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Cherry Creek overflowing it’s banks last week on West Side Rd. Photo courtesy of Joan Rowe

It’s coming... are you ready?

December 29th, 2014 Volume 11, Issue 51

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Christmas Day Dinner A really BIG Thank You to all of you at the Pot Belly Cafe right here in our Chiloquin. You did a fantastic awesome and incredible job on Christmas Day. They had reservations for 100, and served turkey, ham, dressing, potatoes and gravy, yams, vegetables, drinks and to top that all off.....PIE! We had a wonderful dinner, and good fellowship. And we thank you all very much...... Watch out Chiloquin.....we hear talking of more big special event dinners coming up. Why go to Klamath Falls to eat......it doesn’t get any better than the POT BELLY CAFE......right here in Chiloquin. Bud and Nonie Noordman, and Bob and JoAnn Merritt...........we'll be back!

Tai Chi practice will begin at the Chiloquin Community Center on Friday 16th January starting at 10 am and will be offered weekly thereafter. Tai Chi practice is helpful in improving balance and is relaxing. Everyone is welcome as this practice is gentle. No equipment or "workout clothing" is needed. Just be there. Any questions? Call Sandi Selk at 541.281.4572

FREE MENDING LIBRARY “A stitch in time saves nine.” Mending while you wait: tears repaired, patches applied, buttons replaced, hems redone…..etc. Community Center Lobby, January 14th 11 AM to 2 PM I like to mend and have done it for friends and family for years. Now that I’m retired, I’d like to share my small talent with my community as well. Hope to see you there.

Community Calendars The 2015 Community Calendars are here at the library for those who have ordered calendars. We would like the calendars to be picked up as soon as possible. Be sure to have one of the staff cross off your name on the master list. There will be some extra copies for sale for $4.50 each. We want to give a big THANK YOU to our advertisers. You make it possible for FOCL to make our library such a great place to come to.

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This week for Chiloquin from NOAA: Monday night through thursday, high pressure should act to clear most of the skies, and with the arctic air and fresh snowfall in place, conditions will be optimal for radiational cooling overnight. The result will be some of the coldest temperatures seen so far this season, with east side locations dropping into single digits or even below zero for overnight lows, and much of the west side dropping into the teens and low 20s. High temperatures Wednesday will even struggle to get above freezing for all but the coast, but even there, overnight lows are expected to drop to below freezing. Freeze headlines will most likely be needed for the coast this week. Unfortunately, this same scenario also typically produces strong inversions and freezing fog within many of the area valleys, and this will be an ongoing concern for much of the week as well.

Webcams:

Rainfall measured with a Davis Vantage Vue weather station located on the Wood River Canal.

Steel Visitor Center, Crater Lake Dec 28

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Invasives Quarterly gives to us…Eight invasive species eaten! Nutria, feral pig, himalayan blackberry, rusty crayfish, Japanese knotweed, carp, bullfrog, and snapping turtle can all be found wrecking havoc on aquatic and riparian ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest. But If you can’t beat ‘em, eat ‘em! Become an invasivore and join the ‘eradication by mastication’ fight! Japanese knotweed custard anyone? Read the latest edition of Invasives Quarterly and boost your invasives IQ: http://www.fws.gov/pacific/IQ/Winter2014/

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From ABC News's "The Year in Pictures".

CAL FIRE Airtanker 73 out of Hemet drops fire retardant on the Cocos Fire in San Diego County in May, 2014.

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12-step

Journey to Wholeness Weekly: Thursday 6-7pm

117 S Lalo Street, Chiloquin

(Seventh-day Adventist Church)

Are you ready for change? Whatever your issue:

*gambling *drugs *food *alcohol *control *whatever…

…take your life back, starting January 1, 2015

For more information: 541-891-6168 “You have shown me the path of life. Psalms 16:11”

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The newly-opened Harriman Springs Resort Restaurant in Rocky Point is accepting applications for kitchen help, wait staff, and a part-time bookkeeper. For more information, call 541 356-0900, or email reservations@harrimansprings.com.

