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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, November 27, 2002
Preparing
for storms
beneficial:
Pac Power
The winter season has
arrived, and with it comes
winter weather.
Storms and high winds
occasionally cause weather-
related power outages, and
Pacific Power urges its cus-
tomers to take several precau-
tions before the next storm
arrives.
“We work hard to avert
outages, but when bad
weather strikes and outages
happen, we work even harder
to get the power back on
quickly and safely,” said Amy
Eschete, Pacific Power’s pub-
lic safety consultant.
“Just as our crews are pre-
pared to respond to outages,
we ask our customers to be
prepared as well and help us
keep their safety and well-
being a top priority,” she said.
If a power outage occurs,
Pacific Power encourages
residential and business cus-
tomers to first check fuses and
circuit breakers. If the power
failure is not caused inside the
home or business, the cus-
tomer should report the outage
to Pacific Power at (877) 548-
3768). When phoning, a cus-
tomer should give their name,
address and phone number.
Customers may also be
asked if their lights are out, or
just dim, and whether their
neighbors’ lights are out or if
they can see any damaged
poles or downed lines.
To ease the inconvenience
of power outages and assist
crews in restoring power, Pa-
cific Power suggests the fol-
lowing tips:
To help in the event of
any kind of emergency, as-
semble a preparedness kit in-
cluding the following:
*A flashlight.
*A battery-operated radio
and clock.
*Extra batteries.
*Bottled water.
*Blankets
During an outage:
*Phone and report the out-
age to Pacific Power at (877)
548-3768. Remember, cord-
less phones do not work dur-
ing outages.
*Stay away from all
downed power lines and util-
ity lines. Even if the lines are
not sparking, they could be
electrified and extremely dan-
gerous.
*Don’t drive over downed
power lines.
*Turn on your porch light
switch. After crews complete
repairs, they patrol the area of
the power failure to see if
lights are on.
*As much as possible, do
not open refrigerators and
freezers -- they will keep food
and perishables inside cold for
some time if not opened.
*Never use kerosene or
propane heaters inside without
proper ventilation. They cause
dangerous fumes. Also, don’t
use charcoal in your house or
garage.
*Preserve body heat by
wearing multiple layers of
clothing. Add a hat and blan-
ket to stay warm. Blankets and
towels around windows and
doors help keep in the heat.
*Protect pipes during
freezing weather by wrapping
them with insulation. Leave
faucets dripping so water
won’t freeze and crack pipes.
*Make sure generators are
properly wired for your home
or business using an approved
transfer switch. Otherwise,
this can cause a dangerous
backfeed hazard for line
crews. And, don’t connect a
generator directly to your
home’s main fuse box or cir-
cuit panel.
When a large power out-
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Valley Evangelical Free
The theme, Christian Obe-
dience,” concluded Sunday,
with emphasis on the com-
mand to be thankful. As I
Thess. 5:18 puts it, “Give
thanks in all circumstances,
for this is God’s will for you.”
The Thanksgiving reading,
Luke 7:11-19 records Jesus’
healing of the 10 lepers.
When they followed His
instructions to show them-
selves to the priests (to con-
firm the healing), they were
healed “as they went.” Only
one thanked Jesus.” He “threw
himself at Jesus’ feet and
thanked Him” in an act of
worship, which showed he
had become a believer.
Jesus asked then, as He
asks now, “Were not all 10
cleansed? Where are the other
nine?” Jesus has cleansed
Christians of all sin and con-
tinues to “cleanse us from all
unrighteousness” (I John 1:9),
when we confess our sins. It
comes down to a thankful atti-
tude -- focusing on what God
has given and continues to
give us, rather than on what
we don’t have, “always giving
thanks to God for every-
thing” (Eph. 5:20).
St. Patrick of the Forest
Catholic Church
On the Feast of Christ the
King, the readings spoke of
God shepherding His people;
trending them, rescuing them,
pasturing them, and ultimately
judging them -- judging be-
tween one sheep and another,
between rams and goats.
