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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, July 21, 2004
‘Parents are us’ at Siskiyou Outreach
CONCERTED EFFORT - The Concert in the
Park series presented by Illinois Valley Chamber of
Commerce and friends, will continue for at least the
next two Thursdays. “Tequila Monsters” and
“Southern Oregon Blues,” both from Illinois Valley,
have agreed to play without charge because of the
chamber’s financial situation, said Jana Fincher,
chairman of the concert series. Concerts will run from
6:30 to 8 p.m. in Jubilee Park on July 21 and 28 be-
cause of the generosity of the two valley bands. The
Aug. 5 concert likely will be held, depending on fi-
nancial support from the community.
SELMA EAT ’N’ SWAP - A pancake breakfast
will be served at Selma Community & Education
Center on Saturday, July 24 at 8 a.m. It will be fol-
lowed by a swap meet.
VINTAGE SOCIAL - The Caveman Vintage car
show and old-fashioned ice cream social will be held
in Grants Pass on Saturday, July 24 from 1 to 3 p.m.
on University Road (turn south on Hubbard Lane off
W. Hwy. 199). Participants may bring classic cars to
show. Phone (541) 955-077 for information.
WRESTLING PICNIC - Wrestlers, potential
wrestlers and their families can attend a picnic at Illi-
nois Valley Airport in the I.V. Lions Club picnic area
near The Strip restaurant on Sunday, Aug. 1. The pic-
nic will start at 2 p.m. with food served at 3 p.m. Hot
dogs, hamburgers and drinks will be provided. Atten-
dees are asked to bring a side dish, salad or dessert.
LABOR FEST TALENT - The Illinois Valley
Lions Club Labor Day Festival is scheduled for Sept.
4-6. A talent show for participants 19 and younger
will be held on Sunday, Sept. 5 followed by a show
featuring those 20 and older on Labor Day, Monday,
Sept. 6. Winners will receive awards and cash prizes.
All entries must be submitted by Wednesday, Sept. 1.
Phone 596-2719 for more information.
‘TWO SHOES’ MEMORIAL - A memorial ser-
vice for Tony “Charlie Two-Shoes” Betchik will be
held at Laurel Cemetery in Cave Junction on Sunday,
July 25 at noon.
NOTEPAD - Medicare recipients may be eligi-
ble to receive an electric wheelchair if they suffer
from conditions such as arthritis, cardiovascular dis-
ease, respiratory disorders, and have difficulty walk-
ing or propelling a standard wheelchair. Phone (800)
810-2877 for more information … ODF’s Dennis
Turco sent the following: A TV camera man and one
from another station arrived at a traffic accident at the
same time. A police officer saw them and radioed,
“Be aware that the Mike Echo Delta India Alpha has
arrived.” One of the newsmen went to the officer and
said, “You might be surprised to know that some of us
in the Mike Echo Delta India Alpha can Sierra Papa
Echo Lima Lima” … T-shirt: Needs supervision …
Another T-shirt: Book Club dropout … One more T-
shirt: I found myself (with help from a guy at a gas
station).
LAST WORDS - I hear and I forget. I see and I
remember. I do and I understand. (Confucius)
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in a double-yellow line
area, for going 20 mph
along the lake. I refuse to
speed up. That’s the speed
posted, and that’s what it
should be.
During the summer,
there are many, many peo-
ple on vacation in our val-
ley. They bring children
and pets. These don’t pay
attention to traffic. That is
our responsibility as driv-
ers. Those who don’t like
the speed limit around the
lake and live on Lakeshore
or beyond the lake any-
where, can go to Deer
Creek Road.
The stretch on Lake-
shore Drive is very short,
and honest, it won’t cost
but about 20 seconds of
time. But it could quite
possibly save a life. I wish
we could have a deputy sit
by the lake and write tick-
ets a few days. Many
would be written.
Cat killer
From Donna Haynes
Cave Junction
On a Friday between
1:30 and 2:20 p.m., some
person killed my 7-year-
old granddaughter’s cat by
smashing its head against
rocks.
The person left blood
on my storm door and
placed the cat under a tree
so my granddaughter could
see it when she got off the
school bus.
This person is nothing
but trash to do this to a 7-
year-old little girl. If the
person who did this has a
problem with me, they
should let me know.
By CHRISTINA HILL
Correspondent
Babies don’t come
with instructions or operat-
ing manuals.
For moms and dads
who would like some sup-
port in navigating the
twists and turns of parent-
hood, thank goodness
there’s Siskiyou Outreach.
This countywide pro-
gram is provided by Siski-
you Community Health
Center, which offers nu-
merous family support ser-
vices in Illinois Valley.
