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February 4th, 2013 Volume 10, Issue 05

The Chiloquin Smartees Annual Raffle was another great success. The winners of this year’s prizes and the donors are as follows:

$100 cash won by Lillian Watah donated by Sandy Stewart

Cord of firewood won by Bonanza Principal Art Ochoa donated by Haserad Acres and re-donated to the Chiloquin Christian Center by Mr. Ochoa

$50 gift card to Napa Auto Parts won by Jerry Parrish donated by Mark Baker

Leather Purse won by Nancy Areu hand-made and donated by Clyde Ghan

Single serving coffee maker won by Chuck Anderson donated by Gail McDaniel

Quilt blanket won by Chuck Anderson hand-made by Arlene Sigurson

Afghan blanket won by Jerry Parrish hand-made by Junie Stacey

The Chiloquin SMART program would like to thank all who participated and supported this great benefit to the children of our community. With your help, we were able to earn $605 for the SMART program. Also, a big “thank you” to Shielteal, Lani, and Mabel for helping to draw tickets.

Two Rivers Gallery would like to thank Cycle Oregon for a grant of $2968 to upgrade our technology. This is in addition to the funds received for volunteering at the Cycle Oregon event last September.

Welcome home to Pat Lanctot who is just back from Bend where the doctor spent almost 12 hours inside his skull removing a malignant tumor. Pat maintains the Chiloquin.com website, which he writes in html code. If you are familiar with html code, Pat would appreciate some help with his updates.

Chiloquin FCE meeting will be this Wednesday, February 13 at the Chiloquin Christian Center, 301 S. Chiloquin Blvd., Chiloquin. Our 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. The lesson for February will be “Quick Breads” by Lin Nelson. If you would like to attend and have questions, please call Sandie Bolyard at 541-892-2336.

Winter Wings Winter Wings Festival Feb. 14-17! It’s looking to be one of our best-attended festivals ever. Go to our website www.WinterWingsFest.org for all of the schedule details and registration links.

EL RODEO MEXICAN RESTAURANT HWY. 97, CHILOQUIN

VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL!! THURSDAY. FEB. 14TH

SWEETHEART DINNER $17.95

A FLAME-BROILED 8oz RIBEYE STEAK TUCKED BENEATH

A PILAF OF RICE, WHOLE BEANS & BUTTER SAUTEED MUSHROOMS & ONIONS ALL TOPPED OFF WITH A 4oz LOBSTER TAIL!

DINNER INCLUDES YOUR CHOICE OF A CUP OF SEAFOOD CHOWDER OR GREEN SALAD. A SPECIAL DESSERT COMES WITH DINNER!

HOPE TO SEE YOU!

You should have received in the mail a notice about becoming a Sustaining Donor with Chiloquin Ambulance Service. The $60.00 annual donation entitles you and your household members to emergency transport to Sky Lakes Medical Center in Klamath Falls for a 12 month period. The benefit for your household is: If you have health insurance, we will bill your health insurance. You will not be billed for your deductible or co-payment. If you don’t have health insurance, you will not be billed at all. We also participate in a reciprocal agreement with other agencies throughout Oregon. Everyone’s insurance deductible and co-payments are different; check your policy to know what yours is. To get signed up or renew your membership, fill out the form and either bring it to our office at 201 S. First Ave or mail it to PO Box 342 Chiloquin, OR 97624. We take cash, checks, Visa, MasterCard and Discover. On behalf of our Board of Directors, staff and all of our responders, Thank you for your support!

AARP is sorry to report that there will be no tax service at the Chiloquin Library this year. AARP will be doing free tax service at St. Paul's, at 801 Jefferson St., Klamath Falls, from February 1, 2013 until April 15, 2013. The hours and days will be Tuesday thru Saturday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Want a great deal on breakfast and help a local community person? On Saturday, February 16, 2013, between 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. Applebee's will be hosting a fundraiser to purchase a chair lift for Harry Castronovo. The great deal is $7.00 for all you can eat breakfast of pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, plus coffee and orage juice. Applebee's is located at 2750 Campus Drive in Klamath Falls. Tickets can be purchased at local businesses in Chiloquin or by calling Judy Castronovo at 541/783-2645.

Come and buy your Valentines Day Goodies

Proceeds for the

Friends of the Chiloquin Library

Temperatures measured with a Davis Vantage Vue weather station along the Wood River Canal

On

Wednesday, February 13 at 3:15 p.m.

