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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Backyard bird watching with Harry: by Harry Johnson
It’s wintertime, the rains are
falling, the temps are dropping, and
the birds are starting their migration
south until they return in spring and
summer. There are several places
you can go to watch this migration
in its full glory of color. One of my
favorite places to go is the Sacra-
mento National Wildlife Refuge. It’s
a good 4-5 hour drive from here, but
it’s worth it. Remember to take your
binoculars and spotting scope. Don’t
forget those field guides too. t’s a
great place to take the children and
sit back and enjoy the day.
The Sacramento National Wild-
life Refuge:
The Sacramento National Wild-
life Refuge is nearly 11,000 acres of
waterfowl sanctuary in the heart of
the Sacramento Valley. The refuge
is a flat expanse of marsh and rice
fields. t lies in one of the richest
agricultural valleys on the planet.
Seventy years ago our forefathers
had the wisdom to begin restoring
nearly 11,000 marshy acres. And
now hundreds of thousands of duck
and geese winter there.
If you go, you will be given a
wonderful sight for your eyes, with
streamers of white swirling up from
the water and going up hundreds of
feet in the air, catching flight and
moving off to the clouds. Those
streamers will be thousands of Snow
and Ross’s Geese. There will also be
clouds of undulating black. These
ducks and geese fly around by the
thousands.
The music to your ears will be the
calls of thousands of white feathered
throats. You will hear the quaking
and whistles of thousands of ducks
who winter there. The white geese
Billed Magpie, Red Tailed Hawks,
Tips: Winter is the rainy season
population is often more than 40,000 Northern Harrier, Kites, Bald Eagles and can be foggy. A spotting scope is
while the duck density is several
useful. You will want to wear warm
and Golden Eagles.
times greater. It’s a wildlife spectacle
clothes and something to keep you
When to go: The greatest winter-
the equal of any other in the United
dry.
ing bird populations are from late
States.
From the IV, take I-5 south, about
Nov. through mid Feb. Mornings are
Here are some additional details
hours, and exit at Rd.
south of
usually best, but try a day without
for you:
Red Bluff. Turn left (east) onto Hwy.
heavy rain, fog or wind.
Habitat: Freshwater wetlands,
99 W and travel about 1.6 miles to
Amenities: They have a visi-
grasslands, rice fields, vernal pools
the refuge entrance.
tor center open daily 9 a.m.-4 p.m,.
and meadows.
Check out their website at www.
Nov.-Feb. and weekdays the rest
errain Flat. ou will find a
fsw.gov/sacramentovalleyrefuges.
of the year. Boardwalks meander
mile driving tour with viewing plat-
If you want to share your bird
through the marsh, with raised view-
forms. ou will also find a mile
trips with me, please contact me at
ing platforms along the auto route.
walking trail at the headquarters.
birdwatching@frontiernet.net.
Access: There is a $3 per vehicle
Birds: Winter: Snow Geese,
The above is from Harry Johnson
charge for the day pass. Duck Stamp,
Ross’s Geese, Northern Pintail
Golden Eagle, Age and Access Pass- and Birder’s Magazine.
Ducks, Teal Ducks, plus other mi-
ports are honored.
grating geese and
Backyard Bird Watching by Harry Johnson is brought to you by
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Young Master Gardeners
Change the world - for good: by Glenn Mollette
Recently on cable news a little boy ap-
peared to execute two men in Syria. eside him
a thug chants something that is probably related
to the Muslim religion. Days before this, men
arrogantly stood in the streets in Paris France
shouting Islamic religious rhetoric.
In recent months we have seen beheadings
of journalists and humanitarians in Syria while
their hooded captors recited words from the
Koran or Islamic prayers. While this is going on
militant Islamists recruit Europeans, Africans
and Americans to come and join their forces.
