COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Meals on Wheels drivers are needed to deliver hot, nutritious meals and a friendly smile once a week over the mid-day mealtime. It requires only one-and-a-half to two hours a week. Volunteers may work alone, in pairs or in a group and trade off days. Volunteers use their own vehicles and may request partial mileage reimbursement. Call 682-4483 to volunteer.


Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council will host its Annual Celebration & Barbecue from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 30 at Garden Lake Park. There will be door prizes, park restoration tours and recognition of volunteers, as well as burgers, hot dogs and drinks. Bring lawn chairs, a potluck dish and a canoe or boat for a water tour of turtle basking logs and bird watching.

Does your child need soccer equipment? CHS boys’ & girls’ soccer teams will host a soccer equipment passback event to provide used and new soccer equipment to youth soccer players in Creswell from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6 at Creslane Elementary School.

Donations of used and new soccer equipment will be accepted until then. Drop off items in the receptacles at Creswell High School, Creswell Middle School or Creslane Elementary, or call for pickup to Chrissy, 895-5734, Brandi, 895-4306, Amy, 895-4911 or Deanna, 895-5371.

Creswell City Council is soliciting applicants for a vacant councilor position to be appointed by a majority of remaining council members.

To be eligible, applicants must be qualified electors under state law, must have resided within the city for at least one year immediately before appointment and may not be employed by the city. Applications may be picked up at City Hall on weekdays between 8 a.m. and noon and 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Completed applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 3. Dr. Richard Page’s description of his Viet Nam trip will be the first presentation of The Friends of the Creswell Library’s new Travelogue Program. The program, which includes slides of Saigon, the Central Highlands and a Vietnamese fishing village, will take place at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 28 at the Creswell Library. Admission is free and light Asian style refreshments will be served.

The Travelogue Program has been organized to allow local travelers to share their travels with others. If you are interested in presenting your travels at such a program, contact Robert Campbell by calling 895-9194 or 844-8065 or e-mailing campbell422004@yahoo.com. Creswell Library will hold a Vintage Car "Show and Shine" from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 30 in the library parking lot, 64 W. Oregon Ave., in the parking lot behind the building to the east, in the diagonal parking spaces along N. Front St. across from the Round Up Tavern and along the north side of W. Oregon Avenue in front of the library. Registration forms are available at the library. Questions? Call 541-895-3053.

Creswell Education Foundation is seeking family recipes for a community cookbook to be published this fall as a fundraising project enhancing CEF’s efforts to enrich Creswell schools’ curricula. Submit recipes for possible inclusion in the cookbook to the Creslane Elementary, Creswell Middle or Creswell High School office. Be sure to include your name and give a short paragraph on the "history" of each recipe. Bob plaigerized this from the chronicle website. Oct. 1 is the submission deadline. For additional information, contact Dianna at 895-8830 or Lisa at 895-3437.

During October, SOFCU Community Credit Union will again serve as a drop off site for Coats for Kids, a program to provide warm winter clothing for children. The coats, which need to be clean and in good condition, will be taken to Creswell Middle School for their coat closet. SOFCU will also be collecting canned goods for Community Food for Creswell during October and November. Creswell Area Historical Society is sponsoring a History Social with an Oregon Chautauqua presentation by historian and author Diane Goeres-Gardner of "Frontier Justice in Oregon, 1851-1905" at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 5 at the Creswell Historical Museum.

Goeres-Gardner will explore changing attitudes and perceptions from the 1850 hanging of Native Americans for the Whiteman massacre to 1905 when the last execution in Oregon outside the state penitentiary took place.

Dr. Richard and Kay Hanson of Emerald Valley Wellness Center will instruct a series of five vegetarian cooking and nutrition classes on Thursday evenings at 6:30 p.m. from Oct. 11 through Nov. 8. Learn to prepare delicious plant-food dishes and improve cholesterol, lower blood sugars and control weight. Tuition is $60 per person or $90 per couple. The syllabus is Vegan Homestyle, which costs $25. Call 895-5300 by Oct. 5 to pre-register.

Creswell Grange offers its All-You-Can-Eat Supper from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6 at 298 W. Oregon Ave. Cost is $6.50 or $3.25 (under age 12) per person Pork loin, Salisbury steak, hot veggies, salads, strawberry shortcake and drinks included. Creswell Opry featuring Van and Kathy Criddle, Dallas & PJ McCord and Jim Webb starts at 7 p.m. Cost is $5 or $4 (under 12, over 55) per person. Age 6 and under free.

