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Storm clouds over Agency Lake. Photo courtesy of Joan Rowe

Harbengers of Spring…… Red-winged Blackbirds in the cattails White-fronted Geese flying overhead Early spring bulbs popping out of the ground

February 22nd, 2016 Volume 13, Issue 8

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The Board of Trustees of the Chiloquin Vector Control District will be meeting on Wednesday, February 24, 2016, at 6:30PM at the Chiloquin Community Center Conference Room, 140 S. 1st Street in Chiloquin. The meeting room is wheelchair accessible. Topics for discussion include funding an early start to the 2016 mosquito season due to the ZIKA virus issues, attempts to coordinate a county wide response to ZIKA and mosquito issues, bill paying and administrative matters. In January, the Board voted to retain Dennis Jefcoat as Chairman, Chris Frisky as Vice Chairman, and JB Brown as the Treasurer for the District. The Board voted to approve a new District brochure for distribution to citizens that explains the District’s policy and procedures in handling mosquito issues. The Board approved the legally required annual CVCD operational report to the Board of Klamath County Commissioners. The Board approved reducing the annual money deposit to the District’s State Treasury reserve fund to meet the anticipated needs of fighting the 2016 ZIKA mosquito issues. All citizens are welcomed to attend our Districts’ meetings and or express your thoughts and concerns to the Board of Trustees on mosquito control issues. The Districts telephone number is 541 274 0132.

Chiloquin SMARTee Raffle tickets are now available.

Prizes include a full week in Seaside this spring break, a guided Williamson River fishing trip, a handmade

quilt, and several gift cards.

Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20.

They are for sale at the elementary and high school main offices or from Junie Stacey or John Rademacher at 541 891 4839. Tickets will also be for sale at home basketball games at the Big Gym.

Thank you for supporting the Chiloquin reading program!

Trained tax aide volunteers from AARP will help prepare tax returns. The assistance is for all ages, not only AARP members. The counselors have are some restrictions as to the types of tax returns that they are able advise on or complete. The assistance is available every Wed, from 10 am to 5 pm at the Chiloquin Library. First come – first served.

An appeal has been filed in the denial of 9.9 megawatt solar project. The 73 acre solar field will be built on 118 acre parcel of land just North of the Pine Ridge Ranches at the end of Cattle Drive, and North and East of Rainbow Park development. For the latest information and to get your name on the mailing list, contact the Klamath County planning department 1-541-883-5121 or mail at 305 Main Street, Klamath Falls, OR 97601. The Planning Director and staff of Mark & Libby Gallagher can be reached at 541-851-3674.

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CHILOQUIN LIBRARY PRESENTS

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A FREE MOVIE – RATED: R

No one under the age of 18 will be admitted without a

parent or legal guardian.

Director: David Gordon Green

Stars: Sandra Bullock, Billy Bob Thornton

A Bolivian presidential candidate failing badly in the polls enlists the firepower of an elite American management team, led

by the deeply damaged but still brilliant strategist "Calamity" Jane Bodine (Bullock). In self-imposed retirement following a

scandal that earned her nickname and rocked her to her core, Jane is coaxed back into the game for the chance to beat

her professional nemesis, the loathsome Pat Candy (Thornton), now coaching the opposition.

Everyone is welcome!

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Vendors Wanted!

Rocky Point Fire & EMS is seeking area vendors to sell local produce and fine handicrafts

at our annual Summer Festival.

Vendor spaces are $10 for the day.

When: Saturday, July 16th

Time: Set-up is from 8:00 – 9:00 am Activities run 9:30 to about 3:30

Where: Rocky Point Fire Station

25600 Rocky Point Road-Klamath Falls, OR 97601 30 miles west of Klamath Falls off of Hwy 140, mile post 44.5

The fun-filled day will include a parade, auction, beer & wine, flea market, live

music and BBQ lunch

For more information or to reserve a 10 x 10 outdoor space,

contact Julie (541) 356-2550. Vendors provide their own shade, tables, and chairs.

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There are lots of unsubstantiated ideas about Zika Virus, many of them fueled by conspiracy theories and promoted over the Internet. The mosquito that carries Zika virus cannot (yet) live in Chiloquin’s climate. The only illnesses are those brought back by travellers and they cannot be spread by our local mosquitos.

