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Page 3 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, April 16, 2003 TALK ABOUT WAR - The Social Justice Alliance in Cave Junction will host David Barsamian at the former Selma Elementary School site on Saturday, April 19, at 7 p.m. Barsamian, whose alternative radio program is carried nationally by more than 125 radio stations, will speak on “War and Peace in the Age of Orwell.” There is no charge. CHAMBER HOST - Taylor’s Country Store in Downtown Cave Junction will host an Illinois Valley Chamber of Com- merce mixer on Wednesday, April 23 from 5 to 7 p.m. All chamber members and their guests can attend. Refreshments will be provided. The chamber has found that mixers are good vehicles for businesses to showcase their offerings; for members to meet and visit with fellow members, conduct informal business, and exchange business cards. RECYCLE ROUNDUP - The Spring Recycle Roundup will be held on Saturday, April 26 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Illinois Valley Visitor Center, 201 Caves Hwy. Materials including tin and aluminum cans, newspaper, magazines, telephone books, cardboard, paper bags and plastic can be recycled. No glass will be taken. The event is co-sponsored by S.O.S., IVCRT, I.V. Chamber of Commerce, I.V. Sierra Club and numerous volunteers. PREVENTING PREMATURE BIRTH - The 33rd annual WalkAmerica, a benefit for the March of Dimes, will be held on Saturday, April 26 at Riverside Park in Grants Pass. The 10K and 5K walks begin at 9 a.m. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Pledge money will go toward preventing premature births. Registration forms are available by phoning 800-811- 0805, or online at www.WalkAmerica.org. CAVES HISTORY - A series of free educational presenta- tions for children about the natural and cultural history of the Oregon Caves National Monument will be held on Fri- days during April at the Illinois Valley library branch in Cave Junction at 3:30 p.m. A park ranger will share infor- mation on the following topics: April 18, the ghost of Elijah Davidson, April 25, animal signs. NATURE BOUND - The Siskiyou Project will sponsor a field trip to the Rough & Ready Botanical Wayside on Sat- urday, April 19. John Roth will lead hikers along Wimer Road, discussing the geologic age, habitat and biodiversity of the serpentine plants there, among other areas. Partici- pants of the half-mile hike are to meet at 9 a.m. at Illinois Valley Visitor Center. OSU WORKSHOPS - Oregon State University Extension Service will offer several classes at its auditorium in Grants Pass, 215 Ringuette St., including “How to Sell at Grower’s Market” on Wednesday, April 23 from 7-9 p.m., “Saving Your own Seeds” on Thursday, April 24 from 7 to 9 p.m., a workshop on protecting well water on Thursday, April 24 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., “Soap Making 101,” on Wednes- day, April 23 from 1 to 3 p.m., the 4th Annual “Goats and Friends” on Saturday, April 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and “Introduction to Permaculture” on Thursday, April 17 from 7 to 9 p.m. For fee and registration info. phone 476-6613. NOTEPAD: An area representative from International Student Exchange is looking for homes to place several stu- dents from other countries for all or part of the 2003-04 school year. Phone Cathy Seitz at 592-6009 for more info...The Illinois Valley Safe House Alliance kicked off its 1,000 Friends for Safety campaign to raise awareness about domestic and sexual violence and to raise money to purchase the property on which the safe house will be built. For more info. phone 592-4147...Rumors around town are that Blue Moon Books & Coffee will move into the site now occupied by SageBeetle. Also, that the former auto parts store next to Robbie’s Auto Care is being considered for use as a sandwich shop; and that Hometowne Interiors and its immediate neighbor, Bi-Rite Auto Parts, are looking for new quarters, as both their spaces are to be occupied by two other businesses, one of them a women’s dress shop. (Continued from page 2) if this sounds current and fa- miliar to you: 1) Blame terrorists as a cause for the coun- tr y’s police-state measures. 2) Accuse every country under attack of being an imminent threat to justify the invasion. 3) Attack and occupy the weak country with total weaponry. If this does not ring a bell try this one: “It is easy. All you have to do is tell the people they are being attacked, and denounce the peace makers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger.”- Herman Goering. COUGAR BOYS BASEBALL - The Illinois Valley High School Cougars led the home game 8-4 against the North Valley Knights on Tuesday, April 8 in the top of the seventh. But with run- ners on first and third, the bases were loaded; and North Valley kept rolling, and ended with a 9-8 victory against IVHS. The loss put I.V. at 0-3. The game on Saturday was postponed. Rewording of Northwest Forest Plan questioned By MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE The proposed rewording of the Northwest Forest Plan’s aquatic conservation strategy is either a refreshing splash of common sense or further wa- tering down of environmental laws by the Bush Administra- tion. That is the initial reaction to the draft supplemental envi- ronmental impact statement released last week by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. The agen- cies propose changes in the aquatic portion of the 1994 Northwest Forest Plan, en- acted by the Clinton Admini- stration to end the war over federal timberlands in the Northwest. The agencies are taking comments on the proposed changes through July 10. The agencies say that there are no changes in the plan’s objectives to protect riparian areas, only word changes to reflect the plan’s original intent. The timber industry be- lieves the proposal is sound; environmentalists soundly disagree. David Hill, executive vice president of Southern Oregon Timber Industries Associa- tion, believes the word changes will allow temporary disturbances in a riparian zone to produce long-term benefits. "That’s a good idea, one well worth a wording change in the Northwest Forest Plan," Hill said. "If you produce a temporary disturbance, you can still get some work done in that zone." As it stands now, Hill said, the riparian zone restric- tions block work which would not only allow responsible logging but also reduce the impact of a catastrophic fire. For instance, thinning on hill- sides over a stream can reduce a fire’s effect, thus reducing erosion and other problems, he said. "If you are trying to pro- tect a riparian zone from wild- fires, it sounds like a common sense approach, as opposed to nothing getting done now," he said. "It’s difficult to say that any type of work won’t cause some temporary disturbance, but if the work will produce some long-term gain, it seems to me it would be a benefit down the road," he added. But Dominick DellaSala, an ecologist heading the World Wildlife Fund’s Klamath- Siskiyou Program, said that the rewording is part of a lar- ger effort by the Bush Ad- ministration to weaken envi- ronmental laws. The result will further destroy salmon populations and Oregon’s re- maining clear streams, he said. FORE!! The Illinois Valley Golf Club is preparing for its 2003 Men’s Twilite League play beginning Monday, April 21 & Wednesday April 23. Those interested in participating need a partner & sponsor and can sign up at the course. Phone 592-3151 for information Phone for an appointment NOW! 1-800-753-2940 For a Free Hearing Test More than 30 years experience Grants Pass Hearing Center IN CAVE JUNCTION DATE: Monday, April 21 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. LOCATION: Select Market IVHS Activities Calendar Brought to you by the folks at 592-3556 Cave Jct . 469-7545 Brookings/ Harbor 471-RIVR SATURDAY, APRIL 19 *Girls softball at Lakeview noon - doubleheader *Boys baseball vs. Lakeview - doubleheader here - noon *Track at Brookings 10 a.m. MONDAY, APRIL 14 *No classes TUESDAY, APRIL 22 *Girls softball at Rogue River - 4:30 p.m. *Boys baseball vs. Rogue River - here - 4:30 p.m. *Boys golf at I.V. Golf Club noon *Girls golf at Harbor Links noon *Key Club meeting - lunch WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23 *OSSOM meeting *ROTC - port - lunch *ASVAB testing - here 7:45 a.m. OTHER HOURS BY APPOINTMENT