Creswell Library has extended its hours to 45 hours per week. The new hours are:

Monday - noon to 6 p.m.

Tuesday - 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Wednesday - 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Thursday - 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Friday - noon to 6 p.m.

Saturday - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Residential burning season in Lane County ended Friday, June 15.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

THURSDAY, SEPT. 27

Story Time and More early childhood stimulation group sessions for preschool children and children five through eight will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 27 at the Creswell Library.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) will meet on Thursday, Sept. 27 at St. Philip Benizi Catholic Church. Weigh-in at 5:30 p.m.; meeting at 6 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 28

Dr. Richard Page’s description of his Viet Nam trip will be the first presentation of The Friends of the Creswell Library’s new Travelogue Program. The program, which includes slides of Saigon, the Central Highlands and a Vietnamese fishing village, will take place at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 28 at the Creswell Library. See announcement above.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 29

Humane Society of Cottage Grove will sponsor a "Bow Wow on the Row," a 2.5-mile walk for dogs and their people to benefit the HSCG programs. The walk will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29 and most walkers will be done by noon. For information on registering, contact Jeannie Peterson at 942-9183.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 30

Creswell Library will hold a Vintage Car "Show and Shine" from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 30 in the library parking lot, 64 W. Oregon Ave., in the parking lot behind the building to the east, in the diagonal parking spaces along N. Front St. across from the Round Up Tavern and along the north side of W. Oregon Avenue in front of the library.

Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council will host its Annual Celebration & Barbecue from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 30 at Garden Lake Park. See announcement above.

MONDAY, OCT. 1

Creswell High School Boosters meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 1 at the CHS Commons.

Creswell Lions Club will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 1 at Creswell Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall.

TUESDAY, OCT. 2

Coffee & Books will meet at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 2 at the Creswell Library.

Tuesday Night Friendship Dinner will be held at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 2 at the Creswell Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall on D Street. There is no charge for dinner, music and fellowship.

Creswell Library’s Tuesday Evening Storytime program for children through five years of age will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 2 in the Creswell Library. See announcement above.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3

Creswell Genealogy Group will meet at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 3 in the Creswell Library Friendship Room.

Kiwanis Club of Creswell will meet at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 3, at the Emerald Valley Golf Course.

The deadline for submission of completed applications for the vacant Creswell City Council position at Creswell City Hall is 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 3.

Creswell Chamber of Commerce board of directors will hold its monthly meeting at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 3 at the Creswell Community Center.

THURSDAY, OCT. 4

Story Time and More early childhood stimulation group sessions for preschool children and children five through eight will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 4 at the Creswell Library.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) will meet on Thursday, Oct. 4 at St. Philip Benizi Catholic Church. Weigh-in at 5:30 p.m.; meeting at 6 p.m.

Friends of the Creswell Library will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 4 in the Creswell Library Friendship Room.

FRIDAY, OCT. 5

Creswell Area Historical Society is sponsoring a History Social with an Oregon Chautauqua presentation by historian and author Diane Goeres-Gardner of "Frontier Justice in Oregon, 1851-1905" at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 5 at the Creswell Historical Museum.

SATURDAY, OCT. 6

CHS soccer will hold a soccer equipment passback event from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6 at Creslane Elementary School. See announcement above.

Creswell Grange offers its All-You-Can-Eat Supper from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6 at 298 W. Oregon Ave. Creswell Opry featuring Van and Kathy Criddle, Dallas & PJ McCord and Jim Webb starts at 7 p.m. See announcement above.

MONDAY, OCT. 8

Creswell City Council will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 8 at Creswell Community Center.

TUESDAY, OCT. 9

Coffee & Books will meet at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 9 at the Creswell Library.

Creswell Chamber of Commerce will hold its regular luncheon meeting at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 9 at Brindiamo Catering & Event Center at Emerald Valley Resort.

Creswell Clinic will hold a Open House to welcome Dr. Beth Blumenstein from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 9 at the clinic, 98 W. Oregon Ave., Creswell.

Tuesday Night Friendship Dinner will be held at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 9 at the Creswell Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall on D Street. There is no charge for dinner, music and fellowship.

