Here, There, and Everywhere
From our weekly issue dated October 14, 2009
SQUARE DEAL - In conjunction with the Illinois Valley Fiber Arts Festival, the second annual Valley Girls Quilt Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 16 and 17, at the Illinois Valley Senior Center, 520 E. River St. in Cave Junction. There is a $2 admission fee. A drawing for a 92-by-92-inch quilt titled Valley Chicks will be held, with tickets available. Proceeds will benefit the Illinois Valley Section of Boys & Girls Club, and the Illinois Valley SMART Readers program. Picket Fence Fabrics at 379 Caves Hwy. will also host fiber arts displays. Additionally, the Southern Oregon Guild’s Fiber Show & Sale will be held at Rogue Community College’s Kerby Belt Bldg., 24353 Redwood Highway in Kerby. The show will feature items ranging from hand-spun yarns, knitted, felted and woven goods to hand-made beads and buttons. Show hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.
SANTA’S HELPERS - Rotary Club of Illinois Valley will present the I.V. Bikers Toy Run on Saturday, Oct. 24 to collect toys and cash for the Christmas Toy program sponsored by CJ Cares. Poker run registration will begin at 10 a.m. at the Junction Inn, and music by Broadway Phil & the Shouters will start at 1 p.m. Bring a toy or cash donation and prepare to bid on some excellent auction items. Must be 21 or older to enter the Timber Room.
WRESTLING ROUNDUP - Registration for the Illinois Valley Youth Wrestling Club will be held on Monday, Oct. 26 and Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at I.V. High School. Participants will need to have their birth certificate and be accompanied by a parent. There is a $50 fee. Practice will begin on Monday, Nov. 2. Phone Marty Miller for more information at 597-4121.
FLEE FLU - Josephine County Public Health Dept. is offering seasonal influenza vaccinations on Thursday, Oct. 29 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Josephine County Bldg. in Downtown Cave Junction. The fee is $30 for those without Medicare, Oregon Health Plan or BlueCross/BlueShield coverage (bring current insurance card). Pneumonia and tetanus immunizations will be available for an additional fee. Phone 474-5337 for more flu information.
H1N1 Q&A - What is it? How is it transmitted? What are the symptoms? What is the community concern? How is this different from other flu? Answers will be available during a Q&A session with Dr. Daniel Selinger to be held on Monday, Nov. 9 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the OHMS Community Health Education Center, 128 S.W. “I” St. in Grants Pass. Phone 471-4208 for information and reservations.
NOTEPAD - IVHS is selling raffle tickets to raise funds for attendance incentives for students. Prizes are 1/2 steer or 1/2 hog. Tickets cost one-dollar apiece or six for $5 and they are for sale at IVHS. The drawing will be held on Friday, Oct. 30 ... Trail building will resume on Saturday, Oct. 24, 9 a.m., at the new hiking and equestrian trailhead off Westside Road at milepost 3. Workers should bring shovels, loppers, water and snacks. No experience is necessary, and help is needed to continue building the trail network. For more information, contact Sue Riegel Williams, 592-6921 ... Distribution of emergency food boxes throughout the Oregon Food Bank Network skyrocketed to historic highs, according to the OFB Networks' annual year-end report (July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2009). Distribution of emergency food boxes increased more than 13 percent from 792,000 in 2007-08 to 897,000 in 2008-09, an annual increase of 105,000 additional emergency food boxes ... Wheelchair sports and recreation basketball games are held Thursdays at 6 p.m. at Fruitdale Elementary School, HASL Independent Abilities Center announced recently. Phone Bob Rose, Southern Oregon Wheelchair Sports & Recreation coach, at 479-4275 ... Bumper stickers: *A flashlight is a case for holding dead batteries. *I won’t rise to the occasion, but I will slide over to it. *Where there’s a will, I want to be in it.” One liner: *Two peanuts walked into a bar, and one was a salted.”
LAST WORDS - “The men the American public admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.” (H. L. Mencken)
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