What we learn from these
words is that there will be a
judgment day for us, and we
will be judged on what we did
or failed to do. Jesus taught by
how He lived and what He
said. As disciples, we are
called to follow His example.
Jesus said in Matthew 25,
“Amen, I say to you, what you
did not do for one of these
least ones you did not do for
me. And these will go off to
eternal punishment, but the
righteous to eternal life.”
Immanuel United Methodist
Pastor David Goodrich’s
sermon was from Matthew
25:31-46. Verse 31: “When
The Son of Man comes,” a
poetic phrase from the He-
brew Scriptures.
Man is a weak creature
before God, yet possessing
great dignity compared with
the rest of creation. In more
modern usage, “Son of Man”
is equated with “Son of God”
to indicate the humanity of
God as Jesus in human flesh.
Verse 32: “All the nations
will be gathered before Him
and He will separate people
one from another as a shep-
herd separates the sheep from
the goats.”
This passage speaks of
works of mercy compelled by
God’s love through Jesus
Christ. The first requirement
is to love God and to know
Jesus, then love thy neighbor.
Seventh-day Adventist
The Apostle Paul quoted
God’s words to counsel the
readers of his first letter to be
holy (Leviticus 11:44-45).
According to Pastor Harold
Premdas, Paul issued the same
challenge repeatedly in his
letters, e.g., 1 Corinthians 1:2
and II Timothy 1:8-9.
Only the beings who com-
prise the Godhead are holy by
their own power in their own
characters, and are the only
source of true holiness.
The scriptures mention
several items that are holy
because God made them sa-
cred by His use of them.
Among these are law, sanctu-
ary, temple, Sabbath, scrip-
tures, Jerusalem, and God’s
throne and name.
A person becomes holy by
recognizing that he is the tem-
ple of God and accepting the
Holy Spirit to dwell in him (I
Corinthians 3:17, 6:19-20).
Jesus forgives our mistakes
and past sins and empowers us
to overcome the human ten-
dency to wrongdoing.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
OF SELMA
18285 Redwood Hwy.
Pastor Monty Pope
Sunday School . . . . . .9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship . . . . . .11 a.m.
Wednesday:
Music Practice . . . . . . . . .7 p.m.
Prayer & Bible Study . 7:30 p.m.
***
BRIDGEVIEW
COMMUNITY CHURCH
Pastor Charles Bridges
P.O. Box 645
5181 Holland Loop
Non-Denominational
Sunday School . . . . 10:30 a.m.
Morning Worship . . . 10:30 a.m.
Evening Worship . . . . . . .6 p.m.
Tuesday Bible Study . . . .7 p.m.
Women’s Prayer/Wed. 9:30 a.m.
Men’s Prayer Meeting
1st & 3rd Saturday . . . . . .8 a.m.
Parents’ Night Out
First Friday . . . 6-9 p.m.
Youth Group Sunday . . . 6 p.m.
Corner Dick George/
Holland Loop
***
ST. PATRICK OF THE FOREST
CATHOLIC CHURCH
407 W. River Street, C.J.
592-3658
Father Harry Holwell
Parochial Vicar
Masses . . . . . Sunday
Daylight Savings …….9:00 a.m.
Standard Time ...………..10 a.m.
Daily Mass Tues.-Fri.- 9:00 a.m.
First Saturday . . . 10:00 a.m.
Holy Days - 9:00 a.m./7:00 p.m.
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday . . .10:30 to 11:15 a.m.
***
GOOD SHEPHERD
LUTHERAN CHURCH
East River Street & Lewis Court
Sunday Worship . . . . .9:00 a.m.
Sunday School . . . . .10:00 a.m.
Pastor Peg Harvey-Marose
592-2147
Church Phone: 592-2290
COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH
113 S. Caves Avenue, C.J.
Evangelical &
Non-Denominational
Sunday School .9:15-10:15 a.m.
Morning Worship . . .10:30 a.m.
