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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, January 7, 2004
Bicyclists Al-Anon offering hope,
at Selmac help to beat the bottle
trol the things I cannot
alcoholic affects
equal cash the Each
change.
lives of at least four
people: family mem-
“If I truly live my life,
for SCEC other
bers, co-workers and
it becomes easier to let
UP, UP AND AWAY -
(And back down). Illinois
Valley firefighters, par-
ticularly members of the
fire district’s rope rescue
team, practiced their
skills on Tuesday eve-
ning, Dec. 30. The exer-
cise at the Holland Loop
station is part of contin-
ual weekly training for
the volunteers. Interim
Chief Jeff Gavlik directed
the training. The district
needs additional volun-
teers, not necessarily
firefighters, to help serve
the
community.
Fire
academies are held to
provide instruction and
orientation. For more
information about the
types of help that citi-
zens can provide as vol-
unteers in many capaci-
ties, phone 592-2225.
‘Pineapple express’ could cause flooding
Serious flooding could
result from the “pineapple
express,” a warm, wet-
weather event emerging
from the sub-tropics and
bearing down on the Pa-
cific Northwest beginning
Wednesday, Jan. 7.
Current conditions,
which include large
amounts of snow at low
elevations, mirror closely
the stage set just before the
region’s most devastating
floods of 1964 and 1996.
“Obviously, we have
no indication at this point
that the flooding we may
experience soon would
resemble either of those
two major events,” said
George Taylor, state cli-
matologist at Oregon State
University. “But we do
have a great deal of snow
on the ground and a big
subtropical storm headed
this way. It’s a serious
concern.
“In terms of low-
elevation snow, our current
conditions more closely
resemble those of 1964,”
Taylor said.
“What we don’t know
at the moment is how
much rain to expect,” said
Taylor.
At least some minor
flooding along local
streams should be antici-
pated.
IVHS Activities Calendar
Brought to you by the folks at
592-3556
Cave Jct .
469-7545
Brookings/
Harbor
FRIDAY, JAN. 9
*Wrestling at Redmond
to be announced
*Boys basketball vs.
Lakeview - here
5:30/7 p.m.
*Girls basketball at
Lakeview - 5:30/7 p.m.
SATURDAY, JAN. 10
*Wrestling at
Redmond
to be announced
TUESDAY, JAN. 13
*Boys basketball at
North Valley
5:30/5:30/7 p.m.
*Girls basketball vs.
North Valley - here
5:30/7 p.m.
*Fish meeting - lunch
*Site meeting - 3:45 p.m.
Seven days, 500 miles
and 2,200 cyclists equal
$10,000 for one Illinois
Valley community which
will host Cycle Oregon
overnight in September.
The money will come
as a grant to the Selma
Community and Education
Center (SCEC).
Selma Center Director
Bill Hunt said the money
will likely go toward oper-
ating expenses at the cen-
ter, and funding children’s
activities.
The center is also now
eligible to apply for up to
two grants per year from
Cycle Oregon to fund edu-
cational recreation activi-
ties.
Cycle Oregon is a
seven-day, 500-mile bicy-
cle ride along the bucolic
back roads of Oregon. The
ride will occur Sept. 11-18.
Some 2,200 cyclists, their
support entourages and
others will camp at Lake
Selmac for one night dur-
ing the seven-day ride.
“It’s an exciting
event,” said Hunt, “We
will need to start getting
volunteers together (to host
Cycle Oregon.) Our first
meeting will be in Febru-
ary...we start planning that
far ahead.”
Those interested in
volunteering should con-
tact Hunt at (541) 415-
1000.
For more information:
www.cycleoregon.com.
-Michelle Binker
Medford air
public topic
Friday, Jan. 30
Due to a continuing
local interest in the Oregon
Dept. of Environmental
Quality’s (DEQ) proposed
Medford-Ashland PM-10
(Particulate) attainment
and Maintenance Plan,
DEQ is extending the pub-
lic comment period to Fri-
day, Jan. 30.
The formal hearing
will begin at 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 21 at the
South Medford High
School Auditorium.
The proposed plan is
designed to assure that the
area will continue to meet
federal and state air quality
standards for PM-10 par-
ticulate matter through at
least 2015. It is based on
computer modeling of pol-
lution trends and popula-
tion growth.
DEQ staff will be
available starting at 5 p.m.
neighbors.
There is a community
resource for these people:
Al-Anon Family Groups.
Al-Anon (including
Alateen for younger mem-
bers) meetings are being
held in 116 countries.
While many alcoholic
families experience despair
and hopelessness, mem-
bers of Al-Anon learn to
identify those parts of life
for which they are grateful,
and to find happiness
whether the alcoholic is
still drinking or not.
In the following sto-
ries, excerpted from Al-
Anon’s monthly magazine.
“The Forum,” Al-Anon
members share how the
program has given them a
more positive outlook. For
example:
“Today I face the same
problems and people that I
faced before I found Al-
Anon. The difference is I
have the tools of the pro-
gram to help me keep my
serenity. I take responsibil-
ity for my actions while
letting go of trying to con-
other people live theirs.
“After growing up in
an alcoholic home, even
though my father later
found sobriety, I managed
to marry three alcoholic
husbands. I can truly say I
am thankful for my third
husband because he intro-
duced me to Al-Anon.
“For the first time in
my life, I found serenity
and learned to take care of
myself, instead of every-
one else. Thanks to Al-
Anon, I no longer seek out
alcoholics to make me
happy. I learned that my
happiness depends on me
and no one else.
“Since my first year in
Al-Anon, life has not been
easy. Now I understand
that life is a balance.
Sometimes things are good
and sometimes they are
bad, but I have the pro-
gram to help me live
through all of it. I empha-
size the word live because
I merely survived before I
came to Al-Anon.”
For meeting informa-
tion, (888) 425-2666).
SPECIALS:
Choice
Taylor’s Sausage
*Polish
*Hungarian
*German
$2.50 per lb.
Events
*Friday, Jan. 9 - Route 66
Dinner Special:
Stuffed pork chops
$8.95
Friday, Jan. 16 - IMBAS - Celtic
Rock
Friday, Jan. 23 - Michelle LeComte
& Tim Wallace
THURSDAYS - 6:30 p.m.
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