Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, December 25, 2002
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Because of our five cats, and most particularly Bubba,
we now have more broken ornaments and ornaments off the
Christmas tree than we have on the tree.
The kitties -- bless their little clawed feet -- especially
enjoy the little bells we so painstakingly hung on our yule
tree. Because after they dislodge them from the branches,
they can bat them around and make noise. Tinkle-tinkle.
We have swept up piles of broken bulbs knocked with-
out ceremony right off our tree. Jan thinks it’s amusing. Bob
has trouble controlling his temper. I enjoy the frantic felines,
but I wish they’d quit attacking our tree. Oh well, there’s no
controlling cats.
As a young boy at home back in the Olden Days, we
never had a cat, but we did have a couple of dogs on occa-
sion. Wait, I just remembered that we did have a cat once. It
was run over by a bakery truck, and I had to go outside with
a shovel and a box and pick up the poor thing and it’s
crushed head. Then I went back inside and had a couple of
jelly doughnuts.
Our Christmas times at home were fun and loving. My
mom always made cookies shaped like Christmas trees and
bells. I got to sprinkle the red and green stuff on them. Then
my younger brother, Steve, and I, would eat them, while our
mom urged us to leave some for the company. We also had
ribbon candy around, which I am sure made our dentist
quite happy.
Steve and I always arose about 4 a.m. on Christmas
Morn, eager to rip open the gifts (the ones for us.) But our
parents were not as enthusiastic as we, preferring to stay
abed until the late hour of maybe 7:30 a.m. Meanwhile,
Steve and I were sweating bullets because the gifts were just
sitting there without us opening them. It was real tough.
Finally our parents would arise. But before we could dig
in under the tree, we had to wait while they made coffee,
stretched, scratched, went to the bathroom, polished their
shoelaces and performed other essential tasks.
And at last it was time, after admiring the Nativity
scene, to open the presents. Some of them had holes
punched in the bottoms, courtesy of our dad, who never
could wait to see what he was going to get. Mom tried to
keep track of which relatives gave us what. Steve and I just
wanted the goodies.
If we hadn’t gone to Midnight Mass, we would then
dress for church. It was always a special day, not only be-
cause of the gifts under the tree, but because of the feeling
of goodness and light that came. We all treated each other
better. We were more thankful and considerate.
I’m going to try to remember that feeling this week.
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JEANETTE BOSCH
Liquor store
to be headed
by J. Bosch
The Oregon Liquor Con-
trol Commission (OLCC) has
appointed new agents to run
liquor stores in Cave Junction,
Corvallis and Rogue River
and approved the relocation of
a store in Springfield.
Jeanette Bosch will be the
new agent for the Cave Junc-
tion liquor store in January,
replacing agent John O’Brocto
who is retiring.
Bosch lives in Cave Junc-
tion and has worked in her
family’s business, House of
Pendleton Fabric, Crafts and
Gifts, and also was a private
in-home care-giver.
The Cave Junction store is
open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Mondays through Saturdays
with annual sales of $491,117.
Members of the I.V. Airport Support Group recently installed additional tie-downs.
Airport ‘angels’ work to tie down aircraft
By LEE ESCHEN
The Illinois Valley Air-
port received an early Christ-
mas present recently when
several members of the Air-
port Support Group
(IVAWSG) turned out to in-
stall tie-downs into the south
ramp of the parking apron
closest to the former Pepper’s
Restaurant and one most fre-
quently used by visiting air-
craft.
Tie-downs are eyebolts,
embedded in concrete and set
level with the ramp surface.
Parked aircraft are tied to
these rings to prevent a gust of
wind from lifting the plane off
the ramp, thereby avoiding the
potential for damage.
Illinois Valley is noted for
its capricious winds. A recur-
ring rumor has it that the
Angelic message
From Lynn Boucher
Cave Junction
I feel that I must share this
with all those who lost loved
ones this year. It helped me,
and I hope that it helps others.
It is “from an angel” --
“I see the countless
Christmas trees around the
world below with tiny lights,
like Heaven’s stars, reflecting
on the snow. The sight is so
spectacular -- please wipe
away that tear -- for I am
spending Christmas with Jesus
Christ this year.
“I hear the many Christ-
mas songs that people hold so
dear, but the sounds of music
can’t compare to the Christ-
mas Choir up here.
“I have no words to tell
you the joy their voices bring,
for it is beyond description to
hear the angels sing. I know
how much you miss me. I see
the pain inside your heart, but
I am not so far away. We
really aren’t apart.
“So be happy for me dear,
and be glad that I’m spending
Christmas with Jesus Christ
this year.
“I send you a special gift
from my heavenly home
above. I send you a memory
of my undying love. After all,
‘Love’ is the gift, more pre-
cious than gold. It was always
most important in the stories
that Jesus told.
“Please love one another,
as our Father said to do, for
we can’t count the blessings
or love he has for you.
“So have a Merry Christ-
mas and wipe away the tear.
Remember: I am spending
Christmas with Jesus Christ
this year.”
Takilma Indians living here
before the coming of the set-
tlers called this “The Valley of
the Seven Sacred Winds.” It
could well be true.
The project was originally
set for completion last sum-
mer, but the firefighters and
managers assigned to the Bis-
cuit Fire were making use of
the south ramp right on
through the rehabilitation ef-
forts. With the final shutdown
of the rehab work in mid-
November, the project was
able to move forward.
In the intervening period,
the Illinois Valley Community
Response team (IVCRT) de-
veloped an interest in the pro-
ject and made some funding
available for the tie-downs
and other projects at the air-
port. The include a Nature
path from the former restau-
rant area to the Botanical
Wayside, located by Rough &
Ready Creek at the southern
end of the airport.
The volunteer work party
consisted of LeRoy Clouser,
Dale Thorak, Ed Russel, Don
McLennan, Dave Levison,
Sharon Westcott, Bill Bowl-
ing, Alan Jensen, Jerry Luke
(the airport’s new resident
care-taker), and Paul X.
Lee Eschen was involved
in arranging for donations
from Illinois Valley Building
Supply, Pacific Power, and
Riverside Concrete to help
with the project.
More projects are
planned. IVASG meets in the
rear of Wild River Brewing &
Pizza Co. every Wednesday at
5:30 p.m. Anyone can attend.
Only in America do people order
double cheeseburgers, large fries ...
and a diet cola.
Ruth V. Westfield
Ruth Victoria Westfield,
92, of Cave Junction, died on
Saturday, Dec. 14, 2002 in a
Grants Pass health center.
A private service was ar-
ranged through Illinois Valley
Funeral Home.
Mrs. Westfield was born
on Aug. 24, 1910 in Maynard,
Maine. She was a retired legal
stenographer for court records.
She moved from Santa
Rosa, Calif. to Illinois Valley
35 years ago.
Survivors include a
nephew.
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