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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Senior SPoTLiGHT
SPonSoreD BY i.V. Wellness resources
Immunizations
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August is National Immunization Awareness Month
supported by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
Many folks do not realize that they need vaccines
throughout their lives. Vaccinations may need to
be updated as we age, because the immunity from
childhood vaccines can wear off over time.
We’re also at risk for different diseases as adults and
if we’re lucky, we may get to travel to foreign countries
where different illnesses are common.
As we get older, our immune systems tend to
weaken, putting us at higher risk for certain diseases.
All adults need a seasonal flu (influenza) vaccine
every year. Flu vaccine is especially important for
people with chronic health conditions and older adults.
The flu shot is reformulated each year dependent on
the viral strains that are most likely to spread and cause
illness.
Every adult should get the Tdap vaccine if they did
not receive it as an adolescent. This will help to protect
them against pertussis (whooping cough).
A Td (tetanus, diphtheria) booster shot is
recommended every 10 years.
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An estimated 1 million Americans get shingles every
year, and about half of them are 60 years old or older.
This is caused by a reactivation of the chicken pox virus.
The Zoster vaccine is given to prevent shingles.
The pneumococcal vaccine protects against
pneumococcal disease, including infections in the
lungs and bloodstream. The one time Pneumovax is
recommended for adults over 65 years.
Anyone who has a severe allergy to any vaccine
component should not get the vaccine. Tell your
provider if you have any severe allergies, including
latex.
If you have a moderate or severe illness, your
provider might ask you to wait until you recover before
getting the vaccine. People with mild illness can usually
be vaccinated.
Vaccination is one of the most convenient and
safest preventive care measures available. Talk to your
healthcare provider about what vaccines he/she may
recommend for you.
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WELLNESS CHECKS
If you know a senior that
you are worried about and
feel they need a wellness
check. Please call Laura
at I.V. Wellness Resources
at 541-592-9781.
CHAIR FITNESS
Classes FREE at
Healthy U, Monday
and Wednesdays from 2
- 2:45 p.m. 535 E. River
St., Cave Junction Call
541-592-4888 or visit
www.healthyucenter.org.
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If you need special help
in an emergency please
register online at www.
rvcog.org or call Senior
& Disability Services at
541-664-6674 for more
information.
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Are you isolated in your
home and need a phone
friend to call you with
daily or weekly phone
calls? Call Laura 541-
592-9781 to sign up or to
volunteer.
Surviving Nuclear Attack: by Dr. Glenn Mollette
President Donald Ttump has vowed to
meet more North Korea threats with “power the
likes of which the world has never seen” and
Kim Jong-un has responded with a plan for a
nuke attack on the US island of Guam. Plans are
being made for a horror scenario we must take
seriously.
Most of us want to be confident that Amer-
ica with the aid of Japan and our strategic defense
system can stop any missile attack. We know we
have plenty of bombs to strike North Korea in
return. Just one of our submarines named “USS
Kentucky” has two hundred nuclear bombs most
of which are more powerful than the one bomb
that struck Hiroshima. This is frightening that
enough power is on one submarine to take out an
entire country or more. Such a scenario makes
me wonder how much can the planet stand? If
four or five countries ever get into an unleash-
ing of nuclear weapons on each other I believe
it would be more than our planet could survive.
If our planet could stay intact the planet might
take hundreds of years to ever recoup from the
devastation. The planet is amazing but mankind
has developed the ability to annihilate our beauti-
ful planet.
Business Insider printed a story a couple
of years ago that shortly after the end of World
War II, the scientists who developed the atomic
bombs dropped on Japan tried to envision the
kind of nuclear event that could lead to the de-
struction of not just cities, but the entire world.
A recently declassified document shared by
nuclear historian Alex Wellerstein gives the ver-
dict that scientists at the Los Alamos laboratory
and test site reached in 1945. They found that “it
would require only in the neighborhood of 10 to
100 Supers of this type” to put the human race in
peril.
With so many atomic bombs now existing
in the world it would be fathomable that ten to a
100 could be unleashed given the right scenario
of hostility between enough countries.