“Behind every great love is a great story”

Actors: James Garner, Gena Rowlands,

Directors: Nick Cassavetes

Story by Nicholas Sparks

Rated: PG 13

In February Two Rivers Gallery will feature an exhibit of traditional Turkish arts – Ebru and Kaat’i, done by two University of Nevada, Reno graduate students, Meral Tunc-Ozdemir and Hasna Akbas with a grant from the Nevada Arts Council for water marbling. Meral: I am a scientist; I do experiments for days or months even for years and then I write the results on my lab books. I am a mother; I play with my kids, and then I write lullabies for them. I am a freelance writer for a scientific and spiritual magazine; I read about interesting things and then and I write articles about them. In brief, all my life, I have been writing. Therefore, I want to write in a way that will let me express myself and my Turkish cultural heritage and will set my feelings free from words. I believe that pen, kretuar, brush and colors help me do it. I do Turkish calligraphy, henna, water marbling and kaati so my ability to draw lines have developed a lot. I can also add another dimension to my art work by using the henna, kaati or marbling patterns in calligraphy or vice versa. I also combine my contemporary art knowledge with traditional Turkish art forms, which makes it even more exciting for me.

EBRU, ART OF PATIENCE

One of the most unique and beautiful forms of Turkish art is Ebru, or water marbling. Ebru is formed by drawing designs with dye on top of water, and then carefully placing paper on the surface of the water in order to absorb the dye. The earliest examples of Ebru are found in the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, and are dated 1539, but the detail and quality of the work suggests that Ebru was present long before this time in the Ottoman Empire. Ebru has traditionally been rarely signed, and therefore many great artists remain unnamed. Modern day students may study for more than 10 years before being considered master marblers, learning how to make the perfect dye, water bath, and design. Since each dye bath can only be transferred to paper once, every original piece of Ebru is unique.

The first step in Ebru is getting the perfect dye. Dyes are created from various organic substances. Soil from Istanbul, white lead, indigo from Pakistan, and red ochre are used to create the perfect color. 24-karat gold may be added to the dye in order to provide shimmer and shine. The dye is mixed with ox-gall, and water, an art form in itself, since each dye is unique depending on the time of year collected, its age, and its fineness. Ebru artists often spend years simply learning the art of mixing dye, before ever attempting their first marble. The next step in Ebru is getting the perfect water bath in which to place the dye. White kitre, a gum like substance, must be place in the Ebru water in order to keep the dye design in place and in order to allow the design to stick to the paper. Fresh kitre is available in herbal shops during the fall, and every marbler buys enough kitre to last an entire year. The density of the kitre, along with the type of water being used, requires the marbler to make many attempts before getting the correct stickiness. Too little, and the design spreads before it can be finished and won't adhere clearly to the paper. Too much, and the paper becomes difficult to remove, again smearing the design. Next, the marbler gathers her homemade horsehair brushes for detail work, needles for dropping dye onto the water, and homemade combs for drawing the dye through the water. The water is placed in a tray, only slightly larger than the paper to be used. Now, the creative portion of the work begins. Using only a mental idea of the finished product, the marbler drops dye onto the water surface with the needles, spreads the dye with the handmade combs, and uses the

‘Coming and Going’ by Hasna

brushes to draw a design. Flowers, birds, geometric designs, and calligraphy are common choices for the Ebru artist.

THE ART OF KAAT'I (CUT OUT RELIEF) Kaat'i is the art of stenciling intricate designs into leather or paper. For the last 700 years, Ottomans have used it to decorate the bindings of religious and philosophical texts. A nevregen, or a small, sharp knife was used to carve into the paper and the leather. The process of pasting was done with a mixture called cirisli muhallebi. This was a mixture of milk, rice flour and book binder's paste. The surfaces on which the cut-outs were pasted was called male. Those surfaces on which the cut-outs were directly carved were called female.

‘Flowers’ by Hasna

‘Ivy carnation’ by Hasna

‘Whirling Dervishes’ by Meral ‘Peacock’ by Meral

Come help support your high school athletes!

When: Saturday, March 9th

7:00am to 10:00am

WHERE: Chiloquin Community Center

Cost: $8.00 adults, $4.00 under 12

Breakfast includes: Blueberry pancakes, 2 eggs, sausage links, fresh fruit,

coffee/tea/milk/OJ

Our current goal is to raise enough money to purchase

new track uniforms & warm ups for this season.

To get involved or learn more about HEAL MAPPS™, please contact: Laurie Wayne, OSU Extension – 541-883-7131; laurie.wayne@oregonstate.edu

HEAL MAPPS™ (Healthy Eating Active Living: Mapping Attributes using Participatory Photographic Surveys) is an exciting OSU Extension community engagement program that helps to document residents’ experience of place with respect to healthy eating and active living supports and barriers. We will provide your community with a MAPPS™ report to help facilitate and guide your community efforts for creating a community environment which supports eating healthy and being physically active. Here’s how it works: Step 1: Attend an introductory MAPPS™ meeting to learn the process. Take photographs of your community on your own with a GPS/Camera device. This takes just a few hours and is fun and easy to do. All equipment is provided. Two dates scheduled: Feb 9 (Saturday) and Feb 12 (Tuesday).

