Month: February 2013

Promise Hope

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You remain the same and your years will never end.
Psalm 102:27 NIV

The weather changes daily, and seasons come and go.

But God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. His days are not numbered. He’s on His own eternal, never ending timetable.

God is always with us keeping all of His promises. The Bible tells us that God put the rainbow in the sky as a sign that He will never again destroy the earth with a flood. Only your infinite God can make and keep such a promise.

He has good plans for you, to give you hope and a future. Next time you see a rainbow, let it bring you hope.

Genesis 9:8-17; Psalm 119:137-152; Jeremiah 29:11-13; Hebrews 1:10-12
When you count your blessings, don’t forget the promises that you can rely on!!

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Chamber’s Annual Elections 2013

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Next week is the Annual Meeting for the Happy Camp Chamber of Commerce. This is the 27th year that the Chamber has been working to promote the business and commerce and quality of life of Happy Camp and the Highway 96 Klamath Corridor!

Membership renewals are up and we’ve been happy to see people stopping by the office next to the Post office to ask for membership forms in order to join or renew. Keeping the office full of business cards and brochures of local attractions makes it a wonderful place for visitors to our community to stop in for information.

We also get phone calls and e-mails with people asking where to get Wi-Fi, when the road is open, where to stay, where to eat, and what there is to do in the area. It is great to be able to help those who call.

We recently had a call from the Cloverdale Historical Society that wanted to contact the widow of our former dentist, Dr. Harold Ives, We were glad to be able to help him contact the family and find out that Ellie is in Missouri. Dr. Ives’ dental office in Cloverdale before he came to Happy Camp was in a building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and since that area is celebrating Frank Lloyd Wright next week, they needed more information.

We are also happy to have local visitors to the Happy Camp Chamber office. We have some copies of photographs of life on the Klamath River in olden days. We really appreciate when people stop by and identify persons in the pictures, and sometimes can tell us what event is depicted and other details about the photo. We wish we could get people to stop by and tell us all their memories of Happy Camp and life along the Klamath River as it helps a great deal.

We also have Naturegraph books and other items for sale, Of course, our best sellers are “Dear Mad’m” by Stella Patterson and the rest of the story of Stella’s life by her grandnephew and his wife, “Dear Mad’m Who Was She?” by Peter and Elizabeth Lismer. We also get requests for “Land of the Grasshopper Song” The newest young adult novel is by a local author, “River Girl” is by Linda J. Martin. It’s the story of a young girl and her brother who moves to Happy Camp and the adventures that she experiences, people she meets and what she learns.

If you would like to join the Chamber and work together to promote and encourage business, commerce and quality of life for citizens of Happy Camp and the Highway 96 Klamath River Corridor, give the Chamber volunteer a call 4923-2900 weekday afternoons or leave a message on the machine any time. Thank you for the way the community cares and works together in such a wonderful way!

Not only did we celebrate George Washington’s Birthday recently, but this is a busy time for birthdays along the Klamath River also! Ryan wanted me to say Happy Birthday to Mitch Hokanson. Happy Birthday Mitch! A bunch of teenagers were abroad in Happy Camp last Saturday night in celebration of this important milestone! They were looking for a bunch of unusual things: a pink toothbrush, a pine cone. OK, a pine cone isn’t unusual in Happy Camp with all the trees. It is unusual for the kids to be looking for one! Didn’t find out how it went.. Hope the Scavenger Hunt was successful!!

Thursday two important ladies at Happy Camp High School will also be celebrating their birthdays, Happy Birthday Dorie and we miss you! And Robyn Eadie is also having a birthday on the same day. Robyn celebrated by bringing her pennies for the bank at Happy Camp Christian Fellowship on Sunday so perhaps this is birthday week. Might as well celebrate all week, if one must get older.

At our house we celebrated Thanksgiving Sunday since we didn’t have a birthday.. The calendar may not say November, but there are always so many blessings for which to be grateful that we can do it all year round! Actually, son, Stephen, and Geneva went to visit her brothers and family in November and planned to have a Thanksgiving Dinner with us at a later time. They came up in December for that meal, and there was no electricity which made cooking on the electric range difficult so it was again put off. Sunday we had the turkey, potatoes & gravy, and finished up with apple pie alamode. Then the younger set invited us to go for a walk up ‘Curly Jack Road and we took along my Aussie, Adom, who loved the exercise.

Then Dan, Hubby, took a nap and I’m typing away to you. The younger set is still energetic and went on a hike the other way on Curly Jack to visit a friend.

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Fun & Royalty for Basketball Homecoming!!