Snopes: a reliable site which debunks rumors has a comprehensive article

Summary: No rumor has made any clear or distinct connection between Zika and genetically modified mosquitoes. The claims simply pointed to an outbreak after the introduction of the mosquitoes in 2012, without any additional elaboration on how one might have affected the other. If genetically modified mosquitoes were a possible factor in the spread of Zika or increase in microcephaly births, it remained extremely unlikely such a link would escape the world's epidemiology experts and be discovered only by speculation by internet commenters in Reddit's conspiracy sub. http://www.snopes.com/zika-virus-gmo-mosquitoes/

Mongabay.com Mongabay founded in 1999 by Rhett A. Butler out of his passion for nature and wildlife. Today Mongabay is a non-profit

environmental news service and education platform. • Climate change did not produce the Zika virus. But the Aedes aegypti mosquito can only survive in the

right climatic conditions in the right environment, and its favored place to live is spreading due to climate change.

• The spread of the mosquito is not only caused by weather conditions and by a lack of awareness, but

by a deep and environmental problem in Brazil. • Urbanization in Brazil has led to the deforestation of large green areas, destroying the ecosystems in

which the mosquitos and its predators used to reproduce. • An estimated half of the world’s population lives in areas where mosquitoes that can spread Zika are

prevalent, and the WHO is concerned the number of cases could jump to four million this year in the Western Hemisphere alone.

http://news.mongabay.com/2016/02/to-stop-the-zika-virus-from-spreading-in-brazil-specialists-call-for-an-environmental-revolution/

The CDC

No local mosquito-borne Zika virus disease cases have been reported in US states, but there have been travel-associated cases.

o See Areas with Zika: United States With the recent outbreaks, the number of Zika cases among travelers visiting or returning to the United

States will likely increase. 80% of cases will not be diagnosed.

These imported cases could result in local spread of the virus in some areas of the United States. http://www.cdc.gov/zika/index.html

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This week for Chiloquin from NOAA:

World Meteorological Organization: The heat goes on. January 2016 was the warmest January on record and Arctic sea ice extent was the smallest on record for January, according to NOAA. Details here http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/summary-info/global/201601

Along with spring flowers, motorists traveling through central and eastern Oregon will see new speed limit signs popping up. Beginning March 1st, Oregon House Bill 3402 increases legal speeds on some highway sections east of the Cascade Range . Ahead of this change, please remember that with greater speed comes greater responsibility. Learn more about the upcoming increases: http://ow.ly/YrRQO

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Oregon Department of Transportation: Not all large rockfalls happen on Oregon state highways. Southern Oregon is prone to landslides with steep slopes and weak rock and soil. Add a heavy dose of winter rain and events like this occur. These photos, taken this week, show rocks across Tyee Access Road located approximately 15 miles west of Sutherlin between the communities of Tyee and Umpqua in Douglas County. Tyee Access Road is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. (Photos by Kim Rochek Thorne and Martin Kelm.)

eARTh: Cloud streets off Kamchatka By Tom Yulsman As frigid air poured out of western Siberia and out over the Sea of Okhotsk two days ago, it helped create one of the atmosphere’s more striking phenomena: long bands of cumulus clouds arranged in roughly parallel rows called “cloud streets.”

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Photograph of Lake Superior sea smoke (fog which is formed when very cold air moves over warmer water) looming over Duluth's Aerial Lift Bridge, taken last month by Duluth photographer Tim Mlodozyniec.

Mesmerizing Video Shows Lake Ice Stacking Up This wintery scene on Lake Superior in Minnesota is getting increasingly rare. A rocket from Japan's Tanegashima Space Center took off this week, carrying a satellite that will study black holes.

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Juvenile Rufous Potoo (Nyctibius bracteatus) in Brazil by João Sérgio Barros on Flickr.

Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) by Agustin David Dominguez Medina.