Project Baby Check,
and Ready Set Go!
(Healthy Start) are two
Siskiyou Outreach pro-
grams, which offer fami-
lies with children birth to
age 5 information on child
health and development,
nutrition, parent education,
a resource library and a
food and clothing bank.
These programs also
assist families in connect-
ing with other available
community resources, such
as health care, WIC
(Women, Infants & Chil-
dren), Oregon Trail card
and housing assistance.
In addition, Siskiyou
Outreach offers classes on
baby massage and parent-
ing issues, play and so-
cialization groups, La
Leche League breastfeed-
ing support groups and a
group for fathers. All these
programs are free and open
to the entire community.
Siskiyou Outreach also
has a program for pregnant
women, which provides
prenatal education, includ-
ing information on nutri-
tion and health care, stress
reduction, fetal develop-
ment and birthing options.
Outreach program site. (Photo by Christina Hill)
Also provided are family
planning education and
services and information
about the Oregon Health
Plan.
“Siskiyou Outreach
works with parents to de-
termine which of our pro-
grams best meet the needs
of their individual family,”
said Jacque Doney, Out-
reach coordinator for the
last 12 years.
“We have very fluid
and flexible services which
are able to accommodate
the changing needs of each
family as their children
grow,” she said.
One mother who said
that she has benefited from
the services offered by
Siskiyou Outreach is
Brandi Hanshaw. Hanshaw
is a married mother of a
girl, 5, and two boys, 1 and
3. She has been involved
in Siskiyou Outreach since
she was pregnant with her
first child.
“They’re like family to
me,” she said. “If I needed
someone to talk to, they
were always there for me.
They’re there for pretty
much anything.
“I thought I knew eve-
rything about parenting,
and you know what? No
one does.
“They helped me build
on my parenting skills and
to understand what was
going on with my kids.
“They don’t put you
down. They only try to
help you,” Hanshaw said.
Siskiyou Outreach be-
lieves that parents are their
child’s best teachers.
By providing support
to parents, they hope to
contribute to the health and
happiness of the commu-
nity’s families.
For information, phone
592-6444 or visit the office
at 216 Caves Ave. (yellow
house) between Watkins
and Lister.
SAR donations
From Ruth Highbarger
Cave Junction
When I stepped into
the Cave Junction Post
Office the other day, I saw
a disturbing sight: a pile of
the recent mailing from
Search and Rescue (SAR)
left behind on the counter.
This request for dona-
tions is the only fund-
raiser SAR conducts; it is
its only source of operating
funds. Perhaps the folks
who left their solicitations
behind do not realize that
SAR is an entirely volun-
teer organization.
It receives no money
whatsoever from the
county, the state, or any-
one else for its operation.
It all comes from private
citizens. When you or one
of your loved ones is over-
due, or injured in the wil-
derness, the sheriff’s office
initiates a call-out of
trained volunteers to look
for them.
These dedicated peo-
ple sacrifice their own time
to become trained; pur-
chase all their own equip-
ment; often drive their own
vehicles; and willingly
leave their homes in the
worst of weather, or in the
middle of the night, to help
their neighbors.
I realize there are
many requests for people
to part with their money. I
happen to feel pretty
strongly that keeping gas
in the SAR rigs, and keep-
ing them supplied with
radios and GPS units,
maps, etc., so that its dedi-
cated volunteers someday
save the life of your child
or elder, is a good use of
our resources.
Faith means deeds,
not creeds.
- Reb Beverly Clapp,
Beit Emmanuel -
‘Experience the Difference’
BARBECUER’S SPECIAL
Marinated Boneless Beef Ribs - $2.99 per
Chicken & apple sausage - $3.50 per lb.
Beerwurst - $2.50 per lb.
EVENTS:
*Wednesday, July 21:
Dinner Special:
Grilled chicken chef’s salad (plain or Cajun) - $7.95
*Thursday, July 22:
UBA Open mic with host Fred Epping
Dinner Special:
Deep-fried sweet & sour pork with rice & vegetables - $9.95
*Friday, July 23: Jefferson returns!!
Dinner Special:
Sauteed Pacific Ocean snapper with
lemon butter sauce & rice pilaf - $9.95
*Saturday, July 24: Tim Wallace & Jake Thompson
Cool big-city jazz
Dinner Special:
Grilled top-round steak smothered with mushrooms - $8.95
*Sunday, July 25:
Dinner Special:
Finny’s chicken tortellini alfredo - $7.95
NEXT WEEK:
*Friday, July 30 - Joan Arrah
lb.