Junior Church, Infant
and Toddler
Nursery Provided
Dr. Don Blackburn
Pastor
Community Christian Academy
***
FRIENDS CHURCH
OF THE VALLEY
The Friends Center
Hymn Mtg. Sunday - 9:30 a.m.
Worship, Praise Songs -11 a.m.
319 S. Redwood Hwy.
Cave Junction
Phone 592-5175
Mid-week “Life Groups”
Phone for Time & Location
Everyone Is Welcome
***
FOUNTAIN OF LIFE
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
451 S. Junction Avenue
Phone 592-3956
Pastor Mark McLean
Sunday School . . . . .10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship . . . 11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship . . . . 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday . . . . . . . . .7:00 p.m.
Adult Bible Study
***
ST. MATTHIAS
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
25904 N. Redwood Highway
Sunday Services:
1st, 2nd & 3rd Sunday - 10 a.m.
4th Sunday . . . . . . . . . 5:30 p.m.
Vicar: Jan Meikle
592-2006
GREEN MATTER, OF FACT - Mike Bollweg, of the city of Cave Junction, collected many bags
of leaves on Sunday, Nov. 24. The leaves, picked up by appointment with a number of resi-
dents, were taken to the city sewage treatment plant at the north end of Sawyer Avenue and
placed with large piles of leaves from earlier collections, plus woody debris. The city is volun-
tarily working on a green matter project to help reduce air pollution, among other advantages.
A grant may be received to assist with the project. Phone 592-2156 for more information.
DEQ provides tips on wood burning
By burning dry, seasoned,
untreated wood you can pre-
vent wood smoke pollution
and reduce your heating costs.
The Oregon Dept. of En-
vironmental Quality (DEQ)
offers these tips and others to
Oregonians “who want to
keep the air healthy to breathe
in their communities.”
DEQ has a free brochure
outlining health concerns
about poor air quality and
wood smoke, and gives tips to
reduce wood smoke pollution.
The brochure is available
in English and Spanish. For a
copy, or other information
about wood heating appli-
ances, phone toll-free (800)
452-4011. The information
also is available on DEQ’s
Website, www.deq.state.or.us
Wood smoke is particu-
larly troublesome in areas sus-
ceptible to temperature inver-
sions when pollution is
trapped near the ground, DEQ
said. In those areas, wood
stoves are the leading source
of wintertime air pollution.
Wood smoke contains
toxic and cancer-causing com-
pounds and is harmful to
lungs, said DEQ. Some parti-
cles in wood smoke are so
small that the body’s natural
defenses cannot keep them out
of the lungs. These particles
can cause severe respiratory
irritation or aggravate existing
lung or heart problems.
Older people, children and
asthmatics are most at risk for
health problems caused by
wood smoke particles.
Here are some tips to pre-
vent air pollution by burning
wood better. These good
woodstove burning practices
also reduce heating costs, in-
crease heating efficiency and
enhance stove safety, accord-
ing to DEQ:
*Build small, hot fires. A
hot fire will heat a stove
enough to burn wood com-
pletely, with less pollution.
*Avoid dampering down
woodstoves. Stoves pollute
more when they’re choked
down to restrict their heat out-
put. Avoid the temptation to
“hold” a fire overnight by cut-
ting down the air supply.
While it appears that you’re
saving wood, you’re really
wasting fuel and money, plus
creating smoke and dangerous
creosote.
*Burn dry, seasoned
wood. Burning green wood
provides less heating value
and adds to creosote buildup
in chimneys. Store split cord-
wood by raising it off the
ground and covering it before
rain and snow come. It takes a
year to season green wood.
*Another option is to use
manufactured logs made of
compressed sawdust
*Don’t burn garbage,
plastic or treated wood. They
can release toxic fumes.
*Have chimneys in-
spected and cleaned annually.
Creosote buildup is a fire haz-
ard and cuts heat efficiency.
*Step outside and check
your chimney against a dark
background if possible. You
should see only heat waves. If
you see smoke, your wood’s
not burning completely.
Smoke from your chimney
means air pollution, wasted
heating value, and increased
creosote danger.
