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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, August 30, 2017
ROGUE VALLEY
Senior SPoTLiGHT
SPonSoreD BY i.V. Wellness resources
Chair Fitness
COUNCIL
OF GOVERNMENTS
Food & Friends Menu
FRIDAY – SEPT 1
MEATLOAF W/ GRAVY
MONDAY – SEPT 4
CLOSED FOR
LABOR DAY
WEDNESDAY- SEPT 6
STUFFED
BELL PEPPER
Call 541-955-8839
to volunteer or if you
need meals.
Are you a senior or person with limited mobility
who wants to start exercising but feel like you can’t
do a lot? Chair Fitness may be right for you. This
free class is offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 1-1:45 p.m. at Healthy U (535 E. River St.,
Cave Junction-in the very back of the Family
Resource Building).
The entire class will be done sitting on the
stability of a chair. Those in wheelchairs and
scooters can participate too. The class consists of
a combination of energizing, strengthening and
stretching movements from head to toes. Some
combinations work hand/eye coordination and others
test response reflexes. Simple props like straps,
blocks, and balls are used to enhance the practice.
Teacher, Lindsey Gillette reassures the guidelines
are simple; if it hurts, don’t do it and never stop
breathing. She also emphasized that even if you
don’t do all the moves perfectly, you are still
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.
benefiting by just moving something. “We laugh a
lot!” Gillette added. “It is a lighthearted workout
that’s not pushy.”
Though exercises are done in a chair, participants
notice a difference in their bodies when they attend.
Some have reported more ease in walking and
everyday tasks such as putting on their socks. Some
have noticed increased strength and the ability to
stand up from the couch with increased ease.
And speaking of getting off the couch, many
participants have reported they look forward to class
because they have made new acquaintances they
like to talk to before and after class. If this sounds
like something you might enjoy, simply drop in to
the next class. Feel free to call Healthy U with any
questions: 541-592-4888.
You can contact I.V. Wellness Resources at www.
ivwellnessresources@gmail.com or 541-592-9781
and please like our Facebook Page @ facebook.
com/ivwellnessresources.
Senior BULLeTin
ADRC
Looking for services?
Call the Aging and
Disabled Resource
Connections at 1-
855-673-2372 or visit
www.ADRCofOregon.
org.
DISASTER REGISTRY
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.
reSoUrCeS
2-1-1
Call 211info for help
with health & social
services. Just Dial
211, visit 211info.
org, search 211info
App or text zip to
898211.
Afghanistan - the end is not in sight: by Dr. Glenn Mollette
October will mark the 16th year since
President George W. Bush announced the first
strikes against Afghanistan. In June 2010 we
surpassed Vietnam as the longest conflict in
U.S. history.
President Obama ended the combat mis-
sion in Afghanistan in 2014. But the U.S. and
Afghanistan governments reached an agree-
ment to keep some American troops in the
country even after the combat mission ended.
Coalition troops remain in the country as well.
Three Presidents now have their hands
tied to Afghanistan. President George W. Bush
addressed the nation from the White House to
announce the first airstrikes in Afghanistan on
October 7, 2001. Obama made major prime-
time addresses to announce both troop build-
ups and withdrawals, and President Donald
Trump used his first prime-time address from
the White House to speak about the war.
The number of troops serving in Afghan-
istan has been approximately 8,400. We are
going to extend that number past 12,000.
We have lost 2,403 soldiers in Afghani-
stan. 2010 was the deadliest year losing 499
U.S. soldiers and 711 total coalition forces
killed. By comparison 4,523 U.S. troops have
been killed since the Iraq war began in 2003.
The citizens of Afghanistan have paid
a heavy price. Tens of thousands are thought
to have died since 2001. The United Nations
recently reported that 3,498 Afghan civilians
were killed in 2016 alone and 7,920 were
injured, making it the deadliest year for civil-
ian casualties since he U.N. began counting
in 2009. At the half year mark of 2017 in July
1,662 there had been 1,662 deaths and 3,581
injured.
