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Page 3 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, July 30, 2003 AUXILIARY ACTION - American Legion Aux- iliary Unit 70 will hold a rummage and bake sale fea- turing area crafters on Saturday, Aug. 2 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the legion hall, 2110 Caves Hwy. Juggling lessons will be given. There will also be a raffle for one cord of wood and a handmade afghan. A $1 bag sale will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. Proceeds to benefit community and area veterans. LEAGUE LEADERS - Illinois Valley Little League has positions open on its board of directors. For more information and to receive an application, phone Janet Ewing at 592-4389. CAVES HISTORY - Free 45-minute programs beginning at 8:30 p.m. will be held at the Oregon Caves National Monument on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 1 and 2. On Friday, Margaret Miller, mother of Joaquin Miller, the “Poet of the Sierras,” will share some of her son’s stories and poetry. Saturday eve- ning will be the retelling of how Elijah Davidson and his dog discovered the cave. Phone 592-2100 for more information. MOONLIT MILES - The Siskiyou National For- est will provide a walk to Bigelow Lakes botanical area and Mount Elijah on Saturday, Aug. 2. The mod- erate 5-mile trail has many blooming high elevation plants this time of year. Butterflies are also abundant in the meadow. Maria Ulloa and Lee Webb will lead the hike. Hikers are to meet at Illinois Valley Visitor Center at 4 p.m. and bring water, dinner, warm clothes, a flashlight and good hiking shoes. KRAZY KUT-UPS - The Illinois Valley Kwilters is looking for quilts to display during the Wild Blackberry Festival on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 9-10 in the Josephine County Bldg. in Down- town Cave Junction. To enter a quilt, phone Laurie at 592-2933 for an entry form which is to be returned by Monday, Aug. 4. CHILD CARE - The Josephine County Commis- sion for Children and Families has applications avail- able for child care providers to apply for funding to maintain or increase coverage for children between 6 weeks and 3 years. The forms are available at 707 N.W. A St. in Grants Pass and are due on Thursday, Aug. 21. TRACKING TALENT - A talent show will be part of the I.V. Lions Club Labor Day Festival. Ama- teurs of all ages are encouraged to participate in the event on Sunday, Aug. 31 and Monday, Sept. 1 in Ju- bilee Park. Entries are due on Thursday, Aug. 28. Late entries will not be accepted. Phone 596-2719. LIP SERVICE - Festivities at the 2003 I.V. Li- ons Club Labor Day celebration will include a kara- oke contest on Saturday, Aug. 30 in Jubilee Park. Phone 596-2719 for more information. HORSING AROUND - The 2003 I.V. Lions Club Labor Day Festival horseshoe tournament will be held on Saturday, Aug. 30. To sign up and for more information, phone 596-2719. NOTEPAD: Three Rivers Community Hospital offers various free and for-a-fee educational work- shops and tests including cholesterol screenings, par- enting classes and CPR instruction. To register for most classes phone (541) 955-5419...The smoke that was seen for several days in the valley last week was not the result of an area fire. Winds carried the smoke from a fire burning near Springfield...Treehouse Flo- rist & Gifts in Downtown CJ will be under “new” ownership as of Friday, Aug.1. After four years of retirement, original owner Joy Hoskins has decided to team up with daughter Anita to make Treehouse a family-owned business once again. Subscribe to the ‘I.V. News’ Sunday, Aug. 3 8 a.m. to noon ALL YOU CAN EAT Adults-$5 Children under 11- $2.50 Waffles Pancakes Biscuits & Gravy Ham Sausage, Eggs Juice, Coffee Tea or Milk JOCO seeking volunteers for commission POWERFUL BUSINESS - Dave and Liz Paulsen, co-owners of Dave's Outdoor Power Equipment Inc. in Cave Junction, are having a new building erected on Hamilton Avenue at the south end of CJ by Homestead Construction. Russell Hansen (in photo) is a subcontractor doing the pole work. The Paulsens hope to be in the new building, with its nearly 4,000 square feet of space, by Christmas. There will be more parking and the opportunity to expand their product lines. Currently they offer ATVs for youth, chainsaws, lawmowers, lawn tractors, weed eaters, service and repair, and ATV accessories. at the new site they plan to expand their ATV line plus add motorcycles including dirt bikes. Dave Hansen has 20 years experience in the val- ley; he and his wife have run their own business for some five years. 