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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, September 24, 2003
This was the week that the editor was going to
write words of a profound nature; the kind of compo-
sition that would cause unemotional men and wild
beasts (same difference) to pause in their stalkings
(and maybe their stockings). They would pause, and
then be so strongly affected by the sheer emotion of
the writing that their lives would be forever changed,.
Or they would do something goofy.
But not this week.
Instead, the editor will keep it short because he
has been deeply involved in one of these endeavors
that make the hearts of strong men beat faster and
cause them to break into a cold sweat. That’s right.
He helped his wife with two redecorating projects.
Once again it has come home to me that men and
women do not speak the same language. Still, we
managed to nearly finish both projects with only two
fistfights, five shouting matches, and one threat of
divorce or bodily dismemberment.
And we had a good time besides. Now I’ve got to
go rest from these intensive labors. And take a lan-
guage course.
Cougars score a Skyline
Conference volleyball win
Following its first Sky-
line Conference victory on
Thursday, Sept. 18 against
Hidden Valley in Murphy,
Illinois Valley’s volleyball
team has a 1-3 record.
The Cougars’ victory
was comprised of games
with victories of 25-18, 18-
25, 18-25 and 15-13.
For I.V., freshman
Leilani Tausaga was a big
help, serving the final four
points of the match.
I.V.’s Kim Hamilton
turned in another strong
game with 15 digs, 14
kills, seven blocks, three
assists and five aces.
Also for the Cougars,
Serena Barry contributed
15 assists and seven kills.
The Lady Cougars will
play Thursday, September
25 against Phoenix at Illi-
nois Valley High School.
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‘ Stand up
and shout’
From Jim Frick
Cave Junction
Why aren’t Illinois
Valley and other Josephine
County residents com-
plaining to the U.S. Forest
Service, and in particular
Scott Conroy? (Supervisor
of the Siskiyou and Rogue
National forests).
Why do we have a for-
est service if we are not
harvesting the renewable
resource it produces? OSU
scientists said that 2 billion
-- that’s 2 billion -- board
feet need to be harvested in
the Biscuit Fire Complex
area.
Our fire insurance pre-
miums have skyrocketed,
and our government is re-
sponsible for this by not
providing defensible space
around this valley.
If we could harvest
even 200 million board
feet we could finance
schools, benefit our com-
munity with jobs for lo-
cals, and lessen our in-
creasing tax burden.
Is timber a crop and is
the forest service really
managing this crop?
The Healthy Forest
Act of 2003 promotes har-
vest. What is the holdup?
We should stand up
and ask why the forest ser-
vice supervisor is allowing
the economic loss to Jose-
phine County residents.
‘Fireworks
ordinance’
Illinois Valley News
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From Ellis Couron
Cave Junction
I see in the Sept. 17
issue of “I.V. News” that
the Illinois Valley Fire
District “directors” are
t r yi n g to p ass a n
“ordinance” preventing
fireworks in the valley, a
decision that would affect
those who live here.
Apparently we will be
subject
to
their
“ordinance” whether we
have had any vote or say in
the matter whatsoever.
This is supposed to be a
democracy we live in.
You remember gov-
ernment of the people, for
the people by the people,
where topics are voted on,
and the majority rules. The
last I heard, the fire district
is a tax-paid institution
working for the people.
Where and how did it
get to the point of issuing
orders to its employers as
if we are all children need-
ing guidance by Big
Brother? Please understand
that I don’t care about fire-
works, but I do care about
tax-funded public agencies
issuing ordinances not
voted on by the people.
We might as well have
the sheriff and one or two
deputies or the commis-
sioners, the butchers, the
bakers or the candlestick
makers designing and en-
acting ordinances that they
would like to see in effect.
Sometime back, the
state fire marshal decided
that the 5-gallon propane
tanks we use could only
hold 4 gallons, something
he soon found out he
couldn’t do either.
Rumor has it that when
the Biscuit Fire started it
was left to burn because
someone responsible for
fires decided that it was of
no immediate danger.
As I see it, those work-
ing for the fire district
were hired for their ability
to put out fires; not to
make judgmental or legal
decisions affecting our
lifestyles.
‘Made in China’
From William Reid
Cave Junction
Have you been shop-
ping lately? Guess what?
Your cart probably is full
of “Made in China” items.
It seems that every-
thing from toys to tools to
tech items is made in
China. Behind this star-
tling influx of Chinese
items is more than a loss of
jobs to China. Look at
what is not in your shop-
ping cart.
Today, China’s econ-
omy is dependent on sea
lines of communication for
its increasing flow of ex-
ports, as well as its impor-
tation of gasoline and oil.
Nearly 50 percent of all
global trade passes through
the straits around and
through the waters of the
South China Sea. This fact
is not lost on the Chinese,
and therefore China is
moving toward domination
of its maritime frontiers as
a first strategic move.
The People’s Libera-
tion Army Navy (PLAN)
has adopted an aggressive
growth plan. The first pri-
ority is establishment of a
large attack submarine
fleet with the ability to
control the sea lanes in the
South China Sea. Cur-
rently, PLAN’s 52 subma-
rines include five Han
Class nuclear attack sub-
marines.
China also is con-
structing, with Russian
help, more advanced Type
93 submarines. China also
depends on newly con-
structed subs of older de-
sign and the more modern
diesels of the Ming Class.
NEW BABY - Parents Noelle Katherine Hare Rice and
Robert Daniel Rice and sister Olivia Mae Hare Rice an-
nounce the birth of Meira Joann Hare Rice on Sept. 8
at 2:23 p.m. at the Legency Emmanuel Children’s Hos-
pital in Portland, Oregon. The baby weighed 8 pounds,
13 ounces and measured 21 inches in height. The
baby’s grandmother is Sandra J. Hare of Cave Junc-
tion.
(Photo contributed)
WORD OF THE WEEK
Skerry: 1. A small, rocky island. 2. A coastline
with a series of such islands offshore.
From Webster’s College Dictionary
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*O’Brien Country Store
Deadline for applications: October 8
Illinois Valley Community Response Team
Micro Business Revolving Loan Program
Thursdays
Oct. 23 thru Dec. 11 - 7 p.m.
Deer Creek Grange
3700 Lakeshore Drive, Selma
(preregister by Thursday, Oct. 9)
For more information phone
Linda at (541) 597-4608
or Delaine at (541) 597-4223
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