Step 2: Approximately 2 weeks later, review the photos with the other participants and begin identifying your community’s attributes that support or hinder healthy eating and active living during a focus group discussion in your community. Scheduled for Tuesday, February 26 Step 3: Approximately 2 weeks later, gather with friends and neighbors over a complimentary meal provided by GROW Healthy Kids and Communities to complete a community narrative. Share experiences with others by exploring your community’s supports and barriers through photographs. Community meeting scheduled for March 12 Step 4: Develop strategies and find solutions you and your community can use to improve the health of your environment.

Calendar courtesy of Mata Rust

Updated 2/7/13 Submit events for inclusion to rustm@fireserve.net DATE EVENT DESCRIPTION LOCATION/CONTACT

Tuesdays 3 – 6 PM

Year-round Tuesday Market

Fresh Organic produce, vegetables, local honey, Oregon flours, fresh eggs, baked items, soaps, handmade novelties. Selection varies by season. Call for each week’s offerings.

Green Way EcoMart 249 EAST MAIN STREET Klamath Falls, Oregon 541-205-3488 www.greenwayecomart.com

Tuesdays 5:30 PM

Special family nights Music, juggling, etc. Klamath County Library 541 882-8894

Wednesdays “Wacky Wednesday” $1 for 1 hour visit per person. Children’s Museum of Klamath Falls 541 885-2995 www.cmkf.org

Wednesdays 10:30 AM

Children’s programs Puppets, performing dogs, etc. Klamath County Library 541 882-8894

Wednesdays 1:30 PM

Teen Program Movies, snacks, games, etc. Klamath County Library 541 882-8894

Thursdays Noon

Stories at Veterans Park

Stories and free lunch provided by IYS Klamath County Library 541 882-8894

Saturdays & Sundays Nov. 24 – April 28 1 PM

Guided snowshoe walks at Crater Lake.

Two-hour walks covering approximately 1 mile of moderately strenuous terrain, exploring the forests and meadows along the rim of Crater Lake. Participants should be at least 8 years old, be in reasonably good physical condition, and come prepared with warm clothing and water-resistant footwear. No previous snowshoeing experience is necessary. Snowshoes are provided free of charge, and there is no cost for the tour. The park does not collect an entrance fee in the winter months.

Crater Lake National Forest 541 594-3100 for reservations.

Wednesdays, Saturdays, & Sundays

Free samples Great way to taste before buying. The Market at Running Y – Ranch Espresso - Liquor at Running Y – The Daily Scoop - Village at The Running Y http://www.villageatrunningy.com 5416 Running Y Rd. #103 (541) 273-7246

Tuesdays & Thursdays 5:45 – 6:45 PM

Zumba Fitness Classes

Chiloquin 541 633-5521 vkovak@centurytel.net

Fridays 6 – 9 PM

Wine tasting & live music

A large variety of wines from Oregon, as well as from throughout the world. Happy hour.

The Oregon Gift Store and Oregon Wine Cellar 733 Main St. www.theoregongiftstore.com 541 884-1600

Nov. 2 – March 31st

Building the future, one skater at a time

Various skating sessions, hockey, open skate, lessons.

Bill Collier Community Ice Arena Running & Ranch 541 850-5758, ext. 7 www.klamathicesports.org

Ongoing Featured Art Exhibits

“The Klamath Basin Then and Now” Modoc Gallery Klamath County Museum 1301 Main St.

Jan. 5 – Memorial Day weekend 1st Saturday of every month 9 AM

Ranger-guided tours of the Tule Lake Unit of World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument

Tour the Tule Lake Relocation Center, where more than 29,000 Japanese Americans and their families were imprisoned between 1942 and 1946

Lava Beds 530 260-0537 Tule_interpretation@nps.gov. www.nps.gov/tule

Feb. 12 8 AM – 11:30 AM

Leadership Seminar

Led by Colleen Kettenhofen, focusing on Communication skills, motivation, and conflict resolution for leaders and managers.

