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Page 2 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, September 17, 2003 Our days are still a daze, running together like a couple of rainbow Popsicles on a hot sidewalk. Some out there have “complained” that they don’t particularly enjoy my columns about our pets. Too bad because here’s another; actually a continuation of last week’s effort. As some might recall, we got home from our vet- erinarian’s after taking in two of our three house cats. They’re called house cats because they are sure that the house is theirs, and only allow us to stick around for keeping the food and water bowls full; and the lit- ter box less than full. So we arrived home immediately after our carpets had been cleaned. And either “Maui” or “Gracie” went to the bank (made a deposit) in one room, thereby rendering the freshly cleaned carpet less than clean. However, it cleaned up well. At the vet’s, “Gracie” had caused such a commo- tion with her biting, scratching and generally grouchy personality that she had Jan and me, and the vet and his assistant, cowering in fear. Not really, but we were extremely cautious in “treating” her, as none of us own bandage company stock. Couple days later, “Bubba” the 13-pound Uniquely Siamese Cat, notified us that he had a blad- der infection. Won’t tell you exactly how he delivered this message, but take my word for it: We could tell. Back to the vet we go. Turned out that “Bubba” had accumulated a lot of bacteria for some reason, and so we’re giving him medicine. It’s a two-person job. I hold him, and Jan squirts the stuff into his toothy cat mouth. He doesn’t like it. A friend of ours, who almost became “Bubba’s” mother when he was still a kitten, made a heartfelt observation. “It’s a good thing you kept him,” she said, “because my budget can’t afford his ail- ments.” (He has some sort of autoimmune condition because other, occasional bouts of weird cat stuff.) Oh, and when we were leaving the animal doc’s place with “Bubba,” the assistant who had helped with grouchy “Gracie” earlier, looked at us with wide eyes and asked with a slight tremor in her voice, “You didn’t bring ‘Gracie’ in did you?” She was relieved to learn that we had left her home. Cats might have nine lives, but it’s their human moms and dads who pay the medical bills for pro- longing their lives. Sorry to let the cat out of the bag. WORD OF THE WEEK Recto: A right-hand page of an open book or manuscript; the front of a leaf (opposed to verso). On the right-hand (leaf or page). Webster’s College Dictionary Illinois Valley News An Independent Weekly Newspaper Co-owned and published by Robert R. (Bob) and Jan Rodriguez Bob Rodriguez, Editor El Jefe Entered as second class matter June 11, 1937 at Post Office as Official Newspaper for Josephine County and Josephine County Three Rivers School District, published at 321 S. Redwood Hwy., Cave Junction, OR 97523 Periodicals postage paid at Cave Junction, OR 97523 Post Office Box 1370 USPS 258-820 Telephone (541) 592-2541, FAX (541) 592-4330 Volume 66, No. 26 Staff: Cindy Newton, Britt Fairchild, Chris Robertson, Steve Fairchild & Becky Loudon Member: Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association DEADLINES: News, Classified & Display Ads, Announcements & Letters 3 P.M. FRIDAY (Classified ads & uncomplicated display ads can be accepted until Noon, Monday with an additional charge.) 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Box 1370, Cave Junction, OR. 97523 (Editor’s Note: Views and commen- tary expressed in let- ters to the editor are strictly those of the letter-writers. * * * Typed, double- spaced letters are ac- ceptable for consid- eration. Hand-written letters that are double- spaced and highly legible also can be considered for publi- cation. Cards of thanks are not ac- cepted as letters.) ** * ‘Stadium comed’ wel- From Anna Hurt Cave Junction I am writing in regards to B.C. Marston’s “Sensory overload” letter. Our once small town is on a continual growth spurt. Man y, ma n y changes are happening in and around town. It gives us all something to talk, complain, and sometimes whine about. I was born and raised in Illinois Valley and obvi- ously just love it here. The people are friendly -- many are moving in and bringing new ideas and talents. The then new I.V. High School was finished in the middle of my fresh- man year. At the time we shared the Lorna Byrne Middle School track and football field. So now for IVHS to get its own stadium and track -- how exciting. It’s long overdue; I graduated in 1980. So give credit to our kids of all ages on our new growth in education. Be positive Marston -- allow the young adults to have sports in an area they will be proud of. I know it is a hassle to move, but after all, you are renting and not bound. Don’t jump to conclu- sions on us “knowing how high schoolers are.” I know how people are, es- pecially ones that move here not expecting any noise. As long as more peo- ple move in there will be growth. As long as there are children, there will be needs. As long as there are people, there will be noise. We are all entitled to our own opinion -- so be- ing no one actually as- saulted you -- you assault yourself by allowing your jaw dropping in what you see and hear to be nega- tive. Good luck IVHS in events on your new track. ‘Puppet president’ From Lou Chauvin Cave Junction President George Bush “the speech reader” per- formed poorly on Sunday night, Sept. 7. He was just a bit too obviously a pup- pet, mouthing words that, unfortunately, merely fogged reality. For starters, there are real wars (World War II, our invasion of Vietnam, our invasion of Iraq, the Civil War) and there are metaphorical “wars” ( the “war” on cancer, the “war” on drugs). For Bush to confuse the “war” on ter- rorism with our illegal, poorly planned invasion of the sovereign nation of Iraq is cynical propaganda at its worst. We have not been pro- vided with a single, factu- ally supported justification for Bush’s war in Iraq. For him to mix the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001 with events in Iraq is insulting. Everyone should know by now that there was ab- solutely no traffic between Osama bin Laden and Sad- dam Hussein; that Iraq possessed no weapons of mass destruction -- chemi- cal, biological or nuclear -- and that there is absolutely no connection between Iraq and the destruction of the World Trade Center. Our soldiers are dying and the administration is lying again. Our presence in Iraq is unrelated to the twin tow- ers of 9/11. For Bush “the swaggerer” to go before the nation and say that our escapade in Iraq is a war on terrorism is just flat wrong. Not surprisingly, many in Iraq see the U.S. occu- pation force as a kind of terrorism. And their occa- sional and violent response is seen as terrorism. Who’s the terrorist is kind of relative. If being a Palestinian suicide bomber at a bus stop, killing inno- cents, is terrorism, then maybe Israel sending mis- siles and (U.S. made) black hawk helicopters into civilian apartments, killing innocents, is terror- ism also. GOOD EFFORT - Illinois Valley High School’s varsity volleyball team had its hands full with North Valley on Thursday night, Sept. 11 at IVHS gym. The Knights beat the Cougars in four games, 25-16, 23-25, 25-13, 25-14. The Cougars played Lakeview on Tuesday, Sept. 16, and will head to Murphy to play Hidden Valley on Thursday, Sept. 18. (Photo by Steve Fairchild) Patience strengthens the spirit, sweetens the temper, stifles anger, extinguishes envy, subdues pride, bridles the tongue. Awana starts Wednesday, Sept. 24 at Community Bible Church from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Calhoun on way to Univ. of Findlay Chelsea Calhoun, an equestrian studies major, enrolled as a freshman at the University of Findlay for the 2003-04 academic year. A 2003 graduate of St. Mary’s High School, she is the daughter of Susan and Michael Calhoun of Selma. The Univ. of Findlay is a comprehensive univer- sity located in Findlay, Ohio. 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