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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, August 20, 2003 Page 5 Valley FFA members win top awards at county fair (Continued from page 4) tion to this problem. We’ll solve these is- sues by working together, not by pointing fingers and name calling. ‘Through the lens’ From Erin Kelley Selma On the morning of July 7, 11 kids, including my- self, from Illinois Valley set out on an adventure through the Biscuit Fire wilderness area. Our goal was to learn as much as we could about the fire and how it affected the wilder- ness. Our assignment was to take pictures of the dam- aged area portraying how we saw the fire through our eyes as well as our camera lenses. The day was a total success. All the kids had fun and we learned a lot about the fire and what it did to the place we all call “home.” Our tour guide, Ro- main Cooper (from the Siskiyou Project) was very informative, and willing to answer all the of the kids’ questions. The value of this pro- ject was one that cannot be replaced. It gave kids in our community a chance they normally wouldn’t have. They got to experi- ence the aftermath of the fire in a way that allowed them to express to the community what they felt and what they saw. Each of us has a pic- ture and personal comment about the day and why each of us chose the pic- tures on display at Taylor’s Sausage Country Store. This project was de- signed to let the kids have a small but meaningful voice in the community regarding the Biscuit Fire and how it affected them. I hope you all stop by and see our photos and read what we have to say. IVFFA Josephine County Fair results Beef Grand Champion mar- ket steer, Jessica Mason Reserve Champion beef showman, Kaylah Arnett. Sheep Supreme Champion market lamb, Kira McBride Reserve market lamb, Kelcie Arnett Grand Champion showman, Kelcie Arnett Swine Supreme Champion market hog, Jakob White Grand Champion showman, Greg Crowl Reserve Champion showman, Garrett Crowl Poultry Grand Champion ex- hibitor, Jessica Mason Grand Champion showman, Jessica Mason Rabbits Grand Champion ex- hibitor, Jessica Mason Reserve Champion exhibitor, Rachel Lander Grand Champion showman, Jessica Mason Reserve Champion showman, Rachel Lander Champion crop and mechanics exhibit, Jessica Mason Horses High Point exhibitor, Kaylah Arnett Grand Champion showman, Kaylah Arnett Supreme FFA show- man, Kaylah Arnett Reserve Supreme FFA showman, Jessica Mason Fire Log Monday, August 11 *4:36 p.m., medical assist, 24800 block of Redwood Hwy. *4:44 p.m., medical standby, 681 Caves Hwy. *10:17 p.m., struc- ture fire, 11900 block Redwood Hwy. Tuesday, August 12 *8:26 a.m., motor vehicle accident, 18400 block Redwood Hwy. *8:28 a.m., medical standy, 681 Caves Hwy. *10:15 p.m., medical assist, 33000 block Red- wood Hwy. Thursday, August 14 *7:56 a.m., fuel spill, 300 block S. Redwood Hwy. *12:06 p.m., motor vehicle accident, Red- wood Hwy/Lakeshore Drive. *7:49 p.m., grass fire, 33000 block Red- wood Hwy. *9:08 p.m., smoke investigation, 1000 block Idlewild. Friday, August 15 *5:45 p.m. ADT Fire Alarm, 400 block Addi- son Lane Saturday, August 16 *8:37 a.m., medical assist, 9200 block Hol- land Loop Road. *2:13 p.m., medical assist, 9200 block Hol- land Loop Road. *6:42 p.m., smoke investigation, 24000 block Redwood Hwy. Sunday, August 17 *11:06 p.m., medical assist, 8700 block Takilma Road. Monday, August 18 *3:27 a.m., medical assist, 5800 block Hol- land Loop Road. *3:27 a.m., medical standby, 681 Caves Hwy. *3:31 a.m., medical assist, 300 block Burch Drive. *3:31 a.m., medical standby, 681 Caves Hwy. *3:41 a.m., medical assist, 2100 block White Schoolhouse Road. 124 S. Redwood Hwy. 592-2892 Open 5 to 9 p.m. Restaurant parking in rear (541) 476-2127 The Savvy Senior by Carol Martin Last week, I talked about Congress' idea to allow seniors to buy their drugs from Canada. This week, here's the position of United Seniors: There are ways for con- sumers to immediately lower the costs of pre- scription medicines. The Gutknecht-Emanuel bill, H.R. 2427, is a bad idea at a bad time for millions of Americans who need ac- cess to medicines and affordable choices now. Too many politicians are encouraging more bureau- crats, more intrusive regu- lations, and non-solutions like "reimportatation of drugs from Canada." How can we immediately lower the cost of prescrip- tion medicines? 1. Immediately end the Lawyer Tax that is on every bottle of prescription medicines manufactured and sold in the U.S.A.. 2. Immediately remove unnecessary federal regu- lations that artificially cre- ate interminable delays in the approval process of breakthrough, life-saving, and innovative medicines. 3. Expand awareness about already-existing deep discounts on pre- scription drugs in the U.S. (c) 2003 DBR Media, Inc. A pleasant summer afternoon in Illinois Valley Several county depts. under new guidance In mid-July the Jose- phine County Board of Commissioners approved an order to place the func- tion of the Community Action Dept. under the responsibility of Mental Health. Last week, the board took an action that initiates the transfer of the manage- ment of the Finance Dept. from Human Resources to the Treasurer’s office on an interim basis. As part of this action, the Personnel office will assume the payroll func- tions as well as public in- formation functions. The myriad of govern- ment changes will become effective on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Bring your problems in a sealed container Saturday, August 23, Sept. 6 and 20 Master Gardeners Clinic exclusively at Family Tree Garden Center 441 S. Junction Avenue - 592-3799 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Monday - Saturday Noon to 3 p.m. - Sunday