Here, There, and Everywhere
From our weekly issue dated June 16, 2010
STATE OF AFFAIRS - Oregon state workers will take an unpaid furlough on Friday, June 18 due to deep cuts in agency budgets caused by reduced state revenues. Most state offices and facilities will be closed.
VBS VIBE - Community Bible Church at 113 S. Caves Ave. in Cave Junction will become “Saddle Ridge Ranch“ for a cowboy-themed vacation Bible school running from Monday, June 21 to Friday, June 25. Children ages 4 through 12 are welcome to attend free of charge. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. The “Ranch“ will run from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Lunch is included. Phone 541-592-3896 for more details.
CRÈME OF THE CLASSICS - Cave Junction Lions Club will host its annual “Classic & Antique Car Show“ on Saturday, June 26 at Jubilee Park in Cave Junction. There is no admission charge for spectators. Events will include breakfast in the pavilion from 8 to 11 a.m., the Show & Shine from noon to 4 p.m., 50/50 drawings and live music. Phone Joan Welcome at 541-592-4103 or Buster VanderWoude at 541-660-2354 for more information.
TASTE BUDS - The premier “Taste of Illinois Valley“ event on Saturday, June 26, at Bridgeview Vineyards Winery on Holland Loop, will be presented by Illinois Valley Unit of Rogue Valley Boys & Girls Club. Specialties from at least 10 area establishments, as well as from various valley wineries, will be featured. Tickets are available in Cave Junction at Wild River Brewing & Pizza Co., Taylor“s Country Store, Bridgeview, and Bagel Junction. Phone Scott Thornhill at 541-592-4771 for more information.
VANDAL BUSY SIGNAL - Phone lines to Oregon Caves National Monument have been the target of recent vandalism, reported National Park Service (NPS) Ranger David Thompson. Fortunately (unfortunately for would-be thieves) the old copper-wire line, which had some salvage value, has been replaced with fiber-optic cable. “Fiber optics has no resale value and will leave vandals with only jail time to face as a result of their efforts,“ said Thompson. Furthermore, NPS law enforcement officers are newly stationed at the monument, and will vigorously pursue the vandals, the ranger noted.
NOTEPAD - Labor Day parade and festival vendor sign-ups for the annual Illinois Valley Lions Club events are available. Phone Harry Johnson at 541-596-2104 for parade entries, and David Anderson at 541-597-4486 for vendor booths ... I.V. Youth Soccer sign-ups are being held online at ivyouthsoccer.com through Wednesday, June 30 ... Rogue Community College offices will be closed Fridays, June 18 and 25, for the final two furlough days in fiscal year 2009-10. Classes will not be affected, as spring term ended Friday, June 11 and commencement was June 12. During the summer, the college will be closed Fridays, July 2 through Sept. 3. The Friday closures continue a cost-cutting measure instituted several years ago ... The Chateau at Oregon Caves National Monument will host an All-Chamber Mixer on Friday, July 9 from 5 to 7 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Phone 541-592-3326 to RSVP. Special rates for lodging and dinner will be available for chamber members and their guests by phoning 541-592-3400 “ Regular hours at the Illinois Valley Branch of Josephine County Libraries Inc. are Wednesdays and Fridays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m. The library is at 209 W. Palmer St. in Cave Junction, just down the street from Carlos“ Restaurante “ Did you hear about the guy working on his car muffler“ He found it exhausting “ Father“s Day will be observed Sunday, June 20. See the special ads on page 2 “ Bumper stickers: *I intend to live forever. So far, so good. *Born free. Taxed to death. *Cover me, I“m changing lanes. *Eagles can soar, but weasels don“t get sucked into jet engines.
LAST WORDS - “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.“ (Unknown)
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