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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Backyard bird watching with Harry:
I want to thank Judy from
My Place Restaurant for
sponsoring this article. With
out her and her support I
wouldn’t be here. Thank you
Judy.
Unwanted Visitors:
Not all birds are a joy to
watch. You can’t really blame
these uninvited birds for trying
to survive, but there are some
ways to keep them away from
your feeder.
1. Try using a small
tubular feeder which attracts
smaller songbirds. Larger
birds won’t be able to fit on the
perches. For those larger birds
you may want to try a platform
feeder.
2. Remove the perches
from your tube feeders to keep
house finches and larger birds
away.
3. Try to use seed for the
birds you want to see in your
yard. Different seed attracts
different birds. Remember use
only the seed for the birds you
want in your backyard.
4. Try placing your
feeders in different areas
around your yard. Put the
small birds and song bird tube
or hanging feeder on one side
of your yard well away from
the larger bird platform feeders
that are on the other side of
you yard. You’ll still be able to
watch and the small birds will
thank you for it.
Squirrels can also take
over your feeder. Here are tips
for dealing with an unwanted
visitor.
1. Squirrels
are
territorial. Provide food for
them away from your bird
feeders. They will mark that
area and stay away from your
birds.
2. Try hanging your
feeders at least 5-6 feet off the
ground and 8 feet from a tree.
3. Use a piece of tubing
around your wire or pole to
stop them from climbing up or
down.
4. I have a dog that
we’ve trained to chase away
the squirrels when ever she sees
them in or near the feeders.
Are ants becoming a
problem on your feeders? Here
are some tips for you to try.
1. Try
using
some
petroleum jelly on the wire
your bird feeder is hanging
on.
2. You can make or buy
a moat using water that hangs
just above your feeder. Those
little buggers won’t cross the
water to get to the feeder.
If you wish to talk about
birds in your backyard, you can
reach me at birdwatching@
frontiernet.net or come by My
Place Family Restaurant in
Cave Junction every Saturday
morning around 8:30am. Come
in and meet other bird lovers.
All tips are from
lowes Hardware
and Harry Johnson
Backyard Bird Watching by Harry Johnson is brought to you by
My Place Cafe
“Where Good Times, Good Folks and Good Food Come Together”
‘Jog-a-thon’ a runaway success
By Darcy Wallace
IVN Staff Writer
If you needed motivation to start
working out, Evergreen Elementary
students will get you up and running —
and they might outrun you, too.
On Thursday, May 12, Evergreen
held its annual Jog-a-thon fundraiser
to help students raise money for field
trips and other educational activities and
opportunities.
For the last three years, students and
teachers headed to the track behind the
school to see how many laps they could
run in 30 minutes. While students from
two grades at a time were on the track, the
rest participated in other activities on the
field and cheered on their peers from the
sidelines.
“This has been hugely successful,”
said principal Dave Valenzuela. “It used
to be a lot less organized and just two
classes [participated] at a time. Now it’s
an all-school event and everyone is out
here to cheer each other along.”
This year, more than one student
shattered last year’s record of 14 laps,
with at least one tying and two others
beating the record.
According to the final tally, third-
grader Brandon Baty set the new school
Jog-a-thon record with 16 laps. His
brother, Jaque, was just behind him with
15 laps. Another student, Levi Mead, tied
last year’s record with 14 laps.
Valenzuela said the track has not
officially been measured, but believes it
to be very near the standard quarter-mile
distance.
“It’s old enough to be a 440-yard
track,” he said. “It might be a little short
[of 400 meters] but I know it’s close.”
Teachers ran with students as well;
third grade teacher Rhonda Pugsley said
she joined in ten minutes after the Jog-a-
thon began and still had time to complete
11 laps. Fifth grade teacher Carlos
Gutierrez ran seven laps despite an injured
knee. Mr. Valenzuela raced his daughter
on a lap when not counting down the final
minutes of the Jog-a-thon.
