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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, October 8, 2003
My beloved wife was reading in bed the other
night and laughing out loud.
“Hey,” said I, “it’s great that you’re rereading
some of my old columns. Pretty funny stuff, huh!?”
Jan stopped chuckling and guffawing; wiped the
laugh tears from her eyes and notified me that no, she
was not rereading “Blob’s Corner.” Instead (gulp) she
was reading one of the books written by Patrick F.
McManus.
I have to admit, he is a humorous guy. Probably
makes a bundle with his goofy stories, too. Me? I’m
happy as long as no one smacks me on the head with
a rolled-up copy of the “Noose” and shouts, “You
stink!”
After Jan nearly rolled off the bed laughing at the
McManus concoctions, she urged me to read the story
she had just finished. It related the intriguing tale of
how fishermen handle getting hooked by their fellow
anglers, and the pains, so to speak, that are taken to
remove such airborne barbed gifts.
So I read the story. Yeah, I got a couple of chuck-
les out of it, but it really didn’t strike me as all that
amusing. Jan was surprised, but not too much.
“You’re not a fisherman,” she said, which is some-
thing I already knew. However, as a child she was
taken fishing and so could visualize the jolly time en-
joyed by fishermen getting hooked, and what their
brain-dead buddies do to get the dang things out of
their bodies.
Anyway, it was a bit tough for the ol’ editor to
realize that McManus writes like a champ, able to hit
the funny bone in a single bound. El Jefe has to strug-
gle just to get a giggle, and even then I’m not sure it’s
just a courtesy laugh.
Man, I’ll tell you, Humble Pie is not my dish, as I
prefer low-fat peach or apple with non-fat frozen va-
nilla yogurt. But maybe if I keep trying I can tickle
someone’s laugh button.
Either that or learn how to enjoy Humble Pie.
With or without vanilla yogurt. And definitely with-
out a fish hook in one ear or the other. Or some other
bodily appendage.
Big Bash
with beer & wine tasting,
auction and mixer to benefit
I.V. Chamber of Commerce
Friday, Nov. 7 - 6 p.m.
Be There!
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Note:
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‘No fireworks’
From
Dorothea
Hover-Kramer
Cave Junction
I was pleased to see
your reporting of the last
meeting of the Illinois Val-
ley Fire District Board and
the concerns of President
Joel Downing and Fire
Marshal Jerry Schaeffer
for the public safety re-
garding fireworks.
As a newcomer to this
area at the time of the
Daisy Hill Fire, I was
shocked to hear so many
firecrackers -- all poten-
tials for another fire disas-
ter. The public interest is
definitely not served by the
release of unsupervised,
private fireworks in an
area with such high forest
fire danger.
In addition, firecrack-
ers pose a serious threat to
health of inexperienced
persons and children. As a
nurse I have seen devastat-
ing burns and injuries from
these explosives.
I encourage all who
value the beauty of this
valley to support the pro-
posal to limit fireworks to
supervised activities by
professionals. I appreciate
your reporting of this con-
cern. I for one look for-
ward to celebrating July 4
in other, less dangerous,
ways -- independence
means the right to choose
what is wise and best for
all.
‘KBCC support’
From Pastor Charles
Bridges, Bridgeview
Community Church
Cave Junction
We appreciate every-
one for their gracious sup-
port regarding the equip-
ment needed for EAS
(Emergency Alert System).
The FCC gave all ra-
IVHS Activities Calendar
Illinois Valley News
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Bob Rodriguez, Editor El Jefe
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Brookings/
Harbor
THURSDAY, OCT. 9
*Frosh/Soph football
at Henley - 4:30 p.m.
*JV/Varsity volleyball
At Lakeview
5:15/6:30 p.m.
*Twin Day
*Pep Assembly
end of day
FRIDAY, OCT. 10
*Statewide In Service
Day - No classes
*Girls soccer at Hidden
Valley - 10 a.m.
SATURDAY, OCT 11
*Varsity football vs.
Henley - here - 1 p.m.
*Boys soccer vs. Rogue
River - here - 10 a.m.
*Homecoming Dance
8 p.m. to midnight
*Cross country at Rogue
River - to be announced
TUESDAY, OCT 14
*JV/Varsity volleyball at
North Valley
5:15/6:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 15
*School board meeting
at Fruitdale - 7 p.m.
dio stations until Oct. 26 to
be ready, and the gifts
have allowed us to be com-
pliant. We have ordered
the equipment, and we will
have it installed in the next
two weeks.
Here are two short tes-
timonies of the station:
One woman stood in
church and told how the
music and encouraging
words have helped her
through the day.
One man in a local
restaurant said he appreci-
ated our coverage of a fire
this past spring.
All the community
support is appreciated.
‘Successful sale’
From
S t e p ha n i e
Friedman
Cave Junction
Every year the I.V.
Friends of the Library puts
on a book sale, which is
organized by a few core
members of our group.
These same folks move
thousands of the books and
put in many hours of work
to make the sale happen.
This year I was hap-
pily surprised when many
new volunteers helped to
unload and organize
books, baked treats and
cashiered.
This year’s sale was
better than those in the past
four years that I have been
involved. I say it was bet-
ter, not in terms of how
much money was made
(which was also great), but
in terms of how many
more community members
came together to make it
happen.
We had a wonderful
turnout for the Friday eve-
ning members’ presale and
steady traffic throughout
the day on Saturday.
Those who chose to
use their time and energy
to make it a success are
appreciated. It is a good
day when the community
members of the valley can
come together, work hard,
and enrich our own and
our neighbors’ lives.
If you would like to
become more involved in
the I.V. Friends of the Li-
brary, come to our next
meeting on Tuesday, Oct.
14 from 3 p.m. at the I.V.
Branch Library, 209 W.
Palmer St.
PASTRY PARTY -- Apple pies, fruitcake, homemade
jam and cherry-topped cakes were just a few of the
items up for bid during a fund-raiser for Living Alterna-
tives on Sunday, Oct. 5. (Related photo on page 4)
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
Free parenting classes that focus on
building a positive relationship with
your children & problem
solving techniques.
Classes begin:
Monday, Oct. 13 - 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Project Baby Check
216 Caves Avenue
Openings for up to 20 participants
Phone 592-6444 to register
Childcare and snacks provided
Co-sponsored by:
Siskiyou Community Health Center
Project Baby Check
Josephine County Mental Health