Creswell Library’s Tuesday Evening Storytime program for children through five years of age will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 9 in the Creswell Library. See announcement above.

Creswell High School will hold an open house for parents beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 9 at the high school.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 10

Kiwanis Club of Creswell will meet at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 10, at the Emerald Valley Golf Course.

Lane Library District board of directors will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10 in the Creswell Library Friendship Room.

Creswell School District board of directors will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10 in the CSD board room.

THURSDAY, OCT. 11

Story Time and More early childhood stimulation group sessions for preschool children and children five through eight will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11 at the Creswell Library.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) will meet on Thursday, Oct. 11 at St. Philip Benizi Catholic Church. Weigh-in at 5:30 p.m.; meeting at 6 p.m.

South Lane County Fire & Rescue board of directors will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11 at Station One, 233 Harrison Ave., Cottage Grove.

ONGOING EVENTS

Creswell Lions Club meets at 7 p.m. on the first and third Mondays of the month at Creswell Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall.

Tuesday Night Friendship Dinners are held at 5 p.m. on Tuesdays at the Creswell Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall on D Street. There is no charge for dinner, music and fellowship.

Community Food for Creswell distributes food to qualified individuals and families from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the first and third Thursdays of the month at the Creswell Food Pantry, 565 W. Oregon Ave. Call Patti Bond at 895-3661 for information.

At 7 a.m. on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month, Food for Lane County delivers food to the Sherwood Forest Campground on E. Oregon Ave. Come early to help unload the truck at 6:30 a.m. All Creswell residents who need to stretch their food budgets are invited to come, bring a box, sign up for a number and select food for their family to enjoy.

How can YOU help the Creswell Library?

Purchase a gift certificate, in any amount, for our Book Fund;

Be a "Featured Reader." Your photograph and favorite book on display for one month - $25;

Your name on the bookshelf of your choice - $50;

Your name on a book stack - $100; and

Become a volunteer. We can always use help!

For more information, please call the library at 895-3053.

Creswell TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) #OR 1020, a weight loss support group, meets Thursdays at St. Philip Benizi Catholic Church, 552 Holbrook Lane. Weigh in at 5:30 p.m.; meeting at 6 p.m. For further information, call Sharon at 895-8759.

Story Time and More early childhood stimulation group sessions are held on Thursday mornings from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Creswell Library. Parents are welcome on a drop-in basis. Sessions are informal, with emphasis on reading stories, singing and dance/movement. Bring your infant or toddler to meet other local children and their parents, to talk about parenting issues, to hear guest speakers and to go on field trips. Snacks and water provided.

Evening Storytime sessions for children through five are held on Tuesday evenings from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Creswell Library. Come for snacks, songs, stories and crafts.

Recycling your newspapers in the Eugene Mission boxes just north of Mobile Glass on Highway 99 is another way to support Creswell’s high school seniors.

The Creswell Lions Club is asking people to look through drawers and closets for old unwanted glasses and to donate them to the Lions Recycle for the Sight Program.

Donations may be dropped off at the offices of all Creswell schools, Knechts, Siuslaw Bank, Ray’s Food Place and SOFCU Community Credit Union. For additional information, call Sight and Hearing chairperson Johnny Johnston at 895-4392.

The Creswell Library will be glad to serve homebound patrons with books, magazines, DVDs, videos and tape-recorded books. You may also be eligible for "Talking Books," which are delivered directly to your home from the State Library’s vast collection. For more information, call your library at 895-3053.

The Clothes Room, which provides used clothing at no cost, is open from 9 a.m. to noon every Monday, or by appointment (895-3352), at the Creswell Christian Center, 501 Holbrook Lane. For emergency clothing assistance, call 895-3752.

Please save your Ray’s Food Place receipts to raise funds for the Creswell High School Grad Nite 2008 Drug- and Alcohol-Free Party. Receipts may be turned in to Siuslaw Bank, Creswell City Hall or any school in the district.

Box Tops for Education, found on General Mills products, as well as Campbell’s Soup labels, can be used to support our schools. Save yours and bring them to the Creslane office or the special display at the video rental department at Ray’s Food Place.

Seniors 60 and older are invited to attend the Senior Meals Program in Creswell at Cresview Villa, 350 South Second Street, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. There is no charge for the meal, but donations are appreciated. Call 895-2338 for more information.***