You can't see them, but they're there. They are microscopic mites, eight-legged creatures rather like spiders. Almost every human being has them. They spend their entire lives on our faces, where they eat, mate and finally die. http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150508-these-mites-live-on-your-face?ocid=fbert

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Brine shrimp survival skills defy belief. You can safely dry them out, set them on fire, dissolve them in alcohol, deprive them of oxygen, zap them with ultraviolet light, boil them at 105 °C or chill them to temperatures approaching absolute zero: the point at which atoms stop moving. They can also survive extremes of pH that would dissolve human flesh, water that is 50% salt, or a bath of insecticides. They are happy in the vacuum of space or at the crushing pressures found under 6,000 metres (20,000 feet) of ocean.

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20151217-the-tiny-creatures-that-flew-to-the-moon-twice-and-survived?ocid=fbert

Badger Run Wildlife Rehab

Great Gray Owls don't build nests. They take advantage of abandoned hawk or eagle nests or in a pinch, just use an old tree

stump. Even though they aren't big on a fancy nursery, they are very devoted parents. They have an excellent success rate of 70-80% in

raising their owlets to fledglings. One reason for this is the fact that if food is in short supply for her owlets, the female will starve herself so that they can eat. She'll drop as much as 1/3 of her own body weight.

Even though Great Grays are the largest owl in the U.S. (height & wingspan) they only weigh about 2 or 3 pounds.

(Photo of Great Gray Owl by Ronald Kube 2012)

There are plenty of ways to live what Karla Bloem, the executive director of the International Owl Center, calls an "owl-friendly life." Here are a few of them:

1. Use traps instead of poison to control rodents. Researchers have found many owls die after eating poisoned rats. 2. Mow less. "If you have a large mowed area, that's not supporting a lot of critters that the owls are going to eat," Bloem said. 3. Plant prairie or native plants. Allowing parts of a yard to be wild will also attract wildlife that serves as a meal for owls, according to the International Owl Center's website. 4. Provide places for nesting and roosting. Consider putting up nest boxes to attract owls. 5. Leave dead trees standing. "The more dead trees you can leave, the better, because that's going to provide nesting places for your owls," she said. 6. Remove unused barb wire fences. Bloem said that owls can easily get caught in them when chasing prey, which can be life-threatening for the birds. http://www.wpr.org/6-ways-live-owl-friendly-life

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Tan material recliner $50.00 In good condition; nice and clean with no tears or flaws Please contact Judy Pate for more information at: 541-783-2428 It looks blue in the picture but it is a variegated (variations of tan colors) tan

All fishing equipment $200.00 includes all rods and reels, tackle boxes, lures etc. Equipment collected over 25 years. Everything in good condition. Please call 214-533-2148

Barred Rock pullets just started laying large brown eggs. $17.50 each. Josef and Rhonda Kruhler @ 541-533-2148.

Joan’s website: http://www.knittedcreatures.com

There is no charge for placing ads in the Chiloquin News Marketplace. If you wish to place an ad, please email it to ChiloquinNews@gmail.com by Sunday afternoon. Classified ads will be run for one month. You will find the expiration date to the far right of your ad. If you wish to extend the ad, please send an email the week before the ad expires.

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Donations of expended ink cartridges will be gratefully accepted by the Friends of the Chiloquin Library. They can be dropped off at the Chiloquin Library during regular library hours. Funds generated by these donations will help pay for cleaning and office supplies for the library.

Notary Public Lily Mendonca

Acknowledgments, Verification Upon Oaths, Certify Copies, Witness Signatures English, Ukranian, Russian Languages

Call or text for appointment ($5 fee per notarial act) 541-891-2487 (Chiloquin)

Fresh Brown Ranch Eggs Available now:

X Large Eggs - $2.50 a Dozen, Jumbo - $3.00 a Dozen

Local Honey $9.00 a Pint

Call Josef & Rhonda Kruhler @ 541-533-2148

Updated 2/10/2016 Submit events for inclusion to rustm@fireserve.net

Scroll down for specific one-time events DATE EVENT DESC LOCATION/CONTACT

February, 2016

Feb. 3 – April 13 3 – 7 PM

Free Tax preparation help

AARP Foundation will have volunteers available to help with tax prep. No age or income restrictions. Spanish interpreter available.

Klamath County Library Videoconference room

Feb. 23 Why do muscles get sore?

See website or Facebook for details, times, and prices. http://www.runningy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RunningY/

Feb. 24, 25 Farm Expo Klamath County Fairgrounds 541 883-2069

Feb. 25 5:30 PM

Writing your Family History

Taught by Author and Founder of the Life Story Institute, Charley Kempthorne.

