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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, August 27, 2003
City sells land parcel
on N. Old Stage Road
By BRITT FAIRCHILD
Staff Writer
During a 40-minute
meeting in Cave Junction
City Hall on Monday
night, Aug. 25, the city
council approved selling
one of its two parcels of
land within city limits to
area Realtor Lynn John-
son.
The city’s asking price
was $24,990, however it
sold the .61-acre lot at 656
N. Old Stage Road to
Johnson for $22,000. Her
initial bid of $20,000 was
submitted in writing on
Aug. 4. She amended that
amount in writing on Aug.
20.
Cave Junction resident
and business owner Sally
Palmer had also noted her
interest in the lot with a
written bid submitted on
Aug. 7 for $21,111.
Councilmen asked
Palmer, present at the
meeting, if she wished to
raise her bid to $22,000.
She declined to do so, but
asked about several others
who had previously bid on
the other piece of city-
owned property at the end
of Schumacher Street.
Mayor Ed Faircloth
said those parties had been
notified about the second
lot.
“They probably didn’t
want to get into a bidding
war like last time,”
Faircloth said.
During the Aug. 11
city council meeting a bid-
ding war ensued over the
Schumacher property, rais-
ing some questions of le-
gality.
Referring to the Old
Stage lot, City Recorder
Jim Polk noted that there
was a mortgage payoff of
approximately $7,800.
Faircloth and council-
men also approved an in-
crease in Jubilee Park use
fees during the meeting
due to the rise in costs to
operate and maintain the
park.
The new fees are as
follows: one-time use of
the pavilion and kitchen
area is $40 for the first
four hours and $3 for each
hour thereafter when heat
is not needed and $50 for
the first four hours with $5
for each extra hour when
heat is used; use of pavil-
ion and kitchen on a con-
tinual basis is $25 per day
durin g the su mmer
months; use of the amphi-
theater is $30 for the first
four hours and $3 for each
additional hour; use of
light at the baseball field is
$5 per hour; snack bar use
fee is $5 per day and use of
the entire park for special
events is $150 per day.
These fees had not
been increased since 2001.
The council also ap-
proved a change requested
by H.D. Patton Construc-
tion for property at 200 S.
Junction Ave. to be zoned
single residential to multi-
ple family residential.
Rockwell retirees plan annual
picnic and reunion Sept. 3
The 24th annual NAA/
Rockwell Retirees Picnic/
Reunion will be held at
Indian Mary Park on the
Rogue River on Wednes-
day, Sept. 3 from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m.
Dozens of prizes will
be raffled. Participants are
asked to bring their own
lunch.
The festivity will be
extended to those inter-
ested with an evening din-
ner at the Brewery in
Grants Pass.
For additional infor-
mation, phone Gil Judson
at (541) 582-0675 or Bob
Morse at (541) 474-1438.
CONTINUING CONSTRUCTION - Lorna Byrne Middle
School will soon be filled with students anticipating
attending classes in their brand new school as they
San Francisco girl’s body
found at coastal wayside
Oregon State Police
(OSP) are asking for assis-
tance from the public with
any information that they
may have regarding the
activities of Rachel Talbott
prior to Aug. 10. If you
have any information
please contact OSP at
(541) 247-6641 or after 4
p.m. (541) 776-6111.
On Aug. 10, 2003 at
approximately 3:10 p.m.
the body of a young
woman, later identified as
Rachel Talbott, age 20 of
San Francisco, Calif., was
located in the water at the
base of several rock cliffs
near Indian Sands Wayside
just north of Brookings.
Property belonging to
the deceased woman was
located along Highway
101 approximately half a
mile from Indian Sands
Questions and
Answers
by Christina Snell
Executive Director
at
Lovejoy Hospice
In order to help
you
become
better informed
about hospice
services,
L o v e j o y
Hospice
is
publishing this
question and answer column every
month. Look for us on the fourth
Wednesday of every month in
'Illinois Valley News.' If you have
questions you would like answered
in this column, phone or Email us
at the numbers below.
Wayside.
After the sighting of
Talbott in the water was
reported to law enforce-
ment, the U.S. Coast
Guard stationed in Brook-
ings recovered Talbott’s
body. An autopsy was later
performed by the State
Medical Examiner at the
OSP office in Central
Point.
The results of the pre-
liminary investigation have
raised the possibility of
criminal involvement in
the death of Talbott.
When last seen Talbott
was wearing dark clothing
and a hooded sweatshirt.
She was carrying a blue
and black backpack. She
was about 5-feet tall and
weighted 100 pounds. She
had dark hair and a fair
complexion.
Photos will be made
available at the Oregon
State Web site as soon as
they are available.
head back on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Finishing touches are
being done to the inside of the school as work on the
outside continues.
(Photo by Sam Newton)
Word of the Week
Onomatopoeia:
1. The formation of a word, as cuckoo or boom,
by imitation of a sound made by or
associated with referent
2. The use of such imitative words.
Random House Webster’s College Dictionary
25870 Redwood Hwy.
541-592-3265
Steve & Wendy Zabriskie
welcome
Alexa Lynn Zabriskie,
6 pounds 13 ounces
born May 16, 2003.
Cave Junction Family Medicine
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Question: “Can I tell
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my child that her grand-
mother has died, or
should I tell her some
other reason for her not
coming?”
Answer: Most children are
quite sensitive and know
when something is not
okay. If you choose not to
tell her the truth, she will
fill in the blanks. With a
creative imagination, her
explanation could be very
difficult to deal with espe-
cially when she hears the
truth.
You may want to talk with
Barbara Knox who with
trained volunteers is pre-
paring for the ’Good
Grief!!’ program that will
begin September 29. While
the children learn how to
express their grief through
art, music, and play, the
parents have the chance to
learn about children’s grief
and how they can cope.
Please phone (541) 474-
1193 for more information
and to pre-register for
Lovejoy’s ’Good Grief!!’
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Email:
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Jim Nordal, MD welcomes Carolyn Litak, MS, PA-C
Carolyn graduated from the
Yale Medical School Physician
Associate program, and has been dedicated
to providing quality health care in
the Illinois Valley for the past five years.
In this new association with Jim, who is
celebrating ten years here, she will be available
on a regular basis, by appointment, for
Women’s Health Care,
adolescent medicine, and general family practice.
Cave Junction Family medicine is
still accepting new patients.
Phone (541) 592-5099.