Here, There, and Everywhere
From our weekly issue dated November 18, 2009
PANCAKE PARTY - Community Christian Academy will hold a pancake breakfast fund-raiser on Saturday, Nov. 21 from 8 to 11 a.m. at Community Bible Church, 113 S. Caves Ave. in CJ. The menu: pancakes, bacon, sausage, eggs, biscuits, gravy, coffee, tea and juice.
BASEBALL BENEFIT - Illinois Valley Little League will hold a “Mystery Gift Bag” auction from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21 at the Josephine County Bldg. in Cave Junction. A live auction of 10 gift bags will run from 3 to 4 p.m. The auction items feature donations from the business community and proceeds will help IVLL fund the coming season. Homemade treats and Christmas décor also will be available. Contact Karen Lavine, 592-4652, with questions.
SAR CYCLING - Cyclocross races will be held at Paradise Ranch in Merlin on Saturday, Nov. 21 to benefit the Josephine County Sheriff's Office Search And Rescue program. The steeplechase-like races challenge the endurance, speed and tactics of riders. Races will begin at 10 a.m. There is no charge for admission; funds are raised through rider entry fees and raffles. The events are sponsored by Jana Jensen, of Cycle Analysis in Jacksonville, who has been a supporter of SAR since the death of her son, Nick, in an accidental drowning in Illinois River.
HOLIDAY HELPERS - Since 1989 the Cave Junction Cares Program has served needy families in Illinois Valley at Thanksgiving and Christmas. CJ Cares now feeds some 450 people on Thanksgiving and Christmas morning in the pavilion at Jubilee Park; meals also are provided for homebound individuals. The program is made possible entirely through donations and the work of volunteers. To make a donation; to volunteer to serve meals; or for more information, phone Lynn Boucher-Johnson at 592-3594 or contact Fred & Sarah Ball at Bi-Rite Auto Parts, 592-3601.
NOTEPAD - Selma Community Center will hold a semi-annual community meeting on Saturday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. at the center to vote on bylaw changes. The evening also will feature a dessert social and auction. Attendees should bring a dessert to share and one to auction. Phone “Jim” at 597-2455 ... The deadline for businesses to enter the Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce annual Christmas decorating contest is Tuesday, Dec. 1. Judges will visit participating locations on Dec. 5. Phone 592-3326 for more information ... Dell’Arte Company will present its 29th annual holiday show, A Commedia Christmas Carol, an adaptation of Dickens' classic holiday tale, in a rambunctious commedia dell'arte style with masks, magic and music. The free performance will be held on Saturday, Dec. 5, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Lorna Byrne Middle School ... Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual auction fund-raiser on Friday, Nov. 20 at Wild River Brewing & Pizza Co. See the ad in this issue ... Wall plaques: *Every life should have at least nine cats. *We had to let the children go. The cat was allergic to them. *Heaven is where you meet all the pets you ever loved ... Smile Line: One guy says to another, “Haven’t I seen your face somewhere else?” And the other guys says, “No, it’s always been between my ears.”
LAST WORDS - “We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work ... After eight years of this administration we have just as much unemployment as when we started ... and an enormous debt to boot.” (U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau in 1939)
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