Need kindling-size firewood? Free for the taking, all you want kindling-sized firewood. Call 541-783-2234

2 padded mattress covers for double sized bed. Free. 541-783-2234

WESCO Treadmill, $10.00, you haul. Ask for Louise, 541-783-3131

Schwinn Rower, Excellent condition, $40.00, you haul. Ask for Louise, 541-783-3131

There is no charge for placing ads in the ChiloquinNews 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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Your empty ink cartridges! By recycling ink cartridges Two Rivers Gallery is able to offset much of the cost of office supplies. Please bring your empty cartridges to the gallery Tuesday-Saturday 11AM – 4 PM Thank You!!!

Updated 12/28/2014 Submit events for inclusion to rustm@fireserve.net

For listings of recurring events and events for the fall, see the full Event List at http://chiloquin.com/events-calendar/

DATE EVENT DESC LOCATION/CONTACT

December, 2014

Dec. 2 – Dec. 31 11 AM – 4 PM Tues. – Sat.

Artist’s sale and fundraiser

Over 35 local artists, with donations to benefit Two Rivers Gallery. Mark downs on paintings, beadwork, fiber art, basketry, and many more unique items.

Two Rivers Art Gallery Chiloquin 541-783-3326

Dec. 31 2 – 4 PM

Kids’ New Year’s Eve craft and family movie

Klamath County Library

Dec. 31 Bullmania Klamath County Fairgrounds Event Center 541 891-7547

Dec. 31 New Year’s Eve event Dinner, live music, lodging packages. Running Y Ranch

Dec. 31 6 – 9 ON

Concert New Years celebration Concert. All are welcome to join in the festivities!!!

Sprague River Community Center

January, 2015

Jan. 1 10:20 AM

First Day Hike The Collier Management Unit will be hosting a 3 mile hike on the OC & E Woods Line State Trail, with turn around options at the ½ mile and 1 mile points for shorter hike distances, led by Lisa Dykstra and Ranger Sean Price. There will be a bonfire at the start and end of the hikes and hot cocoa and donuts will be provided. Ranger Sean Price will be discussing the Switchbacks as well as offering information regarding the Devil’s Garden along the way. Please dress according to the weather. This is a pet friendly (on-leash) event, and all ages are welcome.

Olene Trailhead (across from the Olene Store) http://www.oregonstateparks.org Lisa, 541 783-2471, ext. 21

Jan. 3 7 PM

Elvis Tribute Elvis impersonation performance Ross Ragland Theater 541 884-5483

Jan. 8 7:30 PM

Classical series presentation

Rufus Choi, an energized pianist, performs with a soulful passion and distinctive interpretive choices

Ross Ragland Theater

Jan. 9 Winema Hoo Hoo Crab Feed

Klamath County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall #2 541 882-7559

Jan. 10 Winter Gala Lakeview

Jan 10 Rockin’ ER Winter Series Rodeo

Klamath County Fairgrounds Event Center 541 591-1373 541 591-1423

Jan. 11 2 – 6 PM

Spud & Salad Fundraiser Benefit for a Round Lake woman whose home was destroyed by fire, also killing her husband. Baked potato & salad,

Knights of Columbus hall.

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raffle.

Jan. 11 Bridal Fair Klamath County Fairgrounds 541 884-0114

Jan. 15 7 PM

Vocal performance Genevieve Predmore is accompanied by the smooth acoustic guitarist Marv Strom, for a mix of the vintage, new, and blue

Ross Ragland Cultural Center

Jan. 17 Shriner’s Crab Feed Klamath County Fairgrounds 541 882-3471

Jan. 17 Youth Play Outdoors Klamath County Fairgrounds Event Center 541 281-2224

Jan. 17 Winter Gala & Awards. Sponsored by Lakeview Chamber of Commerce

Lakeview 541 947-6040

Jan. 22 – 31 Stage musical, winter community presentation

“Kiss Me Kate” Ross Ragland Theater

Jan. 24 Rockin’ ER Winter Series Rodeo

Klamath County Fairgrounds Event Center 541 591-1373 541 591-1423

Jan. 24 8 AM – 4 PM

Family Ice Fishing Workshop

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will show anglers how to make the best of snowy, icy conditions. This will be a family friendly workshop open to adults, couples and families with children at least nine-years-old. Participants will learn all the ice fishing basics – safety on the ice, appropriate gear and how to use it, and how to care for and clean their catch. The cost of the workshop is $52 per adult and $12 per child under age 18. This includes the use of equipment, instruction and lunch. The registration deadline is Jan. 16, 2015. Children under 13 years old do not need a fishing license to participate, but adults must have a valid Oregon fishing license and youth ages 14-17 will need an Oregon juvenile angling license. Youth must be accompanied by a paying adult.

