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Page A-6 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, September 6, 2017 Senior SPoTLiGHT ROGUE VALLEY SPonSoreD BY i.V. Wellness resources COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS Food & Friends Menu FRIDAY – SEPT 8 CHICKEN POMODORO MONDAY – SEPT 11 PASTA PRIMAVERA WEDNESDAY- SEPT 13 CHICKEN STIR FRY Call 541-955-8839 to volunteer or if you need meals. MEDICATIONS Medicines are used to treat diseases, manage conditions, and relieve symptoms. Medicines are generally safe when used as prescribed or as directed on the label, but there are risks in taking any medicine. People who take their medications correctly tend to have lower health care costs, avoid unnecessary treatments and hospitalizations, and have better health outcomes. Understanding why and how to take your medication and what kind of results to expect will help set the stage for success. Adverse drug events are harms resulting from the use of medication and include allergic reactions, side effects, overmedication, and medication errors. Suggestions to reduce the risk of harm from adverse drug events: *Keep a current list of your medications to share with healthcare providers and pharmacists, *Follow the directions as prescribed- use a reminder system if needed, *Ask questions so you know what to watch for and what a potential adverse reaction looks like, *Keep up with any blood testing recommended by HOME SAFETY EVALUATIONS If you are in need of a home safety evaluation with a registered nurse please call I.V. Wellness Resources for an appointment. Call 541-592-9781. your doctor- monitoring blood levels help make sure the dose is just right for you and can prevent serious adverse reactions. Common drugs that can require monitoring are: Blood thinners, Diabetic medicines, Seizure medicines, and Heart medicine. *Take pain relievers only as directed. *If you are prescribed an antibiotic, make sure to take all the medicine as prescribed, even if you feel better. Although antibiotics are good drugs for certain types of infections, they also cause the most emergency room visits for adverse drug events. Antibiotics kill bacteria, not viruses. Saving antibiotics for later use can cause more harm than good. You can contact I.V. VOLUNTEER Wellness Resources at OPPORTUNITIES www.ivwellnessresources@ **Senior Companions gmail.com or 541- **Caring Callers 592-9781 and please Please call I.V. Wellness Resources for more like our Facebook information at Page @ facebook.com/ 541-592-9781. ivwellnessresources. Senior BULLeTin DISASTER REGISTRY HOPEFUL RANCHO If you need special help CARE CENTER in an emergency please Looking for substitute, register online at www. part-time caregivers for rvcog.org or call Senior adult foster care. & Disability Services at Call Lynn at 541-592- 541-664-6674 for more 3818. information. reSoUrCeS CHAIR FITNESS Classes FREE at Healthy U, TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS from 1 - 1:45 p.m. 535 E. River St., Cave Junction Call 541-592-4888 or visit www.healthyucenter.org. Hurricane Harvey - We are The United States of America: by Dr. Glenn Mollette Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast are devastated. Never has an area been so blasted by so much rainfall in such a short amount of time. Houston has received more rainfall than other city across the United States receivea in one entire year. So far over 51 inches of rain has fallen with more rainfall to come. Everyone in America and much of the world with a Television or computer knows about the suffering of Houston. Our prayers go out to them as well as our financial support, our manpower and anything we can do to help the millions of people who are homeless and suffering. Experts are predicting Hurricane Harvey will cost the economy 25 - 30 billion dollars because of the rain. Most of Houston is closed down due to the storm. The oil and gas industry and thousands of jobs tied to other manufacturing such as the food service giant Sysco are closed. The Port of Houston, several hospitals and both major airports are closed. Essentially the fifth largest economy in the United States is at a dead stop. The infrastructure damage to Houston will be in the billions. Reports have come from all the national media outlets on the significant number of people in Houston who do not have flood insurance. Thousands of homes will either be impossible to salvage or will cost upwards of `12-15 billions of dollars to repair according to reports. Oil refineries on the Gulf of Mexico make up nearly half of the nation’s refining capacity. If these refineries are flooded they will be difficult to repair and there will be extensive gasoline shortages in our country. We are already seeing prices go up at the pump and thus our entire economy will be impacted. Most of us will know of someone directly impacted by Hurricane Harvey. At this moment my wife’s aunt and husband are still in their house in Houston and