Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, January 14, 2009
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Carolyn Hesketh, Flo Woodruff, Debi Doyle and Jennie May Donnell enjoy a workout.
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(Photo by Zina Booth, Illinois Valley News )
Curves: fun, friendship and fitness
“The most important thing about weight
loss is not the number of pounds we lose. It is
the amount of self-respect we gain and the
number of friends we make along the way.”
These inspirational words appear on the
newly decorated walls of Curves, and reflect
the philosophy of Debi Doyle.
Debi, her husband, Chip, and son, Kade,
became the new owners of the fitness-and-
weight loss center as of Jan. 1, 2009, acquir-
ing the franchise from Larry & Lea Hammer-
smith.
Debi’s first official act as owner was to
open the club weekdays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Cave Junction branch of Curves fea-
tures 11 hydraulic machines, specifically
made with women in mind, “although we do
not discriminate against men,” Debi is quick
to explain. The machines are slanted so as to
relax and work muscle groups at the same
time.
A typical 30-minute exercise routine
would consist of a circuit, rotating 30 seconds
at each station. Every minute and a half, a
different muscle group is used, with upbeat
music for motivation and trainers available
teaching proper techniques.
Members of participating Medicare
health plans may obtain a free Curves mem-
bership with the Silver Sneakers Fitness Pro-
gram.
There is no Curves membership fee for
AARP members 50 and older.
Debi encourages new and prior members
to come join the fun and workout for their
own health. Her Grand Opening Special will
waive the one-time sign-up fee and give one
month free, a savings of more than $200.
Curves, in Western Plaza, next to Book
Exchange & Tea Cozy, and across from Back
Street Salon, will celebrate its grand opening
on Wednesday, Jan 28 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Visitors will be able to sample Curves protein
drinks and other healthy refreshments from
noon to 4 p.m., and learn more about this fit-
ness program.
Active Curves members are entitled to
no-cost travel passes for access to all gyms in
nearly 10,000 Curves locations worldwide.
According to Curves member Jennie May
Donnell, “It’s another reason I love Curves;
with more than 500 just in California, it is
perfect for snowbirds. Never miss a workout -
- they are everywhere.”
Trainer Flo Woodruff joined Curves in
New Jersey six years ago, and went for 18
months before she realized it was a weight
loss center. This wiry lady stays fit after retir-
ing from the hotel business. Her goal to be
strong and healthy is evident as she proudly
pushes up her shirt sleeve to show her muscu-
lar yet feminine arms.
Debi attends special seminars so that she
and her trainers Woodruff, Darlene Varney
and Bernadine Pinard, all will know the latest
techniques.
Other Curves motivational techniques
include weekly prizes. There also are Curves
bucks, which are spent at the annual auction,
with prizes donated by community sponsors.
Members register on the work-out board,
and free T-shirts are given for each 200th
workout session.
Curves gives to the community, by do-
nating to Illinois Valley Safe House Alliance,
and sponsoring families at Christmas.
During February, Curves will offer a free
six-week solution class, teaching diet and
nutrition.
Strawberry, and chocolate-peanut butter
protein bars, and vanilla and chocolate meal
replacement shakes are sold at Curves. Sup-
plements and vitamins, such as Glucose Man-
agement, Bioavailable Calcium, PMS For-
mula, Joint & Connective Tissue Support, and
Herbal Fem Support also are available
For more information, email Debi at for-
ever803@frontiernet.net,
or
curves97523@frontiernet.net, or phone 592-
4599.
~Zina Booth
RCC offering
training for
tutoring help
Rogue Community Col-
lege (RCC) is seeking volun-
teers and offering training for
those interested in becoming
tutors. Participants will learn
how to work one-on-one with
adults who want to improve
basic academic skills such as
reading, writing, and math, or
English as a Second Lan-
guage..
The free two-part train-
ing will be held Friday, Jan.
23, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m,
and Saturday, Jan. 24, 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m., on the RCC Red-
wood Campus, K Building.
The training is presented
by RCC in cooperation with
the Literacy Council. College
credit is available by register-
ing for ED 125 through Com-
munity Education.
For registration and in-
formation contact Jill Rigby,
956-7253 or jrigby@roguecc.
.edu.
Announcements and music are sounding better than ever since
installation of a new sound system in Illinois Valley High School’s
Ken Mann Memorial Gym. Southern Oregon Audio Visual techni-
cian Siro Bignotti (on ladder) and an assistant addressed final
details and demonstrated the system Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 6.
The system’s six speakers are directed at the bleachers for the
benefit of the audience, as well as to limit sound waves bouncing
off the floor and walls. “Gyms aren’t built for sound reproduction,”
Bignotti noted, adding that bodies act to dampen reverberation.
“The more people there are in here, the better it will sound.”
Funding for the $13,000 sound system came from the I.V.
Booster Club with matching funds from the Rogue Duck Derby,
sponsored by the Rotary Clubs of the Rogue and Illinois. (Photo
by Michelle Binker, Illinois Valley News )
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Watercolor and oil paintings by Illinois Valley
artist Patricia Heller are on display through Jan.
31 in the Art Walk hall at the Boardroom in the
Guild Building, 1867 Williams Hwy. in Grants
Pass. Smith Barney financial advisor Nelson
Maler (above) took time from his office sched-
ule to view the 30-odd paintings. The exhibit is
open to the public Mondays through Fridays, 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information about the
showing, contact Heller at 592-5330 or hel-
lerpk@yahoo.com. (Photo by Michelle Binker,
Illinois Valley News )
Oregon’s underground tanks compliant
More and more under-
ground storage tanks in Ore-
gon are complying with envi-
ronmental laws, according to
a recently issued Oregon De-
partment of Environmental
Quality (DEQ) report.
The report, UST Public
Record: General Program
Information for FFY 2008, is
available directly on DEQ’s
Website. DEQ issues these
reports annually as part of
public record provisions of
the federal Energy Policy Act
of 2005.
“The number of leaking
underground storage tanks in
Oregon has continued to drop
since the state and federal
governments first began ad-
dressing this problem in the
late 1980s and early 1990s,”
said Stephanie Holmes, fed-
eral program coordinator for
DEQ’s Underground Storage
Tank Program in Portland.
In the early days of state
monitoring of tanks, several
thousand tanks across the
state were either leaking or
not meeting state and federal
standards. During the past
2008 federal fiscal year (Oct.
1, 2007 through Sept. 30,
2008), only 77 leaks were
reported, based on DEQ leak-
ing underground storage tank
statistics.
Statewide, Oregon cur-
rently has 2,043 underground
storage tank facilities and a
total number of 5,978 under-
ground storage tanks. During
2007-08, DEQ inspected 28
percent of all facilities (573).
Of the facilities inspected, 84
percent complied with state
and federal standards.
This compliance rate is
far higher than the 63 percent
compliance figure nationally,
Holmes noted.
“We’re pleased with this
compliance rate, but we ex-
pect the compliance rate to
continue to improve in the
coming years,” Holmes said.
Of the 77 leaks, slightly
more than half of the cases
were tied to leaking tanks. In
many cases, these tanks were
corroded. The remaining
leaks were associated with
faulty pipes or dispensers.
Besides corrosion, causes of
leaks included overfilling and
physical, mechanical damage
caused to the tank by some
foreign object. Underground
storage tanks generally have a
lifespan of 20 to 30 years.
Since 1988, when DEQ
began its underground storage
tank program of tank inspec-
tions, technical assistance and
tank removals, more than
25,000 tanks have been de-
commissioned statewide.
Nationally, Oregon has one of
the highest percentage rates
of cleaning up leaking tanks.
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