When not running, participants tried
out hula-hoops, “hippity-hops” and the
giant parachute that has been a recess
staple in elementary schools for years.
Each grade level also counted up the
total number of laps run by each class.
Overall, Kelly Bethke’s fourth-graders ran
the most laps of all grades with 273, with
Lori Shinerock’s class not far behind.
In the Jog-a-thon, parents and
supporters donated for a student’s pledge
sheet, putting in money based on the
number of laps, or volunteered at the
event. Along with raising money, teachers
said the Jog-a-thon was also a fun way for
kids to have fun exercising with an added
element of competition.
“The students really enjoy getting
into the challenges,” Valenzuela said.
Good
Shepherd
Lutheran
Church
This past Sunday is known
as Good Shepherd Sunday.
Not named for the Lutheran
Church of the same name in
Cave Junction, but for THE
Good Shepherd ... Jesus. And
why is he known as the Good
Shepherd? In his own words,
Jesus says, “anyone who
does not enter the sheepfold by
the gate but climbs in another
way is a thief and a bandit. The
one who enters by the gate is
the shepherd of the sheep. The
gatekeeper opens the gate for
him, and the sheep hear his
voice. He calls his own sheep
by name and leads them out.
When he has brought out all
his own, he goes ahead of
them, and the sheep follow him
because they know his voice.
I am the gate for the sheep ...
whoever enters by me will be
saved.”
And, like sheep, we may
occasionally wander, becoming
lost, or even follow the wrong
leader. But when we return to
the true gatekeeper, the one
that leads his people to eternal
life, we are like the sheep
who, being lost, return to the
fold. The sheep’s reward is the
safety of the flock; our reward
is in heaven.
CHURCH CALENDAR:
Thursdays - 4:00pm,
Good Shepherd
Singers rehearse;
Sundays - 9:15am
All-Comers Bible Class,
10:00am
Worship and Communion
Community
Bible Church
From Every Day for Every
Man - 1 Corinthians 7:3-4
The husband should fulfill
his marital duty to his wife,
and likewise the wife to her
husband. The wife’s body
does not belong to her alone
but also to her husband. In the
same way, the husband’s body
does not belong to him alone
but also to his wife.
“ Got created sex to be a
wonderful thing, but so many
Christian marriages are NOT
experiencing it this way. The
fact that Christian men aren’t
following in Christ’s footsteps
is tragic. Some have heard
the truth -- or sense the truth
deep within -- but they aren’t
practicing the truth inside or
outside the bedroom.
God created sex because
ofits awesome potential to draw
hearts together as one and its
potency in picturing Christ’s
relationship with His bride,
the church. God never talks
about sex in the context of one
person, and He did not give us
our sexuality for ourselves. He
gave us our sexuality for our
wives ( husbands ). “
We men have a potential
for great giving ( especially
to those we love ) BUT we
also have the tendency to be
quite selfish. Using Christ as
your example, which do you
choose?
ANNOUNCEMENTS :
5/11 - AWANA Awards Night
at CBC 6:15 PM
5/14 - Ladies Tea at CBC
11:00 AM
6/13 - 6/17
Vacation Bible School.Call
the church for details
( 541-592-3896 )
State closed Friday, May 20
Salem — Because of budget reductions for state agencies,
most state offices will close on Friday, May 20, requiring 26,500
state employees to take mandatory unpaid furloughs on that
day, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services (DAS)
announced Monday.
The closure on May 20 is the tenth of 10 closure dates
the state has scheduled over the current two-year budget
period. Each day of closure will save an estimated $2 million
in personnel costs, according to DAS. While the closures affect
both management and non-management employees, many state
workers will have taken up to four additional days of unpaid
furlough on a floating basis over the current biennium.
Customers can still do business with DMV and some other
state agencies online, even though the offices are closed.
“I encourage the public to check agencies’ websites to find
out whether online transactions are possible on the closure day,”
said state chief operating officer Michael Jordan. “We want to
do everything possible to minimize any hardship the closures
might cause.”
