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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, June 21, 2023
S E N I O R S P OT L I g H T
S P O N S O R E D B Y I . V. We l l n e s s Re s o u r c e s 5 4 1 -5 9 2 -9 7 8 1
Food & Friends
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FRIDAY, JUNE 23
COUNTRY MEATBALLS
WITH GRAVY
MONDAY, JUNE 26
ROAST PORK WITH
APPLE CHUTNEY SAUCE
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28
BEEF PATTY WITH
GRAVY & PEPPERS
PROTECT yOURSELF FROM
WILDFIRE SMOKE
Oregon’s wildfire season is fast
approaching, and harmful wildfire smoke is
already drifting from Canada into the United
States. Wildfire smoke can travel thousands
of miles and create health hazards,
especially for those with breathing or heart
conditions, older adults, infants and children,
and pregnant people.
“Families living with low income and
who struggle with access to health care and
resources may also feel worse effects of
wildfire smoke in their neighborhoods,” said
OHA Public Health Director Rachael Banks.
“Listening for local warnings and reports
while taking protective measures can help
reduce those effects for everyone.”
FREE AIR PURIFIERS
Have lunch at the I.V. Senior Center
M, W & F - call 541-592-6888
If you are a low-income older adult with
lung or heart disease (emphysema, asthma w/
meds, COPD, on oxygen) or have an infant in
the home call or text 541-592-2541 or email
ivwellnessresources@gmail.com
Call 541-955-8839 for
VOLUNTEER INFORMATION
or if you need Meals on Wheels
Tips to stay safe from wildfire smoke
exposure include:
Stay indoors when possible, keep windows
closed and consider wearing an N95 mask.
Follow a management treatment plan
for those living with chronic respiratory
conditions such as asthma.
Keep track of medication supplies, and
refill prescriptions early.
Use high efficiency particulate air (HEPA)
filters in indoor ventilation systems or
portable air purifiers, if possible. You can
also build your own box fan air filter if
you are unable to get an air purifier. Check
out https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-
blog/2023/02/03/diy-filtration/.
The Illinois Valley Wellness Resources is
offering free air purifiers to older adults or
SPRING WORKERS for Hire
on IVWR Resource List for
Seniors and Disabled.
Need help around the house?
Give Laura a call at 541-592-9781 or
ivwellnessresources@gmail.com
disabled people in the Illinois Valley that
have lung or heart disease, asthma with
medication, emphysema, COPD or an infant
in the home. You can text or call 541-592-
9781, email ivwellnessresources@gmail.
com or visit the IVWR office Tuesdays or
Thursdays from 1 - 3:30 p.m. at 315 Caves
Hwy., Suite C (Options complex next to
KXCJ radio).
Stay up to date on alerts for your area by
checking the Oregon Smoke Information
Blog https://www.oregonsmoke.org/?utm_
medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
or viewing Oregon DEQ Air Quality Index
at https://www.oregon.gov/deq/aq/pages/
aqi.aspx?utm_medium=email&utm_
source=govdelivery.
**Email: ivwellnessresources@gmail.com or
call or text 541-592-9781 for article suggestions.
Pop Up Public Health Wednesdays
JoCo Food Bank, COVID-19 Boosters, STD testing,
*I.V. Family Coalition Noon - 1
*Jubilee Park 1:15 - 2:15 p.m.
Lunch served at the park
Watering right can save gardeners money, gallons and their plants, too
Jessica Damiano
Associated Press
Until I installed soaker hoses
throughout my vegetable beds this
year, I’d always watered my plants
by hand, which over the years had
become tiresome.
Standing outside holding a
garden hose wasn’t exactly my idea
of a good time, but it directs water
precisely to the soil above roots,
making sure it lands where it’s
needed. That eliminates waste, and
goes a long way toward prevent-
ing diseases like powdery mildew.
That’s good for plants, the environ-
ment and the water bill.
Placing flexible, porous rubber
or fabric soaker hoses on the soil
around plants is another preferred
way to irrigate, as it allows water to
seep slowly over roots. Drip irriga-
tion hoses (rigid tubes with emitter
holes that drip or stream water)
work similarly.
There are plenty of other easy
ways to save water around the
garden.
WHEN TO WATER, AND
HOW DEEPLy
Applying water in the morn-
ing, for instance, allows time for it
to permeate deeply into the soil be-
fore the sun gets too hot. Wait until
later in the day, and a good portion
of that water will evaporate from
the soil surface before doing its job.
Later still, and moisture could stick
around overnight, risking mold,
mildew and fungal diseases.
How you water is just as
important as when. Giving plants a
quick, daily sprinkle offers little if
any benefit to roots, which, depend-
ing on the plant, could extend a foot
or more into the soil. Instead, water
less frequently but deeply.
And when the soil is really
dry, it’s even more important to
slow down, or the water will run off
without penetrating the surface, just
as a bone-dry kitchen sponge has
difficulty absorbing a spill.