Klamath County Library

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Feb. 26 5:30 PM

Winter Blues Ball, 3

rd Annual

Fundraiser event

Social hour, dinner, 5 live music groups representing the best of the basin’s blues and folks music artists

Klamath County Fairgrounds 541 883-7171

Feb. 26 6:30 PM

The Hearth – Klamath Falls

Six local storytellers and 3 local musicians conduct this session themed “Treasured Objects,” A fundraiser for addiction services.

Klamath County Library 541-883-6916

Feb. 27 Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Klamath Falls Big Game Banquet

Klamath County Fairgrounds 541 331-1331

Feb. 28 2 PM

Documentary film Learn how “spin doctors” twist the truth on political issues. Discussion

Klamath County Library 541 882-8894

Feb. 29 7 – 9 PM

Monday Night at the Movies

“King of Hearts”

Ross Ragland Theater

March, 2016

Mar. 5 Sky Lakes Medical Center Health Fair

Klamath County Fairgrounds 541 274-4778

Mar. 5 Order of the Antelope Dinner/Auction

Klamath County Fairgrounds 541 892-6970

Mar. 6 4 PM

Ragland Classical Series

Lindsay Deutsch Ross Ragland Theater

Mar. 8 6 – 7:30 PM

Clifford the Big Red Dog Ross Ragland Theater

Mar. 11 7 PM

Foster Youth Advocacy fundraiser

CASAblanca. A dinner with dancing and casino night.

Rick’s Bar, 125 N. 9th

St 541 885-6017

March 12 Noon

Men’s college baseball

OIT vs. College of Idaho Kiger Stadium

Mar. 12 Reed Memorial Bull Riding

Klamath County Fairgrounds 541 281-6221

March 12 2 – 5 PM

Blue Zone Kick Off

Grab your friends, family, and neighbors and come to this free and fun community-wide celebration event to launch Blue Zones Project

®, a movement that's

transforming the well-being of Klamath Falls.

Discover how you can improve your well-being and the well-being of your family.

Be inspired to help transform Klamath Falls into an even better place to live, work, learn, and play.

Learn how implementing Blue Zones

® principles can lead to a longer,

better life and a stronger community!

Enjoy free activities including live demonstrations, kid zone, local performances healthy snacks, relaxation station.

Ross Ragland Theater

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Mar. 12 Themed dinner See website or Facebook for details, times, and prices. http://www.runningy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RunningY/

Mar. 12, 13 Klamath Falls Gem & Mineral Show

Klamath County Fairgrouns 541 882-8276

March 13 11 AM

Men’s college baseball

OIT vs. College of Idaho Kiger Stadium

Mar. 13 Daylight Savings Special

See website or Facebook for details, times, and prices. http://www.runningy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RunningY/

Mar. 14, 15 Shrine Circus Klamath County Fairgrounds 541 882-3471

Mar. 16 10 AM – noon

Answer People A networking group of public employees, business owners, employees, and volunteers, dedicated to sharing information to improve customer service. Everyone welcome.

Call for location 541-883-6916

March 17 4 PM

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner

All the traditional St. Patty’s Day fare. Sprague River Community Center

Mar. 19 Oregon Performance Horse Show

Klamath County Fairgrounds 541 723-2079

March 19 Noon

Men’s college baseball

OIT vs. Corban University Kiger Stadium

Mar. 19 Themed dinner See website or Facebook for details, times, and prices. http://www.runningy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RunningY/

March 19 11 AM

Men’s college baseball

OIT vs. Corban University Kiger Stadium

Mar 20 2 PM

Women in History This free event features historical information about women in Klamath Falls’ history.

Call Klamath County Museum for details 541 882-1000

Mar 22 Self Care Pain See website or Facebook for details, times, and prices. http://www.runningy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RunningY/

Mar 23, 24, 25

Fur Sale Klamath County Fairgrounds 541 886-9105

Mar 25 2 PM

Women’s college softball

OIT vs University of British Columbia OIT softball complex

Mar 26 11 AM

Annual Easter egg hunt and basket giveaway.

Bring the kids, and the whole family can have fun.

