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Page 3 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, January 21, 2004 PANCAKE PARTY - The Selma Community Center (the former Selma Elementary School) will hold a pancake breakfast on Saturday, Jan. 24, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. There is a fee. Phone 415-1000 for info. CRAB FEED - Kerby Belt Lodge 18 will hold an Oregon dungeness crab feed on Saturday, Jan. 31 at the RCC Belt Bldg. in Kerby from 2 to 6 p.m. Pro- ceeds will benefit the Lodge 18 Scholarship Fund. Tickets are available at CJ One-Hour Photo, Family Tree Garden Center and TC Computers in Cave Junc- tion, and Yanase Jewelers in Kerby. For more infor- mation phone 592-2505. GRAD GONG - There will be a Talent Gong Show at Taylor’s Sausage Country Store on Saturday, Jan. 24 to benefit the 2004 IVHS All-Night Drug & Alcohol-Free Party. The benefit will start at 6 p.m. and will feature dinner specials (a portion of dinner- special proceeds will go toward the benefit), DJ music and entertainment. To sign up for the talent show, phone 592-5358, 592-6872 or 592-3228. HOOP SCOOP - Tickets are available for the IVHS boys basketball team fund-raising raffle. Prizes include a Sony 51-inch high-definition wide-screen TV; a Dell desktop computer; and a one-night stay at Seven Feathers Casino, and many other prizes. The drawing will be held at half-time of this season’s final IVHS home game on Tuesday, Feb. 17. You need not be present to win. Tickets are available at all Home Valley Bank branches, Shop Smart Food Warehouse (Customer Service Center), Taylor’s Sausage Country Store, Selma Video, and Pizza Pit. CHILDREN’S HEARTS - The Illinois Valley Branch Library invites children to make valentines to decorate the library. “Love Your Library” will end on Feb. 12. Valentines may be made by individual chil- dren or an entire family or class working together. Prizes are donated by the Illinois Valley Friends of the Library. FOOD FOR THOUGHT - Harvest Kitchen at St. Matthias Episcopal Church served a record 6,135 meals during 2003. Volunteers served more than 4,500 hours; and more than 5,600 pounds of food and supplies were donated. For information about volun- teering or donating, contact Linda Butler at 597-4383. ABOUT HUGS - It’s wondrous what a hug an do. A hug can cheer you when you’re blue. A hug can say, “I love you so,” or “Gee! I hate to see you go!” A hug is, “Welcome back again!” and “Great to see you!”: or “Where have you been?” A hug can soothe a small child’s pain, and bring a rainbow after rain. The Hug! There’s just no doubt about it, we scarcely could survive without it. A hug delights and warms and charms, it must be why God gave us arms. Hugs are great for fathers and mothers, sweet for sisters, swell for brothers. And chances are some favorite aunts love them more than potted plants. Kittens crave them, puppies love them, Heads of State are not above them. A hug can break the language barrier, and make the dullest day seem merrier. No need to fret about the store of ‘em, the more you give, the more there are of ‘em. So stretch those arms without delay, and give someone a hug today. (Author unknown) NOTEPAD - Ballots for the Feb. 3 election on Measure 30 can be placed in the box in CJ City Hall until 8 p.m. on Feb. 3. Otherwise they need to be in the elections office in the county courthouse in GP by the deadline. I.V. Lions Club has tickets available for its Labor Day Festival raffle of a 2004 FX DWG Dyna Wide Glide. Tickets are available at Century 21 Harris & Taylor in Cave Junction, Carlos’ Mexican Restaurant, A+ Mini Storage, Dave’s Outdoor Power Equipment and McGrews. “Moving Mountains,” a documentary video of the Mien journey from their homeland mountains in Laos through the camps in Thailand and into the United States, will be shown on Tuesday, Jan. 27 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Lorne Byrne Middle School cafeteria. For more info phone 592- 4098. LAST WORDS - To industry, nothing is im- possible. (Latin proverb) Meidinger Concrete Construction Serving the Valley since 1974 * Licensed * Bonded * Insured Specializing in all types of Concrete and Masonry New - Foundations - Walks - Drives - Patios Mobile Home Runners and Foundations Bridges and Abutments - Slabs - Large or Small Exposed Aggregate - Retaining Walls and Basements Stamped & Colored Concrete Phone 592-4485 Mike Meidinger License #93173 To know that you do not know is the best. To pretend when you do not know is disease. – Lao Tzu - CONCRETE EFFORT - Workers from Reed Construc- tion of Eagle Point are continuing their work on the city of Cave Junction sidewalk restoration project. The work includes new sidewalks and metal grates for trees. The $59,000 project has been delayed by recent snow and rain. (Photos by Michelle Binker) Special awards honor sheriff’s reserve unit The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) Reserve Unit held its an- nual appreciation dinner and awards ceremony on Jan. 10. The reserve unit is a non-profit, self-supporting group of volunteers, at- tached to JCSO, who are selected and tested with the same standards as regular deputies. They are provided training through the Rogue Community College (RCC) Law En- forcement Academy with a field training evaluation period at the end of the training. Honors were awarded to reserve deputies who demonstrated outstanding dedication and service. Justin DeKruger was honored as 2003 Reserve Deputy of the Year for his leadership, teamwork and providing a positive role model. Rising Star of the Year, 2003, is Aaron King. He has been with the unit for less than a year, “but has demonstrated a will- ingness to serve and shown that he has the makings of a professional and caring reserve deputy.” Jim Raffenburg was honored with the Most Documented Hours Award, demonstrating a willingness to assist in all requests for service, com- munity service and train- ing. Brandon Ludwig was honored with a Service Award for participating in the most documented re- quests for service. The Community ser- vice Award went to Tim Cockrum. He has been active in community rela- tions and has participated in many community events. These volunteers pro- vide hundreds of hours of service to the citizens of Josephine County each year. The reservists pro- vide valuable support to the regular deputies. TAYLOR’S SPECIALS: ITALIAN LINKS *Hot *Sweet *Swiss… $2.29 lb. SIX PACKS NEW! - Smirnoff *Twisted Raspberry*Twisted Green Apple $6.99 + deposit Events - TWO GREAT NIGHTS OF ENTERTAINMENT! *Friday, Jan. 23 – Michelle LeComte & Tim Wallace ‘eclectic music’ Sesame-crusted teriyaki albacore… $10.95 Sushi…$5 per roll *Saturday, Jan. 24 - 6 p.m. to midnight Fund-raiser for IVHS All-Night Grad Party Taylor’s Gong Show - All talent welcome 592-5358 for sign-ups Friday, Jan. 30 - Wally Aiken & Friends Sunday, Feb. 1 - Taylor’s Super Bowl Party THURSDAYS - 6:30 p.m. - Open ‘Mic’ Night with Jake Thompson