'We offer top quality products, and we love the valley,' said Liz. (Continued from page 2) we discover that what the taxpayers may or may not want in this regard is s o m e h o w “unconstitutional.” Sometime back the state asked the voters to increase the vehicle license plate fees from $10 to $20. The people voted that in- crease down, and now we are paying $30 for the very same $10 license plates without a vote of the peo- ple that somehow became “constitutional.” The state is now taking in multimillions of dollars in the lottery business, which hasn’t solved its appetite for money, so now they are back to sales tax. I believe that until the big time spenders learn to live within their means there never will be enough money to satisfy the greed. When I went to school I was taught that this is supposed to be a govern- ment of the people and your vote is really sup- posed to be worth some- thing? I have come to be- lieve that it is worth only what any administration wants it to be worth. ‘Apples anges’ and or- From Dorothy Wilt- fong Cave Junction This is in response to William Reid’s letter in last week’s “Illinois Valley News.” Reid’s points are well taken, and I agree with most of them, but comparing the situation in Grants Pass to that in Cave Junction is like comparing apples and oranges. The lovely old court- house in Grants Pass would be totally out of place in our small, rural town. The county court- house was built in 1916 when architecture was more formal. The Grants Pass edi- fice is also set several feet from the street, thereby giving space for the attrac- tive landscaping. I have been unable to find out when the county building was erected. At one time the landscaping was quite attractive, but there has been no official maintenance for several years. There was an argu- ment, so I heard, as to whether the county or the city should do the watering and who would pay for the water. What a stupid thing to argue with. In 2000 Cave Junction was awarded the SOLV prize for having the best project for a small commu- nity or neighborhood in all Oregon. The award was won because for the previ- ous year or two the city of Cave Junction, the Illinois Valley Community Re- sponse Team and the I.V. Chamber of Commerce got together to have a Clean Up Cave Junction Day. We were in teams to pick up litter, dig out side- walk weeds, renew and amend the soil under the lovely Liquid amber trees (Sweet Gums) that have been demolished. Then we planted daf- fodil and other spring blooming bulbs. It was a wonderful sight, and I worked hard for the first three weeks watering every planting space from the corner of River Street and Redwood Hwy. I had no fancy water- ing equipment, only a gal- lon bottle which I filled at filled and refilled at Chev- ron. It was backbreaking work, and I had just cele- brated my 74th birthday. Later, members of IVCRT pitched in to help weed and water, and so it was with their help that our town received that prestig- ious SOLV award and you can see it on the wall of the IVCRT office in CJ. That is the story of (Continued on page 4) The Josephine County board of Commissioners is accepting applications from volunteers to fill va- cancies on the Commission for Children and Families (CC&F). CC&F was established by Order No. 93-84 to fol- low the mandates of 1993 Oregon Laws, Chapter 767, Sections 13, 14, 16 and 18, which include pro- moting wellness for the children and families of Josephine County, devel- oping policy and oversee- ing the implementation of the local plan, assessing needs and identifying the most effective service de- livery system. The deadline for ac- cepting applications to the board is August 15. The board may interview appli- cants. Volunteer applications are available in the Board of Commissioner’s Office, Room 154, Josephine County Courthouse, Grants Pass. Phone (541) 474- 5221 for more information. Jubilee Park Thursday, July 31 6:30 to 8 p.m. Co-Sponsored by: First American Title, Evergreen Federal Bank, SOFCU, Lancaster Rolling Video, Century 21 Harris & Taylor (Jim Frick & Steve Lyons), ‘I.V. News’ *Next week: ‘Common Ground’ Rock & Roll/Gospel Thursday, Aug. 7 - 6:30 to 8 p.m. Jubilee Park Saturday August 9 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 216 Caves Avenue Barbecue * Face Painting Giant Bubbles * Crafts Fishing for Prizes offered by Project Baby Check, Siskiyou Community Health Center & The Family Foundation
