Illinois Valley News Vol. 73 No. 24 Dated: August 25, 2010

Here, There, and Everywhere

From our weekly issue dated August 25, 2010

TICKET TO RIDE - The winning ticket for a 2010 Harley Davidson Dyna Wide Glide motorcycle will be drawn on Monday, Sept. 6 at the conclusion of the Illinois Valley Lions Club 39th annual Labor Day Festival at Jubilee Park in Cave Junction. Raffle tickets are available at Taylor“s Country Store and through Steve Lyons at Century 21 Harris & Taylor in Downtown CJ. The glossy black-with-orange flame bike is displayed at Taylor“s Country Store. Phone Lyons at 541-592-3181 for more information.
Sign up by Tuesday, Aug. 31 for the festival all-comers amateur talent show. There will be cash prizes for the winners of each age group. For more information, phone “Donna,“ 541-596-2719, or “Sue,“ 541-592-2252.
Phone Harry Johnson at 541-596-2104 to participate in the Labor Day parade or for more information.

FARMIN“ FUNCTION - The second annual Illinois Valley Farm & Garden Festival will be held in Jubilee Park in Cave Junction on Saturday, Sept. 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Features will include farm and garden technique demonstrations, live music, crafts and food. All-day events will include well water testing by OSU (bring water in a clean container), “Fixing your Bike,“ “Making Compost Tea,“ “Spinning,“ “Making Goat Cheese,“ “Wild Edibles,“ “Fiber Animals and Arts,“ and food preservation information. Contact the Spiral Living Center at 541-592-3642, Mondays through Thursdays or e-mail spirallivinginfo@gmail.com for more information.

“18 ON THE 18TH“ - Rotary Club of Illinois Valley will hold its third annual golf tournament and barbecue on Saturday, Sept. 18 at I.V. Golf Course. Teams of four are needed, as are business sponsors. Proceeds will benefit youth programs and facilities in the valley. Phone Billie Coakley at 541-592-3350 for more information.

QUACKTACULAR - Public entries for Grants Pass Rotary Club“s 2010 Rogue Duck Derby on Saturday, Sept. 25 are available. Proceeds will be used for a baseball complex project near Allendale Elementary School in Grants Pass. And a three-year commitment has been made to Illinois Valley Booster Club to help develop an all-weather track at Illinois Valley High School. Duck Derby entries are available for purchase in Cave Junction at the Illinois Valley News office, South Valley Bank & Trust (formerly Home Valley Bank), and Bi-Rite Auto Parts.

NOTEPAD - The Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation (OLSHF) has been named one of 41 finalists for a national award in the “50 States for Good“ initiative by Tom“s of Maine. Public online voting through Sept. 10 at www.50statesforgood.com will determine the winner of a $100,000 grand prize. Through OLSHF, 25,000 school children have their vision and hearing screened free of charge each year, said Executive Director Glen Gilbert. Also more than 5,000 adults will also be screened for sight, hearing, high blood pressure, diabetes, and glaucoma “ A mock abduction will kick off an exercise on Friday, Aug. 27 in Klamath Falls as part of the Southern Oregon Region Child Abduction Response Team (CART)“s effort to become nationally certified. The public could encounter “a rapid response of public safety resources“ in full search mode. Media outlets will have access to the incident command center. The exercise should conclude by noon “ 19,000 square feet of rummage-sale bargains are promised at the 11th annual Hospice Rummage Market in Gold Beach on Saturday, Aug. 28. Proceeds will benefit Curry Home Health and Hospice. Check the ad in this week“s classified section or phone Pattie Slagle at 541-247-7084 for more information “ T-shirts: *If you can“t be a good example, be a warning. *Don“t try this at home. Try it at a friend“s house. *Funner: Gooder than just fun.

LAST WORDS - “The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants, and it provides the further advantage of giving the servants of tyranny a good conscience.” (Albert Camus)