What sane person sees and hears these
barbaric acts of murder and is inspired to en-
list? What allegedly inspired Christopher Lee
Cornell, a young Ohio man to sympathize with
ISIS, buy assault weapons and plot to attack the
Capital? I am not sure anybody can really an-
swer this question. However, it seems to me that
whoever unites with a militant Muslim cause is
crazy and needs serious help. They certainly do
not need to be walking the streets of Paris, New
York City or Cincinnati, Ohio buying guns and
material to build explosives. Cornell is in ail,
which is where he apparently needs to be. The
two Kouachi brothers were on the No Fly List
because of their activities. Unfortunately, they
were not jailed before they could carry out their
attack of murder on the Paris magazine.
Notorious French comedian Dieudonné
M’bala M’bala has been arrested for being
an “apologist for terrorism” after suggesting
on Facebook that he sympathized with one of
the Paris gunmen, a judicial source has said. A
France comic well known for his in your face
speeches and comedy routines was recently
placed in jail because of a tweet that he sent out.
Paris police didn’t think it was funny. France is
a nation that is on edge. Some things just aren’t
funny.
Don’t get excited. am for free speech all
the way. I am also supportive of the millions of
peace loving Muslims. However, our nation has
been there and to some extent we still are. Just
fly on a plane or go into a federal building and
you are reminded that militant Muslims have
changed our country forever. We have a kind of
fear in America that we had never known before
911.
I’ve heard old people talk about walking to
school and carrying a shotgun so they could go
squirrel hunting after school. Not today. Twen-
ty years ago what might have been taken as a
joke or just a wisecrack is no longer acceptable.
People continue to bully on the Internet, write
harassing stuff about schoolmates and talk trash
about other people. There is nothing good about
verbally assaulting innocent people. One thing
is for certain; there is no room for stupid talk
when it comes to our national security. Kids of
all ages and even adults need to remind any-
one who we suspect might do something stu-
pid, “Don’t do anything stupid!” Don’t associ-
ate with any kind of militant Muslim web site.
Do not associate with militant Muslim people.
Do not make any kind of statement to anybody
or on social media about any kind of militant
Muslim sympathy or leanings! Find something
else to do with your life and time! If you need
to channel your frustration, loneliness and an-
ger then find a healthy, ethical and moral way
to do it.
The good Muslims of this nation and world
must stand up, march and fight back against
militant Muslims. We need to see and hear the
good Muslims crying out against the bad Mus-
lims. In the meantime, if you are not a Muslim
don’t go looking for a militant Muslim group
to join because your life is boring and pathetic.
There is a world out there that needs people to
utilize their lives to the fullest for good, not bar-
baric acts of violence against mankind. Be the
person who changes the world - for good.
Church News
Community Bible Church
One Foot Out of Square
“For no other foundation can anyone lay
than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.”
I Corinthians 3:11
I used to work in construction. It
was wonderful work – so satisfying to see the
ideas of the mind and the work of the hands
take shape. Even if it was just a remodel, it
was so nice to see the old and worn-out made
into something new and attractive. When you
build something new, you get to start from the
ground up. You make sure the foundation is
square and level. One time a builder I worked
for was called out to fix a concrete foundation
that had been poured and was one foot out of
square. His solution was to pour a slightly
larger slab over the already existing founda-
tion. It worked nicely.
Our lives are like buildings in some
ways. One similarity is that we have founda-
tions we build our lives upon. Sometimes it’s
wealth, or family position, athletic ability, in-
tellect, pride, power, or something else. These
things might help you in this life, but they are
of little help for eternity. We all can be short-
sighted as we live our lives, not taking into
consideration that there is an eternal aspect.
Whether you believe in eternal life or not, you
should at least examine the possibility, because
to be wrong has horrible eternal consequences.
Maybe it is time to look at the foundation your
life is built upon, not only for this life but for
eternity.
Ministry at CBC
*Wednesday, Jan. 21
A.W.A.N.A. 6:15-8:00 p.m.
Preschool to Grade 6
*Sunday, Jan. 25
Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.
Praise and Prayer 6 p.m.
