Page 4
Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, July 2, 2003
Museum ..
(Continued from page 1)
seven days a week,” Byron
said.
With the number of
retired people in the valley,
Peggy said she isn’t sure
why there isn’t more inter-
est in volunteering at the
museum.
A previous presenta-
tion at the I.V. Senior Cen-
ter about volunteer possi-
bilities proved fruitless,
Byron added.
“You don’t have to
know a whole lot about the
history (of the area)” the
experienced
volunteers
can help with that, Peggy
said. People just need to be
willing to donate their
time.
“This would (also) be
a great place for families to
come volunteer,” she said,
noting it is something she
and her husband do to-
gether.
Th e re are other
changes the couple would
like to see at the museum,
however limited funds
make them unlikely in the
near future.
Byron said the mu-
seum has an annual budget
of approximately $6,000.
“That’s just to keep it
open,” he said.
“We run on pennies,”
Peggy said, adding that
sometimes the volunteers
buy needed office supplies
out-of-pocket.
Admission prices and
private grants are the main
sources of funding. Al-
though there are grants
available, Peggy said they
do not currently have any.
And raising admission
prices -- $3 for adults,
$1.50 for those 15 and
older and free for those
younger than 15 -- isn’t
something the Porrettas
want because it might turn
away guests.
In early June, before
the museum hours ex-
panded, the numbers of
those visiting the museum
was down from years past.
There were maybe 300
visitors between the mu-
seum’s open house on
March 29 and early June,
Byron said.
One way the museum
board hoped to attract visi-
tors was to put signs on
each side of Redwood
Hwy. notifying passersby
of the Stith-Naucke
House’s, adjacent to the
museum building, listing
on the National Register of
Historic Places. But they
cost $300 a piece.
If there was enough
money to go around,
Byron said he would im-
prove the way several of
the museum’s treasured
items are displayed and
kept. Improper storage of-
ten results in artifacts be-
coming warped, he said.
A drum carried in the
Civil War by 15-year-old
Union soldier Jim Dawley
is perhaps the best exam-
ple.
It is currently dis-
played with several other
artifacts, when it should be
kept on its own in a special
viewing case, Byron said.
“(This) artifact is truly
American history and it
has to be preserved at all
costs. I don’t have any way
to do it,” he said.
Approximately 90 per-
cent of the items in the
museum are from Jose-
phine County residents,
but the museum does not
receive county funds,
Peggy said.
“This is the only mu-
seum in Josephine County
that houses county artifacts
and gets no assistance
from the county,” she said.
To become a volun-
teer, phone 592-5252.
St. Patrick of the Forest
Catholic Church
On Sunday, July 6, we
will reflect on the words of
three great Christian men:
the prophet, Ezekial, Saint
Paul, and the Gospel
writer, Mark. Those who
encountered them at that
time may not have known
how powerful their mes-
sages were. But in our
time, we certainly recog-
nize the fact that they were
truly inspired by, and filled
with, the Holy Spirit. The
advantage for us is that we
don’t have to question
their motives or their va-
lidity. We can believe their
words are meant to teach
us and lead us to the salva-
tion promised by God.
Good Shepherd
Lutheran
How many times in a
day or a week do we
physically touch others?
Jesus teaches us that we
can, as he did, touch others
and have a positive effect
on their lives.
Jesus raised the dead
with touch, and cured a
bleeding woman. We may
not have these powers, but
we can help others with a
kind word, a soft touch or
just a heartfelt handshake.
Activities this week:
Saturday, July 5, 10 a.m. to
3 p.m. car wash at Taylor’s
Country Store to raise
money for summer youth
pool parties; Sunday, July
6, 9 a.m., worship service.
(Continued from page 3)
I hate to think that
people who had never been
to your community would
come away with this sort
of event as their impres-
sion of Cave Junction as a
whole.
I will naturally come
back to visit in the future,
but can assure you that I
will not patronize the first
motel ever again .
Chain Link Specialist
592-6192
U.S. $20 bills later this year will be issued with subtle green, peach
and blue colors in the background on both sides. The U.S. Treasury
also will colorize $50 and $100 bills in 2004 and 2005 respectively.
Riverside Physical Therapy
Free Super Summer Kingdom Camp
Rough & Ready Park
Full Rehabilitation Services:
•Physical Therapy
•Occupational
Therapy
•Speech Therapy
TWO LOCATIONS
TO SERVE YOU
Cave Junction Office
218 N. Redwood Hwy.
(541) 592-6580
grants Pass Office
1619 N.W. Hawthorne Ave.
Suite 109
(541) 476-2502
•Mike Johnson, P.T.
•Jeff Wood, M.S., P.T.
Predjudice is
the child of
ignorance.
- William Hazlitt -