Here, There, and Everywhere
From our weekly issue dated May 13, 2009
MAURER MEETING - A town hall meeting set in Cave Junction by District 3 Rep. Ron Maurer (R-Grants Pass) will be held Saturday, May 16 beginning at 10 a.m. Maurer will be available in Cave Junction City Hall for an hour to answer questions about the recent legislative session.
MIX MASTER - A joint mixer at The Chateau at Oregon Caves National Monument will be held Friday, May 15 by the Grants Pass and Illinois Valley chambers of commerce. The open gathering will run from 5 to 7 p.m. It will coincide with an open house at The Chateau as part of the celebration of its 75th anniversary.
SELMA HAPPENINGS - Saturday, May 16 is scheduled to be a busy day at Selma Community & Education Center (SCEC). From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. there will be a spring starter plant sale outside under the farmer’s market pole shed, and inside the gymnasium a flea market will be held. At 6 p.m. SCEC will host a Mexican dinner. Phone 592-3759 for information about the plant sale; phone 597-2455 for flea market information.
BOOK LABOR - A work day to clean up the Illinois Valley Branch Library grounds is set for Saturday, May 16, beginning at 10 a.m. Volunteers with items including rakes, brooms and large garbage bags are asked to bring them. The lawn needs to be mowed. “I might be able to get a volunteer with a riding mower, but if not, we will need a few people with push-type mowers,” said organizer Linda Naydol. For more information phone 592-3289.
FLOATIN’ BAND TO BOATNIK - “Float the Band to Boatnik” is the theme for a fund-raiser, as the bands of Illinois Valley High School and Lorna Byrne Middle School are combining again this year to compete in the Boatnik Parade in Grants Pass on Saturday, May 23. “They need community help,” said Sean McKee, music director for both schools. “Last year was a great success,” he said, “with the bands earning second place in the high school category, beaten only by Grants Pass High. With budget cutbacks and a growing program, we are asking for donations from the community to help get the band to Boatnik. Any amount will help.” Support for music in the valley can be shown by taking cash donations to either school to McKee’s attention.
‘GRRRREAT’ FLAKES - Todd Kaberline notes that “Illinois Valley has some of the world’s best kids and the poorest economy in the area. At I.V. High School we need a new track-and-field facility, new softball and baseball fields; and our weight room is way too small. We feel that if we had a new sports field we could have equal opportunities for scholarships, learn great work ethics and provide champions to the world. We are working through the local Rotary clubs for new sports facilities. Our kids at heart are champions and usually get through the seasons with few or no wins, but they have the keep-going attitude that conquers adversities. Kellogg’s is offering to rebuild school sports facilities in small communities: 30 schools with the most votes will win. We are barely on the map with 212 votes. We ask people to support IVHS and to get their friends to do the same by voting at frostedflakes.com.”
GOT BALLOT? - Those who might not have received their vote-by-mail ballot for the Tuesday, May 19 special election should phone Josephine County Clerk Art Harvey at 474-5243; or visit sos.state.or.us/elections/ and click on “Am I a registered voter?” The ballot includes a race between incumbent Dusty Bouchard, 62, and challenger Ron Humphfres, 50, both of Selma, for a seat on the Illinois Valley Fire District Board of Directors. Incumbents Larrick Jones and Sam Michel are seeking the seats they currently hold. Bouchard, who’s been on the board for two years, is a former medic; Humphfres served 15 years with the district as a volunteer firefighter.
MEMORIAL DEADLINE - Because Monday, May 25 (Memorial Day) is set as a holiday for most, all items for the May 27 issue of Illinois Valley News must be submitted by 5 p.m. Thursday, May 21. “We will appreciate everyone turning in their ads and notices by the deadline,” said Michelle Binker, editor-in-chief.
NOTEPAD - Last Chance to win a Letterman’s jacket. Tickets can be purchased at IVHS main office or phone Heather at 592-2116. Ticket prices are 1 for $2 or 3 for $5 … A Police Memorial Week public ceremony will be held Wednesday, May 13 at noon at Newman United Methodist Church across from the county courthouse in Grants Pass ... Free Antique Road Appraisal Show on Thursday, May 14 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Countryside Village, 1700 Kellenbeck Ave. in Grants Pass. Phone 956-0999 for info ...The Chateau at Oregon Caves National Monument will observe open house on Friday, May 15 from 5 to 7 p.m. … Free clothing will be offered during the Takilma Bible Church semi-annual give-away on Saturday, May 16, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 10343 Takilma Road … I.V. Little League will hold a rummage sale at Jubilee Park on Saturday, May 16 beginning at 9 a.m. along with baseball games ... Search And Rescue of Josephine County will have a display and yard sale at Ray’s Food Place in Merlin on Saturday, May 16 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will include a treasure hunt for children ... A Memorial Day ceremony will be held at I.V. High School on Thursday, May 21. The actual date for Memorial Day is Monday, May 25. Watch I.V. News for details … Callie Harland, a junior at I.V. High School, gained the best-of-show honor during the recent Vision 2009 annual high school art competition underwritten by the Southwestern Oregon Community College Foundation. Her Self Portrait watercolor earned her a $250 cash purchase award and a two-year tuition waiver at SWOCC ... Randy Kent, well-known at I.V. High School as head custodian for some 20 years, has retired after 23 years with Three Rivers School District ... IVHS graduation for the Class of 2009 will be held on Thursday, June 4 beginning at 7:30 p.m. ... A unique “doll house” that’s a replica of The Chateau at Oregon Caves National Monument will be raffled. Tickets are available at Illinois Valley Visitor Center, and Sterling Savings Bank (Cave Junction). The drawing will be held on July 5 during the annual I.V. Alumni & Friends picnic. Proceeds will benefit the group’s IVHS scholarship fund ... T-shirts: *I’m the product of a secret government project. *Everything I say can be substantiated by my own opinion. *Life is too short to worry about how short life is ... Bumper stickers: *Ideal thesis subject. *Unapologetically brilliant. *Dare to be indifferent.
LAST WORDS - Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. (Carl Sandburg)
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