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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, August 6, 2003
We’ve had some welcome summer visitors of late;
people we love and enjoy.
First to reach the valley was my favorite male per-
son cousin, Frank, who used to have an outstanding
Adam’s apple, which has hidden itself with age. He
came with his friend, Marlene, and we enjoyed her
company also. We only got to visit for two hours. But
they were good hours.
We went to Carlos’ Restaurante, where the marga-
ritas were just right, and the soul food was fulfilling.
Actually I think I did most of the talking, what with
trying to fill Marlene in regarding his errant ways as a
youth in El Paso, Texas and San Diego.
Frank was not only the best man at my wedding
with Jan in the last century, he was my mentor and
often a stand-in dad for me. He’s maybe 10 or 12
years senior to me; I don’t really know. But his sense
of morality, honor and common sense have stood me
in good stead.
Despite that observation, he still managed as a
Texas teen and little beyond to raise a little heck. He
never raised hell though, and it was great fun relating
some of his youthful extravaganzas to Marlene. Her
eyebrows were raised a lot, because Frank obviously
had her convinced he was an angel. Naw, he only acts
like one with that disarming smile he has.
I love him, and I told him so. Hope to visit him
and Marlene down near San Francisco one day.
Last week we had another wonderful visit, this
one from our son, Michael; his wife, Christy; and
daughter, Kimberly, 7. They stayed with us nearly
three days, and we wish it could have been longer.
We showed them some of the valley’s sights, includ-
ing Oregon Caves National Monument.
Kimberly, being extremely observant, noted that
her grandfather (that’s me) looks a lot like “Bingo,”
the dog, and that “Bingo” looks like me, but not as
much. Actually I was flattered. And got a good laugh.
The three of them had been camping along the
Oregon coast after leaving their home in Washington
state. They enjoyed sleeping in beds after several eve-
nings of tent camping.
“Mikey” enjoys doing things that people tell him
he can’t. So it was with my contention that I’d have to
move our van out of the garage to accommodate his
trailer, made from a compact pickup truck bed.
He disappeared into the garage, and I heard slight
scuffling sounds. Thinking that he was looking for
stuff to take home, saving us from having a yard sale,
I pretty much ignored the noises.
Next thing I knew he came into the house, grin-
ning his Mikey grin. And yes, he had gotten the trailer
into the garage without me having to move the van.
He is just that way. Enjoys doing “the impossible.”
Christy is a terrific wife. She and Mike have been
married slightly more than a year, and they make a
perfect couple. Besides that, Kimberly is extremely
well-behaved (thanks to Christy; although we know
that Mike has a hand in it also).
Jan obtained special food items for their visit, in-
cluding ice crème pops. So we not only ate well, but
had a fine visit. Summer visitors: We love ‘em all.
Rock Robin and the ‘Toasters’
Saturday, Aug. 9, 8:30 p.m.
Out ‘N’ About Treesort
300 Page Creek Road
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‘Constitutional
rights’
From Lisa Heathman
Reno, Nev.
Folks in Southern Ore-
gon have a real problem.
The Josephine County
district attorney and sheriff
are holding a man
(Raymond Karczewski) in
custody for a driving in-
fraction, while releasing
violent inmates right and
left for lack of budget
funds.
Driving without a li-
cense is usually a ticket-
able
offense,
but
Karczewski's assertion of
his constitutional rights
have seemed to anger law
enforcement agencies to
the extent that he has spent
almost two months in jail
and has had other charges
piled on because of the
embarrassment and “hurt
feelings” he is causing --
by actually making the
courts prove guilt against
any person constitutionally
presumed innocent.
The scary part is that
not a single charge against
Karczewski has ever been
proved, yet there he sits.
Does anyone worry
about court proceedings
that allow no one to wit-
ness them? This is what
Josephine County calls a
“Confidential Arraign-
ment.” Is this also what
was called, in the movie
“Animal House,” double-
secret probation?
I guess it's what the
courts have when they
have nothing left. This
should scare everyone in
Josephine County, and
everywhere else, that this
type of law enforcement
may set a precedent and
any citizen can be subject
to the Law of the Day, in-
stead of the Law of the
Land .
FIRE SUPPRESSION TRAINING - Volunteers with the Community Emergency Re-
sponse Team participated in a ‘fire’ drill outside Cave Junction City Hall last week. A
mixture of diesel fuel and gasoline in an open container was used. Illinois Valley
firefighters provided assistance and helped direct the training. The city’s Gary Biggs
is the coordinator for the team, being trained to respond for aid in emergencies. A
federal grant is being used to fund the project.
As of July 18 I was
arrested for the third time
in 11 months for the same
bogus charges. The courts
are stymied as to how to
get beyond the arraignment
stage. Each passing day I
am incarcerated, damages
accrue at the rate of
$60,000 a day.
On July 21 Judge Gal-
lagher blurted “the cat out
of the bag.” He said there
existed no one who had a
claim against me. That
statement alone is legal
grounds for dismissal.
Instead, Johnson chose
strong-arm intimidation by
charging one who is de-
fending himself with seven
counts of “simulation of
legal process,” i.e. “paper
terrorism,” all toward
“CYA” (cover your ass).
How does it feel to
know your public servants
are bankrupting you?
‘Citizen request’
From George Long
Grants Pass
Editor’s note: This
letter was sent to the Jose-
phine County Board of
Commissioners.
My name is George
Your child can receive both.
All the things you want in a school for
your son or daughter:
** Complete preschool curriculum
** K - college - preparatory courses
** Individualized curriculum
** Diagnostic testing
** Traditional Values
** Phonetic - based reading
** Multimedia computer
video interactive learning
** Character Building
FOR INFORMATION
PHONE: (541) 592-3896
Community Christian
Academy
113 S. Caves Ave., Cave Junction
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Activities co-sponsored by Project Baby Check,
SCHC and The Family Foundation are a part of the
22nd annual Wild Blackberry Festival. The festival will
be held on Saturday & Sunday, Aug. 9 and 10
in Downtown Cave Junction.
‘Dark days’
Illinois Valley News
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F r o m
R a y
Karczewski
Cave Junction
(Josephine County
Adult Jail/Grants Pass)
Our country faces dark
days ahead. We, a once
free people, are heading
for inevitable economic
collapse and tyranny.
Nowhere is it defined
more clearly than here in
Josephine County.
The
problem lies with our
judges and District Attor-
ney Clay E. John-
son. They no longer con-
duct their business by law,
but by whim.
D.A. Johnson has de-
faulted in refusing to an-
swer three documents filed
with the court, one accom-
panied by a sworn affida-
vit.
By not answering the
affidavit point-by-point,
Johnson has bound the
county to a commercial
debt in the amount of
$21,600,000. Liens have
been filed and recorded at
the Secretary of State's
office, Corporate Division,
against the corporations
Josephine County and
State of Oregon.
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