No one is thinking that many will be un-
leashed by anyone. What if North Korea success-
fully unleashes several of their stocked nuclear
bombs? What if we cannot intercept them all?
Our defense may be great but even the great-
est defense systems have flaws and holes. How
many would die? If North Korea unleashes one
then we know our President Trump may unleash
one on North Korea or take out tens of thousands
of lives. The causalities could end up in the mil-
lions.
If Kim Jong-un launches one toward our
mainland there is no guarantee it would hit Se-
attle or Chicago. It could end up hitting any town
or even rural area in the United States. Do you
think you are safe just because you in an obscure
town? If nuclear missiles are fired we are all at
risk.
Please keep in mind that everything will
be interrupted. With any kind of national crisis
gasoline shortages occur. Grocery store sup-
plies might be interrupted. Power grids could be
demolished or interrupted. There are many ways
our lives could be interrupted if we survive an
attack.
The following are things experts recom-
mend you can do to protect yourself, your family
and your home if you believe an attack is im-
minent. Thanks to the UK Sun for supplying this
information
•Build an Emergency Supply Kit, which
includes items like non-perishable food, water, a
battery-powered or hand-crank radio, extra flash-
lights and batteries. You may want to prepare a
kit for your workplace and a portable kit to keep
in your car in case you are told to evacuate.
•Make a Family Emergency Plan. Your
family may not be together when disaster strikes,
so it is important to know how you will contact
one another, how you will get back together and
what you will do in case of an emergency.
•Find out from officials if any public build-
ings in your community have been designated
as fallout shelters. If none have been designated,
make your own list of potential shelters. These
places would include basements or the window-
less central area of middle floors in high-rise
buildings.
What to do during a nuclear blast?
The following are guidelines for what to do
in the event of a nuclear explosion.
•Listen for official information via online,
radio or TV and follow the instructions provided
by emergency response personnel.
•If an attack warning is issued, take cover
as quickly as you can, below ground if possible,
and stay there until instructed to do otherwise.
•Find the nearest building, preferably built
of brick or concrete, and go inside to avoid any
radioactive material outside.
•If better shelter, such as a multi-story
building or basement can be reached within a few
minutes, go there immediately.
•Go as far below ground as possible or in
the center of a tall building. The goal is to put as
many walls and as much concrete, brick and soil
between you and the radioactive material outside.
•Expect to stay inside for at least 24 hours
unless told otherwise by authorities.
What to do if you are caught outside?
•Do not look at the flash or fireball - it can
blind you.
•Take cover behind anything that might
offer protection.
•Lie flat on the ground and cover your
head. If the explosion is some distance away, it
could take 30 seconds or more for the blast wave
to hit.
•Take shelter as soon as you can, even if
you are many miles from ground zero where the
attack occurred - radioactive fallout can be car-
ried by the winds for hundreds of miles.
•If you were outside during or after the
blast, get clean as soon as possible, to remove
radioactive material that may have settled on
your body.
•Remove your clothing to keep radioactive
material from spreading. Removing the outer
layer of clothing can remove up to 90% of radio-
active material.
•If practical, place your contaminated cloth-
ing in a plastic bag and seal or tie the bag.
•When possible, take a shower with lots of
soap and water to help remove radioactive con-
tamination. Do not scrub or scratch the skin.
•Wash your hair with shampoo or soap
and water. Do not use conditioner in your hair
because it will bind radioactive material to your
hair, keeping it from rinsing out easily.
What to do after a nuclear blast?
Decay rates of the radioactive fallout are
the same for any size nuclear device.
However, the amount of fallout will vary
based on the size of the device and its proximity
to the ground. Therefore, it might be necessary
for those in the areas with highest radiation levels
to shelter for up to a month.
The heaviest fallout would be limited to the
area at or downwind from the explosion and 80
percent of the fallout would occur during the first
24 hours.
People in most of the areas that would be
affected could be allowed to come out of shelter
within a few days and, if necessary, evacuate to
unaffected areas.
Keep listening to the radio and television
for news about what to do, where to go and
places to avoid.