Ross Ragland Cultural Center 541 884-5383 541 884-9642

Feb. 14 – 17 Various times

34th Annual Winter Wings Festival

America’s Oldest Birding Festival event celebrates the return of Bald Eagles & waterfowl on the Pacific Flyway in the Klamath Basin. Bald eagles are among the migratory birds highlighted during the 34th annual Winter Wings Festival (www.WinterWingsFest.org). The festival offers 30 field trips, 13 workshops, 7 free mini-sessions, 3 receptions, and keynote presentations by three nationally recognized leaders in their fields: George Lepp, Kevin Karlson and Alvaro Jaramillo

Several areas throughout the Klamath Basin Dennis Taugher, Klamath Basin Audubon Society Telephone number: 541-882-1764 Email address: dennistaugher@me.com Website address: www.WinterWingsFest.org

Feb. 15 5:30 PM

Women’s college basketball

OIT vs. Northwest Christian University

Danny Miles Court OIT

Feb. 15 7:30 PM

Men’s college basketball

OIT vs. Northwest Christian University

Danny Miles Court OIT

Feb. 16 Mule Deer Foundation Dinner & auction

Klamath County Fairgrounds 541 892-8826

Feb. 16 5:30 PM

Women’s college basketball

OIT vs. Corbin University Danny Miles Court OIT

Feb. 16 7:30 PM

Men’s college basketball

OIT vs. Corbin University Danny Miles Court OIT

Feb. 17 Noon – 2 PM

53rd Annual Jaternice Dinner

Czech sausage, sauerkraut, baked potatoes, & apple strudel. Dance music.

Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds Home economics building 541 723-2662 Lodge222@gmail.com

Feb. 17 2 PM

Winter Wings Run A run that began in the 1980s as the Bald Eagle Run sponsored by the Linkville Lopers. Dog friendly.

Klamath Wildlife Refuge headquarters Miller Island Road off Hwy 97

Feb. 27 & 28 Farm Expo Klamath County Fairgrounds 883-2069

Feb. 28 7:30 PM

Norman Foote

Imaginative word play, great melodies, laughter.

Ross Ragland Theater www.rrtheater.org

March, 2013 March 2 5 – 9 PM

Chiloquin Visions in Progress dinner & bingo

Dinner 5 to 7 pm Bingo 7 to 9 pm

Chiloquin Community Center 140 S. 1st Street, Chiloquin

March 4 Beginning of next CASA training session

Contact the organization now to find out how to become a Court Appointed Special Advocate

CASA 541 885-6017

March 9, 10 9 AM – 5 PM

Rock, Gem, Mineral, & Fossil Show

Klamath County Fairgrounds 541 882-8826 www.klamathrockclub.org

March 15-16 IRISH DAYS Traditional dinner at the Lake County fairgrounds Friday night complete with Irish Dancing Saturday, a parade, outhouse races, games for everyone and a free BBQ

Lakeview, OR 541.947.6040

for anyone with an “O’Button”

March 15 – April 6

“Cactus Flower” Linkville Players Stage Production Linkville Playhouse 541 850-2200 541 884-8484

March 16 9:30 AM

Klamath Union’s Annual Run for the Music

All ages welcome 541 882-2392

March 16

Ducks Unlimited dinner & auction

Klamath County Fairgrounds 541 281-5161

March 16, 17, 23, 24 2 PM

“Plants Vs. Zombies”

Little Linkville Play, 20-minute productions

Linkville Playhouse 541 884-8101 541 884-8484

March 18, 19 4:30 PM & 7:30 Pm

Shrine Circus Klamath County Fairgrounds www.thejordanworldcircus.com

March 23

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Dinner & auction

Klamath County Fairgrounds 541 882-6285

Skillet Handle Hike Join the Klamath County Museum for a walk on the Skillet Handle at the Running Y Ranch Resort, April 18.

Fish Lake Resort – Café open weekends. Cabins available throughout the winter. 949-8500. www.FishLakeResort.net. Odessa Coffee – Reopening in May. 541 892-1297 Crystalwood Lodge – Open for full-lodge retreats and family gatherings throughout the year. info@crystalwoodlodge.com or 541-381-2322. Lake of the Woods Resort –Marina café and store open 11 – 8 Fri. & Sat., 9 – 6 Sun. Cabins and RV hookups available. 1-866-201-4194. www.lakeofthewoodsresort.com. Rocky Point Resort – Closed for the winter. 356-2287. Odessa Store – Open 8 AM – 6 PM, with groceries and quick-stop supplies, liquor store, propane, gas & diesel. Crater Lake B & B – Open all year with lodging and great food by Janet. www.craterlakebandb.com 866 517-9560 Dump open – Tues, Fri., & Sat., 8:30 – 4 Library & Quilt – Tuesdays, 9 – noon.

Re-scheduled - Valentine’s Day Brunch

Due to unforeseen circumstances we need to change the date of our yearly Valentine’s Day Brunch.