Friends Church Sprague River

Mar 26 11 AM

Women’s college softball

OIT vs Northwest University OIT softball complex

Mar. 26 Themed dinner See website or Facebook for details, times, and prices. http://www.runningy.com/

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https://www.facebook.com/RunningY/

March 27 Easter Brunch See website or Facebook for details, times, and prices. http://www.runningy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RunningY/

April, 2016

Apr. 1 2 PM

Women’s college softball

OIT vs College of Idaho OIT softball complex

Apr. 2 11 AM

Women’s college softball

OIT vs Eastern Oregon University OIT softball complex

Apr. 2 Noon

Men’s college baseball

OIT vs. Lewis and Clark State Kiger Stadium

Apr. 2 Themed dinner See website or Facebook for details, times, and prices. http://www.runningy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RunningY/

Apr. 3 11 AM

Men’s college baseball

OIT vs. Lewis and Clark State Kiger Stadium

Apr. 5 Family dinner See website or Facebook for details, times, and prices. http://www.runningy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RunningY/

Apr. 6 Southern Oregon Art Show

See website or Facebook for details, times, and prices. http://www.runningy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RunningY/

Apr. 9 11 AM

Women’s college softball

OIT vs Southern Oregon University OIT softball complex

Apr. 9 Noon

Men’s college baseball

OIT vs. Simpson University Kiger Stadium

Apr. 9 Themed dinner See website or Facebook for details, times, and prices. http://www.runningy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RunningY/

Apr. 10 11 AM

Women’s college softball

OIT vs Walla Walla University OIT softball complex

Apr. 10 Masters Sunday See website or Facebook for details, times, and prices. http://www.runningy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RunningY/

Apr. 10 11 AM

Men’s college baseball

OIT vs. Simpson University Kiger Stadium

Apr. 12 Family dinner See website or Facebook for details, times, and prices. http://www.runningy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RunningY/

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Apr. 15 2 PM

Women’s college softball

OIT vs Corban University OIT softball complex

Apr. 16 11 AM

Women’s college softball

OIT vs Northwest Christian University OIT softball complex

Apr. 16 -24 National Park Week

Free admission to national parks, including Crater Lake National Park

National Parks

Apr. 19 Family dinner See website or Facebook for details, times, and prices. http://www.runningy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RunningY/

Apr. 20 10 AM – noon

Answer People A networking group of public employees, business owners, employees, and volunteers, dedicated to sharing information to improve customer service. Everyone welcome.

Call for location 541-883-6916

Apr. 26 We All Know Hormones are Important, but Why?

See website or Facebook for details, times, and prices. http://www.runningy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RunningY/

Apr. 30 Noon

Men’s college baseball

OIT vs British Columbia Kiger Stadium

May, 2016

May 1 11 AM

Men’s college baseball

OIT vs. British Columbia Kiger Stadium

May 3 Family dinner See website or Facebook for details, times, and prices. http://www.runningy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RunningY/

May 5, 6, & 7

Horse Packing Wilderness Skills Clinic

Klamath County Fairgrounds

May 7 9 AM

Remembrance walk/run

Klamath Hospice dash, walk, or run. Community booths, raffles, & more

Wiard Park 541 882-2902

May 8 Mother’s Day Brunch

See website or Facebook for details, times, and prices. http://www.runningy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RunningY/

May 10 Family dinner See website or Facebook for details, times, and prices. http://www.runningy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RunningY/

May 13, 14, 15

Women’s Retreat See website or Facebook for details, times, and prices. http://www.runningy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RunningY/

May 17

Family Dinner See website or Facebook for details, times, and prices. http://www.runningy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RunningY/

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May 18 10 AM – noon

Answer People A networking group of public employees, business owners, employees, and volunteers, dedicated to sharing information to improve customer service. Everyone welcome.

