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Page 5 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, October 1, 2003 Oregon big winner in agriculture Carol Crawford and ‘Best Performance’ prize saddle Pony Express ride ... (Continued from page 1) a day or two off. Crawford owned the mustang before training and selling it to a friend. She borrowed ‘Energizer’ for the ride. The duo’s efforts ulti- mately paid off with the Best Performance Award, a hand-tooled trophy sad- dle made by Anne George. The award was based on the horse that had gone the most miles and was still physically OK to continue on. Crawford said she had no idea there was an award, or that she had been chosen until she was pre- sented with the saddle. And to think that Crawford at one point thought about not partici- pating. The adventure carried a hefty price tag -- Craw- ford said the overall cost, including her expenses at home while she was gone, totaled around $13,000, $9,000 of which her par- ents gave her. And there were other concerns, such as finding someone to help drive on the trip and help hold down the CJ fort in her absence. Although the final month of the ride became a bit tiresome and even gru- eling at times, Crawford is grateful she decided to par- ticipate. “You just want to keep going. It was really hard to end it,” she said. “What I learned from the experi- ence is to trust myself and believe in myself.” POTLUCK Saturday, Oct. 4 11 a.m. 17424 Redwood Hwy. Selma All friends welcome Subscribe to the Illinois Valley News 592-2541 Oregon is one of the big winners among west- ern states receiving federal funds to increase agricul- tural export opportunities, said Oregon Dept. of Agri- culture (ODA). Nearly $400,000 will help expand marketing nursery products overseas, educate Japanese buyers on U.S. food safety pro- grams, and boost the sale of food ingredients in Ko- rea. ODA, which applied for the money, will man- age the various success- fully funded projects. The Western United States Trade Association (WUSATA) has allocated the funds to ODA, passing along federal money origi- nating from the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s Market Access Program. Oregon has nearly doubled the amount of last year’s allo- cation, and is near the top among 13 member states in the amount of dollars re- ceived from WUSATA. ODA officials credit the “impressive list of pro- ject proposals, as well as past successful experi- ences” with federal funds. Oregon’s projects for the coming year all are geared to the prime Asian markets of Japan, Korea and Taiwan. The list includes addi- tional funding for develop- ment of nursery exports to Japan. Nursery products re- present Oregon’s largest agricultural commodity with a $714 million value. 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Kacy Clement, a five- year resident of rural Cave Junction, said she was an avid listener of the Takilma pirate station and misses it now that it’s gone. “It was our only sta- tion if I wanted to know what was going on with local sports, weather or emergencies,” she said. Clement said the con- tent of the latest station was much improved over the previous incarnation of the pirate station. “I noticed a difference in the last time they got the radio up,” she said. “They did a very good job pre- senting a well-rounded show.” Asked why she be- lieved the station was shut down, if the content wasn’t an issue, she cited a larger problem in the community -- divisions over political and environmental issues. “This is my percep- tion: It seems to be part of those huge dividing fac- tional feelings we have here,” she said. “(The feel- ing that) anyone on the radio that is (presumed to be) part of the Siskiyou Project is unAmerican and should not be allowed a voice. Whether that is cor- rect, I don’t know. “I don’t care who has it (radio station) as long as we have community radio. We need a way to commu- nicate (instantly). I just hope it happens.” Bridgeview Commu- nity Church in rural CJ currently has the only local radio station on the air. The Christian-based sta- tion runs 24 hours. In a previous interview for “Illinois Valley News” about the Bridgeview radio station, Pastor Charles Bridges said the station plans to provide local news programs when its budget allows. Other applications pending with the FCC for small radio stations in Illi- nois Valley have been sub- mitted by Cave Country Christian Radio Inc. of Selma and Oregonians For Responsible Conservation Alliance based in Cave Junction. 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