Brown University has a Cost of War
Project. The group estimates the total cost of
the war to be $783 billion through fiscal year
2016. That numbers swells to 1.8 trillion when
factoring in long-term spending like veter-
ans’ care interest on debt, researchers found.
One Congressional Research Service Report
estimated the operational cost of the war in
Afghanistan was $686 billion through 2014.
When will it end? President Trump said
he does not want to nation build but only stay
long enough to eliminate the terrorists. If this
is the plan then I don’t think we will ever leave
Afghanistan. There are always new terrorists
being raised up. Children are being taught by
ISIS and the Taliban to hate America, Christian
nations and countries were women and people
are treated equally. We may kill more and have
more control in the nation of Afghanistan but
there seems to be a root of evil that will never
be eliminated.
Sadly people in Iraq, Afghanistan and
other Middle Eastern nations have fought
among themselves for centuries. While we
don’t want Afghanistan to be wide open for
terror cells to once again topple and control
towns, just how long will we stay to fight this
enemy? While I like President Trump’s vision
to eliminate all the bad guys and then we will
get out of the country. I personally don’t see
it happening. Because as soon as we leave the
terrorists who have been hiding out somewhere
else will return and we will back in Afghani-
stan again. This means for the rest of our
lives we will work in America to pay taxes to
maintain military bases in Afghanistan so we
can keep several thousand troops present and
ship more soldiers there quickly as the tide of
violence returns.
By the way, just a medium size military
base costs about $1.553 billion to operate a
year. A Small base costs about $828 million
more or less to operate each year. One spokes-
man for the U.S.-led International Security As-
sistance Force says there are nearly 400 U.S.
and coalition bases in Afghanistan including
camps, forward operating bases, and combat
outposts. In addition, there are at least 300
Afghan National Army and Afghan National
Army and Afghan National Police bases, most
of them built, maintained or supported by the
United States. So do the math and you can see
why somebody in America has to work just to
keep these mega money drainers operating.
Now you know why you can’t have your
full Social Security retirement check at 65.
Your money is going elsewhere and will be for
a long time - probably forever.
Will our war in Afghanistan ever end?
The end is not in sight.
Glenn Mollette is a syndicated columnist
and author of t12 books. He is read in all 50
states. Read his new book “Uncommon Sense:
and listen to his surreal song titled, “Get us
out of Afgahnistan” found at ITunes, Amazon
and all musical outlets.
Community Bible Church
Blackberry Vines
The foolishness of a man twists his way, and his heart frets
against the Lord. Proverbs 19:3
On my Uncle Ralph’s farm there was a large forest-
ed area we called the back pasture. Most of it was covered
by trees, and it had several live springs that came out of the
side of a gully that ran through it. The north side of the gully
was covered with trees. The south side of the gully had large
intermittent patches of blackberries. My cousin and I used to
go back and wander this area whenever we had a chance. We
would follow the well worn paths left by the cows; some-
times we’d take a lunch and generally have a great time of it.
One of the odd things we would sometimes do would be to
leave the established path and try to make our own path out
of the back pasture. On a couple of occasions we chose to go
through blackberry patches. If you have never done this, it
probably indicates you are of sound mind. We would work
our way along until we made it over and through – getting
very scratched up in the process, and then wondering why
we had not stayed on the path.
Don’t we all do foolish, wrong-headed things at
times in our lives? And we take our lumps for our foolish-
ness. Some people never seem to figure it out and make the
same mistakes over and over. There is help, there is guid-
ance – it’s found in the Bible. Maybe it’s time to leave the
blackberry patch and get back on the right path. See you
Sunday.
In Christ,
Pastor Dave
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
Ministry at CBC
Sunday
Morning Worship at 10:30 a.m.
Praise and Prayer at 6 p.m.
Community Christian Academy
Preschool – 12th grade
Now accepting applications –
School starts Sept. 6
Free Senior Exercise Class
Monday, Wednesday, & Friday
9-10 a.m.
Dining Room
B ingo
for
A ll A ges
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
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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.
Monday-Sunday: 6aM-8pM