Call for location 541-883-6916

May 21 10th

Annual History Fitness Hike

Call Klamath County Museum for details 541 882-1000

May 21 Spring Tune Up See website or Facebook for details, times, and prices. http://www.runningy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RunningY/

May 23 5:30 PM

Informational session

Learn about CASA and Foster Youth Advocacy

CASA office, 731 Main St., Suite 202 541 885-6017

May 24 Our Gut, The Second Brain

See website or Facebook for details, times, and prices. http://www.runningy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RunningY/

May 28 20th

Anniversary See website or Facebook for details, times, and prices. http://www.runningy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RunningY/

May 28, 29 Heritage Days Living history encampment at Fort Klamath

Call Klamath County Museum for details 541 882-1000

May 30 Spring Scramble See website or Facebook for details, times, and prices. http://www.runningy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RunningY/

The public is invited to attend the first Showcase tour of 2016 at OIT. The tour will be of the robotics and Automation Lab. The date for the showcase is Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 2:00 p.m. at Cornet Hall 117, Robotics and Automation Lab. For more information call Kacies Flgor at 541-851-5679 or click on Showcase tour

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Fish Lake Resort – Winter hours, beginning Nov. 13. www.FishLakeResort.net. 541 949-8500.

Crystalwood Lodge – Full-lodge retreats and family gatherings throughout the year.

info@crystalwoodlodge.com or 541-381-2322.

Lake of the Woods Resort – Marina Grill open weekends, with once-a-month prime rib. 1-866-201-4194.

www.lakeofthewoodsresort.com.

Rocky Point Resort – Closed for the season. www.RockyPointOregon.com. 541 356-2287

Odessa Store – Open 8 AM – 8 PM, with groceries and quick-stop supplies, liquor store, propane, gas & diesel.

541 356-2272.

Harriman Springs Resort – Now serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner, Wed. – Sun. 541 356-0900.

Quilting Sisters – Open 6 days a week. 541 356-2218.

Gardens of Joy – Native bedding plants and more. 541 973-3956.

Dump open – Sat., 8:30 – 4

Library & Quilt – Tuesdays, 9 – noon.

Fire Department Number – 541 205-4934.

Find more to do at: www.craterlakesbackyard.com

Upcoming Events in Sprague River: 2016

Day Date Time Function Sponsoring

Organization

Location

Thursday

March 17

4:00 pm

St. Patrick’s

Day Dinner

Sprague

River Lions

Club

Sprague River

Community

Ctr.

Saturday

March 26

11:00 am

Easter Egg

Hunt & Basket

Giveaway

Bridge

Connection

Friends

Church

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ChiloQuilters Meet on Thursdays from 11:00 AM into the afternoon at Two Rivers Gallery; hours are flexible. A sack lunch is recommended since meetings usually extend into mid-afternoon. Everyone interested in quilting is welcome! For more information, contact Linda Wood (541-783-3879) or Morna Bastian (541-783-2542 or jnmbastian@centurytel.net). Linus Quilters meet the last Friday of the month from 11:00 AM into the afternoon, at Two Rivers Gallery

Tai Chi practise Tai Chi practice is planned for Fridays at 10 am at the Chiloquin Community Center. No charge .. all donations cheerfully accepted to support our Community Center. Tai Chi practice is helpful in improving balance and is relaxing. Everyone is welcome as this practise is gentle. No equipment or "workout clothing" is needed. Just be there. Any questions? Call Sandi Selk at 541.281.4572

Yoga practise (and I emphasize the word practise) Monday practise is geared toward those over 55 and currently is from 9:00 am to 9:55 am. at the Chiloquin Community Center. No charge, but donations for CVIP will be gratefully accepted. Any questions, call Lorna 541-783-2238.

Alcoholics Anonymous Arrowhead Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 301 Chiloquin Blvd. Chiloquin Christian Center every Tuesday from 6pm to 7pm. All are welcome. We have step study and Big book meetings. Youth are encouraged to come. Please contact Pastor Seybold at 541-783-2344 for the church. We hope to see you here. The Friday Night Chiloquin AA Meeting meets every Friday @ 6:00 PM in the Community Center in Downtown Chiloquin on First Street. This is an "Open Meeting." All are welcome and wanted. The first Friday of each month we will begin with a potluck with a special AA meeting following dinner. The third Friday of each month we will participate in a 12 Step Study or a Big Book Study. All other meetings will be open discussion of the Alcoholics Anonymous Recovery Program. Come join your friends in celebrating and participating in Recovery and Sobriety.

