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Posted Tuesday, July 31, 2001
Public Safety
Community Notes · `THE INSULIN FACTOR' will be presented from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at the Horton Plaza of Elsie Butler Hall, 1122 Spring St., Medford. Topics covered will include insulin's role in the body, how it influences blood sugars, weight, and other health risks, insulin resistance, and the "low carb craze." This community education class is free. For information, call 732-5955. · SOUTHERN OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S HANLEY FARM celebrates "Native American Lifeways" from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday through Sunday at the farm. At 2 p.m. on Friday, a special story hour for kids 3 to 6 years old will be presented. Tom Smith will demonstrate flint knapping and tool making and an SOU intern will interpret an archaeology site. Hands-on activities and games will be available. Admission is $3-5. For information, call 773-6536. · LOMAKATSI RESTORATION PROJECT BENEFIT CONCERT will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at 269 N. 2nd St., Ashland. An evening of music with artist/composer Libby Goines and Friends, along with an art exhibit, refreshments, story telling and drumming will be presented.Proceeds will benefit Lomakatsi's multi-cultural ecological restoration work force training programs. Suggested donation is $10. For information, call 488-0208. · FUNDRAISER FOR THE HEARTLIGHT SCHOOL will be held Friday through Sunday at the Windmill Inn in Ashland. Registration begins at 4 p.m. Friday, followed by the evening program from 7 to 10 p.m. Activities finish at 1 p.m. Sunday. Neale Donald Walsch, best selling author of the Conversations With God trilogy, will speak on Friday. Cost of the entire event is $250 which includes most meals but not lodging, while the Friday evening lecture can be attended for $10-50. For information, call 482-1120. · SISKIYOU SAXOPHONE WORKSHOP with Dr. Rhett Bender will be held from 9 a.m. to noon and 2 to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Siskiyou Arts is hosting the workshop and complete details are available at www.siskiyouarts.org or by calling 488-1393.
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