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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, July 23, 2003
A friend of ours came across some church bulletin
ha-ha’s and passed them to us. Likewise, we are in-
flicting … I mean, passing them on to you.
*The Low Self-Esteem Support Group will meet
Thursday at 7 p.m. Please use the back door.
*Weight Watchers will meet at 6 p.m. at the
church. Please use the large double door at the side.
*Sister Barbara remains in the hospital and is hav-
ing trouble sleeping. She would like some tapes of the
pastor’s sermons.
*Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles and
other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to
cripple children.
*Please place your donation in the envelope along
with the deceased person you want remembered.
*Those attending the potluck will hear an excel-
lent speaker and heave a healthy lunch.
*The church will host an evening of fine dining,
superb entertainment and gracious hostility.
*The associate minister unveiled the church’s new
tithing campaign last Sunday, “I Upped My Pledge:
Up Yours.”
*A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening
in the church hall. Music will follow.
*The ladies of the church have cast off clothing of
every kind. They can be seen in the basement on Fri-
day afternoons.
*Ladies, don’t forget the rummage sale. It’s a
chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping
around the house. Don’t forget your husbands.
*The pastor would appreciate it if the ladies of the
congregation would lend him their electric girdles for
the pancake breakfast next Sunday.
*Charlene Mason sang, “I Will Not Pass This
Way Again,” obviously pleasing the congregation.
*Eight new choir robes are needed due to the ad-
dition of several new members and the deterioration
of some older ones.
*The rector will preach his farewell message, after
which the choir will sing, “Break Forth Into Joy.”
*The sermon this morning: “Jesus Walks on the
Water.” The sermon tonight: “Searching for Jesus.”
*This evening the sermon topic will be, “What is
Hell?” Come early and listen to the choir practice.
*For those of you have children and don’t know
it, we have a nursery downstairs.
*Remember in prayer the many who are sick of
our community. Smile at someone who is hard to
love. Say “Hell” to someone who doesn’t care much
about you.
*Following the evening service there will be
hymn singing in the park across from the church.
Bring a blanket and come prepared to sin.
*Barbara Belch, a missionary from Africa, will
speak tonight. Come hear Bertha Belch all the way
from Africa.
Illinois Valley News
An Independent Weekly Newspaper Co-owned and
published by Robert R. (Bob) and Jan Rodriguez
Bob Rodriguez, Editor El Jefe
Entered as second class matter June 11, 1937 at Post
Office as Official Newspaper for Josephine County and
Josephine County Three Rivers School District, published
at 321 S. Redwood Hwy., Cave Junction, OR 97523
Periodicals postage paid at Cave Junction, OR 97523
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‘Maybe too expen-
sive’
From Charles P.
Packard
Cave Junction
Before bush decided to
invade Iraq, perhaps he
should have consulted
some of us lesser mortals.
Any American motor-
ist could have informed
him the price of oil or gas
can often be very, very
expensive.
That’s true. Expensive
for us and expensive for
them. And before it’s over,
possibly even a bit too ex-
pensive for him.
‘Trashing Selmac’
From Chuck DeBrett
Cave Junction
Lake Selmac, a Jose-
phine County park, was
trashed Wednesday morn-
ing, July 16 between 2 and
4 a.m. by teen-agers driv-
ing a pick-up truck.
The teens dumped gar-
bage cans, turned over a
dumpster and spread trash
around. They also broke
sign poles along the road;
and to make their enter-
tainment more abundant,
they dumped trash and tree
branches over the dam’s
spillway.
This is a county park
for which all property
owners pay a share of its
upkeep through taxes.
And, in case those who
rent think they do not par-
ticipate in the property tax
bill, it is included in your
rent payments.
The park hosts are
very hard working people
(volunteers) and in their
senior years. They keep the
park clean, cut and main-
tained, and this type of
mischief places needless
hours of work on their
shoulders which takes time
away from other important
chores.
In this time of budget
lows, money to repair
damaged road signs is hard
to come by. If by law the
money has to be spent on
these repairs, it cuts into
the money needed for con-
tinuing park maintenance.
The parents of these
teen-agers are responsible
for the damage done. They
must know that their teens
were out running around
early Wednesday morning.
They know who did the
trashing.
Allowing them to
roam the streets after mid-
night without any account-
ability opens the door for
these teens to do whatever
comes to their minds for
entertainment. All parents
are liable for any damage
caused by their children to
public or private property.
Our parks are available
for everyone to use - but
not to abuse. Just because
there is no fee charged to
use the parks, that doesn’t
relieve the responsibility of
park users to do their share
to keep parks in good con-
dition. Restrooms should
be left clean and orderly,
and trash should be kept in
trash receptacles.
Everything that can be
done to make Josephine
County parks the best and
cleanest in the state should.
‘Compare and con-
trast’
From William Reid
Cave Junction
Recently I was in
Grants Pass as the Jose-
phine County Courthouse
to conduct some business.
I noticed it had nice lawns,
trimmed flowers and well-
cared for trees. The com-
missioners are to be com-
mended for such a nice
setting for the seat of
county government.
That same day I went
over to the county building
here in Cave Junction. The
commissioners are not to
be commended for the ter-
rible appearance of that
building, which is an ex-
tension of the courthouse.
Paint is peeling from tim-
bers, weeds are growing;
what little landscape is left
is dying from lack of atten-
tion. Sad indeed.
While many county
residents who live south of
Hay’s Hill are sometimes
made to feel like second-
class citizens, we are not.
We deserve better. I would
suggest that some effort be
made to improve the ap-
pearance of the county
building here in Cave
Junction. We too are tax-
payers. (Editor’s Note:
See photos at right.)
Josephine County Courthouse in Grants Pass (top)
Josephine County Bldg., Cave Junction (bottom)
July is National Ice Cream Month!
The first person to bring into the ‘Noose’
office the ice cream cone hidden in this
issue will receive a free single-scoop of ice
cream from Taylor’s Sausage Country Store.
‘Library situation’
From Sue Luce,
Library Director,
Josephine County
Library System
This is in response to
George Long’s recent let-
ter about the Josephine
County Library. I encour-
age anyone with questions
about library operations to
please contact me by
phone at (541) 474-5483,
e - m a i l
a t
sluce@co.josephine.or.us,
or stop in to see me at the
main branch in Grants
Pass.
It is puzzling that Mr.
Long has never phoned
me, written me, e-mailed
me or stopped in to chat
about his concerns and to
get all the facts of the
situation. He also has
never attended a library
board, Friends of the Li-
brary group or levy infor-
mation meeting.
His family’s situation
is difficult, but so are the
situations of all the staff.
The supplemental levy
that was voted down was
25 percent of our budget.
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and hearts are strongest when they
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