Bipolar and depression support group Weekly in person and online meetings. For information go to: http://www.meetup.com/BipolarCommunityProject/

Adult Recovery Support Group “Iron Circle” Sponsored by the Klamath Tribal health and Family Services Youth and Family Guidance Center. Chiloquin on Weds 1-3 PM KTHFS YFGC Modular, 204 Pioneer St (across from the park) Adults 18 and over, open to anyone seeking support. Talking circle, smudge, prayer, sobriety, recovery encouragement Facilitator: Arwin Head For information: Monica Yellow Owl or Devery Saluskin 541-884-1841.

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FCE (Family and Community Education)

Meetings are the 2nd Wed of each month at 9:30. Meetings are open to all. We have a pot luck each month along with the lessons presented by a member. For the location and directions to the next meeting, please call Sandie Bolyard at 541-892-2336. Locally, FCE raises money for college scholarships for our Chiloquin High School Seniors. Money is raised through fund-raising projects such as a Thanksgiving turkey dinner fixings raffle with tickets being sold at Kirchers Hardware; Christmas Boutique at the Chiloquin Community Center; Kaleidoscope of Learning at Mazama High School in Klamath Falls. We are very active in our community and you will find FCE volunteers at many local events. Oregon FCE is a non-profit organization of volunteers who have worked on such issues as improving sanitary requirements in hospitals, women’s labor laws, requirements for high school teachers, and funding for the state library. Nationally, we began the school hot lunch program and pushed for bookmobile libraries. FCE asked for and got money from the legislature to fund an OSU research study on the dental caries problem in Oregon. We’ve studied our county governments and monitored their activities; worked on county and state fair boards to improve their quality; sponsored programs on rural road safety, farm safety, home safety, bike safety, Defensive Driving courses, campaigns to get the drunk drivers off the road, and child seatbelt laws. Current educational programs focus on the environment, children and television, literacy, and global issues. Current concerns include addressing the growing need for food banks, for shelters for the homeless, and for reducing the violence against women and children. Oregon FCE members donate thousands of volunteer hours and dollars to these causes.

Woodland Park Special Road District The road serves about 73 homes in the area between Chiloquin and Collier State Park. Meets the 2nd Monday of every month at 6:00 PM at the Community Center.

Chiloquin Visions in Progress (CVIP) Meetings are held on the 3rd Wed of the month at 6PM in the Chiloquin Community Center conference room. See ‘Volunteer Opportunities’ for more information.

Chiloquin Book Club 4th Thursday of every month at 1:30 PM – Chiloquin Library.

Chiloquin - Agency Lake RFPD Board Meeting 2nd Tuesday of every month at 6:00 pm. 127 S First Ave., Chiloquin

Chiloquin Vector Control The Chiloquin Vector Control District Board of Trustees meets on the 4th Wed of each month except for November and December at the Chiloquin Community Center Conference Room at 6:30PM The agenda includes discussions about mosquito control, mosquito monitoring, bill paying, budget issues and general management concerns. The public is encouraged to attend and offer public comments at the end of each meeting. The meeting room is wheelchair accessible.

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High Desert Trail Riders Back Country Horsemen The GENERAL MEETING is held at 7PM on the second Tuesday of the month at Elmer's. We have NO meetings at all in August, and December meetings are held as announced each year. Come early to eat and socialize.

Board meetings are held at Mazatlán on Washburn every Third Tuesday of the month. Pack Clinic meetings are the Fourth Tuesday of each month at Red Rooster's. Come earlier to eat and greet. Meetings include guest speakers on various subjects. If you want to help save our trails & campsites, come see what we are about. Trail rides, work projects & camaraderie as well as lots of good people and good times. For more information see our website at www.HDTRBCH.org or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/HighDesertTrailRiders Friends of the Chiloquin Library 1st Wed of every month in the library conference room. April through October – 9:00 AM, and November through March – 10:00 AM. All are welcome! Sheriff’s Citizen Advisory Committee 3rd Thursday of every month from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM at the Chiloquin Fire Station. All area residents are invited to attend.

Chiloquin City Council Meetings held on the 2nd Monday and 4th Tuesday of every month at 6:30 PM, Chiloquin City Hall on 2nd Street.

Chiloquin Food Pantry The Chiloquin Food Pantry Board Meeting is on the 4th Wed of each month at 1:00p.m. People of the community are welcome to come. Only board members are allowed to vote on issues.