We will not be having it in February, but will instead celebrate in March.

We’re sorry for the inconvenience and hope you’ll join us on the 9th

of March.

When: Saturday, March 9th

Time: 10 am – 12 pm.

Where: Sprague River Community Center

What’s available: quiche, frittata, biscuits and gravy, fruit salad

and beverages(our delectable candies, including those sinful Truffles!)

Donation: $4/Adults, $2/Children

Sponsored by the Lioness Club of Sprague River!

How to sign up for Food Items

If you need commodities and think that you might be eligible to receive foods at the Food Pantry, please drop by on the 4th Wednesday of the month between 10 am and 1pm to sign up. We are here to help those in our community who are struggling financially and although our supplies are limited, we are here to serve our community.

How to Donate to the Food Pantry:

Non-perishable food items are always needed and can be deposited in donation barrels around town. They are at Kirchers, The Table, Chiloquin Community Church and the Community Center. More barrels will be placed during the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons.

Toilet paper and other personal items are always appreciated.

Monetary donations can be put in Collection Boxes located at: Family Foods, the Library, Kirchers, Clyde’s Market, The Table and the Williamson River Christian Fellowship.

Checks: The Food Pantry is a non-profit organization and checks should be made out to “Chiloquin Care Program” and deposited in the collection boxes in town or brought to the Food Pantry. Receipts will be issued. Checks made out to the Klamath/Lake Counties Food Bank need to be ear-marked for the Chiloquin Food Pantry or Chiloquin Care Program in order for us to be benefited by the donations.

Donations of Produce: If you have an over-abundance of produce in your garden, we are happy to distribute them.

How to Volunteer at the Chiloquin Food Pantry

Volunteers are always needed to assist with stacking commodities coming from Klamath Falls on the Monday before the 4th Wednesday in the month at 1.30pm for approximately 1 hour, and for distribution on the 4th Wednesday of the month between 9.30 am and 1 pm.

If you can volunteer to help out at fund raisers, please contact us.

If you wish to submit ideas or just be an on-looker, join us at an open Board meeting at the Chiloquin Food Pantry at 7pm on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. You will be welcomed.

For more information e-mail chiloquinfoodpantry @yahoo.com or call 541-891-6168

Chiloquin Care Program is an Equal Opportunity Provider

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/YOGA CLASS

at the Chiloquin Community Center.

NO CHARGE - Donations to CVIP gratefully accepted but not required.

Improve Flexibility, Strength & Balance

Fitness class will be held on Tuesday and Thursdays from 9:30 am with Functional Fitness thru

Dance, followed at 10:15 am by Yoga Pilates Fusion. Jean Sinclair will be leading both classes. Yes there is an overlap. We will use the last yoga dance number as

a warm up for the Yoga Pilates Fusion. 9:30 - 10:20 Functional Fitness thru Dance will have emphases on cardio and moving to the music .

10:15 -11:00 Yoga Pilates will be a gentle class geared for the more sedentary, so join us no matter what your level of fitness. Resistance bands will be used. No hand weights will be required.

If you need more information on the Fitness class contact Jean @ 541.591.9231

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Yoga class will be held on Fridays from 10 am -11:30 am.

Sandi will modify the yoga to meet each person's needs/abilities and limits. If possible, do bring a "sticky" yoga mat a 6’long yoga fabric belt and yoga blocks. No hand weights needed.

If you need more information on the Yoga class contact Sandi at: sandiselk@yahoo.com or 541.783.2770

Come to the large Community Room about 5 minutes before the scheduled start time.

Wear stretchy clothes. No equipment is required - it is just helpful.

All are welcome

Alcoholics Anonymous The Tuesday night AA meeting is no longer. To locate the nearest meeting call the hot line number for AA in Klamath Falls at (541) 883-4970.

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.

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 87 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

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

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 Vector Control District Board of Trustees 3rd Thursday of every month at 6:30 PM, City Hall.

Chiloquin Planning Commission

meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of every month at 6:30 PM, Chiloquin City Hall on 2nd Street.

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 Visions in Progress (CVIP) meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6PM in the Chiloquin Community Center conference room. See ‘Volunteer Opportunities’ for more information.

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 Wendy Letner at 783-7743.

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. 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 above numbers 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.

Neighborhood Watch – Agency Lake President - Sharon Huber at 541-880-6461 or Secretary - Liz Matuk at 541-783-3921.

Chiloquin Branch Library - The library has many ways to get involved and many fun ways to contribute to your local community. Some opportunities: 1. Storytime: 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. Story time is at Thursday 3 PM during the school year. 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 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 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6PM in the Community Center conference room.

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