Oct. 5
**IRVAC Presents: Harvest Moon Hoedown, 5:30-9 p.m. Takilma Community Bldg. 9367 Takilma Rd. Cave Junction. Professional Caller John Luna returns from Corvallis to lead Appalachian-style square dance! After dinner, dancing begins 7 p.m. No partner or experience needed! Live music by Ari Dwyer, Jack Dwyer, Jerry Allen & Sue Rutherford with sound by Tim & Michelle. Silent auction. Chili dinner & desserts sale benefits Illinois River Valley Arts in Schools. Admission $5-20 sliding scale, Age 8-17 Free. No little ones, please! Info 541-592-4444.
Oct. 8
**Illinois Valley Amateur Radio Club (IVARC) will be having our monthly meeting @ 6pm at Wild River Pizza in CJ. Come get free two-way radio training, pick up a pre-programmed radio or get free updates on your existing Baofeng radio. We have (3) weekly net check-ins on Mondays @ 7pm, starting on IVARC’S GMRS repeater, followed by unlicensed Simplex FRS 3 and MURS 3. For more information, please attend our meeting or visit our website Illinois Valley Amateur Radio Club (IVARC.org) or email: IVARC.org@proton.me
Oct. 12
**Mark your calendars for the Illinois Valley Community Connections Expo on October 12th at Lorna Byrne Middle School in Cave Junction from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.! It’s a great chance to connect with the community and showcase the services we provide – plus the first 100 attendees will receive a FREE lunch from Rogue Food Unites. Come visit and learn more about how we’re helping our community thrive.
Oct. 19
** Annual ACORN FESTIVAL Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 Kerby Belt Building 24353 Redwood Hwy, Kerby, 11 a.m.- 6 p.m. This indoor/outdoor free event includes: hands-on workshops on acorns and their processing, Yurok acorn cooking basket demonstration, Lena Hurd, historic photos of traditional acorn processing, IRVAC free Nature Crafts Table for all ages, fun and educational activities all day long, vendors and oak related displays, Scarecrow Contest with $100 prize for most popular votes, 5 p.m. potluck includes traditional dishes & innovative new recipes made with acorns. Bring a side dish, all are welcome. Rain or shine! Come enjoy the food and festivities as we celebrate the nutritious and delicious acorn! Join CEEN as we celebrate oaks & acorns. For more information contact Tim Mondragon 541-291-8860 Brought to you by the Cultural & Ecological Enhancement Network (CEEN)
** Cultural & Ecological Enhancement Network Presents: Scarecrow Contest Oct. 19 at the Kerby Belt Building 24353 Redwood Hwy, Kerby; Scarecrows should be “Life Sized” for outdoor display. Entries in the Scarecrow Contest must be completed and signed in at the Acorn Festival by noon Oct.19. The public can vote on their favorite Scarecrows until 4 p.m.
Winner to be announced at 4:30 p.m. $100 Prize for Scarecrow voted most popular. For more information about the Scarecrow Contest and CEEN’s Annual Acorn Festival call Tim Mondragon, 541-291-8860
Oct. 25
** The 1st Annual Halloween Carnival, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. – Music, food, ectra vvendors, carnival games with tons of prizes, haunted garden, face painting, Riverstars perform in “Madam and the Magic Owl” Brought to you by Rural ReciProsperity more info online at www.themotherline.org/events or call Jenn Fogler at 541-415-2622.
MONDAYS
** The Elder Tree is a weekly senior connections group for elders (60+) in the I.V. Explore new interests, and share in group conversations and activities. There is no fee, and materials will be provided. Mondays 10:30-12 at Journey Home Support Services 140 S Redwood Hwy Cave Junction. Call 541-592-9170.
** Every Monday & Wednesday 3:30-5 p.m. is a Living with Loss grief support group at Journey Home Support Services 140 S Redwood Hwy 541-592-9170
TUESDAYS
** Food Pantry 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 Business Session. First Wednesday of the month is at 6 p.m. All others 9 a.m. in the Ann Basker Auditorium in Grants Pass.
**Public Health Wednesdays: Pop Up Parks Outreach Program Jubilee Park noon – 2 p.m.- JoCo Food pantry, bottled water, wound care supplies, STD prevention materials & HIV testing, Max’s Mission for Narcan, camping gear as available and more. Lunch served by I.V. Living Solutions at noon they run out of food. Sponsored by JoCo Public Health, I.V. Living Solutions and HIV Alliance.Last Wednesday of the month more services available from DHS, Mid Rouge Foundation and Options. Call or text Laura Mancuso with I.V. Wellness Resources for info at 541-592-9781. or email ivwellnessresources@gmail.com.
THURSDAYS
** Al-Anon “Just For Today”, Thursday 12-1 p.m., Illinois Valley Family Resource Center, River Room, 535 East River Street, CJ
** Food Pantry at Bridgeview Church 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. at 5181 Holland Loop Rd. 541-592-3923
FRIDAYS
** Journey Home Support Services: Every Friday 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Advance Care Planning support available. Call to make an appt. call 458-592-0006
SATURDAYS
** East River Street Gardens is open to the public Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for work party, subject to change due to summer weather conditions. Children’s activities from noon to 2 p.m. Free for everyone, all ages welcome.
** Take your bottles and cans to IVCanDo’s Cans for Kids behind the Chevron Station 10 – 2.
ONGOING
** Illinois Valley Soil & Water Conservation District will meet the fourth Thursday of the month January through October at 6 p.m. at their office- 331 E Cottage Park Drive suite 1B November and December meetings will be held the third Thursday.
** Illinois Valley Watershed Council will meet on the second Thursday of each month at 5 p.m. at the office at 331 E Cottage park Dr Suite 1B.
** Volunteers Wanted Josephine County Sheriff’s Office is seeking volunteers for the following; Staffing the Merlin and Cave Junction Substations; Patrol including providing vacation home checks, checking parks & boat ramps, locating and tagging abandoned vehicles. And providing court safety.
** Volunteers wanted for Illinois Valley Wellness Resources 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.