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Page 7 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, July 23, 2003 Essay contest invites moms to reflect on breast-feeding In honor of World Breast-feeding Week which lasts from Friday, Aug. 1 to Thursday, Aug. 7, Three Rivers Commu- nity Hospital is holding an essay contest that invites mothers to reflect on what breast-feeding means to them. The essay contest is open to any woman who has breast-fed or currently is breast-feeding. The en- try deadline is on Friday, Aug. 8. A panel of staff from the TRCH Family Birth Center will judge the contest and host a lunch- eon for the winner to be held on Friday, Aug. 15. Entries should be 300 words or fewer on the theme, “What Breast- feeding Means to Me.” Be sure to include your name, address and phone number and send entries to: TRCH Family Birth Center Con- test, 500 SW Ramsey Drive, Grants Pass, OR 97527. City issues six new building permits; one for business Six building permits, including one for a new business, were issued dur- ing June by the city of Cave Junction. The commercial build- ing, being built on Hamil- ton Avenue for Dave’s Outdoor Power Equip- ment, is being erected by Homestead Construction. Three permits were issued for new homes. One went to H.D. Patton Jr. Construction for a home at 422 Addison Ave. with 1,402 square feet of space. There also will be a shop/ garage with 772 square feet of space. Eugene Robertson re- ceived two home permits; one for 540 Schumacher Street and the other for 384 Wells Drive. They will consist of 1,260 and 1,531 square feet of space re- spectively. The latter also will include a garage with 440 square feet of space. Other permits include: Gail Boatman, carport enclo- sure at 240 E. River St. and Western Sign Systems, a new “Evergreen Federal Bank” sign for the Illinois Valley Branch in Cave Junction. Hospice receives funding to expand community outreach Lovejoy Hospice re- ceived a $3,500 grant from the Four Way Community Foundation to develop and expand its community out- reach program. Lovejoy Hospice pro- grams provide holistic end- of-life care for Josephine County residents and their families and also those in parts of Jackson and Doug- las Counties. Lovejoy Hospice pro- vides professional staff 24 hours a day, helping to maintain dignity and per- sonal choices while reliev- ing physical and emotional pain. Lovejoy Hospice also provides support services to families throughout their care for loved ones and presents community edu- cation and bereavement programs for health care Lottery sets Ore. record professionals and the pub- lic. The Four Way Com- munity Foundation is a private, non-profit, organi- zation conceived by the Grants Pass Rotary Club in 1975. It provides a vehicle through which gifts, con- tributions, and bequests can be used to benefit the people of Josephine and Western Jackson Counties. “The Four Way Com- munity Foundation grant gives Lovejoy Hospice the exciting opportunity to reach more people with our educational and be- reavement services,” states Christina Snell, Executive Director. “Community education and training for end of life issues is an ever-expanding need in our community.” Kindness in words creates confidence, kindness in thinking creates profoundness, kindness in giving creates love. - Lao-tzu - The Oregon Lottery sent the state a record $387.1 million for the fis- cal year that ended June 30. The money will be used by the state for public education, economic de- velopment, state parks and salmon enhancement. In the 2001-03 bien- nium 64 percent of lottery profits went to public edu- cation, 20 percent to eco- nomic development, 15 percent to state parks and salmon enhancement and one percent to fund treat- ment programs for prob- lem gamblers. While the Oregon Constitution requires that lottery profits be used for public education, eco- nomic development, state parks and salmon enhance- ment, the Oregon Legisla- tures makes the alloca- tions. The transfer is the re- sult of the second straight year of record net sales for both video lottery and tra- ditional games. During the 2003 fiscal year, lottery recorded net sales from all games of $853.5 million, an increase over the $817 million in sales during fiscal year 2002. OLD AND NEW - The old Lorna Byrne Middle School is partiallly torn down re- vealing some of the new middle school building. Crews started removing the old school Tuesday, July 22. Unemployment rate rises to 8.5 percent Oregon’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 8.5 percent in June from 8.2 percent in May. It has risen for four consecutive months after reaching a low point for the year of 7.3 percent in February. At 8.5 percent, Ore- gon’s unemployment rate rose above its most recent peak of 8.4 percent, which was reached in January 2002. Oregon’s unemploy- ment rate has been below 8.5 percent for almost 17 years. June and July 1986 were the most recent months in which Oregon’s unemployment rate meas- ured 8.5 percent. Oregon’s unemployment rate has not been above 8.5 percent since May 1986 when the rate was 8.8 percent. Oregon’s labor force continued to grow in June as it has in recent months. Meanwhile, the total num- Council denies citizens’ land-related requests Two land-related is- sues recently came before the Cave Junction City Council. In one situation, Cheryl Jones, of 460 S. Junction Ave., asked per- mission to store a 1963 model 10-by-50-foot mo- bile home at the extreme rear of her property. It would be used for storage, she told the council. A new mobile home is on the property, Jones said she bought it for her daughter. Councilmen eventually voted 5-0 to deny the re- quest. They cited reasons including not wanting to set a precedent; lack of a specific time frame for storing the older mobile; and not wanting the city to have the image of too many mobiles. Jones was advised to return to the council with a definite time plan within 30 days. In another matter, the council voted 5-0 to deny an appeal from John Co- stanzo, of Aptos, Calif., deciding that his request should be made via a zone change, not an appeal. Costanzo, who did not attend the council meeting, sought to modify his origi- nal rezoning request for portions of property lying off the north side of East River Street roughly be- tween North Caves Ave- nue and North Kerby Ave- nue. Approximately nine acres are involved. The modification was to change an earlier coun- cil decision denying an application for a compre- hensive plan amendment from industrial to single- family residential, and a change of zone from em- ployment and industrial to single-family residential. He also requested that the city look for other properties to zone indus- trial that are closer to sewer and water. At one point, Sally Palmer, who owns prop- erty in the city, indicated her belief that the city “conned” Constanzo to seek the change. Led by Mayor Ed Faircloth, the council said that Costanzo needs to check criteria for what he wants, and pay the fees for a zone change request, not an appeal. It was stated he “needs to do his home- work.” ber of jobs available has not kept pace with the growing labor force. The result has been an increas- ing number of unem- ployed, thus causing the unemployment rate to rise. 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