(Photo by Stacy Byrne, Illinois Valley News)
Evergreen Elementary students cheer on their classmates during the annual Jog-a-thon on Thursday, May 12.
Places of Worship
BRIDGEVIEW
COMMUNITY CHURCH
5181 Holland Loop, CJ
541-592-3923
“We celebrate God’s Presence
in our lives!”
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.
* * *
7th DAY ADVENTIST
265 S. Old Stage Rd., CJ
Sabbath School - 9:30 a.m.
Saturday Worship 11 a.m.
Prayer/Praise 7 p.m. Tuesday
Pastor Marvin Clark
Church (541) 955-4943
Madrone Adventist School
541-592-3330
* * *
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
OF SELMA
18285 Redwood Hwy., Selma
541-597-4169
Pastor Monty Pope
Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.
Worship - 11 a.m.
** *
COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH
Pastor Dave Gordon
113 S. Caves Ave., CJ
Office: 541-592-3896
Email: cbccca@cavenet.com
Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m.
Christian Academy
Pre-K to 12th grade
Awana - Wednesdays - 6 p.m.
IMMANUEL UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
200 Watkins St., CJ
Phone 541-592-3876
Pastor Charles Chase
Sunday School - 9:15 a.m.
Sunday Worship - 9:15 a.m.
Child-care for small children
* * *
ST. PATRICK OF THE FOREST
CATHOLIC CHURCH
407 W. River St., CJ
541-592-3658
Fr. William Holtzinger, Pastor
Mass - Sunday 11 a.m..
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Sunday - 10:30 a.m.
Holy Days TBA
* * *
GOOD SHEPHERD
LUTHERAN CHURCH
East River Street
& Lewis Court, CJ
Pastor Don Torala
Sunday School - 9:15 a.m.
Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.
Tuesday Youth group - 6 p.m.
Church Phone: 541-592-2290
www.goodshepherdlutheraniv.net
***
ILLINOIS VALLEY
PENTECOSTALS
987 Caves Hwy., CJ
541-592-4716 or 541-218-2792
Sunday - 2:30 p.m.
TAKILMA BIBLE CHURCH
10300 Takilma Road, Takilma
Pastor Dan Robinson
Bible Study / Prayer Time
9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship 11 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study
7 p.m.
* * *
VALLEY EVANGELICAL
FREE CHURCH
498 Laurel Road, CJ
P.O. Box 1248
Pastor Marvin Porter
Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.
Worship Service - 11 a.m.
evfree@frontiernet.net
541-592-6160
* * *
FOUNTAIN OF LIFE
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
451 S. Junction Ave., CJ
541-592-3956
Pastor Mark McLean
Sunday School - 10 a.m.
Morning Worship - 11 a.m.
Evening Worship - 6 p.m.
Wednesday - 7 p.m.
Adult Bible Study
***
ST. MATTHIAS EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
25904 Redwood Hwy., CJ
541-592-2006
Rev. James Boston
Worship Service - 5 p.m.
1st Sunday of each month
THE CHURCH OF JESUS
CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY
SAINTS
209 S. Junction Ave., CJ
Sacrament Meet - 10 a.m.
Sunday School - 11:20 a.m.
Priesthood, Relief Soc. -
12:10 p.m.
Bishop G. Frank Sybrant
541-245-3394
* * *
Compassionate Health Care
At A Time When Needed The Most
Q. Does it cost me for Hospice care?
A. No one is refused service because of lack of
financial resources. There is no co-pay or deductible
for Hospice services when covered by Medicare or
Medicaid. Most insurance plans pay for all or a
portion of Hospice care. Other benefits vary.
Discuss your question with your selected hospice
agency if you have limited or no insurance coverage.
541-474-1193
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Beyond Loss Support Group
Mondays ~ 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Mutual support ~ open to adults (over 18)