Stay away from damaged areas. Stay
away from areas marked ‘radiation hazard’ or
‘HAZMAT.’ Remember that radiation cannot be
seen, smelled or otherwise detected by human
senses.
The bottom line is that we all hope and pray
that China, Japan and other nations will work
with us to help us resolve this lingering night-
mare with Kim Jong-un. The problem is that it
won’t be over. There will still be a chance of this
recurring nightmare that will come back from
North Korea or even very soon Iran. The scenario
of a world holocaust is becoming too imminent.
We must seriously answer this question, “Will
the world ever really rest with North Korea hav-
ing nuclear weapons?” Another question is can
we really allow this to continue? Do we sit back
and allow Iran to put us in the same position in
the next couple of years?
Community Bible Church
Workin’ on the Farm
Ecclesiastes 3:9-13 9 What profit has the worker from that in
which he labors? 10 I have seen the God-given task with which
the sons of men are to be occupied. 11 He has made everything
beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts,
except that no one can find out the work that God does from
beginning to end. 12 I know that nothing is better for them than
to rejoice, and to do good in their lives, 13 and also that every
man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor--it
is the gift of God.
“Life in the country never did me no harm; raisin’ me
a family, a workin’ on the farm. Days were filled with an easy
country charm. Thank God, I’m a country boy.” John Denver
Much of the book of Ecclesiastes is written with a
negative view, “Vanity of vanities says the preacher: Vanity of
vanity, all is vanity.” Yet in spite of the dismal outlook often
shared, there are positive things. One of these is found in
Ecclesiastes 3:9-13, that “a man should enjoy the good of all
his labor – it is a gift of God.”
I have always enjoyed physical labor. When I stayed
with my aunt and uncle on their dairy farm, the work was
plentiful. I have good memories of working with my uncle
and cousins caring for the cows, moving hay, working the soil,
sowing, and harvesting of the fields, cutting firewood, building
fence, and even cleaning the pens that held the cattle had an
element of enjoyment to it. There was always something to be
repaired or built. It was a great contrast to my parents’ home
where life had some work involved, but was dominated by rec-
reation and media. The farm was a great learning experience for
a young boy. The day started with work and ended that way.
When we had time, then we could explore the back woods.
I’ve come to believe that children who are raised in a
farm setting have a great advantage over those who live a less
rural life. When I worked construction, I found great blessing in
seeing a house built or remodeled. The feeling of having built
something was a wonderful feeling. At the end of a day of con-
struction work or farm work, a shower was a real pleasure as all
the dirt of the day was washed away. At night, sleep was sound,
and the benefit of the physical activity was great. As a pastor I
don’t get that physical outlet, and I miss it. The Bible says that
a person should “enjoy the good of all his labor – it is the gift of
God.” I know it’s true! See you Sunday.
In Christ,
Pastor Dave
Ministry at CBC
Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.
Evening Praise and Prayer 6 p.m.
Community Christian Academy
Preschool – 12th grade
Six Preschool openings left for 2017-2018
Senior Exercise Class
Monday, Wednesday, & Friday
9-10 a.m. in Dining Room
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.bridgeviewcc.org
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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
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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
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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 7 p.m.
Youth group Thursday - 7 p.m.
www.ivpraisecenter.com
COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH
Pastor Dave Gordon
113 S. Caves Ave., CJ
Office: 541-592-3896
Email: cbccca@gmail.com
Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m.
Christian Academy
Pre-K to 12th grade
Awana - Wednesdays - 6 p.m.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Illinois Valley Baptist Church
541-592-6149
102 S. Redwood Hwy.
(in the County Building)
Sunday Worship 10:30 AM
Wednesday Bible Study, Prayer
& Youth Program 7:00 PM
Ladies Bible Study
Call for info
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Wonder Bible Chapel
11911 Redwood Hwy.
Wonder, Ore.
Sunday worship 10 a.m.
Non-denominational Bible
believing Church
Sunday School Nursery
Youth group meets
Sunday 6:30 p.m.
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for
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Wednesdays
early Bird 6 - 6:30PM
17 GaMes 6:30 - 9:30PM
Hamburgers for sale
520 e. river street, CJ
iv senior Center
open to tHe public