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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Happy Camp News: by Judy Bushy
The Happy Camp tree lights
up the night! Happy Camp now has
their official Christmas tree lit! Like
the past three or four years, there
was a parade as well with brave
people coming out to see several fire
trucks, ambulance and decorated
floats full of lights drive down Davis
Road a couple of blocks to the Oak
Knoll-Happy Camp Forest Service
Office parking lot, where the tree
resides.
Unfortunately, I was just a
tiny bit late closing up my volunteer
job and missed seeing and hearing
the carolers from the Happy Camp
Assembly of God Church who were
planning to have a float and carol
in the parade. We used to have such
a good time sitting on a wagon on
hay bales and being pulled around
Indian Meadows and around town,
wondering if the pulling vehicle
could manage the weight on the
hill from the Meadows so we could
carol for some elders around town.
Then the Assembly and Christian
Fellowship and Bible Church got
together for a warm potluck with
fancy Christmas desserts afterwards.
When Jon Saler was the music
teacher there were students from
school singing at each tree lighting
and that was the best part of the
evening. Well, for the youngsters
perhaps it was sitting on Santa’s
lap and getting a candy cane and
sometimes an orange, but adults
loved to hear them sing.
Happy Camp being such a big
place, (not really) we tried to circle
the town and come the other way to
perhaps catch a view, but all we saw
were people’s cars and trucks parked
along the way. It was a really cold
night so perhaps being in a heated
vehicle was the best way to observe
the parade. But the tree had not been
lit as of yet.
When the tree was lit up, I
was really impressed at how great
it looked. It is noticeably smaller,
having had a “haircut.” It looks
like new lights have been put on
since Cathleen Searle of Forest
Lodge Motel led the Chamber of
Commerce effort to buy new lights
back in 2011. It is really looking
good, especially with a big beautiful
star on top, like George Chambers
made years ago.
Speaking of decorations for
the holidays, last week I noticed that
a home on Washington and one on
Curly Jack were looking very merry.
A few more are coming out with
bright lights, it looks so cheery. The
first home I’d noticed on Washington
Street now has more to look at with
a nativity scene.
We went to town last Friday
for Friends of the Siskiyou County
Museum and now we will be greeted
by cheery lights when we arrive back
to town.
I knew Gail Jenner was going
to present her new book, “Sourdough
Biscuits and Pioneer Pies,” for a
book signing at the museum. Gail
has had 10 books published and
won awards so she had several
books available. “Ankle High and
Knee Deep” about women and rural
living, looks real interesting. “Black
Bart the Poet Bandit” and Redwood
National and State Parks provide
some really interesting reads and
such a variety of genre.
I’ve just started making
sourdough so was happy to see
recipes. My son makes sourdough
bread regularly and we enjoy it when
he brings a loaf over to share with
us. When he gave me a starter, it all
got made into pancakes for breakfast
one Dear Mad’m Symposium. We
still don’t know if Stella Patterson
made bread, if so likely sourdough,
or bought store bread. Karen Tulledo
told about a neighbor at Clear Creek
who may have shared sourdough
with her. Back in the day they could
get a few groceries delivered with
one’s mail thanks to mailman giving
service above and
beyond his daily mail
delivery. But there are
plenty of questions we
have about life back
then, and we keep trying
to find answers.
Also present at
the Siskiyou County
Museum was Marilyn
Kilpatrick, author of
“In the Shadow of
Lewis and Clark,” Jae
Hall of “Shasta Nations
with Betty Lou Hall”
and Jill Livingston
and her sister Karhryn
Goldne Maloof with
their books. Also, Mike
Bryan had “A Dose of
Cowboy Humor, Stories
and Poems.” There are
more books available
in the gift shop at
the Siskiyou County
Museum and they
make wonderful gifts.
They also had carved
hair sticks and kitchen helpers by a
Karuk. In addition, Mr.Ralph Starrit
who helped our community with
the Bigfoot Statue, had some metal
feathers. For the prospector who
needs a tiny gold pan, it comes with
a speck of gold! It was such a fun
day at the museum.
Next Saturday will be the
Karuk Christmas Party at the Second
Avenue Multipurpose Room for a
great time for the kids. Then, next
week, they’ll finish up the schooling
for the year.
For the following Thursday,
Dec 21, there will be a program at
Seiad Elementary School at 3:30
p.m. for their students. Then at 6:30
p.m. there will be a program at the
Happy Camp Elementary School
for Happy Camp students and the
Dancing Toes.
Right now, everyone is
concerned with our local firefighters
who are fighting fires in Southern
California. Between now and then
we do hope that those terrible fires
in Southern California will be
contained. Many homes have been
destroyed, but only one, 70-year-old
woman, has been a human fatality
thus far. However they have 66
horses or ponies that haven’t been
able to escape the fire, and possibly
more that won’t be found until the
evacuations are lifted and people
return to their homes. Still, it is
time of smoke and other difficulties
for all in the area. We remember
when fires have come close to our
communities and understand some
of the difficulty. Those with loved
ones who are firefighters would
appreciate it if you will keep them in
your thoughts and prayers.
This tree lights up Happy
Camp!! A Saturday evening was
lit up with our parade on the way
to greeting Santa’s arrival under
the tree at the Happy Camp Forest
Service Office.
(Photo courtesy of Laura Wilinskey for the Illinois Valley News)
A well lit and decorated U.S. Forest Service truck during the Happy Camp Parade Saturday, Dec. 9.
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