(Enter at the back of the church)
*Community Christian Academy
Preschool – 12th grade
Free Senior xercise Class
Monday, Wednesday & Friday
9-10 a.m. Dining Room
In Christ,
Pastor Dave
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Answering the Call (1 Samuel 3:1-10,
John 1:43-51)
Samuel, Philip and Nathanael all heard God’s call to faith.
All of them decided to follow God’s call. And then they made the
choice to put their decision of faith into action.
When He called the fourth time, Samuel told the Lord that
he would listen to what God had to say. Samuel was open to
whatever God was going to ask him to do. After Philip met Jesus,
he immediately asked Nathanael to come and see this Messiah
which he had found. And on seeing Jesus, Nathanael made a dec-
laration of faith, saying: “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are
the King of Israel!”
Once we accept that wonderful gift of grace that God has
planted in us, once we decide to do something to allow that seed
of grace to grow in us, then we become so excited, so full of
God’s spirit that we will want to share it with others.
That active relationship with God allows us to live our lives
differently. t allows our actions to begin to reflect the od who
is in our midst.
It’s not easy to always be the disciple that Jesus has called
us to be, but we have to try. Sometimes we’ll fail; sometimes
we’ll step on people’s toes; sometimes in our enthusiasm about
God we’ll even turn people off, because in our urgency for them
to find what we’ve found, we may challenge their complacency
to the point that they become uncomfortable.
But sometimes we need to be that thorn in people’s side in
order to help them move forward in their faith life. That’s not
an easy position to be in, but in order to fulfill od’s call, some-
times that’s exactly where we need to be.
Places of Worship
BRIDGEVIEW
COMMUNITY CHURCH
5181 Holland Loop Rd., CJ
541-592-3923
“Come Join the Worship!”
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.
Pastor Sonny Moore
www.kbcc.us
COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH
Pastor Dave Gordon
113 S. Caves Ave., CJ
Office
Email: cbccca@gmail.com
Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m.
Christian Academy
Pre-K to 12th grade
Awana - Wednesdays - 6 p.m.
* * *
7th DAY ADVENTIST
265 S. Old Stage Rd., CJ
Sabbath School - 9:30 a.m.
Saturday Worship 11 a.m.
Pastor Christian Martin
Church (541) 592-3218
Madrone Adventist School
541-592-3330
* * *
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
* * *
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
* * *
TAKILMA BIBLE CHURCH
10343 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
* * *
Illinois Valley Praise Center
28569 Redwood Hwy. CJ
Non-denominational
Bible-believing Church
Sunday school – 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Service – 10:30 a.m.
Thursday Seekers
Meeting – 7 p.m.
Youth Group Thursday – 7 p.m.
www.ivpraisecenter.com
* * *
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.
GOOD SHEPHERD
LUTHERAN CHURCH
East River Street
& Lewis Court, CJ
Annemarie Richardson
Lay Pastor.
Sunday School - 9:15 a.m.
Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.
Church Phone: 541-592-2290
www.goodshepherdlutheraniv.net
* * *
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
Morning Worship
9:30 & 11 a.m.
Wednesday - 7 p.m.
Adult Bible Study
* * *
ST. MATTHIAS EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
25904 Redwood Hwy., CJ
541-592-2006
Rev. Bryant Bechtold
Sunday Worship
Service 10:30 a.m.
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
Larry Hammersmith
541-592-3919
* * *
Illinois Valley Baptist Church
541-592-6149
102 South Redwood Hwy
(in the County Building)
Pastor Steve Root
Sunday Worship 10:30 AM
Wednesday Bible Study, Prayer
& Youth Program 7:00 PM
Friday Ladies Bible Study
11:00 AM
But we also need to challenge ourselves so that we don’t
become complacent in our own faith lives, but continue to grow
and mature.
We need to be like the little girl who returned home from
Sunday school and expressed her disappointment with the reac-
tion of her class to that Sunday’s lesson.
“We were taught to go into all the world and make disciples
of all nations,” she said, “but instead we just sat there.”
We’re called by God through Baptism. We’re called by
God into relationship with him. And then we’re called by God to
make a decision and turn that decision into action. And when we
accept that call, we become disciples too.
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