood Hwy., Grants Pass; Riverside Campus, 117 S. Central Ave., Medford; Table Rock Campus, 7800 Pacific Ave., White City; and at the Illinois Valley Learning Center, 24311 Redwood Hwy., Kerby. Returning students may call Rogue Central for more information: 956-7501 or 245-7501 ... Hospice care volunteer training is being offered by Lovejoy Hospice. There is no charge for the classes, which will start Friday, March 27. Applications for the March training must be received by Friday, March 20. For an application, or for more information phone Lovejoy Hospice at 474-1193 ... The RSVP/AARP-sponsored Tax Aide program, offering free tax preparation assistance for low-income Illinois Valley residents, has been extended two more weeks -- through Tuesday, April 14. Phone I.V. Family Coalition at 592-6139 to secure one of the 20 remaining appointments ... A day hike on the Damnation Creek Trail is offered by Siskiyou Field Institute on Friday, April 3. There is a fee for the trek, which winds from the redwoods to the ocean. Transportation to and from trailhead is provided. Register by March 25, by phoning 597-8530 or visit thesfi.org. T-shirts: *Friends actually let friends do lots of stupid things. *Forget science, I’m donating my body to magic. *Stop destroying the planet, it’s where I keep my stuff ... Bumper stickers: *This vehicle protected by anti-theft sticker. *Don’t worry about what people think, they don’t do it very often. *You looked better on MySpace.
LAST WORDS - It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird; it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad. (C. S. Lewis)
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