Feb. 12
** Illinois Valley Historic Laurel Cemetery board meeting will be Sunday, February 12, 2023, at 1pm in the cemetery chapel. All are welcome.
Feb. 14
**Tuesday, Feb. 14, Illinois Valley Amateur Radio Club (IVARC) will be having our monthly meeting @ 6 p.m. at Wild River Pizza in CJ. Kelpie Wilson from Wilson Biochar Associates, will introduce biochar and discuss how & when to add it to your garden. As well as our meeting at Wild River Pizza every second Tuesday, every Monday at 7 p.m. we have a weekly net check-in on IVARC’S GMRS repeater and Simplex FRS 3 and MURS 3. New members are welcome and encouraged to contact us and attend our meetings. For more information, please visit our website Illinois Valley Amateur Radio Club (Ivarc.org) or email: IVARC.org@proton.me.
Feb. 17
** Bigfoot Town Hall at Wild River Brewery and Pizza at Feb. 17 at 6 p.m. sponsered by Squatch America and Bigfoot Print & copy. Scot Violette from Squatch America will be the main speaker it’s a town hall, so people can share their experiences/ stories.
March 10 – 25
**Illinois Valley Community Emergency Response Team “Free Basic Disaster Training” class.
Friday evenings 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. March 10, 17, 24 and Saturdays 9 am to 4 pm March 11, 18, 25 at IV Fire Station One, 681 Caves Hwy., CJ
Sign up at the Admin Office there or call (541) 592-2225 Ext. 0. Office hours are Monday – Thursday 9 am to 4 pm
March 11
**GIRLS ROCK! A fun filed day of events for girls ages 9-13, with a parent or another adult, participate in activities that foster communication and explore the fields of science, engineering, math, and technology. Workshops include a variety of choices that demonstrate how STEM is used in everyday life. The girls build, take apart, put together and test their handiwork while learning in a fun, non-judgmental setting. Workshops this year include Designing Your Dream Bedroom, Construct a Whitewater Raft, Computer Programming, Microbots, Scienceworks, Worms in Soil Science and Where do Pearls Come From. The event is free and includes a light breakfast and sack lunch. Sponsored by Zonta Club of Grants Pass, AAUW Grants Pass, and Soroptimist International of River Valley.
8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Grants Pass High School Register NOW at www.girlsrockgrantspass.org.
Tuesdays
**Food Pantry Tuesdays 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Cave Junction Adventist/Community Services Food Distribution, 265 S. Old Stage Rd. Volunteers are needed to help stock, date check, sort food, pack boxes and handout food boxes, etc. to volunteer please email cavejunctionacs@gmail.com.
Contributions can by made out to the CJ Seventh-day Adventist Church and identify that they are in support of the Community Service by writing “CJACS” in the memo section of your check. Mail to: Cave Junction Seventh-day Adventist Church PO Box 330, Cave Junction, OR 97523
Wednesdays
Josephine County Weekly Bussiness session.
First Wednesday of the month is at 6 p.m.
All others 9 a.m. in the Ann Basker Aditoruim in Grants Pass.
**AWANA 6:15 – 8 p.m. 3 Years to 6th Grade. 113 So. Caves Ave.
Saturdays
**Take your bottles and cans to IVCanDo’s Cans for Kids behind the Chevron Station 10 – 2.
ONGOING
**Drop-in Storytime at Josephine County Library in Cave Junction, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., with stories read aloud by Deborah every half hour and a themed craft available all day. For families on a tight time schedule, craft kits are available to take home!
**Adopt-A-Senior **Volunteers wanted to assist senior and disabled residents in their home with light duty activities and /or socialization and to drive residents to doctor or grocery store. Gift cards are provided for volunteers. Background check and references required call 541-592-9781 or email ivwellnessresources@gmail.com.
** HIV Alliance offers services in Cave Junction every Tuesday from noon – 3 p.m. at Immanuel United Methodist Church (across from Shop Smart). Services include: Free and confidential HIV and Hep C testing. Needle Exchange and drop box (all syringes welcome), and overdose response and Naloxone training.