Volunteer Fire Fighters – "What if you had an emergency and no one came?” Become a Volunteer Firefighter! 783-3860.

Volunteer Ambulance Service - 783-3131

Two Rivers Gallery: The gallery, which is a community project and has no paid employees, is seeking people to “gallery sit”. This involves talking to people who stop by to browse and shop. Contact the Gallery @ 783-3326.

Sage Community School – Sage Community School is looking for community volunteers interested in

assisting Sage Community School. Board Meeting 2nd Monday of each month @ 6 PM in the school office building. If you are interested in offering your services as a volunteer in any way, please contact Anna Fowler 541.783.2533~Office afowler@sagecommunityschool.org

Klamath Humane Society – volunteers needed at the Humane Society. We are getting started on our

disaster program and need volunteers in the Chiloquin area. We also are looking for people who can write

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grants. Foster homes for dogs and cats are always needed. For more information, contact the shelter at 882-1119 or e-mail staff@klamathhumanesociety.com. Start Making A Reader Today (SMART) – a statewide program working with children K-3 during school hours. Each volunteer works one-on-one with a child for ½ hour, helping them read (or reading to the youngest). We always need volunteers, whether scheduled every week or merely as a substitute reader when the regular reader is unable to attend. Call the number below for an application or fill out an on-line application at www.getsmartoregon.org. It will be the most rewarding hour you ever volunteer! Contact the SMART office at 273-2424 or the Chiloquin Elementary School at 783-2338 or call Junie Stacey at 541-281-9787

Neighborhood Watch – Agency Lake President – Lorelle Piazza 541-783-3033, Secretary - Christy Dugger 707-499-1660

Chiloquin Branch Library - The library has many ways to get involved and many fun ways to contribute to your local community. Some opportunities: 1. Evening volunteer: The library is open until 6pm on Tuesdays, Weds and Thursdays. We would really appreciate a volunteer who could help us out with closing tasks for the last hour or so on these days (especially Tuesdays). 2. Story time: If you would like to read two or three stories to a small group or preschoolers, and lead them in a simple craft or activity, the library staff can use your help. 3. Summer Reading Program: There are many opportunities during the summer to help out with this very worthwhile program. 4. Honor collections: These are racks of paperback books, magazines and audiovisual materials that patrons may check out without a library card. By offering these collections, more people in the community can be reached and a greater diversity of materials can be made available without incurring the costs of cataloging and processing items for the general collections. The staff would like to have some help in keeping these racks orderly, attractive and relevant. Check with the librarian for information on how to “adopt a rack”. 5. Help with sorting donations. 6. Go through Books for Sale section and tidy it once a month or so. Stop in at the library and see what they need or give them a call at 541-783-3315.

Chiloquin Visions in Progress (CVIP) CVIP operates the Chiloquin Community Center, the Chiloquin Learns After School program, the Writer in Residence Program, and is the contact point for the Chiloquin Area Community Resource Committees and their projects. We have a volunteer list in the office where you can sign up to be available for many different “jobs” and projects. Call 783-7780 between 10 AM and 2 PM weekdays for further information. If you would like to get further involved, attend a Board meeting, held on the 3rd Wed of the month at 6PM in the Community Center conference room.

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The Chiloquin News is an email newsletter of events in Chiloquin, Oregon. The newsletter is compiled and edited by Joan Rowe and is free of charge to anyone who wants to receive it. If you are interested in receiving the Chiloquin News, email chiloquinNews@gmail.com and request that your e-mail address be added to the mailing list. To unsubscribe, send an email with “unsubscribe” in the subject line to the same address. A special thanks to the Chiloquin Library for making a print version of this newsletter available to those without computer access. All information posted in the CN is by submissions to the CN. It is the policy of the Chiloquin News not to reveal, share or distribute the email addresses of subscribers for any reason whatsoever. For additional information on the town of Chiloquin, Oregon, visit www.chiloquin.com. For information about activities in the surrounding areas of the towns of Chiloquin, Ft. Klamath and Rocky Point visit www.CraterLakesBackyard.com Archived copies of the ChiloquinNews can be found at http://chiloquinnews.wordpress.com/