Page 14
Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Nutrition for
school kids
aim of plan
Enjoying summer fun at the Boys & Girls Club program in Jubilee Park (from left)
are Alex LaFlamme, 8; Racheal Moore, 10; Taya Stewart, 9; and Alicia Warner, 8.
Having fun at one of the games are Mason LaFlamme, 10; and Draven Farmer, 9,
while Danielle LaVassaur, 11, and staff member Lisa Moore look on.
Playing catch are Shey Mather, 9; and Justin Hewitt, nearly 9, with Jeremiah Lyons,
9, watching the action and waiting his turn.
‘The Club’ offers cornucopia of activities
(Continued from page 1)
and leadership development
clubs. Also planned are
health-and-life skills pro-
grams, career development
skills, and sports, fitness and
recreation.
With the Cave Junction
Swimming Pool open this
summer Mondays through
Fridays, members are also
able to go to cool off on
those days. There is also the
return of the USDA food
program that provides free
breakfast and lunch for the
members Mondays through
Fridays.
One goal of “The Club”
is to provide a positive place
and activities for children of
all ages, but has begun to
have a stronger focus to-
ward its middle school age
members. During the school
year The Club was open at
Lorna Byrne Mondays
through Thursdays, and av-
eraged more than 50 teen-
agers per day.
During the school year
The Club also put on dances
with more than 180 teen-
agers showing up for all of
the dances.
“This summer we are
planning to do a lot more
teen activities than in the
past,” said Thornhill. “For
instance, we just took 32
teens down the Rogue
River, a yearly activity
sponsored by Galice Resort.
The teens get to go down
the river and have a barbe-
cue at the end of the trip for
only $1.
“On Thursday, July 7
our Keystone Club (teens)
held a car wash at Taylor’s
Country Store on a donation
basis, and Taylor’s was
good enough to donate 10
percent of lunch sales be-
tween 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. to
The Club.
“Friday, July 8, The
Club was closed to all, ex-
cept for the teens. We took
them to Lake Selmac to de-
fend co-ed softball champi-
onships against the Grants
Pass Club teens. There also
will be a Frisbee golf tour-
nament and barbecue at no
cost to the teens.
“And there will be Fri-
day evening events at the CJ
Pool, trips to GP All-Sports
Park for more co-ed softball
games, service projects and
much more,” he added.
Sign-ups are under way
for flag football for second
and third, and fourth, and
fifth grades. Fees are $70
(includes one-year member-
ship, or $50 for nonactive
membership), and tackle
football for grades 5 and 6.
Fees are; $110 (includes
one-year membership or
$50 for nonactive member-
ship).
There will be a Nike
Blazer Basketball Camp
Monday and Tuesday, July
18 and 19 at the Grants Pass
Club for $20. For more in-
formation on times phone
479-5258.
New this year, for
safety reasons, The Club is
offering mandatory parent
orientations for member
participation. These orienta-
tions last between 35-45
minutes and will be offered
on two Wednesday, July 13
and 27, at Jubilee Park at
6:15 p.m.
Members may attend
The Club on the condition
that a parent attend the very
next orientation. If a parent
misses that orientation their
child may not come to The
Club until a parent attends
orientation.
The summer fees are
$50 for members, $80 for
nonmembers, and $75 per
family plus membership of
$30 per child. As always,
The Club offers scholarships
for qualifying members, and
payment plans.
For more information
regarding events or related
issues phone 592-4771.
Advertising is the most fun you can have with your clothes on.
-Bill Cosby
By OREGON SCHOOL
BOARDS ASSOCIATION
All school districts must
have a wellness policy by the
start of the 2006-07 school
year that deals with nutrition
education, physical activity
and other activities that
“promote student health and
reduce childhood obesity,”
according to a bill over-
whelmingly supported by the
Senate Education and Work-
force Committee.
Prior to being amended,
SB 860 would have banned
so-called “foods of minimal
nutritional value” from all
schools in the state. The bill is
expected to be considered by
the full Senate soon.
Sen. Vicki Walker (D-
Eugene), chairman of the
Senate Education and Work-
force Committee, worked
with nutrition advocates and
the education community to
develop amendments that
encourage districts to address
childhood obesity, while un-
derstanding that the most
effective solutions are local,
rather than by state mandate.
The amended bill reflects
the new federal requirements
included in the Child Nutri-
tion Reauthorization Act of
2004. Besides requiring dis-
tricts to develop a policy that
addresses all foods available
for sale during the school day,
Oregon’s bill would require
districts to form a wellness
policy council of parents,
students, district food service
professionals, school board
members, administrators and
others to develop the policy.
There was concern from
some nutrition advocates,
notably the Community
Health Partnership and Stand
for Children, that the bill did
not go far enough in estab-
lishing some sort of statewide
mandate.
“I spent hours in a room
with them practically pulling
my hair out because we were
arguing the merits of gummy
bears v. chocolate bars with
nuts,” said Walker, emphasiz-
ing that these should be lo-
cally controlled decisions.
“That’s not for me to do --
I’m a legislator,” she said.
OSBA opposed the origi-
nal bill. “The amended bill
will help districts work with
their communities, including
nutrition advocates, on what
they should offer in their local
schools,” said David Wil-
liams, OSBA Community
and Agency Liaison.
“Sen. Walker worked
hard,” he said, “to ensure that
school boards, accountable to
their communities, continue
to be the elected officials that
will decide the operational
policies of Oregon school
districts.”
Buy the ‘Noose’
Recipients of DFC sought
It’s a mission Mike Scor-
cio will never forget.
As a navigator on a B-17
flying over targets in Czecho-
slovakia during World War
II, Scorcio received the scare
of his life when his bomber
was hit by enemy fire and lost
two engines.
Scorcio helped navigate
the aircraft over 600 miles to
reach a base in Italy before
landing safely.
For his actions on the
fateful day, Scorcio was
awarded the Distinguished
Flying Cross (DFC), a medal
awarded to service members
of the Armed Forces of the
United States who distinguish
themselves in combat by
“heroism or extraordinary
achievement while participat-
ing in an aerial flight.”
The DFC is this nation’s
second-highest military
award, preceded only by the
Congressional Medal of
Honor.
More than 60 years later,
Scorcio is looking for other
Oregonians who have been
awarded the DFC to join an
Oregon Chapter, which Scor-
cio helped establish. The
Lewis and Clark Chapter,
17th in the nation, has more
than 40 members. Scorcio
and his fellow chapter mem-
bers hope to increase their
membership significantly.
The chapter’s goal is to
have the stories of DFC re-
cipients become permanent
records at the Oregon Histori-
cal Society.
Contact Scorcio at 503-
786-3459.
The SOB’s
invite you to a full moon concert
with special guests
Dave Angus, G-Dub & Rabalicious
Please join us!
Benefit Concert for
Lorna Byrne Boys & Girls
Basketball Teams
Saturday, July 23, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Practice field at IVHS
$5 per person
Pay at the gate
Hot dogs, chips
& soda will be
sold on premises.
The Kerby Transfer Station
is open to help you...
Hours: Mondays -
Saturdays
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
For more information
phone (800) 922-1025