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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, December 29, 2004
RIGHT TO BARE ARMS - A plasma plea is is-
sued by American Red Cross, which will conduct an Illi-
nois Valley blood drive Thursday, Dec. 30 at I.V. Senior
Center on E. River Street. Donations will be taken from
1 to 6 p.m. To schedule a donation, phone (800) GIVE
LIFE (448-3543).
HIGHER CALLING - Training for new volunteers
is offered by Lovejoy Hospice, which serves Josephine
County including Illinois Valley. Training will begin
Jan. 29, and those interested in joining “an outstanding
team of caring people” should contact Jean Semrau, vol-
unteer services manager, at 474-1193 asap.
CARE FOR ‘CARERS’ - Thursday, Dec. 30 is the
deadline to register for a free class, “Taking Care of
You,” for family care-givers of older adults. It will be
held in Cave Junction on six consecutive Thursdays be-
ginning Jan. 6. The class, to help family care-givers re-
duce stress and provide them other useful tools, will run
from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at the I.V. Family Resource Center
on E. River Street. Phone Renea Cooper-Smith at 592-
4149, Ext. 230. The program was developed by Legacy
Caregiver Services, and is sponsored by Rogue Valley
Council of Governments.
WASTE NOT - Oregon’s solid waste output contin-
ues to rise, said the Dept. of Environmental Quality,
reaching 4.95 million tons, or 2,798 pounds per Orego-
nian during 2003. In Josephine County the waste recov-
ery rates for 2002 and 2003 remained at 40.8 percent,
short of the state goal of 45 percent. Overall during ‘03,
the state diverted 2.16 million tons of material to
“productive end uses.”
NOTEPAD - Many businesses, including banks,
and other organizations in Illinois Valley will close early
on New Year’s Eve, Friday, Dec. 31. The “I.V. Noose”
office will be among those closing early, perhaps as
early as noon, “So please bring your announcements an
ads to the office as early as possible,” said Bob Rodri-
guez, editor-in-cheese ... Horizon Village is sponsoring
a performance by comedian Kathy Fella on Monday,
Jan. 3 at 3:30 p.m. at 3098 University Road in Grants
Pass. Phone 955-0777 for more information … The
Pregnancy Center of Illinois Valley is offering training
for new volunteers on four consecutive Thursdays begin-
ning Jan. 6 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Phone 592-
6058 for more information…‘Southern Oregon Blues’
Band will play for family night at Selma Community
Center New Year’s Eve from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Alcohol
will not be allowed. Children 12 and younger will be
admitted free.
LAST WORDS - This is not exactly the situation I
had in mind. (Gen. George Custer at Little Big Horn, as
he invented the Arrow shirt)
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His sleigh was full of
hundreds of toys. “These are
for the Illinois Valley girls
and boys. Now hurry,” he
said. “Help me unload all
this stuff the elves worked
hard to make sure we have
enough.”
It wasn’t long before the
children were there, to get a
nice toy, a game or a cuddly
stuffed bear. Santa stayed on
-- he had a great time; talked
with each child that had
waited in line.
The nice ladies baked
cookies and a white cake as
well. The children loved
these goodies; thought they
were swell. They all walked
out with a big smile and a
nice gift. It gave all the help-
ers a big Christmas lift.
Soon it was over and
Santa climbed into his
sleigh. “Before I leave,” said
Santa, “I have something to
say. Because of the mer-
chants and the people of this
valley, it was their hard
work and donations that
really helped me.
“Their love for the chil-
dren and their generosity is
the true meaning of Christ-
mas, I’m sure you’ll agree.”
Then with a twitch of his
nose and twinkle of the eye,
before we knew it, Santa
was back in the sky.
But we all heard him
shout as he flew out of sight,
“Merry Christmas to all, and
to all a good night!”
For high school students,
RCC’s 2+2 = more credit
CHAMBER WELCOME - As part of its outreach pro-
gram, Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce has insti-
tuted a Greeters Committee for new and existing mem-
bers. Committee members earlier this month went to
Curves on Caves Hwy., across from Pietro’s Italian
Restaurant; and Abiding In The Vine, next to Sterling
Savings Bank, to extend welcomes. Attending from the
chamber were Dulcie Moore, Vicki Gill and Dennis
Strayer; plus Bob Schumacher, of I.V. Community Re-
sponse Team. (Photos by Christina Hill)
Monday, Dec. 20
*12:08 p.m., medical
assist with American
Medical Response (AMR),
300 block N. Hussey Ave-
nue.
*12:08 p.m., district-
wide medical standby for
AMR.
*4:11 p.m., public as-
sist with AMR, 1700 block
Laurel Road.
Tuesday, Dec. 21
*5:02 a.m., medical
assist, 36500 block Red-
wood Hwy.
*5:02 a.m., district-
wide medical standby.
*7:41 a.m., flue fire,
2400 block Reeves Creek
Road.
*11:33 a.m., medical
assist, Ollis Road.
*11:38 a.m., district-
wide medical standby.
*4:18 p.m., public as-
sist with AMR, Laurel
Road.
Wednesday, Dec. 22
*8:46 a.m., medical
assist, 9900 block Caves
Hwy.
*11:53 p.m., medical
assist, 400 block S. Red-
wood Hwy.
Thursday, Dec. 23
*1:34 p.m., medical
assist, 5600 block Lake-
shore Drive.
*10:56 p.m., medical
assist, 400 block Dick
George Road.
Friday, Dec. 24
*1:19 a.m., medical
assist, Schumacher Street.
*7:31 a.m., medical
assist, Hogue Drive.
*9:19 a.m., structure
fire (fire in a wall), 100
block E. O’Brien Road.
*1:06 p.m., motor ve-
hicle accident, Redwood
Hwy. milepost 15, Hay’s
Hill.
*9:24 p.m., medical
assist, 2500 block Caves
Hwy.
Saturday, Dec. 25
*6:53 p.m., reported
explosion, 800 block
Caves Hwy. (unable to
locate).
High school students
will find it easier to receive
college credit, thanks to pro-
cedural changes adopted this
month by the Rogue Com-
munity College Board of
Education.
The new policy puts in
place a $10 per class fee for
RCC’s 2+2 Early College
Credit program, which pro-
vides an opportunity for
high school students to re-
ceive dual credits when they
receive an A or B in ap-
proved 2+2 classes.
The program encour-
ages “seamless” education
that starts in high school and
continues through college.
It’s anticipated that the
new process will increase
the number of students par-
ticipating in the program
and lessen paperwork for
high school instructors, ac-
cording to Patti Kramer, 2+2
program coordinator.
P r e v i o u s l y, R C C
charged students $10 a
credit and asked the high
school instructors to collect
the funds.
Under the new process,
patterned after another Ore-
gon community college,
high school teachers will no
longer collect the fee, but
will send RCC a grade ros-
ter with a registration form
for each student.
RCC then will send
letters to the students’ par-
ents detailing the specific
class or classes and numbers
of credits their students
earned. Credits will be
awarded upon receipt of the
$10 per class transcripting
fee, paid directly to RCC.
RCC has 2+2 contracts
with 120 teachers at 22 high
schools in Jackson, Jose-
phine and Klamath counties.
Each high school makes
a different selection from a
list provided by RCC based
on its individual curriculum.
* Biscuits & Gravy * Pancakes
* Eggs * Bacon * Sausage
* Coffee, Milk, Juice
Adults - $4
Children 12
& under - $2.50
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