Family & Community

What are you doing this weekend?  If you are not sure or have finalized your plans, then you’re in the right place. This weekend has a lot to offer from the Klamath Kinetic Challenge to 3rd Annual Cody Sipes Memorial Motocross Race and don’t forget the Kruise of Klamath happens all weekend long.

High school students gave 525 hours helping at the Friends of the Children annual Friend Raiser fundraiser in May.

More than 600 community guests attended the event that raised about 30 percent of the annual operating budget for the mentoring program. Friends of the Children provides intentional oneon-one support for program youth from a salaried, professional mentor, from
kindergarten through high school graduation – 12 ½ years, no matter what.

The communities of Merrill, Malin and southern Klamath County have a dream of a place everyone can gather to be together; where they can play sports, host events, meet as clubs and organizations and sit down to have a meal. This place will be the Lost River Community Center.

The Klamath County Museum is offering several events this week for adventure in the Klamath Basin. Starting with the Pollinator Celebration on June 22nd and continuing with a wildflower walk, backroom tour, and an astronomy event on June 23rd. On June 24th the Museum is offering a living history tour of the Bonanza Cemetery.

Klamath Lake Community Action Services has energy assistance funding and is currently scheduling appointments to apply for help with utility bills. Contact KLCAS at 541.882.3500 to schedule your appointment. 

Every year the Klamath Tribes hold an annual Ipos root digging adventure. This year included Tribal Elders and Tribal Youth. The Klamath County Museum is offering a public root digging event on June 21st.

Students in the Dental Hygiene program have helped their community both in and out of their classrooms and labs by providing over $18,000 in dental services in Klamath County through the Community Dental Health course, which all sophomores and juniors take for 4 terms. This year students also held special clinics to reach out to the community, including providing free care for more than 60 veterans and active service members, with a total value of more than $19,000.

Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads out there. This weekend has a lot to offer for everyone, not just Pop. From Living History Day at Collier Park to Mia’s and Pia’s Trivia Night Saturday Evening, and don’t forget the Basin BBQ Battle.

A star party focusing on the moons of Earth and Jupiter will be offered Saturday evening, June 16, at Steen Sports Park. The astronomy event sponsored by the Klamath County Museum will begin at nightfall, or around 9 p.m.

Klamath Falls, Ore. – The 16th annual Taste of Klamath kicks off Saturday June 16th at 5pm. This culinary event that celebrates and showcases the many wonderful food and beverages produced locally and regionally and benefits many worthwhile projects offered by the Ragland. This year’s event will feature a public sneak peek of the Ragland’s new digital cinema project. 

On a bitter cold June Saturday; two-dozen faculty & administration, and a standing room only crowd of friends and family packed inside Modoc Field to bare witness to the graduation of the 129 Seniors Pelicans walk up to the stage as students and walk off the stage as graduates.

Henley High School senior class president Mia Groff chose numbers to tell the story of her fellow graduates. She began with the number 1,377.

Falcon Heights Academy set a record for the number students graduating in 2018. In all, 29 Falcon students earned a high school diploma, the largest class yet. In addition, 30 students earned GEDs.

The Class of 2018 is the smallest to graduate from Lost River Jr./Sr. High School, but you wouldn’t know it by the students’ accomplishments.

The 23 graduates earned more than $700,000 in grants and scholarships, completed nearly 4,000 hours of community service, participated in championship robotics teams, competed nationally with FBLA and signed on to collegiate sports teams.

Mazama High School Class of 2018 Valedictorians Matt Volpe and Mariano Segura jumped onto the commencement stage to the sound of Chumbawamba singing, “I get knocked down! But I get up again! You’re never gonna keep me down!”

Klamath County Fire District No. 1 and the Muscular Dystrophy Association would like to thank the citizens and local businesses for donating to this year’s Fill the Boot fundraiser. The fundraiser was held June 1 and 2 at South 6th St. and Avalon St.  Our community raised $23,012, which stays local and is also a new record, our previous record being $22,511 in 2014.

Fourth-grade students from Dena Morosin’s class at Shasta Elementary and Kasey Bird’s class at Conger Elementary recently paired up on a goal to fill a Honda Fit and a Subaru with food for the Klamath Lake Counties Food Bank. 

Besides Graduations, there are quite a bit of other activity happening in the Basin this weekend too; from the 5K & 15K Runs to the Gems Baseball. Do not forget the Klamath Car Collection at Excel Auto Body on Saturday, and the opening day of the Farmers Market.

Klamath Falls, Ore. - Build, fly, then keep the drone! This engineering camp is open to students who will be in grades 6-9 for school year 2018-2019. Experience the excitement of building your own drone while learning how all the parts work.

Salem, OR — Today, Secretary of State Dennis Richardson released an advisory report detailing the work of the Oregon Audits Division in using data analytics to assist with fraud investigations in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). 

Klamath Falls, Ore. – Tastes of food and drink are not the only features at Taste of Klamath this year. On Saturday, June 16, 2018 the Ross Ragland Theater will unveil a completely new type of programming. The Ragland Digital Xperience, known as RDX, is world-class entertainment and performing arts in high-definition and Dolby Surround Sound.

“Well, we have been in Medford for 48 hours at the rehab center. James is doing great. Today is a rest day and they don’t do therapy. They are impressed with how well he is doing. His balance is 10X better than it was yesterday”

On June 14 & 15, 2018 at 6:30 pm Rachel’s School of Dance will present an all dance recital with dancers ages 4 – Adult at Mills School Auditorium. This year’s theme is Wish Upon a Dream, this is a great showcase of our local talent and great entertainment for those who love the art of dance.

Klamath Falls, Ore. – A nature walk highlighting dozens of locally native flowers, grasses, shrubs and trees will be offered at the Klamath County Museum will be offered at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 2.

There is quite a bit activity happening in the Basin this weekend; from the performance of Infinite by the Flying Lotus Circus Arts to Free Fishing Weekend. Do not forget the First Friday Movie in the Park (Sugarman’s Corner) featuring “The Great Outdoors” on Friday Night too.

Klamath Falls, OR – Long-time Klamath Falls resident Todd Andres filed his candidacy forms today for City Council, Ward 5, for November’s general election.

KLAMATH FALLS, Oregon - Officials are celebrating the beginning of a $50-million project that aims to improve health care in south-central Oregon by encouraging collaboration and innovation between local health care professionals and OHSU students and resident physicians who want to better serve rural Oregonians.

A Klamath Falls man is recovering at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, Oregon after being struck by lightning in Macdoel, California while on the job last Wednesday. James Palazzolo Sr. is a 24-year veteran as an electrician, husband, father of four and grandfather of six, got the shock of his life when he was struck by lightning while at work.

Klamath Falls, Ore. – The 173rd Fighter Wing will conduct night flying operations for two weeks beginning Tuesday, May 29 and continue through Thursday, May 31.  Night flying will continue the following week, Tuesday June 5 and continue through Thursday, June 7.  Operations will take place approximately 4:00 p.m. through 10:00 p.m. 

Each summer, KLCAS holds our annual Project Family Connect event where we bring various community partners together to provide services and support in one convenient location. The ultimate purpose of the event is to educate and connect individuals and families with local services and resources that promote economic stability in order to strengthen our community.