they are not flooded which is a miracle I think. Several times a day we have text messaged or called to see how they are doing. Once her aunt face timed their neighborhood to prove to us that water had not gotten to them yet. Most likely the number of dead bodies will not be really known until days and maybe even weeks after Houstonians are into their cleanup. While the devastation of Houston is like a very scary movie it’s nothing like what we would face if one nuclear bomb fell on an American City similar to Houston. The loss of life, housing, industry and infrastructure would be far greater. Houston will be repaired and houses will be rebuilt. Rebuilding after a nuclear bomb would be a different story. Such a horrific act would create suffering across our nation like we have never felt before. Houston is hurting and Americans are pulling together from non-profits, churches and helping hands from across America. Once again it will be proven that the heart of America is helping each other. Americans do care about each other and want the best for our towns and our country. Media lately has been highlighting all the tension between a few groups of people and hatred displayed by these groups. The vast majority of Americans may disagree and argue quite a bit. However, while Hurricane Harvey Hurts our country, it will demonstrate once again that the majority of Americans want the very best for each other. We will pull together for Houston and the other neighboring towns. This is one reason why we are still The United States of America and the greatest country of all. Glenn Mollette is a syndicated columnist and author of 12 books. He is read in all 50 states. Read his new book “Uncommon Sense.” Contact him at GMollette@aol. com. Learn more at www.glennmollette. com Like his facebook page at www. facebook.com/glennmollette. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Go All In with God Today we’re going to talk about risk. Not the game, although that’s a lot of fun. I’m talking about real risk. Today, risk is foreign to us. Our society tries to eliminate every possible risk, or at the very least, sue all possible ‘responsible’ parties when it can’t. According to Dr. Scott Dudley, of Bellevue Presbyterian “We are the most seat-belted, bike-helmeted, air-bagged, knee-pad wearing, private-schooled, gluten free, hand sanitized, peanut avoiding, sunscreen-slathering, hyper- insured, massively medicated, pass-word protected, valet-parked, security-systemed, inoculated generation in history.” And he’s right. But when did we as Christians get the idea that God calls us to safe places to do the easy things? I don’t see that anywhere in the Bible. Jesus didn’t call us to play it safe. He called us to take risks and play with danger! Look at His call: “Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross.’ This is a call to be all in. When Jesus uttered these words, they weren’t pretty and they weren’t comforting. Jesus isn’t just talking about following God in the hard times and trusting Him through those times; He’s calling us to die completely to ourselves. Jesus didn’t die to keep us safe. He died to make us dangerous! Faithfulness is not holding the fort; it’s storming the gates of hell. The will of God is not an insurance plan; it’s a daring plan. The complete surrender of your life to the cause of Christ shouldn’t be something radical; it should be normal. What’s abnormal is thinking we can follow Him on our own terms. So, here’s my challenge to us: are we ready to quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death? Stop just marking time in some safe and comfy cocoon. Instead, set God-sized goals. Pursue God-ordained passions. Go after a dream that is destined to fail without divine intervention, and then be confident God will intervene. Keep asking questions. Keep making mistakes. And keep 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 * * * 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 * * * 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 *** 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. * * * 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 * * * 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 * * * 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 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 * * * 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. seeking God. We can do it if we stop pointing out problems and become part of the solution; if we stop repeating the past and start creating the future. Expand your horizons. Accumulate experiences. Enjoy the journey. Find every excuse you can to celebrate everything you can. The point is to live like today is both the first day and the last day of your life. Don’t let what’s wrong with you keep you from worshiping what’s right with God. Burn sinful bridges; blaze new trails; and don’t let fear dictate your decisions. Instead, try taking a flying leap of faith and quit holding back. Go all in with God.
