Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, August 20, 2003
Page 5
Valley FFA members win
top awards at county fair
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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