SEVENTH-DAY
ADVENTISTCHURCH
265 S. Old Stage Road
Sabbath School . . . . . 9:30 a.m.
Sat.
Church Service . . . . 11:00 a.m.
Sat.
Prayer & Praise -
7:00 p.m. Tues.
Pastor Harold Premdas
Church 592-3218
Everyone Welcome
Madrone Adventist School
592-3330
Sr. Teacher: Mrs. Amy
Whitchurch
592-6604
***
IMMANUEL UNITED
METHODIST
CHURCH
220 Watkins Ph. 592-3876
Pastor David Goodrich
Sunday School . . . . . .9:15 a.m.
Sunday Worship . . . . .9:15 a.m.
Child-care for small children
Potluck/Bible Study
Thursday 6:00 p.m.
ILLINOIS VALLEY
PRAISE CENTER
28569 Redwood Hwy..Cave Jct.
Sunday School . . . . . .9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship . . . 10:30 a.m.
Evening Worship . . . . 6:00 p.m.
Home Bible Study/Youth Group
Non-Denominational
Bible Teaching Church
Pastor Doug Wilson 592-4872
***
TAKILMA BIBLE CHURCH
10300 Takilma Road
Pastor Dan Robinson
Bible Study/Prayer Time -
9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship . . . 11:00 a.m.
Thursday Bible Study - . .7 p.m.
***
LIVING WORD FELLOWSHIP
“Walking as Jesus Walked”
Full Gospel
Non-Denominational
Sunday School . . . . . . . .10 a.m.
Sunday Worship . . . . . . 11 a.m.
Sunday Evening . . . . . . . 7 p.m.
Thursday Bible Study Prayer -
7 p.m.
139 S. Caves Ave. Suite G
(Next to Junction Avenue)
Pastor Wayne Vineyard
592-2815 - Home
Healing Rooms Open -
Tuesday 7-8 p.m. or
by appointment
***
ILLINOIS VALLEY
HOME MINISTRY FELLOWSHIP
A Messianic Congregation
P.O. Box 1949, CJ 97523
Sabbath Services
Hebrew classes, worship in
dance classes and celebrations
of the Lord’s Feasts
592-4649 for Information
***
BAHA’I FAITH
Phone 592-5234
FIRST LOVE
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
The Church that Love is
Building In the Heart of
Cave Junction
139 Caves Ave. Suite A
(following the pattern of the
New Testament)
Pastor Bob Kurko
Sunday Morning Adult Study
9:30 - 10:15 a.m.
Sunday Praise & Worship
10:30 a.m.
Sunday Evening Revival
6 p.m.
Wednesday - 7 p.m.
“A Full Restoration Church”
Office 592-4775
***
ILLINOIS VALLEY
PENTECOSTALS
Meeting 2 p.m. Sundays
American Legion Hall
2110 Caves Highway
“Road through the RV Park”
Contact 592-4716 for Bible
Study in your home or the
pastor’s home, P.O. Box 2180,
Cave Junciton 97523
Pastor Wendell Owens
592-4716
***
CAVES CHRISTIAN
FELLOWSHIP
222 N. Redwood Hwy., CJ
WEB Page:
http://Immanuel UMC.net
***
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
207 Junction Avenue, C.J.
Sacrament Meet. . . . . .9:00 a.m.
Sunday School . . . . .10:20 a.m.
Priesthood, Relief Soc. -
11:10 a.m.
Bishop Jay Bennett
1st Counselor Charles Rigby
2nd Counselor Denny Swift
***
VALLEY EVANGELICAL
FREE CHURCH
Meeting at
Immanuel United Methodist
Sunday School . . . . . .9:45 a.m.
Worship Service . . . .11:00 a.m.
Wednesday………………. 7 p.m.
Bible Study, Youth Group
Pastor Austin Patty
592-6160 or 479-1319
Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday . . . . . . . . .7:00 p.m.
Pastor Jeremy Nehf 592-6532
Worship at the
church of your
choice