Lake of the Woods For more information about the workshop, and to register, go to the ODFW website.

Jan. 31 Ice Dreams Ice skating spectacular Bill Collier Ice Arena

February, 2015

Feb. 7

Merrill-Malin Crab Feed Merrill Civic Center 541 798-5161

Feb. 7 7:30 PM

Musical performance Starship, featuring Mickey Thomas Ross Ragland Theater

Feb. 12 – 15 Winter Wings Festival Approximately 30 guided field trips with knowledgeable birders and nature photographers. Workshops. Special presentations.

www.winterwingsfest.org.

Feb. 14 Crab Feed Merrill

Feb. 14 7:30 PM

Musical performance Katie Harman and Friends. . . Love, Italian Style. A mix of Italian Opera, show tunes, and jazz standards.

Ross Ragland Theater

Feb. 17 5:30 PM

Stage performance for kids

Jim Henson’s Dinosaur Train Live: Buddy’s Big Adventure.

Ross Ragland Theater

Feb. 21 Red Tie Romp A night of Broadway music, scrumptious Ross Ragland Theater

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5:30 PM food, and fun to raise money for the Ragland’s education program.

Feb 23 7 PM

Monday night at the movies.

Free showing of The Good, The Bad, The Weird, Preceded with dialogue and Q &

Ross Ragland Theater

Feb. 28 7:30 PM

Musical performance The Beatles Tribute: Yesterday. Ross Ragland Theater

March, 2015

March 6 7:30 PM

Musical performance Gator Nation. An original mix of Zydeco and Cajun hit from the past, alongside modern New Orleans R & B

Ross Ragland Theater

March 12 7 PM

Musical performance Tony Bennett Tribute. Pianist Robin Schwartz hosts information about Mr. Bennett’s Grammy and Emmy award-winning career, music, influences, and personal life.

Ross Ragland Cultural Center

March 13 – 14 Irish Days Lakeview

March 14 7:30 PM

Musical performance Shotgun Wedding, a City Country Band. Ross Ragland Theater

March 16 Merrill Lions Club St. Patrick’s Day Dinner

March 16 7 PM

Monday night at the movies.

The Best of the Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival

Ross Ragland Theater

March 17 St. Patrick’s Day dinner Merrill

March 19 7:30 PM

Musical performance Recycled Percussion. Junk rock music. Ross Ragland Theater

March 21 7:30 PM

Musical performance The Portland Opera: Evening of Passion.

Ross Ragland Theater

April, 2015

April 12 7:30 PM

Musical performance The Young Musicians of Excellence Recital. High School musicians providing a variety of vocal and instrumental talent.

Ross Ragland Theater

April 13, 14 Irish Days Lakeview 541 947-6040

April 16 5:30 PM

Stage presentation Norman Foote. A mix of puppets, witty wordplay, music and comedy.

Ross Ragland Theater

April 20 7 PM

Monday night at the movies

Free showing of The Silence of the Lambs

Ross Ragland Theater

April 23 7 PM

Stage performance Taming of the Shrew Ross Ragland Cultural Center

April 24 7:30 PM

Musical performance Tiller’s Folly, a trio of storytellers using acoustic roots music

Ross Ragland Theater

May, 2015

May 3 2 PM

Musical performance Klamath Chorale: We’re All Wet. Featuring songs that have a water theme.

Ross Ragland Theater

May 7 7:30 PM

Musical performance Mike Aiken. Various styles including folks, country, rock and roots.

Ross Ragland Theater

May 10 2 PM

Musical performance Pianist Emile Pandolfi. Ross Ragland Theater

May 16 Children’s Fair Alturas, CA 530 233-4434

May 16 5:30 PM

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Annual Taste of Klamath

A showcase and celebration of the best culinary treats the basin has to offer.

Ross Ragland Theater

May 30 11 AM – 3 PM

Link River Festival Family friendly event along Link River with booths that feature historical

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information on canyon use, cultural significance, environmental and geological importance, and recreational opportunities, as well as food booths and special activities. Passports for kids gives an opportunity for raffle prizes plus coupons for local businesses.