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Princesses (back to front) Cassidy Little escorted by Travis Ward, Gaby Ward escorted by Casey Tiraterra, Emily Parry escorted by Sean McDowell, Sydney Snider escorted by Barrett Harrison. before the coronation event.

Friday evening, our basketball teams played those from Tulelake. Then when the games were done, cakes were raffled, and games were completed, came the coronation of the Homecoming King and Queen. Calya Hammon filled in for last year’s Homecoming Queen and Justin Wright, who was last year’s Homecoming King and they crowned the new royalty for this year, Gabriella “Gabby” Ward and Ryan Parry.

The Royal Homecoming Court were Freshmen; Sydney Snider escorted by Barrett Harrison, Mitch Hokanson with Frankie Snider, Sophmore Emily Parry escorted by Sean McDowell, John Cook with Joselynn “Jossie” Hillenburg, Junior Gabriella “Gaby” Ward escorted by Casey Tiraterra, Ryan Parry with Julia Hansack, Senior Cassidy Little escorted by Travis Ward, and Justin Blacketer.with Bridget Koons. What a fun evening with the young men and ladies dressed up and looking immensely handsome and beautiful!

The thoughts and prayers of all the staff and students were cheering on Ms. Dorie who was in Portland for medical care

Homecoming Queen Gaby Ward and King Ryan Parry

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NEW!! Homecoming Carnival at HCHS

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Trenton Holden gets his face painted by Cayla Hammon at the Homecoming Carnival at Happy Camp High School.

Last Friday was the strangest day at Happy Camp High School.

It was Basketball Homecoming, which made it fun not strange.It was a time of lots of new activities and a Homecoming Carnival for the first time but electricity went off just before the fun began.

That didn’t stop any of the activity! There was a pep rally and Sean McDowell had some games that left most of the audience laughing.There was a great Carnival with candy games and face painting, but just before it began the electricity was interrupted.

That didn’t stop the students from having a good time, and some of the games were outside anyway. The races where you had to eat something gross at the end was humorousm, (It might not have been for the students who with funny things to ear) Twister game tested the agility and flexibility of students. They had to have several people face painting at the same time to get everyone lined up decorated!!

There were brownies, chips and sodas available, but since electrical interruption had come before lunch was cooked, sandwiches took the place of the planned menu.

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Investment Stragtegy for 2013

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Proverbs 22:6 says, “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”

As the New Year begins, we often have hope that we will be able to make changes in our lives. We call these well-intentioned hopes New Year’s resolutions. Some resolve to exercise or lose weight, eat right, get up earlier, fix or build something, get finances under control, learn something new, or quit something (smoking, drinking, swearing, overeating, watching too much TV, etc.). Maybe it’s time to do something out of the ordinary – like writing a book, painting a picture, or climbing a mountain. So many things you could do, but there is something more I believe you must do – invest in your children.

Schools teach academics, but there are things a parent, grandparent, uncle, or aunt can teach better than anyone else: love of God and family, faithfulness, self-control, kindness, diligence, a work ethic, respect, patience, personal worth, and self-discipline. These things generally don’t just happen but are the result of training by family.

In my own life, I had an Uncle and Aunt that had profound impact on my life. The values they helped to instill in my life are still with me today. What will you invest in this coming year? Purpose to invest in your children or grandchildren – physically, morally, mentally, and spiritually.

The return will surely be worth the investment.

Ephesians 6:4says, “And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.”

Dave Gordon

Dave Gordon

In Christ,
Pastor Dave Gordon
Community Bible Church
Cave Junction

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Karuk Art & Culture Exhibit is Coming!

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A very special exhibition of Karuk Art and Culture is coming to Happy Camp! This is called the Pieepkaru Payeem or Long Ago and Today. There will be a reception to celebrate the visiting museum exhibit at the Karuk People’s Center 64236 Second Avenue in Happy Camp on Saturday, February 9th from 1 to 3 p.m.
Please RSVP at jburcell@karuk.us or con tact (530) 493-1600 extension 2202.

Also, there will be a Grange Prime Rib Dinner for Valentine’s Day, February 14th.Dinner will be served from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.There will also bew door prizes. You know the Grange food is always delicious!! The price goes to a good cause as the Grange is always serving the community and is a standby for gatherings like weddings and funerals and other meetings in the community.
Tickets are $15 per plate,and must be purchased in advance by February 10th. You can get your tickets from Ruth Bain, Bob & Norma Seaman, Marble Mountain Gift Co. or H.C. Community Service District.

There will also be a Sweethearts Dance for 7th through 12th Graders at the Headway Building.
See Art & Entgertainment for more information on Karuk Exhibit
See Childen & Youth for Awards Assembly at Happy Camp High School (next week is Homecoming!!)

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