CAPTURE AND REUSE
WATER
You can recycle water from
boiling pasta, vegetables and eggs
instead of pouring it down the drain,
as long as it hasn’t been salted. Wa-
ter from dehumidifiers can be used,
too. Waste not, want not.
SEE WATER ON A-10
Good Shepherd Lutheran
Dads and Duct Tape
If there’s a sticky job, duct tape can
probably take care of it. But duct tape can do
one more thing as well. It can teach us lessons
about being a great dad.
Lesson #1. Duct tape sticks to the main
thing. Duct tape adheres closely to what it
was designed to adhere to. A dad’s main
purpose is to adhere to Jesus Christ. John 15:
5 tells us, “...apart from me you can do noth-
ing...”
When we separate ourselves from Christ
– when we don’t stick with Him – we become
dissatisfied. And when we’re dissatisfied, we
either become useless and lost, or angry and
unbearable. Jesus Christ needs to be front &
center always. Philippians 3:14 (MSG) says:
“Friends, don’t get me wrong: By no means
do I count myself an expert in all of this, but
I’ve got my eye on the goal, where God is
beckoning us onward—to Jesus.”
Lesson #2. Duct tape holds things to-
gether, and God uses Dads to hold the family
together. 1 Timothy 3:4-5 says: 4 He must
manage his own family well and see that his
children obey him, and he must do so in a
manner worthy of full respect. 5 (If anyone
does not know how to manage his own fam-
ily, how can he take care of God’s church?)
Lesson #3. Duct tape isn’t a permanent
solution. Duct tape fixes things, but it only
works temporarily. Eventually, you have to
find a permanent solution. A solution like
Jesus Christ. Fathers aren’t expected to be
everything to everyone. But what they are ex-
pected to do is to point themselves and others
toward Jesus. Galatians 2:20 says: 20Christ
lives in me. The life you see me living is not
“mine,” but it is lived by faith in the Son of
God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
I am not going to go back on that.
God tells us that there is only one true
thing that holds everything together and that’s
Jesus Christ. Colossians 1:17 says it this way:
17 He is before all things, and by Him all
things hold together.
Jesus is the only one who can truly hold
everything together in this universe, includ-
ing us. You dads don’t have to be the duct
tape that holds all of creation together. You
just need to be the dad - or the disciple - that
pleases God, even in your imperfections.
So don’t add more to your burden than
what you’ve been given. God doesn’t expect
us to shoulder His expectations alone. He
gives us the strength and empowerment that
we need to do it. You don’t have to be Super-
man, so, relax. As John 3:30 tells us: He must
become greater. I must become less.
The good news is it’s never too late to
start being a godly father according to God’s
will. Like duct tape, you just have to stick
with it.
P la c e s o f W o r s h i p
BRIDgEVIEW
COMMUNITY CHURCH
5181 Holland Loop Rd., CJ
541-592-3923
“Come join the community in
fellowship!”
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.
Pastor Sonny Moore
www.bridgeviewcc.org
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SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
265 S. Old Stage Rd., CJ
Saturday Worship - 9:15 a.m.
Sabbath School - 10:30 a.m.
Bible Study 11:15
Pastor Ed Nelson
Assc. Pastor Daniel Threthewey
Church (541) 592-3218
Madrone Adventist School
541-592-3330
* * *
IMMANUEL UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
200 W.
Watkins
St.,
CJ CJ
200
Watkins
St.,
Phone 541-592-3876
Pastor Charles Chase
Sunday Worship - 9:00 a.m.
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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. Robert Wolf , pastor
Parochial Vicar is now Fr. Joseph
Mujaeropiro
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
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Main service 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
* * *
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.
VALLEY EVANgELICAL
FREE CHURCH
Come join a warn and loving
congregation
498 Laurel Road, CJ
P.O. Box 1248
Pastor Kevin Wood
Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.
Worship Service - 11 a.m.
Saturdays - Spanish speaking
service - 6 p.m.
evfree@frontiernet.net
www.ivefc.org
(541)415-4189
* * *
FOUNTAIN OF LIFE
ASSEMBLY OF gOD
451 S. Junction Ave., CJ
541-592-3956
Pastor Mark McLean
Morning Worship
10:30 a.m.
Wednesday - 7 p.m.
Adult Bible Study
* * *
ILLINOIS VALLEY BAPTIST
CHURCH
541-592-6149
329 Caves Hwy.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m
(for all ages)
Sunday Worship 10:30 AM
Wednesday Bible Study, 7 PM
Come be with us!
NEW LIFE PENTECOSTALS
Pastor Tristan White
Sundays
Call for place and time
541-244-8912
newlifepentecostal.net
* * *
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
209 S. Junction Ave., CJ
Sacrament Meet - 10 a.m.
Sunday School /
Priesthood / Relief Soc. -
11:10 a.m.
Bishop Terry Vance Sr.
707-954-1273
541-592-4418
Family History Center Hours
Free Research - open and
welcome to the public
New Hours:
Sundays 11 – 1 p.m.
Third Wednesdays
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Fridays 1 - 3 p.m.
Sat. 10 a.m. - noon
Call 541-415-6129
* * *
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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