@gmail.com

Fish Lake Resort – Open Fri., Sat. & Su.n until Oct 19. Closed until Nov 14. 949-8500 www.FishLakeResort.net. Crystalwood Lodge –Full-lodge retreats and family gatherings throughout the year. info@crystalwoodlodge.com or 541-381-2322. Lake of the Woods Resort – Moving toward winter operations. 1-866-201-4194. www.lakeofthewoodsresort.com. Rocky Point Resort – Closed for the season 356-2287. Odessa Store – Open 9 AM – 6 PM, with groceries and quick-stop supplies, liquor store, propane, gas & diesel. 541 356-2272. Crater Lake B & B – Open all year with lodging and great food by Janet. 866 517-9560 www.craterlakebandb.com Dump open – Sat., 8:30 – 4, Library & Quilt – Tuesdays, 9 – noon.

New Years Eve Concert On Wednesday, December 31st, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm at the Sprague River Community Center there will be a New Years celebration Concert. All are welcome to join in the festivities!!!

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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

EXERCISE CLASS

at the Chiloquin Community Center. NO CHARGE - Donations to CVIP gratefully accepted but not required.

Improve Flexibility, Strength & Balance

Fitness class are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 am with Functional Fitness thru Dance. Jean Sinclair leads the class.

Functional Fitness thru Dance will have emphases on cardio and moving to the music.

If you need more information contact Jean @ 541.591.9231

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.

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

Zumba Come and party with us! ZUMBA is a fun way to party into shape. ZUMBA fuses Latin style music with high energy aerobic moves and a variety of different dance styles that will make you forget you are working out. Anyone at any fitness level can participate in a ZUMBA Fitness class.

Where : Chiloquin Elementary Gym When: Every Tues & Thurs 5:45 pm to 6:45 pm Cost: Your first class is always free (see instructor at beginning of class) $5 per class (Drop In) Package Purchase available (CHEAPER this way) Instructor: Veronica Kovack Email: vkovack@centuytel.net Ph: 541 783 3591 ZUMBA® and the Zumba Fitness logo are trademarks of Zumba Fitness, LLC, used under license.

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FCE (Family and Community Education) Meetings are the 2nd Wednesday 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.

High Desert Trail Riders Back Country Horsemen

2nd Tuesday of the month at Sizzler’s Restaurant, Klamath Falls, 6:30 PM. 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

Central County Community Action Team (CATeam) – 1st Thursday of March, April, May, June, September, October and November at 6:30 PM at the Chiloquin Community Center. This is open to anyone living in the area. Chiloquin Visions in Progress (CVIP) meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 6PM in the Chiloquin Community Center conference room. See ‘Volunteer Opportunities’ for more information.

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Chiloquin Book Club 4th Thursday of every month at 12:30 PM – Chiloquin Library. Chiloquin Vector Control The Chiloquin Vector Control District Board of Trustees meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month accept 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.

Friends of the Chiloquin Library 1st Wednesday of every month in the library conference room. April through October – 9:00 AM, and November through March – 10:00 AM. All are welcome!

Two Rivers Village Arts (TRVA) Board of Directors 3rd Wednesday of every month at 11:00 AM in the winter (Oct-Aril) and 10:00AM in the summer (May-Sep). TRVA operates Two rivers Gallery. See ‘Volunteer Opportunities’ for more information.

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.

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. You do not need to be an artist, but if you are, gallery hours reduce the amount of your commission. Any time at all that you can donate to us will be very much appreciated. Contact the Gallery @ 783-3326.

Sage Community School – Sage Community School is looking for community volunteers interested in assisting Sage Community School. If you are interested in offering your services as a volunteer in any way, please contact Sandra Girdner 541-783-2533

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 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.

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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 - Sharon Huber at 541-880-6461, Secretary is Mary Morrill.

Chiloquin Branch Library - The library has many ways to get involved and many fun ways to contribute to your local community. Some opportunities: 1. 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 2. Summer Reading Program: There are many opportunities during the summer to help out with this very worthwhile program. 3. 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”. 4. Help with sorting donations. 5. 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 Wednesday of the month at 6PM in the Community Center conference room.

The ChiloquinNews 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 ChiloquinNews, 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 ChiloquinNews 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.us and www.chiloquin.com. For information about activities in the surrounding areas of the towns of Chiloquin, Ft. Klamath and Rocky Point visit www.ThingsToDoNearCraterLake.com

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